This fortnight at Jingle Belles, we're asking you to create a card inspired by the many holiday books or movies that we all adored in childhood (and likely still adore them today). So whether you love “A Christmas Carol”, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” or “It's a Wonderful Life” we're asking you to create a card inspired by your favorite holiday book or movie. Here's what I made:
Friday, September 22, 2023
JB2320: A Christmas Story
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Best Fishes
Monday, September 18, 2023
Mandala Monday
It's a Moody Blue Mandala Monday featuring made with Tombow Dual Brush pens and a waterbrush. New Jersey is getting the tail end of Hurricane Lee today, which thankfully seems like it's just going to be a moderate amount of rain, which makes the day and the mandala match... they're both a bit splashy!
Friday, September 15, 2023
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like SKETCH-mas
At Jingle Belles, we're still making holiday cards based on this fabulous sketch designed by Stephanie, and you still have time to join the fun.
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Aparrotly, It's Your Birthday
Puns and brads go together like... well, in this case, like the Parrots from Eyelet Outlet's Tropical Bird Brads (the set has Toucans, as well) and watercolory diecut foliage. The diecut palm and sentiment circle hold three handsome parrots, a Sun and Cloud Brad peep from behind the fronds, there's a scattering of white Sequins for extra texture, and a mat of Giraffe Washi to frame the whole thing.
Visit the Eyelet Outlet Online Store for more birds, reptiles, dogs, cats, farm animals and jungle critters to make your next card as wild and wonderful as the person to whom you'll send it!
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Shake It Up!
This fortnight at Shopping Our Stash we're celebrating my very favorite type of interactive greeting: the mighty Shaker Card! It can be plain or fancy, themed or all-occasion, any color, shape, size or style you'd like, just make sure you Shake It Up!
Monday, September 11, 2023
Vroom! Vroom!
It's a Library Car(d) Mandala Monday combining collage mode (vintage library card, funky auto and book paper) with doodle mode (hand drawn mandala rings) and a random diecut that just happened to be sitting on my worktable when I wanted one more element.
Friday, September 8, 2023
JB2318: Merry Sketch-mas!
This fortnight at Jingle Belles we have a fabulous sketch designed by Stephanie!
Thursday, September 7, 2023
Wendy Vecchi: Time for Cake!
Wednesday, September 6, 2023
Flour Power!
Nothing says, "Happy Birthday" as well as cake, but since that's kind of hard to fit into an envelope, how about a card featuring Eyelet Outlet Cupcake Swirl Brads and baking accoutrements like Mixer and Cup Brads, Pan and Rolling Pin, Baking Brads, the oven mitt from our Cooking Brads set, a Heart Brad and coordinating vertical Heart Washi Tape.
Monday, September 4, 2023
Sunsplash Labor Day Mandala Monday
If you'd like A LOT of verrrrrrry intense color ASAP, it's hard to beat Dylusions Ink Sprays, imo. I've only used three (Bubblegum Pink, Squeezed Orange and Lemon Zest) of the three dozen or so colors; and honestly I only gave two or three good sprays of each! I did go back in with more Lemon Zest on a paint brush, just to fill in any voids inside the main design area; but then I missed the white, so I flicked on some White Dina Wakley Gloss Spray and added a few details with a paint pen, then outlined everything with several sizes of Letter It Fineliner.
Wishing a very safe, happy and not-too-hot Labor Day to my fellow Americans; or just an especially nice Monday to the rest of the world!
Friday, September 1, 2023
A Very Vintage Christmas
At Jingle Belles we're still creating with the theme of Christmas Past; incorporating vintage elements and/or vintage or retro style into our holiday cards. There's even a little vintage prize from My Etsy Shop Just Enough Stuff for one lucky cardmaker who links up with us this fortnight. Meanwhile, here's what I made this week:
Wednesday, August 30, 2023
Bloom Where You Are Planted
Flower Brads are never out of season, and Eyelet Outlet Rose Brads make any card a bit more elegant. These are mixed with Mini Leaf Brads and climbing up a fancy diecut greenhouse, which is layered on foam tape over a panel of Garden Mushroom Washi Tape to give the illusion of depth. Near the sentiment are some Garden Tool Brads and hovering just above, a beautiful Butterfly Brad.
Tuesday, August 29, 2023
SOS504: Welcome to the Jungle
If you've guessed that this fortnight's challenge at Shopping Our Stash is to create a card or project which features ANY wild animal, then hurray, I can skip right to the part where I show you my card:
Monday, August 28, 2023
Splish, Splash!
It's a Deconstructed Mandala Monday with lots of extra-splashy watercolor goodness thanks to my Tombow Dual Brush Pens (applied with a waterbrush) and Ranger's Letter It Fineliners; plus a few white Posca Pen accents. Hope your week is off to a pretty good start!
