Saturday, December 4, 2010

Just Us Girls #62

Hi all!  It's finally the weekend and Just Us Girls are here to challenge you and your creativity ;]  Alicia is our sweet hostess and she came up with a fun sketch!  Check it out:
I immediately thought of my friend, Laura's little flag die when I saw the pennant banner in the sketch!  It was perfect for what I was creating in my mind.  This is what I came up with:
I printed my Dotted Stripes - Collection 1 artichoke dots and blushing stripes paper, double sided and scaled to 3"x5".  Scaling the pattern helps to really show it off when I die cut the little flags :]  I curled the flags around a wire curling tool I use for making jewelry (but you can use something you have on hand like a thin pen or paintbrush stick), and then stamped my "ho" sentiment on each one.  I knew I wanted to use jingle bells as spacers on my banner, but I only had silver, gold, green and red on hand.  I definitely wanted pink or ivory!  Sooooo...I painted them with light pink acrylic paint!  I love how they turned out!!  My recommendation if you paint jingle bells are to dry them quickly by using a heat gun and DON'T pick them up until you give them a chance to cool off.  Ask me how I know...  If you find spots that you missed, just add more paint and heat set again.  That's the beauty of acrylic paint...you can layer until your heart's content and it still looks good :]
Moving on to my snowflakes...these are cut files I originally made for MTME, but I wasn't satisfied with the quality when I scaled them to an inch, so I didn't submit them to Lauren for release in the store.  I DO however like them when they are cut at a larger size, so I plan to add them to a separate page on my blog FREE to any of you who are interested :]  I'll publish a quick post when I do and direct you to the appropriate page...I'm sure there will be other "throwbacks" that I'll add later.  The ones I used here are about 2 inches in diameter.  I cut them from the same paper I printed for my flags plus one in the river color from the same collection.  I separated them with dimensionals, added some organdy ribbon and another pink jingle bell and I had my cluster of snowflakes!
I used the same organdy ribbon to string my pennants and jingle bells.  I pinned my pennants (err...flags from Lil Inker) with some vanilla Hodgepodge Hardware from SU! and adhered to my card with dimensionals.  Can you see how the ribbon looks "crinkly"?  Kind of like the new fad with seam binding that's going around?  Well, my crinkly organdy ribbon was super easy to do (thanks for the tip, Lauren)!  I basically tied my bows and heated the bows with a heat gun until they crinkled up.  Don't go overboard or it will melt holes in your ribbon while it scrunches it up. 

Last but not least, notice the main, striped panel of paper?  Well, this is from one of my MTME October packs, called Down to Earth (one of my all time faves).  This is a good example of how different packs complement each other.  I try to keep my packs of paper diverse, yet versatile in that they coordinate with other packs from the store.    My base card layer was embossed using my new Sizzix Basic Grey Snowflakes #6 folder. 

Okay, I THINK, that's it... ;]  Be sure to check out the rest of the teams' AMAZING projects!  They are over the top this weekend!!  Links are in my left sidebar, but don't forget to stop by our December Guest Designer's blog...Ms. Elise Durenberger!  She's so fun ♥  Welcome, Elise!!

Hope to see everyone who played along last week, back again this week!  Have fun with the sketch and then post a direct link to your project over at JUGS and use keyword JUGS62 in any online galleries.  Have an awesome weekend, my friends ♥

15 comments:

Elise said...

*SWACK!* ... thunk... CLUNK!

LOOK at YOU, K R I S T I N!!! Sheesh! This is jaw dropping FABULOUS! That color palette has me doing some sort of VINTAGE Christmas flashback and purring "Yeeeowza!" Excellent work - positively delicious, in fact! THANK YOU, so very much for including me in the AUTHENTIC Jugs style fun! I SOOOOO appreciate the kind welcome and the sharing of all the wacky, challengy fun, with me! {Just drink more coffee and I guarantee you can make the silly words, like meeeee! hee hee} This piece is REALLY going to get people psyched for JUGS play and this wonderful sketch! Yipeeee!

Lynn said...

Holy cow! This card is amazing! I love those jingle bells...and never in a million years would I have thought to paint those sweet bells! Fabulous!

LeAnne said...

Over the top, Kristin....those bells and snowflakes (and tags) are AWESOME!

Lauren (mytime) said...

THUD! That is my jaw hitting the keyboard! I can see why you were SO excited about this. From the use of dual sided paper, the colors, the way you folded the tags, the ribbon, the make your own custom colored bells-this should be on the cover of a magazine! Its just so darn purty :D I love the alternating brads and bells across your ribbon and the snowflake detail That sketch would have had me STUMPED!

Andrea M said...

Kristin! This is sooo BREATH-taking!!!! I LOVE that you painted the bells! How clever! Thanks for the warning :) (Hope your fingers fell better!). I absolutely adore your color combo and will be using it for future inspiration for sure!!! I could keep on going with my list of loves on this card! Super duper, fabulous, holiday goodness!!! Way to own the sketch!!!

Anonymous said...

Your card is absolutely beautiful. Thank you for sharing the card and and details with us.

Janis L

Amy Sheffer said...

How awesome is this?!?! Love your banner design ... and pink jingle bells??? Heavenly!

Lisa Kind said...

This is so pretty, Kristin! I cannot believe all that went into it! There's so many wonderful elements to rest your eye and be impressed by! Love the pink jingle bells...who would have thought pink? LOL!!! The snowflakes are so pretty too! Lovely take on the sketch, too!

Anne Marie Hile said...

As soon as I saw this on the JUGS page I got a little giddy! This is honestly the cutest holiday card, EVER! I love all of the pink and your unbelievable details! WOW! :)

Kathryn B said...

What a beautiful color combination first of all Kristen!!! Love the stripes and polka dots and how you made your banner! It is beautiful!!! Love those jingle bells too! I wanted to put them on my card but could not find them any anywhere! Joy of living in a small town! Grrrrr! Fab take on the sketch girl!

Tammy Hershberger said...

How freakin' cute is that?????? LOOOOVE it! LOVE the pink jingle bells! Girlfriend, you rock!

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Dana Gustafson said...

I
can't
stop
looking
at those INK JINGLE BELLS!!!!!!!!Ahhhhh, I *heart* these! Paired with your fluffy layered snowflakes, gorgeous papers and cute pennant...well, it's just love at first sight for me! WEll done!

Dana Gustafson said...

I'm so excited that I misspelled "PINK" I meant "pink jingel bells!" LOL

AKiteFlier said...

Kristin Kristin Kristin - girlfriend you KNOCK MY SOCKS OFF - oh my gosh this is adorable the color palette is divine and you do wonders with your papers - showcasing them to perfection. The pink bells are just the perfect accent for this fabby fab card. Absolutely one of my faves! Sorry I'm late in commenting - but it was worth the wait to see this beauty.

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