Alright, you guys, this is the 5th year for my Get Cracking on Christmas series, and I am wicked excited to continue to make holiday cards throughout the year, with NO STRESS!
If you would like to read more about this series you can do so here
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Visit my site, right here, on the third Thursday of each month to be inspired!
Join Me LIVE
This month’s YouTube LIVE is tonight Thursday, July 21st at 8:00p ET right on my YouTube channel. Stop reading, and set an alarm now on your phone so you don’t miss out. You can use the world clock here to figure out what time it will be where you live. Watch the replay below!
Want a reminder text on your phone before I go LIVE? Text “jennshurkus” to 833-758-0501
Don’t worry, if you can’t make my LIVE you can always catch the replay on my YouTube channel, and I will also post the replay of the video below after.
Inspiration
Also if you are looking for more inspiration, I have a bunch of my crafty friends posting their Get Cracking on Christmas cards today too, see a full list at the end of this post
Share
And as you are creating your holiday cards this year, be sure to leave me a comment below with a link, or tag me on Instagram so I can see them! We are also going to use the hashtag #getcrackingonchristmas.
We can do this! We can create holiday cards all year, and be a little bit more prepared for the holiday season!
Christmas in July GIVEAWAYS
We are FIVE months away from Christmas, and to celebrate Christmas in July I have a wicked fun GIVEAWAY! All my crafty friends sharing holiday cards today are also offering giveaways, so be sure to read to the end of the post!
Ok, enough chatting, let’s get this party started!!
Get Cracking: Nutcrackin’ Christmas
I LOVED the Nutcrackers stamp set from Avery Elle since I saw it. It has been sitting in my holiday stamp bin waiting to be inked up. I took it out a few times, but the stamp set was always out of stock, I didn’t want to “jennable” you and not have you be able to get the set if you fell in love with it like me!
I started by stamping each of the 3 nutcrackers, and the 2 bunches of holly with Lawn Fawn Jet Black ink, onto Lawn Fawn white cardstock (which is Neenah Classic Crest Cover, Solar White 80#, Super Smooth). I colored them in with Copic markers, and die-cut them out.
Copics Used
I share the exact markers I used below, and link to them in the supply list at the end of this post.
I set the nutcrackers aside and started to create the shaker elements. I used the Honeybee Stamps A2 Snowglobe Shaker Dies. I diecut the front die out of red cardstock and acetate. I cut the back panel, and front band out of Distress White Heavystock.
I then ink blended some Peacock Feathers Distress Ink through the Snowy Sky Stencil from Lawn Fawn. I also diecut a hillside from Lawn Fawn Simple Stitched Hillside Border.
Whenever I am using stencils, I use the Wendy Vecchi Stay-tion to hold the stencils in place it makes it so easy, and I LOVE IT! I also filled an empty mister bottle with isopropyl alcohol, and use that with a flour sack cloth for quick clean-up of ink on the stencils.
Whenever I ink blend I use the Square Ink Stands that I carry in my online shop, they hold the ink pad in place and also help you so you don’t get inky fingers.
I also love Simon Says Stamps Blender Brushes. I have used some other brands, and I find that these are softer, and I like the large ones are nice and big and cover a good amount of surface at once.
I store them in the Layer Cake Brush Caddie, that I carry here in my {creative chick} studio shop. I put the caddie on a lazy susan, using wall putty to hold it on, this way it is easy to spin to the brush I want, and it doesn’t take up much space on my studio table.
I attached the hillside to the snowy background, then adhered the nutcrackers. I used Lawn Fawn Glue Tube for the left and right nutcracker, and foam squares for the one in the center.
I added the acetate panel to the backside of the red frame with 1/4″ double-sided tape. I then used black foam strips, and added foam around the outer edge of the snow globe frame. I then added some sprinkles that I will be shaking around, for this I used some gold, and shimmer white mixes from Lucy’s Card. I also added a few peppermint candy embellishments from Trinity Stamps. They don’t have the exact ones I used in stock, but they have a lot of cute options, here are a few:
I then added the back panel to the shaker front. I stamped the sentiment “Have a Nutcrackin’ Christmas” with Lobster Ink from Lawn Fawn, and ink blended a bit on the edges. I added this to the front of the snowglobe. I also added the two holly bunches with Lawn Fawn Glue Tube.
This will fit on an A2 card front, but I decided to leave this as is, and I will write my holiday message on the back.
Learn how on YouTube LIVE
I can’t wait to share with you my process for this card on my YouTube channel, tonight, Thursday, July 21st at 8p ET. I hope you will join me, and remember, work on your holiday cards while you watch!
And as you are creating your holiday cards this year, be sure to leave me a comment below with a link, or tag me on Instagram so I can see them! We are also going to use the hashtag #getcrackingonchristmas.
We can do this! We can create holiday cards all year, and be a little bit more prepared for the holiday season!
Save the Dates!
Mark your calendar for all of my scheduled Get Cracking on Christmas LIVEs for the rest of 2022!
GIVEAWAYS
I am giving away some wicked fun limited edition seasonal Tim Holtz/Ranger Ink products, some of these are no longer available!
To enter the giveaway:
This giveaway is open from July 21, 2022, to July 26, 2022, at 10a ET. The winner will be announced, right here on this post – July 26, 2022. I will also email the winner.1 winner will randomly be chosen from the eligible commentsI must get a reply from the winner with their mailing address within 48 hours or I will draw another winner.This is open to the US only. If the winner lives outside of the US and would like to pay for shipping they can choose to do so.- I would love to stay connected with you, and in order to be eligible to win a prize, you must be subscribed to my email newsletter!
