Not done yet! ;) (Cmas in July)

A few more for Cmas in July (this year).

non-trad. colors (blue Wink of Stella brush pen)

Just for fun to Chuck (for his continued heart recovery)

metallic green ink w/pp; metallic pink ink for nam

the "hello" is the stem of the tree

small pp lettering on the back.

Neon name border (Mia)

 Copied this design from a card I found on Pinterest (I also want to do 3d)

Did her name as a border, top & bottom, then neon watercolors. 

(Small env., so the stamp covered her name.)  😕

Then, did a card to match.

Without stamp (pretty!)

Before: name in gold pp.

Back: did name again. Was tempted to color in the border, but decided to leave

I want to do a journal page like this!

C'mas in July!

I get so many ideas at Christmas time, and never can use them all, so I end up doing Cmas in July! (I just hope the recipients are ok with it!)  😆

I decided to just group them all together vs. indiv. posts.

 

This is the backside of Juliana's. (Leave it to Buddy to get us excited for this holiday!) 🎄🎅

Did my good 'ole Rudolph one!

Insert I did for Lina

Saw this on Pinterest and tried to mimic.

Brush lettering (as I'm currently taking Julie W's pointed brush class).

Lina's env. I've had this in my Cmas file for a while, so finally decided to send.

back side.

To Amy.

Again, another I decorated a while ago, but decided to use. Made a tree to match.

LOVE this tree!

Gold callig marker, posca pen

Tree shape name & address for this one. (Bullet tip posca)

Backside. LOVE the watermelon tree!

So, I did for Shannon as well! And an env. to match (I've done this theme before: just search watermelon.)

Watercolor tree.

Insert I've always wanted to do. Used scraps of Cmas papers. (Too labor intensive though!)

more trees. These are trial ones, I put in a collage as an insert.

Crayola gel marker, then script lettering for the background. 3d paint dots.

Another gel marker with script lettering on top.

3d puff paint for the tree.

Another trial piece I did jff (just for fun!), which inspired the pp one on the top right of collage.

Embossed card 

Not happy with how Maggie's turned out, but at the same time, not bad either. It's mainly the G's I'm not liking. Thought I was pretty clever with the M fireplace! Wish I had done the E in a more curved fashion to resemble a candy cane better.

Did a word border for her letter: "Spread Joy". I wanted to add more color, but was afraid of ruining.

I'm way overdue sending an env. to Vanessa, so decided to include her! This env. is from my 25 Days of Festive env.'s I did last Cmas. (Die cut and 3d. B nib for name)

Geometric tree for Lynne. Inspired by Julie W's Funky Letters class.

Before (outline)

With Lynne's env. Tried to do her initial's to match.

And finally, a small handmade env. to Nava (w/in her other env.)

Musical bday (Michelle, SMC)

For July bdays (Snail Mail Collective), Michelle had music as one of her interests. So, I did this musical themed  bday greeting for her. (Split nib Automatic pen)

Matching set, diff. inks.

Bday to Irene (June)

Here is another one with extended pp lettering.

Sent to Irene for her June bday.

on the back flap

The insert wasn't anything special...just a letter w/"happy birthday" at the top.

 

bday to Carolyn (Rachel's mom)

I skipped the month of June for exchanging, but did ask Jean if there were any bdays, so I sent out a few. Here is one to Rachel Thomas' mom.

Magazine page inside clear env. 

(Zig fudebiyori metallic brush pen for name)

I covered up wording on the R side with pink paper and decorative images.

(forgot to take pic w/stamp)

Did the same on the back with Celebrate

Better view of happy birthday, written in metallic ink.

close up

 

elongated to Angelique

Got the idea for her insert from the letter I did for Shannon (see June 29 post). Love the quote!

I was tempted to color in her name on the env. but was so afraid of ruining it, so I left as it in the silver lettering.

Better angle.

name border w/quote

on its side.