Tic Tac Toe Jingle Belles Style!!

 Hello and welcome to my blog, lately I haven't been posting as regular as I should but I really liked the prompt at the Jingle Belles Challenge even with almost 2 weeks and having things picked out and image coloured I could not find any time until today to complete it. I chose the bottom three on the board, Diecut or Punch, Santa and Stamping.

I used one of my favourite "sheetload" from November 2024 from Crafty Al. My stamp is a mini clear stamp from Stampendous  that I fussy cut and added it to a scrap sky looking paper and a postage stamp circle die cut. 

I finished the inside with a couple of scraps and a super cute sentiment from Stampendous. 

I am adding this to:

Jingle Belles Christmas Challenge ~~ Tree Skirt Tic Tac Toe

Thanks for stopping by today you are welcome any time. 

A is for Animals

 Hello and welcome to a new challenge at the Sisterhood of Snarky stampers, Oh my word this blog post will be the death of me, my laptop is at the cottage (where I should be) and I am at home trying to work on a desktop that was bought with XP on it, windows 11 has tried to update it but I'm sure its a lost cause compounded tonight with my left hand keeps hitting the wrong keys. I also don't have Edna to show you the challenge prompt, I had enough trouble getting the photos on this dinosaur. So here we go with my very simple mini slimline card I will use as a money holder. 

When I realized I had misread the challenge I was at the cottage an it was the only animal image I had there was the moose, I printed it a year or two ago and I cannot remember the creator, The sentiment is from High Hopes a Canadian company (no longer in business) Patterned paper is from the Memory box.

Finished the inside with a scrap of patterned paper and a Hero Arts sentiment.  

Thanks for bearing with me and get your thinking caps on and show us your Animal projects.

Not my Favourite Type of Card

 The Jingle Belles Challenge prompt is Flat Feliz Navidad, a ONE layer card I am not a fan, I love layers and spinners, and wobbles none of which lie flat, so I have attempted the one and only one layer card for 2026, probably wasn't a good thing to try something new but it was all I could come up with.

A couple of years ago on clearance at Michaels I bought 3 sets of stencils, snowflake, wreath and a tree I thought it would be good to practice with, I did find it was very hard to get the stencils to line up properly, I did mark the corners and attempted to get the spots to line up but parts lined up great some didn't but it was fun to test myself and I'm happy with it. Using the score pal I put a 1/4 inch border around the edge and added some inking around the edges too. 

Due to being the first trip to the cottage I'm lacking some equipment (hope I don't need tape) and I'm still looking for the stamped image I thought I had brought. 

I am adding this to:

Jingle Belles Christmas Challenge ~~ Flat Feliz Navidad

This was certainly a short post today, a one layer card doesn't take a lot of explaining. 

Thanks for joining me here and have a great week.

Peace on Earth (Day)

 I am really trying hard to do  the Jingle Belles prompts but so far I can't seem to get things going until the last days of the challenge, at least I am earlier than last prompt. As you see the challenge is Earth Day which means recycle something to use, well I spotted a gift card from 2024 in my old card stash and knew it was perfect to upcycle and at the same time I saw a new way to do the Eclipse technique which is perfect for the image. 

The gift card was 4 inches square, perfect size for a 5 1/2 inch square card, since there are many ways to do this new way of Eclipse I played around deciding circles, squares then I saw the hexagon dies on the desk I think I have been trying to incorporate them into a card for a while. I think this was the first time using the scalloped square dies from Elizabeth Craft designs and the embossing folder is Softly Falling from Stampin'up (my favourite winter EF)

I thought the sentiment was perfect for the gnomes.

I am entering this in:

Jingle Belles Challenge ~~ Peace on Earth (Day)

The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers ~~ G is for Gnome

Thanks for stopping by today the Jingle Belles challenge closes at 6 p.m. Wednesday, the SoSS challenge ends May 31 at 11.59 

Let the Reindeer Games Begin

 I finally finished a card for the Jingle Belles Christmas Challenge  ~~ Walking in a Whimsical Wonderland, and nothing is more whimsical than mice dressing up like  a reindeer, an angel and just being goofy. Time is of the essence as the challenge closes at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

The image I used is a wood mount House Mouse Designs stamp, I cut the many layers with Elizabeth Craft Design stitched and scalloped rectangle die sets. The sentiment is a silver sticker.  The inside is to be finished when I find the suitable sentiment in my stamp jungle.

