StencilGirl & Imagine Blog Hop!

7/8/2016

Welcome to Day ONE of the StencilGirl Products & Imagine Christmas in July Blog Hop!

I've been having tons of fun combining Imagine Creative Medium in Iridescent Turquoise, Metallic Copper and Metallic Silver with StencilGirl Products to create my own holiday cards with dimension and bling! It was easy to use a palette knife to spread the creamy pastes through stencils onto black cardstock! And to add even more dimension, I painted and adhered Hand-Cut Monterey Trees and Stars to these holiday cards, too!

For this first card, I used the stencils Three Trees and It's a Small World Longitude.

This second card incorporates Three Trees and Latitude and Longitude.

I used Three Trees to create both these cards.

This last card combines parts of Three Trees, Urban Insiders Star, and Techno Insiders Star.

And what would a Blog Hop be without a GIVEAWAY??!!!

We'll be picking one lucky winner
to receive $100 in Gift Certificates – a $50 Gift Certificate for StencilGirl Products and
a $50 Gift Certificate for Imagine Crafts!

Take your time and visit each blog showcased July 9, 16, & 23 and leave your comments.
The more blogs you comment on, the more chances you have to WIN!
One comment per blog please.

You will have until Saturday, July 30th at 11:59PM Central Time to leave your comments.
The winner will be notified by email and announced on
StencilGirl's Facebook page on Sunday, July 31st.

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78 Comments

MelodyJ

7/9/2016 12:40:14 am

I love the black background. it makes the foreground really pop out.

Annie Kopmels

7/9/2016 01:38:41 am

Christmas cards on black paper! Thanks for the idea!

Natalie

7/9/2016 05:45:14 am

Love theses creative cards and the contrast of dark background with bright colors.

Heather Lynn

7/9/2016 06:33:25 am

What great ideas!! Love them!!

Eva

7/9/2016 06:35:03 am

Pretty! I can totally see the "Latitude" stencil and "Joy to the World" as a quote..so many ideas!!!

Jade adams

7/9/2016 07:00:56 am

Ooh i love creating on black, soo challenging, great ideas mary nasser! :)

Patty Donahue

7/9/2016 07:15:07 am

Love the stars Mary! (actually love them all :) )

Carol

7/9/2016 07:34:14 am

Sophisticated yet whimsical!

Michele Haderer

7/9/2016 07:47:44 am

When I saw the "spread love" card this morning, I thought about how very appropriate it is at this time in our country. I'm sure it wasn't planned that way, but each offer of love makes my heart heal a little! Thanks, Mary!

Mary L Hockett Thoma link

7/9/2016 07:58:50 am

Mary these are "simply" beautiful in terms of the work and the sentiment.

Teresa Doyle

7/9/2016 08:02:05 am

WOWZERS Mary, you have been busy but SO worth it. Just beautiful!

Denise Bryant

7/9/2016 08:57:48 am

Love the color combinations and dimension on your pretty cards! The designs look fabulous against the black cardstock with the Creative Medium! Love that iridescence!

Denise Lovelady link

7/9/2016 09:14:53 am

Love the Black! Good work!

Jean Marmo link

7/9/2016 09:21:41 am

Love these cards! Bold and graphic!!

Anne Marie Fowler

7/9/2016 09:38:49 am

I really loved the tree cards! The simplicity of all of the cards, however, is where the beauty is found. :-)

Cecilia Swatton

7/9/2016 01:08:37 pm

Many of the earlier comments have said it all for me! Kudos, Mary!

Carol Loumeau

7/9/2016 01:20:06 pm

What clever cards! Using stencils the way you did, allows an assembly line (making many cards) that is fun. O f course, somewhere through all I will tweek the designs a little. Thank you for sharing.

Carol Watson

7/9/2016 02:06:39 pm

Delightful cards..... I need more stencils!

steph

7/9/2016 02:16:37 pm

what lovely cards.

Lisa Derby Oden

7/9/2016 02:18:18 pm

These iridescents are scrumptious - would love the chance at more stencils and art supplies!

Susan

7/9/2016 02:19:41 pm

Very appropriate cards for right now and Great Christmas sentiments.
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Rebecca Buchanan

7/9/2016 02:27:53 pm

Your latitude and longitude and small world stencils combined with stars are perfect for themes of world peace and love. As someone else noted, very appropriate for our world today. This is a great hop, really sparking ideas for me!

Pearl link

7/9/2016 03:07:00 pm

Love this stencil set!

Neva Cole link

7/9/2016 03:17:43 pm

These colors shimmer wonderfully on the dark card stock!

Susan Goodell

7/9/2016 03:38:17 pm

I especially love the red and blue colors. The Imagine Creative Medium and stencils look like a match made in heaven.

Dale Kummerle

7/9/2016 03:48:18 pm

I never thought of Christmas cards in Black, but rather like them.

Susan Schultheis

7/9/2016 05:29:27 pm

Love how you used Seth's stars to embellish the project.

Marilyn Hughes

7/9/2016 06:06:43 pm

Lovely, just lovely. The trees are my favorite.

Carol K

7/9/2016 07:32:33 pm

love the black backgrounds. . . .

