LeighSB Designs Christmas in July Blog Hop #15

Once again LeighSBDesigns is hosting a blog hop

 to help keep us creatively inspired and busy

 while staying safe at home during this terrible pandemic!

This time it is to celebrate CHRISTMAS in JULY

Christmas in July Blog Hop 2020
hosted by
LeighSBDesigns Art Stamps

Join us & stay creative & get a jump on your Christmas cards & gifts!
See HOP POST for details and rules!
Play fair and have lots of fun!
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Stay Inspired and Stay Safe!

I am pretty sure this is my 15th link up to LeighSB's Christmas in July - I am trying to add something for each of the 24 days...

The image is Leigh's Lizard Boy Elf coloured with a variety of pens including Copics and Wink of Stella in gold and clear.

I will add this to Leigh's Linky. 

I also want to add this to Double Trouble Challenge #62 

On their post it says

Thing 1:  Trouble Maker:
says, "It's 158 days until Christmas and we're getting an early start with Christmas in July! Santa's workshop must be bustling. He's making toys using all kinds of fun tools. Tell us about your favorite crafting tool and use that tool in the creation of your project."

and

Thing 3:  Twisted Sister 

says, "Aren't all these busy little elves adorable! Include an elf or a gnome on your Christmas project and earn an additional chance in our random draw prize."  

So I have added an elf and I then started thinking about my favourite tools and what I have used for this card. Of course, I started with my printer for the elf and the sentiment (This is from Imagine That Digistamps). I am so pleased that at last my printer is re-inked!

I also used my stamping platform...

Here I am using it to form the 'Christmas Tree' - using lots of stamps from Close to my Heart Washi Wonder and Versafine Clair in Verdant. I also added a final washi stamp in brown ink for the trunk.

I used my guillotine to prepare the the matting layers. I use this and my Big Shot virtually every day (both definitely amongst my favourites!)

But what I am going to say as my absolute favourite is my pair of scissors... these I couldn't do without! (oh... along with my markers...)

I am also going to add this card to 

Thing 2:  Double Dare 

says, "If you used one of your favorite tools you may link your project to Heart2Heart's "Favorite Tool" Challenge Heart to Heart Challenges - Favourite Crafting Tool

Happy Crafting!