Stamper Extraordinaire

Big Wish KETTO

2012-02-12T20:47:00.000-05:00

Hi all,
Just playing around today with one of my cute KETTO stamps from Stamping Bella. I decided I wanted to use a Ketto I haven't used in a while and I wanted to use some of the new patterned papers I bought!

Here she is:

My card base is Pretty In Pink CS. The patterned papers are from the Pink Paislee pack called Vintage Vogue. I used white and black mats. For the strip across the middle, I punched the black piece with my Martha Stewart lattice edge punch. Across that, I added some black grosgrain ribbon, and I made the bow with my Bow Easy. I stuck some black Martha Stewart pearls to the corners as well.
I stamped the sentiment Wish Big in black ink onto the patterned paper.

I stamped Kenya KETTO onto Bella's Bestest Paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured her with Copics and cut her out with Labels 18 Nesties, and added some Wheat Versamagic sponging inside the stencil.

Copics used:
*Skin: E0000, E00, E11, R02, YR00
*Dress: YG11, YG63, YG67, C3, C5, C7
*Flowers: R81, R85
*Shirt and stocking stripes: E40
*Shoes: E40, E43

Don't forget about this week's Bellarific Friday challenge: ANYTHING GOES! This is always everyone's favourite! Hope you can play along.

Have a great week this week - don't let the Monday blues get you down!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Bellarific Friday: 3rd Sketch for 2012

2012-02-10T00:01:00.008-05:00

Hi all,

Welcome to another beautiful Friday! What is everyone looking forward to this weekend??? I would love to have some beach weather, but I don't know if I'll get that :-(

On to brighter things...Bellarific Friday! This week, we were challenged to use our third sketch! The sketches are so much fun, and they are a great way to make cards for the occasions coming up! Here's one last peek:

I actually turned it on its side to fit the image I was using.

Here's mine:

My card base is just white CS. Following that are these layers: black, then white, then Brilliant Blue, then white. On top of that, I added some So Saffron grosgrain ribbon, but there wasn't enough space for a bow or knot.

I stamped the adorable Turtle Tots - Summer Girls onto Bella's Bestest Paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured them with Copics, and added some shading with Prismacolor Pencils and OMS. Then I sponged around the edges with some Wheat Versamagic ink and matted that with black CS.
I stamped the sentiment Yummalicious onto white CS, cut it out, and cut out a black mat for underneath.

Next week's challenge??? Anything goes!!! I know everyone loves these - so do us Bella Babes! Make any project you want using any image sold at Stamping Bella and send it to Emily (emily@stampingbella.com) by Thursday night. You'll be entered to win some Bella Bucks and your card will be published on the Bloggabella! See you there!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Love Martini

2012-02-05T17:05:00.000-05:00

Hi all,
With Valentine's Day coming up, they have decided to sell flowers and cards at my work for the employees to take home to their loved ones. They usually ask me to do the cards for events like these, so I got to working on a sample!

I always have to keep in mind that I may have to make several of them, so I keep the colouring to a minimum, and I don't use a lot of supplies like ribbon and flowers, etc.

So here's what I came up with:

My card base is white CS, then I have a Sahara Sand layer with black and Real Red mats. On the Sahara Sand layer, I added a bunch of hearts that I cut out of Real Red CS using my SU heart punch.

I stamped Valentini onto Sahara Sand CS with Versamark ink and embossed it with Black EP. I coloured the hearts in with Real Red and Pretty In Pink markers, and I added some glitter to some of the spots using a glue pen. I cut it out with Rectangle Nesties, and added some Sahara Sand sponging inside the stencil.
I matted that with a black rectangle, then a Scallop Rectangle Nestie layer in Real Red. After looking at it, you couldn't really see the scallop layer against all the hearts because they are the same colour, so I added in 1 final white mat.

Don't forget about this week's Bellarific Friday challenge using the below sketch!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

If You Can Dream It...

2012-02-04T13:11:00.001-05:00

Hi all,
Well, I'm back from an amazing trip to New York - it was a total blast! It's good to be home - now I have to do laundry and clean up the house again :-(

I got to play with some of the new stamps that Emily released before I left. I got my special stamp delivery while I was away, so that was awesome to come home to. I decided to use one of those beautiful silhouette stamps that was released - I just love those!

Here she is:

My card base is plain white. I decided just to use one main panel because the image is quite large and I wanted the whole thing to show. Next, I used Orchid Opulence and black CS mats.

I stamped Jane Girl onto Bella's Bestest Paper using Versamagic Onyx Black ink and embossed her with Clear EP. As soon as I saw these images, I thought they were BEGGING to be embossed! I tried to take the pic so that you can see the shine.
I stamped the sentiment beside her in black ink - and that comes with the image, by the way!
I added some shading with a purple Prismacolor Pencil and OMS, and I added lots of glitter spots around her.
I finished it off with some Pretty In Pink sponging around the outside and voila!

Now, don't forget about our Bellarific Friday challenge this week - our third sketch for 2012!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Bellarific Friday: Be Mine

2012-02-03T00:01:00.008-05:00

Hi all,
Well, if everything has gone according to plan, I just got back from my trip to New York yesterday! I've been there a couple of times before, and it's always a great city! Does anyone have any favourite places to shop or eat there? I'd love to know all its secrets :-)

Anywho, it's Friday again, which means we have a brand new Bellarific Friday challenge over on the Bloggabella! We were challenged to make either a Valentines/love card or make a red/white/pink card. Ya know, the big day is creeping up on us - only 11 days away! I hope you are ready to spend some quality time with your special someone! I have such great memories of Valentines Day just because of my mom. Even when we were kids, she would always get us a card and a present - it was such a fun holiday!

Here's my card:

The base is Pretty In Pink CS, and the next layer is a piece of Real Red Prints DSP, with black and white mats. The strip across the bottom is a plain black piece, then a white mat punched with my Martha Stewart crown edge punch.
Below that, I added some sparkly red letters from Recollections, and a Martha Stewart Gerbera Daisy sticker in the middle.

I stamped Valentina onto Bella's Bestest Paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured her with Copics. I also added some black Sakura Glaze pen to her eyes and some of the spots on the box.
The panel behind her was made using Classic and Scallop Circle Nesties along with black, white, and Real Red CS. I embossed the red circle with the Cuttlebug Houndstooth folder for some extra texture.

Copics used:
*Skin: E000, E00, E11, E13, R02, YR00
*Hair: C3, C7, 100
*Box: R81, R85, R89
*Bows: R20, R43, R46

Next week's challenge??? The 3rd Sketch for the year!!! Just make a project using the below sketch and any of the images sold at Stamping Bella, and submit it to Emily (emily@stampingbella.com) by Thursday night. You'll be entered to win some Bella Bucks and your card will be published on the Bloggabella!

Make sure you have a fantastic weekend!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Bellarific Friday: Our 2nd Sketch For 2012!

2012-01-27T00:01:00.006-05:00

Hi all,
TGIF!!! Welcome to another great Friday! This Friday is extra special to me because I am on my way to New York City this morning! YAY
So, this post was scheduled to hit you at the regular time, even though I have already blown town...hehe

This week's Bellarific Friday challenge was an awesome sketch by Ebrubella! Have one last look at it!

I decided to go waaaaaay simple with this one. I am a fan of all white cards, so that's what I went with this time :-)

Here's my take:

Guess what - all white cardstock! Could ya tell?
I embossed the very bottom panel with the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder, and the strip on the right side was done with the Houndstooth folder. Just wanted some contrasting textures.
The 2 corners are plain, but I added a bunch of white Martha Stewart pearls to fancy it up.

I stamped Stepsisters by Mo Manning onto Bella's Bestest Paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I absolutely ADORE this image. I am the younger sister, so I always see the older girl as the mean, bossy one...anyone else think that?
I coloured them totally with Prismacolor Pencils and OMS, and cut them out with Scallop Circle Nesties, then added some Wheat Versamagic sponging.

Next week's challenge??? Either a love/Valentines card or a pink/white/red card! Your pick, but they are basically following the same theme in the end. Make a card following that theme using any of the images sold at Stamping Bella and send it to Emily (emily@stampingbella.com) by Thursday night, and you'll be entered to win some Bella Bucks. And of course, we always love seeing all the cards published on Emily's blog!

Have a great weekend!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

SOG Challenge: Inspiration

2012-01-26T09:00:00.010-05:00

Hi all,
Welcome to another fun and exciting challenge from Some Odd Girl! The last challenge was a bling challenge, and wow, what entries we had!
For this fortnight, we were given a picture to use as inspiration - these are always fun! Take a look at the pic:

OK, so many ideas, right? If you were smart enough to get your hands on any of the 3 clear stamps released as part of the birthday celebration, they are PERFECT for this challenge!

Here's mine:

I mainly used the colours this time - I didn't include any cupcakes, but if you want to, you definitely should! And sprinkles too!

My card base is Bermuda Bay CS. All of my patterned papers are from the My Mind's Eye Lime Twist collection called Out of the Blue, and my mats are black. The strip across the middle was punched with the EK Success Fleur de Lis edge punch, and I added some Bermuda Bay polka dot ribbon around that.
I also added Martha Stewart pearls to the visible corners, and I stamped the sentiment (which comes with the image) onto the patterned paper.

I stamped Cupcake Mae onto Bella's Bestest Paper using Memeto Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured her with Copics, and her dress was paper pieced using the same patterned paper.
I cut her out with a thin white border around and mounted her on with foam dots.

You should definitely play along with this one - link your card up over on the Some Odd Girl blog, so we can see it and oooh and aaaah!

Tomorrow morning I will be leaving bright and early for a week in the Big Apple - yes, that's right, New York, here I come! So, I'll be scheduling next week's posts ahead of time (hopefully, if all goes well). Wish me luck y'all!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Bellarific Friday: Your Favourite Stamp!

2012-01-20T22:22:00.001-05:00

Hi all,
Wow, what a late post - usually my Friday posts go live at midnight, but last night I had some computer troubles, and I wasn't able to schedule it!
So, I'd still like to share Bellarific Friday with you!

Our Bellarific Friday challenge this week was to use our favourite image from Stamping Bella! I'm pretty sure the majority of people agree that they can't choose a favourite, so we are all cheaters. LOL

I have used this image several times, and I think it's definitely one of the best, so that's why I chose it. Here's my card:

My card base is Basic Gray CS, my patterned papers are from the My Mind's Eye Lime Twist collection called Happy Go Lucky, and my mats are black. The strip across the middle has a black piece punched with a Martha Stewart edge punch, and then I added an Old Olive square on top (embossed with the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder). I topped that off with some black grosgrain ribbon tied in a knot.

I stamped the always cute and useful AllBoxedUpABella onto Bella's Bestest Paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured her with Copics and used my Prismacolor Pencils for shading. For the green present, that was paper pieced using the same paper pack.
I punched her out with Classic Square Nesties, and added some sponging with Basic Gray ink.

Next week's challenge??? A sketch! Just make a project using the sketch below and any of the images sold at Stamping Bella and send to Emily (emily@stampingbella.com) by Thursday night. You'll be entered to win some Bella Bucks and your card will be published on the Bloggabella!
I don't think anyone could turn away Bella Bucks, especially with the release Emily has out right now!!! You all need to participate!
Remember to also link your card on SCS (BELLARIFFIC0212)

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Some Odd Girl Customer Showcase

2012-01-20T09:00:00.002-05:00

Hi all,

Hopefully you saw all of the fun stuff we have been doing this week over on the Some Odd Girl blog to celebrate the 2 year birthday!

Today, all of the ODDies are sharing a card we have spotted made by someone out there in blog land using our SOG images! We love seeing these in random spots around the blogosphere, so we're excited to share these with you!

I spotted this card over on the Sketch Saturday blog when I was looking for a sketch to use, and one of their DT was using a SOGgy image! I was so impressed, that I had to choose this one!

It is the talented Faye, and you can find the link to her post HERE, and here is her card:

Her colouring blew me away, and I loved the papers and embellishments. I just adore it! Head over to her blog and leave her some love!!!

Thanks for sharing this Faye!

Happy 2nd Birthday Some Odd Girl!

2012-01-19T09:00:00.008-05:00

Hi all,

Welcome to another fun post for this week with Some Odd Girl! We had an amazing blog hop on Monday and Tuesday, and yesterday we found out the hop winner, and Kristy released some brand new clear stamps into the store, which were very Hush Hush!

Today to celebrate the 2nd birthday, the DT are showing you cards made with the brand new release! Once again, these are clear stamps, not digi images. I love getting these in the mail!!!

Here we go:

I am showing you Birthday Mae - she is so sweet, and you can find her in the store NOW!

My card base is More Mustard CS. On top of that, I stamped Birthday Mae onto a large panel of Bella's Bestest Paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured her in with Copics, and added some shading with Prismacolor Pencils and OMS. I also added lots of glitter spots all around her.

I sponged around the panel with Wheat Versamagic ink, and matted it with black CS.

On the right side, I added a pice of patterned paper from the My Mind's Eye Lime Twist collection called Out of the Blue, matted with black CS. I rounded 2 of the opposing corners with my punch as well.
On top of that, I used another piece of Bella's Bestest to stamp the accessory candles (that come with the image!), and coloured them with Copics and Prisma's, same as Mae. I stamped the sentiment directly under that, which also comes with the image, and matted that whole piece onto More Mustard CS, and mounted them on with foam dots.

I hope you are enjoying birthday week with us - we have a really fun customer showcase tomorrow, so I hope you can come back and visit.
Don't forget to stop by the SOG blog for all the fun!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Some Odd Girl Blog Hop!

2012-01-16T09:00:00.026-05:00

Hi all,
***Scroll down to see my Stamping Bella Sneak Peek post!***

Well, Some Odd Girl is turning 2 years old, and we are celebrating this week!
You should have come here from Leah's blog, but if you didn't, make sure you start at the beginning to catch all the fun!

WOO HOO and welcome to our Birthday Bash week! Today, January 16th through January 17th we HOP! We are so thrilled and honored to have been able to share two whole years of Some Odd Girl madness so we have a special treat just for you!

The Odd Girls will be sharing their TOP 3 favorite creations of their term with you. Why is this special? We're playing a little game, you have to name the Some Odd Girl stamps used in those creations! We promise no retired stamps, so if you aren't sure, just pop by the Some Odd Girl shop and find those names and place a comment with the answer in the comments section! A random winner will be chosen out of the correct answers to win 1 of the 3 brand new Birthday Celebration Clear Stamp Sets! That means 3 winners people! Remember you have two days to complete the task at hand and be sure to leave lots of love at each member's post for more chances to win!

Here are my 3 faves from this term:

Pick 1

Pick 2

Pick 3

Can you name those images???

Here's the hop order:

Some Odd Girl Blog

Amy
Cor
Leah
Robin ---------------------That's HERE
Vera
Melissa
Caz
Elena
Lou
Christina
Kristy

What are you waiting for??? GET HOPPING!!!!!

Sneak Peek: Ramona's Wagon

2012-01-16T06:00:00.009-05:00

Hi all,
Today, on the Bloggabella, Em is giving you some previews of the images she will be releasing tomorrow! We are always so excited for every release - even the whole DT get caught up with the new images! So, we've all got new images to show you.

