Sunday, January 9, 2011

Jingle Belles - 02

Our Jingle Belle challenge this week is based on the song "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" and little is the operative word as we are to use inchies or twinchies on our cards this week. 

Technically speaking, inchies are 1" pieces of art, twinchies would be 2" pieces.  I've never specifically done anything with inchies before although they have intrigued me.  I went a little outside the box (literally) with this one and made my inchies 1" circles using one of the stamps from Bingo Bits.  But I did also stamp my sentiment onto a 1" square so I think this would qualify.


Like I said, the stamped image is from Bingo Bits - love that little cardinal.  I tried so hard yesterday to get a good picture of the cardinal that was visiting our bird feeder while it was snowing but they're very wary.  I think they can detect the light reflected in the camera lens because it seems as soon as I move the camera they fly off. 


The background paper is SU's Dasher (ret.).  I used my MS pine bough border punch on some Old Olive cs and then went over the punched motifs with my VersaMark pen to darken them just a little more so they would show up better.  The sentiment is hung on the Real Red corduroy button using some silver stretch cord.


I took the lead from a couple of the other Jingle Belles participants and while I was working with these papers and things made two cards instead of one.  Since I hung the sentiment on the button, if I don't decide to send both of these as Christmas cards, one of them can be a thank you.  In fact, I'm thinking I might use this layout again with some of the other Bingo Bits stamps as thank you's. 

Don't forget to stop by the Jingle Belles blog to take a look at all the other linked cards.  These ladies are awesome card makers.

12 comments:

  1. A big woot woot! to you for doubling-up on the holiday card production (once your stamps are inky, you might as well do another ... or if you're like me you do extras in case you mess-up, and then on a rare occasion, there are extras) ... I adore that tiny little cardinal ... we are big St. Louis cardinal fans at our house, so I'm always on the looking for new cardinal stamps to add to my stash ... Thanks so very much for joining our Jingle Belle fun.

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  2. I love everything about this card! I love how much RED you have going on, with enough green and white to keep it fresh. I love the cardinal (too cute!) and the papers and the bow and the button and - well, just the whole card! Well done!

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  3. Still Christmasing are ya?! Great inchies and I love that you decided on some circles! Great card!!

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  4. ok, don't tell anyone but secretly *ROUND* inchies are my verrrrrry favorite kind!!! :) and this card uses them sooooo ♥BEAUTIFULLY♥! i love the way you've created little "homes" for them in the pattern of the paper, i looooooove that corduroy button, and the DANGLY SENTIMENT is awesome! ♥

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  5. I really like your card. The twigs coming out of the border as cute. Very nice job!

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  6. ANOTHER card using 1" circles! I think we've hit on a new trend! :)

    And dang it! Now I'm sad I didn't get the Bingo Bits - love that bird!

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  7. OMG!!! I am sooooo in love with that cute bird!! The colors are so perfect!! I wish I was on your mailing list :D

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  8. This is beautiful.. I have tried so hard to motivate myself to make a holiday card but you get burnt out.. This is perfect. :) My cardinals have been busy too here because we are getting snow tonight..Great card...

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  9. Oh so cute!! Love this!!
    TFS!

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  10. The cardinal is beautiful and I loved doing the circular inchie, too. So fun!

    Stamping the sentiment on an inchie square and then "hanging it" off the button is just awesome!! Love that!!

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  11. okay, now how stinkin' adorable are your cards...cards...good for you for doubling up...

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  12. Such a lovely card, Lorraine! I like the way you hang the button! Hugs,Miria

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