tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10824471195898573342024-03-19T04:47:23.579-04:00jingle bellesWe're TAKING DECEMBER BACK... again! If you'd like to prevent holiday mayhem by making unique and inspiring Christmas cards, in the company of friends, January through November... Why not join us?lauren bergoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15390124683115764907noreply@blogger.comBlogger1018125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082447119589857334.post-81335090141112638062024-03-15T01:00:00.042-04:002024-03-15T01:00:00.134-04:00BLING on the Holidays<p>This fortnight we're BLING-ing on the Holidays - making cards that incorporate jewels, gems, beads, pearls, glitter, stickles or anything sparkly.</p><p>Here is how we got BLING-y this week:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaIkD5I0s7hfDaMGUjSSVm6blg56_a7bjg-JkyBahJvUR2YS-uvORtoa_zQi4CwreS9Q0Wr9EXoRD8WJWDKNuByloQiUulV3d8CPTf_iv9BBXyGSkGFcV1TIU93GFDw_8lYhhaL8Wr99H7CrkZuT6D6hjwe0O52PLkOlquSRHSB8T8XfYV-S9kuFbCH_E/s1110/JB-11-2024wm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1110" data-original-width="1110" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaIkD5I0s7hfDaMGUjSSVm6blg56_a7bjg-JkyBahJvUR2YS-uvORtoa_zQi4CwreS9Q0Wr9EXoRD8WJWDKNuByloQiUulV3d8CPTf_iv9BBXyGSkGFcV1TIU93GFDw_8lYhhaL8Wr99H7CrkZuT6D6hjwe0O52PLkOlquSRHSB8T8XfYV-S9kuFbCH_E/w400-h400/JB-11-2024wm.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://ingeniousinkling.typepad.com/ingenious_inkling/jingle-belles/" target="_blank">Stephanie's Card</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stephanie says, "<i>When I think of BLING, I think of Eyelet Outlet Swirl BLING Flourishes. For my card, I deconstructed several <a href="https://www.eyeletoutlet.com/swirl-bling-pink.html" target="_blank">Jewel Pink swirl flourishes</a> to decorate my die cut Christmas Tree to coordinate with one of my favorite GelliArts Prints. I topped it with a clear jewel star and an <a href="https://www.impresscardsandcrafts.com/shop/clear-stamps/impress/impress-holiday-word-clear-stamp-set.html" target="_blank">Impress Rubber Stamps Holiday Words</a> sentiment.</i>"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzRcKhGJ7SYdrRdAx3dVI1Ws35A9vzbh-gqvT0PEgG-vnz7NM_qtX0cRwazdI_PrKORbjG9Vn1hHP0mFmlvwQ58CWLmO3A0CmOcIB7isEmQoZxfy9GpODZhRa5-hoZ8i17HISDlCNUmjztZDUpWpYtALfhKSLZZhWjBEIDT-G5cR8EvgQsUcGAvUGFKC3g/s1472/jb2406-bling1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1466" data-original-width="1472" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzRcKhGJ7SYdrRdAx3dVI1Ws35A9vzbh-gqvT0PEgG-vnz7NM_qtX0cRwazdI_PrKORbjG9Vn1hHP0mFmlvwQ58CWLmO3A0CmOcIB7isEmQoZxfy9GpODZhRa5-hoZ8i17HISDlCNUmjztZDUpWpYtALfhKSLZZhWjBEIDT-G5cR8EvgQsUcGAvUGFKC3g/w400-h399/jb2406-bling1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://llaurenb.blogspot.com/2024/03/bling-on-holidays.html" target="_blank">Lauren's Card</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lauren says, "<i><span style="text-align: left;">This card has a lot of elements (</span><span style="text-align: left;">and A LOT of sparkle!</span><span style="text-align: left;">) but it came together quickly because nearly everything on it was a leftover! The background was stamped with</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><b style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://rangerink.com/products/simon-hurley-create-background-stamp-bold-holiday-blooms" target="_blank">Simon Hurley's Bold Holiday Blooms</a></b><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;">and embossed with</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><b style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://rangerink.com/search?q=tinsel+embossing" target="_blank">Ranger's Green Tinsel and Lime Tinsel Embossing Powders</a></b><span style="text-align: left;">. It was one of several panels I made while playing around with said glittery e/p's to create</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://rangerink.com/blogs/projects/tinsel-embossing-powder-holiday-card-by-lauren-bergold?=/blogs/projects">this post on the Ranger Project Page</a></span><span style="text-align: left;">. The stacked strip featuring the</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><b style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.eyeletoutlet.com/fancy-long-bling.html" target="_blank">Eyelet Outlet Fancy Long Bling</a></b><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;">I found in my EO box when retrieving the tiny </span><b style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.eyeletoutlet.com/pearl-bling-100-count.html" target="_blank">Pearls</a></b><span style="text-align: left;"> and the</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><b style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.eyeletoutlet.com/jewelbrads.html" target="_blank">Jewel Brad</a></b><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;">that's holding the silk poinsettias</span></i><span style="text-align: left;"><i> and glitter paper snowflakes. I have no idea where that giant pale green holly leaf came from, but it was the perfect size, shape and color so on it went</i>!"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">♥♥♥</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">And now, here's a peek at a little blog candy that one Lucky (Random!) Cardmaker will score, just by linking up their own blingy masterpiece with us this time.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5N75LG29rBPpv-FymcsFACZO5omKuJc0DLV6OB56FqXrCdfBfa7EKOhxXNC_A8hgx4WkHzVbs16u2cSmH9BIJnwszJtHBXSMI-UhaOFJ6iXjrWxpm1Emu2yYZJzJenVks-CaXidZLB80onISDX63aYIhZRwh4fbvxUiZT7fT0XZWqhKGdTDm65tA3ivCT/s1852/jb2406-prize.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1852" data-original-width="1852" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5N75LG29rBPpv-FymcsFACZO5omKuJc0DLV6OB56FqXrCdfBfa7EKOhxXNC_A8hgx4WkHzVbs16u2cSmH9BIJnwszJtHBXSMI-UhaOFJ6iXjrWxpm1Emu2yYZJzJenVks-CaXidZLB80onISDX63aYIhZRwh4fbvxUiZT7fT0XZWqhKGdTDm65tA3ivCT/s320/jb2406-prize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="text-align: left;">♥♥♥</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Link your sparkly, glittery, BLING-centric cards right here by 6pm (Eastern) on March 27th.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Keyword for galleries and Flickr is JB2406.</span></div> <!--start InLinkz code-->
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<!--end InLinkz code-->SmilynStefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01803913506632383364noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082447119589857334.post-30669020299692087422024-03-14T00:00:00.068-04:002024-03-14T00:00:00.143-04:00Diecut Delights<p>We were DIE-ing to see all of your diecutting creations and they most definitely did not disappoint! As always, the hardest part of our job is narrowing down for all the amazing cards to just three that especially caught our eye as amazing examples of the theme.</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuecTuoqLn1UQFYxJ503YsafmXk5Ef4D1xVa8tYKKDSmGs4l8R4pO1PLyJGKeXSaJN2-HyHuMjj_g-x_W3M36CDnK-vaIRnS27UV2gjMc4Sj981qLjd1IJ1uUZDiqC6wsBqPFYx0knLjMRz1bURRgRGf0E-tKCr4E0dU-OnFgKFx43Neet43IQoe46jHgE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="395" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuecTuoqLn1UQFYxJ503YsafmXk5Ef4D1xVa8tYKKDSmGs4l8R4pO1PLyJGKeXSaJN2-HyHuMjj_g-x_W3M36CDnK-vaIRnS27UV2gjMc4Sj981qLjd1IJ1uUZDiqC6wsBqPFYx0knLjMRz1bURRgRGf0E-tKCr4E0dU-OnFgKFx43Neet43IQoe46jHgE=w395-h400" width="395" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b><a href="https://myperfectlifeuk.blogspot.com/2024/03/case-ing-carol.html" target="_blank">Marina of My Perfect Life</a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">...designed and cut these elegant oversized shadowed letters using her electronic diecutting machine, then added the most adorable critters imaginable!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdr5WjRqON1Syw2ZtUnLpt5HOCjsLHHK8ukldYxr9QT_UhjggPoqhfdhRKUdm34AIxXTP31Osx9AZJMNguPXJgMsIGZwe4kFMVir_dBjk5P3kJP2t00X9EPZ8Ko0C-lw9xis9qASW2wZ7pLg-FjzSpV9HphUtz83kfznsREsk-W5x9nIczWgp_-Ac-DwpT" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="788" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdr5WjRqON1Syw2ZtUnLpt5HOCjsLHHK8ukldYxr9QT_UhjggPoqhfdhRKUdm34AIxXTP31Osx9AZJMNguPXJgMsIGZwe4kFMVir_dBjk5P3kJP2t00X9EPZ8Ko0C-lw9xis9qASW2wZ7pLg-FjzSpV9HphUtz83kfznsREsk-W5x9nIczWgp_-Ac-DwpT=w308-h400" width="308" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://loopyloocards.com/2024/03/05/delivering-warm-hugs/" target="_blank">Lynda of Loopy Loo Cards</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...used (<i>almost</i>) nothing EXCEPT diecuts on her delightful card, and each element is perfectly thought out; notice the two shades of red adding dimension to the mug, the way things are affixed at different heights, and how that beautiful embossed background very nearly fills the cardfront.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWcZep8Rnkpa-mcJ7zVPLsKh-ZDBp_NHtHVv4z4dgRS6XUKAJUycQNezZJ4tFjIhDTUAxriAu-xDOBqolfJmRIqT1XdBHYelMbT5MbetxDIDl0ar6Zi6K2he2MoYBDF5CGSD_qq9T9RYvcTXd7SNZgWKcV_3eM6gSn2gKXV0HHEbnMOExvHbJ4yfz-3PDv" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="277" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWcZep8Rnkpa-mcJ7zVPLsKh-ZDBp_NHtHVv4z4dgRS6XUKAJUycQNezZJ4tFjIhDTUAxriAu-xDOBqolfJmRIqT1XdBHYelMbT5MbetxDIDl0ar6Zi6K2he2MoYBDF5CGSD_qq9T9RYvcTXd7SNZgWKcV_3eM6gSn2gKXV0HHEbnMOExvHbJ4yfz-3PDv=w277-h400" width="277" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://thecharmedlife-maryr917.blogspot.com/2024/03/santa-card.html" target="_blank">Mary Marsh of The Charmed Life</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...made a sweet collage of several diecuts on top of a diecut background that's layered over paper just a shade lighter... making for extra depth and dimension galore!</div></div></span></div><p></p><p>Many thanks to everyone who played along, we hope you had a chance to hop around and see the inspiring cards your fellow Jingle Belles created! We'll be back at Midnight with a brand new prompt we hope will bring a SPARKLE to your eye! ;)</p>lauren bergoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15390124683115764907noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082447119589857334.post-69623188911512185632024-03-08T01:00:00.035-05:002024-03-08T01:00:00.143-05:00Prepare to DIE(cut)<p>This week at Jingle Belles we're still creating cards that primarily feature Die Cuts; shaped images made with craft punches or electronic systems (<i>like Silhouette or Cricut</i>) are also acceptable in this context.</p><p>Here are our "<i>to-DIE-for</i>" cards that we made this week:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRK8bFFMVuvRMWJ16lAD7rYW6rWwLKnM1vIbryJIRmjU-YpaKOf_FshGRk8GW6aMq4qSBoJ0HXX4SHBaqBMzUkAobN5B0nR501oTzPZJ4MIR_rtlMWcFYUhmoId20oZYfFpbFtZ-pFyFypWFzE78oJs-NnIwjWntL9k1seisZFCo87iFn35xuV_cA8ck_Q/s1829/jb2405-diecuts2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1829" data-original-width="1829" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRK8bFFMVuvRMWJ16lAD7rYW6rWwLKnM1vIbryJIRmjU-YpaKOf_FshGRk8GW6aMq4qSBoJ0HXX4SHBaqBMzUkAobN5B0nR501oTzPZJ4MIR_rtlMWcFYUhmoId20oZYfFpbFtZ-pFyFypWFzE78oJs-NnIwjWntL9k1seisZFCo87iFn35xuV_cA8ck_Q/w400-h400/jb2405-diecuts2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://llaurenb.blogspot.com/2024/03/prepare-to-diecut-again.html" target="_blank">Lauren's Other Card</a></b></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Lauren says, "<i>This week I've used three dies to make two versions of one card. </i></span><span style="text-align: left;"><i>Penny Black's Glorious Poinsettia is my focal image; for each card I cut it several times from both green red, to make it more substantial and to emphasize the petals and leaves. I also used two of the three dies in Tim Holtz's Sizzix Mixed Media Christmas set to create background patterns using negative space, then layered the pierced backgrounds onto contrasting colors. As you can see, I love combining multiple patterned papers; and NO, for the record, I've never met a Christmas plaid I didn't love!</i>"</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy8gX0dqxkDSVz7V4x3q4_FVb-3r1i87VN_AKihkGViUhnseEBa-JkvdpqCjBWqdawmBihD4FfNc3Y2ILhTpdwlkpVeq8ZbIUmSvZMaXII3T48oR0iZpK1qORFqAr_PUiz59GAcM-6MIcRHhlfQsrLf6Q3QA8jH2RhjWM2GEGmVhHlkmz3SeCRS-LqiEE/s1110/JB-10-2024wm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1110" data-original-width="1110" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy8gX0dqxkDSVz7V4x3q4_FVb-3r1i87VN_AKihkGViUhnseEBa-JkvdpqCjBWqdawmBihD4FfNc3Y2ILhTpdwlkpVeq8ZbIUmSvZMaXII3T48oR0iZpK1qORFqAr_PUiz59GAcM-6MIcRHhlfQsrLf6Q3QA8jH2RhjWM2GEGmVhHlkmz3SeCRS-LqiEE/w400-h400/JB-10-2024wm.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://ingeniousinkling.typepad.com/ingenious_inkling/jingle-belles/" target="_blank">Stephanie's Other Card</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stephanie says, "<i>I combined four different Impression Obsession die cut sets (all linked in my blog post) together with googly eyes and Eyelet Outlet Holiday Coffee Cup & Candy Cane Brads for a fun green winter scene for the Caffeinated Christmas Challenge.</i>"</div><p style="text-align: left;">You have until 6pm (Eastern) on Wednesday, March 13th to link-up and join us.</p>SmilynStefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01803913506632383364noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082447119589857334.post-38120060000906529322024-03-01T01:00:00.038-05:002024-03-01T01:00:00.136-05:00Holiday Cards to DIE(cut) For<p>This fortnight at Jingle Belles, we're asking you to make cards that primarily feature Die Cuts... (<i>we'll also allow punches or items cut from electronic cutting machines like Cricut or Silhouette</i>) ... just make sure the dies are front & center in your design.