sketching along!

this fortnight at ♥JINGLE BELLES♥ we are very lucky and very pleased indeed to have our lovely friend, the uber-talented amy tsuruta, hanging out and making holiday cards with us; and we're even more thrilled that she's brought along one of her fabulous sketches! see?

i mean seriously: how fabulous is that? you can take that sketch ANYWHERE, am i right? from totally minimal CAS to ultra-mega-maximalist goodness. guess which of those i chose, lol!

patterned paper: bo bunny, mambi + vintage sheet music and doily from my stash; florals and leaf: petaloo; gold foil sentiment: best creation; woodgrain doily sticker: echo park; reindeer die: tim holtz; adhesives: elmer's brand gluetape runner, 3m foam tape, xyron, sewing machine

ok, yeah, there's lots of pattern and lots of layers here, but then, i'm a girl who likes lots of... well... everything! and as far as i'm concerned, christmas is the PERFECT time to over-embellish! :)

amy's and stephanie's cards are much more restrained, yet absolutely mouth-watering and i know they are going to inspire you to make xmas cards galore. so head on over to ♥JINGLE BELLES♥ right now, darlings!