Feliz Navidad Frames

We're still creating with Festive Frames this week ... include at least one frame in your card design.

Here's how we got framed this week:

Lauren's Other Card

Lauren says, "A few years ago I purchased a set of holiday postcards that were not in good condition, but since I wanted to use them on Christmas cards, that was fine with me. This one was the most battered of the lot:  it had several very large creases and was entirely missing its lower righthand corner. But luckily, by finding two frame dies of just the right size, I was able to select the nicest bits, frame them up, and showcase them in a collage of Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Pocket Cards, 7 Gypsies velvet holly leaves and assorted festive washi tape in coordinating colors."

Stephanie's Other Card

Stephanie says, "My frame for this week's card is a chipboard polaroid shaped frame from Crate Paper's Mittens and Mistletoe Collection.  I positioned it over one of the stars in paper from the same collection and then filled it with another chipboard sticker.  I finished with a couple of postage stamp stickers over the other two stars."

Remember, you have until 6pm EST on Wednesday to link-up!

Festive Frames

This fortnight we'd like to see cards that incorporate at least one frame as part of the design. Here's how we got festively frame-y this week:

Stephanie's Card

Stephanie says, "To make my frame, I used two Nested Ovals Double Stich Dies from Pinkfresh Studio and silver glitter cardstock.  I used this week's Sketch Saturday layout together with a tree from Fancy Pants Cookies for Kringle Ephemera, a vintage Memory Box sentiment and an edge die cut from Tim Holtz Sizzix Vault Edges Thinlets."

Lauren's Card

Lauren says, "One of my favorite ways to make frames is using a set of nesting shape dies... of which I have an (almost) embarrassing variety! With my Hero Arts Circle Infinity Dies, it was simple to make four different sizes of circle frames (I used the smallest twice); I then used the same circle dies on some very fun Photoplay Holiday Gnomes journal cards. I clustered the framed gnomes, added a sentiment, scattered a few (ancient) coordinating circle brads, and my 5.5" square card was complete."

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Link up your own Framed masterpieces right here! JB2513: Festive Frames runs until 6pm (Eastern) on Wednesday, July 2nd.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

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Fa-La-La-La-Lovely!

Holiday music, Christmas carols, and other sounds of the season are always inspiring and there are some lovely cards for you to check out in the Fa-La-La-La-La Readers' Gallery. But first, here are a few that especially caught out eye... or, in the case, ear! ;)

Shani of Paperesse

... not only built her adorable and beautifully colored card around holiday song lyrics, she made them PUNNY! Be still our hearts!

Fabiola of Mon P'tit Monde

...built her vibrant and festive card around an adorable trio of singing mice; a concept guaranteed to make us smile!

LeAnne Pugliese of Wee Inklings

...set all of our Joy Bells ringing with this elegant, sophisticated card; and we're not just saying that because those bell dies were part of the prize she won last month right here at Jingle Belles, but it is especially impressive that she's already making awesomeness! 

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Much appreciation to everyone who played along, we loved seeing all of your clever and creative cards. We'll be back at Midnight with a brand new prompt we we think is deserving of the hall of frame! 

A Caroling We Will Go

This week at Jingle Belles the theme remains Fa-la-la-la-la ... We're asking you to create a card that incorporates music, a musical instrument, or a holiday song title or lyrics.

Here's our tune this week:

Lauren's Other Card

Lauren says, "This week I raided my stash of vintage sheet music and I chose a nicely patina-ed page to coordinate with this fun (ancient!) Basic Grey flower sticker. I added a few strips of washi tape, some inked edges, a chipboard sentiment and a shimmery red mat... et voila!"

Stephanie's Other Card

Stephanie says, "I found music for a Christmas Carol in a children's song book that happened to be perfectly card-sized.  I used the original music adding a stitched oval cut from a vintage holiday card and finishing with a 2002 Stampin' Up wood block stamped sentiment."

Remember, you have until 6pm EST on June 18th to link-up your Fa-la-la-la-la creations.

Fa-La-La-La-La

This fortnight we're celebrating one of our favorite things at Jingle Belles ... Christmas Music. 

We're asking you to create a card that incorporates music, a musical instrument, or a holiday song title or lyrics.

Here's how we're singing for you this week.

Stephanie's Card

Stephanie says, "I started by scanning some holiday sheet music from my collection and printing it out sized for a card front.  I chose this song because it made me smile when I thought about learning to sing it as a child.  I added a couple of designer papers for layers and curled one edge of the sheet music.  I added two stickers, a stamped sentiment from Flora & Fauna Bottle Brush Snow Globe set, and some adhesive gems."

Lauren's Card

Lauren says, "Having decided I wanted to use musical patterned paper for this card, I was pretty excited to find a few half-sheets of absolutely ancient Love Elsie holiday papers from American Crafts! It turns out they paired really well with my fave Doodlebug character stickers and a chipboard sentiment I found in the Big Box of Miscellaneous Items!"

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JB2512: Fa-La-La-La-La runs until 6pm (Eastern) on Wednesday, June 18th. Link your Musical Masterpiece card(s) right here:

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

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Beautiful Beasties

Christmas Critter Cards come in all shapes, sizes and styles. Here are three that especially caught our eye this time.

Helen of Helen's Craft Haven

...not only displays her mind-blowing level of coloring skills with this sweet image, she's added the perfect snowy background and a skinny red mat that ties everything together! 

Helen of Made by Helen

...made us wonder WHAT could be cuuuuuter than an adorable scarf-wearing reindeer, framed in silver and pink? Bonus shout-out to the cool gems in the four corners!

Silke of Karten Kram

...made this adorable image even more charming by adding whimsical red, green and neutral elements to complete a fab and festive card design!

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Many thanks to everyone who played along, we loved seeing all of your wonderful and inspiring cards! We'll be back at Midnight with a brand new prompt we hope will have you singing along! ;)

Critter Christmas

We're back again this week with cards that include Animal Antics ... because even animals know when Santa is on his way.

Here's what we made this week:

Lauren's Other Card

Lauren says, "Lawn Fawn's Critters in the Arctic set is probably ten years old and yet, I still find it every bit as adorable and whimsical as the first time I saw it; I'm guessing others do too as it's still available. I love coloring or (as in this case) paper-piecing those happy arctic pals; and I'm especially happy with the floral moose! I went a little more wintery than xmas, with a neutral diecut sentiment from Elizabeth Craft Designs' Winter Wishes set (also ancient and I believe out of print) since not everyone celebrates Christmas and it's nice to have a selection of cards on hand in December."

Stephanie's Other Card

Stephanie Says, "I knew my Taylored Expressions Big Grumpy needed to make an appearance for this prompt.  This time I added mittens on his paws and reindeer antlers from Big Grumpy Christmas together with the Ho Ho ... No. sentiment.  I finished with a silver embossed snowflake from Taylored Expressions Flip the Snowflake."

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JB2511: Animal Antics runs until next Wednesday evening, June 4th. Link your card(s) on the original post... directly below this one!