</p><p>Here's how we created our Christmas CUTs this week:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXdVDqmJHnGMUBdw3z8XRRnvd4p4Uhsi8tUQ4Lod5kFpeoyY9xtWcBO9Vr92ahnZBEJwm3_MvNntkUzUyUQ7FDKgakd6rN59Z9wRcnPWF2CzjCQSyCOZ-d5UNkDzwexluEBG0inU5dqCxk_a6w_qX1AmTllIW-FGvIhyDUCgbgcSaxTYFQaXlgMJXuRqk/s1110/JB-09-2024wm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1110" data-original-width="1110" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXdVDqmJHnGMUBdw3z8XRRnvd4p4Uhsi8tUQ4Lod5kFpeoyY9xtWcBO9Vr92ahnZBEJwm3_MvNntkUzUyUQ7FDKgakd6rN59Z9wRcnPWF2CzjCQSyCOZ-d5UNkDzwexluEBG0inU5dqCxk_a6w_qX1AmTllIW-FGvIhyDUCgbgcSaxTYFQaXlgMJXuRqk/w400-h400/JB-09-2024wm.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://ingeniousinkling.typepad.com/ingenious_inkling/jingle-belles/" target="_blank">Stephanie's Card</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stephanie says, "<i>I started with the <a href="https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=33086&u=1597904&m=7429&urllink=www%2Escrapbook%2Ecom%2Fstore%2Fts%2Dtmd%2D128%2Ehtml&afftrack=" target="_blank">Trinity Mini Slimline Woven Die Cut</a> from White Cardstock & thin marbled & gelliprinted paper, that I attached together for sturdiness. I attached it to another gelliprinted background piece before adding lots of other die cuts using a <a href="https://trystampinontuesday.blogspot.com/2024/02/Challenge-641.html" target="_blank">sketch from Try a Sketch on Tuesday</a>. There are four different Simon Says Stamp Snowflake Die Cuts (<a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/products/simon-says-stamp-jewel-snowflake-wafer-die-sssd112192-1" target="_blank">Jewel</a>, <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/products/simon-says-stamp-kinley-snowflake-wafer-die-sssd111500" target="_blank">Kinley</a>, <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/products/simon-says-stamp-big-bliss-snowflake-wafer-die-sssd111749" target="_blank">Bliss</a> & <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/products/simon-says-stamp-alicia-snowflake-wafer-die-sssd111879" target="_blank">Alicia</a>) together with the <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/products/cz-design-wafer-dies-joyful-czd72" target="_blank">CZ Design Joyful die cuts</a>. I finished with <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pinkfresh-Studio-PF014ES-Essentials-12-Colors/dp/B07V1QB67Q/" target="_blank">Pinkfresh Studio Gems</a></i>."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGG9VBkcvO5nKWnXjO9zV8n_N_pkLCNzrVghmhfug4yTQEVQMw-IXSAqHdwaIkftxsxQCqs0nu2mJRmTQbO8PhgOHea2uwfuoNkC4qLP18XVF8LH8Q9hFqAAZBuzbm1SikA4n3oFhQGe1UOJhJRS7naaa2RDvRtPK45bpc4KrD_Obk7w6ft2Y3MdS8fMWF/s1812/JB2405-diecuts.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1703" data-original-width="1812" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGG9VBkcvO5nKWnXjO9zV8n_N_pkLCNzrVghmhfug4yTQEVQMw-IXSAqHdwaIkftxsxQCqs0nu2mJRmTQbO8PhgOHea2uwfuoNkC4qLP18XVF8LH8Q9hFqAAZBuzbm1SikA4n3oFhQGe1UOJhJRS7naaa2RDvRtPK45bpc4KrD_Obk7w6ft2Y3MdS8fMWF/w400-h376/JB2405-diecuts.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://llaurenb.blogspot.com/2024/03/prepare-to-diecut.html" target="_blank">Lauren's Card</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lauren says, "<span style="text-align: left;"><i>I adore my Tim Holtz/Sizzix Snowglobe #2 die set, but it has 26 separate dies, so as much as I love it, realistically, I only actually attempt it a couple of times per year. 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<!--end InLinkz code-->SmilynStefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01803913506632383364noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082447119589857334.post-73611167931126097452024-02-29T00:00:00.075-05:002024-02-29T00:00:00.149-05:00What's the Good Word?<p>There were LOTS of good words in our "Text Me" Readers' Gallery, so if you haven't taken a spin through to soak up the inspiration, we highly recommend the trip! Meanwhile, as usual, it was hard to just pick three cards to feature, but here are a few that especially caught our eye:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcpQSyMw674NhxHzyoPAJGpHwSoN-M-NEtzUgaCvwEp_p9nHcD7NLst-ASBSLJslc4vUm15FRp4v8VcXdTJTx2odBCydkFJamuZptL2DVYq3RCCJgReZEBHYHPM7XDP4ldMtPTuAQyZIiS9n_jA0DHYMgIsvrxIPtokMat7fmpQZU1_T5jwHMKHCYh1La-" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="286" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcpQSyMw674NhxHzyoPAJGpHwSoN-M-NEtzUgaCvwEp_p9nHcD7NLst-ASBSLJslc4vUm15FRp4v8VcXdTJTx2odBCydkFJamuZptL2DVYq3RCCJgReZEBHYHPM7XDP4ldMtPTuAQyZIiS9n_jA0DHYMgIsvrxIPtokMat7fmpQZU1_T5jwHMKHCYh1La-=w287-h400" width="287" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href=" https://brendasscrappyblog.blogspot.com/2024/02/jingle-belles-text-me-challenge.html" target="_blank">Brenda B from Brenda's Scraps of Life </a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...made an over-sized sentiment the star of the show by embossing it in glittery gold, diecutting it into its own scalloppy panel, then adding just enough embellishment to let it shine!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiTjd1cpDtl_CiOyRj1x2l441IESjX4MnGuBjBnLNtngWisFKelkb1hBAqVmeRM5hv1g_oshqFYXQKr3esYFTzFkPUlFLPWfGyXtNVQRGpTy9B9OLUt3pBlH9VjD1neg348PL-FTe_q0aI7efPmoin3MFu0_6SEI031OIH8axEs7XxA-3ZyLU8hupzaj4MP" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1458" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiTjd1cpDtl_CiOyRj1x2l441IESjX4MnGuBjBnLNtngWisFKelkb1hBAqVmeRM5hv1g_oshqFYXQKr3esYFTzFkPUlFLPWfGyXtNVQRGpTy9B9OLUt3pBlH9VjD1neg348PL-FTe_q0aI7efPmoin3MFu0_6SEI031OIH8axEs7XxA-3ZyLU8hupzaj4MP=w365-h400" width="365" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.treebug.org/2024/02/bozicka-med-gobicami.html" target="_blank">Tina Z from Treebug</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...chose a dynamic brush-lettered text-y patterned paper as a background for a super-cute Santa Shaker and added whimsical red and white fungi to her magical card!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaZnXAZGzyBn8IfVyPsPVWDfoCEi2Q2sWiUv6IGthZv3PPg6vCZSFPKFAcfUquKflirKzDKcL9Z10gCiot5GesR2_5_RxEhURsQO10jXQ0bwYhbQ7BzPqZ8PjfBw3aw2zAmcC5J75vx4eM0yxiULSHOf4Tu0liarmfJM3ihF69IEiAPcny1Tf0wk1KNVq2" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaZnXAZGzyBn8IfVyPsPVWDfoCEi2Q2sWiUv6IGthZv3PPg6vCZSFPKFAcfUquKflirKzDKcL9Z10gCiot5GesR2_5_RxEhURsQO10jXQ0bwYhbQ7BzPqZ8PjfBw3aw2zAmcC5J75vx4eM0yxiULSHOf4Tu0liarmfJM3ihF69IEiAPcny1Tf0wk1KNVq2=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://bevscreativepath.blogspot.com/2024/02/text-background-christmas-tree-card.html" target="_blank">Beverly Sizemore from Bev's Creative Path</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...backed a bold diecut Christmas tree with tiny text paper that's beautifully echoed in her background panel and sentiment, with red mats to add definition to each level!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">♥♥♥</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrvw8KtGzft45jii52B1TgleWtrAV8kb6rVZZOdaUtqm8MTIAkXVMCj1W4n8cMcI2DlKG-24DHignZ_KVmvZIsD63oeKWEe3YEDHksY8YGHQ776DS6mD1HWUnokWQsub4bM9BTGPazdPtsv5ojuHJmkTm2i8c1xy_6S1lKCRye_0qZNUXHWcfT70nNquSQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrvw8KtGzft45jii52B1TgleWtrAV8kb6rVZZOdaUtqm8MTIAkXVMCj1W4n8cMcI2DlKG-24DHignZ_KVmvZIsD63oeKWEe3YEDHksY8YGHQ776DS6mD1HWUnokWQsub4bM9BTGPazdPtsv5ojuHJmkTm2i8c1xy_6S1lKCRye_0qZNUXHWcfT70nNquSQ" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And now let's see where those gorgeous Memory Box Celeste Snowflake dies </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">will be heading out to!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The random number generator has selected </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Lucky Number #13</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">which means that</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://smallsmackerels.blogspot.com/2024/02/jingle-belles-text-me-challenge-take-3.html" target="_blank">Tracy FP</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">is our Lucky Winner, congrats!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Please email llaurenb @ hotmail (dot) com with your snail mail info, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so we can get that out to you ASAP!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">♥♥♥</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Many thanks to everyone who played along, we loved seeing every single card and, as always, we were inspired by your amazingly creative ideas! We'll be back at Midnight with a brand new prompt we think is to DIE for! ;)</div></div></div><p></p>lauren bergoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15390124683115764907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082447119589857334.post-43321779691288388162024-02-23T01:00:00.032-05:002024-02-23T01:00:00.580-05:00Getting TEXT-y With It<p><span style="font-family: courier;">This week at Jingle Belles we're still creating Text-y cards - cards that prominently feature some TEXT.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Here's how we got TEXT-y with it this week:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Z1mWzh8Che6Ulo2Ynh_YzlHattVrq1tJdcW0sFZGPbMAXes_OVJZs_7JNBGZw3gn9RX8MIfUQnjnZ9spWaid7UwOrdm62J7kuV-VEGCnAL7OM7nqdTD5U__1oSYQnJ2Q0Bagp9VAliwjeZsAnXfjjIf8kZwoUPf4xnO3XVIq3wDZb7DAPz6jNtdfYP2_/s1344/JB2404-texty2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1344" data-original-width="1112" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Z1mWzh8Che6Ulo2Ynh_YzlHattVrq1tJdcW0sFZGPbMAXes_OVJZs_7JNBGZw3gn9RX8MIfUQnjnZ9spWaid7UwOrdm62J7kuV-VEGCnAL7OM7nqdTD5U__1oSYQnJ2Q0Bagp9VAliwjeZsAnXfjjIf8kZwoUPf4xnO3XVIq3wDZb7DAPz6jNtdfYP2_/w331-h400/JB2404-texty2.jpg" width="331" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><b><a href="https://llaurenb.blogspot.com/2024/02/text-me-again.html" target="_blank">Lauren's Other Card</a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="text-align: left;">Lauren says, "<i>Stephanie gave me this beautiful Uniko Christmas Block Party Cover Stamp a couple of years ago and I don't use it nearly enough! I stamped it once (</i></span><i><span style="text-align: left;">in <a href="https://rangerink.com/products/archival-ink-pads-jet-black" target="_blank"><b>Ranger Jet Black Archival</b></a></span><span style="text-align: left;">) on plain white cardstock; then re-stamped the Santa, the Merry and the holly leaves on scraps of patterned paper which I fussycut and pieced into the design. I worked in a little more color with markers and pencils, then added a couple of </span><b style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.eyeletoutlet.com/matte-enamel.html" target="_blank">Eyelet Outlet Matte Finish Enamel Dots</a></b><span style="text-align: left;">, lots of tiny </span><b style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.eyeletoutlet.com/pearl-bling-100-count.html" target="_blank">White Pearls</a></b><span style="text-align: left;">, and five styles of EO Brads </span><b style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.eyeletoutlet.com/star-brads---red-white-blue.html" target="_blank">Star,</a></b><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><b style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.eyeletoutlet.com/gift-brads.html" target="_blank">Gift Brad</a></b><span style="text-align: left;">, </span><b style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.eyeletoutlet.com/pine-tree-brads.html" target="_blank">Pine Tree</a></b><span style="text-align: left;">, </span><b style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.eyeletoutlet.com/poinsettia-brads.html" target="_blank">Poinsettia</a></b><span style="text-align: left;"> and </span></i><b style="text-align: left;"><i><a href="https://www.eyeletoutlet.com/candy-cane-brads.html" target="_blank">Candy Cane Brad</a>.</i>"</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYW-LUgNqhM9aRz2qASOobCtusRtln0H8ju8XmjCEHgOmEFIKON8Ih_uvpHyNrELEKufiA2FOpI5KOAlUMz8zfoMkbJ-yz0YoJs2t5V_Daqw1FVCwyJEqfDP9BjpKGSOYOYJ0kmVZsRXA0cqc_liptNH9Z9PcLDm4swoIW9VqMhs1c8t83glTcuMGEGQk/s2383/JB-08-2024wm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2383" data-original-width="2383" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYW-LUgNqhM9aRz2qASOobCtusRtln0H8ju8XmjCEHgOmEFIKON8Ih_uvpHyNrELEKufiA2FOpI5KOAlUMz8zfoMkbJ-yz0YoJs2t5V_Daqw1FVCwyJEqfDP9BjpKGSOYOYJ0kmVZsRXA0cqc_liptNH9Z9PcLDm4swoIW9VqMhs1c8t83glTcuMGEGQk/w400-h400/JB-08-2024wm.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://ingeniousinkling.typepad.com/ingenious_inkling/jingle-belles/" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-family: courier;">Stephanie's Other Card</span></b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Stephanie says, "<i>I went with another dictionary page this week, this time containing the word Winter and sprayed with Hero Arts. I die cut the <a href="https://www.franticstamper.com/Memory-Box--Die--Stitched-Merry-Christmas-Square-Frame_p_123910.html" target="_blank">Memory Box Stitched Merry Christmas Square Frame</a> from white cardstock and ink blended some green Distress Inks for the <a href="https://davebrethauer.typepad.com/outsidethebox/2024/02/memory-box-challenge-104-ink-blending.html" target="_blank">Memory Box ink blending challenge</a>. I finished with a white glittery reindeer and a few clusters of white gems.</i>"</span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Make sure you link-up by 6pm EST on Wednesday for a chance to win a set of <a href="https://www.starlitstudio.net/memory-box---94705-celeste-snowflake-trio-craft-die" target="_blank">Memory Box Celeste Snowflake Trio Dies</a>.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZeDFpHhBESirraKbXyONRG4vy6rF8rfVseZi95ooQP9hUQcEPtePd_mVmw8ehQ1PfbBf1ms-ILOfAlu_4hqmGLQLIsvvvOQehRBv9XQQ-EVWxE6dDPt59KUyvYvs9-EZaAtIh31GeDi1jnBPbeStqiPEU-5d4un0msW-mjknbtZ3y1LJ8tCbhA1EgOvc/s540/memoryBox2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="534" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZeDFpHhBESirraKbXyONRG4vy6rF8rfVseZi95ooQP9hUQcEPtePd_mVmw8ehQ1PfbBf1ms-ILOfAlu_4hqmGLQLIsvvvOQehRBv9XQQ-EVWxE6dDPt59KUyvYvs9-EZaAtIh31GeDi1jnBPbeStqiPEU-5d4un0msW-mjknbtZ3y1LJ8tCbhA1EgOvc/s320/memoryBox2.JPG" width="316" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>SmilynStefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01803913506632383364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082447119589857334.post-73691175455198255562024-02-16T01:00:00.037-05:002024-02-16T01:00:00.239-05:00TEXT Me<p></p><p style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: small;">This