I got the adorable Ramona to play with, and here she is:

My card base is Sahara Sand CS, my patterned papers are from the Cosmo Cricket pack called Salt Air, and my mats are black and white CS. For the white panel underneath the image, I embossed it with the Spots and Dots Cuttlebug folder in my Big Shot.

For the strip across the middle, I punched the black piece with my Martha Stewart lattice edge punch. I added 2 miscellaneous buttons with Linen Thread tied through them to the sides, and a pretty Martha Stewart flower to the lower right corner.

Ramona is on Bella's Bestest Paper, coloured with Copics and Prismacolor Pencils/OMS. As always :-)
She is totally adorable, no?

Just wait til you see the whole release - check Em's blog to see the samples from the Bella Babes, then go to the STORE tomorrow and start shopping!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Sketch Saturday 190: Sew Awesome

2012-01-14T18:49:00.000-05:00

Hi all,

I'm playing along with today's layout over on the Sketch Saturday blog: #190. Love these sketches!
Here it is:

I decided to use one of Kristy's newer clear releases - a Valentine's image! The big day is coming, you know.

Here's mine:

My card base is Sahara Sand CS, my patterned papers are from Basic Grey's pack called Olivia, and everything has black mats. The strip across the middle was punched with an SU scallop edge punch, and I added some Old Olive grosgrain ribbon around that.
I also added a corner with my SU Photo Corner punch, and I added 3 rhinestones to that, and 3 more to the other corners on the base.
I stamped the sentiment (which comes with the image) in black ink onto the patterned paper.

I stamped the thread spool from In Stitches Tia onto Bella's Bestest Paper using Memeto Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured it with Copics and cut it out using Classic Circle Nesties. I added some shading with Prismacolor Pencils and OMS and I added some sponging to the inside of the stencil using Wheat Versamagic ink.
I stamped Tia onto Bella's Bestest Paper using Onyx Versafine ink and embossed her with Clear EP. I coloured her with Copics, cut her out with a thin white border, and mounted her on top of the spool with foam dots.
She's adorable!!!

By the way, Kristy is having a 2-year birthday celebration and new releases next week, so keep your eye on the SOG blog for lots of fun stuff!!! You will love it!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Bellarific Friday: Sketch #1

2012-01-13T00:01:00.008-05:00

Hi all,

Welcome to another beautiful Friday! I hope you've got some great stuff planned for the weekend! The temperature outside is significantly dropping this weekend in Toronto, and I don't approve...
We had such nice, mild weather this week, and it has to round out with freezing temperatures and snow. Hmph.

Well, let's get onto brighter topics - it's our first Bellarific Friday of 2012! Welcome back to all those participants and window shoppers!

Some great things happening already this year! Stamping Bella is back on SplitCoast Stampers - you can check out the threads HERE.
There are some fun discussions over there, and we have a challenge running as well, using this week's Bellarific Friday Sketch! The thread is HERE - make sure you check it out for all the rules. I've already been browsing the entries in the gallery and they are amazing! For the SCS challenge, you get some extra time to play with the sketch - until Jan. 19!

There is also a thread started for questions...like, if you want to ask any of the Babes any questions, or Emily herself. The thread is HERE. Ask away!

Here is the sketch for this week, designed by the awesome Ebrubella:

Here's mine:

My card base is white CS, and the patterned papers are from SU's Simply Scrappin' Kit called Crew Kids Girl, with all black mats. I added some black stitching to the smaller 2 panels, and some CTMH rhinestones to some of the corners.

I stamped the ever-inspiring Veronica by Mo Manning onto Bella's Bestest Paper using Memento Tuxedo black ink. I coloured her with Copics, and added some shading with my Prismacolor Pencils and OMS. I cut her out with Blossom Nesties, and added some Bisque Colorbox Chalk sponging inside the stencil.
The sentiment also comes with the image!

Is this chick anyone else's hero??? She's hilarious.

Anywho....next week's challenge??? To ink up your favourite image! This one should not only be easy, but so much fun!!! Go through your binders and find your favourite Bella image - send your card to Emily (emily@stampingbella.com) by Thursday night, and you'll be entered to win some Bella Bucks $$$, and your card will be published on the Bloggabella! Can't wait to see what everyone comes up with!

Have a great weekend!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Look Ma, No Colouring!

2012-01-10T09:00:00.010-05:00

Hi all,
I just love the Uptown girls so much - Em hs so many great images - and they are especially great for girlfriends or moms or sisters!

Today, I'm playing with the whole Kraft thing, and I decided to leave colour out of it :-)

My card base is Kraft CS, followed by a piece of SU Groom Specialty DSP with a white mat. I wrapped some black striped grosgrain ribbon around that and added some white Martha Stewart pearls to the corners.

I stamped Uptown Girl Posh Has A Present onto Kraft CS using Versafine Onyx Black ink, then embossed her with Clear EP. I added a bunch of glitter spots all around ger with a glue pen and loose glitter. I also watercoloured a bit around her with a graphite pencil and aqua brush, just for a bit of shadow. I sponged Walnut Stain Distress ink around that panel, then mounted it onto black and white mats.
The sentiment comes with the image as well ;-P

Don't forget about this week's Bellarific Friday challenge - a sketch!

And don't forget to visit the Stamping Bella forum on SCS!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Wish BIG

2012-01-09T21:00:00.002-05:00

Hi all,
Happy Monday! {detect sarcasm}
OK, so it's a brand new week - what are your plans??? This week, I would love to catch up on some of my crafting...and I suppose my laundry could use a glance as well. Hmph

I did get to create a fun birthday card though, so here it is:

My card base is Sahara Sand CS, the patterned papers are from SU's pack called Raspberry Tart, and the mats are black. For the strip across the middle, I punched the black piece with my Martha Stewart lattice edge punch, and I also added Martha Stewart pink pearls to the corners.

I stamped my favourite Bella (AllBoxedUpABella) onto Bella's Bestest Paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured her with Copics. I added some shading with my Prismacolor Pencils and OMS, and I paper pieced the front present with some of the same DSP.
I stamped the sentiment Wish BIG on the left side with black ink and added some sponging around the panel with some ColorBox Chalk ink in Bisque.

Make sure you all take some time this week to do some stamping or something else that you enjoy!

Also, Bellarific Friday is starting up again this week. So, your project is due to Emily by Thursday night, in order to be entered for the Friday Bella Bucks! You can see all the details on the post immediately below this one (scroll down). :-)
There is an extra chance to win some Bella Bucks over on the revived Stamping Bella Forum on SCS as well. Check it out!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

A Fairy Tale and a New Development

2012-01-08T11:04:00.000-05:00

Hi all,
This week has been so busy - I feel like I haven't had any time for stamping! So, I decided I had to sit down and create something.

Before we get to that, I wanted to let you know of a little development with Stamping Bella: we are back on SCS as a member company! And we will also be bringing Bellarific Fridays there! Check out the Bella forum HERE.
Em will also be drawing for a prize for each week's Bellarific Friday from the gallery of submissions, so each week when you upload your Bellarific Friday card to SCS, we will give you a key word to add that will make sure your card goes into that gallery!

OK, so here is my card for today:
Nice and simple - cute image.

My card base is Sahara Sand CS, the patterned papers are from the Authentique pack called Blissful, and the mats are black. I punched the edge of the smaller black piece with a Martha Stewart edge punch, and I added some black grosgrain ribbon tied in a knot around the base. I also threw on some black Martha Stewart pearls in some of the corners.

I stamped the cutie Posie Pixie onto Bella's Bestest Paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink, and coloured her with Copics. I added some shading and grass with my Prismacolor Pencils and OMS. I cut her out with Label 4 Nesties, and added some sponging inside the stencil with Antique Linen Distress ink.

So here is the run down for Bellarific Friday, which is starting back up now! Our first challenge for the year (Jan. 13) is a sketch (see below)! All you have to do is make a card using that sketch and any image sold at Stamping Bella, and email it to Emily (emily@stampingbella.com) by Thursday night. You will automatically be entered to win some Bella Bucks to spend at the store, and your card will be published on the Bloggabella on Friday!

Now here is the part about SCS: Upload your card to your SCS gallery.
To play along simply link your card using the keyword BELLARIFFIC0112 (case sensitive) and 1 person will win a 20.00 gift voucher to Stamping Bella!! Now if you also email your card to Em to be included on Bloggabella you will have a chance to win bellabucks there too! So it's twice the number of chances to win!

The SCS contest closes at 6pm EST on Thursday Jan 19; the winner will be announced on this thread on Jan 20. You have to use a stamping bella image to be eligible to win the prize.

Here is the sketch:

Hope you enjoyed, and don't forget to visit the revivied Stamping Bella Forum on SplitCoastStampers!

Thanks for stopping by!

SOG Challenge: Bling Me!

2012-01-05T09:00:00.005-05:00

Hi all,
It's Thursday, which can mean a few good things...firstly, it's almost Friday, which is awesome! But also, we are posting a brand new challenge over on the Some Odd Girl blog!
Last week was a LOVE inspiration challenge because Kristy just had an amazing release of clear stamps for Valentine's Day.

This week, we are challengeing you to bling up your project. You are required to use at least 2 types of bling on your project, which includes, but is not limited to, pearls, rhinestones, loose glitter, Stickles, foil, glaze, and mist. Just make it sparkly and/or shiny!

Here's mine:
For this card, I am actually re-using a sketch that I really liked from THIS post on the Sketch Saturday blog.

My card base is Sahara Sand CS, the patterned papers are from SU's Cutie Pie DSP pack, and the mats are black. I added some Certainly Celery polytwill ribbon around all the layers, and I added 2 square rhinestones to 2 corners.

I stamped Romantic Gwen onto Bella's Bestest Paper using Versafine Onyx Black ink, and embossed her with Clear EP. I like how it seals in the ink. I coloured her with Copics and added some shading with my Prismacolor Pencils and OMS. I cut her out with Label 4 Nesties, and added some Wheat Versamagic ink inside the stencil. I also added a bunch of glitter dots with my glue pen and loose glitter around my image.
The sentiment also comes with the image, and I stamped that in black ink onto white CS, outlined the heart with a Rose Red marker, and cut it out.

Don't forget to head over to the SOG blog to link up your own creation with bling!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Knit Happens

2011-12-31T17:16:00.000-05:00

Hi all,
Just a quick post for today - I am about to get ready for a night out to ring in the year of 2012! But, I did have time to put together a cute and easy card.

My base is Sahara Sand CS. I kept this one very simple. The next layer is a white piece, embossed with my Cuttlebug Argyle folder. I added some pink Recollections pearls to the corners, and I wrapped some So Saffron and Pretty In Pink grosgrain ribbons around the base. I made a bow with the saffron ribbon using my Bow Easy and attached it with a mini glue dot.

I stamped Knitting Peep onto Bella's Bestest Paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured it with Copics, and added some shading with my Prismacolor Pencils and OMS. I cut that out with Label 1 Nesties, and added some Pretty In Pink sponging inside the stencil.
The sentiment comes with the image, and I stamped that onto white CS with black ink and cut it out with my Label punch. I cut out a piece with the Modern Label punch as well, and mounted it behind.

Make sure to have a fantastic new year, and look forward to great things!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Mojo Monday 221

2011-12-28T10:49:00.000-05:00

Hi all,
There is a great sketch over on the Mojo Monday blog this week: #221. They have a square and circle option, which is great, but I'm not that great with circle cards, so I stuck with the safe route :-)
I had to play along, so here is the sketch:

Fun, right?

Here's mine (using a newer digi release from Some Odd Girl):

My card base is Sahara Sand CS. The patterned paper is from SU's Ski Slope DSP pack, and everything is matted with black. For the strip at the top, I used a white piece punched with my Martha Stewart icicle edge punch, added a black strip, and then some Chocolate Chip polytwill ribbon.
The sentiment is from the SU rub-on pack called Merry & Bright, and that was punched out with their ornament punch.
The snowflakes on the smaller Sahara panel are also from that rub-on pack, and I ripped 3 pieces of white CS to make the snow hills.

I printed Winter Mae onto Whisper White CS, coloured her with Copics, and cut her out with a thin white border around. She is so cute and snuggly, isn't she?

Well, that's it for me today - I have to get ready for another family holiday dinner, so it'll be a busy one.

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Spotted Orchids

2011-12-27T22:25:00.000-05:00

Hi all,
Last week was such a busy week, and this week is turning out to be no different! The holidays are such a beautiful time, but can be a bit overwhelming. Still grateful though!

I got to sit down and colour some beautiful flowers from the Stamping Bella store! I always hear that orchids are not that easy to keep alive, and they are kind of the "diva" of the flowers - requiring misting and whatnot. LOL
These ones in rubber are not so bad though :-)

My card base is Sahara Sand CS, and my 2 patterned papers are from SU's old Ginger Blossom DSP pack, with black mats. I also added some fun black zig-zag stitching with my Janome Sew Mini machine. I like the look of the skewed panels - throws you off a bit.

I stamped Pot O' Orchids for Lulu onto Bella's Bestest Paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured it with Copics, and added some shading with Prismacolor Pencils and OMS. I cut that out with Classic Square Nesties and added some Pretty In Pink sponging inside the stencil. The sparkly orchid is from Martha Stewart - this pack is GORGEOUS! I also added some spots to my orchids with Copics - thought it looked pretty interesting!

Copics used:
*Petals: R0000, R00, R20, R43 (spots)
*Leaves: G21, G24, G99
*Pot: E40, E41, E43
*Bow: R81, R85

I hope everyone had some delicious holiday feasts and minimal stress. Wishing you a happy recovery and an easy transition back to real life :-(

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

SOG Challenge: Inspiration!

2011-12-23T09:00:00.007-05:00

Hi all,
Now, I know we usually do our challenges on Thursdays, but this time, we are mixing it up and posting on Friday! Last week, Kristy put out an amazing release of clear stamps (perfect for Valentine's Day or that specal occasion you have coming up)! So, the ODDies are using the stamps from that release! Just wait til you see what we've all got up our sleeves!

For this challenge, we have a picture for you to use as inspiration! Take a peek:

What are you going to take from this one? The colours? The hearts? The book? That cute ticket? Take your pick...

Here's mine:

My card base is Sahara Sand CS, and I embossed the right-hand side with the Cuttlebug Spots and Dots folder.
On the left side, I added a white panel, which has 2 rounded corners, and some Pretty In Pink sponging around it. I also added 2 red rhinestones to the pointy corners.
The sentiment and the arrow are stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink (and they both come with the image!).
The heart is one of those old SU Sticky Cuts, and I covered it with red micro fine glitter (va va voom). The red orchid in the middle is from Martha Stewart.

I stamped Crushin Gwen onto Bella's Bestest Paper, and I used Versafine Onyx Black ink, and embossed her with Clear embossing powder. I love that effect.
I coloured her with Copics, and cut her out with a thin white border around - makes her stand out a bit against the base.

