Since Lauren & I started Jingle Belles in 2010, I've been recapping my five favorite Christmas cards of the year (you can find 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 here) … I always enjoy revisiting my creations for the year. Here are this year's favorites in no particular order. 1. This card was when I was a Guest Designer … Read more
I had fun using stamps, stencils & die cuts to create a masculine gift card set. I used several trios of ink from the Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Ink Collection. I started with the Ink Trio 18 together with Taylored Expressions Abstract Accents Stencils & Stamps together with stamps from Taylored Expressions Field Notes … Read more
I'm resting & relaxing with Jennifer Maguire and Cathy Zielske this morning in the Online Card Classes Relax & Reward card class. Jennifer shared a number of ways to use different adhesives with foil, so I did a twist on one of them for this card. Rather than use cardstock, I used Pinkfresh Studios Happy … Read more
I'm thrilled to still be the Special Party Guest at Seize the Birthday for their latest challenge – a color challenge of Hot Pink & Lime. When I think of those colors, I think of Gina K. Designs Electro Pop Neon ink colors Poppin Pink & Loud Lime, so I used both colors … Read more
I had passed on the first Smackin' Acetate background I made yesterday for the Gina K. Designs August Monthly Mix Challenge, but when I saw it dry on my studio table today, I decided to use it for another card. The colors were Gina K. Designs Prickly Pear, Passionate Pink and Jelly Bean Green. I … Read more
The August July Monthly Mix Challenge at Gina K. Designs is to use the Smackin' Acetate Technique. I used the ink pad version of the technique with Gina K. Designs Prickly Pear, Passionate Pink and Jelly Bean Green. I positioned my inks knowing I was going to stamp the Gina K. … Read more
Week 7 of #dyicad2023 is complete. Day 43 was Patina. One of my favorite effects to try to create with my Gelliarts gel press is Patina. Day 44 is Wabi-Sabi – Wabi sabi is a Japanese term referring to the appreciation of the beauty of imperfection, impermanence, and simplicity as the natural … Read more
At Jingle Belles, we're still creating cards that feature a Santa Hat in partnership with the Double Trouble Christmas in July Challenge. I also wanted to join Gina K. Designs' Monthly Mix Challenge, which is Christmas in July. I started hunting for something in my stamps that I could add a … Read more
Unfortunately I depleted my sympathy card stash this week, so I needed to restock. I decided to use a NBUS (Never Before Used Schtuff) Perfect Poppies Die from Gina K. Designs with some Alcohol Ink panels I had in my stash, so I'm linking-up at the NBUS Challenge. I had three alcohol ink … Read more
I completed Birgit's Printing Challenge on Instagram for the month of May. Day 21 was Triangle. I used my Triple Play Foam Stamps by @natkalbach, @birgit_koopsen and #marshavalk. My clean-up print on the right ended-up with such great color. Day 22 was to use Inks. I chose the soft blend of … Read more