We're still celebrating a Cardstock Christmas at Jingle Belles.
I decided to cut cardstock scraps into 1/4 inch strips and create a rainbow pattern on the cardstock base for the #staycraftychallenge Somewhere Over the Rainbow at Hero Arts.
I rainbow inked two sentiment stamps from Hero Arts Holiday Borders & Icons with my MISTI and finished with some green gems.
This week at Jingle Belles it's a Cardstock Christmas where we're asking you to create your holiday card using nothing but cardstock (step away from the designer papers). You can spray it, die cut it, emboss it, color it ... but just make sure it's all cardstock.
I intended to join the PoppyStamps Die Cut Challenge, but realized too late I added as stamped sentiment to my card, so I'll try again later in the month. I do, however, love these PoppyStamps Die Cuts.
I die cut the PoppyStamps Whittle Friendly Snowman from White textured cardstock using a piece of white cardstock colored with watercolor markers for the scarf & black cardstock hat band.
I used a layout from the BYSH (Build Your Stash Holiday) Cardmakers and instead of a cardstock strip, I used the PoppyStamps Frozen Flakes Die Cut down the left side.
I finished with a sentiment from Memory Box Dashing with Reindeer and some pink bling in the snowflake centers.
I'm also joining the Christmas Kickstart Challenge, which is to feature a scarf on your card (get it ... wrapped up for Christmas).
For this week's CLEAR prompt at Jingle Belles, I decided to give a shaker card a try. I thought the Ornaments from Taylored Expressions Beauty Lies Within 3 would make a cute shaker (without clearly thinking through the challenge of getting my foam strips curved around that very thin little circular border ... but I didn't give up).
I filled my shaker with Pinkfresh Studio Champagne Glitter Drops before attaching it to a lovely piece of snowflakes designer paper from Gina K. Designs.
I added a few strips of red cardstock & finished with a Taylored Expressions Simple Strips - Christmas sentiment.
The new prompt at Jingle Belles is to create a holiday card that contains at least one see-through element, whether that be glass, a transparency, some vellum, acetate or "ghost" shapes, clear stickers, lucite buttons, shrink plastic... whatever you like... if you can see through it (& figure out how to attach it!) put it on there and link it up!
I started my card with a new Dina Wakley Media Pattern Play Set 1 Transparency cut into a square. Next I attached a tiny little Penguin Sledding Gift Tag Card to the transparency with foam tape and then added a Simon Says Stamp Reverse Sentiment Strip.
I used strong two sided tape behind both images to attach it to the glitter card base. I finished with several clusters of sparkling clear sequins to complete the design.
We're still having fun with texture embossing at Jingle Belles for our current holiday card prompt.
I love Gina K. Designs embossing folders, so I started with her Holiday Flora Embossing Folder on brown Core'dinations cardstock (with a light blue core). I did some extra sanding with a nail file to bring out the texture.
Next I used a combination of stamps to create a holiday Wreath for Gina's February Monthly Mix Challenge to create a card with a wreath. It's been some time since I broke out that ingenious tool ... I always love seeing what comes out in the end.
I used Gina K. Designs Two-Step Holiday MINI, Holiday Wreath Builder & Mini Wreath Builder with three colors of green, two colors of teal, brown for the pinecones and red for the berries and finished with clusters of silver metallic pearls. I love how the stamps pick-up the same images found in the embossed card base.
I finished with a wrap of ribbon for this horizontal card design.
I'm also linking-up at the Simon Says: Emboss It Challenge.
The newest Jingle Belles prompt is all about Embossing ... we'll let you do texture embossing or heat embossing ... you pick.
I created my card using a slightly modified take on the faux patina technique from SplitcoastStampers with the Cuttlebug Lace Tree Embossing Folder.
I distressed & inked the edges and then finished with some Stampendous golden circle stickers and a Reverse Holiday sentiment strip from Simon Says Stamp.
And to sweeten the pot a bit, one lucky random cardmaker will receive Simon Says Stamp's Christmas Cookies Embossing Folder and a cool five piece Interchangeable Snowflake Frame embossing/diecutting set from Crafter's Companion, so come join the fun.
We're still creating with Stickers at Jingle Belles this week. I build my card around the Here Comes Santa Claus Doodle-pops Sticker from Doodlebug Design, Inc. I die cut a stitched circle from white and grey (for the road) to frame it using the layout from Inspire.Create.Challenges.
I paired the sticker with Doodlebug Papers and finished with Tim Holtz Christmas Label sentiments.
Break out those neglected stickers you've got hidden in your stash and join the fun.
This week at Jingle Belles we're Stuck on You. Stickers were one of the very first things I started collecting when I began making cards … and I'm guessing you have some in your stash too. They might be fun little 3-D images or sentiment strips … whatever your sticker of choice, we're asking you to use them on your holiday cards.
I created with one of my absolute favorite stickers - Christmas Everywhere Stickeroos from Penny Black. I attached this gorgeous poinsettia to an ivory card base.
The sentiment is a sticker company from the past - SRM Stickers. So quick and easy, I had to make another one.
Dig out those stickers and come join us.
We're still creating with Bells at Jingle Belles this week.
I started with salted and painted paper for the card base & a stitched die cut circle.
I die cut the Cottage Cut Bells from Lawn Fawn's Iridescent Silver Cardstock and layered it with one cut from white cardstock for dimension.
I finished with a Remnant Rub Rub-on Sentiment.
The Jingle Belles are Ringing in the Christmas Bells with our prompt this week ... so we'd like to see cards with sleigh bells, church bells, jingle bells, silver bells or... well, whatever kind of bell you can think of.
I went with a new-to-me Penny Black Ring the Bells stamp. I thought I would stamp it on white cardstock & color ... but there was a scrap of light blue cardstock on my table, so I thought I would try that first ... and I ended-up loving it ... especially the contrast of the red bloom & berries.
I die cut it with a stitched rectangle and added a slight mat of green before attaching to my red card base.
With my new stamp, I'm linking-up at the Penny Black Saturday Challenge where the Optional Theme is Something New.
