Have you heard of my Get Cracking on Christmas Series? Well, this year is going to bigger and better and more inspiring than ever! So here are the details:
Let’s be honest.
November rolls around and we say to ourselves “man I should’ve started making holiday cards A LOT sooner.”
or
“I have so many wicked cute holiday sets that I haven’t even had a chance to play with yet.”
I am going to guess that most of you who are reading this post fall into one if not both of those scenarios. So for the past 2 years, some of my crafty friends and I have been challenging each other to create at least one-holiday card a month. I mean, that would give me 12 handmade holiday cards to send out at the end of the year and that’s better than none.
This year I am excited to have MORE crafty friends participating with me AND I will be offering a GIVEAWAY each month to you guys!
On the third Thursday, we are going to post a holiday creation and hopefully inspire you to create one too!
If you do end up making any please leave a comment below with a link, or tag me on instagram so I can see! We are also going to use the hashtag #getcrackingonchristmas. This is how I will choose the winner, more about that at the end of this post.
We can do this! We can create holiday cards all year, and be a little bit more prepared for the holiday season!
If you do end up making any please leave a comment below with a link, or tag me on Instagram so I can see! We are also going to use the hashtag #getcrackingonchristmas
Get Cracking: Cheery & Bright Beach Holiday
In honor of this week, and raising money for the Cape Cod Resilience Fund through the sale of my Exclusive Cape Cod stamp set, I just had to use it on a holiday card.
To read more about how I am raising money, and how you can help head over here
I also knew it was going to be a busy week packing and shipping card kits that I recently launched in my shop, so I kept with a clean and simple design.
On a stitched square I stamped the beach from Lawn Fawn, Life Is Good with LF Doe Ink. Using a blending brush I added a bit of color in the sky with Lawn Fawn Mermaid Ink, and sand with LF Sugar Cookie Ink.
The Adirondack chairs are from my set, and the string of lights is from Lawn Fawn Cheery Christmas. I used a quickie glue pen and added a bit of Tim Holtz Distress Glitter in Vintage Platinum. The lights fit perfectly on top of the chairs!
I added a few seashells from Lawn Fawn On The Beach.
The sentiment is also from Cheery Christmas. Love how this turned out!
Ok, before I explain the giveaway I want to be sure to have you go visit my crafty friends for more inspiration. I am so excited that they are joining me this year to bring you more inspiration and to remind you to work on those holiday cards all year long!
Giveaway Details
This giveaway is open from June 18, 2020, to July 15, 2020, 11p ET.- Prize: Pottery Studio Premium Ink Cube Pack contains Jellyfish, Crunchy Leaf, River Rock, and Jet Black mini ink cubes. These are my favorite inks for stamping images and coloring in with Copics or watercolor
- There will be 2 winners!
- Winners will be announced, right here on this post. I will also email the winners.
- 1 winner will randomly be chosen from the eligible comments
- I must get a reply from the winner with their mailing address within 48 hours or I will draw another winner.
- This is open worldwide
- In order to be eligible to win a prize you must be doing one of the following:
- Leave a comment with a link to your Holiday cards you make this month
- Bonus: Use the hashtag #GetCrackingOnChristmas on Instagram and/or Facebook
WINNERS
Congratulations Janis and Sarah!!
Supplies Used:
Supplies I used are linked below. Click on the picture and you will be taken to the product. I use affiliate links when available which means if you make a purchase I get a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for your support!
