JB2619: CASE-ing Christmas

Since September 7th was Labor Day here in the US, we've decided to celebrate that at Jingle Belles by giving you a bit of a head start with this fortnight's card designs. We're asking you to CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) any of the cards that Stephanie or I have made for any of the previous Jingle Belles prompts. Which means you've got 16.5 years worth (times two!) of ideas from which to choose! You don't need to make an EXACT duplicate of the card (the acronym does contain "Selectively Edit" afterall); Just be sure to tell us which card inspired yours!

I chose quite a recent card of Stephanie's because I love it, of course; but also because I realized I had almost all the exact same "ingredients" so it seemed like too good an opportunity to waste, lol! Here's her take from the Unicorn Colors prompt in July:

And here's my version:

In retrospect, I wish I had made my card a bit smaller but... (shrugs) ...hindsight is 20/20. right? I used the same adorable Lawn fawn Yeti as Stephanie, I diecut circles from four sinimlar shades of cardstock and debossed them, albeit with a slightly different snowflake folder. I swapped in an Eyelet Outlet Santa Hat and Candy Cane Brad in place of the stamped versions; then I added red and black mats and a similar Lawn Fawn sentiment. Et voila! 

JB2619: CASE-ing Christmas runs until the evening of Wednesday, September 25th. Come join the fun at Jingle Belles!

Ranger Tutorial: Americana

Hooray for the Red, White and Blue... all of which are well-represented in the new Make-It Americana Collectionm from Ranger. I'm up on the Ranger Project Tutorials Page today, with this fun and sparkly card; I'd love for you to hop over and take a look!

When Life Gives you Lemons...

...Make Lemonade! On the other hand, an encouraging, all-occasion card featuring Eyelet Outlet Lemonade and Citrus Brads is considerably easier to mail. A few White Daisy and Leaf Brads add to the design, under a sprig of Simon Hurley "Zesty" Lemons that I made with tinted Texture Paste*.

Citrus-centric Shopping List:

Lemonade and Citrus Brads

White Daisy Brads

Leaf Brads 

Just a reminder that as items in the Eyelet Outlet Store sell out, they will not be replaced; the website is being retired at the end of the year. Case in point: I had planned to make a version of this card that ended with "Make Margaritas" but the Cocktail Brads are (alas) already gone. So this is definitely the time to stock up on your favorites!

*There's a tutorial on the Ranger Project Page detailing the (EASYT!) process for making the textured lemons, just sayin'...

SOS582: Who's Who

There's a new challenge at Shopping Our Stash: for "Who's Who" we'd like you to use some sort of "person" image on your card. Man or woman... old or young... sweet or funny; all the details are up to you! Here's what I made:

My first thought was to make a collage card featuring a sewing pattern lady, so that's exactly what I did! As it turns out, the finished collage is 8x10" which is admittedly big for a card, but I found so many fun, interesting, older stash items that worked, I just kept adding them in. I worked partly thematically (Paris, nature, lace) and partly by color (white, cream, tan). There are lots of "found" papers (sheet music; an old ledger) and images from vintage books and magazines (those cool birds are from a Peterson's Field Guide Coloring Book!); but I also used most of a sheet of lace stickers (so old they don't have a package or brand name but thankfully are still perfectly sticky; and finally bunch of ancient rub-ons. The last are one of my favorite collage ingredients because, let's face it, older rub-on transfers are not always 100% reliable, are they? On a regular card that can be very disappointing, but on a maximalist collage... if they don't rub on perfectly, it just looks like part of the vintage vibe! I inked the edges and some of the ingredients with Antique Linen Distress Ink and finally matted the whole thing on textured white cardstock, then machine stitched all around the edges to absolutely guarantee that nothing will come unstuck at a later date.

SOS582: Who's Who runs until the evening of Monday, September 21st. Visit Shopping Our Stash today to see the fabulous Crew Cards; then start planning what you'll link up with us this fortnight.

Mandala Monday #35 (of 2026)

I was sorting through some older (storebought) cards that folks have saved for me, and I sort of fell in love with these sprigs of blue, silver, gold and black flocked leaves... I thought they were the beginning of a collage but nope, they decided to be part of a mandala, instead!

Happy (Almost) Labor Day

Tomorrow is Labor Day here in the US, so this seemed like the perfect time to continue playing with my new Make-It Americana Stamp Set. Old Glory Red and Old Glory Blue are two brand new shades of Ranger Archival Ink and they really live up to their name. I used them with the Stars and Stripes Stencil and the Fireworks Stencil; then cut the larger panels I made into 1" squares and pieced them together into a fun tiled pattern. I had intended to fill the entire crimson square, but after I had completed these three rows (I started in the center and worked outward to get the spacing right) I really liked the look, so I stopped. It's hard to see in the photo, but I've added Christmas Red and True Blue Stickles from the new Liberty Kit to basically all of the red and blue inked bits, so IRL, it's quite sparkly.

Whether you're traveling this weekend, hosting a barbeque, or just chilling at home, I wish you a safe and happy Labor Dar Weekend!

Stuck on STICKERS

It's the second week of our Stuck on You prompt at Jingle Belles, so Stephanie and I are still making holiday cards with one of our favorite embellishments: STICKERS! Here's what I made this week:

I love the big 12x12 sticker sheets that coordinate with various holiday patterned paper collections. Shocking true confession: I don't always feel like I need the papers themselves; sometimes I just buy the sticker sheet. Case in point: Simple Stories' Snow Pine Lodge provided all of these cute stickers (that camper, tho!); the papers, which I chose by color, are all just older scraps from my stash!

JB2618: Stuck on You runs until next Wednesday evening, September 9th. Link your sticker-centric cards with us at Jingle Belles!