I am adding this to:

Jingle Belles Christmas Challenge ~~ Walking in a Whimsical Wonderland

Thanks for stopping by to check out what I've been crafting, and it's Holiday cards.

WHITE-out

 Welcome back to a NEW challenge at Shopping Our Stash, the challenge for this fortnight is a White-out challenge, create a card that features NO WHITE.  I thought it was an opportunity to make a non-traditional holiday card, I really need to work on my stash. I shopped "as usual" in my parts box and found some die-cuts, probably from last years holiday crafting and I made a card around them using not a speck of white. 

I started out with a teal base, a layer of aqua mirror cardstock and a layer of pale aqua which was embossed with a Darice music folder. The bells are silver and bows are in the aqua mirror cardstock. The sentiment is silver as are the chains hanging the bells, both I believe are from Starform. 

The inside was finished with a scrap of aqua mirror cardstock a silver bell and a bow and the sentiment is a very old Hero Arts vertical stamp. 

I am adding this to:

Jingle Belles Challenge ~~ We Three Kings

Thanks for stopping by today, check out the rest of the design team cards then put away that white cardstock and dig out the pretty colours and add a card to the gallery. 

The Golden Years

 Hello and welcome to a new challenge at Shopping Our Stash, the Golden Years yep I think I'm there LOL, kidding aside we want your to make a card featuring the colour GOLD. Lots of great ideas for the colour gold, golden anniversary, wedding card, confirmation and the one I chose was Christmas mainly because  I need to build my Holiday card stash.

 
I have gone the "easy route" and used some patterned cardstock from a paper pad from the dollar store I bought 2 years ago, I might have bought more than one. The snowflake wreath is really hard to see, it was plan "b" as I could not find the original die (found it after I was finished). The JOY die is one I have had a long time but never used, there is a word die and a shadow and because I wanted to pop it up I cut the shadow out of gold mirror cardstock. (also from the dollar store)

Finished the inside with a scrap of the patterned paper and a sentiment I found in the off cuts box.

Thanks for stopping by today and check out how the rest of the design team have featured gold.

C is for Cheeky Christmas

 Oh my it's December? So it means a new challenge at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers and as always the theme for December is C is for Cheeky Christmas. And here is some eye candy for you.

I had a bit of trouble coming up with a plan for this month as I'm still in a state of disorganization after the summer, stamp I wanted to use is MIA so on to the second choice the snarky cats, and there are so many to decide from but here is my mini slimline card which will be used as a money holder for Christmas.

I coloured and fussy cut the snarky cat on the sled and popped him up precariously on a snow hill, the sky was blended with distress oxide inks. The sentiment was also on the same set.

A side view to see the elevation, inside is not finished yet but will include a "fence" to hold the cash.

Thanks for visiting today and I'm sure you can come up with something a little more cheeky than I did. Do check out the SoSS blog and see what the rest of the design team have made. 

It's a Banner Holiday Card

 One of my favourite prompts at the Jingle Belles Challenge is the Banner inspiration one although I love all their prompts (some better than others) although I didn't manage to do a lot of the challenges I'm going to try harder in 2026 because I am scrambling to get enough cards to mail.  My card zeroed in on the pale teal and the muted trees, the glittery "Jingle" and instead of snowflakes I used trees. Check below for the inspiration banner.

I used a 3D embossing folder, mirror cardstock for the trees and some glitter cardstock for the Merry, Christmas was stamped on a scrap of pale teal as stamping on the embossed part would be messy.

Finished the inside with a scrap of teal, a hero arts sentiment and some more silver trees.

I am adding this to:

Jingle Belles Challenge ~~ Banner Holiday

Thanks for stopping by and keep on crafting.

Leftovers~~Jingle Belle Style

 Finally some time to make a card for the Jingle Belles Christmas Challenge and one prompt I am very fond of and usually have lots of leftovers except this year I have not been keeping up with my holiday cards. So first on the agenda is the bits, bobs and some bigger parts.

As you see lots of bits and even partially finished images.

This was almost like cheating as most parts of the card were ready to glue together for an earlier challenge but never made it.  The patterned paper has a gold undertone so I layered it and the stamped image on gold (which is hard to photograph) I added the red Merry Christmas sticker sentiment to balance the cardinals. The stamped image is popped up.

Finished the inside with a Hero Arts sentiment 

Adding this to:

The Jingle Belles ~~ Holiday Leftovers

Thanks for stopping by and I hope to get at least one more leftover card made. 

