JAI#661 - Just Add Inspiration

Welcome back to a new challenge at Just Add Ink! This week we've an inspiration pic for you that could perhaps get you in the mood for Christmas (it's closer than you think, lol).

Here's how I was inspired.

Materials used:

• stamps - Leaf Creeper, Silhouette Grass (both Lavinia)
• card - basic white, crumb cake, watercolour, Wonderful Christmastime junk journal (The Journal Boat)
• Tim Holtz dies - Darling Deer, Vintage Tidings
• other dies - Essential Arches (Spellbinders)
• other - picket fence, frayed burlap and tarnished brass distress paints, paintbrushes, Big Shot, craft foam, sponge dauber, Holiday Talk metallic stickers (Tim Holtz), crumb cake and vintage photo inks, Dimensionals, distressing tool 

I was interested to discover the origins of the Christmas in July tradition here in Australia - apparently it's attributed to some Irish tourists who were visiting the Blue Mountains in July (which of course is summer time in Ireland but winter here) and, thrilled to see snow and reminded of Christmases 'back home',  persuaded a local hotel owner to hold a "yulefest" party. The idea caught on and here we are!

There's plenty more inspiration to see over on the Just Add Ink blog.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Kerry