More Christmas Smells

Christmas, Coffee, Tea, Cocoa, Digi Doodle Studios, Food and/or Drink items, Holidays, Seasons, Winter

Hello friends!  Since it’s still so very warm outside, I thought it would be fun to do a bit of coloring which I haven’t really done much of lately and create another Christmas card in July!  Hope you are staying cool…or warm depending on where you live! LOL

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A cup of cocoa with marshmallows, a candy cane and a chocolate cupcake with a gingerbread friend to share it with sounds wonderful to me!  You may recognize the image from Digi Doodle Studios, which is where this retired image is from called “Jacks Ginger Cocoa Mug“.   It was just nice to be able to spend time coloring up a cute image and enjoy more from my long-forgotten stash!  I’ve used Copics to color the image and cut it out with my square dies to layer for my card design.

I thought the brown gingham papers went well with the cardstock that I’ve used from Stampin’ Up! called Baked Brown Sugar. I wanted to also bring in some red to the design because of the candy canes/peppermints in the image.  I layered a piece of lace ribbon over it and then popped up the layered colored image on top.  I used a photo corner punch for redder in the right top corner of the image.

The sentiment was white heat embossed over the Baked Brown Sugar cardstock and cut out with a stitched banner die.  The sentiment is also from a retired Pink & Main stamp set I had in my stash.  Lastly, I added some round peppermint clay accents to finish it off.

Hope you’ve enjoyed my Christmas card today or have been inspired for Christmas..or food!  Thanks for stopping by!

Challenges I’d like to enter:

  1. Christmas Kickstart – Gingerbread Treats
  2. Rudolph Days Challenge – Anything Goes Christmas (June)
  3. Merry Little Christmas – Anything Goes Christmas
  4. Crafter’s Cafe – Christmas in July
  5. Double D – Christmas in July
  6. Creative Knockouts – Christmas in July
  7. Crafty Catz – Anything Goes with optional Christmas in July

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I'm so happy you found me! I love to share smiles with my handmade cards! I also enjoy papercrafts through art journaling, scrapooking and mixed media projects too! Thanks for stopping by!

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23 thoughts on “More Christmas Smells”

  1. All those older digi stamps and papers really came in handy when making this fun little card! I love the lace panel and little peppermint patty accents too! Everything looks sweet and fun for this cute little gingerbread boy celebrating Christmas! Stay cool if you can!!

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  3. Ohmystars! Vicki, your awesome colouring breathes beautiful, festive life into this super cute image! Talk about delightful, sweet, smile-making and all-around sensational! Love this! Thank you for joining Jo and me at Christmas Kickstart.
    ~carol

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  7. Gorgeous Christmascard with that cute Gingerbread friend, which you coloured beautifully.
    xxx Margreet

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  11. I could almost smell the baking aroma from your card. So pretty and colored beautifully. Love all of the different layers. Ok – you have almost put me in the mood to make some Christmas cards.

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  13. Such an adorable gingerbread man, Vicki! Fab coloring and I adore the gingham paper. Lovely lace -what a great choice. 😀 OK, while I’m here let me say “Thanks so much for supporting our challenge at Crafty Catz this week. Good luck in the draw.”
    NanaConnie DT

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  14. This is tooo cute. Makes me want to go bake something or decorate my kitchen or make a baking themed card – lol. Lovely coloring and card, my friend. Hugz

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  15. As cute (and pretty too) as can be! Love the little gingerbread and all the fun details of this. I need to go check out the digi paper too! I always forget about looking for that when I don’t have the right paper I need. Love your fun card Vicki.
    Lynn

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  16. Awwww, so sweet (pun intended). I LOVE the “reflections” on the peppermint candies/cane. Looks shiny and 3D. We do have a heatwave going on with record high temps – so not quite keeping cool. Your inspirational post has me thinking I must start my cards! Wishing you a great day!

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  17. Love the retro feel to this fabulous card,gorgeous papers,beautifully coloured image and fabulous embellishments and layout

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  18. What an adorable image and coloured beautifully Vicki, I love the papers in those colours and your design, gorgeous card, love it..

    Luv CHRISSYxx

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  19. This is a really sweet Christmas card. I admire all the layers, they are so beautifully composed.

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  22. Popping by to let you know your charming, sweet card is one of two winners at Christmas Kickstart. Congratulations!
    hugs~carol

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  23. So sweet! Love your card layout.

    Thanks for joining us at the Merry Little Christmas Challenge.

    Helen x
    DT

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