Christmas In July Handmade Cards Part 1

This July why not host a handmade card making extravaganza?  Gather your artsy friends and each supply a card kit for one another!  Just think of how much easier the holidays will be if you get a jump now!  I wanted to give you a healthy dose of inspiration to help you along.  This is part one of a three post series, so stay tuned...

Above: The Lord Is Come nativity card with gold embossing, punched layers, fibers, and beautiful BoBunny papers.

 Christ is key in Christmas collage card with Close to My Heart paper.

Angelic Christmas card with BoBunny paper, gold embossing, and beautiful Stampington focal point.  This card features an "innie" "outie" stamp from way back when.

 Inkadinkado stamped deer tag with fibers, flowers, and gorgeous Basic Grey paper.

Ornamental Christmas featuring Penny Black stamps, bling, and Basic Grey paper.

 Snowman globe card with ribbon and Basic Grey paper.

 Another snowman card with Basic Grey and Yellow Bicycle paper.  Love those Martha Stewart vellum border stickers.  This one is on a beautiful metallic cardstock.  You can get variety packs of this cardstock at JoAnn's.  Both snowmen were colored with watercolor.

 This is one of my favorite cards.  Thank God for His glorious gift, too marvelous for words!  The dimension doesn't show in this pic, but the gift pops out and the bow is lovely in person.

 Die cut reindeer in glittered cardstock.  BoBunny paper and a dollar bin stamp from Michaels.  I have a set of 4 different ones.  Love those $1 stamps!

 An old Magenta stamp brought up to date.  Poinsettia and holly stamp with quatrefoil background and gold and fiber accents.

 That same Inkadinkado reindeer stamp on a tag with variegated ribbon, die cut, and flower accents on Basic Grey paper.

 Monochromatic card with a metallic embossed nativity.  We cut off the animals to make this stamp more useable.  Love that meshy gold ribbon combined with the neutral pearls.

 Character Constructions sleigh silhouette stamp with Nestabilities die on polka dot kraft cardstock.  Washi candy cane stripe.

 Hero Arts Christmas tree embossed in variegated gold powder, with gold paint pen and ribbon accents on Basic Grey paper.

And lastly, this fun card display was at a local floral shop.  They used old shutters to clip cards onto.  The shutters were hinged together and stood upright, similar to a room divider.  How fun!

Thanks for looking!  Please share a link if you post your Christmas in July cards.  To see Part 2 click HERE and part 3 HERE.