Christmas in July

It's Saturday, and that means that the wonderfully creative ladies over @ Our Creative Corner have anther challenge for you!  It's pretty easy; make a patriotic card, or Christmas in July card.  No other requirements.  

This wonderful challenge brought to you by Our Creative Corner, isn't difficult so to speak.  But, I really have had a struggle finding my mojo this week.  My mind is traveling in a hundred different directions, and so it has been a little difficult concentrating on the project at hand.  Tomorrow, I will be working on one of my organized swaps for the Late Night Stampers.  This swap is card fronts only, 75 + 1, and you need have 2 layers and one embellishment on the card.  

My card base is Baja Breeze cardstock.  The first matt is Soft Suede cardstock.  The pattern paper is several years old and I only have a few different size scraps.  I believe, (but don't quote me) it's by Scenic Route.  The brown polka-dot paper is actually the other side of the snowflake paper.  The white scallop circle is a new die from Stampin' Up!.  The text paper is actually from the First Edition DSP.  I stamped the snowflake in Baja Breeze classic ink and punched out with a hand-held circle punch.  I added some bling with a rhinestone jewel.  I wrapped some Baja Breeze seam binding around the polka-dot paper.  I made a multi-loop bow and tied a Neutral button on with some Baker's Twine.  The 'Merry Christmas' I stamped onto Very Vanilla cardstock with Soft Suede classic ink.  I cut the banner out with another exclusive Stampin' Up!.  I used the scallop trim border punch to create the soft suede cardstock trim around the banner.  I thought the card needed some sparkle, so I sprayed the whole card with my home-made frost white shimmer mist.  The card is blank inside.

Thank you for looking.  Enjoy your weekend, and be safe!