Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Clear and Simple Stamps Group Post: Holidays In July


Ever heard of "Christmas In July?"  Well that's the inspiration for this month's Clear and Simple Stamps group post.

I'm not sure where this whole "Christmas in July" thing came from - pretty sure the people at Target got together with the people at Walmart, who were both in talks with Hallmark and they all decided to make everyone start buying holiday stuff, even when it's still 95 degrees outside. They can't fool me though - I have every intention of waiting until December 23rd to do all of my Christmas shopping and cursing the world while I do it - what can I say - I'm stubborn like that.

Anywho - onto today's projects.

I decided to pull out my Ragdoll: House set and do a little creative stamping. Here's what went down...

Welcome to my little neighborhood! 

For each of these little houses, I started with the Gable Box/Party Favor 5 Die and scored along the length of the box before assembling. The score lines created the looking of paneling, making the house look a tad more realistic.

For the remaining elements of the houses, I stamped and cut out various images of the Ragdoll: House stamp set, including the windows, doors and shrubs. For the roof tiles, I used the Scallops dies and stamps
  
Now, I'm pretty sure you can see which of these three little houses fits into the Christmas in July theme, right?

 
With a few of the stamp images from Sweet Tooth and Cookie Bake, I was able to create my own little gingerbread house! Yummy!

 
I wanted to share a few more, non-holiday options for creating your own gable box house - so I went the more traditional route for this one as well as the next. 

 
On this one, the smallest Border: Scallop die was perfect for creating a realistic rooftop!

Now that you've seen my crafty take on Christmas in July, be sure to take a look at what the rest of the team has to share!



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11 comments:

  1. Michelle LuptonJuly 17, 2012 at 2:00 AM

    Gorgeous little houses! I can let you know that Christmas in July is fabulous in Australia - because it's winter here, so a nice warm Christmas dinner is just what the doctor ordered :)

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  2. Basement StamperJuly 17, 2012 at 9:42 AM

    OMG, this has got to be one of the best projects I've seen-so perfect. They look like little gingerbread houses. Gorgeous!

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  3. AudreyJuly 17, 2012 at 12:16 PM

    You are a creative genius. I love these... they are perfect!

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  4. TriciaJuly 17, 2012 at 12:32 PM

    Okay I love this it is amazing.

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  5. whoistracyJuly 17, 2012 at 3:33 PM

    I just love your little houses!! These are so so cute.

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  6. Tracey McNeelyJuly 17, 2012 at 4:25 PM

    These are the cutest Amber, so creative.

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  7. Michelle (abzzymom)July 17, 2012 at 7:39 PM

    Oh.My.Goodness! These are absolutely adorable, Amber! You are a talented genius!

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  8. jintyoo7July 17, 2012 at 8:27 PM

    Oh my goodness, adorable - fantastic details :)

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  9. LoriJuly 17, 2012 at 10:57 PM

    So sweet, each and every one of them!

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  10. UnknownJuly 18, 2012 at 5:23 AM

    Super cute!! LOL! Don't worry, you will not be the only one with happy feelings on Dec. 23 ;)

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  11. AnonymousJuly 24, 2012 at 6:01 PM

    These are adorable, I think you did a great job decorating and using the space you have - also, using stamps I'm impressed you were able to get the size ratios so perfectly. Very nice!!

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