jingle belles: the ghost of xmas present

over at JINGLE BELLES we are on card *15* and it's a goooooodie, which i will tell you about in a minute. but first: i know i say it every week, but the sheer ♥FUN♥ of having a brand new inspiration each week, and of making one unique card to fit it, is just unbelievably cool to me! plus, when you add in the excitement of meeting new friends, connecting with old ones, and seeing the fabulous cards everyone makes... well, let's just say i'm having a blast with this!!!

if you make your christmas cards, or indeed have ever considered making them but were put off by the fact that you don't actually HAVE extra time in december, making one per week is (in my opinion) SOOOOOOO the way to go, and i would encourage you to drop by and try it!

one of my favorite parts of this whole adventure is the fact that many of our weekly prompt ideas come from our fellow JINGLE BELLES! this week's is particularly clever and original and came from the lovely clare of miscanthus crafts. she gave us our first "recipe" prompt, with a list of things to include in our cards. she calls it:

the ghost of christmas present

ingredients:

1. as white as a ghost

2. a touch of traditional christmas colours

3. a present

4. a bow or knot

how fabulous is that?? i was totally inspired! and totally wigged out because this is quite minimal, isn't it?! but that's why i ♥LOVE♥ having other people's input and ideas because i already know how to do what i already know how to do!!!

here's my card:

(patterned paper: basic grey, doodlebug; stickers: kelly pannacci/sandylion; coaster frame: gin-x; letters: american crafts; adhesives: tombow monorunner, 3m foam tape, gluedots; other: vintage ribbon, sewing machine)

i discovered that the way for me to comfortably go "mostly white" was to make sure i had a lot of different shades of white, and to pile on the texture! i think i did pretty well, actually; and the great thing is, i have an aunt who's favorite color is *WHITE*, for whom i've never felt i've really made the perfect xmas card; but this year...i'm ready! :)

why not stop over to JINGLE BELLES and see clare's and stef's amazing cards, and maybe leave them a little bit of love? oh and if you decide to make a card, you've got until next wednesday, 4-13