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It’s Christmas in July with a new release from Waffle Flower Crafts!

July 5, 2021

It’s Christmas in July with a new release from Waffle Flower Crafts!

Welcome to a Waffle Flower Crafts blog hop celebrating the holidays and their brand new release!

Waffle Flower Crafts has just release some wonderful products for Christmas, and yes, Christmas in July may seem a bit early, but card makers know: it’s never too early to plan your holiday cards!

And the products I’m playing with today are SO much fun!

Tree dies, patterned paper, a cool multi greeting stamp set and a tiny bit of glitter. That says holiday to me!

Here is my video tutorial showing you how I created these two cards:

NEXT STOP ON THE HOP IS… Channin Pelletier.

FULL HOP LIST:

Amy Rysavy
Arjita Singh
Cathy Zielske—you are here!
Channin Pelletier
Galina Filippenko
Jeanne Jachna
JJ Bolton
Laura Bassen
Lydia Fiedler
Nichol Spohr
Rachel Arribas

BLOG HOP GIVEAWAY: For today’s hop, Waffle Flower is giving away $25 gift certificate to THREE lucky winners. You can leave a comment on this blog and along the hop by 11:59pm EDT on Wednesday July 7th, 2021 for your chances to win. Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the posts in this blog hop and will be announced on the Waffle Flower Blog on 7/9/2021.

SPECIALS: From now till Wednesday July 7th, 2021, all orders placed at waffleflower.com will receive a mysterious gift (No code required!).

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  1. Kari S says

    July 5, 2021 at 8:26 am

    I love these clean and simple cards!

    Reply
  2. Sue says

    July 5, 2021 at 8:28 am

    Both of these cards are so perfect for mass production. My favorite kind 🙂

    Reply
  3. Anna Escalada York says

    July 5, 2021 at 8:28 am

    I love the 🌲!

    Reply
  4. CE Finke says

    July 5, 2021 at 8:33 am

    Cute, cute, cute!!
    (And they thought you were saying “poop” 😂🤣😂)

    Reply
  5. Sally says

    July 5, 2021 at 8:50 am

    Love your clean and simple cards with the cute new products!!

    Reply
  6. Krissy F says

    July 5, 2021 at 8:55 am

    Great cards! The dotty Christmas tree reminds me of the dots on your nailpolish bottles! Love it!

    Reply
  7. Ingrid Aries says

    July 5, 2021 at 9:03 am

    Love your cards, Cathy! They are simply beautiful!

    Reply
  8. Sally says

    July 5, 2021 at 9:05 am

    As always, I love your clean and simple designs!!

    Reply
  9. Susan Boeh says

    July 5, 2021 at 9:28 am

    Loving the nesting tree dies!

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  10. Jackie Parkins says

    July 5, 2021 at 9:34 am

    Clean and simple, and elegant. Love your style.

    Reply
  11. Roxanne Tellini says

    July 5, 2021 at 9:56 am

    Lovely CAS Nesting Trees. I like the white on white boarder for this.

    Reply
  12. Linda Crowder says

    July 5, 2021 at 10:13 am

    They are beautiful! My fave is…. well I can’t pick ONE. Thanks for doing the hop and I have enjoyed it. Thanks for the chance to win!

    Reply
  13. Linh says

    July 5, 2021 at 10:19 am

    Wonderful cards!

    Reply
  14. AnneS says

    July 5, 2021 at 10:30 am

    Love both of your card designs! Thanks for the chance to win!

    Reply
  15. Deb Ring says

    July 5, 2021 at 10:38 am

    Super cute and oh so simple. Thank you!

    Reply
  16. Patricia Wilson says

    July 5, 2021 at 10:40 am

    So cute! Love the clean and simple lines. These would be great for mass production. Thanks for sharing your ideas.

    Reply
  17. Elizabeth Haynes says

    July 5, 2021 at 10:52 am

    These cards are so pretty.

    Reply
  18. Mary Holshouser says

    July 5, 2021 at 11:11 am

    Love the dotty tree. Simple but so pretty
    with the different colors and textures.
    Great cards. thanks for sharing
    txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com

    Reply
  19. Mary Reiner says

    July 5, 2021 at 11:11 am

    I love the two holiday cards you created! This release is awesome!

    Reply
  20. Sharon Roselli says

    July 5, 2021 at 11:23 am

    Love Christmas in July! I want to see and plan my cards early! Great ideas for Simple cards! Love the tree dies!

    Reply
  21. Giselle D. says

    July 5, 2021 at 11:53 am

    I absolutely love both of your cards. Clean and simple for the win! The dotty Christmas tree is so cool!

    Reply
  22. Nina Revis says

    July 5, 2021 at 11:57 am

    OMG! This is CAS heaven, Cathy! Love both cards!!!

    Reply
  23. Patricia Coleman says

    July 5, 2021 at 12:34 pm

    Awesome and inspiring cards from this release!! Thank you for sharing your creativity!

    Reply
  24. Debbie P says

    July 5, 2021 at 12:40 pm

    Great cards. Thank you . Fantastic new release.

