Still playing with different ideas for Christmas cards and items for a Christmas Craft Fair.  I did my first fair last year and really enjoyed it.  Plus I ran out of some of my items, which I was told is a good thing! Amazing how many people came through, gave many pats on the back, plus purchased so much.  Nice start to my craft fair experience.  Here is another idea for my collection of cards to try to make a choice from!

We all have that different size or shaped item to wrap at Christmas time or any time of the year.  Giving a bottle of wine is something that I'm always doing at Christmas.  Either as a hostess gift or to a neighbor who has been there for you when you need that cup of sugar!
This wine cover is the perfect way to wrap that bottle.  Change the colors and DSP and you have  a new look.
Stamps: Antique Tags
Paper:  Garden Green CS, Season of Cheer DSP
Ink:  Real Red
Accessories:  White Ribbon 3/4", 1/4" hand held Hole Punch

It's 99 outside in the shade with the heat index it feels like 110.  LOL.  So to keep cool I stayed inside and played with paper, ink, dies, and anything else would make me happy and would take me to a different time on the calendar!
Stamp:  More Merry Messages

Paper:  Whisper White and Garden Green

Ink:  Garden Green

Accessories:  Lamp Post Die from Memory Box, Evergreen Punch from Martha Stewart, Real Red Ribbon

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Just a quick hello to August!  I've started to give Christmas a real thought and this is one of my cards for this year.  It took a lot of time, but in the end it was worth every minute.  Thank you to Creative Grove for the inspiration and the online class to show you how to do this technique.  Blending and sponging at the same time is new to me and since I'm not great at sponging it took some time to get the nerve up to do this!  Very happy with the results and giving myself a big pat on the back!217