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A Blog Named Hero - Christmas in July Challenge

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Hi there crafty peeps! It’s Linda from A Blog Named Hero, and I’m bringing you some Christmas In July goodness today!
It’s never too early to start prepping your Christmas cards, so this month we’ll be inspiring you to get going!

I thought it would be fun to turn the hot air balloons from Sky’s the Limit Balloons stamp set, into Christmas baubles. I coloured them up with Copics and got them all glittery with a Gelly roll pen.

I then used an old sentiment stamp set (you could use any of the newer ones!) and stamped it repeatedly over the background in a tone on tone effect.

For the main sentiment I found Merry Christmas Messages in my box of tricks and used the lovely words from that!

I love the sparkle.

I hope you’ll join us on the blog, and enter your projects between now and August 10th for a chance to win a gift card from Hero Arts, our wonderful sponsors!!

Thanks so much for stopping by. Merry Christmas In July!

Linda

  • ANA KORBAN

    Wow!! that’s very creative!! I love it!

  • JoAnn

    Great way to get more from our stamp sets.

  • Vickie Hawkins

    Beautiful! Can’t wait to see what else is coming!

  • Audrey R

    What a fun and pretty card to make! It’s so creative of Linda to repurpose the balloons!

  • Trina P.

    So clever! Fabulous way to stretch that stamp. Love it. x

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38 Responses

ANA KORBAN

ANA KORBAN

Jul 25, 2019

Wow!! that’s very creative!! I love it!

JoAnn

JoAnn

Jul 25, 2019

Great way to get more from our stamp sets.

Vickie Hawkins

Vickie Hawkins

Jul 24, 2019

Beautiful! Can’t wait to see what else is coming!

Audrey R

Audrey R

Jul 23, 2019

What a fun and pretty card to make! It’s so creative of Linda to repurpose the balloons!

Trina P.

Trina P.

Jul 23, 2019

So clever! Fabulous way to stretch that stamp. Love it. x

Teena

Teena

Jul 22, 2019

Christmas in July!! Yeah Christmas!

karenajo

karenajo

Jul 22, 2019

Great idea for using the hot air balloons as ornaments – lovely card!

Teri S.

Teri S.

Jul 22, 2019

What an incredible idea Linda! Great way to stretch your stamps & make them more versatile. Love your choice of colours too.

Toni L

Toni L

Jul 22, 2019

How clever. What a great card with this choice of stamps.

Joyce Soo Hoo

Joyce Soo Hoo

Jul 22, 2019

Great idea! Beautiful!

Denise Kitts-Wadlow

Denise Kitts-Wadlow

Jul 21, 2019

VERY creative to use the hot air balloons as ornaments! Love the color palette you chose as well. I am simply amazed at how easily some crafters are able to think outside the box. Guess I need to sit and stare at my stamps, and jot down every way I can think of to use them. Perhaps one of my ideas will be a good one too. TFS, and for making me think a little deeper about the supplies I have on hand.

Pamella Albright

Pamella Albright

Jul 21, 2019

Your balloons turned Chritmas ornaments are lovely! Such a wonderful idea to expand the use of stamps!

Pat Holcomb

Pat Holcomb

Jul 21, 2019

Clever alternate use of stamps and lovely color, too!

Anna Rodgers

Anna Rodgers

Jul 21, 2019

Beautifully creative card! Thanks for sharing and inspiring!

Donna Whitten

Donna Whitten

Jul 21, 2019

Great card, love it!

Sheri Weems

Sheri Weems

Jul 21, 2019

Teach me to color like that! Just lovely!

Cindy C.

Cindy C.

Jul 21, 2019

Beautiful inspiration!

Anne Hudgens

Anne Hudgens

Jul 21, 2019

Linda,
This has always been my favorite set! Thanks for showing a wonderful way to use it!

Karthikha Uday

Karthikha Uday

Jul 21, 2019

Lovely card! :)

Denise Bryant

Denise Bryant

Jul 21, 2019

Fabulous use of the hot air balloons! Love the colors on your beautiful Christmas card!

Henriétte

Henriétte

Jul 20, 2019

What a clever idea Linda, thank you! I love the card. Have a nice weekend.

Jo Ann Danchik

Jo Ann Danchik

Jul 20, 2019

I would have never thought of this. It’s brilliant!!

Barbara-Jean

Barbara-Jean

Jul 20, 2019

beautiful card!

DonnaA

DonnaA

Jul 20, 2019

You’re kidding me, this is a hot air balloon stamp? Amazing! What a great way to expand the use of Hero Arts Stamps!

Marianne Barr

Marianne Barr

Jul 20, 2019

Hot air balloons and ornaments who would have thought. Such a great idea. Love it!!

Helen

Helen

Jul 20, 2019

Linda, the coloring on this card is exquisite! tfs

Lagene

Lagene

Jul 20, 2019

Awesome Christmas creation!

Tracy Ackerley

Tracy Ackerley

Jul 20, 2019

What a good idea using the balloon stamp. Love it.

Karen L Hetherington

Karen L Hetherington

Jul 20, 2019

How creative! I love your idea of using the hot air balloons.

Cyndee S

Cyndee S

Jul 20, 2019

These are wonderful ornament stamps and I love the way that they are colored. I have a special affinity for ornament stamps.

Felicia C

Felicia C

Jul 20, 2019

Just love this card. Very festive! I love the technique ideas you used. Wonderful!

Conniecrafter

Conniecrafter

Jul 20, 2019

I love the colors and the pretty sparkle on them!

Kristina Beagle

Kristina Beagle

Jul 20, 2019

So cool!

Lynn C

Lynn C

Jul 20, 2019

This sure is a creative use of a hot air balloon set! Beautiful card.

Bonita Reyes

Bonita Reyes

Jul 20, 2019

Great alternative use for a stamp!

Vickie Hawkins

Vickie Hawkins

Jul 20, 2019

So excited tp see the Sneak Peaks cards! New Stamps! More Fun!!!!

Patricia Wilson

Patricia Wilson

Jul 20, 2019

I love that someone thought of using “The Sky’s The Limit” as Christmas ornaments, Ingenious! This card makes me think that I really need to use more patterned paper as it looks great on here. Thanks for being there, Hero Arts. You’re the best.

Cynthia Stasiewski

Cynthia Stasiewski

Jul 20, 2019

What a great idea! I am always looking for new ways to use my old favorites!

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