    Reply
  25. Anushree Vaish says

    July 5, 2021 at 1:00 pm

    Fantastic cards !! Thanks for the inspiration !!

    Reply
  26. Pamela Conner says

    July 5, 2021 at 1:11 pm

    The patterned paper gives a textured look to the card I really like that,
    And you can never go wrong with a litter sparkle.

    Reply
  27. Pamela Conner says

    July 5, 2021 at 1:14 pm

    Love the way the pattern paper leaves such a textured look to the card. And a little sparkle goes along way on Christmas cards.

    Reply
  28. Cyndi Morris says

    July 5, 2021 at 1:14 pm

    Love those beautiful, simple cards!

    Reply
  29. Alexandra Mattea says

    July 5, 2021 at 1:15 pm

    Absolutely lovely 🥰

    Reply
  30. Katherine DeLozier says

    July 5, 2021 at 1:16 pm

    Love your graphic design sense. Just bought a colorwheel, thanks to you. Enjoy your videos.

    Reply
  31. Melissa Baskin says

    July 5, 2021 at 2:05 pm

    Great simple cards, label those sentiments are on my wish list!

    Reply
  32. BECCA YAHRLING says

    July 5, 2021 at 2:07 pm

    Wonderful cards, Cathy! I love that dotted tree die. How fun!

    Reply
  33. Larissa Heskett says

    July 5, 2021 at 2:21 pm

    LOVE your Cards!! Such FUN Designs, and your Video is AMAZING as usual!! THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEK!!

    Reply
  34. Sandi MacIver says

    July 5, 2021 at 2:33 pm

    great cards Cathy

    Reply
  35. Talitha Wright says

    July 5, 2021 at 2:39 pm

    I really like your cards. Looks like they would be good for multiples.

    Reply
  36. Nora Noll says

    July 5, 2021 at 2:57 pm

    Oh what fun!! I LOVE the dot tree and those sentiments!! Such cute cards!!

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  37. Cat says

    July 5, 2021 at 3:12 pm

    I just love your Christmas Tree cards! And those “label maker” sentiments are perfect!

    Reply
  38. Emma H says

    July 5, 2021 at 3:24 pm

    Great cards

    Reply
  39. barbara lassiter says

    July 5, 2021 at 3:33 pm

    I love your trees card and those sentiments!

    Reply
  40. BeverlyBL says

    July 5, 2021 at 4:09 pm

    Love your cards. Thanks for the video. Ordered things you used, but darn if I didn’t forget that cute striped paper. That paper is great for your trees.

    Reply
  41. Pat Bethke says

    July 5, 2021 at 4:19 pm

    Wonderful Christmas cards. This hop is getting me in the mood to make Christmas cards. Thanks for sharing your cards.

    Reply
  42. Meghan Kennihan says

    July 5, 2021 at 4:39 pm

    These tree cards are Fabulous! I LOVE the dies!

    Reply
  43. Deb says

    July 5, 2021 at 4:44 pm

    I really like the different size Christmas trees. They can be jazzed up with decorative card-stock, use stencils or embossing folders on the trees.

    Reply
  44. Arlene D says

    July 5, 2021 at 5:24 pm

    Easy peasy for mass producing cute Christmas cards!

    Reply
  45. Denise Bryant says

    July 5, 2021 at 5:46 pm

    Beautiful cards! I love these pretty tree dies!

    Reply
  46. Donna de Gale-Kalloo says

    July 5, 2021 at 6:15 pm

    Lovely cards!

    Reply
  47. Cindy Thompson says

    July 5, 2021 at 6:41 pm

    I love the trees and the trees made with the embelishments. Cute!

    Reply
  48. Sheri Kempke says

    July 5, 2021 at 6:44 pm

    Very cute C and S cards Cathy! What a terrific new release from Waffleflower–bring on the Christmas card making!

    Reply
  49. Melissa Leftrick says

    July 5, 2021 at 6:53 pm

    Oh I love these!!! I love Christmas trees!

    Reply
  50. Beverly Myers-Dominguez says

    July 5, 2021 at 7:23 pm

    Loving the modern look of your ‘Peace Hope Love’ card’.

    Reply
  51. Shari Czerwinski says

    July 5, 2021 at 7:25 pm

    Love the Christmas tree dies! Both are great!

    Reply
  52. Pennie says

    July 5, 2021 at 7:50 pm

    Super cute cards!

    Reply
  53. Kathy T. says

    July 5, 2021 at 7:53 pm

    Simple but beautiful cards.

    Reply
  54. Christine Miller says

    July 5, 2021 at 8:52 pm

    Love your clean and simple cards with just a pinch of glitter. Wonderful dies!!

    Reply
  55. Dorothy Mutatopulos says

    July 5, 2021 at 9:32 pm

    Great card love how simple yet elegant your cards came out, perfect ❣️

    Reply
  56. Victoria A Banaszak says

    July 5, 2021 at 9:59 pm

    I love the trees! I think the label maker set is going to be a big hit.

    Reply
  57. Amy Cooley says

    July 5, 2021 at 10:21 pm

    These modern holiday cards are so cute! Thanks for sharing the fun new releases from Waffle Flower

    Reply
  58. Silvana says

    July 5, 2021 at 10:53 pm

    Your simple but gorgeous cards are always the best!

