Thursday, July 24, 2014

Mountain Plains Crafters Christmas in July Blog Hop




Happy Friday and welcome to the Mountain Plains Crafters Christmas in July Blog Hop! This is the first blog hop I've had the privilege of being a part of, so I'm really excited. :) 

The ever-rad Clearsnap gave us three awesome products to play with: Colorbox ink, Smooch Spritz and Smooch pearlized accent ink! I've never used Smooch accent ink, so I was excited to try it for the first time. Here's what I came up with for our fabulous Christmas in July hop!




This is my absolute favorite Christmas stamp, Small Stuff Christmas from Unity Stamp Co! I used the Smooch Spritz in Cashmere to give my background some shimmer and texture. Next, I used the Colorbox ink in Saddle for both my sentiment and my tree. Note: Saddle is great for wood/branches when stamped off first! Then, I used the awesome Smooch pearlized accent ink in Spruce for my little pine needles; I really loved this stuff! Finished off with some glitter ribbon and a single red rhinestone and just like that, my first official Christmas card of the year is done! :)




Super big shoutout to Clearsnap for these awesome products; I am definitely going to be investing in more of the Smooch pearlized accent inks! The color is so pretty and shimmery and it layers so well. Woohoo, new craft supply discovery! ;)

I am going my own giveaway seperate from this awesome blog hop! I will be giving away one random stamp grab bag from Unity Stamp Co! This is super easy to enter using Rafflecopter below; this giveaway starts on Saturday and will run for a week, so stay tuned for the winner!


a Rafflecopter giveaway

Now it's your chance to win these awesome products from Clearsnap! All you have to do is comment on all the blogs listed below for your chance to win. The blog hop runs through this weekend, so don't delay!

Your next, and last, stop on the hop is the wonderful and talented Paula! Happy hopping!





31 comments:

  1. Love how your Charlie Brown Christmas tree looks. The sparkle ribbon is awesome. Great card!

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  2. Did I mention I have that stamp? ;) Love it!

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  3. lol, I was going to say the same thing as MariLynn about the Charlie Brown tree ;-) Adorable card

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  4. Cute card! Entry form doesn't work though.

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    1. Thanks Shari! My giveaway starts on Saturday and will run for a week. :)

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  5. Love this card- the message is great and the glitter ribbon too!

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  6. I adore the Charlie Brown Christmas tree!

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  7. This little tree is just the cutest !!

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  8. The card is plain and simple but so pretty. I love the old-fashioned wood tree stand. Looks so vintage.
    Great card.

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  9. Ahhh, great thoughts of a Charlie Brown Christmas - wonderful!

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  10. Adorable card! That stamp is awesome!

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  11. I can appreciate this... my DH always tells a story of when he was young and his dad brought home a scraggly tree. Great card.

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  12. Great card! The little Charlie Brown tree is too adorable!

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  13. Super card! I love stamp and sentiment.

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  14. Love your card, what a fabulous tree. And it is the small things that make any day or holiday special. I'm loving the shimmer from the spray too and am thinking it will be a new thing for me to look for too. Love Unity Stamps and this one is fun. Thanks for sharing and for the opportunity to win!

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  15. That is definitely an adorable stamp to use and love it in these colors. Fab big rhinestone.

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  16. Very cute card --love this stamp and I like how you used these Clearsnap products. The rhinestone is perfect for the ornament. Can't enter your giveaway since I am not on Facebook.
    slrdowney at hotmail dot com

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  17. That's one of my favorite holiday stamps! Love the splatters background!

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  18. Cute little tree with this sentiment. Thanks for the opportunity. :)

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  19. Great card, love the design and sparkle!

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  20. Cute card with the
    little tree, brings back
    memories!
    Carla from Utah

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  21. Cute card,love the stamp. I checked it out at Unity but, since I am new to stamping and card making not sure I want to commit to a Stamp of the Week Club for three months. But I was tempted. Thanks for sharing. I won your last giveaway of the Unity Stamps so I didn't enter this one. Following your blog and Facebook..

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  22. Love the Charlie Brown Christmas tree.

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