Photo Inspiration Mojo!

So many fun and clever cards inspired by our beautiful Christmas Stocking photo, if you haven't scrolled through the gallery, we highly recommend doing so, it's definitely worth the trip. Meanwhile, here are a few cards that especially caught our eye:

ArtMBR

...created an entire room based around a pretty fireplace, complete with stockings, mantle decor and more. We especially love the fabulously artful, inky background!

Fabiola of Mon P'tit Monde

...loved the stockings and chose a similar image from which to make not one, but two lovely and appealing cards! 

Bonnie Lynn of Stamping in the Light

...was inspired by the colors and designs of one of the stockings, as well as the flowers and greenery, and used those elements to inspire her card!

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Many thanks to everyone who participated this fortnight, we loved seeing all of your amazing ideas! We'll be back at midnight with some brand new inspiration, we hope you'll join us again!

The Stockings Were Hung

Another week of Stocking Inspiration for our card making.

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Here's how we were inspired for our second cards:

Lauren's Other Card

Lauren says, "This week I was inspired by the colors and patterns on the stocking furthest to the right in the photo. I love the combination of pale green, creamsicle orange and bright blue (with little hits of white and pink); as well as the way the simple shapes have been stacked and arranged to create an all-over pattern. I compressed and overlapped the layers to fit my 6" square card, but found that by using some of my favorite border punches and a bunch of (non-holiday) patterned papers, I was able to achieve a similar effect. A Lawn Fawn Journal Card, some Eyelet Outlet Enamel Dots and a bit of machine stitching complete the design." 

Stephanie's Other Card

Stephanie says, "I took my design a bit more literal this week inspired by stocking number five.  

I embossed brick again framed by a blue background inspired by the wall.  

The hand-cut my stocking from Concord & 9th Stardust cardstock and 

decorated it with Eyelet Outlet Swirl Bling and flowers.  

I used ribbon for the hanger

and pom pom fringe for those cool dangling balls.

I finished with a scattering of sticker sentiments."

Remember, you have until 6pm EST on Wednesday February 23rd to link-up your design.

Stocking Holiday

For the next Jingle Belles prompt we're bringing you a photo from French Knot to inspire your card designs ... you might make a stocking-themed card ... or instead you could focus on the bricks and greenery ... or you might pick the colors and designs from the individual stockings to inspire you.

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Here is how our first cards were inspired.

Stephanie's Card

Stephanie says, "I took my inspiration from the whole picture by starting with the fireplace and creating a brick background with anembossing folder and direct-to-paper inking.  The rest of the card's inspiration came from the colors and patterns from the third stocking from the left, which resulted in a very modern feel.  The Diamond Dies are from Simon Says Stamp, and the Snowflake is a Tim Holtz Christmas Cookie Die.  I finished with sentiments from The Ink Blot Shop Mixed Holiday Greetings."

Lauren's Card(s)

Lauren says, "I especially love the rich brick of the fireplace, paired with the abundant greens, so those are the elements I chose to use in my card. I used Tim Holtz's Holiday Greens and Mini Holiday Greens Thinlits die sets from Sizzix on several different shades and textures of green cardstock to try to achieve the texture and depth of the foliage in the photo. I added all of my diecuts to two mini slimline cards featuring Eyelet Outlet's Wide Brick Washi and added Pine Cone Brads to one and Poinsettias to the other. Ancient sticker sentiments of "Peace" and "Joy" complete the design."

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Link your cards inspired by this lovely photo right here, by 6pm (EST) on Wednesday, February 23rd. Keyword for galleries and Flickr is JB-22-04.

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