    Reply
  59. Amy H says

    July 5, 2021 at 11:05 pm

    I love the simplicity of the different sized trees cut from pattern paper. So cute! I will have to try it.

    Reply
  60. Ashley Martin says

    July 5, 2021 at 11:30 pm

    Love the dotted tree! With those colors it looks very mid century – which I love!

    Reply
  61. Paula Haller says

    July 6, 2021 at 12:26 am

    Always enjoy your videos and I love these clean, festive cards!

    Reply
  62. Helen F says

    July 6, 2021 at 3:07 am

    What fun Christmas tree cards Cathy!! Love the dotty tree! So eye-catching!Thanks so much for the great inspiration! Stay safe! 🙂

    Reply
  63. Beth Fralix says

    July 6, 2021 at 4:05 am

    So Elegant & Simple cards! I LOVE THEM & I ADORE YOUR VIDEOS!! You are so talented! BIG HUGS! God Bless & the Love of Christ to you & yours!!

    Reply
  64. EVELYN BURTON says

    July 6, 2021 at 7:13 am

    Love the little trees – also the dots!! So much fun and that paper is just right.

    Reply
  65. Kelly B says

    July 6, 2021 at 7:26 am

    Awesome as always!

    Reply
  66. Kelly B says

    July 6, 2021 at 7:26 am

    Awesome as always!!

    Reply
  67. Michele F says

    July 6, 2021 at 7:30 am

    Two adorably CAS cards, Cathy!
    =]

    Reply
  68. Larissa Uchiyama says

    July 6, 2021 at 9:39 am

    Ooh! Love these clean and simple cards! They are sure to bring joy to the lucky recipients! Thank you so much for sharing! 🙂

    Reply
  69. Carole P says

    July 6, 2021 at 10:32 am

    Love your clean and simple cards!

    Reply
  70. Lauryne Cunningham says

    July 6, 2021 at 11:18 am

    Fantastic CAS cards! Love the glittery gold touches!

    Reply
  71. Chrissy E says

    July 6, 2021 at 12:30 pm

    I just love how simply FUN these CAS designs are, Cathy! This looks like one great release!
    Hope you had a happy 4th!

    Blessings,
    Chrissy

    Reply
  72. Carolyn Reiners says

    July 6, 2021 at 12:52 pm

    Loved your video and creations. The sentiment set is super and the paper pack. I love you used the cover.

    Reply
  73. Andre M. says

    July 6, 2021 at 1:15 pm

    These CAS trees are so festive! Thanks for sharing the fun process video.

    Reply
  74. Janet says

    July 6, 2021 at 2:35 pm

    The Dotty Christmas tree is a MUST!

    Reply
  75. Lisa B Harvey-Reber says

    July 6, 2021 at 3:19 pm

    Love your plain and simple style! Great new release, is it ever too early for Christmas? (I think not!)

    Reply
  76. Linda Torres says

    July 6, 2021 at 5:01 pm

    Like the striped paper for the trees. This is a good inspiration to get ‘moving’ in my Christmas/Holiday cards. Thanks.

    Reply
  77. Lori Spitzer says

    July 6, 2021 at 6:29 pm

    Dear Cathy –
    I am IN LOVE with your CAS take on this release. I love them all! Thanks for the video, of course!

    I’m practicing for the Olympics. Ready? I give this set of cards a 10 out of 10!! If I could give you an 11/10 for using the cover of the paper pad, I would. GENIUS!
    Lori S in PA

    Reply
  78. Donna Walls says

    July 6, 2021 at 8:12 pm

    Love all the cards and loved your process video!

    Reply
  79. Marisela Delgado says

    July 7, 2021 at 12:55 am

    Cute cards!

    Reply
  80. Lori says

    July 7, 2021 at 4:59 am

    Very creative cards, thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  81. Denise Mlady says

    July 7, 2021 at 9:05 am

    Great products in this release, never too early to start Christmas cards. I love the simple design with the nesting trees.

    Reply
  82. Sharon Gullikson says

    July 7, 2021 at 10:42 am

    The dotted tree is cool. I like the look

    Reply
  83. Brenda says

    July 7, 2021 at 6:45 pm

    Your C&S style never disappoints. thank you for sharing!

    Reply
  84. Beverly Jordan says

    July 8, 2021 at 9:40 am

    Super colorful and clean and simple! Great for mass producing!! Love them!

    Reply
  85. Kristine Boydstun says

    July 11, 2021 at 2:25 pm

    Perfect cards!! I love the use of white space! So cute!

    Reply
  86. Jeanne Beam says

    August 5, 2021 at 9:47 am

    Gorgeous cards! Love their simplicity…
    Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  87. Kerrie G. says

    October 21, 2021 at 9:05 pm

    Hey Cathy, just found this post o Pinterest. Earlier I figured out that I am at least 20 cards short for my Christmas list. You have saved the day. I have similar dies and will go to town this weekend. Love your clean and simple design. You are always so cheery and funny. Hope you have a great weekend.

    Reply

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