To be entered into the drawing, please leave a comment letting me know if you are subscribed to my email newsletter AND if you have started your holiday cards yet. Please use the email address that you are also subscribed with to make it easier for me to verify. Unfortunately, if your comment doesn’t include this information then you will not be eligible.
WINNER!!
Congratulations! Karry you are the winner! I have contacted you via email. Thank you to everyone that entered!
Inspiration & More GIVEAWAYS
Be sure to go visit my crafty friends for more inspiration! In honor of Christmas in July each of them is offering their own giveaway! 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!
- Cheiron Brandon
- Donna Hitz
- Elin Venge
- Lien Ricou
- Leslie Good
- Marianne Elving
- Mirella Rogan
- Nancy vanOosten
- Peggy Emmerink
- Peter vanElburgBoddendijk
- Samantha Mann
- Sharna Waksmulski
- Tiffany Beuning
Supplies Use:
The 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!
Affiliate links may be used!
 Avery Elle, Nutcrackers Shop at: SSS |  Honeybee Stamps, A2 Snow Globe Shaker Dies Shop at: SSS | HBS |  Lawn Fawn, Simple Stitched Hillside Borders Shop at: SSS | LF |  Trinity Stamps, Double Bubblemint Candy Embellishments Shop at: TS |
 Trinity Stamps, Peppermint Candy Embellishments Shop at: SSS |  Trinity Stamps, Mint To Be Embellishments Shop at: SSS | TS |  Tim Holtz, Peacock Feathers Distress Ink Shop at: SSS | R |  Lawn Fawn, Lobster Dye Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | LF |
 The Ink Stand, square Shop at: shurkus |  The Ink Stand, rectangle Shop at: shurkus |  Lawn Fawn, Jet Black Premium Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | shurkus | LF |  Lawn Fawn, 80 LB WHITE 8.5 x 11 Inch Cardstock Shop at: SSS | LF |
 Distress White Heavystock Shop at: SSS | shurkus | R |  Simon Says Stamp, Blender Brushes Shop at: SSS |  Blender Brush Caddie Shop at: shurkus |  4″ Lazy Susan Shop at: HBS |
 Scotch, Mounting Putty Shop at: HBS |  Lawn Fawn, Acetate Shop at: SSS | LF |  Lawn Fawn, Chili Pepper Cardstock Shop at: SSS | LF |  Lawn Fawn, Snowy Sky Stencil Shop at: SSS | LF |
 Lawn Fawn, 1/4″ double-sided tape Shop at: SSS | LF |  Lucy’s Card Sequin Mixes Shop at: SSS |  Spellbinders, Best Ever Craft Tape Shop at: SSS | shurkus | HBS |  Lawn Fawn Glue Tube Shop at: SSS | LF |
 Fiskars Microtip Scissors Shop at: SSS |  3M Scotch PINK ATG ADVANCED TAPE GLIDER 0.25 Inch Adhesive Glue Gun Shop at: SSS |  Flour Sack Cloths Shop at: HBS |  Y15, Cadmium Yellow Copic Original Marker Shop at: BA |
 Y15, Cadmium Yellow Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: SSS | BA |  YG05 Salad Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: SSS | BA |  YG05 Salad Copic Original Marker Shop at: BA |  Y17, Golden Yellow Copic Original Marker Shop at: BA |
 Y17, Golden Yellow Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: SSS | BA |  YG09, Lettuce Green Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: SSS | BA |  YG09, Lettuce Green Copic Original Marker Shop at: BA |  R29, Lipstick Red Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: SSS | BA |
 R29, Lipstick Red Copic Original Marker Shop at: BA |  T4 Toner Gray Copic Original Marker Shop at: BA |  T0 Toner Gray Copic Original Marker Shop at: BA |  T0 Toner Gray Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: SSS | BA |
 T4 Toner Gray Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: SSS | BA |  T6 Toner Gray Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: SSS | BA |  T6 Toner Gray Copic Original Marker Shop at: BA |  T8 Toner Gray Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: SSS | BA |
 T8 Toner Gray Copic Original Marker Shop at: BA |  R35 Coral Copic Original Marker Shop at: BA |  R35 Coral Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: SSS | BA |  E21 Soft Sun Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: SSS | BA |
 E21 Soft Sun Copic Original Marker Shop at: BA |  R20, Blush Copic Original Marker Shop at: BA |  R20, Blush Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: SSS | BA |  Misti 2.0 Shop at: SSS | LF |
 Mini Misti 2.0 Shop at: SSS | LF |  Wendy Vecchi, 7 inch Stay-tion Shop at: SSS | shurkus | R |  Mint Glue Tube Holder Shop at: shurkus |  Scrapbook Adhesives, 0.25″ white foam squares Shop at: SSS | LF |
 Lawn Fawn Stamp Shammy Shop at: SSS | LF |  Mermaid Mint Shammy Case Shop at: shurkus |  Spellbinders Platinum Shop at: SSS | SB |  Spellbinders Limited Edition Aqua Platinum Shop at: SB |
 Klutter Keeper Shop at: shurkus |  ATG Gun Holster, Mint Shop at: shurkus |  Tim Holtz/Tonic 8.5 Guillotine Paper Trimmer Shop at: SSS |
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