Ingenious Inkling

Bokah Earth Day Christmas

We're still creating with recycled products at Jingle Belles to celebrate Earth Day.

My card includes multiple recycled elements ... the bokah sky is from a 2018 holiday card; the trees in the background are cut from Studio Calico packaging; and the silver on the car & wheels was recycled from a specialty paper sample book from the local print shop that our marketing team lets me have every year when the new one comes out. 

 

I even pulled the paper for my present and tree out of the trash can by my studio table (the scrap was just the right shade of blue-green to go with the sky.

Lauren & I both went on a hunt to find those fun Tim Holtz Home for the Holidays Christmas dies ... loved piecing that car together.

Earth Day Christmas

This time of year we always celebrate EARTH Day at Jingle Belles by making cards with recycled elements. 

I save products all year, so that I have a selection to choose from ... only one problem ... that collection was lost in the recent flooding of our home.  So what's a girl to do ... of course I pulled an empty Kleenex Box out of the recycle bin.

Inspired by the If You Give a Crafter a Cookie Challenge, I punched a bunch of Hexagons from the Kleenex Box and then assembled them on my grey card base.

 

I remembered that I had a STAMPlorations Hexagon Christmas Stamp set, so I stamped three images and the sentiment in purple ink and finished with a sprinkling of sequins (instead of the pearls in the inspiration photo).

Three of a Kind

We're creating in trios at Jingle Belles this week ... we want to see THREE of anything on your card.

My card features three vintage (1981) Wildlife Greeting Stamps from the National Wildlife Federation.  They were gifted to me by my mother-in-law ... making a card that reminds me of her makes me smile.   I loved that there was a single large stamp to go with the smaller ones.

 

I added a sticker and wrap of twine, that reminded me of the texture of a bird nest.

Can't wait to see what kinds of trios you create with ... come join us.

Rockin' Robin

We're still putting a bird on it at Jingle Belles this week.  I used chipboard embellishments to create my card.

 

Super quick, Super fun, and Super Cute ... I want a stocking cap like that.  We hope you'll come join us (and there's a chance to win a prize if you do ... in addition to having the prize of one more 2019 holiday card done).

#putabirdonit

It's a Rockin' Robin Prompt at this week at Jingle Belles, which means we are celebrating our fine, festive, feathered friends by asking you to make a brand new holiday card and #putabirdonit or, for those who don't speak hashtag (or Portlandia), "put a bird on it" lol!  It could be a sweet Christmas robin, fun penguins at the North Pole, a festive flamingo, or any other avian creature who strikes your fancy.

I embraced this adorable penguin from Taylored Expressions Quick Critters Winter Stamp & Die Combo ... and then built my card around him.

I accented my design with fun bingo cards & papers from the Say Cheese Collection by Simple Stories.

Since these cute little stamps & dies are from October 2017, and my blue tag has stripes (and red zig zag stripes too), I'm also linking-up at Mad About Stripes at Retro Rubber Challenge.

 

let's get Musical, Musical

We're still getting Musical at Jingle Belles ... creating cards with musical elements or a musical theme.

Fa La La La Latte ... my card features a wood mounted rubber stamp from 1998 ... lattes never lose their charm (and are always better with a little whipped cream). 

 

I paired it with sheet music from a Sonatina Music Book (in my piano lesson days, Sonatinas were my favorites).  I finished with a wrap of chocolate twine.

Hark the Harold Angels Sing

At Jingle Belles, we're celebrating the Angels (and everyone else) singing for the holidays by creating cards  incorporate music notes, sheet music or instruments. Because everybody loves holiday music, right? Well, maybe not *everybody* but we sure do! 

I started with some wrapping paper featuring lovely hand-drawn score.  

 

I added a scrap of sheet music paper and some caroling snowman to complete my musical theme. 

 

My sentiment is from Concord & 9th Joyful Noel and was trimmed perfectly with my My Sweet Petunia Cut-Align.

Glittery Peace

We're still glittering & shimmering at Jingle Belles with all sorts of metallics and glitter.

Another creative missing piece with the recent flooding of our condominium, was the loss of my photo box by the window ... so getting a good picture of glitter was quite the challenge.

 

This card is all-glitter-all-the-time.  Glitter card base with glittery snowflakes and some bling-a-ding-ding for a big more badda-bing.  Sentiment is Memory Box Typewriter Elements.

 

Here's another photo, but it's much harder to see the true glittery-wonder that is this design.

Can't wait to see what you create.

Booze & Berries

These week's theme at Jingle Belles is ALL THAT GLITTERS ...is gold ... or sometimes silver. with the outside possibility of copper, bronze or rose gold! on the other hand, sometimes all that glitters is GLITTER! which is my very roundabout way of telling you that at JINGLE BELLES we're all about metallics and/or glitter!

I went with primarily glittery metals on my card this week with glittery paper and glittery snow on my jar-shaped gift tag, which is tied with a golden cord. 

 

Sentiment is from My Favorite Things Sassy Pants Holiday and sketch is from Fusion Card Challenge (the theme is tea and bouquets ... I'm going with booze and berries instead).

I'm also linking-up at the Holiday Challenge at Addicted to Stamps & More.

Wonky Christmas Tree

We're still SHAPING-UP for the New Year at Jingle Belles.  For this week's card, I turned one of my wonky Christmas Trees into a stand-alone card. 

 

The tall skinny card attached to the back also works like an easel, so the tree can stand on its own on the recipients mantle or desk. 

I used four different green holiday papers from my scrap bin cut into triangles and decorated my tree with lots of clear bling and a gold glitter star.