Jingle Belles Banner Holiday

This week at Jingle Belles, we are creating cards from the team's blog banner. I decided to make a fun ephemera card along the lines of the adorable card made by Lauren. 

Enjoy.

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Reverse Confetti Jingle All the Way
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest Memory Box DSP Mirracard pink cardstock
Ink
Embellishments	Simple Stories Bits & Pieces Holly Days
Other	Dahle Personal Rotary Cutter Scor Pal Mini Score Board Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting Bearly Art Precision Glue 3M ATG 714 Tape Adhesive

Jingle Belles Funny Ho! Ho!

This time at Jingle Belles, we are creating funny cards. I don't really have any funny Christmas stamps in my stash so I went for cute enough to put a smile on your face. I made this card as a thank you to a dear friend who is crazy about flamingos! I consider this card clean and layers...a great way to use up the bits and pieces that I refuse to throw out!

Enjoy.

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	My Favorite Things Let's Flamingle Stampingbella Santamingo
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest Scrap DSP/cardstock
Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black Copic markers
Embellishments	Little Things by Lucy's Cards gold dots Pearl (stash) Wink of Stella glitter pen
Other	Dahle Personal Rotary Cutter Scor Pal Mini Score Board Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting Ranger Stamp Platform Bearly Art Precision Glue 3M ATG 714 Tape Adhesive 3M foam tape

Jingle Belles My Sweet Embossable You

This week at Jingle Belles, we are embossing.  I am following Stephanie's lead in a couple of ways.  First, I chose to use the second pattern in Tim Holtz' Holiday Knits set.  Where Stephanie heat embossed white on red cardstock, I tried the opposite. I heat embossed red pigment ink with clear embossing powder on white cardstock.  A slightly different effect.  Further embellishment added!

Enjoy.

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Tim Holtz Holiday Knits Simon Says Stamp Believe Essentials by Ellen Leaping Deer Waffle Flower Tiny Bow
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest 80lb. Neenah Desert Storm Bazzill red cardstock 28lb. vellum
Ink	Mama Elephant red pigment ink Hero Arts clear embossing powder
Embellishments	Rhinestone (stash)
Other	Dahle Personal Rotary Cutter Scor Pal Mini Score Board Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting Ranger Stamp Platform Bearly Art Precision Glue 3M ATG 714 Tape Adhesive

Jingle Belles Walking in a VINTAGE Wonderland

This week at Jingle Belles, we are focusing on VINTAGE.  I have to be honest, I really have nothing in my stash that shouts vintage.  Instead, I combined patterned paper featuring an "old" poinsettia design with and "old" Christmas song.  The card is simple but I think sweet.

Enjoy.

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Memory Box We Wish You Elegant Script (from 2016) Simon Says Frames
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest Memory Box Christmas 6x6 DSP Gold Mirracard Dark pink Stardream cardstock
Ink
Embellishments	Tim Holtz Crystal Star Star sequins (stash)
Other	Dahle Personal Rotary Cutter Scor Pal Mini Score Board Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting Bearly Art Precision Glue 3M ATG 714 Tape Adhesive

Jingle Belles Skinny Santa Slimline

This month at Jingle Belles, we are making slimline cards.  I love this gentleman from an old Tim Holtz' set.  I was so disappointed when I stamped the sentiment askew...and I used a stamp positioner!  There should be a rule that sentiments go on first given how much work goes into creating backgrounds.

To make a cleaner slimline, I actually hinged the back of the card.

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Tim Holtz Deco Christmas Carta Bella Tis the Season stencil
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest
Ink	Distress oxide inks for background (black soot, chipped sapphire, blueprint sketch, and shaded lilac) Simon Says Stamp white ink (snowflakes) Versafine Onyx Hero Arts clear embossing powder Versamark Hero Arts silver embossing powder
Embellishments
Other	Dahle Personal Rotary Cutter Scor Pal Mini Scoreboard Ranger Stamp Platform Scortape (slimline hinge)

Jingle Belles The Man with the Bag

This week at Jingle Belles, we are creating cards featuring SANTA!  I had this amazing Sizzix set and just had to use it!

Enjoy!

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Sizzix/Tim Holtz Santa's Wish Tim Holtz Snarky Cat Christmas (sentiment)
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest Amuse Artstamps patterned cardstock Scrap Bazzill cardstock
Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black
Embellishments	American Crafts gold glitter tape
Other	Dahle Personal Rotary Cutter Scor Pal Mini Score Board Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting Ranger Stamp Platform Bearly Art Precision Glue 3M ATG 714 Tape Adhesive

Jingle Belles Winter Grays

This week at Jingle Belles, we are creating Christmas cards using the colors SILVER, PINK and WHITE.  I created a simple snowflake collage with pink accents and a white sentiment.

Enjoy!