fortnight's Jingle Belles theme is TEXT ME – create a holiday card that
celebrates text. </span></span></p><p style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: small;">That might mean using some letter stickers,
dictionary pages, texty patterned paper, or just creating a card
where the sentiment is the star; but bear in mind that just using a small sentiment doesn't count... text of some kind should be the star of the show. </span></span></p><p style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: small;">Get creative with your words and
make sure you get TEXTY.</span></span></p><p style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Here are the TEXTs we are sending this week:</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5wsirfrGVkT8Fdjdqgka-atlPdIbEPB6kfhUAuNhWJTnEzM19DIpkPIHGtF9DsUCT37BcZZV5-M6xf_UwXQUy6cw41VccQNS2MyaBPgqZqzG9kw5Ks02OVyj6m-W-StLN-E3mTVrtiWWXAYc3IZWXvkb0R7lSHh5L50rdeefZUXjru5fyMIuO8KbvYMc/s2383/JB-07-2024wm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2383" data-original-width="2383" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5wsirfrGVkT8Fdjdqgka-atlPdIbEPB6kfhUAuNhWJTnEzM19DIpkPIHGtF9DsUCT37BcZZV5-M6xf_UwXQUy6cw41VccQNS2MyaBPgqZqzG9kw5Ks02OVyj6m-W-StLN-E3mTVrtiWWXAYc3IZWXvkb0R7lSHh5L50rdeefZUXjru5fyMIuO8KbvYMc/w400-h400/JB-07-2024wm.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://ingeniousinkling.typepad.com/ingenious_inkling/jingle-belles/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: courier;">Stephanie's Card</span></a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Stephanie says, <i>"I started by spraying a vintage dictionary page (with the word NOEL) with <a href="https://www.joggles.com/paint-dye-and-ink/dina-wakley-media-gloss-sprays/dina-wakley-media-gloss-spray-evergreen.htm" target="_blank">Dina Wakley Evergreen Enamel Gloss Spray</a>. After it dried, I die cut it with a horizontally positioned stitched rectange. Next I die cut the <a href="https://www.franticstamper.com/Joy-Crafts--Cutting-Die--Sketch-Art-Christmas-Tree_p_172606.html" target="_blank">Joy Crafts Sketch Art ~ Christmas Tree</a> from dark brown cardstock & then cut the inside of the star with gold glitter paper. I decorated it with <a href="https://www.pinkfreshstudio.com/products/ombre-glitter-drops-sparkle-shine" target="_blank">Pinkfresh Studio Sparkle & Shine Glitter Drops</a> in the openings. I finished with a vintage My Sentiments Exactly! Woodblock I've had since at least 2008 stamped in brown ink and a few <a href="https://www.lovefromlizi.com/pin-stripe-peel-off-stickers-brown.html" target="_blank">Love from Lizi Brown Peel Off Stickers</a> to balance the design before attaching it to a kraft stitched rectangle."</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpKjLxF84S4-35Y7d3qtgkXHLY3wJjiO5FZJR2dMRA_ZtTSW2eaQRYv9LLrDEAxL-Ey0dxzeQ6bvtWuX9-L1kIQHAflHXkepNPBHUqIJhrjwY29PYGuZuYTYz80XF7e8xgvYeos6WD_AjEgAyk_eeYBLcTgYnTKe0p9cEvYJsYKkSj_eCIH38vUh1BaWiG/s1193/jb2404-texty1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="895" data-original-width="1193" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpKjLxF84S4-35Y7d3qtgkXHLY3wJjiO5FZJR2dMRA_ZtTSW2eaQRYv9LLrDEAxL-Ey0dxzeQ6bvtWuX9-L1kIQHAflHXkepNPBHUqIJhrjwY29PYGuZuYTYz80XF7e8xgvYeos6WD_AjEgAyk_eeYBLcTgYnTKe0p9cEvYJsYKkSj_eCIH38vUh1BaWiG/w400-h300/jb2404-texty1.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://llaurenb.blogspot.com/2024/02/jb2404-text-me.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: courier;">Lauren's Card</span></a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Lauren says, "<i><span style="text-align: left;">A couple of weeks ago I used a Memory Box's two-layer Brilliant Joy die set to make holiday card kits for </span><b style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://paperanthology.com/januarys-holiday-jumpstart-poinsettia-joy/" target="_blank">Paper Anthology</a></b><span style="text-align: left;">, and wound up with... I suppose you could say... an excess of joy! I glued them into little stacks of three, so they'd have a little more depth, then used them to create a text-y background on a piece of Photoplay plaid paper, which I augmented with vellum poinsettia stickers, as well as </span><b style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.eyeletoutlet.com/poinsettia-brads.html" target="_blank">Eyelet Outlet Poinsettia</a></b><span style="text-align: left;">, </span><b style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.eyeletoutlet.com/cardinal-brads.html" target="_blank">Cardinal</a></b><span style="text-align: left;">, </span><b style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.eyeletoutlet.com/cardinal-left-facing-.html" target="_blank">Cardinal Profile</a></b><span style="text-align: left;"> and </span><b style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.eyeletoutlet.com/femalecardinal.html" target="_blank">Female Cardinal Brads</a></b><span style="text-align: left;">. I trimmed a sentiment from a red texty patterned paper (</span><span style="text-align: left;">Elle's Studio, I think?</span></i><span style="text-align: left;"><i>) and matted the whole thing on another alphabet-patterned paper from Recollections. It's definitely different from anything I've made recently, but I love how it turned out!</i>"</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">And we've got a fun little prize for one lucky participant - <a href="https://www.starlitstudio.net/memory-box---94705-celeste-snowflake-trio-craft-die" target="_blank">Memory Box Celeste Snowflake Trio</a> of dies.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqd-ohXPCISI9xOifpq6TkKR4ChxamchZvWJBAPY5gzL8Z3mQynKc4cRqigZoRDAngmh-59WtHkztb0o-PpDYuN3r2scLSsmm3_o9hNPrOoCWREA3oWDvr5fhVhgg1K1LNUt3uW6MG5PmsZbhTQCIb0eYyIThOwNp9iZjoJtTt1i-1_nJUoIGdajlsXb0/s1000/starlitstudio-47855.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqd-ohXPCISI9xOifpq6TkKR4ChxamchZvWJBAPY5gzL8Z3mQynKc4cRqigZoRDAngmh-59WtHkztb0o-PpDYuN3r2scLSsmm3_o9hNPrOoCWREA3oWDvr5fhVhgg1K1LNUt3uW6MG5PmsZbhTQCIb0eYyIThOwNp9iZjoJtTt1i-1_nJUoIGdajlsXb0/s320/starlitstudio-47855.webp" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: courier;"><a href="https://jinglebellesrock.blogspot.com/2024/02/text-me.html" target="_blank">Jingle Belles' Text Me</a></b><span style="font-family: courier;"> challenge runs until 6pm (Eastern) on Wednesday evening, February 28th and if you're reading this, you're officially invited to join us! 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<!--end InLinkz code-->SmilynStefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01803913506632383364noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082447119589857334.post-29949928922779610432024-02-15T00:00:00.061-05:002024-02-15T00:00:00.136-05:00It's a Red Letter Day!<p>What a beautiful (<i><b><span style="color: #990000;">RED!</span></b></i>) collection in the Readers' Gallery, if you haven't yet taken a scroll through, we highly recommend the trip and guarantee you'll be as inspired as we were! In the meantime, here are three selections that especially caught our eye this fortnight:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmaiHURfHWgDTjTpanBULYB8TtZIc--zSHvzxZa1-MXHuOeY6fA3WeKCvUEkxc182HnhE3VNCBHvQFsBfBOkMUJihXcjqfnplkAmYktGnnkQa6Z5MA3R5hwBY9FsZdzUA6F6Nco3NLqaN11trk6kw32F1ij9D1KG6GpuMjH1RDKFOuwpuMlSkXO93e-Mnd" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmaiHURfHWgDTjTpanBULYB8TtZIc--zSHvzxZa1-MXHuOeY6fA3WeKCvUEkxc182HnhE3VNCBHvQFsBfBOkMUJihXcjqfnplkAmYktGnnkQa6Z5MA3R5hwBY9FsZdzUA6F6Nco3NLqaN11trk6kw32F1ij9D1KG6GpuMjH1RDKFOuwpuMlSkXO93e-Mnd=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kate of Cards a la Kate</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...worked a red and white color palette gloriously, with a beautiful red-on-red patterned paper background, a perfectly pieced snowperson and even a coordinating sentiment!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFe2pP-Xs77_Ebc1KL3ugfN1MD1xDtX0g_bJUZoTA3kgE6uVIlFMmiXtwHkTClEAtPUUSHLdLDER5GU6h7Zbsz7ZUWKHKuqi4yJw7nyNas-fB2wnuG3owAfNkscajNw4pvIApJ6NDrOwWem8EFFuC32bhdC0ccKLze1FtShO198eYzeUPJ0PfXZalVb2Mp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="254" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFe2pP-Xs77_Ebc1KL3ugfN1MD1xDtX0g_bJUZoTA3kgE6uVIlFMmiXtwHkTClEAtPUUSHLdLDER5GU6h7Zbsz7ZUWKHKuqi4yJw7nyNas-fB2wnuG3owAfNkscajNw4pvIApJ6NDrOwWem8EFFuC32bhdC0ccKLze1FtShO198eYzeUPJ0PfXZalVb2Mp=w318-h400" width="318" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://scrappintimes-gail.blogspot.com/2024/02/avoid-fruits-and-nuts-you-are-what-you.html" target="_blank">Gail of What's Normal?</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...made a stunning red and gold one-layer CAS creation which proves you don't need to have many elements if they are all perfectly chosen!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEig2xHpDZLZqlvlY9HcSYCRxe_SDt1Xs-wY9FBDGUSpzdW4EHZHixynPxl0jB2auOFNDEX9oK52fKqAFg5pLdiaJ3QMoQ5dyxLZJfD-JXXuO4yPehCP_AQAKDm1XLmmcEXZyZ0XD3YQ6gk6x_4TSJBF2Xnv5iGNKMdxCRdCc9x7FHWMyFNyOW7fbJnTqKqa" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEig2xHpDZLZqlvlY9HcSYCRxe_SDt1Xs-wY9FBDGUSpzdW4EHZHixynPxl0jB2auOFNDEX9oK52fKqAFg5pLdiaJ3QMoQ5dyxLZJfD-JXXuO4yPehCP_AQAKDm1XLmmcEXZyZ0XD3YQ6gk6x_4TSJBF2Xnv5iGNKMdxCRdCc9x7FHWMyFNyOW7fbJnTqKqa=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><b><a href=" https://jolandasinquespotstudio.com/2024/02/13/santa-is-done-time-for-tea/" target="_blank">Jolanda of The Inque Spot Studio</a></b><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...incorporated cardstock, embossed cardstock, patterned paper strips and a focal image with lots of red; added hits of teal and white, then arranged it all with the help of a truly FAB sketch!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">♥♥♥</div></div><p></p><p>We'll be back at Midnight to get <i><b>the word</b></i> out about a brand new theme and we'd love for you to join us then!</p>lauren bergoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15390124683115764907noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082447119589857334.post-3228543144375944082024-02-09T01:00:00.025-05:002024-02-09T01:00:00.187-05:00Snoopy vs. the ♥♥RED♥♥ Baron<p>We're still Celebrating Rudolph (and the <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">RED</span></b> Baron) at Jingle Belles this week by creating cards that primarily feature the color <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">RED</span></b>.</p><p>Here is how we created with <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">RED</span></b> this week:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ktLZeJzsPSYXI8qbgGTSvKt5r-ImW9NYRjAYyn2Di_UbASB3y_bI8JVmX6ZfqilYaSXFiJ_p2W1_3A7gDS__wGXi0isCfui04fuN30CPDEOcFzdhiUnYp8papYzAqAAYjLlY7aEt-seAfCoGlHm25ln0b5CXsaNqYhr3Jr2u_Iam4kpTJrhQEr8SU19e/s1167/thumbnail_IMG_1911.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1167" data-original-width="1167" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ktLZeJzsPSYXI8qbgGTSvKt5r-ImW9NYRjAYyn2Di_UbASB3y_bI8JVmX6ZfqilYaSXFiJ_p2W1_3A7gDS__wGXi0isCfui04fuN30CPDEOcFzdhiUnYp8papYzAqAAYjLlY7aEt-seAfCoGlHm25ln0b5CXsaNqYhr3Jr2u_Iam4kpTJrhQEr8SU19e/w400-h400/thumbnail_IMG_1911.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://llaurenb.blogspot.com/2024/02/seeing-red.html" target="_blank">Lauren's Other Card</a></b></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Lauren says, "<i>I recently got this beautiful </i></span><i><b style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://paperanthology.com/?s=altenew+embossing&post_type=product" target="_blank">Altenew Perfect Poinsettia 3D Embossing Folder</a></b><span style="text-align: left;"> at </span><b style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://paperanthology.com/" target="_blank">Paper Anthology</a></b><span style="text-align: left;">, and couldn't wait to use it! I embossed the design on watercolor paper, added color by scribbling all my favorite RED</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><b style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://paperanthology.com/?s=tombow+dual&post_type=product" target="_blank">Tombow Dual Brush Pens</a></b><span style="text-align: left;"> onto my craft mat, then picking them up with a waterbrush and painting the flowers. When the panel was thoroughly dry, I added some RED </span><b style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://paperanthology.com/?s=metallic+rub+on+paint+palette&post_type=product" target="_blank">Metallic Rub-On</a></b><span style="text-align: left;"> to make the design stand out even more, with a bit of </span><b style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://rangerink.com/products/new-stickles-glitter-glue-sunburst-0-5oz" target="_blank">Sunburst Stickles</a></b><span style="text-align: left;"> on the berries. I diecut the sentiment (</span><span style="text-align: left;">ancient Hero Arts</span><span style="text-align: left;">) from both deep red cardstock and Red </span><b style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://paperanthology.com/?s=non+shed+glitter+paper&post_type=product" target="_blank">Non-Shed Glitter Paper</a></b></i><span style="text-align: left;"><i>, which I also used to mat the poinsettia panel.