The next prompt at Jingle Belles is Mid Century Modern Christmas – to make a card inspired by this lovely Mid Century Modern image from Edward George filled with lots of vintage Christmas ceramics. I shopped through my stash for a vintage Santa and found this lovely one from Pretty Little Studio Jolly Santa die … Read more
I pulled out my drawer of Valentine’s Day products, and this adorable Snoopy was on top staring back at me, so I had to make him my first card. I paired him with a sentiment from Adore You cut Apart Word Flags from Pretty Little Studio and some coordinating pearls.
When I saw the inspiration photo at the Inspired By Challenge, it gave me warm fuzzies as it brought back a memory. In my younger days, I was part of an amazing non-profit group that did all sorts of good things for our small home town. One year, we made puffy hearts like these and … Read more
When we chose our Candy Christmas inspired theme at Jingle Belles, I remembered singing Dolly Parton's Hard Candy Christmas with the 8-track tape in my Dad's pick-up truck. Here is our Inspiration Photo from Turtlecreek Lane for this week's Candy Christmas Jingle Belles prompt. I was drawn to the Grinch's dog Max in … Read more
Lauren and I are back for our 15th Year of Christmas Mayhem at Jingle Belles where we take back our December one card at a time. If you're unfamiliar with our quest, 15 years ago we decided it would be easier to get enough unique Christmas cards made if we did them all year long, … Read more
We're still creating fun SKETCH cards at Jingle Belles this week. I found a fun die cut from Pretty Little Studio's Jolly Santa Die Cuts that worked perfectly with the layout. I wonder which Reindeer get their own beds? I kept it simple with dotted designer paper, cardstock banners and a … Read more
This week we're celebrating Earth Day at Jingle Belles by creating with recycled products. I started my card by die cutting the Be Merry from a holiday card my brother gave me a few years ago that I saved for just such an occasion. Next I die cut a piece … Read more
We're still making cards that hold gift cards at Jingle Belles. I found an ancient Gift Envelope Die from The Cat's Pajamas that used with some Memory Box Garland paper. I sponged grey ink around the edges of the envelope to give it a bit more contrast from the background. I also added a 3/8 … Read more
It's been a while since I've played along with the Snarky Sisterhood, and since this morning I'm feeling a bit snarky, it felt like the perfect opportunity to express it with some paper. This week's theme is M for Monochromatic. Since I'm also about mixing-up my challenge, I chose the Rainbow Card Challenge … Read more
I love the Sketch at Seize the Birthday. I paired some 3-D Happy Birthday stickers with a sentiment from Taylored Expressions Simple Strips – Birthday. Then I added some fun Sticker Stitching from Pretty Little Studio.