For our next prompt at Jingle Belles, we’re asking you create projects that celebrate the white fluffy flakes of snow … it might be snowmen, snowflakes or just snowfall, but include some snow on your cards. I decided to die cut the entire set of Kristina Werner Snow Flurries Dies from Lawn Fawn Pixie Dust … Read more
We’re still having an EARTH Day Christmas At Jingle Belles this week. My card started with an up-cycled die cut from the front of a vintage Christmas card I found at a thrift store. I added a thin mat before creating my card base from some crafty packaging and topping it with a panel from … Read more
It’s time for Earth Day in 2026, so at Jingle Belles we’re supporting the cause by creating with recycled elements – hence, Peace on EARTH DAY. I have a spot in my gift closet that I save to keep recycled things throughout the year that are too pretty to go into the recyle bin, so … Read more
I need lots of holiday cards when Christmas rolls around, so I love making them all year long. Today, I’m using the Christmas Slimline Card Fronts from STAMPlorations. For the first one, I paired the gorgeous greenery and bells with a STAMPlorations Blessed Christmas – Typografia Christmas stamp. I added a couple of paper mats … Read more
We’re still creating with vintage or faux-vintage products at Jingle Belles this week. I started with a photograph of Poinsettias from the 1979 Christmas Ideals Magazine. My Gran always had Ideals on the table in the formal sitting room at her home, and I loved sneaking in and looking through them (kiddos were pretty much … Read more
This week at Jingle Belles we’re asking you to go back in time … okay, not literally, but figuratively … as we go Walking in a Vintage Wonderland. We’re making cards that feature vintage (or faux-vintage like Tim Holtz is so good at). And … one lucky participant will receive some awesome goodies from Lauren’s … Read more
We’re still Walking in a Whimsical Wonderland at Jingle Belles. When I thought about sources of childhood whimsy, the first thing that came to mind was Author & Illustrator Richard Scarry. I used to look at his books for hours, trying to catch every single details in the wonderful illustration packed books. I recently ordered … Read more
As many of you know, I make holiday cards all year long, so I have enough when December rolls around. Today I’m sharing two Christmas cards I made with STAMPlorations Quick Cards #15 – Simply Christmas A2 Card Fronts. For the first one, I used some new watercolors to paint the STAMPlorations Holiday Lattes Poinsettia … Read more
Whimsical describes something playfully quaint, fanciful, imaginative and slightly odd … often suggesting a lighthearted, unpredictable or charmingly unusual quality not based on strict logic. For our newest prompt at Jingle Belles – Walking in a Whimsical Wonderland – we’re asking you to use that definition and make a Whimsical holiday card … it might … Read more
This week at Jingle Belles we’re still making cards that feature three of something … and being the over achiever that I am, I have 3 threes in my design that is an homage to my Grandma. When we were little, she had a desk in front of one of the windows in her living … Read more