</i>"</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcBRobRSNqYXwwqHstjE5MWd04Qxg9YfJDdS2NTOtb7gQ2veefwWHkDQqAU_y4DiOD48eiwxtSNfY4DLNFnAwK5fzb947ctwQU2d73s73sx6UFEj6x7zw69Ogwrks4afsQqzI1qxtZr8veWbzTCmWb_blkANS39ACc18-gsrGSujg4X1067aStW1-ZH_M/s2383/JB-06-2024wm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2383" data-original-width="2383" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcBRobRSNqYXwwqHstjE5MWd04Qxg9YfJDdS2NTOtb7gQ2veefwWHkDQqAU_y4DiOD48eiwxtSNfY4DLNFnAwK5fzb947ctwQU2d73s73sx6UFEj6x7zw69Ogwrks4afsQqzI1qxtZr8veWbzTCmWb_blkANS39ACc18-gsrGSujg4X1067aStW1-ZH_M/w400-h400/JB-06-2024wm.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://ingeniousinkling.typepad.com/ingenious_inkling/jingle-belles/" target="_blank"><b>Stephanie's Other Card</b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stephanie say, "I started by creating my own background using Red Pan Pastel on my Gelli press and picking up the print with a vibrant pink paint. I die cut my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1100301062/poinsettia-die-impression-obsession-323z?" target="_blank">Impression Obsession Poinsettia</a> from vibrant red cardstock adding a pink gem center. The finishing touch was a <a href="https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1176319&u=1597904&m=79613&urllink=iostamps%2Ecom%2Fproducts%2Fdie837%2Dyy%2Dwacky%2Dstitched%2Dcircles&afftrack=" target="_blank">stitched wacky circle</a> and <a href="https://www.impresscardsandcrafts.com/shop/clear-stamps/impress/impress-holiday-word-clear-stamp-set.html" target="_blank">Impress sentiment</a>."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Scroll down to <i><b><a href="https://jinglebellesrock.blogspot.com/2024/02/rudolph-red-nosed-reindeer.html" target="_blank">the original post</a></b></i> to see the beautiful Readers' Gallery and link up your own card!</div>SmilynStefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01803913506632383364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082447119589857334.post-45634717844630892582024-02-02T01:00:00.040-05:002024-02-02T15:19:22.860-05:00Rudolph the RED Nosed Reindeer<p>This week's Jingle Belles prompt is a color challenge inspired by our friend Rudolph - we're asking you to create holiday cards that primarily feature the color <span style="color: red;"><b>RED</b></span> (not just a little - we want to see a lot of <b><span style="color: red;">RED</span></b>).</p><p>Here's how we created with <b><span style="color: red;">RED</span></b> this week:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhth_vzCuGB8j_3gCQ__0DJJ4yXEFuebVwLrzNP5R00CLeHcH77cwBQsAnHyGmioh0_t6LLgtfpmjw8geFLKwiIB-TGbCnPXgGPLX4p2xekgenh4nRK9kmPyQGg7zt1bda8CbitL8BGX7YmKwfVxVlPfQi1Td3u2CJ4YblIveOxXrryjgDfpPlTaiKf0J8/s2383/JB-05-2024wm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2383" data-original-width="2383" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhth_vzCuGB8j_3gCQ__0DJJ4yXEFuebVwLrzNP5R00CLeHcH77cwBQsAnHyGmioh0_t6LLgtfpmjw8geFLKwiIB-TGbCnPXgGPLX4p2xekgenh4nRK9kmPyQGg7zt1bda8CbitL8BGX7YmKwfVxVlPfQi1Td3u2CJ4YblIveOxXrryjgDfpPlTaiKf0J8/w400-h400/JB-05-2024wm.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://ingeniousinkling.typepad.com/ingenious_inkling/2024/02/red-christmas.html" target="_blank">Stephanie's Card</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stephanie Says, <i>"I die cut 1/2" strips from a Recollections paper collection called <a href="https://www.michaels.com/product/peppermint-stripe-doublesided-paper-pad-by-recollections-35-x-77-10722738" target="_blank">Peppermint Stripe</a>. I attached the papers at a slight angle and then topped them with a mug of hot chocolate sticker. I finished with a Ho Ho Ho sentiment from <a href="https://www.impresscardsandcrafts.com/shop/clear-stamps/impress/impress-holiday-word-clear-stamp-set.html" target="_blank">Impress Holiday Word Set</a> on the mug."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigjRfjR6l1NFOPDfCPsXB8Dai5MU_5uNZiA1lmR5U3I38cE2Cxw6EduJ0n2dvLxnSBhV_TFdpNtUGdyh4lbOxq1KfMasX6JTZoXBlep81AJe0B6X2eZWNj22_ty2NtlWEtV0awogp6kscfhHWUg880akrAiz4JFuXR42G_KN1XxZekNbH7cjYi50YyGAzP/s1424/JB2403-mostly%20red.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1424" data-original-width="1077" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigjRfjR6l1NFOPDfCPsXB8Dai5MU_5uNZiA1lmR5U3I38cE2Cxw6EduJ0n2dvLxnSBhV_TFdpNtUGdyh4lbOxq1KfMasX6JTZoXBlep81AJe0B6X2eZWNj22_ty2NtlWEtV0awogp6kscfhHWUg880akrAiz4JFuXR42G_KN1XxZekNbH7cjYi50YyGAzP/w303-h400/JB2403-mostly%20red.jpg" width="303" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://llaurenb.blogspot.com/2024/02/jb2403-rudolph-red-nosed-reindeer.html" target="_blank">Lauren's Card</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lauren says, "<i><span style="text-align: left;">My card was inspired by a recent sketch from</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://atlanticheartschallenge.blogspot.com/2024/01/sketch-561.html" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Atlantic Hearts (#561).</a><span style="text-align: left;"> The challenge has ended, but I fell in love with the distinctive "three triangles" concept and I thank them for the inspiration. All of the elements on top were cut or diecut from various older journal cards and patterned paper: The Santa and background plaid are </span><span style="text-align: left;">Authentique; the flowery circles are ancient Basic Grey; the sentiment and holly are American Crafts; and the bold plaid is </span><span style="text-align: left;">Simple Stories. This was a quick card to make in a busy week and</span></i><span style="text-align: left;"><i> I'm happy with the result.</i>"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">♥♥♥</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div>Link your RED masterpieces right here by 6pm (Eastern) on Wednesday, February 14th. Keyword for galleries and flickr is JB2403.<!--start InLinkz code-->
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<!--end InLinkz code-->SmilynStefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01803913506632383364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082447119589857334.post-52891219555501804432024-02-01T00:00:00.064-05:002024-02-01T00:00:00.143-05:00Old + New = AWESOME!<p>How wonderful to see so many gorgeous cards featuring your fab new goodies AND incorporating your old favorites as well. It was extra hard to only pick a few to feature, so if you haven't scrolled through the entire <b><a href="https://jinglebellesrock.blogspot.com/2024/01/something-old-something-new.html" target="_blank">Readers' Gallery</a></b> yet, we highly recommend the trip. In the meantime, here are three cards that especially caught our eye:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_AlNpUzhrFcaxPM1ev7StKcgPmDvfWuw1rlrvZa2XV6VSmqikIxF_4zy1ZCY3CjhK6ZBMhkVpj1nySZjikpfV7jPBKOj34ddmSABMktqFnbTgHRaC1Xh02umvZSqP3h04kD8i2KvGVfptpC4rTtEEc7dS-tHUE3jdZaywQWxlRrqo16NsDfSouT5_6-cN" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="286" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_AlNpUzhrFcaxPM1ev7StKcgPmDvfWuw1rlrvZa2XV6VSmqikIxF_4zy1ZCY3CjhK6ZBMhkVpj1nySZjikpfV7jPBKOj34ddmSABMktqFnbTgHRaC1Xh02umvZSqP3h04kD8i2KvGVfptpC4rTtEEc7dS-tHUE3jdZaywQWxlRrqo16NsDfSouT5_6-cN=w287-h400" width="287" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://monptitmonde-ch.blogspot.com/2024/01/52-christmas-card-throwdown-3-janvier.html" target="_blank">Fabiola of Mon P'tit Monde</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...combined this beautiful NEW embossing folder with paint and paper from her stash (<i>plus a lot ofcare and skill applying it!</i>) to make this show-stopping one-layer card!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitzBfllo6EMGnE0qy7y-DGriLt3lM2A_4izB3wZXVk7qVucuYjpTeapyBRxls5PWtJF8KsxnV7ACZ11RgQ17gM7cbr0hvCB3CnRyIo4nvq8YOKJXmgWTS_bHupqZZMGCaADLi9Q3SITk-3zwFqGFeJ7sXAgYNveZMgTm1kHPfVC_3UBnPFFNGDJJxRhtJR" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="318" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitzBfllo6EMGnE0qy7y-DGriLt3lM2A_4izB3wZXVk7qVucuYjpTeapyBRxls5PWtJF8KsxnV7ACZ11RgQ17gM7cbr0hvCB3CnRyIo4nvq8YOKJXmgWTS_bHupqZZMGCaADLi9Q3SITk-3zwFqGFeJ7sXAgYNveZMgTm1kHPfVC_3UBnPFFNGDJJxRhtJR=w318-h400" width="318" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://dottypuddingdesigns.blogspot.com/2024/01/something-old-something-new.html" target="_blank">Jo of Jo Blogs...</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...paired adorable new beverage stamps with an older sentiment and a fabulously funky background, to make a sweet card that's got us craving cocoa!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4fXhIOrzcENKJtqn8tHmPSTPydUpalNOTKG393oaLAqe_EEr7zwD7JX9WaiSoM59wEL0e_Jh_KzYGZva4Wd7Lt1R_bht7lLFhApFaVj8rJQBAX0WBlW0bI7V8-0goZlM-ahTEVGJ8UrGPKLANGBfXxPXwuHSzM5v0uxqAPmn3W2HfL0BMLe6uVgIZWnmu" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="371" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4fXhIOrzcENKJtqn8tHmPSTPydUpalNOTKG393oaLAqe_EEr7zwD7JX9WaiSoM59wEL0e_Jh_KzYGZva4Wd7Lt1R_bht7lLFhApFaVj8rJQBAX0WBlW0bI7V8-0goZlM-ahTEVGJ8UrGPKLANGBfXxPXwuHSzM5v0uxqAPmn3W2HfL0BMLe6uVgIZWnmu=w372-h400" width="372" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://craftynomad.blogspot.com/2024/01/95-chance-of-snow.html" target="_blank">Iona of Crafty Nomad</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">... used half a dozen colors of well-saved cardstock scraps with her brand new multi-level snowscape die set, then invited an old (<i>snow</i>) friend to be the star of the show.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">♥♥♥</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Once again we have to say how much we loved seeing ALL of your clever crafty creations, so if you haven't <a href="https://jinglebellesrock.blogspot.com/2024/01/something-old-something-new.html" target="_blank">scrolled down to see them</a>, you definitely should! We'll be back at Midnight with a brand new prompt we think miiiiight have you seeing red... but you know... in a good way! ;)</div></div></div><p></p>lauren bergoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15390124683115764907noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082447119589857334.post-54804342073123752012024-01-26T01:00:00.017-05:002024-01-26T01:00:00.240-05:00May OLD Acquaintance be Forgot ...<p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">... or, alternatively, be mixed with some crafty new goodies and incorporated into a lovely holiday card? </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background-color: white;">That's right, we're still celebrating "</span><i style="background-color: white;"><b><a href="http://jinglebellesrock.blogspot.com/2016/01/something-old-and-something-new.html" style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">Something Old AND Something New</a></b></i><span style="background-color: white;">" so be sure to scroll down to last Friday's post for all the details and to link up your own gorgeous cards. </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Meanwhile, here's what we made this week:</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikRDCZqslOnIH27hKdkGzSc8rGD5UP5yfFytV93sTmRWaWseMa_HakkzGrArAFDqO_f2eYSyL9F-9-6Cbvyxc2D3fYNZw4Bb3gajKsONvQ7lPzeJ-68wjzZOCZu48NgN7HwOp4hwRZ6Ihbh5RQNy6EVC_TzVYjqXsnFyfjDOdarSjVS9T4FrCxG65ZQFaq/s1206/jb2402-old%20and%20new%20week%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1206" data-original-width="1018" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikRDCZqslOnIH27hKdkGzSc8rGD5UP5yfFytV93sTmRWaWseMa_HakkzGrArAFDqO_f2eYSyL9F-9-6Cbvyxc2D3fYNZw4Bb3gajKsONvQ7lPzeJ-68wjzZOCZu48NgN7HwOp4hwRZ6Ihbh5RQNy6EVC_TzVYjqXsnFyfjDOdarSjVS9T4FrCxG65ZQFaq/w338-h400/jb2402-old%20and%20new%20week%202.jpg" width="338" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica;"><b><a href="https://llaurenb.blogspot.com/2024/01/old-and-new-redux.html" target="_blank">Lauren's Other Card</a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica;"><span style="text-align: left;">Lauren says, "<i>This week, my new item is this fabulous </i></span><i><b style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://rangerink.com/products/simon-hurley-create-photopolymer-stamp-winter-woodland" target="_blank">Simon Hurley create Winter Woodland Stamp Set from Ranger</a></b><span style="text-align: left;">, which I've colored with my trusty (</span><span style="text-align: left;">older</span><span style="text-align: left;">) </span><b style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://paperanthology.com/?s=tombow+dual&post_type=product" target="_blank">Tombow Dual Brush Pens from Paper Anthology</a></b><span style="text-align: left;">. But the oldest thing here is the set of Spellbinders' classic Nestabilities Labels 2 die set, probably the second or third thing I purchased, back in the day, after I got my Cuttlebug! There's a mix of old and new foliage diecuts, old and new papers and of course I had to add a couple of </span><b style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.eyeletoutlet.com/poinsettia-brads.html" target="_blank">Eyelet Outlet Poinsettia Brads</a></b></i><span style="text-align: left;"><i>.</i>"</span></span></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggIEBMFoMGfMNaj1pTxCfTp38GsG9y52Jt7hxd1WwnMQT5_ohnBgFj32gC5ogIQL5rbT6MrNqmvyU4Qxcyjtc-FpoD3b1Gy1fupn61wNzuQGmjqm7fKulAZ1DjapVy0P6r4z2wGoyUE-5frf9nAfy56T_Sn_CgZJGQIdXChI8vObDgho53Qon-Lk4pD3Q/s2383/JB-04-2024wm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2383" data-original-width="2383" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggIEBMFoMGfMNaj1pTxCfTp38GsG9y52Jt7hxd1WwnMQT5_ohnBgFj32gC5ogIQL5rbT6MrNqmvyU4Qxcyjtc-FpoD3b1Gy1fupn61wNzuQGmjqm7fKulAZ1DjapVy0P6r4z2wGoyUE-5frf9nAfy56T_Sn_CgZJGQIdXChI8vObDgho53Qon-Lk4pD3Q/w400-h400/JB-04-2024wm.