Christmas Bow Tree

Merry July everyone! Have you ever tried to get into the Christmas mode in the month of July and make a Christmas card? It's 86 degrees out there, hot and muggy, and I'm trying to think snow and cold.  LOL! Well,  the optional twist for our Twisted Thursday challenge at The Outlawz this week was "Christmas in July". This is what I decided to create for my DT card.

I began with creating my focal panel in white card stock by die cutting and embossing it using Spellbinders 5X7 Detailed Scallops. Next, I matted this in red card  stock and then layered it onto a white base card. This was put aside while I worked on creating the bows.

Using Christmas themed patterned paper, I created 2 bows of the same size with Sue Wilson's Classic 3D Bows die. I cut the tails of one of the bows to make it slightly smaller. The 2 smaller bows were made using a template and the tail of one was cut to make it a tad smaller. For the basket stand, it was hand drawn on card stock and then embossed with a Darice Basket Weave embossing folder and cut out. 

OK...time to position the bows on my focal panel to make the image look like a tree. I started with the basket stand, centered it and adhered it to the bottom of my focal panel. Next, I centered and positioned a red button on the top of my focal panel. This allowed me to evenly space my bows down the center. I added a button to two of the bows to add a little extra interest. 

The sentiment was computer generated and then cut with a die from Spellbinders A2 Valiant Honor. This was adhered at both ends over the basket stand and my project was done.

Thanks for stopping by to see my "Christmas in July" project! Hope you will join us at The Outlawz and show us your creations.  Remember, the weekly Twisted Thursday challenge is  always "Anything Goes"....... the twist is optional.

Make it a great day!

This card was entered into the following challenge(s):

Dies R Us  -  Challenge #5 - Christmas in July
Just Keep on Creating  - July 2014 Anything Goes Challenge
Fan-Tastic Tuesday  -  Challenge #42 - Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown  -  Challenge #202 - Anything Goes'
Love to Create  -   Challenge #122 - 3 or More Designer Paper
Word Art Wednesday  -  Challenge #139 - Anything Goes
613 Avenue Create  - Challenge #78 - Anything Goes
TTCRD  -  Challenge July 1-7  - Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart  -  Challenge #25 - Anything Goes
Crafty Girls   -  Challenge  #21 - Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments  -  Challenge #110 - Anything Goes