Teri

7/9/2016 08:13:12 pm

I'm loving the black and pop of colors

leslie

7/9/2016 08:25:14 pm

These are absolutely adorable

Tina Perry

7/10/2016 12:21:07 am

Love the cards! Colors and styles that I would have never thought of!

Stacy Caddy

7/10/2016 01:38:44 am

Love these cards they are so nontraditional! Great job.

Susan Burgess link

7/10/2016 08:39:38 am

Would love to win this gift. I could share with all my Ugandan children! Love, Sanna

Bea Savellano

7/10/2016 08:52:20 am

Looks great on black...b

Peg Robinson

7/10/2016 09:56:53 am

fun cards Mary. I love how the color pops off of the black.

Denise Spillane link

7/10/2016 03:12:00 pm

Mary, I love your cards, beautiful and contemporary. The peace card hits home with the sorrow we are feeling now.

Denise

7/10/2016 03:14:12 pm

I meant love!

Yvette F.

7/10/2016 07:25:00 pm

Love the stars card!

Lisa

7/10/2016 07:27:42 pm

Great designs Mary! The colors just pop on the black!!! Love

M.Austen

7/10/2016 07:57:06 pm

Great cards!

Rachel Turkal

7/10/2016 08:02:28 pm

Love the contrast with the black paper!

Jill McDowell

7/10/2016 09:26:17 pm

Love the colors!

Dana Cavanaugh

7/10/2016 09:40:23 pm

I love that you've done these on black. So different and the colors really pop!

Frieda Oxenham link

7/11/2016 02:22:47 am

Love the different messages and the way you've used the products to add dimension and sparkle to your cards.

Anne Squire

7/11/2016 03:34:56 am

Good to see black being used so positively.

Amy Hodgson-Smith

7/11/2016 04:13:06 am

Wow! Love all these! The first one is especia)y meaningful given recentbevents.

Stephanie Johnston

7/11/2016 11:30:51 am

I know so little about making cards but these are really cool

Anna Friesen link

7/11/2016 11:55:50 am

Mary, Love those tree cards with all that dimension! :)

Mary Holshouser

7/13/2016 09:51:02 am

I love the Christmas trees.
You don't think about an orange tree but it
works - it grabs your attention.
thanks for sharing some great projects
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lisascreativeniche link

7/13/2016 10:18:28 am

wow! How cool! Love the way these colors pop off the card stock!

Dale Botha

7/13/2016 01:24:28 pm

The Three Trees are my favorite! Beautiful cards, beautiful colors xx

Roxanne Hawley

7/13/2016 01:38:40 pm

Nice touch with the extra dimension and there is nothing I love more than bling!

Pam Weiler

7/13/2016 02:48:43 pm

Love this cards. I like that they are noon traditional.

Julie Bishop

7/13/2016 03:03:04 pm

Just love the black contrast and very flashy indeed, sparkly for Christmas.

Jodi

7/13/2016 08:25:05 pm

Love that black paper

Lindy

7/15/2016 07:47:12 am

Love iridescent on black! Thanks!

kReN K link

7/16/2016 04:48:27 am

Love that you are all using stencils. I have some and need more and need to know how best to use them. TFS!

Diane

7/16/2016 09:46:42 am

Love your cards. So talented.

Cheryl

7/16/2016 09:59:18 am

I love the contrast too! 💛

Karen

7/16/2016 11:16:24 am

I love the cards.

marian riley

7/16/2016 11:19:59 am

Very upscale with the black!

Cindy

7/16/2016 12:16:41 pm

Very cool cards, love stencils add so much fun.

Judy N

7/16/2016 06:25:12 pm

Enjoyed seeing your cards, thanks for sharing.

Caeol K

7/16/2016 07:49:26 pm

beautiful. . . the black just makes them pop!

helen markee

7/17/2016 11:04:38 am

love the look of the pastes. Thanks for the inspiration

Mans de Fada link

7/17/2016 02:29:25 pm

Very original this background, no conventional Christmas card...

Sue

7/17/2016 08:52:27 pm

Thank you Mary! Great ideas here....also a nice opportunity to win some great prizes! Thank you!

Teresa Doyle

7/23/2016 04:23:03 am

Mary, these are AMAZING! You HAVE been busy! (Busy having FUN! LOL) What great products. Love, love, LOVE!

Gilda (McStamper)

7/23/2016 12:10:41 pm

Love your unique ideas.

Gerrie

7/23/2016 03:22:50 pm

Beautifully made from the heart. I too love the idea of using black cs.

Linda N

7/24/2016 04:49:01 pm

These are so pretty! I think I'll try to made some ornaments. I can imagine how they would reflect the tree lights.

Bridget Haig

7/25/2016 04:05:56 pm

love those stars!!

Mans de Fada link

7/26/2016 12:48:08 pm

Lovely cards

D.Ann C link

7/26/2016 04:38:02 pm

Oh those small world stencils are so cool! Definitely going on my wishlist!

Diana Caho link

7/28/2016 10:41:36 pm

I love working on black paper. Thanks for sharing.

Amy Davis King

7/28/2016 11:02:20 pm

Love the dimensional look of your cards, and the beautiful colors of the imagine creative medium on black!

Janis in ID link

7/29/2016 05:01:28 pm

Love the slightly retro look of the bright stenciling against the black!
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