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://ingeniousinkling.typepad.com/ingenious_inkling/jingle-belles/" target="_blank"><b>Stephanie's Other Card</b></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Stephanie says, "<i>These <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/products/cz-design-wonky-tree-o-wafer-dies-czd209-season-of-wonder" target="_blank">Simon Says Stamp Wonky Christmas Tree-O die cuts</a> were a birthday gift that were still unopened, so it was the perfect time to use them as my NEW this week. I die cut them multiple times from an OLD strip of ink-sprayed watercolor paper that was just the right size for these small dies. My other NEW (as in never opened) was the <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/products/cz-design-clear-stamps-holiday-typewriter-cz382c-stamptember" target="_blank">Simon Says Stamp Holiday Typewriter sentiment set</a>. My other OLD was the <a href="https://www.tayloredexpressions.com/stitched-mini-slim-stacklets/" target="_blank">Stitched Mini Slimline Stacklets</a> that I used for the coral cardstock.</i>"</span></div><p></p>SmilynStefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01803913506632383364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082447119589857334.post-6606230137336954372024-01-19T01:00:00.025-05:002024-01-19T01:00:00.130-05:00Something Old ... Something New<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This fortnight we're asking you to create a holiday card that features BOTH something OLD and something NEW. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">For example, combine an item (<i>or two or three</i>) that you've had in your stash for some time with some of the new goodies that Sant brought you for Christmas (<i>or maybe you were your own Santa and you shopped those Black Friday sales and bought it yourself</i>). We're pretty sure Santa was good to all of the lovely <span>♥JINGLE BELLES♥ so we know you've got lots of goodies to showcase.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span>Here's how we combined our OLD & NEW this week:</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxdiNt6LkwLGB2rY-86N-E9xM7TH0G4hjc8p6vqDYpF3JxTE10ERZCuy20V8b3fVj0I5LAmUAGEa8DLbEyiDvRFkivVvL_gUEQXMynmK6jIZbzl_yEkBVe_a-yLGnUYlzOJ97JymAU7cXzcdO2y28RVGokxWAdvODDda-uNtcTt0-qA0ZVmWSIhOgjoIM/s2383/JB-03-2024wm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2383" data-original-width="2383" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxdiNt6LkwLGB2rY-86N-E9xM7TH0G4hjc8p6vqDYpF3JxTE10ERZCuy20V8b3fVj0I5LAmUAGEa8DLbEyiDvRFkivVvL_gUEQXMynmK6jIZbzl_yEkBVe_a-yLGnUYlzOJ97JymAU7cXzcdO2y28RVGokxWAdvODDda-uNtcTt0-qA0ZVmWSIhOgjoIM/w400-h400/JB-03-2024wm.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://ingeniousinkling.typepad.com/ingenious_inkling/jingle-belles/" target="_blank"><b>Stephanie's Card</b></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Stephanie says, <i>"For Christmas, I treated myself to the fun <a href="https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=33086&u=1597904&m=7429&urllink=www%2Escrapbook%2Ecom%2Fstore%2Ff%2F%3Fsearch%3Dldrs%2Bcreative%2Bchristmas%2Bgift%2Btag%2Bstack&afftrack=" target="_blank">Christmas Gift Tag Stack Stamps & coordinating Gift Tag Stack Die cut from LDRS Creative</a>. Rather than use the sentiments that came with the Tag Set, I used a the fun little sentiments from <a href="https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=33086&u=1597904&m=7429&urllink=www%2Escrapbook%2Ecom%2Fstore%2Fsta%2Dcms473%2Ehtml&afftrack=" target="_blank">Tim Holtz Christmas Cartoons</a> that I already had in my creative inventory ... that meant the font was coordinated across the three different tags, which I liked. I used a scrap of silver glitter paper together with a red <a href="https://www.lovefromlizi.com/products/peel-offs.html" target="_blank">Love from Lizi Peel-Off Strip</a> to pull in the red from the red twine i used on my tags."</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Y3nBEhrd6T8NmWTs9R1cvkXs4MbZNRI1BeUksOct-PN8FsjD0GaoKyaqjHCVApBCa1vqMRqNhYwb1lZB0g7rYMfnxushapUXvjsoL1vdVwJ1mieimVLqsFISTf1UJrgjTXlIdyyb2wR3Mk00HoFzZipeKk6upjtNYKf8JWi4J5FlEA5kMfVZtEGyz8o1/s1191/JB2402-old%20and%20new.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1108" data-original-width="1191" height="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Y3nBEhrd6T8NmWTs9R1cvkXs4MbZNRI1BeUksOct-PN8FsjD0GaoKyaqjHCVApBCa1vqMRqNhYwb1lZB0g7rYMfnxushapUXvjsoL1vdVwJ1mieimVLqsFISTf1UJrgjTXlIdyyb2wR3Mk00HoFzZipeKk6upjtNYKf8JWi4J5FlEA5kMfVZtEGyz8o1/w400-h373/JB2402-old%20and%20new.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://llaurenb.blogspot.com/2024/01/jb2402-something-old-something-new.html" target="_blank">Lauren's Card</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lauren says, "<i><span style="text-align: left;">My NEW item is S</span><b style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://paperanthology.com/product/spellbinders-stylish-merry-christmas-etched-dies-from-the-celebrate-the-season-collection/" target="_blank">pellbinders' Stylish Merry Christmas</a></b><span style="text-align: left;"> die set, though I confess I got it at </span><b style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://paperanthology.com/" target="_blank">Paper Anthology</a></b><span style="text-align: left;"> months ago but had (</span><span style="text-align: left;">quite mystifyingly</span><span style="text-align: left;">) never used it yet?! My OLD items are... well... pretty much everything else on this card! Including ancient Basic Grey and My Minds Eye papers and a Tim Holtz sticker book that I know was from The Ink Pad. The </span><b style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.eyeletoutlet.com/poinsettia-brads.html" target="_blank">Eyelet Outlet Poinsettia Brads</a></b></i><span style="text-align: left;"><i> are a style that's several years old, though I just gotten yet another new pack because they are definitely on my "most used" list... since they seem to look good EVERYWHERE!</i>"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div>♥♥♥</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Link your "<i><b>Something Old... Something New</b></i>" masterpieces right here by 6pm (<i>Eastern</i>) on Wednesday, January 31st. 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<!--end InLinkz code-->SmilynStefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01803913506632383364noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082447119589857334.post-73517112186979369602024-01-18T00:00:00.103-05:002024-01-18T00:00:00.131-05:00Wrap Stars!<p>It's wonderful to see so many of our fellow papercrafters getting a jump on 2024's holiday card production AND upcycling some of the beautiful giftwrap received in 2023; it seems like the perfect way to start a new year! As always, we loved seeing ALL of your cards, and it was difficult to only pick a few to feature, but here are three that especially caught our eye this time:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-55b_sXWsNf65QwKQ0q5FHIlLL4OWp9AXksAeAWTguscxBmwTOqxxxMttaTGwPxOfz8RPphJJcAzWuIOUcw6bOiz-f2Idzb3_1iGQLYx8caCPZyroDGaKrQaCn-SxXZEipEVNmzM5lrdrcXtay0FCkkq7T4qqauY0B4Sr5IKeNpZmqOff3xEKFsl_DrTM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="451" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-55b_sXWsNf65QwKQ0q5FHIlLL4OWp9AXksAeAWTguscxBmwTOqxxxMttaTGwPxOfz8RPphJJcAzWuIOUcw6bOiz-f2Idzb3_1iGQLYx8caCPZyroDGaKrQaCn-SxXZEipEVNmzM5lrdrcXtay0FCkkq7T4qqauY0B4Sr5IKeNpZmqOff3xEKFsl_DrTM=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><a href="https://artmbr.wordpress.com/2024/01/06/reciklaza-rabljenega-praznicnega-ovojnega-papirja/" target="_blank">ArtMBR of Od Materiala Do Izdelka</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">...fussycut the beautiful flora and fauna ornaments from one style of giftwrap and layered them on a background made out of a second paper. She also made several cards, so be sure to check them out!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCXfCWs-K7E16W9LIqmXTLxdYkzkfeopxq1cXffyoTteoq457-AXUCHPodeTyg0KBkiFTaMGUIuwhKElXWNV9-IiF34GSdXbEIvj9IKaSjm_4rFsgSSuO5QdKhvxB1YXDgjqQ5cLgkdzlr6e9MDw-G8HsegXzwwAWpLJoLWfTRPROxs_j7CN8BmefP_Q9s" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCXfCWs-K7E16W9LIqmXTLxdYkzkfeopxq1cXffyoTteoq457-AXUCHPodeTyg0KBkiFTaMGUIuwhKElXWNV9-IiF34GSdXbEIvj9IKaSjm_4rFsgSSuO5QdKhvxB1YXDgjqQ5cLgkdzlr6e9MDw-G8HsegXzwwAWpLJoLWfTRPROxs_j7CN8BmefP_Q9s=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://kathesadventure.blogspot.com/2024/01/a-sketchy-snowflake-wrapping-adventure.html" target="_blank">Kathe D of Kathe's Adventures</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...made marvelously minimalist inchies by affixing supercool snowflake tissue to white cardstock, then combined a few challenges, including a FAB sketch to produce this CAS masterpiece!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicq8ERnb6dk-zj_paEsJcA-zrNXk-yCVAjlt2sWIjBoxL8GymdKhWE9zKEWuOjPOLugV3BS90Gw5e_GBZJTABgf0K3mQOik9fliLtEhQQThOB9cwxDdS-8_5rxC5dzY3NZdiad2ORstxdtqUKf1xE9nB8O-DyzxrqHau6nRayFpSBT5lttnSPjUTgLxDTF" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicq8ERnb6dk-zj_paEsJcA-zrNXk-yCVAjlt2sWIjBoxL8GymdKhWE9zKEWuOjPOLugV3BS90Gw5e_GBZJTABgf0K3mQOik9fliLtEhQQThOB9cwxDdS-8_5rxC5dzY3NZdiad2ORstxdtqUKf1xE9nB8O-DyzxrqHau6nRayFpSBT5lttnSPjUTgLxDTF=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://smallsmackerels.blogspot.com/2024/01/jingle-bells-2024-and-yeah-hello.html" target="_blank">Tracy of Small Smackerels</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...has just re-booted her blog, and started the crafty year off <i><b>big</b></i> with EIGHT cards featuring three styles of giftwrap and several different types of tag, as well. Welcome back, old friend, we're happy to see you!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">♥♥♥</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And now it's time to find out which lucky random cardmaker will be getting that very cool Simon Says Stamp Mid-Century Holiday die plate!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0wWVXW6RtVIps2daPZBhSx9_ClHX3yLyKy-ubIE3NOrCFhz3fortcRlAfUOmyiHJ2MjkExq16eGdF2WU-Zxdp6zJEyBD0quAo8A7Jr727xAr7xZqT4ZuWsdJsdR6XyDxVprMGHKnyWoc4yWebZXdmxf0CC8uqM_bAc6Dh6JKZnE9dPXebrDKdKgUgdk_U" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="400" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0wWVXW6RtVIps2daPZBhSx9_ClHX3yLyKy-ubIE3NOrCFhz3fortcRlAfUOmyiHJ2MjkExq16eGdF2WU-Zxdp6zJEyBD0quAo8A7Jr727xAr7xZqT4ZuWsdJsdR6XyDxVprMGHKnyWoc4yWebZXdmxf0CC8uqM_bAc6Dh6JKZnE9dPXebrDKdKgUgdk_U" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Random Number Generator has selected #22 which means that...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://papertherapyponderings.blogspot.com/2024/01/scraps-on-desk-and-challenge.html" target="_blank">Barb Housner of Paper Therapy Ponderings</a></b> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">is our lucky winner!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Congrats, Barb!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Please send your postal info to</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">llaurenb (at) hotmail (dot) com</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and we'll get your prize on its way to you ASAP!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">♥♥♥</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Many thanks to everyone who played along, we loved seeing all of your beautiful, creative cards! We'll be back at the same old time (<i>midnight</i>) with a brand new prompt that we hope will inspire you to keep building your holiday card stash!</div></div></div></div>lauren bergoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15390124683115764907noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082447119589857334.post-67745591061655985432024-01-12T01:00:00.031-05:002024-01-14T17:25:59.789-05:00It's a Wrap<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This week we're still asking you to create cards using leftover wrapping paper, ribbon or tags before you put them away for the season.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Here's how we Wrapped it Up this week:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivYYBjUgvoZyq6eaxTybJHvopzvmBz1WGrcw5EfZ-ZaYZIBWOvZn3h4Wh06S6vp8E8zPPt-rk1hveEiUqY1vfqJCM8jjQvH9mqncyUI6HlzCKGP-D8Z65f5QeH5I_r4-V4dMQoaIL0nFMZldrurlpY9s0BOLe2DnVqFwxx4SpZfkKf7FBza6uY_iJrtrL-/s1741/jb2010-week2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1741" data-original-width="1741" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivYYBjUgvoZyq6eaxTybJHvopzvmBz1WGrcw5EfZ-ZaYZIBWOvZn3h4Wh06S6vp8E8zPPt-rk1hveEiUqY1vfqJCM8jjQvH9mqncyUI6HlzCKGP-D8Z65f5QeH5I_r4-V4dMQoaIL0nFMZldrurlpY9s0BOLe2DnVqFwxx4SpZfkKf7FBza6uY_iJrtrL-/w400-h400/jb2010-week2.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><a href="https://llaurenb.blogspot.com/2024/01/this-is-what-santa-does-in-january.html" target="_blank">Lauren's Other Card(s)</a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Lauren says, "<span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><i>There was quite a lot of teeny tiny fussycutting involved in this week's endeavor; enough to make TWO cards. But since the repeats are so small, there were LOTS of Santas on my "rescued" wrap and it seemed a shame to just toss them in recycling. I made faux-polariods from offcuts of white Kromekote inset with little squares of cloud patterned paper; added the Santas and accessories; mounted the design elements on my own leftover sandy/snowy wrapping paper; added red skinny mats, washi, and glittery diecut sentiments... et voila!