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The Crafty Elves Countdown to Christmas - July 2026 Edition | 4 Fun Whimsical Christmas Cards

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Hello everyone, and welcome to the July 2026 Edition of the Crafty Elves Countdown to Christmas with Deb and Lisa .  If you are new here, o n the 25th of each month, we (the Crafty Elves) post one or more holiday cards, with the hopes that we inspire you to make your own cards for the holidays.  You guys know I live on Etsy.  Well, I recently found a digital kit on Etsy filled with the quirkiest, most whimsical, and fun images to use for Christmas cards!  The kit is  Whimsical Christmas Doodles from Pink Lake Studio  on Etsy.  This collection has 156 images - traditional images of stockings, Christmas trees, reindeer, wooden soldiers, and lots of Santa images, as well as fun and quirky images of dogs, cats, women shopping, having coffee - there are so many to choose from.    To make these cards: After deciding which images I wanted to use, I printed two of each image on a piece of white cardstock.    I die-cut one of each of the i...
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Geometric | Abstract | Colorful Fun Foam Cards | Using Scraps

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  Hey everyone.  Back on June 22, I posted a card to my Instagram page that I had made using hexagon dies and bright, glittered fun foam.  You can see the card HERE or below.  I had a few pieces left over that looked kinda cool for a card front, and this is what I came up with.  I made 2 top-folding A2 cards using white cardstock. I die-cut 2 pieces of white cardstock using a 3.75" x 5" stitched rectangle die, embossed them with the Cross Weaves 3D embossing folder from Altenew, adhered a piece of white fun foam to the back, and then I adhered them to each of the card fronts.  I adhered each of the glittered fun foam pieces to the front of each card.   For my sentiment, I wanted something different.  I pulled out a bunch of the Tim Holtz Quotes, decided which one for each card, and adhered one to the front of each card.  I will also be entering this card in two "anything goes" card-challenge blogs.  If you want to play along, ther...
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Reddish, Whitish, and Blueish Summer Card Challenges | Outlines Rubber Stamp

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  Hello everyone.  I noticed that two card-challenge blogs I follow are hosting a red, white, and blue challenge for July.  This is a color palette I never thought of using for a summer/floral card, but here I go.  I pulled out a really old floral stamp from Outlines Rubber Stamps.  Sadly, I cannot remember the name of this stamp, and I can't find my old catalog.   I stamped the image on white cardstock and colored it in a red, white, and blue palette, with a little yellow thrown in for fun.  I die-cut it using a 4" x 5.25" stitched rectangle die. Then, using my DIY cloud stencil, I added the clouds in the background.  I added a "hello" sentiment from a retired set from Simon Says Stamp. Lastly, I adhered a piece of white fun foam under my colored image, then to my card front. And I added a piece of white cardstock to the inside for my message.  The card-challenge blogs I am entering this card into are below.  If you want to play al...
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Ruff Morning? Coffee Helps | KCS Designs by Kim DT Project | Dog/Coffee-Themed Card

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Hey y'all.  When Kim at KCS Designs by Kim released the Coffeehouse Canines Clip Art  in her KCS Designs by Kim Etsy store , I knew it would work perfectly with the Cute European Shops in her KCS Designs Ko-Fi Shop , and I had to get this card out of my head.  The kits in her Ko-Fi Shop are free.  Just so y'all know.  I printed the coffeehouse in the Cute European Shops - twice.  I fussy-cut one of the images in full and, from the 2nd image, I only fussy-cut the awnings, front door, sign, and plant.     I printed and fussy-cut the chihuahua from Coffeehouse Canines Clip Art.   I adhered the awning, door, sign, and plant using foam squares.    I made a 5" square top-folding card using green cardstock that best blended with the green in the awnings.   I cut a 5"x 5" piece of white cardstock, embossed it with the Cross Weaves 3D embossing folder from Altenew, adhered a piece of white fun foam to the back, then to ...
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{BYSHC} Christmas In July 2026 Linky Party | Merry Christmas Cat Card

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Hey everyone.  Today I am sharing another Christmas card I made for the {BYSHC} Christmas in July 2026 Linky Party!     I used another image from Pink Lake Studio's Whimsical Christmas Doodles digital collection on Etsy.  With over 156 fun and whimsical images to choose from, I am having a lot of fun making cards using this collection.   To make this card: I made a top-folding A2 card base using red cardstock.  I printed two of the images I want to use - the 3 Christmas cats. I die-cut one of the images using a 3.75" x 5" stitched rectangle die, adhered a piece of fun foam under it, and then I adhered it to the card front. I fussy-cut the cats from the 2nd image and adhered them to the card front using small foam tape squares.       Lastly, I adhered small googly eyes to each cat's face.   Done.  It's that simple.   I will also be entering this card in two "anything goes" card-challenge blogs.  I...
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{BYSHC} Christmas In July 2026 Linky Party - Day 2 | Merry Christmas Baubles Card

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Hey everyone.  Today I am sharing another Christmas card I made for the {BYSHC} Christmas in July 2026 Linky Party!     I used one of the digital images from  Pink Lake Studio's  Whimsical Christmas Doodles  digital kit  on Etsy.  This collection has 156 fun and whimsical images, and I have so many card ideas in my head, it's crazy.  To make this card: Using a 4" x 5.25" stitched rectangle die, I die-cut a piece of white cardstock, embossed it with an embossing folder I picked up here in Brasil, adhered a piece of white fun foam to the back, and then adhered it to the card front.   I printed one of the images from the Whimsical Christmas Doodles Collection , die-cut it using a 3.25" x 4.5" stitched rectangle die, adhered a piece of white fun foam to the back, and then to the card front.   I don't need a sentiment because it's already part of the printed image so to add some fun to the card front, I applied Diamond Gla...
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{BYSHC} Christmas In July 2026 Linky Party | Christmas Words Cards

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  Hey everyone.  It's that time of the year again - the {BYSHC} Christmas in July 2026 Linky Party!  This is a great time to make some Christmas cards to help join the fun.   Last month, for my June Crafty Elves Countdown to Christmas post,  I made some Christmas cards using leftover papers from a Christmas mini-album I had made a few months back.  The paper I used was an older collection from Echo Park called Reflections Christmas by Lori Whitlock.   You can find the digital version HERE . I didn't use the long red strip with all the Christmas words in white, so I made these two cards using it and will link them up in the {BYSHC} Christmas in July Linky Party . Card No. 1 Using white cardstock, I made a top-folding 3" x 7.5" slimline card base. I adhered the red-and-white striped paper to the front of the card base.  The long strip is 2" wide.  I cut from the word Jingle down to Memories, and layered it on a piece of red cardstock....
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