It's another week of Earth Day recycled creations at Jingle Belles.
I went back to my packaging stash and combined another tissue box with some K&Company paper for my die cut background. Then I used Cathy Zielske's Ho Ho Deer Circle Die on some Cosmo Cricket Grid packaging. I backed him with a scrap of coordinating pink designer paper and added a red nose ... and you know I never pass-up a chance to bring out the googly eyes.
I finished with a sentiment from Simon Says Stamp Christmas.
If you've been around Jingle Belles for any period of time, you know in April we always celebrate Earth Day by making Holiday Cards that feature recycled elements.
I have a little recycling pile that I save all year long ... bits and pieces of packaging that are just too pretty to recycle in the recycle bin. Can you guess what I recycled today?
We go through a ton of tissue boxes at our house (I think I got an extra mucus gene), so I'm always on the look-out for pretty ones that can have a second life. I just loved this blue marbled pattern, so into the recycle pile in went.
I decided to die cut it with three Sizzix Circle Christmas Words and backed it with bright blue paper to bring out that color in the marbling. Next I added a sentiment from Impress Holiday Word Clear Stamp Set (love those tiny fonts). The finishing touch was a scattering of Craft Buddy blue gems.
I hope you'll look around and find something fun to recycle into a holiday card with us.
I don't know how long I've had this Elizabeth Craft Designs Holiday Owl in my stash (long enough for it to be discontinued), but I've never used him. Needless to say, this weeks Jingle Belles Holiday Cards To Die For Prompt is the perfect opportunity to piece him together.
He was perfect on a card in Iowa Hawkeye Colors for one of the fans on my Holiday Card List. The layout is the current Mojo Monday Sketch.
Sentiment is Kerri Bradford Oh What Fun (stamps are discontinued, but you can still get the digital set).
I'm also joining the Christmas Challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More. It's also an Anything Goes Challenge at Simon Says Stamp.
We're embracing the joys of die-cutting for our current Jingle Belles prompt, so break out your nested label shapes, your stamp-and-die combos, your beautiful background dies or all of the above!
For those who have not embraced the format, we'll also accept cards that feature old school paper punches, as well as electronic cutting systems like Cricut, Silhouette, etc; so there's no excuse not to join the fun!
Memory Box is one of my favorite companies for Die Cuts. This card features both their Tall Taper candle and the holly accent trimmed from the Memory Box Cabrini Ornament, all cut from glitter paper outlined by gold metallic paper.
I paper pieced it together on a piece of Memory Box Garland designer paper and finished with a sentiment from Memory Box Holiday Greenery.
I just love the elegant effect of the different glitter papers (Memory Box Glitter Papers are my favorite).
Also joining the Anything Goes Challenge at The Holly & Ivy Challenge & linking-up at Rudolph Days Challenge as well.
We're still creating with the Holly & the Ivy at Jingle Belles - making cards that feature holiday foliage.
When paper is this pretty, I'm not too proud to let it shine front & center as my card design. This paper featuring a collection of holiday foliage is from Simple Stories Vintage North Pole.
I trimmed it down and added another of the light blue papers along the top and the bottom. I finished with some light blue sequins."
This week's Jingle Belle Theme is The Holly & the Ivy … we'd like you to incorporate holiday foliage into your cards.
I love how this image from Simon Says Stamp Joyful Season combines several types of holiday foliage.
I stamped it in Versafine Clair Rain Forest ink and then added red to the berries with Spectrum Noir Markers. I realize some of those berries shouldn't necessarily be red, but since I didn't plan on coloring the leaves, I wanted a pop of color throughout.
I finished with a sentiment from the set and coordinating paper borders.
I'm also linking-up at the Anything Goes Challenge at The Holly & the Ivy Challenge.
We're still getting Sketch-y at Jingle Belles this week.
I thought if I flipped the sketch, it would be the perfect way to nest a Snow Globe into my design. I went searching through my holiday tag collection and found this adorable Merry T-Rexmas one that fit the bill.
I paired it with Gina K. Designs Winter Whimsy designer paper, which had the perfect colors & almost exactly matched the Christmas Tree in the snow globe.
I decided to run my vertical & horizontal pieces all the way across the card and finished with some glittery green Love from Lizi Peel-off Strips."
We're getting all SKETCH-y this week at Jingle Belles.
I couldn't resist combining papers from adorable Doodlebug Polar Pals Collection.
I added some purple bling to the sky and a sticker sentiment to finish the design.
I can't wait to see what you create with my sketch.
We're still celebrating a TEXT-y Christmas at Jingle Belles.
I started with the Christmas page from a children's dictionary page for my card front.
I stamped snowflakes from Concord & 9th Snow Flurry. I finished with a sentiment from the same set.
I also joined Jen Shurkus on her Get Cracking on Christmas. #getcrackingonchristmas
I'm also joining the Slimline Card Challenge at Cute Card Thursday. The Holly and Ivy Challenge is Anything Goes Christmas.
This week' at Jingle Belles we're celebrating all things TEXT.
I started with an all-over texty piece of designer paper ... and then managed to cover most of it using this week's Sketch Saturday.
I combined the paper with some coordinating Pink & Red Striped paper along the bottom using the palette from the current Color Hue Challenge topped with Pink & Red Valentine's Day Thickers.
I paired my JOY with a Doodle Pop Cookies for Santa Mug of hot cocoa and Cathy Zielske Simon Says Stamp Good Cheer sentiments & die.
