more sketch fun!

we're having even more than our usual heapin' helpin' of holiday fun at ♥JINGLE BELLES♥ this fortnight, because we've teamed up with one of our favorite christmas card challenge blogs, ♥TIS the SEASON♥ for the most christmassy fun you can possibly have in the middle of may! the lovely TTS ladies provided their sketch, we belles chimed in with a request for blingy goodness, and obviously sheer gorgeousness has ensued! here's a reminder of the fab sketch:

and here's my card this week:

(sparkly xmas label: papaya art; patterned paper: my mind's eye, basic grey, october afternoon, pink paislee; journal card: fancy pants; pearly snowflake brad: oriental trading co; (re-arranged) bling flourish: recollections; ribbon and trim from my stash; glossy white cardstock: paper accents; border punches: ek success, martha stewart, recollections; adhesives: staples brand gluetape runner, 3m foam tape, gluedots, sewing machine)

it's kind of hard to believe i still have any sparkly papaya art glittery christmas stickers left, since i enjoy using them so often! but they come in a big ol' tin, so i can glam things up to my heart's content! (which, as you know, is a pretty lot, lol!) :)

so now why don't ♥YOU♥ not grab the sketch AND some sparkly goodness, so that you can link up one card at both ♥JINGLE BELLES♥ and ♥TIS the SEASON♥? there's a prize on both blogs,in case you need a little extra incentive, not to mention tons of inspiration. join us, darlings! ♥

tis the season... to ♥JINGLE♥!

i'm pretty excited about the upcoming fortnight at ♥JINGLE BELLES♥ because we've teamed up with one of our favorite christmas card challenge blogs, ♥TIS the SEASON♥ (hence the early thursday posting!) for a super-fab DOUBLE header: the TTS folks brought one of their awesome sketches, and you know how much we belles looooooove our bling, so the brief for this one is to incorporate the sketch AND some sparkly goodness! easy, right? for a little extra incentive may i point out that you'll be getting TWO link ups with just one card... and... did i mention that there's a prize on both blogs, as well? not too shabby, eh? especially when you have a sketch as fab as this one:

awesome, am i right? you could do just about ANYTHING with that! here's my card:

(patterned paper: love elsie, echo park; florals: petaloo; bling flourishes: want2scrap; brads: my mind's eye; glossy white cardstock: paper accents; adhesives: staples brand gluetape runner, gluedots, sewing machine)

i've always loved pink on christmas cards, and really don't think i can be the only one, judging from how many holiday paper lines include pink! meanwhile, my favorite thing about the pocket scrapbooking craze is the fact that every designer collection comes with at least a few 3x4" cards. i know they're meant for journaling, but they are the PERFECT size for cards, don't you think? and yeah, i confess, i'm totally addicted to glossy white cardstock again!

we've split this week's design team inspiration cards between ♥JINGLE BELLES♥ and ♥TIS the SEASON♥ be sure to check out-- and link up-- at both blogs for a chance at two lovely prizes!