ICS Blog Hop – Christmas in the Making

It’s the first Wednesday of December and it’s time for another edition of the Inspire, Create, & Share Blog Hop!  Tucson is finally getting some cooler weather (it actually rained yesterday for the first time in months!) and our projects this month are focusing on Christmas!  

The holidays are the perfect time to break out the paper crafting supplies, use you imagination, and hand craft gifts for special people in your life.  With the hustle and bustle of every day life together with the digital era, hand crafted items are even more special.  For this month’s project, I wanted to share the spirit of Christmas and I love this stamp set!  The Christmas in the Making stamp was one of my favorite from the beginning on the holiday catalog when it came out.  I love these girls and I think they look very retro and vintage!  

I love the simplicity of this card.  It’s a perfect card to mail as your holiday cards as why there are a few layers, it isn’t bulky and won’t cost extra in postage!  I used the Be Merry Designer Series Paper from the annual catalog.  Sometimes I feel the holiday sets and paper from the annual catalog gets overlooked when the holiday catalog debuts so I wanted to showcase this paper!  It’s classic Christmas colors of Garden Green and Cherry Cobbler and is perfect for holiday crafting.  I used the new Stampin’ Blends to color in her dress and the two coordinating colors blend so well.  It’s a great way to color even for beginners like myself!  


Make sure to check out the next blog in the hop by stopping by Nichole Loe’s blog by clicking the next button below!

Christmas In The Making Clear-Mount Stamp Set [144845] $18.00	Garden Green 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [102584] $8.00	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [100730] $9.00
Be Merry Designer Series Paper [144111] $11.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Old Olive Dark Stampin’ Blends Marker [144573] $4.50
Old Olive Light Stampin’ Blends Marker [144574] $4.50	Cherry Cobbler Dark Stampin’ Blends Marker [144575] $4.50	Cherry Cobbler Light Stampin’ Blends Marker [144576] $4.50
Bronze Stampin’ Blends Marker [144607] $4.50	Ivory Stampin’ Blends Marker [144606] $4.50	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $4.00
Quilted Christmas 1/4″ (6.4 Mm) Ribbon [144620] $7.00

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