Copics:
*Skin: E000, E00, E11, E13, R02
*Hair: E33, E37, E49
*Eyes: BG00, BG43, BG45
*Shoes: C3, C7, 00
*Dress: R00, R20, R43, R46, R29

We want you to play along this week - head over to the SOG blog to submit your creation using the picture as inspiration. If you have any SOG images you can use, we love to see them!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Giant Lollipop

2011-12-21T23:54:00.000-05:00

Hi all,

I have been so in love with my Uptown Girls images from Stamping Bella since they arrived. I think I've used most of them, but this one was left out, so I had to ink her up!

A pretty simple layout...

My card base is Sahara Sand, the 2 patterned papers are from the Basic Grey pack called Olivia, and my mats are black CS.
Across the middle, I added a white strip punched with my Martha Stewart lattice edge punch, and added some polka dot Bermuda Bay ribbon.

I stamped Uptown Girl Claudia has a Candy (haha, love the names on all these images - they are long-winded) onto Bella's Bestest Paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured her with Copics, and added some shading with my Prismacolor Pencils and OMS. I sponged around the egdes with Wheat Versamagic ink.
The sentiment can be found HERE. Stamped in black ink, matted on black cardstock.

Copics used:
*Skin: E000, E00, E11, E13, R02, YR00
*Hair: E33, E37, E49
*Dress: BG000, BG11, BG13, BG15, BG18
*Shoes: BG70, BG72
*Lolli: YR21, YR04, YR07

I hope everyone is ready for the holiday - it crept up so quickly. Eat lots of turkey, but don't get too sleepy, k?

Also, Emily is sick right now, so go and leave her some love!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Bellarific Friday: My Sketch!

2011-12-16T00:01:00.005-05:00

Hi all,

Happy Friday to everyone - it's gonna be a great weekend! Can you believe that it was 11 degrees Celsius yesterday in Toronto??? I heard it was 13 in New York. That's just crazy! Doesn't look like it's gonna be a white Christmas this year, I guess.

Down to bidniss...It's time for another Bellarific Friday! For this week, we were given a sketch, that I designed. It was lots of fun! Here's a glimpse:

You might already know this, but I love large main panels! LOL

So, of course I designed a sketch with a big panel for a great image!

Here's my take:

My base is Kraft CS. The patterned papers are from a CTMH pack called Jingle. Love the colours and the patterns from that one, but I think it's a couple years old. Everything was matted with black CS, and I rounded one corner on each of the squares. I added adhesive rhinestones to one corner of each square as well (instead of buttons).

I wrapped some Old Olive grosgrain ribbon around the whole base and tied it in a knot.

I stamped King of the Candy Canes (love that guy!) onto Bella's Bestest Paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured in the whole thing with Prismacolor Pencils and OMS - no Copics! I cut it out with Label 2 Nesties, and added some Wheat Versamagic ink sponging inside the stencil.

Ain't he cute?

So, da Bella Babes are gonna take a break from Bellarific Friday over the holidays. We will all still be posting cards on our blogs, so don't stop coming by to look! We just aren't doing the challenges until next year.

Hope you all have a great weekend!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Frosty Days

2011-12-15T22:48:00.000-05:00

Hi all,
I'm still in my holiday card mode. For some reason, I just love Christmas and holiday images. Best time of year for crafting - definitely.

So, I was playing with my Uptown Girls images again from Stamping Bella, and came up with this one:

My card base is Bashful Blue CS. All the patterned papers are from the SU Frosty Days DSP pack (really unique holiday colours), and my mats are white and Close To Cocoa. For the strip across the middle, I punched the white piece with my Martha Stewart Icicle edge punch, and I added Martha Stewart pearls around the whole card.

I stamped the lovely Uptown Girl Eve Under the Mistletoe onto Bella's Bestest Paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured her in with Copics, and added some outside shading with Prismacolor Pencils and OMS. I also added some glitter dots all around her for some extra whimsy :-) The sponging around the image is done with Antique Linen and Walnut Stain Distress inks.

Copics used:
*Skin: E000, E00, E11, E13, R02
*Hair: E71, E77, E49
*Dress: B32, B34, B37, B39
*Trim: C00, C1, C3
*Belt: C1, C5, C9, Yellow Atyou Spica Glitter pen

See you tomorrow for the last Bellarific Friday of the year!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

SOG New Release: Lovey Tobie

2011-12-14T19:52:00.000-05:00

Hi all,

WOW, what a couple of weeks. It seems so busy!!!
So, over on the SOG blog, there have been reveals this week of some brand new clear stamps Kristy is releasing - just wait til you see all the stellar work of the DT!

And naturally, I was supposed to post a card on Tuesday to show you the awesome Lovey Tobie! BUT here's the catch...I didn't get my stamps in the mail until today! LOL
Gotta love the post - especially this close to Christmas.

So, I'm gonna show him to you anyway, even if I'm late. But make sure you stop by the SOG blog to see ALL the new images this week!

I think you'll find that this is a very mushy and smushy and lovey release :-)

I went for a simple layout. My card base is white (I wished I had that Cuttlebug embossing folder with the hearts, but alas, I never did pick that one up). My patterned papers are from SU's Bali Breeze DSP pack, along with black mats.
I added some fun sparkly letters to one of the panels (they are from Recollections, I think).

I stamped Lovey Tobie onto Bella's Bestest Paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured him in with Copics, and added some shading with Prismacolor Pencils and OMS. I cut him out with Label 18 Nesties, and added some Bashful Blue sponging inside that stencil. He's a total hottie, right???

Head on over to the store - the images are going on pre-sale as they get released each day!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Holiday Wishes

2011-12-11T17:47:00.000-05:00

Hi all,

I have been using my Staming Bella images to make holiday cards these days, and I have another one to show you...

I kinda went off of last week's Bellarific Friday theme of using all white, but I did add a Brushed Gold layer in there. The rest of the cardstock is white, though.
I embossed the bottom layer with the Cuttlebug Snowflakes folder, and I cut the white mat with my Ticket Corner punch.
The sentiment comes with the image Uptown Girl Eve Under the Mistletoe - stamped it in Versamark, and embossed with gold embossing powder, then cut it out with my dog tag punch.

I stamped Uptown Girl's Christmas Tree onto white cardstock in Versamark and embossed it with Gold EP as well. I matted that onto a white piece that was punched with the Ticket Corner punch. Pretty easy peasy!

Don't forget about this week's Bellarific Friday challenge to make a card with my sketch!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Bellarific Friday: All White

2011-12-09T00:01:00.006-05:00

Hi all,

Welcome to another beautiful Friday! I hope you all had a great week, and have some good stuff cookin' for the weekend!

I also hope you were able to play along with the Bellarific Friday challenge that Em gave us last Friday - for today's post, we were supposed to make an all white card! I mentioned last week that I love these - you really can't go wrong with all white! :-)

Here's mine:

Obviously all my cardstock is white LOL. I used my Ticket Corner punch on the very bottom layer, and I embossed the next layer with my Swiss Dots Cuttlebug embossing folder. I wrapped some white organdy ribbon around that. For the next layer, I rounded the corners with a punch.

I stamped the lovely Emma Lulu onto Bella's Bestest Paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured her with Copics, and added the grass and outside shading with Prismacolor Pencils and OMS. I cut her out with Labels 10 Nesties, and added some Wheat Versamagic sponging inside the stencil.
I mounted that onto a Classic Oval Nestie die cut, then onto a Scallop Nestie die cut. I attached some layers with flat tape, and some layers are mounted up on foam dots - I like the varying levels of depth, and the varying textures. It works with white.

Next week's challenge???? A sketch done by.....ME! Make a card using the sketch below and any of the images sold at Stamping Bella. Send it to Emily (emily@stampingbella.com) by Thursday night, and you'll be entered to win some Bella Bucks, and your card will be published on the Bloggabella!

Have a great weekend!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Door With Wreath

2011-12-05T23:34:00.001-05:00

Hi all,

Just playing around with one of my stamps from Stamping Bella designed by Mo Manning. Emily has so many of her awesome images stocked - visit the section called Mo Manning in Rubbah!

I chose to play with Door With Wreath by Mo Manning - a really nice, classic type of image. It's not really one of her more whimsical images, but something more understated and lovely.

Pretty simple layout for this one - a white base, then a piece of SU Groom Specialty DSP with a Kraft mat. I used those 2 for the corners as well, along with my Photo Corner Punch.

I stamped the image onto Bella's Bestest Paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. As always, I coloured it with Copics, and added shading to it with Prismacolor Pencils and OMS.

Make sure you play along with our Bellarific Friday challenge this week - to make an all white card! Due by Thusday night!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Bellarific Friday: Holiday Theme

2011-12-02T00:01:00.005-05:00

Hi all,

Welcome to another Friday, which means another weekend! {happy dance}
I hope you had a great week - I'm not gonna mention that the weather is slowly getting FREEZING, and I'm not ready...almost in denial, in fact. I'm a summer girl :-)

Anyway, let's move onto the exciting stuff of today - Bellarific Friday! We had an awesome challenge last Friday, which was to make a holiday card...my favourite! I love Christmas and winter cards - they always have the BEST images, and they are the most fun to create! I hope you were able to join in this week - Christmas is getting closer, and you'll need your cards soon.

Here's mine:

I went for a very simple layout and simple colours. All my cardstock is plain white, and I have 1 panel of patterned paper from SU's Frosty Day DSP pack, and I punched those corners with my Ticket Corner Punch. For the white layer on top of that, I embossed it with my Snowflakes Cuttlebug folder.

I stamped King of the Candy Canes onto Bella's Bestest Paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured the whole thing with Copic markers, and I added the ground shading and the outside shading with Prismacolor Pencils and OMS. I cut him out with Classic Rectangle Nesties, and added some Wheat Versamagic sponging on the inside of the stencil. I mounted that onto a white piece cut out with Scallop Rectangle Nesties.

Copics used:
*Skin: E0000, E000, E00, E11, YR00
*Hair: E30, E33, E37, E49
*Crown: Y32, Y35, Y38, C1, C3
*Candy Cane: R20, R43, R46, C1
*Jumper: B32, B34, B37, B39
*Stocking: R00, R02, R05, R08, C00

Next week's challenge??? An all white card! I love this idea - I think white cards are so clean and classic. So, make a white card using any of the images sold at Stamping Bella, and send it to Emily (emily@stampingbella.com) by Thursday night. You'll be entered to win Bella Bucks, and your card will be published on the Bloggabella!

Have a great weekend!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

SOG Challenge: Easel Card

2011-12-01T09:00:00.024-05:00

Hi all,

I hope you're all having a great week so far. Since I schedule most of my posts ahead of time, sometimes I don't know what's going to happen, but if everything has gone according to plan, last night I would have seen Breaking Dawn with my best friend!
Are there any Twi-fans out there? I know there are, actually. I've read all of the books, and seen all of the movies thus far, so I saw no need to disrupt the trend :-)

Anyway, back to bid-niss. Today we have another awesome challenge over on the Some Odd Girl blog! Last time we had an interesting recipe challenge, and this week, we are challenging you to make an easel card! You should see what the ODD girls have done with this challenge! This is one amazing team.
If you don't know how to make an easel card, there is a really quick and easy tutorial on SplitCoast HERE.

Here's mine:

My card base is Pretty In Pink CS, all my patterned papers are from the Basic Grey pack called Olivia, and everything is matted with black.
I added 4 adhesive rhinestones to the front panel, and the sentiment and cloud come with the image.

On the underside, I used the corner flourish from the same set and some more rhinestones to hold up the easel.

I stamped Grow onto Bella's Bestest Paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured her up with Copics (love all those folds in the fabric!) and cut her out with a thin white border around.

You can make your own easel card and head over to the SOG blog and link it up - we'd love to see!

Have a great Friday everyone!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Celebrate With a Lulu Cake

2011-11-28T00:01:00.006-05:00

Hi all,

I feel like it's been a while since I played with my Lulu images from Stamping Bella - so it's high time I got one out!
I truly do love these images - they are one of the lines that Emily has where I "NEEDED" them all when they came out.

Here it is:

My card base is Kraft CS, and that gorgeous fuzzy patterned paper is from Heidi Grace Designs called Paradise Point/Flourish (it is shimmered and flocked)! I matted that with black and added some pink Martha Stewart pearls to the corners. Across that, I tied some black grosgrain ribbon into a knot.
The sentiment is Celebrate from Stamping Bella, and that was stamped onto white CS, and cut out with my SU Curly Label Punch. I adhered that underneath a Pretty In Pink square matted with a white square.

I stamped Lulu's Birthday Cake onto Bella's Bestest Paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured it mostly with Copics, and added some shading with Prismacolor Pencils and OMS. I also added some White Liquid Pearls to the centres of the flowers, and I added glitter spots all around the cake.
I cut it out with Classic Square Nesties, and added a Scallop square black mat. I also added some Wheat Versamagic ink sponging inside the stencil, around the cake.

Don't forget about our holiday Bellarific Friday challenge for this week - you still have until Thursday night to submit your card!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Sketch Saturday and Alice

2011-11-27T10:54:00.000-05:00

Hi all,

I hope everyone has had a great weekend so far - I can't believe Monday has spring up again...back to work tomorrow.
I did get some time to play with my Some Odd Girl images this weekend! I am using the Sketch Saturday Sketch #183 for my card today. Here's the sketch:

Here's mine:

I've stuck with a Clean and Simple (CAS) card - I thought the plain white background would be nice with these papers. I cut the main oval out of Kraft CS using Classic Oval Nesties, and I added some Walnut Stain Distress ink to the inside. My patterned papers are from the My Mind's Eye Lime Twist collection called Out of the Blue, and the circles were done with Classic Circle Nesties.
My sentiment is from Stamping Bella, and was stamped onto Kraft CS and punched out with my Modern Label punch.
I added dots to the oval and the sentiment using my white gel pen.

I printed Alice Mae onto Whisper White CS, coloured her with Copics and cut her out with a thin white border around. Ain't she cute???

Also, don't forget about our recipe challenge going on at the SOG blog - you still have time to play along!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Bellarific Friday: Anything Goes

2011-11-25T00:01:00.002-05:00

Hi all,
Happy Friday! I am extra happy today because I have the day off work, and I should be taking a small trip to Niagara Falls! I know it's Black Friday for all our American friends, but I will be staying on the Canadian side of the falls, and I don't plan on doing any shopping. Hope I get a break on the traffic! {fingers crossed}
Do you all take advantage of the crazy deals? Or do you hide in your houses until the maddness stops? I've seen some crazy stampedes on TV in past years. I wouldn't even take the risk...

Anyway, onto safer topics :-)
It's Bellarific Friday! This week, we were given a huge break, and the theme was free form! That means anything goes, as long as you used a Bella image! I took the opportunity to make another holiday card and to use another of the adorable Uptown Girls images!

Here's mine:

My card base is Old Olive CS, my patterned papers are from the SU pack called Dashing, and I used black mats. I punched the white mat with my Martha Stewart icicle edge punch for some extra flair, and I added red CTMH rhinestones to a bunch of corners. Love that red!
Pretty simple layout - these images are quite large, and I don't want to make things too complicated.

I stamped Uptown Girl Eve Under the Mistletoe onto Bella's Bestest Paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured the whole thing with Prismacolor Pencils and OMS, and I added a bunch of glitter all around her. Matted that with a black layer, and I'm done!

