Christmas in JULY!

Hi Stampers!

We are celebrating CHRISTMAS IN JULY at Crafty Sentiments Designs this week! I LOVE all things Christmas and in fact....I am a total Christmas Stamp Hoarder. If It has a Cute Snowman, A Cute Santa, A Cute Reindeer, A Cute Penguin, Cute Bears...well you get the snowdrift....I NEED it - LOL!

This week the Design Team got to play with ONE of the super cute 25 yes you saw that correct 25 New Release Christmas Images! EEEK! Super excited for these!

Without further ado....here is my Christmas Project for this week's Challenge Inspiration!

I created a Nugget Box that holds those super yummy Hershey Chocolate Nuggets :) I have to admit these are my favorites and I had to buy TWO bags of the Extra Creamy Toffee ones...so I could nibble on one bag, and use the other bag for my project - but don't tell Santa that :D That is why I chose this sentiment because the chocolate might not last long :)

Here is a peek at the inside of my Nugget Box.

 Don't those chocolates look delicious so pretty wrapped up in the Christmas paper? I just added some sparkly stickers for the letters and some dimensional stickers for the decorations.

These nugget boxes make awesome gifts and you can really use them for any occasion by just changing the words and the decorations. There is a lady on Splitcoaststampers that has created a post that shares the dimensions to make about any size box from both an 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of paper and a 12x12 sheet! Here is a link to the post.

Here is a close up of my image:

I colored this using copic markers. To create the texture on Santa's fur trim...I used liquid applique and before heating it up, I covered it in dazzling diamonds glitter. Then when you heat it, it has a shimmer and the texture is a little different then using it plain. You can't really see the glitter on it in the picks but you can in person. Then after doing that area I squiggled a thin layer of plain liquid applique for Santa's beard, mustache and eyebrows :) I love this image - it was super fun to color and adorable too :)

Now... be sure to check out the Crafty Sentiments Inspiration Blog where they are showcasing a bunch of the new Christmas images this week! The Design Team really went all out and created some stunning projects! They are also giving away a 2 Month Guest Design Team Term each day of the release also! How exciting!

So... Dust off your Christmas Stamps and come join the challenge this week! If you play along you have the chance to win this cutie....

But first you have to play along!

Thanks for stopping by today! Be sure to check out my  Loves Rubberstamps Inspirational Post and information about our DESIGN TEAM CALL in my earlier post :)

Laura

I will be entering this in the following challenges:

My Craft Spot - Wrap It Up!

Sparkle 'N Sprinkle  - Anything But a Card
Stamp and Create - July Challenge - Christmas in July
Whoopsi Daisy - Christmas in July
Always Something Creative - Christmas in July

Really Reasonable Ribbon - Anything But a Card + Ribbon
The Crafting Cafe - Anything Goes
The Stamp Spot - July Challenge - Christmas in July
CAS on Sunday - Christmas in July
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes
The Squirrel & The Fox - Christmas in July
Simply Create Too - Christmas In July
Shelly's Images - Christmas in July