Yesterday at J. Keller Ford’s blog, Jenny interviewed her co-author for the Make Believe anthology, Lynda R Young. Today she is interviewing J. A. Belfield, who also wrote The Holloway Pack series. You should drop in to learn more about these amazing writers – and you might find some chocolate there! lol
Ironically, Julie Belfield is interviewing Jenny on her blog, which you can find here. Yesterday, she had a wonderful interview with Terri Rochenski, which I found fascinating. You can find it here.
Today at Scribbler’s Sojourn (I love the name of her blog!), Terri interviewed Jennifer Eaton.
Okay, now on with the crafting: I decided to show you the different ways one can use a particular element in a card. One of my favourite stamps is ‘The Skaters’ from Stampin’ Up‘s Winter Post set. I already showed you the version I made using the Sketch Challenge:
Here are some of the other ways I used them on regular shaped cards, using a half sheet of 8-1/2″ x 11″ card stock as a base, then folding it in half to make the 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ size card. You can use any colour for your base, all kinds of different embellishments and each card will be unique. Here are some examples:
The patterned green on these two cards is from a wallpaper sample book.
I ran the green card stock through the Cuttlebug using the Victoria embossing folder.
I used holly paper from Stampin’ Up for the background.
The garland was created by sprinkling Vintage Christmas Flower Soft flocking over white glue that dries clear.
So, do you have a favourite among them?
Love, love, love the cards, especially the last two. Thanks for the Make Believe mentions, too. You’re the best.
Thanks, Jenny! I’m trying to keep up with all your activities. Boy, you guys are busy! 🙂
hee hee. Yeah, we’re all over the place. I have a tour schedule up on my blog as do some of the other gals. Not sure if Jennifer does. I think I still owe you a blog post, don’t I?
I think I’ve got you booked in for the 29th of December. Did you want to do a take-over or a character interview?
I was going to do a takeover with the suggestion you gave me. I will get that over to you in by the end of this weekend. 🙂
Perfect! Thanks! 🙂
Again some wonderful cards. Yes I have a favourite, the last one with the lovely ribbons and garlands. These are just like true Victorian Christmas Cards and capture the lost spirit of the Christmas Season for me. Lovely.
Thanks, Diane! I actually came across some old cards given to my grandparents many years ago that are much like the old Victorian cards. I personally like the way the garland turned out, too. 🙂
Oh! You’re one of those crafty types. Do you like Origami? Tee Hee. Thanks so much for the mention!
Oddly enough, I have trouble folding paper into those origami shapes. I much prefer cutting paper to folding it! 🙂
Beautiful, Susan. You’re putting me in the Christmas spirit!
Thanks, Mike. Glad I helped bring out your Christmas spirit! 🙂
I love the fabric you used for the ribbon in the last photo. It looks to Christmas-ey!
Thanks, Ravena! 🙂