</i>"</span></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKA7NeiccR116VAxdaDuvSdaTfAzW19E90syYj4y02hkgOq6jFVjW6ScLKgU0Bo4XWuiU5mGBgu-6dZA3fvdHXRbL3MpUoDbUCs1xiVt_aVtQ7Mov8hkHjbrC9GLqVUcSn5Jpafi6f9mKGlZeKCQcrADqr_DoKIPTXwbrG9icOn4PkJGpnn0Q-zlXKpDw/s2048/JB-02-2024wm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2046" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKA7NeiccR116VAxdaDuvSdaTfAzW19E90syYj4y02hkgOq6jFVjW6ScLKgU0Bo4XWuiU5mGBgu-6dZA3fvdHXRbL3MpUoDbUCs1xiVt_aVtQ7Mov8hkHjbrC9GLqVUcSn5Jpafi6f9mKGlZeKCQcrADqr_DoKIPTXwbrG9icOn4PkJGpnn0Q-zlXKpDw/w400-h400/JB-02-2024wm.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://ingeniousinkling.typepad.com/ingenious_inkling/jingle-belles/" target="_blank">Stephanie's Other Card</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Stephanie says, <i>"Did you know that Lauren is the world's best package wrapper?? ... and I am the world's worst. I like to think I'm a great gift buyer, but when it comes to wrapping, it's probably not happening. However, when I gift arrives from Lauren, I will place it in a position of reverence where I can admire it for days before I finally open it to see what is inside. This gorgeous metallic snowflake ribbon was on a holiday gift from Lauren this year, so I saved it to incorporate it into a card. I wrapped it around a piece of cardstock I had used to clean alcohol ink from a stencil (gotta love those leftovers). I went through multiple possible embellishments before settling on a big bold seashell carved button from my step-mom's collection (this card will likely got to one of my siblings who will appreciate the keepsake). I added a bit of blue twine, a strip of glitter paper, and a vintage woodblock sentiment from A Muse Artistamps."</i></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">And remember, to sweeten the pot for a good start to 2024, we're offering a little prize to one random participant - the <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/products/simon-says-stamp-mid-century-holiday-plate-wafer-dies-s866" style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Mid Century Holiday Die Cut Plate from Simon Says Stamp</a>. You have until <a href="https://jinglebellesrock.blogspot.com/2024/01/wrap-it-up.html" target="_blank">6pm EST on Wednesday, January 17th to wrap it up with us</a>.</span></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpJl6h018OfGRQLyemy0G0fw29DY4uMI5LbMRiyMMZ-Lg5byRVoBKilw8OZIiVYKl15D9GfixgMCwYWS0bLdxtQ6jeOHz6wy5RuYMdLV8lYW-v02EUDt7TVZeZEOXWhdh0q22auO7eqtlY_bitUvTSU4u3U4Bxy0LCOVHqt5vRnZhnoOkJzGIrb6zlO_4/s736/Prize12024.JPG" style="color: black; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="735" data-original-width="736" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpJl6h018OfGRQLyemy0G0fw29DY4uMI5LbMRiyMMZ-Lg5byRVoBKilw8OZIiVYKl15D9GfixgMCwYWS0bLdxtQ6jeOHz6wy5RuYMdLV8lYW-v02EUDt7TVZeZEOXWhdh0q22auO7eqtlY_bitUvTSU4u3U4Bxy0LCOVHqt5vRnZhnoOkJzGIrb6zlO_4/w400-h400/Prize12024.JPG" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="400" /></span></a></div>SmilynStefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01803913506632383364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082447119589857334.post-27303711602856444872024-01-01T00:00:00.131-05:002024-01-01T00:00:00.129-05:00Wrap It Up!<p>We've just WRAPPED up 2023 and are embarking on our fourteenth (<i>14th!</i>) Jingle Belles season; many of us have also just WRAPPED and/or UN-WRAPPED a gift or two, so before you put away your wrapping supplies, pull out some of your favorites (<i>or some of that paper from a present you unwrapped that was just too pretty to recycle</i>) and make a card featuring wrapping paper or gift tags. </p><p>If this is your first time here, your Jingle Belles hostesses are <b><a href="https://ingeniousinkling.typepad.com/ingenious_inkling/jingle-belles/" target="_blank">Stephanie</a></b> and <b><a href="http://llaurenb.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Lauren</a></b>, we're avid cardmakers who started this holiday card inspiration blog so that we could avoid the stress of mass-producing holiday cards in December. We post a new theme every other Friday (<i>with reminder posts and new inspiration cards in between</i>) and you can link up as many NEW holiday cards as fit the prompt. We're mostly a Just-For-Fun challenge, but we throw in a prize every now and then, just to keep it interesting. There's no need to participate every time, but if, like us, you'll need quite a few cards when the holidays roll around, you should know that starting now and making one card per week means you'll have FORTY-EIGHT done by December first... a considerable advantage in terms of stress-busting! </p><p>And now it's time to show you how we incorporated gift wrap into our first holiday cards of 2024:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLTZVlmwnNM3_Yty4KKzmTq5rQbmmOPHrawvQRP-3rAGTeHucnqiD6MUb-A4JmzK7xC7c1IE9vdhboLaBO1hPWUMe8yEPN9tSzo1syBvUEs_sIkntH0zCZngjdZVtQo_uI4JBf6oCrzcVcu_ijb73PbZp_yE5x9L6JNz9rmc5T7sGDWUOdI18eeKlhdsI/s2333/JB-01-2024wm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2333" data-original-width="2333" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLTZVlmwnNM3_Yty4KKzmTq5rQbmmOPHrawvQRP-3rAGTeHucnqiD6MUb-A4JmzK7xC7c1IE9vdhboLaBO1hPWUMe8yEPN9tSzo1syBvUEs_sIkntH0zCZngjdZVtQo_uI4JBf6oCrzcVcu_ijb73PbZp_yE5x9L6JNz9rmc5T7sGDWUOdI18eeKlhdsI/w400-h400/JB-01-2024wm.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://ingeniousinkling.typepad.com/ingenious_inkling/jingle-belles/" target="_blank">Stephanie's Card</a></b></p><p style="text-align: center;">Stephanie says, "<i>I remember going on a hunt one holiday for my treasured roll of Birch Bark wrapping paper. I thought it paired nicely with the <a href="https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=33086&u=1597904&m=7429&urllink=www%2Escrapbook%2Ecom%2Fstore%2Ff%2F%3Fsearch%3Dfolk%2Bsnowflake%2Bpinkfresh&afftrack=" target="_blank">Pinkfresh Studio Folk Snowflake</a> in muted wintry hues. I adorned it with a few gems and paired it with one of the sentiments from the same <a href="https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=33086&u=1597904&m=7429&urllink=www%2Escrapbook%2Ecom%2Fstore%2Ff%2F%3Fsearch%3Dfolk%2Bsnowflake%2Bpinkfresh&afftrack=" target="_blank">Folk Snowflake stamp set</a>.</i>"</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu_ALWcgHIaAtE0xXWCJeAm9syEiWDk1Tuz9_B0OLPst7Y_e5b1enqZvy_GbdZroOwfg6e6ZGatBOjMEoNSp2Nd7j2jVtVRhUDmiPs-ju-oxTOQGOPTfzyAEmSRfnVn3z6lbmCF-x6d8l3t7gV_ufrEqQk2OoW0JfsHhC06iMNy_RL0ITD8nbNC6VrbWzD/s1721/jb2401-wrap-santas.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1721" data-original-width="1721" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu_ALWcgHIaAtE0xXWCJeAm9syEiWDk1Tuz9_B0OLPst7Y_e5b1enqZvy_GbdZroOwfg6e6ZGatBOjMEoNSp2Nd7j2jVtVRhUDmiPs-ju-oxTOQGOPTfzyAEmSRfnVn3z6lbmCF-x6d8l3t7gV_ufrEqQk2OoW0JfsHhC06iMNy_RL0ITD8nbNC6VrbWzD/s320/jb2401-wrap-santas.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://llaurenb.blogspot.com/search/label/jingle%20belles" target="_blank">Lauren's Card</a></b></p><p style="text-align: center;">Lauren says, "<i><span style="text-align: left;">I still have quite a bit of this Santa-centric paper from last year, which has five or six different, easy-to-cut-out medallions, of which I chose four and backed them with plain white cardstock which I had run through my Xyron machine, and fussycut. I chose four off-cuts of patterned paper in appropriate colors to serve as backgrounds on my 5.5" square cards; them selected four smaller, coordinating pieces to trim into smaller squares, round corners, and back with skinny cardstock mats. I added </span><a href="https://rangerink.com/products/tim-holtz-idea-ology-label-stickers-christmas" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Tim Holtz Idea-ology Christmas Label Sticker sentiments</a><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;">et voila</span><span style="text-align: left;">! My 2024 holiday card stash is already looking pretty jolly!</span></i>"</p><p style="text-align: left;">And to sweeten the pot for a good start to 2024, we're offering a little prize to one random participant - the <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/products/simon-says-stamp-mid-century-holiday-plate-wafer-dies-s866" target="_blank">Mid Century Holiday Die Cut Plate from Simon Says Stamp</a>.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpJl6h018OfGRQLyemy0G0fw29DY4uMI5LbMRiyMMZ-Lg5byRVoBKilw8OZIiVYKl15D9GfixgMCwYWS0bLdxtQ6jeOHz6wy5RuYMdLV8lYW-v02EUDt7TVZeZEOXWhdh0q22auO7eqtlY_bitUvTSU4u3U4Bxy0LCOVHqt5vRnZhnoOkJzGIrb6zlO_4/s736/Prize12024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="735" data-original-width="736" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpJl6h018OfGRQLyemy0G0fw29DY4uMI5LbMRiyMMZ-Lg5byRVoBKilw8OZIiVYKl15D9GfixgMCwYWS0bLdxtQ6jeOHz6wy5RuYMdLV8lYW-v02EUDt7TVZeZEOXWhdh0q22auO7eqtlY_bitUvTSU4u3U4Bxy0LCOVHqt5vRnZhnoOkJzGIrb6zlO_4/w400-h400/Prize12024.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">♥♥♥</p><p>Link your "<i><b>Wrap It Up"</b></i> cards right here by 6pm (Eastern) on January 17th. 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<!--end InLinkz code-->lauren bergoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15390124683115764907noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082447119589857334.post-72294009465181905412023-12-30T14:45:00.001-05:002023-12-30T14:45:32.546-05:00Getting Ready for 2024!<p>And since we like to see each Jingle Belles year as a fresh new start, here's the new blog banner for the year, as well as a small badge and a nice big square for those of us who like to post on Instagram!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF_ZDRR_rh2ZLJLzcLryyNdaHd4Xa8B7ncRjCqTBpbXdOYvVHI186fXRB9kOUM4jtcoSP_JwD-rWOkl17GpvZNmBQbHd-32uMs5jibulUxqh5YKBoo4Mp-cc-AnjqDGSVoViGsGcAQrA25s0LxaXIyhWdJqmuVls_DWsQveAu5gCxp5YOjkYRpsyAZnHgT/s850/JB2024-header%20draft%20no%20outline.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="850" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF_ZDRR_rh2ZLJLzcLryyNdaHd4Xa8B7ncRjCqTBpbXdOYvVHI186fXRB9kOUM4jtcoSP_JwD-rWOkl17GpvZNmBQbHd-32uMs5jibulUxqh5YKBoo4Mp-cc-AnjqDGSVoViGsGcAQrA25s0LxaXIyhWdJqmuVls_DWsQveAu5gCxp5YOjkYRpsyAZnHgT/w400-h189/JB2024-header%20draft%20no%20outline.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz7l-iOGg84TmmrbLFrxnTLPt_A0Q7S3xYt3dxRlvfUgNNbe-NveyBYvUAAWEE6UCmeDm7RUxTK58LPiZGD0vflrttAecI6qfAImgBRQ3F-5oFTpnY7tIz2smz1wV-G31mZDJvdz5nW7uVgh7Fzlxuxr3kQUxYDeVXIkT0GCg7wXwkiV4Lm4Nv2SmCzsyc/s200/JB2024%20badge%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz7l-iOGg84TmmrbLFrxnTLPt_A0Q7S3xYt3dxRlvfUgNNbe-NveyBYvUAAWEE6UCmeDm7RUxTK58LPiZGD0vflrttAecI6qfAImgBRQ3F-5oFTpnY7tIz2smz1wV-G31mZDJvdz5nW7uVgh7Fzlxuxr3kQUxYDeVXIkT0GCg7wXwkiV4Lm4Nv2SmCzsyc/w200-h200/JB2024%20badge%20copy.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_R7VaubcrDZrD3oVYIqpAeyZO4CGaTKsfFEtd9X8XMX_ltX6HJjLyBfxHsL8SVrT-KsCRI39duDUc5AX7MMtHBixEEAy0UUS9v2xPdh-3zfO8VwS3CCBmJUMsKkpIe7wLnUy6IAOT8wzIU9wqhjTqjhyxpn5zTo9v7vPWKr5AW24KhE9TsPi4ukHippsK/s1000/JB%20header%20square%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_R7VaubcrDZrD3oVYIqpAeyZO4CGaTKsfFEtd9X8XMX_ltX6HJjLyBfxHsL8SVrT-KsCRI39duDUc5AX7MMtHBixEEAy0UUS9v2xPdh-3zfO8VwS3CCBmJUMsKkpIe7wLnUy6IAOT8wzIU9wqhjTqjhyxpn5zTo9v7vPWKr5AW24KhE9TsPi4ukHippsK/w400-h400/JB%20header%20square%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Header and graphics created in PSE9 by Lauren Bergold, featuring images and elements from <a href="https://www.katiepertietdesigns.com/store/" target="_blank">Katie Pertiet Designs</a>, including <a href="https://www.katiepertietdesigns.com/store/index.php/product/christmas-spectacular-essential-rubons-02/" target="_blank">Christmas Spectacular Essential Rub-ons</a>; <a href="https://www.katiepertietdesigns.com/store/index.php/product/classic-glam-elements-gold-01/" target="_blank">Classic Glam Elements Gold 01</a>; and her Adalicia Paper Pack, which seems to have gone out of print, though if you type "Neutral Paper Pack" into the search box at KPD, you'll get lots of excellent options, including this <a href="https://www.katiepertietdesigns.com/store/index.php/product/vintage-artistry-printable-paper-pack-01/" target="_blank">Vintage Artistry Pack</a>, which is very close indeed! Fonts are Brusher and Bohemian Typewriter, both free from <a href="http://Dafont.com">Dafont.com</a>. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">♥♥♥♥♥</span></div><p>We'll be back at 12:01am on January 1, 2024 with the first prompt of the year and a couple of cards we hope will inspire you to join the fun. See you then!</p>lauren bergoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15390124683115764907noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082447119589857334.post-89358293582494065512023-12-22T00:00:00.022-05:002023-12-22T00:00:00.148-05:00Five Faves of 2023<p>Last year we started a fun new tradition where each of us (<i><b><a href="https://ingeniousinkling.typepad.com/ingenious_inkling/jingle-belles/" target="_blank">Stephanie</a></b> and <b><a href="https://llaurenb.blogspot.com/2023/12/2023-jingle-belles-faves.html" target="_blank">Lauren</a></b></i>) looked back on all of our Jingle Belles/Christmas cards from the year and picked five favorites. This seems like the perfect time to re-visit 2023, so here's one favorite from each of us; then, if you'd like, click through to our blogs using the links below our photos, to see our complete lists. </p><p>Stay tuned for the new festive header, debuting after Christmas; then at 12:01am on January 1, 2024, we'll kick off our FOURTEENTH year of Jingle Belles and we'd love for you to join us!