Saturday, August 26, 2023
New Class: Paper Pieced Posies
Friday, August 25, 2023
The Spirit of Christmas Past
Wednesday, August 23, 2023
Happy, Happy Birthday
Tags are a fun alternative... or addition to... the traditional birthday card, and Eyelet Outlet has all the birthday-themed embellishments you could wish for! This coordinated set features Balloon Brads (the Pastel set is on sale!); Birthday Candles; Banner Brads (both Brights and Pastels are on sale!); and an Emotion Brad wearing a Party Hat. A sprinkling of silver Star Sequins adds a little extra magic to the mix.
Monday, August 21, 2023
MM35: Wendy Vecchi Inks and Stamps
It's a Very Vecchi Mandala Monday, thanks to my well-loved collection of Wendy's Archival Inks from Ranger and her beauteous background stamps which I've used in quite a random manner.
Friday, August 18, 2023
TREE-Mendous
At Jingle Belles we're still celebrating the iconic evergreen in bough, branch or tree form; and you're invited to join the fun!
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
The Sweetest and the Coolest
Cardmaking doen't have to be complicated; all you really need is a great sentiment, a couple of Eyelet Outlet Brads and a few coordinating tapes, et voila! This pair of thank you cards play on the words "Sweetest" (with an EO Cupcake Swirl) and "Coolest" (featuring an Ice Cream Brad) set into small diecut hearts, with a tape stack consisting of Pink Checked Tape, Skinny Hearts from the Valentine Set, multicolor Chevron Tape, adorably whimsical Elephant Washi and some Tiny Hearts. Mats of Pink and White Dot Tape and Pink Checked Tape complete the design.
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
SOS503:Hot, Hot, Hot
It's August, so we're feeling the heat at Shopping Our Stash. You could make a card that's warm-weather related, or maybe your heat will be using for cooking, grilling or baking; possibly even
spicy food...? Go with whatever says, "Hot, Hot, Hot" to you, though, as always, if it's not fairly obvious, you might like to mention the connection in your post.
Monday, August 14, 2023
Did She Say, "SQUOVALS"?!
Yes. Yes, I did say, "Squovals" because Big Squovals is the name of my new favorite Dina Wakley Stencil from Ranger. I used a few of my favorite Simon Hurley create. Dye Inks (Remember Me, Love Struck, Guppy, Shooting Star and Overzealous, to be precise) to lay down squovals of intense color; then went in with my Letter It Fineliners to make this a Mini Motif Mandala Monday!
Friday, August 11, 2023
Oh Christmas Tree(s)
Head over to Jingle Belles to see what Stephanie has made to inspire you; then start thinking what you'll be linking!
Thursday, August 10, 2023
Wendy Vecchi Back-to-School Notebook
Wednesday, August 9, 2023
Seashore Garden Gift Set
Monday, August 7, 2023
BIG-Time Mandala Monday
After two months of index card mandalas, it's always a little bit of a shock to go BIG again, but my Dina Wakley Blue Edition Journal and Distress Watercolor Pencils definitely help with the transition!
Friday, August 4, 2023
Neutral Noel (Week 2)
We're rolling into the second week of "Neutral Noel" at Jingle Belles and here's how I embraced a neutral palette this time:
Wednesday, August 2, 2023
You're Not Old...
...You're a Classic! Eyelet Outlet Driving Brads are the perfect accent for masculine cards. They pair beautifully with our Classic Car Brads of course and there are lots of terrific Washi Tape selections to support the theme. In this case, a panel of wide Map Washi is framed with strips of Road Tape; then that panel is offset on a slightly larger one made of Tire Track Washi framed in Glitter Black Tape. A Compass Brad is the perfect finishing touch.
Check out all of the wonderful Brads, Tapes, Bling, Flowers and more in the Eyelet Outlet Store!
Tuesday, August 1, 2023
SOS502: Vacation Destination
If you've already guessed that the new challenge at Shopping Our Stash involves making a card that evokes a place you'd like to visit, well done! You can go with a geographical location (Honolulu, London) OR a type of place (beach, campground) OR even a fictional place (Narnia, Emerald City) but if your destination isn't fairly obvious, please mention it in your post. I split the difference between actual and imaginary, so my card is set in Paris... circa 1935!
This card has A LOT of layers, even for me; it also has oodles of super-stashy items, certainly there's anything on it less than four or five years old and some of the rub-ons and stickers are considerably older. Roughly, from the top down we've got: K & Co camera (Life's Journey... going back a bit lol) and postcard stickers; We R Memory Keepers embossed rose stickers; Oriental Trading pocket watch and receipt stickers; ancient Paris-themed rub-ons (that amazingly still worked perfectly); some very cool 3x3" sheer, washi-like stickers whose origin is completely unknown to me; a bit of vintage sheet music and text paper (that you can't see at all but it adds to the collage irl); and some absolutely beautiful Eyelet Outlet Eiffel Tower washi tape that has (alas) gone out of print.
I'm also linking up with The Daring Cardmakers' latest challenge: Bon Voyage!
What is your favorite Vacation Destination? Why not make a card which features it and link up with us at SOS this fortnight!
Monday, July 31, 2023
Week 9: Index Card a Day Concludes
Incredibly enough, we've (already?!) reached the end of ICAD; it seems like June and July fly by faster each and every year! Here are my cards from the past week: