Peaceful Snowflakes

This week at Jingle Belles we're celebrating The Hanukkah Song, which means creating a card for your friends or family who don't necessarily celebrate Christmas.   This could take the form of one of the other winter holidays (Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Year or Winter Solstice to name a few); or you could go totally non-denominational with … Read more

Oh, Yeah

This card is made with paper and stickers from the Dear Lizzy Serendipity Collection (except for the white & pink ovals). I used the current Cardabilities Sketch and kept playing with all of the fun stickers until the design came together.

Floral Birthday

I used the current Cardabilities Sketch and lots of paper flowers to make a spring-filled birthday card. It's pretty much the only spring we have in Iowa right now … I usually don't mind winter, but it's been so cold lately it's painful to be outside.

Drive You Crazy

The current Cardabilities sketch is perfect for an elegant valentine. I love the layered hearts … I started with the intention of using three die cut hearts, but as I played around with the positioning, I decided I liked the negative of the bigger heart better (more contrast for the smaller heart). Instead of a … Read more

Mr. & Mrs.

This week's Cardabilities Sketch reminded me of some Hexagon paper I knew I had hoarded somewhere in my stash … now the trick was to find it.   Thankfully, it was in my first cardstock container … it's called Follow Your Heart "Be Amazing"  designed by Rhonna Farrer for My Mind's Eye … still one … Read more

Mother’s Day Tulips

It's time for another gorgeous sketch from Cardabilities. This sketch is sponsored by Pickled Potpourri Designs, who provided the Designers with digital images to use to create our cards.   I used a digital image called Tulip for my design.  I did a bit of digital paper piecing using yellow & orange digital papers, and … Read more

Mother’s Day Blooms

It's time for another fabulous sketch from Cardabilities … with a prize sponsored by Inspired by Stamping. I thought those flowers and leaves would be perfect for a Mother's Day Card.  I used a fabulous new background stamp from Crafter's Companion … it's the Stamp-It Australia line and a set called Once In A Lifetime … Read more