Dragonfly Dreams July Challenge: Christmas with Glitter or Sparkle

I'm back with my July card for the Dragonfly Dreams Challenge Blog. ! This month's theme is Christmas with Glitter or Sparkle, and I'm always happy to make Christmas cards in July.

For this card, I pulled out the Pine Trees Stencil from Simple Stories. I ran it through my Platinum 6 using the embossing pad to add some texture before blending green ink over the raised design to create a festive background. I finished it with splatters of white and gold Distress Mica spray paint for a snowy, shimmery effect.

To incorporate this month's sparkle theme, I layered the strand of lights from the Let Your Light Shine Stamp and die set from Gina K Designs and added gold glitter paste over the stenciled light bulbs for lots of festive sparkle. The Concord & 9th sentiment was die cut from gold glitter cardstock and layered onto a white backer to help it stand out against the background.

To finish the card, I added a few gold and silver glitter dots, keeping the sparkle going and adding the perfect finishing touch to this Christmas-in-July creation. Hope you are able to join in the festivities this month!  Thanks for stopping by my blog!

In kindness, Cathy