Christmas in July Challenge 199

 Greetings! Here's another Christmas card created for the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity's Christmas in July Challenge 199 with Megan's Christmas Bird Rubber Stamp by Lost Coast Designs.

Products Used:

Megan's Christmas Bird Rubber Stamp by Lost Coast Designs

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Raven Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Copic Markers:

 Bird/Hat: BV25, BV23, BV20, N7, N6, N5, N4, N3, N0, YR000, YR0000, T3, T1, C00, C00, R39, R27, R24, R05, R02, YG09, YG07

 Branch: E89, E77, E74, E57, E55, E49

 Christmas Bulbs/Lights: Y26, Y21, Y02, R17, R05, R02, YG09, YG07, YG05

Green Triplus Fineliner by Staedtler

White Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura

Clear Stardust Glitter Gel Pen by Sakura

Square Nestabilities by Spellbinders

Pearlescent Sky Blue Brilliance Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Diamond Stickles by Ranger Ink

Polar Bear Prance Patterned Paper from the Let It Snow 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad by Graphic 45

Black Pigma Pen by Sakura

Christmastime Remnant Rubs by Tim Holtz idea-olgy by Advantus

Low-tack Tape

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studio

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Create a 6" square card from Raven (Black) Cardstock. Set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp Megan's Christmas Bird Rubber Stamp onto the center of a white cardstock panel. 
3. Color the bird, branch, and Christmas lights with Copic markers. 
4. Use a fine-line green pen to color the light's wire. 
5. Add white highlights to the bulbs with a white gel pen and glittery highlights to the centers of the snowflakes with a clear glitter gel pen.
6. Position a square cutting die, cutting side down, onto the image panel and secure with low-tack tape.
7.  Run the die/cardstock combination through your die-cut machine to cut the image panel. 
8. Keep the image panel square die-cut in the die by flipping the cardstock/die combination over onto your crafting surface and adding low-tack tape to cover the back of the die and connect the outside and inside of the image panel.
9. Flip the taped image panel/die-cut combo back over so that the image and back of the die are facing upwards. 
10. Brush Pearlescent Sky Blue Brilliance Ink over the die onto the image panel, going heavily around the edges. This will leave a white edge around the square.
11. Apply Diamond Stickles onto the edges of the square and set aside to dry, preferably overnight so that you aren't tempted to touch the glue and make a mess. Really. Just resist temptation and let it dry. Seriously take my word for it or you'll be sorry. So. So. Sorry.
12. The next day, cut a 5¾" square of Polar Bear Prance blue snowflake patterned paper and edge it with a black marker to get rid of those nasty white edges.
13. Adhere the image panel die-cut then apply the "Merry Christmas" rub-on as shown. 
14. Adhere the card front to a 6" square black card.

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