Sneak Peek!

Pin It Now! July 1st is fast approaching & we all know what that means...the release of the brand new Idea Book & Catalog from Stampin' Up! I've had my goodies for a couple of weeks & have had a ton of fun playing around with everything: new In Colors, new stamp sets, new punch, new ribbon...well, you get the idea. ;)

It has been soooo hot here (over 100 degrees for a long time now) so I sat down to cool off a bit. In order to do that I reached for a brand new set a couple of the new colors, a new punch & created...yup, a Christmas card! I think he's a cutie, how 'bout you?

He's from a new set called "Snow Much Fun" & I stamped him on water color paper with black StazOn. I then colored him using a blender pen & two new colors: Lucky Limeade & Island Indigo along with Chocolate Chip (his boots) & Peach Parfait (his nose). To pull the colors of his hat & scarf together I layered a piece of Lucky Limeade card stock on top of a piece of Island Indigo. I used the new Lace Ribbon Border punch & Sahara Sand card stock to created the "interest" on the left of the card front. It didn't stand out on top of the Sahara Sand card front so I used a sponge & sponged the same color ink on top; I like how it added some depth to it myself  ;). I had it all put together & dropped an open ink pad on the bottom right corner sooooo I ripped it off, distressed the edge, sponged it with Sahara Sand ink. I opened the card & stamped the little bird on the snowball in Sahara Sand ink in the bottom right corner. Don't you just love how there are no mistakes in stamping? ;)

Hope everyone is staying cool where ever you are. Enjoy the rest of the day & I'll have another Sneak Peek for you tomorrow :)