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoAegCtbGEB0L45DPG_DCwDin5B1LKd9VnKCKWmQTBQuLx_mMECOYPzPtAwSxrqdkeYHyPyl4z2Rsd0Y1B8jqWH-RZQ5L5P2937GNeiyAPoU8cyp9c95bbAr1wPgGaYGQd37S59hv5EE73UJTSfm_nWnry8r0xJp3F1EwDzmJCGvYnS-4NmQhrNTAR0BA/s800/f2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoAegCtbGEB0L45DPG_DCwDin5B1LKd9VnKCKWmQTBQuLx_mMECOYPzPtAwSxrqdkeYHyPyl4z2Rsd0Y1B8jqWH-RZQ5L5P2937GNeiyAPoU8cyp9c95bbAr1wPgGaYGQd37S59hv5EE73UJTSfm_nWnry8r0xJp3F1EwDzmJCGvYnS-4NmQhrNTAR0BA/w400-h400/f2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://ingeniousinkling.typepad.com/ingenious_inkling/jingle-belles/" target="_blank">One of Stephanie's Favorites</a></b></p><p style="text-align: center;">Stephanie says, "<i>The combination of recycled packaging, handmade paper, sentiment stripes, pearl flourishes and glittery poinsettias came together for a wonderful Neutral Noel.</i>"</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcIbvTFM1WCVaUrw23phrTIq3tMhKIGZPbeMCw378JeZWjsmhnCgYBv2scZcpYBYLHEoTabHvnEb5E7MAA9XnTBvpFkQu-NcyKXoZPGngk7SPVps6XatwIiHGv-02KPU7vKSSUVT3WdbZo4O0-8QIPU477r4JK9ILQVRCp9QZJhyFBJU9jhtrlabNDgxcI/s1280/JB-23-02-bells1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="967" data-original-width="1280" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcIbvTFM1WCVaUrw23phrTIq3tMhKIGZPbeMCw378JeZWjsmhnCgYBv2scZcpYBYLHEoTabHvnEb5E7MAA9XnTBvpFkQu-NcyKXoZPGngk7SPVps6XatwIiHGv-02KPU7vKSSUVT3WdbZo4O0-8QIPU477r4JK9ILQVRCp9QZJhyFBJU9jhtrlabNDgxcI/w400-h303/JB-23-02-bells1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://llaurenb.blogspot.com/2023/12/2023-jingle-belles-faves.html" target="_blank">One of Lauren's Favorites</a></b></div><p style="text-align: center;">Lauren says, "<i>Prima's Candy Cane Lane line is one of my all-time favorite holiday paper collections, and this card is loaded with various bits of it, though the glittery pink snowflakes and classic Memory Box Jingle Bells </i><i>(thank you <b><a href="https://papervernissage.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Ms. Lorraine</a></b>!)</i><i> cut from velvet paper miiiiight be what takes this one over the top for me. Plus... it's PINK!</i>"</p><p style="text-align: center;">♥♥♥♥♥</p><p>Once again, a reminder that Jingle Belles will return on January 1, 2024 with a new prompt every other week and an inspiring card from both Stephanie and myself every week until the end of November. If you'd like to chip away at your holiday card list in a stress-free way AND meet some awesome new cardmaking friends, why not plan to join us then</p>lauren bergoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15390124683115764907noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082447119589857334.post-60198423547284399712023-12-01T01:00:00.033-05:002023-12-01T01:00:00.132-05:00Wrapping Up 2023!<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Once again we've reached the end of another Jingle Belles season. It feels like 2023 just few by, thanks to all of the fun we had seeing you build your holiday stash. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We're once again sharing our beginning-of-December big pile-o-cards before we begin writing & addressing, so they can be mailed or hand-delivered to our favorite folks. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Now it just remains to wish you the happiest of holiday seasons. We'll be back on January 1, 2024 to start our 14th year of taking back December one holiday card at a time ... and we'd love for you to join us for our holiday mayhem once again! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2IQYsf1E3FcjwZSNGlM3ADr5JTZRLLlXb_YaG4i1hUEM1zWOPRIRt93l6GYpXrw3EUB3vfygRQ-6EazeimC3k6wd8zwI4-Ls7Zoxcynj2yLrsdaKTlfQFotZiDRVYeh71LT8q202TTnc4Ukaf_q8AWDH-AtMcAlKnCLcHCQt-LROKRnleaz5R9al7Dec/s2048/371178649_926505372147370_7591604170651314793_n%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2044" data-original-width="2048" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2IQYsf1E3FcjwZSNGlM3ADr5JTZRLLlXb_YaG4i1hUEM1zWOPRIRt93l6GYpXrw3EUB3vfygRQ-6EazeimC3k6wd8zwI4-Ls7Zoxcynj2yLrsdaKTlfQFotZiDRVYeh71LT8q202TTnc4Ukaf_q8AWDH-AtMcAlKnCLcHCQt-LROKRnleaz5R9al7Dec/w400-h399/371178649_926505372147370_7591604170651314793_n%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://ingeniousinkling.typepad.com/ingenious_inkling/jingle-belles/" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Stephanie's Pile-o-Cards</span></b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDfyEFbb2uxBFjaFC_j-F3IooZwRxcUnA07fMknCYwAl0rqF7h7qKu8bLbtqBzb_6kbYM1QWFPmMK_LH39z8LW0y5ozJleztekjzra9tEqIjEL18hjoG86HELZ-RYJvyBZQ7dbOAC7dxD6zEU82deYA3ONMpSsp1iopTpOPLrB4LfWUyn7Ohm2iB655_sf/s1806/2023%20card%20sprawl.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1806" data-original-width="1806" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDfyEFbb2uxBFjaFC_j-F3IooZwRxcUnA07fMknCYwAl0rqF7h7qKu8bLbtqBzb_6kbYM1QWFPmMK_LH39z8LW0y5ozJleztekjzra9tEqIjEL18hjoG86HELZ-RYJvyBZQ7dbOAC7dxD6zEU82deYA3ONMpSsp1iopTpOPLrB4LfWUyn7Ohm2iB655_sf/w400-h400/2023%20card%20sprawl.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://llaurenb.blogspot.com/2023/12/christmas-wrapping-up-2023.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Lauren's Pile-o-Cards</span></a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">♥♥♥♥♥</span></div><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Here's one last link-up for the year; you can use it to share your last-minute holiday cards and, if you have a few minutes, cruise through the other cards to be inspired and maybe leave a comment or two. </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Many thanks to everyone who helped to make this year our most fun EVER; we'd hope to see you back again at Jingle Belles in 2024! ♥</span></span></p><!--start InLinkz code-->
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<!--end InLinkz code-->SmilynStefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01803913506632383364noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082447119589857334.post-62871534906137859552023-11-30T00:00:00.066-05:002023-11-30T00:00:00.132-05:00A Banner Celebration<p>What a fabulous way to celebrate the final challenge of our 2023 season: With an absolutely awesome collection of holiday cards inspired by our very own Jingle Belles Blog header! Here are just a few that particularly caught our eye; though truly, you really need to scroll back to <i><b><a href="https://jinglebellesrock.blogspot.com/2023/11/banner-inspired-holiday.html" target="_blank">the original post</a></b></i> to see them all!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJgwAxNEKKer1YfK1Mme5k2A11Gqna-SPsF85ofFeNtkd2owhGSuejp1bSdYqYwCiU1DC7nTm2v76RZJPJairG6woxWSVd4Wk2rXIXDfxlAPjBMLTs-dhjEeppZDGxL3mCGC5G0D9H0kTZGXufptbAfbRWA-wiT5wtyAakIMWytSq_X5FJshVru750LQLN/s320/jinglebellesnov19_2023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="252" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJgwAxNEKKer1YfK1Mme5k2A11Gqna-SPsF85ofFeNtkd2owhGSuejp1bSdYqYwCiU1DC7nTm2v76RZJPJairG6woxWSVd4Wk2rXIXDfxlAPjBMLTs-dhjEeppZDGxL3mCGC5G0D9H0kTZGXufptbAfbRWA-wiT5wtyAakIMWytSq_X5FJshVru750LQLN/w315-h400/jinglebellesnov19_2023.jpg" width="315" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://scrappintimes-gail.blogspot.com/2023/11/be-reason-someone-smiles-todayor-reason.html" target="_blank">Gail L of What's Normal?</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...captured the full-on blog banner aesthetic ...vibrant pink trees, collaged text background, swirls of bling, etc... using/adapting items from her stash for this lovely portrait-oriented card!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg73CaUT0fqetCNMuoUEsNjHZiHaoQrjF3P0O_TDmNS7YBojHIXQEN2QUdUL3BE1iSAxH8Zx5kDA2OiziVrpi00jlXbaPsVvd1DcAd9RxAfv6mqFpGQVaDQThvDqQ8BeP4kobarheG06MZwwKTBbtzdhTps4otMTsxWa90TzV2OhLiv67-w4_x8gbeFlcDS/s400/IMG_4848.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="351" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg73CaUT0fqetCNMuoUEsNjHZiHaoQrjF3P0O_TDmNS7YBojHIXQEN2QUdUL3BE1iSAxH8Zx5kDA2OiziVrpi00jlXbaPsVvd1DcAd9RxAfv6mqFpGQVaDQThvDqQ8BeP4kobarheG06MZwwKTBbtzdhTps4otMTsxWa90TzV2OhLiv67-w4_x8gbeFlcDS/w351-h400/IMG_4848.jpeg" width="351" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://goldengoddessdesigns.blogspot.com/2023/11/sparkle-shine-pink-christmas-card-for.html" target="_blank">Alicia O'Bryant of Golden Goddess Designs</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...embraced the color palette, the trees, and touches of sparkle, but fitted them into a fabulous modular sketch for a super-clean look!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWhw2wcnDOFWSg7zpYh7nIlP8YBb9ibqmzJlDVFD-E3ynS0xid5aU2pqyXP-ChnBZP79e3sFxVqcDa_p9IMADReHfEFa3Asv1enEMVmJL4iIdrA5VCi6ht0qQA2QzQA_xrfOsl1mhmpiILw34PDLHvC51_YbUcq14tzpkrOHwkxR58h9CZNQ0EknpeSmAM/s1066/DSCN2087_by_Denise_Bryant.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1066" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWhw2wcnDOFWSg7zpYh7nIlP8YBb9ibqmzJlDVFD-E3ynS0xid5aU2pqyXP-ChnBZP79e3sFxVqcDa_p9IMADReHfEFa3Asv1enEMVmJL4iIdrA5VCi6ht0qQA2QzQA_xrfOsl1mhmpiILw34PDLHvC51_YbUcq14tzpkrOHwkxR58h9CZNQ0EknpeSmAM/w400-h300/DSCN2087_by_Denise_Bryant.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/3143525?&limit=last1" target="_blank">Denise Bryant (who posts on SCS)</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...used the elements and layout of the banner, but stuck to a more realistic color palette; and made us realize that the original design really SHOULD HAVE had a moose!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">♥♥♥</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A big thank you to everyone who participated, we genuinely do love seeing ALL of your amazing creations! We'll be back at midnight with a few final thoughts for the season AND, of course, our personal card pile pics, as tradition demands!</div>lauren bergoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15390124683115764907noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082447119589857334.post-42456584720919670022023-11-24T01:00:00.038-05:002023-11-24T01:00:00.142-05:00A Blog Header Christmas<p>We're still making cards this week inspired by our <b><a href="https://jinglebellesrock.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">2023 Jingle Belles Blog Banner</a></b>, here's a reminder of what it looks like:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCKMJs8nnCD4FSLpJvBMP56qx0eiL9eAkZzhFOq_L-SrpbQjLX56ekAF2GFb0I2GCeFYURioOMy1HMJmcrADPs5GFsL3L6MNxbI71eaX73awJ3wFcwxmAxUVAloCg5bfHjdJ6lW5piD9frgj5EdZc5iQ2Au569oeK8YBGBk3l2WF9khBJObYGwWXkmBQc/s775/JB%20header2023-775px.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="369" data-original-width="775" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCKMJs8nnCD4FSLpJvBMP56qx0eiL9eAkZzhFOq_L-SrpbQjLX56ekAF2GFb0I2GCeFYURioOMy1HMJmcrADPs5GFsL3L6MNxbI71eaX73awJ3wFcwxmAxUVAloCg5bfHjdJ6lW5piD9frgj5EdZc5iQ2Au569oeK8YBGBk3l2WF9khBJObYGwWXkmBQc/w400-h190/JB%20header2023-775px.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here's how we were inspired this week:<div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJZoZLlMEjCnYtjSsb8isQrJNZe4QP0RqM0QDMP6M2FMk-C6nrtv7nBI4AwtUfcTwHjebf2-QkuAV8E16uXhdlZ6KdylzELCBm02YaPeIlFmEL0LeYnzhunSB1T56rAF0nxQJeYIJ4Oo6JMRIIHvBCt9ZkXnhcaIrBaR1lGE4bva5StCXoLSZ22EXwvjQ/s2078/JB-48-2023wm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2078" data-original-width="2078" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJZoZLlMEjCnYtjSsb8isQrJNZe4QP0RqM0QDMP6M2FMk-C6nrtv7nBI4AwtUfcTwHjebf2-QkuAV8E16uXhdlZ6KdylzELCBm02YaPeIlFmEL0LeYnzhunSB1T56rAF0nxQJeYIJ4Oo6JMRIIHvBCt9ZkXnhcaIrBaR1lGE4bva5StCXoLSZ22EXwvjQ/w400-h400/JB-48-2023wm.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://ingeniousinkling.typepad.com/ingenious_inkling/jingle-belles/" target="_blank">Stephanie's Other Card</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stephanie says, <i>"This week I focused on the pink holiday trees with white splatter for my inspiration. I also added in the repeating holiday sentiment & a pearl flourish design with puffy sticker sentiment."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><i><br /></i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizT2LmYeeqPiXAwGGlFccLA2dPFkruYQmnN6suH_yhzPaoLjGvoAuJG838fCuVYPVNURejYfUaYvCY_cn7P1yYLVY28HAxB0Gl7q38i7E88RfzNvu2DcdPY2fn__gl7duDd3rQaXJ9fiL30xBKWJqs4kKpA-UFevlVGJqZbqE8lhZjHNvPEsOuYYD5A1yo/s1158/jb-banner%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1158" data-original-width="809" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizT2LmYeeqPiXAwGGlFccLA2dPFkruYQmnN6suH_yhzPaoLjGvoAuJG838fCuVYPVNURejYfUaYvCY_cn7P1yYLVY28HAxB0Gl7q38i7E88RfzNvu2DcdPY2fn__gl7duDd3rQaXJ9fiL30xBKWJqs4kKpA-UFevlVGJqZbqE8lhZjHNvPEsOuYYD5A1yo/w280-h400/jb-banner%202.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://llaurenb.blogspot.com/2023/11/jb2324-banner-holiday-week-2.html" target="_blank">Lauren's Other Card</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lauren says, <i>"Having gone as literal as possible last week, this time I wanted to see how far I could go in the other direction, but still have the influence of the banner show clearly. I rotated the rectangle shape to make a "tall card"; I used the layers of music, text and snowflakes for the background; I placed a tree toward the left of the frame; and finally I used the same Stamplorations "Jingle" die on glitter paper as my sentiment."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">♥♥♥</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Scroll down to the original <b><a href="https://jinglebellesrock.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Banner Inspired Holiday</a></b> post to visit the Readers' Gallery and to link up your own card(s)!