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Simon Says Stamp Marie Snowflake Simon Says Stamp Eliza Snowflake Simon Says Stamp Alexis Snowflake Memory Box Snowflake Cutwork Poppystamps Giovanna Snowflake Simon Says Stamp Tabbed Sentiments Holiday
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest Bazzill black and pink cardstock My Favorite Things Silver glitter cardstock Silver Mirracard Paperandmore Silver DSP My Favorite Things Silver Matte cardstock
Ink	Versamark Hero Arts white embossing powder
Embellishments	Little Things by Lucy's Cards (gems, rhinestones and pearls)
Other	Dahle Personal Rotary Cutter Scor Pal Mini Score Board Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting Ranger Stamp Platform Bearly Art Precision Glue 3M ATG 714 Tape Adhesive

Jingle Belles -- We Wish You a Plaid Christmas

This week at Jingles Belles, we are working with PLAID.  I had actually started this card last week for the music prompt... so glad I had a reason to finish it!

Enjoy!

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Impression Obsession sentiment Sounds of Music Music Circle
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest American Craft Tartan Bazzill black cardstock Black Mirracard
Ink	Versamark Hero Arts white embossing powder
Embellishments	Little Things by Lucy's Cards pearls
Other	Dahle Personal Rotary Cutter Scor Pal Mini Score Board Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting Ranger Stamp Platform Bearly Art Precision Glue

Jingle Belles The Stockings Were Hung

This week at Jingle Belles, the theme is The Stockings were Hung.  I tried to put my dies to good use with this card... I used an elf hat upside down!  Do you think it makes a good stocking?

Enjoy.

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	My Favorite Things Elfin Around Sizzix Reindeer Christmas (sentiment) Paper Smooches Gingerbread House Concord & 9th Iconic Christmas Dies Lawn Fawn Mini Picture Frames (mini bow) Paper Smooches Bows
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest American Crafts Christmas cardstock (stocking) Amuse Artstamps (background) Scrap cardstock
Ink	Copic marker (eyes and mouth)
Embellishments	May Arts cream cord Rhinestones Pompom
Other	Dahle Personal Rotary Cutter Scor Pal Mini Score Board Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting Bearly Art Precision Glue 3M ATG 714 Tape Adhesive 3M Foam Tape

Jingle Belles Twelve Days of Christmas

This week at Jingle Belles, we are working with the 12 Days of Christmas.  My card features 2 Turtle Doves (or at least I think it does!).

Enjoy!

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Essentials by Ellen Bird Shapes Poppystamps Trulani Wreath Papertrey Ink Wonderful Words Holiday Simon Says Stamp Tiny Words Christmas Simon Says Stamp Frames
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest Memory Box 12x12 Doves Opal and Ocean Stardream Paperandmore patterned silver Scrap
Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black Black Sharpie (beaks)
Embellishments	Red Smooches Accents (berries)
Other	Dahle Personal Rotary Cutter Scor Pal Mini Score Board Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting Ranger Stamp Platform Bearly Art Precision Glue 3M ATG 714 Tape Adhesive 3M Foam Tape

Jingle Belles Getting Fit for 2022

This week at Jingle Belles, we are creating cards highlighting Christmas sweets.  I choose to use a Stampingbella image that I was unable to use during the 2021 Christmas season featuring hot chocolate.  I love hot chocolate and the diet I am on precludes the sweet treat... maybe next year.  My Copic colored image is mounted on various cardstock and embellished.

Enjoy!

Project Details
Stamps	Stampingbella Tiny Townie Hot Chocolate
Paper	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest cardbase All scrap cardstock and card front from Memory Box
Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black Copic Markers
Embellishments	Doily Pretty Pink Posh sequins Trinity Stamps peppermints
Other	Dahle Personal Rotary Cutter Scor Pal Mini Score Board Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting Bearly Art Precision Glue 3M ATG 714 Tape Adhesive

Peace On Earth Challenge #7 & Jingle Belles What Did Santa Bring You?

I combined this week's photo inspiration from Peace on Earth with the keyword NEW (what goodies did Santa bring?) from Jingle Belles to create my card.  My strength is not in making interactive cards but I would like to improve.  Keeping with my wishes, Santa brought me My Favorite Things Mini Slimline Out of the Box dies.  Thus my pop-up card.  I am still a bit amazed how nicely it folds down and fits into an envelope.  The subject (even the colors) came directly from the Peace on Earth moodboard.  I used My Favorite Things Happy Llamadays.  All the llamas are stamped, Copic colored and fussy cut; the sentiment is white embossed.  Also new are the streamer ribbons, Copic colored, from Simon Says Stamp.  I also used Taylored Expressions Rolling Hills to create the snow drifts, and Simon Says Stamp Sketchy Banners to cut the sentiment.

Enjoy!

