Mr. Snowman

The theme at the Inspired by Challenge is Mr. Snowman.   I pulled out two vintage wood-mounted stamps for my card … Savvy Stamps Snowman and Impress Let It Snow.   I added a red scarf and die cut my snowflakes from MFT Die-Namics Layered Snowflakes finishing with a blue epoxy dot and frames to … Read more

5 Favorite Christmas Cards – 2018

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 here) … I always enjoy revisiting my creations for the year. Here they are in no particular order: 1. Layering Holiday Style Stamps from Sunny Stamps for the My Sweet Petunia … Read more

WCMD Birthday Bouquet

The Third Challenge at My Favorite Things is FLOWER POWER … and big surprise, there was a never-been-inked flower stamp set in my stash.  I thought the colors from the current MFT Color Challenge would be perfect for a bouquet.     I stamped the six blooms from MFT Large Desert Bouquet in Ripe Raspberry & … Read more

Gelli Press Wreaths

I wanted to join the #gellifallfever Challenge from Gelli Press on Instagram … and this is my print.  It combines lots of layers of paint with some stencils and scratches and metallic bronze paint for overall shimmer. When I make a print, I usually don't give any thought to what I'll ultimately make with the … Read more

Happy Birthday

I intended this card to be for one of the current color challenges … but after I walked away from my computer monitor, chose the two colors for my letters and background, and finished putting it together, I realized the colors I chose were no where close to the shades of the colors in the … Read more

Let Life Surprise You

To celebrate my Therm O Web Decofoil win today from Junkie fest (excited about firing-up the laminator), I made a card with one of the Decofoil Tags I made at the event.  This one used a Brutus Monroe Sunrise Decofoil Transfer sheet with the Brutus Monroe Mixed Media Arrow Stencil and Decofoil Transfer Gel.   I … Read more

Monochromatic Wildflowers

The theme at The Flower Challenge is Monochromatic.     I've been wanting to ink-up More Rustic Wildflowers from My Favorite Things.  I chose three shades of Catherine Pooler Purples for my monochromatic palette. The layout is the My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch Challenge and the sentiment is from MFT Geometric Greenery.  I had lots of … Read more