5 Months Till Christmas Hop (& Christmas Candy!)

Hello there, and welcome to our "5 Months Till Christmas Blog Hop!", yes I said it ONLY 5 MONTHS TILL CHRISTMAS!!!!. 

Every month on the 25th of the month myself and a few other ladies get together for a fun blog hop to show off two Christmas cards each, one made using a die-cut of some sort and one made using a colour medium.  Last year I was so stressed out trying to make all my Christmas cards in time, so this year I planned ahead and had some blogland friends join me in on some fun to take away all our stress at Christmas trying to get cards made in time!  I hope that our monthly hop inspires you to get started early as well, it is never to late! 

If you are following the hop you should have arrived here from wonderful Tara's Blog, but if not be sure to start back at the beginning at the lovely Sally's Blog so that you do not miss out on the amazing cards the ladies made to show to you.

So lets get started, here is my first card - my COLOUR MEDIUM card using Copic Markers (of course!).....

SUPPLIES USED:

* Image:  Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - A Cup of Cozy Wishes
* Copic Xpress Paper
* Copic Markers
* 4x5.5 card and envelope
* Patterned Paper:  Bo Bunny Snowfall Collection 6x6 Paper Pad
* Kraft Cardstock:  Michaels Recollections 8.5x11 paper packs
* Stickles: Cinnamon for around the image and here and there on the snowflakes
* Stickles:  Frosted Lace for the whipped cream in the cocoa cup
* ColorBox Chalk:  Chestnut Roan
* ATG
Here is a closeup of the coloured image.......

COPIC COLOURS USED:

* BROWNS:  E47, E44, E43, E42, E41, E40
* BLUES:  B99, B97, B95
* CARROT:  YR07, YR04
* SNOW:  B00, B000, B000
* MUG:  B93, B91, R20

And now on to my DIE CUT card using Quickutz.....

SUPPLIES USED:

* 4x5.5 card & envelope
* 4x4 Quickutz Birthday Penguin
* ColorBox Chalk: Chestnut Roan
* Patterned Paper: JilliBean Soup Christmas Eve Chowder 6x6 Paper Pad
* Blue Cardstock:  Textura Pastel 6x6 Paper Pad
* All other cardstock and papers from my scrap bin
* Googlie Eyes:  Michaels
* Earmuffs:  Scrap yarn from my Mom
* Sentiment:  My Favorite Things - Merry & Bright
* Ink:  Close to My Heart - Star Spangled Blue
* 3D Pop Dots
* Scrap Perfect - Best Ever Glue!
* ATG

Here is a closeup of the Penguin.....

CANDY ALERT: I hope that you enjoyed today's post, and since I am in the Holiday Spirit I am going to offer you a chance to win an early Christmas gift from me =)  If you like the Snow Lady that I used in my Colour Medium card, then she could be yours!  All I ask is that you post the picture below on your side bar and leave me a comment below.  You do not have to be a follower, but if you like my work I would love to have you as a follower.  I will have this candy open until August 20th and I will name the lucky winner on my August 25th Christmas Hop post =)

Your next stop on the hop is the talented Georgiana!

Please find a list of the hop order for this month below in case you get lost along the way, you won't want to miss out on the cards the ladies have to show you!
1.) Sally 
2.) Tara
3.) Shari (you are here!!)  

4.) Georgiana

5.) Tara

6.) Mary

7.) Kerry 

8.) Heather 

9.) Sara 

Good luck on the Christmas Candy, and I hope to see you back here soon =)

Until Next Time, Keep Crafting!

Hugs;

Shari