We've finished another Jingle Belles year, where Lauren & I took back December one holiday card at a time.
I love making holiday cards all year long ... and I love that all I have to do is write a holiday message and send them on their way.
We have a link-up through December to share the rest of the holiday cards you're making, and we'll be back January 1st for another year of holiday card making mayhem. If you'd like to have a big-pile-o-Christmas cards, come join us.
This week at Jingle Belles, we're still creating cards inspired by our 2022 Blog Banner (designed by the talented Lauren).
This week I started by scanning a vintage piece of Jingle Bells sheet music and printing out the first two lines like the background of the blog header.
Next I added a fun little Santa Journaling Card (that I believe was from a Simon Says Stamp card kit) framed in green, and positioned them both on a red card base since the blog header is framed in red. I die cut the Sizzix Poinsettia Pieces from green glitter paper inspired by the glittery text and added it to two corners like the blog header design.
I finished with a Tim Holtz Idea-ology Christmas sticker sentiment and a Candy Cane sticker for a bit more red & green in the design.
I'm also joining the Simon Says Stamp Instagram Challenge, which is to make a holiday card #SSIGChallenge.
Our final holiday card prompt of 2022 at Jingle Belles is to make a card inspired by our 2022 Blog Banner.
I started with a Christmas post card that had flowers that reminded me of the ones Lauren used on the left side of the design (and a green background like she used behind the title). I found some Poinsettias in my ephemera and added it on the right side.
Next step was to find a vintage Santa and add a bit of glitter (a few strips of green glitter paper). I finished with trading stamps that reminded me of what is going on behind Santa's head in the banner. I finished my mounting it all on a piece of vintage sheet music."
We're still creating humorous holiday cards at Jingle Belles this week.
I love the combination of the Christmas Kitty from Technique Junkies with this Dear Santa sentiment ... I feel like that's what he looks like right after he knocked over the Christmas Tree.
At Jingle Belles this week, we're asking you to create funny holiday cards ... they might be funny or snarky, but make sure they're something that will induce a smile or a belly laugh.
When I think funny holiday card, I almost always reach for my Taylored Expressions Grumplings.
This week's card features the Elf Grumpling who is decked out for the holidays colored with my Graph'it Markers, but has clearly gone on strike.
At Jingle Belles, the theme is still "Not a Creature Was Stirring" - creating holiday cards featuring animals.
I decided to pull out the Moose from Taylored Expressions Woodland Squad, which I die cut from Gel Press prints and textured inked cardstock for the antlers.
I couldn't resist adding some Doodlebug Shape Sprinkles - Eye See You for his eyes.
I attached him to a speckled cardstock base grounding him with a kraft cardstock strip and sentiment from Taylored Expressions Mini Strips - Holiday.
Remember one participant in the prompt will win Unity Stamp Company Say It Big Holiday Die Cuts.
Our theme at Jingle Belles this week is Not a Creature Was Stirring, which means breaking out the Christmas Creatures (aka Animals) ... it could be a sweet little sheep, a plucky little duck, or perhaps a rowdy reindeer … okay, or even a monster or a Yeti if you're in a Halloween mood and want to stretch the theme.
You know I'm a theme-stretcher who always needs at least one Yeti holiday card in my stash, so this was the perfect opportunity to break out the classic Yeti from Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer that I trimmed from wrapping paper that features all of the characters from that animated show (yes, I did buy the wrapping paper specifically to make cards).
I added a couple of frames, and then I added tiny gems to accent the stars in the sky. To pull in the red & white from the image, I framed the Yeti with one of my Gel Press prints.
I finished with a sentiment from My Favorite Things Beast Friends ... love it!
And for a bit more fun, we're giving away the Unity Stamp Company Say It Big Holiday Coordinating Die Set to one lucky participant, so come join us.
I’m also joining Jen Skurkus’ Get Cracking on Christmas. #getcrackingonchristmas
We're still creating PINK Cards at Jingle Belles to support Breast Cancer Research ... and Lauren & I will each donate $2 per card to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
I went back to Doodlebug for my card this week, but this time using three papers from the Night Before Christmas Collection with the layout from Sketch Saturday.
I swapped the polaroid for one of the cute little coordinating tags in the 6"x6" paper pad that coordinated with the background paper and brought polaroid feel in with my offset circles.
Remember you have until 6pm EST on Wednesday to link-up your cards.
We're still getting SKETCH-y at Jingle Belles this week. You have until 6pm EST on Wednesday to join the fun.
I started with this gorgeous coppery patinaed Gel Press Print that I accented with scraps of turquoise designer paper.
I found a vintage image in my stash that I thought pulled together the colors nicely. I finished with two sticker sentiments and some holly leaves for the corner elements.
I'm also linking-up at the Simon Says Anything Goes Challenge.
The newest prompt at Jingle Belles is a Sketch.
I started with inspiration from the Inkspirational Photo Challenge.
I started with a Kraft Card Base. I didn't have any lace, so I used some Dry Wall Tape over some texty paper to bring in the text elements from the photo. I added wraps of kraft twine along the panel.
For the focal point, I die cut a vintage image from a post card. I paired it with a sentiment that I thought was funny given the child in this picture clearly isn't nestled. I finished with red gems that coordinate with St. Nicholas.
I'm also linking up at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers Kraft Challenge.
