Gratitude-fest

Thanks to everyone for sharing 2013 with us at jingle belles ... we've truly had a blast, and you're the reason why.

Here are a few of our favorite thank you cards.

Brenda of Brenda's Crafty Corner

totally rocked multiple thank you card design, but this clever use of text just blew us away ... so many possibilities, and so easy to make in bulk.

Joy Rozema of Joy in a Jar

made this elegant holiday design featuring flourishes, embossing and ivory silk ribbon.

Sarah T of Aunt Bee's Pickles

added a sweet little Gingerbread Topper to a bag of truffles for a fantastic little thank you gift.

And the winner of our Thank You Prize is .... (drum roll)

#4 - Julene Matthews of Julene by Design

who made this lovely thank you card

Julene - e-mail us your mailing address, and we'll get your goodies on their way.

Thanksgiving To You

We're still expressing gratitude at Jingle Belles this week by making Thank You cards.  Here's what we did for our second round.

Stephanie's Other Card

Stephanie says, "Glittery Wintry Scenes are perfect for post-Christmas Thank Yous.  I stamped with Navy Ink and then embossed with glittery embossing powder for an all over starry sky."

Lauren's Other Card

Lauren says, "Our suddenly wintery weather here in the Northeast already had me thinking about snowflakes, and once I saw Unscripted Sketch #232, the whole rest of my card came together. The only thing I love more than having my holiday cards AND thank you notes finished is using up tons of my smallest scraps! Woohoo!"

Remember, you have until 6pm (EST) on Wednesday, December 4th to link-up your holiday Thank You Cards for a chance to win our fun prize pack of goodies.

Thank You ... Thank You Very Much

For our final Jingle Belles prompt of 2013 we're expressing gratitude.  We're asking you to create a Thank You card that you can send out after the holidays ... it might be a thank you for a gift, for some food, or maybe even a thank you to someone for just being awesome.

Stephanie's Card

Stephanie says, "I started with pretty papers from Bella Carta's Winter Fun Collection and a cute little Rudolph sticker using the Monday Lunchtime Sketch at Technostamper.  I finished with some sequin snowflakes falling from the sky."

Lauren's Card

Lauren says, "I used this week's Cardabilities sketch to wrangle a bunch of different products-- 6x6" paper, a scalloppy journal card, layered florals, and vintage plaid ribbon-- of traditional Christmas colors into a super-fast design. Easy peasy!"

So link-up your thank you cards by 6pm (EST) on Wednesday, December 4th.  Keyword for galleries and our Flickr Gallery is JB:13:24.  We'll also have a fun little Thank You Prize for one lucky participant ... a pad of American Crafts Merrymint Papers and the Naughty or Nice Stamp set by Hero Arts.