Next week's challenge??? Christmas/holiday cards! I guess I got a head start on that one, but I am always up for more! So make a holiday/Christmas card using any of the images sold at Stamping Bella, and submit it to Emily (emily@stampingbella.com) by Thursday night. You will be entered to win some Bella Bucks, and your card gets published on the Bloggabella!
Can't wait to see your ideas!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Wee Bundle

2011-11-21T00:24:00.000-05:00

Hi all,

Today, I'm here with a card that I made for a work colleague that is about to go on maternity leave - who doesn't love baby cards???

There are some totally adorable baby images at Stamping Bella, and I found one that I haven't inked yet - perfect opportunity, right?

My card base is Kraft CS, my patterned papers are from the Sassafras pack called Wee Bundle, and my mats are all black. I love how the "lined" patterned paper has coffee stains on it - cute detail. I added Martha Stewat pearls all around the card as well.

I stamped Babycakes onto Bella's Bestest Paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured it with Copics, and added some shading with Prismacolor Pencils and OMS. I cut that out with Label 10 Nesties, and added some Wheat Versamagic sponging to the inside. I actually stamped the image twice so that I could cut out 2 of the layers of the cake and pop them up for some dimension.

Don't forget about our free form/anything goes challenge for Bellarific Friday this week!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Bellarific Friday: Anothah Sketch from Ebrubella!

2011-11-18T00:01:00.001-05:00

Hi all,

TGIF! (I think I say that almost every time). I love Fridays! They are definitely cause for celebration. We have another super fun challenge for this week's Bellarific Friday! We were privileged to get another amazing sketch from Ebrubella - she always comes to our rescue! Here it is:

I have to say - I LOVE this sketch - I am such a fan of sketches that have a large main panel! Especially with images so great like the ones Emily sells!

Here's my take:

My card base is Basic Gray CS, and my patterned papers are from the DCWV pack called All Dressed Up - love the glitter! I also embossed a piece of Very Vanilla CS with the polka dot Cuttlebug folder. I wrapped some delicious black and vanilla striped grosgrain ribbon around the base and topped it with a knot.

I stamped Uptown Girls Victoria and Juliette's Night Out onto Bella's Bestest Paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Have I mentioned how much I adore the Uptown Girls images? They are some of my absolute faves from Bellaland! I coloured this with Copics, added some shading with Prismacolor Pencils and OMS and added some glitter dots around the image.

I gave this card to my girlfriend last weekend for her birthday - she loved it! She is a glittery type of goddess :-)

Next week's challenge??? Free Form! These challenges are the BEST - you can let your imagination run wild! The only rule is that you have to use an image sold at Stamping Bella - otherwise you should see how far your mind can take you! Submit your card to Emily (emily@stampingbella.com) by Thursday night and you will be entered to win some Bella Bucks, and your card will be published on the Bloggabella!

Have a great weekend! Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

SOG Challenge: Cooking Up A Recipe

2011-11-17T09:00:00.004-05:00

Hi all,

It's time again for another awesome challenge with the Some Odd Girl blog! Last time we had an amazing Nouveau challenge, and the entries were stellar!

This week, we have been challenged with a recipe! Now, I tend to have trouble with these, so this is where you gotta be flexible and have fun!
Here are the required ingredients (besides the image): 2 patterned papers + coloured card base (not white or kraft) + buttons + punch/die cut = your card! OK, so they were kind to us this time :-)

Here's mine:

My card base is Chocolate Chip CS, my 2 patterned papers are from the Authentique pack called Blissful, and my mats are black and white. I punched the left-hand panel with my SU scallop edge punch, and tied some Chocolate Chip grosgrain ribbon around that length-wise. I used some miscellaneous SU buttons with Linen Thread, and attached them with Mini Glue Dots.

I printed Angel Kaylee onto Whisper White CS, coloured her with Copics, and cut her out with a thin white border around. I mounted her onto a die cut from the Labels 14 Nesties with some Walnut Distress ink, and that completes my card!

I hope you're having fun with the new digis and the new clear stamps! We think they are the greatest!

Don't forget to play along with our recipe challenge - we would love to see what you come up with!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Margarita

2011-11-13T21:11:00.000-05:00

Hi all,

I'm playing around with my new Uptown Girl images from Stamping Bella! They are too cute - if you don't have 'em, you gotta get 'em!

My card base is Kraft CS, and my patterned papers are from the Authentique pack called Blissful. I adore these patterns and colours! All of the mats are black, and I rounded the corners of the middle panel.
At the bottom, the sentiment is an SU rub-on, and I added 2 Martha Stewart pearls to the sides.

I stamped Uptown Girl Madison Has A Margarita onto Bella's Bestest Paper with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured her with Copics. I added some shading with Prismacolor Pencils and OMS, and added some Wheat Versamagic sponging around that.

Don't forget about our sketch challenge for Bellarific Friday this week!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Sketch Saturday 180: Deck The Halls

2011-11-12T15:20:00.000-05:00

Hi all,
I liked the sketch from Sketch Saturday so much, I had to use it again...this time I made a holiday card using one of the newest digi releases at Some Odd Girl!

Here's a glimpse of the sketch:

And here's my humble version:

My card base is Chocolate Chip CS, and my patterned papers are from SU's Ski Slope pack, with black mats. I used an SU scallop edge punch for the panel on the left, and I added some rhinestones to the side. The strip along the bottom is Old Olive CS, and the sentiment is an SU rub-on. For the top right corner, I added some adorable string ornaments by Jolee's - aren't they cute?

I printed Bright Lights Kaylee onto Whisper White CS, and coloured her with Copics. I cut her out with Classic Rectangle Nesties, and added some Java Versamagic sponging to the inside of the stencil. I matted that with a black scallop rectangle.

On another note, in honour of American Thanksgiving, Kristy has released some adorable images, and they are being shown on the SOG blog! Head over and take a look - great images for occasions with gratitude!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Bellarific Friday: Holiday Wishes

2011-11-11T00:01:00.007-05:00

Hi all,
Happy Friday to everyone! Hopefully you've got something totally fabulous planned for this weekend. I'll be out with the girls for a birthday party, and I'm sure I'll be doing some cleaning and stamping, as usual.

So, last week, Em challenged us to make a holiday card for Bellarific Friday - my FAVOURITE type to make, by the way :-) This challenge was right up my alley!
And, who couldn't use another excuse to add to their Christmas card stash? It's actually very practical...

Here's my card for this week:

My card base is Pretty in Pink CS, my patterned papers are from the Echo Park line called Everybody Loves Christmas, and my mats are black and white. The strip on the left side was punched with an EK Success Jumbo Double Scallop edge punch, and I added two adhesive rhinestones from CTMH. I tied some white organdy ribbon around the base, added bit of Linen Thread, and added the sentiment (which comes with the image), which was punched out with my SU Modern Label punch. I also added some mini rhinestones to that little strip.

I stamped the brand new Uptown Girl's Christmas Tree on Bella's Bestest Paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured the whole image in with Prismacolor Pencils and OMS again - no Copics! I added some Sakura Glaze pen to the garland around the tree, and I stuck a bunch of mini rhinsestones to the tree as decorations.
I cut it out with Label 7 Nesties, and added some Antique Linen Distress ink to the inside of the stencil.

Next week's challenge??? A sketch from Ebrubella! Choose any image sold at Stamping Bella, and put a project together using the below sketch. Send it to Emily by Thursday night, and you will be entered to win some Bella Bucks, and your project will be published on the Bloggabella!

Have a fabulous weekend!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Sketch Saturday 180: Ginger KETTO

2011-11-06T00:01:00.006-04:00

Hi all,
I spotted an adorable image that I had stamped and not coloured yet, and I had to give her the respect of making her into something :-)

Have I mentioned how much I LOVE the Ketto images from Stamping Bella?!? When Emily released them, I went a little crazy!!!

I'm also playing along with the Sketch Saturday challenge for this week: #180. Here's a glimpse:

Here's my version:
I actually didn't make a square card, so I had to adjust the panels a bit.

My card base is Cameo Coral CS, and the patterned papers are from the SU DSP pack called Ginger Blossom, and the mats are black CS. The buttons are from SU, with some Linen Thread, and attached with some Mini Glue Dots.
The black strip was cut out with one of the Die-Namics border dies.

I stamped Ginger KETTO on Bella's Bestest Paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured her with Copics, and added some shading with Prismacolor Pencils and OMS. I punched her out with Classic Square Nesties and mounted that onto a scallop square in black.

Don't forget about our current Holiday challenge for Bellarific Friday - you still have until Thursday night to submit your holiday card to Emily!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

New Release: Grow

2011-11-05T09:00:00.031-04:00

Hi all,
I'm sure you've seen the stellar release at Some Odd Girl from November 1st - there are no words to explain these images. LOVE them.

Anyhow, us ODDies had a blog hop on October 31st and November 1st leading up to the release, and we each showed one of our projects. I also showed a second project earlier this week, and today is my final project with the 3rd image!

I made tags/bookmarks with all of them, so here is Grow:

Like I said with the previous tags, I bought the tags at Michael's, and they are by Inkssentials. I sponged this one with Peeled Paint distres ink around the edges. The patterned paper is from the My Mind's Eye Lime Twist collection called Out of the Blue, and that was matted with black CS. I cut a couple of clouds out of white felt with my Die-Namics die and glued them to the top. I stamped the decorative corner and the sentiment (which both come with the image) in black ink, and I darkened them with a Sakura Glaze pen so they would stand out more.

I stamped Grow onto Bella's Bestest Paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured her with Copics. I cut her out with a thin white border around, then adhered her to some black CS and cut her out again with a black border. I just needed her to stand out a bit more from that busy paper.

Here is a shot of all 3 tags together:

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Bellarific Friday: Add Snow

2011-11-04T00:01:00.006-04:00

Hi all,
Welcome to another wonderful Friday in Bellaland! The weather is getting colder and colder here in Toronto, and I'm not ready for this week's challenge :-(
Last week on the Bloggabella, Em challenged us to add snow to our cards. Can you believe the nerve??? Haha ;-P

Well, adding fake snow is fine, I suppose. As long as I get some more time without the real stuff, I think I'll be OK.

So here's my submission for the challenge:

My card base is Soft Suede CS, and the patterned papers are from SU's Christmas Cocoa DSP pack, with black CS mats. I rounded the corners on the middle layer, and the bottom layer was punched with the Martha Stewart snowflake edge punch.

I stamped the new Quinn in her Boots from the Uptown Girls collection on Bella's Bestest Paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I actually didn't use any Copics again - GASP. I coloured the whole thing with Prismacolor Pencils and OMS. Wanna know something important I learned from Paulabella? When you are going to colour something with red pencil crayon, leave that part until THE END. Solid advice!
I sponged around the outside with Wheat Versamagic ink, and I added some fun glitter dots all around her. For my snow, I stuck some fun Flower Soft (Ivory colour) under her feet. Love the texture!
The sentiment comes with the image - that was stamped with black ink onto white CS, then matted with black.

Next week's challenge??? Holiday wishes! We need to see some Christmas and holiday cards desperately! Make a holiday card using any of the images sold at Stamping Bella and submit to Emily (Emily@stampingbella.com) by Thursday night. You'll be entered to win some Bella Bucks, and your card will be published on Emily's blog!

BTW - us Bella Babes were wondering if you can give us your opinion. What challenges do you like to see? What do you like to participate in the most and what are your favourite types of projects to make? Leave a comment on here, or over on Emily's blog letting her know! We are gathering valuable information!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

SOG Challenge: Mucha

2011-11-03T09:00:00.039-04:00

Hi all,

It's already been two whole Thursdays, so that means it's time for another challenge with Some Odd Girl! Also, in case you don't already have it saved into your favourites, the SOG blog has moved sites - Kristy's DH has been working on so many things!

We had some AMAZING entries last week for the Black & White image challenge! This week, Kristy found us a picture for inspiration. It is a piece of art done my Alfonse Mucha - it's so weird because when I was in Prague with my sister in August, we actually went to see a Mucha exhibit. This artist's style is unmistakable, and you've probably seen tons of his stuff around (or at least knock-offs). Here's the pic:

Since this style is so Art Nouveau, we thought there was no better time to use the newly-released Nouveau Girls! All the ODDies are using one of the 3 images that was just released on November 1st for this challenge.

Here's mine:

I mainly took the neutral colours from the picture and I tried to make it a bit more vintage looking. I used mainly golds and browns. My base is Chocolate Chip CS, my patterned papers are from the SEI collection called Windsor, and everything is matted with black. I also distressed the edges of the base piece of patterned paper.
The black strip was punched with my Martha Stewart lattice edge punch, and the white strip was embossed with the Cuttlebug Floral Fantasy folder.
The corners were punched out with my Photo Corner punch, and I added an adhesive rhinestone to each one.

I stamped Believe onto Bella's Bestest Paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I actually coloured the entire thing with Prismacolor Pencils and OMS - no Copics! Gasp...
I cut her out with Label 10 Nesties, and added some Antique Linen Distress ink inside the stencil.
I also put tons of little glitter dots all around her.
Isn't she a beauty??? Kristy did such an amazing job with this line, and I'm looking forward to more!

You have 2 weeks to enter this challenge - use the Mucha picture as inspiration, and link your creation up on the SOG blog. You aren't required to use SOG images, but we LOVE it when you do!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

New Release: Believe

2011-11-02T09:00:00.001-04:00

Hi All,

Well, hopefully you got to hop along for the new release with Some Odd Girl! As you have seen over the past couple of days, Kristy has created these beautiful Nouveau Girls to add to the SOG family, and they are GORGEOUS! They are photopolymer clear stamps, so this is not a digi release.
When we got these in the mail, we swooned!

Today, I'm showing you Believe.
Once again, I made a tag or bookmark with her.

My snowflake paper is from the Winter Mat Stack by DCWV, and it's glittery and fun! I also punched the snowflake edge with my Martha Stewart edge punch, and the blue snowflake are from a Jolee's packet of stickers.

I stamped Believe in Memento Tuxedo black ink onto Bella's Bestest Paper, and coloured her with Copics. I love all the folds and drapes in her dress - they are a colouring dream! Although somewhat time-consuming. But colouring is so relaxing, that you can't go wrong!

Make sure you head over to the SOG blog to see all the ODDies' creations. You will be so inspired!
The release is out, so head to the store and pick up all 3 - you won't be able to choose! She also comes with a sentiment and some gorgeous flower accessory stamps:

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Nouveau Girls Blog Hop: Bliss

2011-10-31T09:00:00.008-04:00

Hi all,
Welcome to our Blog Hop for the Nouveau Girls release at Some Odd Girl! You should have arrived from Amy's blog - if you didn't, you might want to start at the beginning on the SOG blog! You won't want to miss anything!

There has been alot of excitement building up to this event but not only do we have this new line to share with you, we also have some other fun, new things too!

Along the way you'll see some fabulous projects by our Odd Girls who have just had so much fun with this new line and have been bursting at the seams to share! We're bringing you 3 Clear Stamp designs that we hope will knock your socks off and you'll love for all sorts of projects.