My Precious

 The challenge for this fortnight at Shopping Our Stash is to use something on your project you have been hoarding. Could it be the last piece of a favourite paper, perhaps a piece of vintage lace or a fancy embellishment well we want you to be strong and give it the starring role on your project.  Although I'm sure I have other items this last piece of 12 X 12 patterned paper from Echo Park kept getting back in the drawer I just couldn't bear to make that first cut. 

I made another mini slimline card as I need a couple of "money" holders for gifts,  I assure you the sentiment looks much better IRL. The cute penguin was a stamp and die set, normally I would fussy cute the image but decided to go the quicker route. The fur on his had and coat is liquid pearls. (hadn't used it since last year or maybe longer. 

As you see by the side view I popped Mr. Penguin up grounding him with the sentiment that was in my "parts box" and matched perfectly.

Inside was finished with a very ancient Hero Arts sentiment.

I'm adding this to:

Christmas Kickstart Challenge ~~ Challenge 93

Jingle Belles Challenge ~~ 2024 Wrap up

Thanks for stopping by and in case I don't see you again have a wonderful season. 

Ho, Ho, Ho

 

Merry Christmas from Edna and the designers at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers.

Challenge #257 is H is for Ho, Ho, Ho and is our last challenge of 2024 but we will be back in 2025 for more fun, frivolity and snark.

Yes it's another mini  slimline and another snarky cat, cat and presents were fussy cut. I found a smooshed background in my parts box it was A2 size so added the snow hill to the bottom. The presents were flat attached but the cat is popped up. I dug out my liquid pearls had to de-clog it and warm it up then I added it to his hat.

Close up, I do need to finish the inside as I ran out of time on Friday.

I am adding this to:

Jingle Belles Challenge ~~ 2024 Wrap Up

Christmas Kickstart Challenge ~~ If it's Christmassy link it up

Thanks for stopping by and check out the fabulous Ho, Ho, Ho cards the design team have made.

It's a Banner Holiday!!!

It's been a banner challenge for almost 2 weeks and with one hour to spare I managed a card for the Jingle Belles Challenge. So due the time constraints and my left hand not touching the keyboard properly causing so many typos and  I have no time for that nonsense. 

The poinsettias were made with a Boss Cut die set, one is flat attached the other 2 are popped up. The ef I used is from Sizzix and is a larger 4 1/4 X 6 so I just embossed part of it and covered the end with the flowers. 

Closer look, the tiny beads are on a sheet I cut a a strip of 4 and coloured them with an alcohol marker,

with 45 minutes to spare

Jingle Belles  ~~ Blog Header inspired.

 12 Months of Christmas Challenge ~~ Anything Goes Christmas

Christmas Kickstart Challenge ~~ If it's Christmassy Link it Up.

Thanks for stopping by today.

 

 

It's Rudolph Days for August!!!

 I have been spending some time at the cottage and quite often, okay very often have forgotten supplies, usually sentiments but it's a nice change of scenery and October will come too soon.  Since I brought my new 3D embossing folder and a Christmas die I needed to take the folder for a test drive. (need a shim), I often grab a bunch of scraps from the desk  to add to the collection I have here. So here is the finished very simple card.

As you can see the folder needs a shim but it was my first attempt embossing a 3D folder in the Cuttlebug. I added 3 silver glitter starform stickers for some extra shine

Finished the inside with a favourite sentiment and some scraps.

I can't believe I'm early for entering:

Rudolph Days ~~ August

Thanks for stopping by today and if you want to get a headstart on Holiday cards Rudolph Days from the 25th to the end of the month, so get crafting.

The Spirit of Christmas Past ~~ A Jingle Belles Story

 Finally I managed to get a card done for the Jingle Belles Christmas Challenge, I just love their prompts every 2 weeks although sometimes I just don't "get 'er done".  Finally I had the opportunity to have a longer stay at the lake but with the longer time you need more "stuff" I only have so many duplicates, but I remembered my tonic cutter this week. I said to myself as I was packing don't forget the vanilla cardstock, and I did, so it was improvise time.

I used my PSX 94611 wood block stamp, there was no date on it but my other PSX stamp is dated 1999.  Stamped on white with memento tuxedo black and coloured with markers. Layered on red metallic posterboard and then on a top fold white base.

Finished the inside with a scrap of the metallic posterboard and as it never occurred to me to pack sentiments it is to be finished at home. 

Of course I'm adding this to:

Jingle Belles Christmas Challenge ~~ The Spirit of Christmas Past

Thanks for stopping by today and you still have until Wednesday at 6 p.m. EDT  to get a project done, (ps there is a prize)