It's an Anita Jeram Christmas release at Colorado Craft Company!

 

Hello there!

It's time to get excited for the newest Christmas release by Anita Jeram at Colorado Craft Company. Once again, I am excited to be joining the blog hop where a whole host of talented crafters are showcasing the ten new stamp sets and their coordinating dies. To celebrate this joyous release 3C is giving away a new stamp set at each stop on the hop, so the more you comment the more chances you have to win. Entries will be accepted until midnight eastern time July 31st and winners will be randomly selected by 3C and announced on their blog August 2nd. They are also doing a HUGE complete bundle giveaway to ONE lucky winner. To be entered for that you have to use one of the designer's affiliate links when you place an order. Those links can be found on the 3C blog and will be included in one of their emails as well. In the mean time, here's the complete list of hop participants for you to check out:

Adrienne Kennedy

Amy Tsuruta

Amy Young

Bibi Cameron

Daniel West

Donna Hitz

Erin Thompson

Jenn Shurkus

Jennifer Kotas

Jessica Frost-Ballas

Kassi Hulet

Kelly Griglione

Koren Wiskman

Nancy Sheads

Sandy Allnock

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Adam Karle 

Jasleen Kaur

Joe Sysavath

Laura Inguz

Traci Jenkins

 

 I got a little carried away with all of the cuteness included in this release and have four cards to share today. I broke them down into an indoor and outdoor set of cards and I will start by sharing the outdoor cuties. This first card features the new Bird Perch mini set that includes both the rabbit and the larger of the two birds up on that branch. To help set this winter scene I also stamped up the backside of the tree in the older Hiding Presents set and added the small bird on the branch from the Hanging Stockings mini set. I colored the rest of this snowy winter scene by hand using Copic markers and completed the card with one of the sentiments from the new Peaceful Fox set.

 

For my second card I used the new Peaceful Fox set. Rather than color a traditional orange fox, I opted to make mine a white arctic fox instead. As the stamped tree had rather spindly branches, I colored the space between them with the green of the pine needles and left the drawn parts white to look like snow resting on the new branches. This gave the tree a much fuller, more substantial look on my card. Once again, the rest of the background was created using Copic markers and I added the falling snow using a Sharpie extra fine white paint pen.

 

 

My second set of cards shifts to indoor scenes and rather than the traditional reds and greens of Christmas, I chose to play with a fun mix of bright pink, chartreuse and teal on both. This first one features a pair of cute mice playing with some tree ornaments from the Mice Ornament set. I wanted it to look like they were tucked under the bottom branches of a Christmas tree so I added the trunk and branches by hand. And it's hard to see in the photo but I also added glitter to the snowman ornament to make him extra sparkly.  

 

Finally, I inked up the sweet dog and cat from the new Gift Exchange set. I have a personal affinity for handsome tuxedo cats and I thought his friend should be a chocolate lab. I used the same bright colors as I did on the previous card, even using the Copic airbrush system to shine a spotlight on these two pals, with the bright pinks. The tiny holly stamp that I decorated the sentiment with was borrowed from the Mice Ornaments set. 

Ok, time to send you on your way. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the hop!

 

Bird Perch supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
stamps- Colorado Craft Company (Bird Perch mini, Peaceful Fox, Hiding Presents and Hanging Stockings mini)
ink- Memento rich cocoa and Catherine Pooler juniper mist
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 1
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Sakura stardust glitter pen
Copic markers:
rabbit/holly- W00, W3, E40, E81, V20, R000, R30/R37, R89, YG25, G46, G29
tree- E71, E74, W3, W4, W6
birds- E50, E55, E43, E44, C1, C3, N6, Y32
sky- B45, B37, B39
snow/trees- B000, B32, B45/BV25, BV29, 100
stocking- R35, R46, R89
 
Peaceful Fox supply list:
cardstock- My Favorite Things and Copic X-Press It
stamps- Colorado Craft Company (Peaceful Fox)
ink- Memento rich cocoa and Catherine Pooler juniper mist
Spellbinders hemstitch rectangle die
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
tree- BG93, G24, G46, BG99, E84, E87, E89, B000
fox- E40, W1, W3, C00, C3, V20, R30
sky- B45, B37, B39
snow- B000, B32, B45, B97, B99
trees- BV29, 100
stocking- R14, R29, E18, YG25, YG67, BG99

Mice Ornaments supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink, KI Memories and Copic X-Press It
stamps- Colorado Craft Company (Mice Ornaments)
ink- Memento rich cocoa and Versamark watermark
Hero Arts detail white embossing powder
My Favorite Things stitched border die
Sakura stardust glitter pen
Ranger diamond stickles
Copic markers:
ornaments- C00, C0, C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, 100, YR21, YR12, YR18, Y02, Y15, YR23, YR24, E47, RV000, RV02, RV04, RV06, RV09, RV99, YG00, YG03, YG25, YG67, BG11, BG23, BG18, BG78
mice- E50, E40, E81, R000, R30, E04, E31, E34, E43, E44
floor/wall- W00, W1, W2, W3, W5/W8
tree- E84, E87, E89, G24, G46, G28, G29, BG99
tree skirt- YG21, YG03, YG25, YG67, BG99
 
Gift Exchange supply list:
cardstock- KI Memories and Copic X-Press It
stamps- Colorado Craft Company (Gift Exchange and Mice Ornaments)
ink- Memento rich cocoa and Catherine Pooler lime rickey
My Favorite Things stitched scallop rectangle die
Pear Blossom Press gold pen
Copic markers:
cat/bone- W1, W2, W3, N0, N4, N5, N7, N9, R000, R30, E04/W0, E81, E84, BG11, BG32, BG18, BG78
dog/fish- E23, E25, E27, E29, E44, E49/G20, YG11, YG03, G46, BG96, Y02, YR23, E47, BG11, BG32, BG78
floor/base board- W00, W0, W1, W2, W3, W4, W5/E31, E34, E43, E44
wall- RV02, RV04, RV06, RV09, RV99
holly- YG00, YG03, YG67, BG99, RV02, RV09, RV99