a ♥FEAST♥ for the eyes!!!

sometimes, ♥JINGLE BELLES♥, you guys link up sooooooo many amazing and wonderful holiday cards, that it's almost impossible to choose only a few to feature; what a very sweet "problem" to have! do be sure to scroll down and check out all the links, because your fellow cardmakers have outdone themselves with the "christmas feast" prompt. in the meantime, here are a few cards that really made our mouths water:

Brenda B of Brenda's Crafty Corner

did much more than "slide by" with her fabulously fun and creative gingerbread man on his candy cane sled! each image is hand cut and perfectly embellished, while details like the twine scarf and fluffy polyfil snow add even more texture and interest!  

Lyn Jones of Cartisan Crafts

cleverly paper-pieced this simple and lovely christmas pudding stamp in a charming patchwork style, for an effect that's completely unique-- as is her card's wonderfully personal greeting!

Carin of BwithCa

stamped and beautifully colored her adorable image, then cut, shaped, layered, trimmed, distressed, iced, inked, embellished, decorated a card in which one just keeps on finding the sweetest treasures!

many thanks to everyone who participated in this prompt, and extra helpings to those of you who supported us throughout the entire year. it truly is our fellow ♥JINGLE BELLES♥ who make this so much fun! we've had a blast for the last eleven months, and heartily invite you to join us again on january first when we'll kick off our third year of holiday hijinks! 

even though this was our last OFFICIAL prompt of 2012, we know that your wonderful holiday cardmaking creations will continue into december, so do stop back at midnight for a little something "extra" to spur you on! in the meantime, may we be amongst the first to wish you a very...

MERRY CHRISTMAS, 

JINGLE BELLES!!!

♥♥♥♥♥

oh bring us some figgy pudding!

of course, by "bring us", we mean metaphorically, in card form; and it needn't be figgy pudding, as such; ANY type of holiday holiday food will do! but you've still got nearly a week to make a card featuring festive foodstuffs and link it up in the post right below us! just in case you need a little inspiration, here are two more tasty treats we've cooked up for you:

Stephanie's Other Card

Stef says, "Gingerbread is a favorite holiday treat ... I have such fond memories of decorating the little boys & girls with my Grandma.  The horizontal strips are Martha Stewart Border stickers ... sentiment and the *zig-zag stitching* are both SRM Stickers ... and the corrugated circle is also a food elements ... punched from a thermal coffee sleeve I saved for just such an occasion ... layout is the November Sketch For You To Try."

Lauren's Other Card

Lauren says, "this year i was completely fascinated and inspired by the 12 days of christmas card ideas on the prima blog, and fell particularly in love with cari fennel's card from day 5. here is my take on that idea, but with a twist: candy canes and other sweet treats make up part of my floral bouquet, to prove that this prompt is pretty flexible: your festive food can be the centerpiece of your card, or merely an accent, it's entirely up to you!"

Remember ... cards made with food (unlike a big plate of stuffing and mashed potatoes) have no calories ... so create away.

christmas feast

can you believe we're already midway through november, ♥JINGLE BELLES♥?! nor can we, but a quick glance at the calendar confirms that not only is (american) thanksgiving a mere week away, but that today marks the start of our very last holiday card prompt for 2012*!!! in honor of both thanksgiving AND the many glorious and delicious seasonal foods which appear around the holidays, this time we're asking you to create a holiday card which has some sort of FOOD on it... whether it's visions of sugarplums, cookies and cocoa for santa, roast turkey or goose, plum pudding, a cup of christmas tea... well, you get the idea, right? here are some tasty treats we've whipped up to inspire you:

Stephanie's Card

Stephanie says, "There are certain foods (yes, I most definitely consider candy a food) that always remind me of Christmas, and Candy Canes are most certainly one of those.  My Grandma put a Candy Cane in our stocking every Christmas, so this card reminds me of how much I enjoyed celebrating the holidays with her.  I cut out a candy cane card base (the card fold is along the left) and covered the entire shape with white glitter wrapping paper.  I used extra-strong double-sided tape to adhere the red glitter wrapping paper stripes and finished with a sentiment tag backed with more red glitter paper & a tiny red gem for accent."

Lauren's Card

Lauren says, "i have to confess that i'm more interested in the DECORATIVE properties of gingerbread than actually eating it, but for years i've been fascinated by a local competition in which artists of all ages build the most fantastic and fabulous gingerbread houses you've ever seen! each year i say i am going to try my hand at it, and one of these days i *WILL*! (but this year i've settled for a reallllllly cute little card made with imaginisce rub-ons using this week's saturday card sketch challenge at two peas in a bucket!) :)

so bring us your figgy pudding... and any other festive foodstuffs you can fit on a card! be sure to link it up right here between now and 6pm (EST) on wednesday, november 28th. keyword for galleries and our flickr group is JB12-24.

*but yes, if you're wondering, we WILL be back in 2013 with more fortnightly card-making hijinks, and we're looking for a few "lovely guest stars" to help us out! have a great idea for a prompt? always wanted to try your hand at a card sketch? or maybe you'd just like to come along as a guest designer some week? drop us a line at jinglebellesrock @ hotmail [dot] com! and whether or not you'd like to participate in that way, why not plan to join us on january 1st as we kick off the new year in a RESOLUTIONARY way!!! ♥♥♥