Well RED!

RED was the featured shade this fortnight and everyone who linked up was definitely RED-dy to Roll! If you've not yet checked out the Readers' Gallery, we highly recommend a little scroll through all of outstanding inspiration. In the meantime, here are three cards that especially caught our eye:

Helen of Made by Helen

...went above and beyond when it came to making her card predominantly RED. We love how much texture and interest she incorporated, as well; plus the brilliant way she used white to set off all of the different panels and layers!

Claudia of Claudia's Kaartjes

...went to town with glorious and dramatic elements: layers, textures, trimmings, dimensional flowers, a fancy fold and yes, LOTS of gorgeous RED!

Cindy of @encrepapierciseaux on Instagram

...made a card that's beautiful by any standard; not to mention a FABULOUS example of how to use not only mostly RED but solid RED with accents of gold, white and loads of texture; Bravo!

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Many thanks to all who participated. We'll be back at Midnight with a brand new prompt we hope will have everyone singing along!

Snoopy vs. the ♥♥RED♥♥ Baron

We're still Celebrating Rudolph (and the RED Baron) at Jingle Belles this week by creating cards that primarily feature the color RED.

Here is how we created with RED this week:

Lauren's Other Card

Lauren says, "I am fairly proud of how many scraps of RED patterned paper I combined to make this card (for the record, it's nine); and also the fact that I unearthed and used not one, not two, not three... but FOUR ancient border punches to do so! There are also eight (RED!) stickers; three (RED!) Eyelet Outlet brads and two (RED!) circle diecuts involved. I sewed around the edges to keep the edges on all those borders from curling up and called it a RED-letter day."

Stephanie's Other Card

Stephanie says, "One thing I like to do when I'm working on a single color design is to pull out all of the scraps of designer paper I have in my scrap bin that are in that color and see what comes together.  Once I did that this week, I decided to cut mostly 5/8" strips of cardstock and create a quilted background (a few were slightly wider or narrower because it worked with the design like the tiny poinsettias in the bottom right).  Since the scrap of cardstock I used for the base was a long rectangle, I ended-up cutting it down into a slimline size.  I added a Simple Stories Holly Jolly Page Pieces Santa and a stamped sentiment from Simon Says Stamp The Man, The Myth."

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Link your (mostly) RED cards on the original post by Wednesday evening, February 25th. 

Rudolph the RED Nosed Reindeer

Are you RED-dy or another new prompt? 

This time, in honor of Valentine's Day, the brief is to make a card that's predominantly... you guessed it... RED! ♥

Stephanie's Card

Stephanie says, "I started with a fun Doodlebug Design Santa all dressed in red.  Next I added a stamped sentiment from Concord & 9th Mistletoe Messages in red.  The finishing touch was a two tone red designer paper framed with a thin layer of black and mounted on a red card base."

Lauren's Card

Lauren says, "I love using the holly dies from Wendy Vecchi's Christmas Add-On Set for her Essential Envelopes to construct double-layer poinsettias. Then I added foliage and hearts from the same set and a couple of Eyelet Outlet Poinsettia Brads to the centers. I placed all of the above on top of a stacked-diamond background pattern made from lots of RED patterned paper scraps that I built on top of some ancient (RED!) My Mind's Eye patterned paper."

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JB2604: Rudolph the RED Nosed Reindeer runs until 6pm (Eastern) on the evening of Wednesday, February 25th. Link your fabulous (RED!) card(s) right here!

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Marvelous Mid Century Modern Inspiration

What a fun time we've had admiring the beautiful retro-inspired cards interpreting that fun Mid Century Modern holiday room. If you've not yet checked out the Readers' Gallery, we highly recommend a little scroll through all of the awesome cards. In the meantime, here are three that especially caught our eye this time: 

Deb Horst of Sendable Sentiments

...took inspiration from the colors in the photo, the maximalist ornaments AND --perhaps our favorite thing-- the yellow-dotted paper is representing the circle-bulbed light fixture!

Deanne of A Little Bit O' Paper

...raided her stash of older, vintage-inspired papers to create this beautiful card that references the traditional colors and glorious retro vibes of the photo!