Here's my project for today:

I made a cute little tag or bookmark for my project! I bought these tags at Michael's and they are from Inkssentials. I sponged some Walnut Stain distress ink around the tag first. The bird cage paper and the polka dot paper are from the Authentique pack called Blissful (pure coincidence with the stamp name, I swear). I stamped the sentiment that comes with the image on that paper using black ink. The sparkly flower is from a Martha Stewart package of Chrysanthemum stickers, and the butterfly is also from Martha Stewart.

I stamped Bliss onto Bella's Bestest Paper with Memento Tuxedo black ink, and coloured her with Copics. I cut her out with a thin white border around and adhered her with foam dots. Isn't she gorgeous??? Kristy has outdone herself with this line!!!

Here is the full hop lineup:

Old Some Odd Girl Blog
Melissa
Leah
Natasha
Sarah
Corry
Christina
Amy
Robin <-------You are HERE :-)
Lou
Elena
Vera
Caz
Kristy
New Some Odd Girl Blog
Nouveau Girls Site

We are hopping October 31 - Nov 1 with some special projects on the Nouveau Girls Blog the rest of the week. You have thru Nov 1st (midnight EST) to make sure and comment on every stop to be entered to win all three designs from the release! See you at the very end for the full reveal!
Now, head over to Lou's blog!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Tea Uptown

2011-10-30T22:37:00.000-04:00

Hi all,
Today, I'm posting a card I made for my sister. Here's the story: back in April she moved to Germany to be with the man she loves (sigh) - she only planned to move there for 1 year, so I have been without my only sister for about 6 months now. And if you'll recall, I did go to visit her in August.
I decided it was time to mail a card to her internationally - it's the best kind of mail, and I know it means a lot.

Here it is:

I had to ink one of my new images from the Uptown Girls collection for this one. My sister is a tea-drinker, so I thought this image would be perfect!
The card is pretty simple because of the size of the image. My base is Kraft CS, followed by some random patterned paper I found in my stash. Haha - that's pretty much it.

I stamped Clarissa and Camille with a Cafe onto Bella's Bestest Paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured the image with Copics, and added shading with my Prismacolor Pencils and OMS. I added lots of glitter around them and the sentiment is an SU rub-on.
I think she'll love it (I would be the one with the black hair, and she with the brown).

Don't forget about our Bellarific Friday challenge to add snow to your card - get it to Emily by Thursday night!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Bellarific Friday: Stripes

2011-10-28T00:01:00.003-04:00

Hi all,

Welcome to another start of a great weekend! I loves me some Fridays! What do I have planned for this weekend? Well, I'm going to take my best friend out for an early dinner on Saturday for his birthday. But mostly, I will be cleaning and painting and organizing stuff in my house. I hope it's a productive one, and I better feel some sense of accomplishment come Monday!

Back to the main topic: Bellarific Friday! Last week, we were challenged to add stripes to our creation! Should be easy as pie!

Here's mine:

My card base is Kraft CS. I have 3 patterns of paper on here, and they are all from the My Mind's Eye Lime Twist Happy Go Lucky collection. Everything has black mats, and for the strip up the left side, I punched the edge with my Martha Stewart Lattice punch, and I added some white grosgrain ribbon to that.
The flower is from a Martha Stewart Gerbera Daisy pack, and the sentiment is a Making Memories rub-on, punched out with my Modern Label punch.

I stamped the adorable Emma Lulu onto Bella's Bestest Paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured her up with Copics, added some shading with Prisma pencils, and cut her out with Label 14 Nesties - love that shape! I also added some Wheat Versamagic sponging inside the stencil.

Next week's challenge??? Add snow to your card! I know we are all dreading "that" season, but adding snow to all our projects should be fun! Make a card using any of the images sold at Stamping Bella and add some snow - submit to Emily (emily@stampingbella.com) by Thursday night, and you will be entered to win some Bella Bucks and your card will be published on the Bloggabella!

Have a great weekend!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

The Start of a Bellarific Calendar

2011-10-23T14:39:00.001-04:00

Hi all,

Last weekend, there was an amazing class at Stamping Bella - it was a calendar class held by Christine. I decided to attend, even though I couldn't stay the whole time, but the project was amazing! I'm showing you the pages from January and February today.

Now, she obviously brought us our kits with everything pre-cut. Don't the know the cardstock colours and patterned paper brands, but I think you should just see the pages she did anyway!

Here's January using A Snowman and a Cardinal by Mo Manning:

I loved the colours on the snowman, and there was a lot of glitter on this one - just gorgeous! I coloured him with Copics, but she had a Prismacolour option as well.

Here's a close up of the image:

And here's February - I loved the shading of the sky on this one. Totally done with Copics!
She used the Happy Neighborhood image on this one:

Here's a close up as well...we used some glitter on this one too, as well as Liquid Applique for the snow.

Hopefully I'll get to post the other months soon - it was such a fun project!

Don't forget about our Bellarific Friday challenge for this week to use stripes on your card!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Bellarific Friday: Ebrubella's Sketch

2011-10-21T00:01:00.009-04:00

Hi all,

TGIF! I'm so happy it's the weekend - I can't even explain. Even though my weekends are supposed to be "productive" with cleaning and getting errands done, etc.
I still use them for fun (shhhhhh!). Ha ha

Well, it's time for another edition of Bellarific Friday! I LOVE these challenges so much. Hope you do too! Last week, we were given an awesome sketch created by Ebrubella, which everyone loved! Here's one last peek:

Awesome main panel, and great potential for some patterned papers, I say!

Here's mine:

As is my usual, my base is Kraft CS. Next, I added a Rose Red panel, then another Kraft panel. On top of that, I added 2 fun pieces of patterned paper from my new My Mind's Eye Lime Twist pack called Happy Go Lucky (love the colours!), then a black mat. I put a piece of white grosgrain ribbon across that and added some adhesive rhinestones to the corners.

Now, excuse my extra LARGE main panel. After I stamped and coloured the image, I realized the scale might not be exactly what I wanted. I still kept the main idea of the sketch - it just takes up more space than it should :-(

However - I have missed my Mo Manning images, so it was the perfect time!
I stamped Housework Fairy onto Bella's Bestest Paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured her in with Copics. I added some shading around her with a Prismacolor Pencil (Muted Turquoise) and OMS, some sponging around with Pretty In Pink ink, and put her onto a black mat!
I added a couple of staples to the corner, and 2 strips of paper to the other corner, and topped it off with a paper flower and a striped brad.

Next week's challenge??? Bring on the stripes! Use striped paper or embellishments - we just wanna see 'em! Submit a card using stripes and any of the images sold at Stamping Bella to Emily (emily@stampingbella.com) by Thursday night, and you'll be entered to win some Bella Bucks, and your card gets published on the Bloggabella! And we get to drool over them also (we Babes love doing that).

Have a fabulous weekend!

Hope you enjoyed, and thaks for stopping by!

SOG Challenge: Black and White Image

2011-10-20T09:00:00.040-04:00

Hi all,

It's been 2 weeks since our last challenge, and we are so ready for another! As always, the challenge is hosted over on the main Some Odd Girl blog, and all the DT are posting their cards on their own blogs as well.
This week, we are all working with images from the latest digi release - I know I've mentioned how brilliant it is, but maybe I can re-iterate it now - IT IS AMAZING. Head over to the store to check out the images!

So, we are challenging you to make a project where your image is entirely black and white. The papers and embellies can be any colour, but the image has to be B&W. I LOVE this challenge. I think black and white images are so classy, and you only need a very limited number of markers or pencils!

Here's mine:
I have to let you know that I got my sketch and card idea from Ruth's blog HERE - I thought it was pretty neat and had to CASE it!

I started with a regular sized card in Basic Gray, and chopped off a sliver of the front from the right side. I punched that edge with an EK Success punch. On the front, I added a piece of white CS, which was embossed with my Cuttlebug Floral Screen folder, and the sentiment is an SU rub-on, punched out with my Modern Label punch.
For the inside, I added a piece of white, which I splattered with my Basic Black marker and my Color Spritzer Tool. I also added 2 black Martha Stewart pearls to that edge.

I printed the lovely Kimono Kaylee onto Whisper White CS and coloured her with Copics. I added some gray shading around the outside and to the ground using a graphite pencil and water brush. I went around her with a glue pen making dots, and covered those in glitter. I sponged around with Walnut Stain Distress ink, and matted that with a black piece.
To colour Kaylee, I used my cool and warm grays (C00, C1, C3, C5, C7, C9, W3, W5, W7, W9, 100).

You've got 2 weeks to play, so link up your card or project to the SOG blog so we can drool over it! You aren't required to use an SOG image, but we get so excited when you do!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Onesie and the Butt Crack

2011-10-15T00:01:00.005-04:00

Haha!
Love the title...

Hi all,

I was playing around with one my all-time favourite baby stamps - of course, it's from Stamping Bella. It's just cute and funny all together. I've used it before, and thought it was once again time to pull it out :-)

My card base is Summer Sun CS. My patterned papers are from Echo Park's Wee Bundle collection. I rounded 2 of the corners on the base panel, and added zig zag stitching all around and across the middle (towards the top). I added a piece of black grosgrain ribbon with a ribbon slider, and some miscellaneous buttons with Linen Thread to the bottom. I punched the middle black strip with a Martha Stewart edge punch.
The sentiment was stamped with black ink and punched out with my Modern Label punch. You can purchase the sentiment on its own, or it comes with the image!

I stamped All Bummed Out Baby onto Bella's Bestest Paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured it with Copics (shading with Prismas) and cut him/her out with Classic Rectangle Nesties. I added some Wheat Versamagic sponging inside the stencil, and matted it with a black rectangle.

Don't forget about our Bellarific Friday sketch challenge for this week! You have until Thursday night to email Em your card!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Bellarific Friday: Monstah Bash

2011-10-14T00:01:00.015-04:00

Hi all,

TGIF! Welcome to another Bellarific Friday challenge!

First, let me talk about the fabulous Emily - she is the genius behind Stamping Bella. She had the hugest, most amazing release in August (which I'm sure you all saw), but did you see the mini release from this week? Check out THIS post to see the 3 images from the Uptown line that she has put out. They are amazing!!!
And there is a deal on shipping - free with a $55 order! Check it out, N 'k?

So, this week, we were challenged to create a Hallowe'en project. Either the images, papers, colours, or whatever! So, here's mine:

My card base is Old Olive CS. Next, I added a white piece, embossed with the spider web Cuttlebug folder, and sponged with some Basic Gray ink, and I matted that with a black piece, where the left side was punched with a Martha Stewart edge punch - love those rats and tombstones!
The striped patterned paper is from SU's Ghastly Greetings pack. I added some Basic Gray Taffeta ribbon around that, and some black Martha Stewart pearls to the DSP.

I stamped Monstah Bash onto Bella's Bestest Paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured it with Copics, and added some shading with my Prismacolor Pencils and OMS. I cut out the image with Classic Rectangle Nesties, and added some Basic Gray sponging inside the stencil. I mounted that onto a black piece cut with Scallop Rectangle Nesties, and mounted that with foam dots.

Copics used:
*Orange Monster: YR61, YR65, YR68
*Green Monster: YG21, YG95, YG97, YG99
*Purple Monster: BV11, BV13, BV17
*Balloon: Y32, Y35, Y38

Next week's challenge??? We have another delicious sketch challenge!!! This time, from Ebrubella! So, make a card using any of the images sold at Stamping Bella and the sketch below, and email it to Emily (emily@stampingbella.com) by Thursday night. You'll be entered to win some Bella Bucks (perhaps to use towards the new release?), and your card will be published on the Bloggabella!

Hope you enjoyed and thanks for stopping by!

Sketch Saturday 173: Deer Gift Mae

2011-10-11T07:00:00.006-04:00

Hi all,

I know I've mentioned before that my favourite cards to make are Christmas cards, right? Well, I dunno if you've seen the newest digital images over at Some Odd Girl, but Kristy released some of the cutest holiday images the last go!

I spotted a great sketch over on the Sketch Saturday blog, #176, and I had to give it a try! Here is the sketch:

Fabulous - I love a sketch that lets me use my patterned papers!

Here's mine:

My base is Kraft CS (I always use that, for some reason). My patterned papers are from SU's Christmas Cocoa DSP pack, and my mats are black. I added some polka dot Soft Suede Ribbon around the square base, and some miscellaneous red rhinestones to 2 of the corners.
My sentiment is an SU rub-on, using Real Red CS, and punched with the 1 3/4" Circle Punch.

I printed Deer Gift Mae onto Whisper White CS, coloured her with Copics, and added some shading with Prismacolor Pencils and OMS. I added some glitter spots all around her - I think it adds that holiday touch! I cut her out with Curved Rectangle Nesties, and added some Wheat Versamagic spongin inside the stencil.
I have to say - my favourite part of this image is her little tail, and the spots on her little backside - she is the cutest!

Copics used:
*Skin: E0000, E000, E00, E11, R02
*Hair: E71, E74, E77, E49
*Dress: W3, W5, W7, W9
*Present: R22, R24, R29, BG70, BG72, BG78
*Eyes: E41, E43, E48
*Antlers: E31, E33
*Shoes: C3, C5, C7

We also have a sketch challenge running on the SOG blog - don't forget to play along with us this week, if you haven't already!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Hollyhock

2011-10-10T11:06:00.000-04:00

Hi all,

Happy Thanksgiving to my Canadian peeps! I hope everyone is relaxing with family, eating lots of turkey and stuffing, and thinking about what you're thankful for.

Today I have a cute and easy card to show you, and this was a card from a past colouring class at Bellaland done by Lindabella. I didn't actually do any of this card in the class, so I just improvised the whole thing while at home.

The cardstock and papers were pre-cut for us, so I'm not sure what brand or series they are. But they are really lovely and soft colours. I added the black stitching and black mats on my own to give it some more pop. I love how black makes everything stick out!

I coloured Hollyhock Bittybloom with Copics, and added some shading with my Prismacolor Pencils and OMS. I sponged around her with some Wheat Versamagic ink, popped her onto a black mat, and that's it! I actually don't own any of these Bittybloom stamps, so that's definitely a void in my stash. Em sells so many amazing images, it's hard to keep up!

Copics used:
*Skin: E0000, E00, E11, R02
*Hair: E95, E99
*Balloon: YG21, YG25
*Dress: YG000, R00, R02
*Flowers: B000, B00, B02

Make sure you have great week! And don't forget about our Bellarific Friday challenge this week to make a Hallowe'en project!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Bellarific Friday: Fall Colours

2011-10-07T00:01:00.005-04:00

Hi all,

TGIF! Welcome to another Friday, and I hope the weekend is gonna be delicious! Over at Stamping Bella, we love Fridays, because we get to play along with another new challenge, and we get to see all the cards the Sistahood produced for the previous challenge!

This week's theme was fall colours. This one should be pretty easy, right? Most people like these colours - the greens, the reds, browns, rusts, oranges...
People love the feeling of fall because everything outside is so beautiful.

Here's my take:

I used the fall colours, but my card is definitely not a fall theme. My base is Kraft CS, my patterned papers are from SU's Fall Flowers DSP pack, and my mats are all black. I punched the corners of the base layer with my Ticket Corner punch, and I added some light green Dew Drops to the corners of another panel with Mini Glue Dots. I tied some Old Olive grosgrain ribbon around that base layer, and that's it! The papers did all the work, really.

