Leftover Inchies

At Jingle Belles, we're still seeking out our crafty leftovers for making holiday cards and this week I was especially excited to find the last dozen or so extremely ancient Artchix Studio Inchies and then I stumbled upon the perfect sketch to use them up!

I was excited to be one of the top three at Sketch Saturday last week and even more excited that the new sketch (#724) is arguably the best ever for incorporating inchies! I matted the inchies on a leftover scrap of green cardstock, then planted them on that strip of stripey Basic Grey that almost became the bellyband for my SOS froggy card, but was ultimately swapped out. I also used up a couple of Joy diecuts that were sitting on my worktable. As you can see, I rotated the sketch and then made one card with the strip on the right and one on the left. I popped on a few Eyelet Outlet Holly Brads just for extra texture and interest.

By the time you read this, Sketch Saturday #724 will be closed out, but there will be a brand new one on (as the name implies!) Saturday morning!

Head over to Jingle Belles to see Stephanie's card and be inspired by the Holiday Leftovers Readers' Gallery. You've still got until next Wednesday evening (May 3rd) to join the fun!

Jingle, Jingle, Jingle

It's the second week of our "Christmas Bells" prompt at Jingle Belles and this one is extra special for me as this design is part of my very first Holiday Jumpstart Card Kit from Paper Anthology. I'll tell you more about that in a minute, but first, here's the card:

Admittedly, there's only one jingle bell in Creative Expressions' Jingle All the Way die, but the sentiment is also bell-related, so I feel good about my choice. I cut the centerpiece from silver metallic paper and backed it with a perfectly sized diecut oval (also in the die set) on which I've ink-blended Distress Oxides in Chipped Sapphire, Prize Ribbon and Salty Ocean. I added texture to the background with Taylored Expressions Sheet Music Embossing Folder, which I softly inked as well. A few accents of Liquid Pearls, and a seam binding bow complete the design.

So what's this Holiday Jumpstart Kit from Paper Anthology? It's basically everything you need (except ink and adhesive) to complete FIVE copies of the card above. To illustrate, I chose to make the five sample cards using five different colorways, and I've included the recipes for those in the kit, but you can make them all the same OR rock your own favorite shades. For that matter, this design will work with ANY combination of blendable dye or hybrid inks you love. In the kit, you'll get: 

• Five white A2 tent fold card bases; 
• Five white panels embossed with the Sheet Music design; 
• Five plain white ovals of nice sturdy cardstock to create your own blendy goodness; 
• Five silver metallic cardstock "Jingle All the Way" diecuts;  
• Enough white seam binding to create five bows; 
• Complete directions, product details and full color photos. 

These kits are available in-store and online at Paper Anthology. If you'd like a little bit of a (ahem sorry, gotta say the name again lol) Holiday Jumpstart, I hope you'll check them out.

Meanwhile, the "Christmas Bells" challenge runs at Jingle Belles until 6pm on Wednesday, 1/25/23, so I hope you'll go and see what loveliness Stephanie has created to inspire you!