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 Exclusive Cape Cod Stamp Set, shurkus.com Shop at: Shurkus |
 Lawn Fawn, Cheery Christmas Shop at: SSS | LF |
 Lawn Fawn, On the Beach Shop at: SSS | LF |
 Lawn Fawn, On the Beach Lawn Cuts Shop at: SSS | LF |
 Lawn Fawn Life Is Good Clear Stamps Shop at: SSS | LF |
 Therm O Web, Purple Tape Shop at: SSS |
 Lawn Fawn, Mermaid Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | LF |
 Hero Arts, Misti Mini Black Shop at: SSS | HA |
 Lawn Fawn, Large Stitched Square Stackables Shop at: SSS | LF |
 Picket Fence, Life Changing Brushes Shop at: SSS | LF |
 Simon Says Stamp, Set of 5 Rainbow Pack BLENDER BRUSHES Shop at: SSS |
 Lawn Fawn, 80 LB WHITE 8.5 x 11 Inch Cardstock Shop at: SSS | LF |
 Mini Misti Shop at: SSS | LF |
 Original Misti Shop at: SSS | LF |
 Lawn Fawn Glue Tube Shop at: SSS | LF |
 Rainbow Glue Tube Holder Shop at: Shurkus |
 Glue Tube Holder Shop at: Shurkus |
 Copic Markers Shop at: SSS |
 Sakura Quickie Glue Pens Shop at: SSS |
3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Permanent Shop at: SSS | LF |
 Lawn Fawn Stamp Shammy Shop at: SSS | LF |
 Mermaid, Stamp Shammy Holder Shop at: Shurkus |
 Lawn Fawn, Starry Shammy Case Shop at: SSS | LF |
 3M Scotch PINK ATG ADVANCED TAPE GLIDER 0.25 Inch Adhesive Glue Gun Shop at: SSS |
 Tim Holtz, Distress Glitter Dust Vintage Platinum Shop at: SSS |
 Lawn Fawn, Doe Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | LF |
 Lawn Fawn, Sugar Cookie Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | LF |
 Tombow, Mono Adhesive Dots Dispenser – Permanent Shop at: SSS | LF |
 Tombow, Mono Adhesive Dots Refill Cartridges – Permanent Shop at: SSS | LF |
 Altenew, Mini Blossom Die Cut machine Shop at: SSS |
 Spellbinders Deep Sea Die Cutting and Embossing Machine Shop at: SSS |
Crrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr—-aaaaaaaaaaaaaaackkkkkkkkkkkkk! Still crackin’ and crankin’ out my Christmas in July cards!!!
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<3 J
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Still crackin’ at using up stash and making Christmas cards! Yay!!
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<3 J
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Got crackin’ again: https://herpeacefulgarden.blogspot.com/2020/07/cij-believe-in-santa-quilt-card.html
Thanks again for this fun challenge!!
<3 J
jwoolbright at gmail dot com
HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com
I did a thing! One set of Christmas cards complete. Man I hope I can get a few more done! Thank you for the holiday kick-in-the-butt! 🙂
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I am cracking again…love making Christmas cards!
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I have one more entry!
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Hi Jenn, here it is another entry for this month!
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Love your xmas beach scene Jenn. Here’s a little something from me. Hugz https://craftynomad.blogspot.com/2020/06/kitty-kisses.html
Glad to join you this month…love your beachy christmas card. Here is my card https://www.instagram.com/p/CB6iI8ZJkmQ/
I recently discovered your Get Cracking on Christmas Challenge and am so glad to participate! I couldn’t tell from your post if it is an Anything Goes Christmas Card Challenge or if we are required to follow your Beachy theme. By the looks of the other entries, I am thinking AG. I hope that is correct. Here is the link to my card: https://herpeacefulgarden.blogspot.com/2020/06/snowman-quilt-card-june-rudolph-days.html
Thank you for this great motivation to be making cards ahead for the holidays!!
Hope you are well.
<3 J
jwoolbright at gmail dot com
HerPeacefulGarden .blogspot.com
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New month – new cards…
I’m cracking again 😉
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LOVE your card! Wish I had Cape Cod beach sand on my toes but not this summer. Thanks for the inspiration to get started on my Christmas cards. https://www.flickr.com/photos/56090420@N03/50023869723/in/dateposted-public/
Hi Jenn! Your card really rock!
Here it is my first Christmas card for this month
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What an interesting holiday card but being from the Cape I can see how you came up with it. I love those stamps and wish they would make one for NH. By the way, my ex and I honeymooned at the Cape when we got married in 1964.
Love this card! So simple, yet so perfect coming from a beachy town.
Such a clever idea to add the strings of lights to your beach chairs! Fun card! I got your Cape Cod stamp set in the mail today!! Thanks, Jenn. Looking forward to playing with it soon! We haven’t been to Cape Cod in a while—would love to see that gorgeous seashore again. 🌊⛱🦞
I love that you used the Cape Cod stamp set! Do you have a die set for the stamps? I looked and didn’t see one…. I will have to “Get Cracking On Christmas” and see about making some Christmas in July cards! Thanks for the challenge.
Its wonderful card!
This Christmas card made with your stamp set is just so….YOU! I love it.
This is soooo sweet Jenn! I love this little elegant beach christmas scene!