I stamped Gwendolyn Lulu onto Bella's Bestest Paper with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured her with Copics. I added a bit of Liquid Pearls to the centres of her flowers, and some shading with my Prismas. I cut her out with Square Nesties and added some Wheat Versamagic sponging inside the stencil, and mounted that onto a black square cut with Scallop Square Nesties.

Next week's theme???? Hallowe'en! Pull out some Hallowe'en images or papers or embellies, and show us what you've got! Make a Hallowe'en card using any of the images sold at Stamping Bella by Thursday night, and send it to Emily (emily@stampingbella.com). You'll be entered to win some Bella Bucks, and your card will be published on the Bloggabella (and we all get to drool over what you made).

Make sure to enjoy your weekend to the fullest!
Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

SOG Challenge: A Sketch

2011-10-06T09:00:00.033-04:00

Hi all,

It's been a whole 2 weeks since our last challenge, and it's Thursday morning, so let's get things started! As you know, Some Odd Girl just had an amazing release of digital images, and the whole DT are working with those today! Kristy has truly outdone herself, and just wait until you see what else she has up her sleeve!
You can see all of the ODDies' creations on the Some Odd Girl blog!

So this week, we were given a really fun sketch to work with (my favourite kind of challenge, by the way), and here is a peek:

I loved it - it screams out for me to use some yummy patterned papers :-)

Here's mine:

My base is Kraft CS, all my patterned papers are from the Echo Park series called Merry Christmas, and all my mats are black and white CS. For the bracket at the bottom, I punched the black piece and the polka dot piece with a Die-Namics die, and I added some adhesive rhinestones to the corners.

The strip across the middle was punched with an EK Success edge punch (kinda looks like postage).

The circles were cut with Nesties, and I added some shading to the white circle using my Jumbo Java Versamagic Dew Drop ink.

The sentiment is an SU rub-on, and I punched that out with the 1 3/4" Cirlce Punch.

I printed the adorable Mistletoe Kaylee onto Whisper White CS, coloured her with Copics, and cut her out with a thin white border around. She is absolutely darling and there are so many images from this release that are equally cute! You will definitely find something to use for this year's Christmas cards!

You have 2 weeks to play along, so just make a card using the sketch, and link it up on the SOG blog. SOGgy images are not required, but we LOVE seeing them!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Kissy

2011-10-03T09:58:00.000-04:00

Hi all,

Happy Monday! {detect sarcasm}
I hope everyone is having a good start to their week - I am so looking forward to this weekend because we have Canadian Thanksgiving on Monday! That means an extra day off!

If you've ever seen my blog before, you kow that I love the images by Mo Manning, and today I am showing you one of her cute characters!
This was one of the cards we were supposed to make at one of Lindabella's classes, and I didn't finish it. So, here goes...

As always, the papers were already prepared for us, so I can't tell you what brand or series they are. But they always choose the most delicious colours and patterns for us to use. I added the pink Martha Stewart pearls at home as well.

The image is called Kissy by Mo Manning, and she is so totally cute - you can just feel the attitude, right? Linda was showing us how to colour the hair with all those squiggles too - not an easy task! The whole thing was coloured with Copics, and some shading added with the Prismacolor Pencils and OMS.
Now, I am in love with the colour of her outfit - that vibrant purple is amazing. I don't actually own those colours, so that part I did finish in class...I just love them!

Don't forget about our Bellarific Friday challenge this week: to use fall colours! You still have until Thursday night to email Emily with your card!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Bellarific Friday: Make It Pop

2011-09-30T00:01:00.012-04:00

Hi all,

TGIF - I hope you all have a nice weekend planned! I think I'm gonna have fun on Saturday and do some cleaning and attend a family dinner on Sunday - good balance, right?
We've been getting a bit of rain this week in Toronto, so I'm really hoping for a break :-(
Or a vacation to Cuba! But, I don't really see that in my immediate future, let's face it.

Well, on to happy things - it's Bellarific Friday! Last Friday, Em challenged us to add dimension to our cards and make them pop. So, now we get to see what everyone has come up with!

Here's mine:

My base is Kraft CS, the DP is from the Sassafras Wee Bundle collection, and all my mats are black and white. That paper is kinda cool - it looks like it has knitted doilies on it.
The black strip across the middle was punched with an SU scallop edge punch, and I added a bunch of rhinestones to the scallops (and I also put one in the middle of the doily). I tied some So Saffrom grosgrain ribbon around that.
The sentiment is a cute little ticket from the Scraplines Tickets collection (there are 3 stamps in this one, and lots of other collections to browse through). It was stamped in black ink onto DSP, and onto white CS, and I layered them with foam dots for dimension, and I added some brown sponging to the DSP portion of it.

I stamped my fave Lollipop (Pookie Lollipop) onto Bella's Bestest Paper with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured her in with Copics and added some shading and grass with my Prismacolor Pencils and OMS.

I stamped the big petals and one of the smaller flowers onto the DSP as well, added some brown shading, and popped them up on foam dots for dimension. And a rhinestone on the smaller flower.

Copics used:
*Skin: E0000, E000, E00, E11, R02
*Pot: E31, E35, E37, E49
*Yellow flower: Y32, Y38
*Pink flower: R20, RV34

Next week's challenge??? Fall colours! Get out a Stamping Bella image you love, as well as your reds, oranges, browns, yellows, rusts, and greens, and show us what you've got! Send your card to Emily (emily@stampingbella.com) by Thursday night, and your card will be published on the Bloggabella, and you will be eligible to win some Bella Bucks!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Sneak Peek: Magician Tobie

2011-09-27T09:00:00.000-04:00

Hi all,

It is the second day of sneak peeks over on the Some Odd Girl blog! There are so many new digi images being released, and we are letting you have some awesome peeks at them all!
The ODD team is doing such an amazing job - you will get inspiration thrown at you from every corner!

Today, I'm showing you Magician Tobie!

Here he is:

My base is Kraft CS, and my patterned papers are from the Basic Grey Scarlet Letter pack. The base layer is matted with black and white pieces, and the white edge was punched with an EK Success edge punch. I added a black strip across that, using the same punch, and topped it with a white strip and some black gingham ribbon.
The side panel is DSP, matted with black and Kraft CS, and the sentiment was made using a label maker I bought at Michaels.

I printed Magician Tobie onto Whisper White CS, coloured him with Copics, and cut him out with a thin white border around. I think he's totally adorable, and I chose not to use him for a Halloween card, just to show he can be useful for other things!

Make sure you head over to the SOG blog to see everything the ODDies are showing, as well as the other images being released! There will be sneaks over there every day up until Friday!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Sneak Peeks: Mummie Tobie and Halloween Tia

2011-09-26T09:00:00.007-04:00

Hi all,

Welcome to the week of Sneak Peeks over on the Some Odd Girl blog! I know we just had an AMAZING release of clear stamps, and Kristy has come up with some new and amazing digi images! We are showing tons of new images this week.

Today, I'm showing off 2 newbies: Mummie Tobie and Halloween Tia!

Here they are:

For this card, my base is Pumpkin Pie CS, and all the papers are from an SU Halloween DSP pack (something with the word Creepy in it, I think). My mats are black and white, and the fancy edges are punched with my Martha Stewart crown edge punch. I also added a couple of black Martha Stewart pearls to one panel.
The fences are Martha Stewart Halloween rub-ons - they are super fun. And the sentiment is an SU rub-on as well.

I printed Mummie Tobie onto Whisper White CS, coloured him with Copics, and cut him out with Label 14 Nesties - and I added some Basic Gray sponging inside the stencil.

Next up:

My base is Whisper White CS, and the papers are from the same DSP pack from SU. I rounded the corners on 2 of the strips (a la Kristy - she used this layout a while back, and this is the second time I'm CASE'ing it), and I added 3 more black pearls to those strips. I snuck in a bit of fence rub-on there as well.

I printed Halloween Tia onto Whisper White CS, coloured her with Copics, and cut her out with a thin white border around. I love this layout - the simplicity is effective, I think - Thanks, Kristy!

Make sure to stop back here tomorrow, cause I have another image to show you. And hop over to the SOG blog to see everything the ODDies have done and all the images being released! Hit up the STORE too when you're ready!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

A Pixie Post

2011-09-25T21:14:00.000-04:00

Hi all,

Well, as you may have read, I have been lucky enough to go to Bellaland a few times to participate in the colouring classes that Lindabella and Paulabella put on. It doesn't matter how much practice I get, I always love to learn something new. And they are MASTERS at what they do.

So, this card is one that I really liked, that I wasn't able to complete in the class.
Have you seen all of the pixies that Em has in the store? They are all so whimsical and fun - I love them. Hard to choose, really. But Linda chose one image from the Pixies Set A to use on the card for everyone.

Here it is:

The base is white, but I don't know what the patterned papers are - they were pre-cut for everyone prior to the class, so I don't know where they came from. Love the colours though. I added black mats to a couple layers and I added some black zig zag stitching with my Janome Sew Mini machine. I popped some pink Martha Stewart pearls on to the corners as well.

The pixie was also pre-stamped for us, but you can pretty much bet it was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto Bella's Bestest Paper (we all love using that combo), and we coloured with Copics. I added some shading with Prismacolor Pencils, and I added some glitter around her as well - gives it a magical touch. Finally, I sponged around the edges with Wheat Versamagic ink.

That's it for today. Don't forget about this week's Bellarific Friday challenge: to add dimension to your card. This one is so simple, so pull out any stamp you have from the Stamping Bella store, make sure something pops out, and send it to Em by Thursday night!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Bellarific Friday: A Sketch

2011-09-23T00:01:00.004-04:00

Hi all,

Happy Friday everyone! I hope you have some good stuff cooked up for this weekend. I've been so busy at home - we are preparing to sell our house, and me trying to get my stamping done is almost comical...but we shall get through it and I'll be super happy once it's all done with!

Well, we had a loooooong 2-week break over at Stamping Bella - there was no challenge last week. So we are back with an awesome sketch by Pauline-abella! Just to remind you, here it is:

Well, that large square panel in the middle is just asking for an awesome image, don't you think???

Here's my take on it:

My base is Kraft CS, all the black paper is from SU's Groom Specialty pack, and all the mats are white. I added a bunch of white Martha Stewart pearls all over for some extra interest (I really love those pearls - I use them all the time). The strip across the middle was punched with the Martha Stewart crown edge punch as well - love that one too!

I stamped You Are Unique onto Bella's Bestest Paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink (trusty 'ol routine). I coloured it in with Copics, and added a black and white mat to it. I added some black Sakura Glaze pen to their eyes as well. I wanted the card to be pretty plain so that the colours on the image would stand out. This image is so adorable and perfect for any girlfriend!

Next week's challenge??? Pop it up! We want you to add dimension to your card. This one should be soooo easy, and there is no excuse not to play! Make a card using any of the images sold at Stamping Bella and add dimension to it - send it to Emily (emily@stampingbella.com) by Thursday night, and you will be entered to win some Bella Bucks, and your card will be published on the Bloggabella!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

SOG Challenge: Holiday Colours

2011-09-22T09:00:00.012-04:00

Hi all,

OK, first, let me explain.

I have been without a computer for a while now - so I've been running to my parents' house to set up my posts and email my projects, etc.
I just had a birthday, and my mom built me a computer from a bunch of parts - it's actually a MAC mini.
So, I'm all stoked to get started with it and have the freedom of my own computer.....
So, I take some pictures of an old card to post, and when I go to put the pics on my computer, the new computer is not picking up my camera. So, I guess they're not compatible :-(
So, for this challenge, I had to take a pic with my iPhone and email it to myself so that I could post it. LOL
The quality is sub-standard, let me tell you. So, I apologize in advance, and I will eventually get it sorted out, k?

**Added: OK, so I couldn't post the original picture - it made me cringe. I rushed to my parents' house and re-took it with a proper camera. LOL

So, let's get on to it. It's Thursday, which means we are giving you another challenge over on the Some Odd Girl blog! This week, we have a really awesome picture to use for inspiration:

Isn't it GORGEOUS??? I love these colours for the holiday!
So, the whole DT is working with the new clear stamps for this challenge, and I'm using a holiday image from a past release, since I haven't received my stamps in the mail yet :-(
Poor girl, huh?

Here's my take with these fab colours:

My card base is Pretty In Pink CS, my patterned papers are from an Echo Park collection (I think it's called Everybody Loves Christmas, or something like that), and my mats are black. I added a white strip across that, punched with my Martha Stewart icicle edge punch, and some Pretty In Pink grosgrain ribbon across that. I also added some pink Martha Stewart pearls to the corners.
Next, I cut out a Soft Sky square, embossed it with my Cuttlebug Snowflakes folder, and matted that with black CS.

I printed Penguin Love onto Whisper White CS, coloured him with Copics and cut him out with a thin white border around. I also added some Crystal Effects to the fluffy parts of his hat, and his eyes were done with black Sakura Glaze pen.

I cannot WAIT until I get my stamps...believe me, you will all hear about it. LOL

You have 2 weeks to play along with this challenge, so head over to the SOG blog and link up your card so we can see it!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Christmas Carol

2011-09-20T08:35:00.000-04:00

Hi all,

Well, it's sad to say it, but I'm pretty sure summer is on its way out :-( The weather has been so cool, and I've switched to pants and sweaters, etc. Sigh...
Well, it's only a few months to get through, and we're back on track, right???

Anyway, I was going through my Bella images, and I found a Mo Manning that I haven't coloured up yet - can you believe it??? A Mo Manning that hasn't been coloured!

Well, here it is:

My card base is Kraft CS, the designer papers are all from the SU pack called Christmas Cocoa, and all the mats are black and white. I punched the white strip with an SU scallop edge punch and added some black grosgrain ribbon around it. It's pretty simple, but these papers are delicious!

I stamped the ever-so-cute Jingle Bells by Mo manning onto Bella's Bestest Paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink, as usual! These images are so fun to colour - I can't even tell you how much I adore them! I coloured them with Copics, and added some shading with my Prismacolor Pencils and OMS. I added some Wheat sponging around the outside, topped it with a black mat, and I'm done! I think they are super adorable, and Mo has outdone herself!

Make sure you are checking out the Bloggabella regularly - all the challenges are posted there each week, and Em has so many things to show everyone and talk about that you are sure to be entertained! Don't forget about the sketch challenge for Friday!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Bookmark & A Blog Hop!

2011-09-16T09:00:00.002-04:00

Hi all!

Welcome to Friday, and welcome to the Some Odd Girl clear release Blog Hop! If you started on the SOG blog, then you are now on the next step! If you happened upon my blog coincidentally, you may want to start back at the beginning (there may be some prizes in it - wink, wink)!

So, I have some rough news - Canada Post has been playing with us a bit. Kristy sent us our clear stamps AGES ago, and the two Canadians on the team have not received their packages. If you noticed, we haven't been able to participate in the sneak peeks this week, because we don't have our goodies :-(

I did make a project with one of my newer digi images to show you today though. And I'm still gonna show you what the clear sets will look like afterwards!

