Our next prompt at Jingle Belles is an Ornamental Color Challenge - create a card using at least three of the five colors represented in this image.
When I saw the colors, I immediately though of Concord & 9th Colors, so that is what I used - Rainforest, Peacock, Powder and Sorbet.
I used this week's Sketch Saturday layout with stitched circle die cuts. The sentiment is Concord & 9th Jolly Holiday Greetings.
We hope those colors inspire you to come join the Jingle Belles fun.
We're still celebrating Earth Day at Jingle Belles by making cards featuring recycled items.
Since my recipe worked so well last week, I decided to go with another variation on the same theme. Since Puffs Tissue puts their logo at the bottom (rather than in the center like last week's Kleenex Box), I was able to use a stitched circle to get the most of the lovely holiday floral pattern. I used two of the smaller circles to capture a few more of the lovely little white blooms.
I pulled out the golden yellow from the design by using a piece of K & Company packaging for my card base (they seriously had the best packaging). I die cut CZ Design's Merry & Bright from a scrap of GelliArts print that was so small it was destined for the recycle bin and I backed it with vellum, so the lovely pattern could show through. I had just enough leftover GelliArts print to die cut two snowflakes that I topped with Concord & 9th Enamel Dots.
We hope you'll come share your Earth Day Christmas cards with us at Jingle Belles.
It's time for one of the Jingle Belles' favorite holidays - Earth Day. So our EARTH DAY prompt each year is all about RECYCLING ... and we'd like you to create a holiday card that features re-cycled, re-used or up-cycled elements. You know you've got that stash of things that you saved because they were just too pretty to throw away ... break them out and create with them.
My Earth Day card started by using a stitched rectangle die cut on a piece of a Kleenex tissue box.
Next in my pile of saved pretties, I found my final piece of K&Company packaging that was perfect for the card base. I used a recycled calendar tile to cover the Kleenex logo and finished with some Concord & 9th Enamel Dots.
It's week two of our Flat Feliz Navidad Prompt at Jingle Belles where we're creating Flat One Layer holiday cards.
I started by stamping the Gina K. Designs Graphic Tree in White Pigment Ink and embossing with White Embossing Powder. Next I painted Green Shimmer Paint over the tree.
Next I stamped the sentiment from Gina K. Designs Graphic Tree and positioned it like the tree's trunk. I finished by blending Gina K. Designs Medium Spruce Ink around the edges.
You have until Wednesday at 6pm EST to join us at Jingle Belles.
This week at Jingle Belles our theme is Flat Fleiz Navidad - it is generally called the One Layer Card; though some folks refer to it as the No Layer Card.
What does that mean? It means your entire design is flat... your elements get stamped, drawn, embossed, etc, directly onto the card base; so basically you're not taping or gluing ANY additional papers/diecuts/layers to that base. We're looking (as the title implies) for completely FLAT cards this time. Are you up for the challenge?
I started by using a torn piece of typing paper as an inking mask creating three shades of Mowed Lawn Distress Oxide Ink (start at the bottom and then keeping inking over the whole space to keep the bottom darker than the top).
Next I stamped two Memory Box Sentiments from Memory Box Christmas Tiles and Memory Box Dashing with Reindeer,
Next I added Memory Box Holiday Greenery Stamp. I used alcohol markers to color the greenery, turning part of the leaves into a poinsettia. I added a few extra berries & a leaf to finish. I colored out of the lines a bit, so I just embraced that coloring style ... sort of like the fill stamps that are meant to be a bit off from the base image.
I'm also linking-up at the March Memory Box Petal Power Challenge.
We're still all Grinchy at Jingle Belles this week - creating cards that are predominantly green.
I've been doing the GelliArts #marchprintingchallenge, so I'm currently up to my ears in GelliArts prints. I chose a number of green prints from my stash and cut them into 3/8" strips. Next I attached the strips to a cardstock base in a quilt-like pattern. When I was done, I ran it through an embossing folder to unify the patterns with an all-over texture.
I finished with fun green Ephemera from Fancy Pants Cookies for Kringle Collection.
Remember, one lucky participant will win the PoppyStamps Nordic Dimple Christmas Trees Die Set.
Our newest prompt at Jingle Belles is Get Your Grinch On - we're asking you to celebrate our friend the Grinch by creating a holiday card that is predominantly GREEN (and bonus points if you throw a Grinch in too).
I started with a green polka dot card base. Next I added a green Doodlebug Candy Cane Lane Tag that I matted with a think layer of blue to give a bit of contrast to the background before adding sparkly red ribbon with a green twine bow and attaching with foam tape for dimension.
I'm also linking-up at the Simon Says A Bit O' Green Challenge.
And to add a little fun, we've also got a giveaway for one lucky participant ... the PoppyStamps Nordic Dimple Trees (that I see are sold out at PoppyStamps).
We're still BLING-ing in the Holidays at Jingle Belles this week.
I chose to start by covering my designer paper snowflake card front with a Silver Pearl Swirl Bling from Eyelet Outlet.
Next I added sentiments from the Concord & 9th Big On Christmas stamped in Catherine Pooler Wintergreen Ink. I used foam tape, so the sentiments could float above the dimensional pearls.
With my bold sentiment and green & white color palette, I'm also linking-up at the Anything Goes Challenge at Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge.
And with my mint monochromatic design, I'm linking-up at the Christmas Kickstart Not the Norm Challenge.
Yep, we're BLING-ing it up at Jingle Belles this week. All you need to do is make a Christmas card featuring jewels, gems, beads, pearls, glitter, stickles, or anything sparkly to join the fun.
I used lovely Champagne Bling to decorate my Spellbinders Kaleidoscope Christmas Tree. I also cut the bottom layer from white glitter paper for a bit more sparkle.
And to add more shine to the overall look, I cut the top layer of the tree and the My Favorite Things PEACE Die-namics from Concord & 9th Champagne Foil Paper.
I'm also linking-up at the Simon Says Anything Goes Challenge.
So please break out your BLING and come join us.
It's another week of creating CLEAR creations at Jingle Belles.
I started my card with a Dina Wakley Pattern Play 1 Media Transparency that I painted on the back with Dylusions Shimmer Paint.
Next I used some puffy stickers to build a little scene on top of the transparency (which gave me the perfect places to attach the adhesive to stick to my card base).
I finished with a die cut sentiment from Concord & 9th Jolly Holiday Greetings.
And with my sweet little Elf Couple, I'm linking-up at the 12 Months of Christmas Couples Challenge.