</div></div>SmilynStefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01803913506632383364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082447119589857334.post-64868299176052584292023-11-17T01:00:00.110-05:002023-11-17T01:00:00.137-05:00Banner Inspired Holiday<p>It's hard to believe it's time for our final Jingle Belles prompt of 2023. This fortnight we're asking you to make a card inspired by our fabulous Lauren-designed 2023 Blog Banner. There are so many possibilities for inspiration: the pink + white + tan color palette OR the trees and/or snowflakes OR the glittery letters OR... well, you get the idea! Choose any aspect(s) that appeal to you; just be sure to let us know which elements you're incorporating into your design!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTVSRn5uPzbdVFpBMTBUdGJwrfxYTCawDVU7OxvD99O5xbA8pHgc21mlpqiSaZ2egwsiFHXFXbDSRyDsZFtKQoO2GBT-UIDQcadV2WZvLIquDpOy96fIW04PegZTin5HstS_lSEqyXZVrBNoeaMSjcvrLPZERN7Svn4Aiqh39EKlL5cP3azAimUdZT1NY/s775/JB%20header2023-775px.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="369" data-original-width="775" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTVSRn5uPzbdVFpBMTBUdGJwrfxYTCawDVU7OxvD99O5xbA8pHgc21mlpqiSaZ2egwsiFHXFXbDSRyDsZFtKQoO2GBT-UIDQcadV2WZvLIquDpOy96fIW04PegZTin5HstS_lSEqyXZVrBNoeaMSjcvrLPZERN7Svn4Aiqh39EKlL5cP3azAimUdZT1NY/w400-h190/JB%20header2023-775px.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Here's how we were inspired this week:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDM2m1t1gFmvE5icY7LAaiJYKvIlz0R1IN6ZvcIh_K6-DsyR_MPp_D_QLAhFcxiTx1HincpegvZxP8WxyVyU3roG0Ojd5t9CF0sB6D8Mp3w0U9KXqV1md6dpB83CckzOrlEcqxX1P1R3UIiibtMmfmoTKbNObQK6c1ySh64hWsOyKAuK4-ivl4VxXrR8E/s2213/JB-47-2023wm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2213" data-original-width="2213" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDM2m1t1gFmvE5icY7LAaiJYKvIlz0R1IN6ZvcIh_K6-DsyR_MPp_D_QLAhFcxiTx1HincpegvZxP8WxyVyU3roG0Ojd5t9CF0sB6D8Mp3w0U9KXqV1md6dpB83CckzOrlEcqxX1P1R3UIiibtMmfmoTKbNObQK6c1ySh64hWsOyKAuK4-ivl4VxXrR8E/w400-h400/JB-47-2023wm.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://ingeniousinkling.typepad.com/ingenious_inkling/jingle-belles/" target="_blank">Stephanie's Card</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stephanie says, "<i>I went with the two tone ink design, white snowflakes, glittery letters and swapped the texty background for a musical pattern. Paper is Prima's Santa Baby and those glittery letters have literally been on my studio table since I <a href="https://ingeniousinkling.typepad.com/ingenious_inkling/2022/12/it-must-have-been-ol-santa-claus.html">made this card</a> a year ago (so glad they finally have a home). I added white snowflake stickers and some glittery silver <a href="https://www.lovefromlizi.com/products/peel-offs.html" target="_blank">Love from Lizi Peel-Offs</a> to finish the design.</i>"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguptMtkP0B3MjKE4kYLR8EhlSAhyprQC-W2WowyiUl9KjqwVcXgD460q9n8V1P_k_GinvXtvCVjOKp2NwPrDWRGOE0VOKWfJG4sVZFeCcwMSYTLp-BDr7SFNx5mJ7F-FXq6L2z9xtnWpG6_hZxQcyJO9AbpXFA4j0q94ONxegMOKL_b9T8vaeqiElnqLpr/s1513/jb-header-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1168" data-original-width="1513" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguptMtkP0B3MjKE4kYLR8EhlSAhyprQC-W2WowyiUl9KjqwVcXgD460q9n8V1P_k_GinvXtvCVjOKp2NwPrDWRGOE0VOKWfJG4sVZFeCcwMSYTLp-BDr7SFNx5mJ7F-FXq6L2z9xtnWpG6_hZxQcyJO9AbpXFA4j0q94ONxegMOKL_b9T8vaeqiElnqLpr/w400-h309/jb-header-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://llaurenb.blogspot.com/2023/11/a-banner-inspired-holiday.html" target="_blank">Lauren's Card</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lauren says, "<i>My card is VERY literal, as you can plainly see! I incorporated the basic sketch, colors, glitter and trees into my super-layered design. The background consists of patina-ed vintage sheet music, part of an ancient Hambly snowflake paper, bits of doily, and torn vellum with typed holiday lyrics. The forest of Taylored Expressions' Evergreens are diecut in pink with white "shadows" and the (quite appropriate) sentiment was made with Stamplorations (sadly out of print) Jingle All the Way die.</i>"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">♥♥♥</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A reminder that your card <i><b>does not</b></i> have to be a literal interpretation of our blog header, it just needs to be inspired by one or more elements therein! Link your creations right here by 6pm (Eastern) on Wednesday, November 29th. 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Here are a few that especially caught our eye:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmZQu0vE7rg9idQ2pKsxvDspVdV1jEeI_nWxv1Kc0V5w8CPIWC5-GK5c8H0DvKcWZGlDvNtmVjhAu8u_beVHF4VUjxR_oivCGOvjFiB83zDHSPg0xcGsmHSl7ggYNTHBXZ166Sz2TsWlJuvaw-akIJUw-eq0G9_oVvuJhYbsY278HDuUor23djVNS7mo6J/s1600/DSC08256.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1523" data-original-width="1600" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmZQu0vE7rg9idQ2pKsxvDspVdV1jEeI_nWxv1Kc0V5w8CPIWC5-GK5c8H0DvKcWZGlDvNtmVjhAu8u_beVHF4VUjxR_oivCGOvjFiB83zDHSPg0xcGsmHSl7ggYNTHBXZ166Sz2TsWlJuvaw-akIJUw-eq0G9_oVvuJhYbsY278HDuUor23djVNS7mo6J/w400-h381/DSC08256.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://creastories.blogspot.com/2023/11/kerstkaartje-met-gingerbread.html" target="_blank">Natascha of CreaStories</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...built a charming and very detailed wreath full of seasonal candies, and her adorable gingerbread man can't wait to sample them!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7RKBxKaEhTf2ZYMU-_NQPNE5m9RdSPKBQG7ww1Lg4AKrL1XN8EQB_qgAnwGHCCD7CGkayAqisXGSZl4jwQPfQVf7_c7Lu_9IWS9phjN_OaLtBUg9k8JX1TkGQLjP_HstxYXwp9lTDxKJB4MOU2aiOb2Rwe1DmL9koyqIVGm-_hlqROuaqra2kVp0zGRMp/s640/Sweet-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7RKBxKaEhTf2ZYMU-_NQPNE5m9RdSPKBQG7ww1Lg4AKrL1XN8EQB_qgAnwGHCCD7CGkayAqisXGSZl4jwQPfQVf7_c7Lu_9IWS9phjN_OaLtBUg9k8JX1TkGQLjP_HstxYXwp9lTDxKJB4MOU2aiOb2Rwe1DmL9koyqIVGm-_hlqROuaqra2kVp0zGRMp/w400-h400/Sweet-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://acreativetouch.blogspot.com/2023/11/a-few-cards-for-some-challenges.html" target="_blank">Nora of A Creative Touch</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...stamped a bold and vibrant hard candy background in one of our very favorite holiday color schemes, topped off with a most appropriate sentiment!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisVWy-fSntkLFoWqd8IwDwOxdog25lvvcLoFWYhAiiq8604r0kTkaj54n9jw_B7xY466OtUh8LnI1nkbG_AtYXArr58I3XHEqX8dpd1473gMJbe81AQ6-OPfMRQ-Bz1Tz0tjEJSTWx-L2VayuBg1vNXg3AygMj570wUIQQavbxDbUjRvOcd9ly8mtTY6t_/s400/IMG_6714.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="338" data-original-width="400" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisVWy-fSntkLFoWqd8IwDwOxdog25lvvcLoFWYhAiiq8604r0kTkaj54n9jw_B7xY466OtUh8LnI1nkbG_AtYXArr58I3XHEqX8dpd1473gMJbe81AQ6-OPfMRQ-Bz1Tz0tjEJSTWx-L2VayuBg1vNXg3AygMj570wUIQQavbxDbUjRvOcd9ly8mtTY6t_/w400-h338/IMG_6714.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://barbscreativecorner.blogspot.com/2023/11/its-candy-cane-christmas.html" target="_blank">Barbara G of Barb's Creative Corner</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...not only had exactly the right House Mouse to star in her clever dimensional design, she's paired him with not one but TWO perfect peppermint patterned papers!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">♥♥♥</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A big THANK YOU to everyone who joined our fun this fortnight. We'll be back at Midnight to reveal 2023's last official Jingle Belles prompt of the season!</div>lauren bergoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15390124683115764907noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082447119589857334.post-65891248300843519192023-11-10T01:00:00.014-05:002023-11-10T01:00:00.137-05:00Candy Cane Christmas<p>We're still creating with Candy, Cookies & other holiday treats for our Hard Candy Christmas.</p><p>Here's how we got sweet this week:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilpv3fMTZ6ZcrcFwDNWTZAYhgT1PTqW3OBrc4C2sTGhQ_ozsi7Udfmdq6ApJCN-H2ar0K-Lt5xBNWXeTh68XhRw22BWQBuaskKjAag6qayg7bRCkkxLGKd75FzPU6PAiFQ4tg24IDgQVkKq_UPZwRYq2JR3sR2aTwI63rKXgFgJoSQfeap3LpXaw093a2e/s1779/jb-sweets-week2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1779" data-original-width="1779" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilpv3fMTZ6ZcrcFwDNWTZAYhgT1PTqW3OBrc4C2sTGhQ_ozsi7Udfmdq6ApJCN-H2ar0K-Lt5xBNWXeTh68XhRw22BWQBuaskKjAag6qayg7bRCkkxLGKd75FzPU6PAiFQ4tg24IDgQVkKq_UPZwRYq2JR3sR2aTwI63rKXgFgJoSQfeap3LpXaw093a2e/w400-h400/jb-sweets-week2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://llaurenb.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Lauren's Other Card(s)</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Lauren says, "<i>This week, I've got candy canes, Christmas cookies, hot cocoa, cupcakes, Christmas pudding and more, thanks to a partial page of older American Crafts mini journal cards I found in my holiday stash. I trimmed them down, popped them onto foam tape and added a couple of patterned paper layers... Pebbles' black text and Dare 2B Artzy's red dots, to be exact. There were too many for just one card, so I split them up and made a pair of A7s; because in mid-November it's literally IMPOSSIBLE to make cards too quickly, am I right?!</i>"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4BZFr9FThMC3CKPEu4ZFEhXTKWssgc9mz85uc_nMp9mCC78hHZk2HCg2CZGp-yc636ycS7W-8ZcCDTYwd0yGW90UGDFYflYs3mBoeA4Rh8-ZLvwMq-fA0f56S4AFeDdvOgAj9VfVec5nQSjXuYSqyfmRoeHroPXl5wuNFF4vLPFlP3FNIdHXQascET_o/s2122/JB-46-2023wm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2122" data-original-width="2122" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4BZFr9FThMC3CKPEu4ZFEhXTKWssgc9mz85uc_nMp9mCC78hHZk2HCg2CZGp-yc636ycS7W-8ZcCDTYwd0yGW90UGDFYflYs3mBoeA4Rh8-ZLvwMq-fA0f56S4AFeDdvOgAj9VfVec5nQSjXuYSqyfmRoeHroPXl5wuNFF4vLPFlP3FNIdHXQascET_o/w400-h400/JB-46-2023wm.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://ingeniousinkling.typepad.com/ingenious_inkling/jingle-belles/" target="_blank">Stephanie's Other Card</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stephanie says, <i>"I covered silver cardstock with clear candy stickers before cutting with a mini-slimline stitched die cut. I used a few enamel dots to fill in some open spaces (and cover a tiny embossing machine boo boo) and finished with a Tim Holtz sentiment."</i></div>SmilynStefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01803913506632383364noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082447119589857334.post-18075358225113703002023-11-03T01:00:00.021-04:002023-11-03T01:00:00.154-04:00Hard Candy Christmas<p>This fortnight at Jingle Belles, we're asking you to make holiday cards featuring your favorite Christmas Candy (or cookie or other holiday food).</p><p>Here are our yummy cards for this week:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNnVuFbBIBsCMUJof6GabAf9-zv6ixjsgoK26aHU6wdwKyg8H6CgCbgERNMvYFb_PaI4vFRc0WRN6LZzAdui8CIEyosoUarmBxXmn317Xo1-9_6awIaXUMNBUeoPoUohXi0BKccBRLnq3q1b8qkSSfhVtSdL4A8lQxLAO0w13kU7dxsa8iXcqHOwfWiec/s2208/JB-45-2023wm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2208" data-original-width="2208" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNnVuFbBIBsCMUJof6GabAf9-zv6ixjsgoK26aHU6wdwKyg8H6CgCbgERNMvYFb_PaI4vFRc0WRN6LZzAdui8CIEyosoUarmBxXmn317Xo1-9_6awIaXUMNBUeoPoUohXi0BKccBRLnq3q1b8qkSSfhVtSdL4A8lQxLAO0w13kU7dxsa8iXcqHOwfWiec/w400-h400/JB-45-2023wm.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://ingeniousinkling.typepad.com/ingenious_inkling/jingle-belles/" target="_blank">Stephanie's Card</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stephanie says, "<i>I started with the fun Santa from a Christmas journaling card and filled his hands with a <a href="https://www.eyeletoutlet.com/holiday-coffee.html" target="_blank">Holiday Coffee Cup</a> and a <a href="https://www.eyeletoutlet.com/candy-cane-brads.html" target="_blank">Candy Cane</a> - both brads from Eyelet Outlet. I used the layout from <a href="https://trystampinontuesday.blogspot.com/2023/10/challenge-630.html" target="_blank">Try Stampin' on Tuesday</a> and a stamped sentiment from Impress.</i>"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGj4icZkgUc-oTUrQAfzIGPc1zAC-P125uBARhmuGQnqgKmlVryuuVA8xHfDao_3UlWJ0-N0wwYXWA5srC1Dn5N3yz51LKQz0eWWvpVTFY3Vtn_p_Flb67WS_v5Ptvk1VEeyh2uSJfTL4oX-X-71HQijwKXErHdVq1MzPzuP9_Kp7oZDGNcvC6cGbizgmp/s1778/JB-sweets-dbug.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1778" data-original-width="1778" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGj4icZkgUc-oTUrQAfzIGPc1zAC-P125uBARhmuGQnqgKmlVryuuVA8xHfDao_3UlWJ0-N0wwYXWA5srC1Dn5N3yz51LKQz0eWWvpVTFY3Vtn_p_Flb67WS_v5Ptvk1VEeyh2uSJfTL4oX-X-71HQijwKXErHdVq1MzPzuP9_Kp7oZDGNcvC6cGbizgmp/w400-h400/JB-sweets-dbug.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://llaurenb.blogspot.com/2023/10/hard-candy-christmas.html" target="_blank">Lauren's Card</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lauren says, <span style="text-align: left;">"<i>Obviously there are lots of awesome ways to approach this prompt, but seeing as how Doodlebug's Gingerbread Kisses line has just arrived at</i></span><i><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><b style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://paperanthology.com/" target="_blank">Paper Anthology</a></b></i><span style="text-align: left;"><i>, it seemed silly not to let those fabulous papers, journal cards and stickers do most of the work for me. I was having so much fun I made not one but two cards to celebrate!</i>"</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Link your yummy holiday treats card(s) right here by 6pm (Eastern) on Wednesday evening, November 15th. Keyword for galleries and Flickr is JB2323.</div>
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