I made a fun, school-themed bookmark! I am a reader, so I can always use another bookmark, and I have a few people in my family that are the same! So, they always come in handy.

My base is Kraft CS and punched the 2 top corners with the Tag Corner Punch, then I used a lovely piece of patterned paper from Basic Grey's line called Olivia, with black and white mats. I punched a slot at the top, and tied some Bashful Blue taffeta ribbon in a knot, and I added some pink Martha Stewart pearls to the corners.
I also added an extra patch at the top - Kraft CS punched with the Martha Stewart Lattice edge punch, then a white piece, then an SU rub-on for the sentiment.

I printed the adorable School Mae onto Whisper White CS, coloured her with Copics, and cut her out with a thin white border around. I don't usually do blondes, but I was feeling daring! LOL

So, here are the two sets that the rest of the team will be previewing today, and they are 4" x 6" in size:

Deck the Halls Tobie, including lots of extras

And Warm Wishes Tia, including lots of extras

They are too cute, and I'm bummed I don't have them in my possession! They will officially be released in the store on September 19!

Make sure you complete the entire hop - comment on every blog for a special surprise giveaway. You have through Sunday at 11:59PM EST to get your comments in! Winner will be announced on Monday.
The next stop on the hop is Sandie! Woo hoo!

Here is the entire hop order, so you don't miss anything:
Some Odd Girl Blog
Robin <-----------------You are HERE
Sandie
Sarah
Amy
Caz
Leah
Vera
Corry
Lou
Elena
Natasha
Christina
Melissa
Kristy

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

All Boxed Up

2011-09-11T19:05:00.001-04:00

Hi all,

Have I ever told you what my favourite Bella is? I'm sure that I have - it's allboxedup-abella! She is the most versatile Bella that Em has, in my opinion, and she's fabulous for every occasion that calls for celebration.

Here's my card with her:

My card base is Chocolate Chip CS. The patterned paper is from an old SU pack called Afternoon Tea - it has some of my favourite colours in it! The mats are black and white, and I added some brown sponging around that paper, and some Martha Stewart pearls to the corners.
I tied some Groovy Guava ribbon around that.

I stamped the Bella onto Bella's Bestest Paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured her with Copics, and added some shading with my Prismacolor Pencils and OMS. I added some Wheat Veramagic ink around that, and matted it with black CS. I really like the way these colours came out!

Copics used:
*Skin: E000, E00, E11, R02
*Hair: 100, C7, C5
*Shirt/brown present/brown bow: E71, E74, E77, E79
*Pink present: R0000, R00, R02
*Polka Dots/blue bow: BG000, B00, BG11

Hope you had an awesome weekend - welcome Monday in with a smile...

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Bellarific Friday: Animals

2011-09-09T00:01:00.004-04:00

Hi all,

It's Friday again - TGIF! Gotta be in the running for the best day of the week, right??? Well, I can't believe it, but as I type this, I am wearing long jeans, socks, and boots! What the heck happened to the summer weather? I'm not ready to let it go yet - I refuse, in fact. But I hear the weather will redeem itself, so we shall see.

Well, on to important business - it's time for anothah Bellarific Friday challenge! For today, Em had challenged us to incorporate animals into our project - papers, embellies, image - whatever you've got!

I couldn't resisit - I had to bring out the adorable Mavis again. She's a cat, so she definitely qualifies for the challenge!

Here she is:

All my cardstock and patterned papers are from SU's School Days Simply Scrappin' Kit - lots of bright an fun colours to work with. The white piece was punched with my Martha Stewart edge punch, and I added some turquoise grosgrain ribbon around the whole base.
The sentiment is from an SU rub-on pack. All in all, I kept it pretty simple.

I stamped Mavis in her KINI onto Bella's Bestest Paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink, as always. Really, you can't go wrong with that combo. There are several cute Mavis images, as well as DT samples with her, so check them out!
I coloured her totally with Prismacolor Pencils and OMS - it works well for the fur and the stripes. I cut her out with Label 14 Nesties, and added some Wheat Versamagic ink sponging to the inside of the stencil. Love that shape!

We are actually taking a little break from Bellarific Friday for this week, so you will get 2 whole weeks to submit for the next challenge, which will be due to Emily (emily@stampingbella.com) by Thursday night, September 22. Next challenge??? A sketch from Pauline-abella! Use any of the images sold at Stamping Bella with the sketch below and submit to Em, and you will be entered to win some Bella bucks and your project will be published on the company blog!

Have a great weekend. Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

SOG Challenge: Stitch It Up!

2011-09-08T09:00:00.001-04:00

Hi all,

It's been 2 weeks since our last one, so, it's about that time for us to release another challenge on the Some Odd Girl blog! We always have such amazing entries, and I'm sure this time will be no exception! Kristy has challenged us to Stitch it up!
That means we want to see stitching as a focus of your project - machine stitching, hand stitching, or faux stitching - let's see it!

Here's mine:

My base is Kraft CS, and I also used some Whisper White and Basic Black CS, as well as some patterned papers from the DCWV pack called All Dressed Up - it's glittery and yummy! I added some rhinestones to the corners, some silver organdy ribbon, and a couple of eyelets to the right side. The bracket piece of patterned paper was cut out with my Die-Namics die. I added stitching to the bracket, as well as the black strip. The sentiment is a miscellaneous rub-on that I bought from Michael's.

I printed Punk Kaylee (from the newest release!) onto Whisper White CS, coloured her with Copics and cut her out. I added some funny piercings to her - nose ring, eyebrow ring, and an extra earring! She is the coolest chick ever...right?

Make sure you submit your card with stitching - you have 2 weeks! And you'll be eligible to win some awesome prizes! If you have Some Odd Girl images, we would love to see those as well!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Bellarific Friday: Back To School!

2011-09-02T00:01:00.004-04:00

Hi all,

It has been a crazy couple of weeks! I only have a few days left of vacation, so I am squeezing every last ounce I can!
This week's Bellarific Friday challenge was to make a card with a back-to-school theme! Em has some adorable images with a school theme, so this was definitely a fun challenge!

Here's mine:

My base is Baja Breeze CS, and my patterned papers are from the SU DSP pack called Slumber Party. I added some studs across the top and bottom (bought them at Michael's), and the black strip across the middle was punched with my Martha Stewart crown edge punch. I also sponged both the DP pieces with some dark brown ink.

I stamped Spencer the Bookworm onto Bella's Bestest Paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured him with Copics and added some shading with Prismacolor Pencils and OMS. I outlined his glasses with my black Sakura Glaze Pen so he would look extra nerdy too. I cut him out with Rectangle Nesties and added some Wheat sponging inside the stencil.

Next week's challenge??? Animals! Make a project with animals (image, papers, embellishments, etc) using any of the images at Stamping Bella, and send to Emily (emily@stampingbella.com) by Thursday night. You will be entered to win some Bella Bucks, and your project will be published on the Bloggabella! We can't wait to see what you've got!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Sorry Shanna

2011-08-30T00:01:00.001-04:00

Hi all,

This is another card that we made at Paulabella's colouring class when she came to Bellaland a while back!

Paula picked some beautiful papers for this one - nice and soft. I added the stitching at home, of course.

Sorry Shanna was stamped onto Bella's Bestest Paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. We coloured her totally with Prismacolor Pencils and OMS - it's so soft and pretty - Paula is a genius! I sponged around the outside with Wheat Versamagic ink and added some stitching with my Janome Sew Mini machine.

That's all I'm showing today - hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Bellarific Friday: Sketch from Cathabella!

2011-08-26T00:01:00.003-04:00

Hi all,

Happy Friday! As you read this, I am in Europe, I'm sure having the time of my life! I will be heading to Prague tomorrow and it'll be my first time there. I'm stoked!

Anywho, let's get to this week's Bellarific Friday challenge! Last week, we got an amazing sketch from Cathabella and it was super fun to work with! Here it is:

Here's my take:

My base is Kraft CS, my patterned papers are from SEI (Black Orchid collection, I think), and I matted everything with black CS. I added Martha Stewart pearls to the corners. I added a white strip across the middle punched with the Martha Stewart fence edge punch, and a black strip punched with the Martha Stewart lattice edge punch, and I finished that off with some Certainly Celery poly twill ribbon. My sentiment is from SU (forgot which set though).

I stamped Harriet lulu onto Bella's Bestest Paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured her with Copics and I coloured her hair in with my black Sakura Glaze pen for some shine! I cut that out with Nesties and added some sponging with Wheat Versamagic ink inside the stencil.

Next week's challenge??? Back to school! Just make a back-to-school project using any of the images sold at Stamping Bella - submit to Emily (emily@stampingbella.com) by Thursday night, and you will be eligible to win some Bella Bucks and your project will be published on the Bloggabella! There are plenty of adorable school images, so you should have no trouble! We can't wait to see what you come up with!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

SOG Challenge: Paper Piecing

2011-08-25T09:00:00.008-04:00

Hi all,

Well, I'm sitting here in Germany, or maybe the Netherlands, enjoying the lovely weather on the other side of the world, and thinking, "I feel like we reallly need a card challenge!". LOL

As you know, every second Thursday, the Some Odd Girl blog puts up a new challenge, with the chance to win some prizes and display your awesome work! And we especially love it when you show off your SOG images too!

This week, we are challenging you to use paper piecing on your project - so grab some textured or patterned papers, and get to work!

Here's mine:

My base is Sahara Sand CS, all the patterned papers are from SU (can't remember which pack though - really old one), and all the mats are black. The strip across the middle has a black piece punched with a Martha Stewart edge punch, and I added some adhesive studs to the top and bottom of one of the panels. The sentiment is an SU rub-on, punched out with the Word Window punch, and matted on top of a black piece cut out with the Modern Label punch.

I printed Prof Hoot onto Whisper White CS, and coloured him mostly with Copics - but if you look closely, you will see my paper piecing - his fur is brown polka dots! I also added some black Sakura Glaze pen to his eyes, and some Wheat sponging around the outside. Is he not the cutest??? He is from our newest digi release, and he is in great company this month!

You have 2 weeks to make a card using paper piecing and link it up on the SOG blog - we'd love to see you over there!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Clara Lulu

2011-08-23T01:22:00.001-04:00

Hi all,

Just finishing up with one of the cards we made in Paulabella's colouring class again. I adore the Lulu stamps at Stamping Bella, so I was so happy to see this card when Paula showed us!

Once again, Paula provided the papers, so I don't know where they're from. I added the sponging and the stitching at home as well. I am loving these colours!

Clara Lulu was stamped on Bella's Bestest Paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. We coloured her in completely with Prismacolor Pencils and OMS, and sponged the outside with some brown ink. She is sooo sweet!!! One of my fave Lulus!

That's all I've got today - hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Sk8r Boy

2011-08-20T00:01:00.005-04:00

Hi all,

I attended 2 colouring classes a while back when Paulabella and Lindabella were at Bellaland! I never ever finish the cards in the class because we end up chatting in the class, and they like to be thorough when they're teaching. So, we all take the instructions home and finish them on our own time!

So this card is one from those classes!

Paula brought us all the papers, so I can't say where they are from - I added the stitching at home.

Sk8r Boy was stamped onto Bella's Bestest Paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. We coloured the whole thing with Prismacolor Pencils and OMS, and added some Wheat sponging around the outside - isn't he a cutie???

That's it for today - hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Mojo Monday 204

2011-08-19T14:40:00.000-04:00

***Please scroll down for my Bellarific Friday post***

Hi all,

I am LOVING the newest digi release from Some Odd Girl! The images are completely adorable, and Kristy has outdone herself!
I decided to combine one of the new images with the Mojo Monday sketch from this week! Here it is:

Fun, right?

Here's my take:

My base is Kraft CS (I've been using that a LOT lately), my patterned papers are from the Cosmo Cricket pack called Salt Air, and I used black and white mats for everything. I rounded 2 opposite corners on the base layer with my corner rounder punch, and the corner was done the SU Photo Corner punch. The Kraft strip was cut on both ends, and I added some black Martha Stewart pearls to each side.

I printed Bookish Tia onto Whisper White CS, coloured her up with Copics, cut her out with a thin white border, and mounted her on with foam dots.

Are you liking the new release too??? Well, how can you not - let's be honest.

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Bellarific Friday: Huggabuggs!

2011-08-19T00:01:00.010-04:00

Hi all,

TGIF! Today, as you read this, I will be gearing up for my trip to Europe tomorrow! I am so excited, and I have to say, I'm already a fan of that continent. Well, I just love travelling in general. So, I'm off to Germany tomorrow to visit my one and only sister. You'll be getting a few scheduled posts here over the next couple of weeks.
Does anyone have any fun trips planned in the near future? I'd love to hear about them!

Anywho, on to today's exciting topic - Bellarific Friday! For this week's post, Em challenged us to make a card with Huggabuggs! Christy Croll is the artist, and she has made some totally cute characters!!! There really is an image for every occasion!

Here's mine:

My card base is Sahara Sand CS, and the next square is Orchid Opulence, embossed with my Cuttlebug dots folder, and a black mat. I actually added some Rich Razzleberry sponging around the outside of the purple square, and I tied some black grosgrain ribbon around that layer. The rik rak looking design at the top and bottom is a Martha Stewart rub-on, and my sentiment is made from some adhesive chipboard letters I bought at Michael's.

Fluey Huggabugg was stamped onto Bella's Bestest Paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured her totally in with Prismacolour Pencils and OMS, and cut her out using Label 2 Nesties. I added some Wheat sponging inside the stencil, and the eyes and tips of the antennae are coloured with my black Sakura Glaze pen.
Isn't she totally friggin cute??? All the Huggabuggs are, actually.

Next week's challenge??? A sketch from Cathabella! We love sketches! So, use any of the images sold at Stamping Bella with the layout, and submit it to Emily (emily@stampingbella.com) by Thursday night. You will be entered to win some Bella Bucks, and your card will be published on the company blog! We want to see what you've got - it makes Emily oh-so-happy!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Sneak Peek: Mo Manning's Big Shoes

2011-08-13T00:01:00.000-04:00

Hi all,

Emily is so sneaky - she likes to spring her new releases on everyone without any notice! LOL
Stamping Bella has an AMAZING release coming up, and Em has been giving everyone some sneaks on the Bloggabella the last couple of days. Have you seen the Uptown Girls yet??? OMG - plan to do some online shopping, k?

I'll make my post quick:

My card used a Kraft base, and the DP is from the Cosmo Cricket Social Club pack. The white piece was punched with a Martha Stewart edge punch.

This is another amazing image created by Mo Manning that Emily has turned into rubber - Big Shoes! Isn't she to-die-for??? Look how cute she is playing dress-up! The sentiment came with her too! I coloured her with Copics, and added shading with my Prismacolor Pencils and OMS. The layout is pretty simple because the image is huge! This card is actually 5 1/2" x 7 1/2" I think. So, it's a pretty large card to fit this image on. I love it!

What do you think??? I know you can't resist her, and for that, we are sorry.

