A Christmas in July Theme Challenge for #TGIFC482

I have a Christmas in July card for you today made with the Trucking Along bundle.

The Trucking Along bundle was the perfect choice for my Christmas in July card. I’m still trying to enjoy the warm weather, and if I’m being honest, it’s hard to think about winter right now.

None the less, I wanted to play along with this challenge, so I got out one of the only Christmas themed stamp sets that I own right now. (The winter mini will be coming out soon, so I’m sure that will change real quick.😉)

The Trucking Along bundle is an online exclusive. It consists of 26 photopolymer stamps and there’s a coordinating punch that cuts the truck out.

To make the card

• Begin with a 5 1/2” x 8 1/2” piece of Mossy Meadow cardstock, score and fold at 4 1/4” to form your card base.
• Adhere a 3 1/2” x 4 3/4” piece of Traditions of St. Nick DSP to a 3 3/4” x 5” piece of Basic Beige cardstock.

• Crop a piece of Basic Beige cardstock with the largest circle from the Everyday Details dies. Then, sandwich it in the Snowflake Sky embossing folder and run through your Cut & Emboss machine.
• Using the Encircled in Nature dies, crop a large and small set of trees in Basic Beige and Mossy Meadow cardstock. Then, off-set the Mossy Meadow trees and adhere them to the Basic Beige trees.

• Adhere the circle and the trees to the piece with the DSP. Then, adhere the entire piece to the card base using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Time to stamp

• Stamp the truck and tree on a piece of Basic White cardstock using Memento black, Mossy Meadow, and Real Red ink.

• Punch out the truck with the Truck Builder punch and fussy cut the tree.
• Adhere the tree to the truck and attach both to the card using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

• Stamp your sentiment on a 5/8” x 3” piece of Real Red cardstock using Memento black ink.
• Cut notches in the ends of the sentiment with your Paper Snips and attach to the card using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

• Attach three Adhesive-Backed Metallic Gems as shown.

A complete PDF tutorial for the Christmas in July Theme Challenge card can be found by clicking on the button below.

I would love to hear from you and see what you can come up with for this theme challenge. Visit the TGIF Challenges Blog, and join us by uploading your creation and don’t forget to leave me a comment below.

If you would like to purchase the supplies used to make the Christmas in July Theme Challenge card, you can click here or any of the photos below. When ordering, be sure to enter my monthly host code to take advantage of the Ninja Loyalty Rewards Program.

Bonus Days are Here!!

It’s time for one of Stampin’ Up!’s favorite promotions—BONUS DAYS! Because do you know what’s a great deal? Getting rewarded for all the crafting supplies you’re already going to buy! When you shop between 3–31 July and spend $50 USD | $60 CAD you will earn a $5 USD | $6 CAD coupon! Make sure you save all your coupons because you can redeem them between 1–31 August. 

There’s no limit to how many coupons you can earn! So make sure to share with fellow craft enthusiasts, and coupon lovers alike because Bonus Days will be here and gone before you know it. 

If you enjoyed this post, please be sure to…

• Sign up for my Newsletter and receive a FREE exclusive PDF Tutorial.
• Sign up to get blog posts delivered to your in box.
• Use this Month’s Host Code on orders under $150 to earn your way to a FREE $50 shopping spree on me using the Ninja Rewards Loyalty Program.
• Shop and save the CLEARANCE RACK and PRODUCT BUNDLES.
• View My Gallery for more great inspiration.
• Follow me on PINTEREST, FACEBOOK, and INSTAGRAM.