peaceful abundance!

nothing makes ♥JINGLE BELLES♥ happier than seeing a gallery FULL of amazingly inspired-- and inspiring! --cards. this week, for the peace on earth prompt, everyone seemed to be even more than usually creative and skillful... want to see just a few of the many examples which prove it?

hilda of cut-n-craft

assembled this astonishingly lovely collage of ALL NEW ingredients... and then went to town with distressing and inks to make it match her gorgeous vintage image!

lisa j. of stamping, crafting, snow (& moose!) oh my!

used merely three colors, two embossing folders, some metallic ink, a dramatic pop of red... and a BOATLOAD of creativity and skill to make this amazingly serene piece of stamped art!

donna mundinger of popsicle toes

displayed her electronic die-cutting virtuosity with this jaw-droppingly beautiful C&S masterpiece made using ONLY her cricut and two shades of cardstock!!!

as always, we're thrilled to welcome old friends and new, and extend our sincere thanks to everyone who played along this week! *DO* check out the peace on earth gallery for an outstanding amount of inspiration, then c'mon back at midnight for the next prompt!

PEACE on Earth

One of my favorite themes for holiday cards is Peace. In the bustle and chaos of the holidays, I think it's important to step back from it all and find peace ... both inner peace and world peace.

So our prompt for this week's card is to incorporate a Peace Symbol or the word Peace into your design ... or create a card that evokes Peace for you (snow, forest, etc.).

Stephanie's Card

Stef says, "When I saw this "Christmas Peace Sign" t-shirt, I wanted to try and replicate a similar design using rubber stamps. I started by using pencil & a roll of tape to draw a light circle on white cardstock. Next, I gathered-up multiple small snowflake stamps from Hero Arts Holiday Cheer and Snowflakes sets and four colors of Distress Ink. I started with the larger snowflakes and then filled-in with the smaller ones. I finished with a favorite sentiment from CatsLife Press."

Lauren's card

Lauren says, "i started with this beautiful representation of the word "PEACE" from a vintage christmas card... (you can't really tell in the photo, but the gold bits are gilded and the whole thing is beautifully embossed!) ...i cut out the center of the letter "P" to fit in the dove, which i fussy cut from a different vintage card. then i became a little bit stumped because everything i tried to add in the way of embellishments just seemed like too much! eventually, i realized that was a sign i should just keep it simple with a couple of mats and a little decorative stitching."

So this week, find your inner peace, and channel it into a peace-themed design ... can't wait to see what you create. Link-up your cards by 6pm EST on Wednesday, October 5th. Use keyword JB40 if you upload to our Flickr Gallery or other Galleries.