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Bellarific Friday: Paper Piercing

2011-08-12T00:01:00.046-04:00

Hi all,

It's Friday again! TGIF to everyone who doesn't work weekends! (For those who do, I apologize, and don't mean to gloat. LOL)
So, I'm getting ready for a little trip. This year, my sister moved to Germany to be with her German boyfriend (I know, so romantic, right?), and I am packing my bags to go and visit her! I will be spending time in her small town of Warburg, Germany, and we will be taking a short 1- or 2- day trip to Amsterdam (about a 3-hour drive from her), and then we will be spending 4 nights is Prague! If anyone has any activity recommendations for either Amsterdam (get your head out of the gutter!) or Prague, I'd love to hear them!

So anyway, onto the reason for the post! It's time for Bellarific Friday on the Bloggabella, and this week's challenge was to add paper piercing to your project. That means you are allowed to poke the heck out of all your papers. LOL

Here's mine:

My card base is Certainly Celery CS, and the polka dot paper is from SU's Cutie Pie DSP pack, with a black mat. The strip up the left side is a black bottom, punched with my Martha Stewart edge punch, then a layer of Certainly Celery, then a white layer - I used an Ornare piercing template for the design on that piece.

I stamped Hanging Sign onto Bella's Bestest Paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured it totally with Prismacolor Pencils and OMS - no Copics again! I must be on a crazy kick. I love this image because it is so cute and classy, and it comes with 3 sentiments to put inside the sign.
I added some sponging around the edges with Antique Linen Distress ink, and I added some more piercing to the corners with a basic template and my Mat Pack.

Next week's challenge????? Huggabuggs! Create a card using any of the Huggabugg images sold at Stamping Bella, and send it to Emily (emily@stampingbella.com) by Thursday night. Your card will be published on the Bella blog, and you will be entered to win some Bella Bucks!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

SOG Challenge: Complementary Colours

2011-08-11T09:00:00.040-04:00

Hi all,

It's been another 2 weeks, and we are giving you another challenge over on the SOG blog! We always have amazing entries for these challenges, and we especially love when we see you using images from the ODD store!

This week, we were challenged to make a card with complementary colours! That means you have to choose 2 colours that are opposite eachother on the colour wheel, and that should be your main colour scheme. Here is the wheel for your browsing pleasure:

The colours I chose are the yellow-orange and the blue-violet. And I have coloured up one of the images from the new release - Cheer Kaylee! She is super cute, and I love her!

Here is mine:

My card base is Kraft CS, and the patterned papers are from the Echo Park collection called Little Boy - they are papers for boys, but the colours suited me, so I used 'em! I cut them into a bunch of strips, and I placed them randomly onto the base. I added a fun sentiment with some fabric Thickers to the side.

I printed Kaylee onto Bella's Bestest Paper and coloured her in with Copics. I cut her out with Label 18 Nesties, and added some Bashful Blue sponging inside the stencil.

Copics used:
*Skin: E0000, E000, E00, E11, R02
*Hair: E31, E35, E37, E49
*Hair band: B32, B34, B37
*Pom poms and shoes: YR21, YR65, YR68
*Outfit: BV00, BV04, BV08, YR62, YR65, YR68
*Eyes: B00, B02, B05

Make sure you head over to the SOG blog to submit your creation using complementary colours - you have 2 weeks!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Mavis in Her 'Kini

2011-08-07T16:08:00.000-04:00

Hi all,

I am playing along with some of my images from Stamping Bella today! If you haven't seen the Mavis stamps in the store, you must go and check them out! You will fall in love with that cat, and there are sooo many ways to colour her!

Check out how cute she is...

My card base is Bermuda Bay CS, and the patterned papers are from the Lovely Flowers DSP pack from SU - with black mats. I also tied some fun Bermuda Bay polka dot ribbon around that base layer.

I stamped Mavis in Her Kini onto Bella's Bestest Paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured her in totally with Prismacolor Pencils and OMS - NO COPICS! I cut her out with Label 18 Nesties (love that shape!) and added some Wheat Versamagic ink sponging to the inside of the stencil.
And all the black polka dots on her bathing suit were coloured with the black Sakura Glaze Pen for some shine and puffiness.

I strongly recommend that you head to the store and find some Mavis's that suit you! I hope everyone is having a great weekend, and it'll be back to work tomorrow :-(

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Bellarific Friday: Metal KETTO

2011-08-05T00:01:00.007-04:00

Hi all,

Welcome to another Friday with the Bloggabella! As we speak, I am at a cottage having a ton of fun with family and friends - makes for a great weekend! But, I didn't forget about Bellarific Friday!

This week, Em challenged us to use metal on our card - this one was definitely a challenge! Hmmmm, what to use?

Here's mine:

My card base is Sahara Sand CS, and the yummy striped papers are from SEI, with a black mat. I punched the bottoms with the jumbo scallop punches from EK Success, and the strip across the middle is a Kraft piece, on a black mat, punched with an SU scallop punch. I added some adhesive rhinestones to those scallops.
That striped paper has gold metallic lines in it - it's totally yummy!

For the square panel, I took a 3" square piece of Whisper White CS, covered it in Versamark ink, sprinkled gold embossing powder all over it, and melted the whole thing - did that twice. So, it looks like a metallic gold square! I thought it went well with the stripes, and there's my metal! I matted that with a black square, then a white one.

I stamped Margarita KETTO onto Bella's Bestest Paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink (shocker). I coloured her with Copics, and cut her out to mount on the gold square. I coloured all her stars in with a gold Krylon pen - so they are metallic too, but the light doesn't really show it.

Next week's challenge??? Paper Piercing! This should be easy, so I want to see everyone playing along! Don't get it confused with paper piecing - we want pieRcing with an "r". Submit your card using any of the stamps sold at Stamping Bella to Emily (emily@stampingbella.com) by Thursday night - you will be entered to win some Bella Bucks, and your card will be published on the company blog!

Have a great weekend! Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

SOG DT Intro Day!

2011-08-02T09:00:00.035-04:00

Hi everyone!

It's the start of a new DT term over at Some Odd Girl! Today is Day 2 of our introductions, and it's my turn, along with Corry and Amy! I hope you had a chance to see the intros from yesterday, but if not, jump over to the SOG blog and check them out!

You might notice that each day of intros, we will be showing you some brand new images - Kristy has a bunch of ADORABLE digis being released on August 8th! They will blow your mind (as usual), and you should check back each day to see each new one!

Today, I am showing the studly Bookish Tobie - here he is:

My card base is Kraft CS, and my patterned papers are from the Echo Park series called Little Boy (perfect, non?). I had black mats under everything, and the Kraft piece at the top along with the black strip across the middle are punched with my Martha Stewart crown edge punch. I added some red gingham ribbon to the top, and the white squiggles and the alphabet line are SU rub-ons (same with the sentiment at the bottom).

I printed Tobie onto SU White CS, coloured him with Copics, and punched him out with Label 4 Nesties. I added some shading and grass with my Prismas and OMS, and I added some Bashful Blue ink inside the stencil.

Copics used:
Skin: E0000, E000, E00, E11, YR00
Hair: E71, E74, E77, E79, E49
Sweater vest & 1 book: BG11, BG13, BG15, BG18
Shoes & 1 book: R20, R22, R24, R27, R29
Jeans & eyes: B32, B34, B37, B39
Green book: YG11, YG63, YG67

We are SUPER excited for this release, and for our brand new team of ODDies! Make sure you check the SOG blog each day to see the new team members and the new images!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Lucy KETTO

2011-07-30T16:00:00.000-04:00

Hi all,

I was playing along today with some of my KETTO stamps from Stamping Bella - they are sooo cute, and I remember having to have THEM ALL when they were first released. LOL
I have a couple of pages full of them in my stamp binders. What can I say? Can't help it.

I decided to pull out the girly and pretty Lucy KETTO for some play time. Here she is:

My card base is Sage Shadow, and the patterned papers are from SU's Nouveau Chic DSP pack, with black mats, of course. The white strip down the left side was punched with the Martha Stewart edge punch (lace something? LOL). I wrapped some silver organdy ribbon down that strip as well.
For the base panel, I punched a rectangle out of the patterned paper with my Label 7 Nesties, and I matted that onto a black rectangle, so that the black would show through the middle. I think it looks like a black layer on the top, but it's actually the black from underneath.

I stamped Lucy onto Bella's Bestest Paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink, and coloured her with Copics. I punched her out with a smaller die of the Label 7 Nesties, added some shading with Prismas, and some sponging with Basic Gray ink.

Copics used:
Skin: E0000, E000, E00, E11, R02
Wings & skirt liner: E41, E43
Skirt: BV23, BV25, BV29
Shirt: G21, G24, G28, C1, C3, C5

Hope you're enjoying your weekend - it's a long one for us in Canada - Monday is a holiday! Woo hoo! Take advantage of the beautiful weather!

And don't forget Friday's metal challenge for Bellarific Friday!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Bellarific Friday: Merry Christmas!

2011-07-29T00:01:00.005-04:00

Hi all,

TGIF to you again! I have had such a busy week, and the end is not in sight! My craft room is in a shambles, and my computer has died! (I'm posting this from my parents' computer)
So, I'm desperately trying to get through everything - let's call it an adventure! LOL

This week, over on the Bloggabella, we were challenged to make a Christmas card in July! My absolute favourite holiday, and it was a pleasure to make this card.

Here it is:

My card base is Kraft CS, and the fun patterned paper is from a glittered DCWV winter pack - the papers in there are awesome! I added a white piece across the middle, which was punched with my Martha Stewart icicle edge punch, and I threw some white and turquoise ribbon across that.

I stamped the ADORABLE I Even Love the Box by Mo Manning onto Bella's Bestest Paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink, and coloured him with Copics. I added some shading with my Prismas and OMS, and matted that with a black, then another Kraft piece.
Hope you likey!

Next week's challenge??? Heavy metal! Em wants you to use some sort of metal on your card. Challenging enough? So, make a card using some metallic shtuff and any image sold at Stamping Bella, and send it to Em by Thursday night. Your card will be published on the company blog on Friday, and you will be entered to win some Bella Bucks!
Everyone enjoy your weekend - it's a long holiday weekend here in Canada! Happy Civic Day!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

SOG Challenge: Thank you!

2011-07-28T09:00:00.001-04:00

Hi all,

Happy Thursday!!! Know why? Cause it's closer to the weekend LOL.
It has been a couple of weeks since our last challenge, and it's time for a new one! I hope you're all enjoying the clear release we had recently - they are some of Kristy's best work for sure!

This week's challenge on the SOG blog is to make a Thank You card - this should be SUPER easy, and you have no excuse not to play along. And we all know that thank you cards are in demand, and always come in handy.

Here's mine:

My cardstock and my patterned papers are all from the SU Simply Scrappin' Kit called Tickets and Tokens. I used black and white mats, and the strip across the middle is punched with the Martha Stewart lattice edge punch. I used some pretty black Martha Stewart pearls for the corners.

I stamped Photo Kaylee onto Bella's Bestest Paper with Memento Tuxedo ink. I coloured her up with Copics, and added some shading with Prismacolor Pencils and OMS, and I cut it out with Label 4 Nesties. I added some Wheat Versamagic ink inside the stencil. My sentiment is an SU Rub-on.
Easy peasy!

Make sure you make a thank you card, and link it up over on the SOG blog - we want to see what you've got! We are expecting TONS of entries for this one! You have chances to win some digis too!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Bellarific Friday: A Sketch!

2011-07-22T00:01:00.004-04:00

Hi all!

Welcome to another Friday - I'm a happy camper. I have some fun plans this weekend, including a water park (and maybe some cleaning, but we will ignore that until it approaches). And definitely some stamping, if I have anything to say about it.

As usual, Em has an awesome post going up on the Bloggabella to showcase everyone's amazing creations with Ebrubella's sketch!

Ebru gave us a choice of the circle or the square! How awesome is she?

Here's mine:

I went with the square version. My base is Ballet Blue CS, and I added a polka dot piece of Almost Amethyst patterned paper with a black and a white mat. I rounded the 2 right-hand corners of that layer with a corner rounder punch.
On top of that, I added a black scallop circle (cut with an SU Bigz die and my Big Shot), and I ran that through my Big Shot in the Lots of Dots Cuttlebug embossing folder for some more texture. I punched out some white arrows with the My Way punch, and stuck 'em on.
The sentiment comes with the image (bonus!).

The flower is an SU Sticky Cuts die cut covered with some yummy micro fine glitter, and I punched out some mini flowers, scrunched them together, added a blue brad to the middle, and stuck them onto the glittery one.

I stamped Perk Me Up PEEPs onto Bella's Bestest Paper with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured them with Copics. Those little stick figures are adorable - and any friend that drinks coffee would appreciate this card!!!

Next week's challenge??? Christmas in July! Christmas cards are my absolute FAVOURITE to make, so this is my week! If you wanna play along, make a Christmas-y card with any of the images sold at Stamping Bella and submit to Emily (emily@stampingbella.com) by Thursday night - your card will be published on the blog, and you will be entered to win some BellaBucks! Can't wait to see what you come up with!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Yummy Fuschias

2011-07-21T21:51:00.000-04:00

Hi all,

Did you know that fuschias are one of my FAVOURITE flowers??? HAHA - I bet you didn't. I have tried to own one a couple of times, and they end up dying - someone please tell me what the secret is!!!

Anywho, if you haven't seen the Fuschias for Lulu, you need to get over to Stamping Bella! I adore this image! They are scrumptious, right?

OK, here's my card:

I went with a really simple and clean layout - didn't want to stifle the image. The base is Kraft CS, then a white piece. Across that is a black piece, punched with one of the Martha Stewart punches, and some Eggplant grosgrain ribbon across that.
The next panel is a smaller piece of Melon Mambo with a black mat.

I stamped the fuschias onto Bellas Bestest Paper with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured it in with Copics. I really love those purples and pinks - I think the flowers come in lots of different colours, but the purple and pink combo is the classic.

Make sure you head over to the Bloggabella tomorrow to check out Bellarific Friday!!!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Bellarific Friday: Bella or Stella

2011-07-15T00:01:00.002-04:00

Hi all,

Welcome to another Bellarific Friday! I am SO happy the weekend has arrived, and I'm wishing you all some really lovely weather and some fabulous free time!

If you were reading up on the Bella blog last Friday, you will already have submitted your card for this week, and you will know that our theme was to use a Bella or Stella stamp! This category left us with a whole world of possibilities!!!

Here's what I decided on:

My card base is Kraft CS, all my patterned papers are from SU's retired Manchester DSP pack, and all my mats are black CS. The black strip was punched with my Martha Stewart edge punch.

I stamped Giftabella With Hat onto Bella's Bestest Paper with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured her with Copics. I cut her out with Classic Oval Nesties and added some Wheat Versamagic ink inside the stencil. I coloured the ribbon on the present, and the tassles on the hat with some black Atyou Spica Glitter Pen.
I have to say, this little image is absolutely perfect for so many occasions - a present and a party hat, and you're good to go!

Next week's challenge??? It is a sketch from Ebrubella! All you have to do is make a card with the sketch using any of the stamps at Stamping Bella, and email it to Emily by Thursday night (emily@stampingbella.com). You will be entered to win some Bella Bucks, and Em will publish your card on the blog!

Isn't it FAB? So many ideas.....must...make....card...

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!