Fabiola of Mon P'tit Monde

...found a retro-themed card kit in her stash that features patterned paper with vintage baubles; a snowman of similar vibe to the fun figurines; and the palette of neutrals with pops of bold mid-century colors!

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Many thanks to all who participated. We'll be back at Midnight with a brand new prompt we hope will help your paint the town (...or at least some of the cards in it...) RED!

Mid Century Modern Inspiration

We're still making cards inspired by this wonderfully intricate Mid Century Modern Holiday Decor photo and YOU are still invited to join the fun! Remember, you can use ANY aspect(s) of the photo that appeal to you (be sure and tell us what they were) and you needn't go full-on retro if that isn't your style.

Here's how we were inspired this time:

Lauren's Other Card

Lauren says, "This week I chose to focus on that beautiful Christmas tree with its red, green and gold baubles and oversized star; which I recreated using Simon Hurley's Classic Christmas Tree Die Set from Spellbinders. I couldn't resist breaking out the woodgrain patterned paper again, and found another piece of so-old-I-can't-believe-I-have-it Daisy D's retro-inspired paper for the background."

Stephanie's Other Card

Stephanie says, "I built my card arount this pointy-hatted Santa from Pebbles Cozy & Bright collection that reminded me of the Santa on the mantel.  I also saw white reindeer on the mantel, so I added one of those from the same paper collection.  Next was a sentiment square cut from a tag in the same collection - all arranged on a Mintay woodgrain paper background to pull in the wood from the room.  I finished with label sticker sentiments that reminded me of my childhood that was near this design period."

JB2603: Mid Century Modern Christmas runs until 6pm (Eastern) next Wednesday, February 11th. Link your card(s) on the original post, directly below this one.

Mid Century Modern Christmas

This week we're asking you to create a card inspired by this lovely Mid Century Modern Christmas photo from Edward George:

You might take your inspiration from the fun little Santas, the unique patterns and colors on the Christmas Trees, or even the Reindeer or gold star on the top of the Christmas Tree.  Just make sure you tell us how you were inspired in your post.

Here's what inspired our cards this week:

Stephanie's Card

Stephanie says, "I started with this fun vintage Santa die cut from Pretty Little Studio that reminded me of the one on the fireplace mantle.  Next, I found a piece of grey designer paper from 49th & Market to bring in the grey of the stone fireplace.  I also matted it on a grey card base.  I added a green stitches sticker from Pretty Little Studio down the left side before attaching my Santa and Stamper's Anonymous Tim Holtz Tiny Text Christmas Sentiment with foam tape."

Lauren's Card

Lauren says, "The first thing I noticed in the photo was alllllllllll of that beautiful blonde wood. The walls, the mantel, even the small glimpses of the floor and ceiling we can see at the edges of the picture are covered in it. And since one of the "niche" collections inside my massive papercrafting stash happens to be woodgrain papers, I was pretty sure I could find one (or as it turned out three) woodgrain papers that would/WOOD work! I also stumbled upon some *ancient* Daisy D's retro-themed holiday paper which I cut into little shapes with my Hero Arts Fancy Ornament Infinity Dies, surrounded by shimmering stars and a (woodgrain, of course!) sentiment."

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JB2613: Mid Century Modern Christmas runs until 6pm (Eastern) on the evening of Wednesday, February 11th. Link your cards right here:

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Combining the Old and the New

We had so many beautiful cards combining new crafty items with older stash this fortnight; if you haven't taken time to check out the Readers' Gallery, we highly recommend a little scroll through all of the fine inspiration. In the meantime, here are three cards that especially caught our eye:

Urska of Ustvarjalni Oblacki

...combined beautiful old and new cutting dies, and used a striking palette of green, gold and brown to make her lovely and appealing card.

Iona Bunny of Crafty Nomad

...used an older corner frame die to create a gorgeous shaker card that would hold the beautiful new (PINK!) sequins she got for Christmas!

Bobby of Bits and Pieces Designs

...revisited an older stamp from (the sadly missed) Ellen Hutson with a brand new sentiment die on her artful and elegant card.

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Many thanks to all who participated. We'll be back at Midnight with a brand new prompt we hope will result in a Photo Finish!