Triple Word Score

We had so much fun playing Reindeer Games at Jingle Belles this week ... each card made us smile. We loved seeing all of the creative critters that came out to play. Here are a few we thought did an exceptional job of playing along:

Nita of Nita Notes

Seriously ... how could we not feature this adorable beaver all dressed up for winter in his warm little scarf and hat ... and we love the texture on his tail ... cute cute cute.

Brenda of Brenda's Scrappy Blog

made a fun little paper-pieced holiday bird with great googly eyes and knobby little knees ... and love those ear muffs.

Angi B of Angi & Cokie Designs

turned her clever little reindeer into a perfect "O" ... and how awesome is that super-blingy rudolph nose!

Make sure you take some time to visit the links in this week's gallery & leave a little jingle belle love ... there are lots of fabulous designs to inspire you.

And check back at midnight ... we're excited to share another lovely guest star & a great prompt to keep those holiday cards stacking-up.

Reindeer Games

This week at Jingle Belles we're playing Reindeer Games ... and everyone gets to join the fun. The prompt is to use a reindeer (or any other holiday animal) in your card design.

Here's our take on the theme:

Stef's Card

Stef says, "When I was thinking about my card, I couldn't get the silly image out of my head of Reindeer playing Monopoly or Scrabble. One of my favorite ways to spend a weekend afternoon is playing Scrabble on-line with my sister ... her go-to word is often YETI (usually with a triple word score), so this card is for her. Papers are from Echo Park's Everybody Loves Christmas Collection"

Lauren's Card

Lauren says, "it's not as if i don't have ENOUGH holiday papers and accoutrements to wallpaper the entire northeast, but for some reason, on this card, the only "holiday" item is the tim holtz diecut reindeer. everything else is from my "regular" stash and was truthfully mostly leftovers and scraps including the michaels-special silver flowers (purloined from my aunt!), my beloved may arts leafy ribbon, and the journaling card of unknown origin whose awesome sentiment "dream of magical things" inspired the entire card!"

Remember, you don't have to use an actual reindeer, it's sort of a coincidence that we both did! In fact, any critter or animal that you like, with a holiday theme, will work: penguins, moose, polar bears, mice, monkeys, birds ... be creative, HAVE FUN and let's see your best REINDEER GAMES cards back here before next Wednesday, July 20th, at 6pm (EST). The keyword for galleries or our flickr group is JB29.