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 here) ... I always enjoy revisiting my creations for the year.
Here they are in no particular order:
1. This card is from May 2019 for our Jingle Belles Very Vintage Christmas Prompt ... I really love how all the vintage elements work together, especially the four different kinds of vintage trading stamps and a dictionary page. I collect way more vintage stuff than I use ... so it was fun to get a lot of favorites together on a card.
2. This card features Pantone's Color of the Year - Coral fpr gina k. designs Monthly Mix Challenge. It reminds me that despite being flooded out of my home ... and creating in borrowed space (thanks Laura), I could still make beautiful things (which is pretty much how I kept it all together). Love Gina K. Love her stamps.
3. I have a bit of a *thing* for Yetis ... they always make me smile and they are scattered throughout my house. I fell more in love with Hello Bluebird stamps this year and this Yeti or Not set was a favorite ... love all of the fun little accessories (including the tiny snowflake which is perfect to help hide any boo boos).
4. This vintage car die cut makes me smile ... and the fact that multiple elements are recycled also makes me smile ... this card reminds me of picking out the Christmas Tree each year.
5. This card was inspired by the gorgeous blog banner that Lauren made for us at Jingle Belles. This will be our 10th Year making Christmas Cards together ... and it's just as fun today (maybe even more fun). I am so grateful that this hobby gave me one of my best friends, and that I continue to have the pleasure of being inspired by her ... channeling my inner Lauren often results in cards I love (so clearly I should do it more often).
As always, hard to pick favorites, but also fun re-visiting all the holiday cards I made (and gave) this year. Remember, if you'd like to have lots of holiday cards ready when December rolls around, you can join us for our 10th year of Jingle Belles Mayhem beginning January 1st
Excellent picks, love them all, especially the yetis! Will definitely play along for 2020 since I literally depleted my Christmas/Winter/New Years stash.
Posted by: ~amy~ | December 22, 2019 at 07:15 AM