Wednesday, January 05, 2011

Jingle Belles


yes... i know its been a while. i'm posting now to tell you about a fun challenge blog called Jingle Belles. The premise is making one Christmas Card every week so by the time it's December you've got a nice pile of Christmas cards all ready for sending! Sounded good to me - i did not get my cards out this year (and worse yet I bought them! that's how bad things got round here - you heard it right girls.. i bought cards. Eek. with all the fun card making materials i've got here it's almost a sin!) Anyway the challenge for the first week was Something Old Something new.
Everything on this card - with the exception of the Top Note die (which arrived yesterday LOL) -is old... and although its not my favorite creation I was happy to get to use up some stuff AND get a Christmas card made!
I know it's been months since I've posted. That should tell you something. I haven't been making anything. Life has been too busy. That's why this challenge, every week, is something I'm really looking forward to. I'll get my cards made, a little at a time, and I'll get myself back into MAKING THINGS - which is what I love. Why don't you join us over at Jingle Belles?

3 comments:

June Houck said...

Hooray for you! This will feed your soul. I know how very busy you are and I hope that you can carve out this little bit of time for yourself each week. You deserve it!

lauren bergold said...

ok, even more than you making JINGLE CARDS...which, can i tell you again how HONORED i am that you're "IN"??!?!?!?! (i'll stop soon, honest!) (k...soon-ISH...maybe...) :) :) :) i am ♥♥♥THRILLED♥♥♥ beyond words for both myself, yourself, AND the blogiverse that you're POSTING AGAIN! 'cause we NEED YA, missus!!!

so now YEAH: put on yer "prompt thinkin' up" cap and write in with suggestions so you can "guest star" with us!!!!!!!!! :)

ps: did i mention this is an AWESOME card??! i know i did on flickr but it bears repeating: and how cool that it's completely stash-based WITH the new "top note" coming into play also! WELL DONE!!!!!! ♥♥♥

Babsarella said...

Love your card, and love this cool idea. I did something of that sort last year, so that I had enough cards made by November to use for the season. It was so great not to stress about it in December. Still have all my holiday things out (OK, I actually never put them away last year), so I plan on doing the same thing again this year.