Recognized by Jingle Belles

Jingle Belles - A Blog Header Holiday

This week at Jingle Belles, we are being inspired by their blog header.  I wanted to pull the dark evergreens, blue green sky and bits of snow into my card.  I distressed an A2 panel in Chipped Sapphire, Pine Needles and Twisted Citron. Atop the distressed panel, Memory Box' Cabin Pine Tree is stamped in Versafine Black Onyx.  Copic Opaque White paint is splattered for snow. The Hero Arts sentiment is gold embossed.

Happy Holidays!

Jingle Belles - I'm dreaming of a PINK Christmas

Again this year, Stef and Lauren, Jingle Belles, are challenging us to make pink holiday cards in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, AND plan to donor $4 for every challenge card entered to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.  As a woman in treatment for breast cancer... all I can say is THANK YOU!

In making my PINK Christmas card, I used an old technique to feature poinsettias from Simon Says Stamp Winter Flowers.  I gold embossed the poinsettias on vellum, die cut, and colored the back of each flower in pink.  Using a scalloped frame from Mama Elephant, I die cut a pale pink layer for my card base.  The vellum flowers were adhered using a Xyron machine.  The primary sentiment, peace, is from Papertrey Ink's Wonderful Holiday Words, die cut and layered from gold Stardream cardstock.  The sub-sentiment was masked and stamped from Simon Says Stamp Tiny Holiday Words.  The final touch was gold "dots", source unknown.

Enjoy!

Jingle Belles Dashing through the SNOW

This week at Jingle Belles, we are creating cards featuring SNOW.  I wanted to play with the above old Dylan Thomas sentiment from Penny Black, and made two cards with it (also ABC Christmas).  For this card, I decided to stamp the sentiment on acetate and emboss in white.   The acetate is trimmed to an A2 card size (5.5" x 8.5") and scored. On a gray A2 card base, Savvy Stamps Snowfall is stamped in Versamark randomly and silver embossed (below).   The acetate cover is attached with scortape.

Enjoy.

Jingle Belles Tree Skirt Tic-Tac-Toe

This week at Jingle Belles, we are working with a Tic Tac Toe grid.  I played the middle column: BLING, DIE CUTS, TREES, as well as the bottom row: GLITTER, TREES, GOLD.  I really like how this card turned out.  I started with Memory Box's Snowy Tree, die cut from white wood grain cardstock and backed with vellum.  On each "bough", I added Stickles crystal glitter.  The card base is Dark Gold Stardream cardstock, embossed with Alexandra Renke's Snowfall embossing folder.  The "ground" is glossy white cardstock simply die cut with some "hills". The tree was foam mounted.  A Tim Holtz crystal star was added, as well as a few accent pearls.  The white embossed sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp Tiny Words Christmas.

Enjoy.

Honorable Mention

Jingle Belles Cookies for Santa

Let me just say the Missy's Tropical Christmas Snowglobe cookies are already on the list for neighbor gifts this Christmas!  Jingle Belles made the introduction with their theme this month: Cookies for Santa.  I was definitely inspired by the snowglobe (it has been so long since I made a snowglobe shaker).  I used a new little set from Avery Elle call Christmas Dreams.  The snowglobe die is from Memory Box, and the bits and pieces from Pretty Pink Posh.

Enjoy.

Jingle Belles Cardstock Christmas

This week at Jingle Belles, we are creating Christmas cards with CARDSTOCK ONLY, or in other words, no patterned papers.  Since I rarely use patterned papers, it is more of an anything goes week!  First, I die cut an A2 panel (backed with Scortape) using Neat & Tangled's FaLaLa Coverplate, then adhered the panel to the card base.  Next I stamped several critters and things from Avery Elle's Caroling Critters.  The images are Copic-colored, fussy cut and foam-mounted. Stickles and snowflake sequins were the final touches.

Enjoy.

Jingle Belles Red & Green All Over

This week at Jingle Belles, we are creating Christmas card primarily in RED and GREEN.  This challenge was harder than expected!  Whenever I wanted to add another color, I just asked myself could red or green work instead. The elves are set in Mama Elephant's Ornate House Grid which has been layered, lined with crystal Stickles and topped with a small red bow.  The Copic-colored elves are from Mama Elephant's Little Elf Agenda (buttons are accented with gold Smooches). The stamped sentiment is from My Favorite Things Jingle All the Way.

Enjoy.

Jingle Belles: A Storied Holiday

This week at Jingle Belles, we are recounting memories of our favorite Christmas stories.  I am remembering Frosty the Snowman in my card.  However, if the truth be told, I really wanted to try out this new stamp from Colorado Craft Company, Snow Good Sledding.  I tried the stamp two ways... full blown watercolor, and the card above with light Copic-coloring.  I like the really "white" card.  Only a few colors were needed (could be mass produced) and a bit of crystal Stickles for the snow.

Enjoy.

PS. I used Inkessentials black enamel on the snowman's eyes.