Ingenious Inkling

Franklin's Wisest Words

I'm thrilled to be Guest Designing for the newest Retro Rubber Challenge Challenge, which is an awesome Sketch.

 

 

I chose this 2000 Woodblock Stamp Franklin's Wisest Words from DRS Designs to build my card around.

I started with the Beer Designer paper that is at the top from the Moxxie Tie the Knot Collection and built my card around that.

 

 

I paired it with two different colors of Alcohol Ink backgrounds.  I embossed the golden one with an embossing folder that reminded me of the bubbles/fizz in Beer.  I added thin borders of dark grey cardstock to ad a bit more definition to the layers in the sketch design.  The finishing touch was a Beer Mug Brad from Eyelet Outlet.

I hope you'll break out your Retro Rubber Stamps and come joint he fun.

Glitter Little Thing Called Love

The current Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers Challenge is G is for Glitter.

 

 

The only glitter I really like to create with is glitter paper where none of the glitter rubs off ... otherwise I invariably find glitter on my skin & all over my studio for days.

Today in the mail I got new Love You Gallery Script layering die cuts from Memory Box, so I decided to try them out on some glitter paper to see if I could create a Snarky Valentine.

I layered white cardstock on top of the red glitter and then attached the die cuts to a blue Gel Print from my stash.  I added a few Eyelet Outlet Enamel Hearts and a perfect snarky sentiment sticker.

 

 

I finished with a mat of more red glitter paper on a white cardstock base.

 

 

I'm also joining the Global Design Project Love Challenge and Crafting Happiness Love Challenge.

Let It Snow!

The December Challenge at Poppy Stamps is Let It Snow! 

 

 

Strangely enough I didn't have any snowflakes, but I do have the adorable Poppy Stamps Whittle Snowman, so I added him as an accent to a birthday card, since I need to restock my masculine birthday card stash.

 

I die cut the Poppy Stamps Playful Happy Birthday Die from a Gel Press Print.  I also die cut the Whittle Snowman's hat from the same print.  I finished with a few Eyelet Outlet Snowflake Bling stickers.

And it's Anything Goes at the Corrosive Challenge Blog.

Snowflakes & Coffee

The first Caffeinated Christmas Challenge of 2023 is all about Snowflakes.

 

 

I had this Technique Tuesday snowman & sentiment that i stamped when we went to the crafty house last Spring.  I decided to use some Eyelet Outlet Brads to turn him into a Christmas card by adding his Holiday Coffee Cup Brad (decorated with tiny snowflakes) and a Merry Christmas Saying Bubble Brad.

 

 

I die cut him with a Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangle Die and used the larger Rectangle for the base.  Then I die cut the Lawn Fawn Stitched Snowflake Backdrop for a bit more snowflake texture.

I finished with some red snowflake Rub-ons from October Afternoon.

Gnome with Coffee

The Caffeinated Christmas Challenge is to add a gnome to your coffee-themed holiday card.

 

 

I chose the cute little Gnome from Gina K. Designs Home for the Holidays and paired him with some I Love Winter Paper from Echo Park using this week's Tuesday Morning Sketch (not realizing it had already closed ... oh well, still a great sketch).

 

 

I finished with a Holiday Coffee Cup Brad from Eyelet Outlet.

A Feeling of Christmas

We're still creating with BLING at Jingle Belles (in partnership with the Double Trouble Christmas in July Challenge).

 

 

Lauren gifted me some of the gorgeous new Penny Black Masterpieces Made Simple (that she used in our prior Masculine Holiday Cards), so I had to immediately break one out and use it.  

 

 

I kept it super-simple by attaching it to a white card base, adding a big band of Eyelet Outlet Fancy Wide Bling, and a sentiment sticker ... almost makes me wish for a little snow.

I'm also linking-up at the July Penny Black Saturday Anything Goes Challenge.  The optional theme is spots or stripes ... I guess I could stretch and call that a *stripe* of bling or the individual circle bling spots ... either way, I am lovin' that Penny Black image.

Double Trouble Crossover Challenge! - BLING on the Holidays

Lauran & I (aka the Jingle Belles) are happy to be partnering with the lovely ladies of the Double Trouble Challenge for exponentially more fun AND a chance at some cool prizes! First, we should mention that our part of this event has a theme of, "Bling On the Holidays" and we'd like to see your brand new holiday cards that include jewels, gems, pearls, sequins, glitter or pretty much anything sparkly! 

For the Double Trouble Challenge, it's "Christmas in July", and basically any holiday card will qualify; so if you make a card to link up with us here at Jingle Belles, we hope you'll also link it with them to be included in their drawing! Then be sure to check back every fortnight or so, because they have a new challenge every other week and it's a great way to find some new challenges and loads of inspiration!

 

If you're new to us here at Jingle Belles, welcome! We make holiday cards from January through November, so we can *Take Back December One Holiday Card at a Time*, and we reveal a brand new prompt every other Friday, with a reminder post in between. We're mostly a "just for fun" challenge blog, but we do include a little prize on special occasions, which this definitely is, so I'll share that after I share my blingy card creation.

I started my card with sheet of Swirl Bling in Jewel Red from Eyelet Outlet.  Next I chose the pair of ice skates from my holiday ephemera drawer and then paired them both with some collage designer paper and framed the skates with a vintage journaling card. 

 

 

After I got it all assembled on a 5" x 7" card base, I added two sentiment strips from my ephemera drawer to finish the design and a piece of red bling on the skate bow (I just love those plaid skate cuffs)." 

And we'll be choosing one lucky participant who links up a BLING on the Holidays card at Jingle Belles for this fabulous prize package.

 

 

Thanks for joining us for a little Double Trouble BLINGy holiday card making fun.

Find Your Voice

The current Simon Says Stamp challenge is Wild and Wonderful ... to create a card featuring something Wild. 

I immediately thought of my Stamperia Arctic Antarctic Papers.  I went with the wild howling winter wolf.

 

 

I used the layout from Arctic Hearts Sketch with sentiments from Unity Stamp Company Empowered Words and an Eyelet Outlet Enamel Heart.

 

 

Signs of Spring

The current Seize the Birthday Challenge is to create a card featuring the Signs of Spring.

If you live in Iowa, you know one of the long awaited Signs of Spring is the re-opening of the Ice Cream shops.  Many of them are just little walk-up/drive-through type stands, so they close for the winter months.  The first time you go and get your Spring Ice Cream is magical.  I think I might head to The Freeze and get an Apple Pie Freeze (made with locally made slices of pie).

 

 

I'm still using the Happy Cake Birthday! tags I found in my stash, this time with one of my Gel Press Prints and some coordinating sprinkle paper.  The sentiment is another Simon Says Stamp Birthday Sentiment Strip.  I finished with a Glitter Enamel Dot at the top of the tag.

 

 

 

I'm also joining the Make My Monday Challenge Birthday Challenge (where I was in the Top 3 for my Washi Tape card last week - Yay).

Happy Hooray!

Masculine Birthday Cards ... why am I always out of Masculine Birthday Cards.  This card is inspired by the Tag You're It! Challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz.

I stumbled across some Tag Paper from the Happy Cake Day! Paper Collection, which made it easy to pull this card together.

 

 

I used the layout from Sketch~N~Scrap with the horizontal sentiment across the tag cut from the label of the 12x12 paper.  I added an Eyelet Outlet Cupcake Brad and finished with a Simon Says Stamp Birthday Sentiment Strip.

 

Now I just need to make about ten more.