Bellarific Friday: Monstah Bash

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!

Sneak Peeks: Mummie Tobie and Halloween Tia

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!

Inspiration Challenge With ISS

Hi everyone!

It's time again for another inspiration challenge with the InStyle Stamps blog!  I really like the Inspiration challenges because we usually get a really fun picture to play with, and this month is no different!  Our DT Coordinator/Superwoman Taylor has chosen this awesome pic from Martha Stewart:

I love this picture - the colours are so rich! And of course, the pumpkins!  Very seasonal.

I decided to make a scrapbook page for this project.  I really needed something for this season with my adorable twin nieces! The pic is about 2 years old, but still cute as a button.  I took the layout from a Close To My Heart idea book.

Here it is:

I only used Pumpkin Pie and Basic Black CS, and all the DSP is from a retired SU pack called Ghastly Greetings.  This is the last of this paper, and I'm trying to finish it off.  The square panels were done with 1 3/8" and 1 1/4" punches, and I added some DCWV chipboard sticker letters to each square.  The title was done with some stickers from Creative Memories.

I printed a digi of Patches onto PTI White CS, coloured him with Copics, and cut him out with a thin white border.  He was mounted on with Dimensionals.

All in all, I really liked how my page turned out, and I will be adding it to my collection.

Make sure to stop by the ISS blog to see what the whole DT have done, and to enter your own creation using the inspiration photo!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Gone Batty

Hi all,

As you may know, SomeOddGirl had a fabulous release of a whole whack of images recently.  I had to pull out one of them to play with.  I am using Bat Tobie, and he is SOOOOOOO CUTE!

Here are the challenges I am playing with:

- Card Patterns Sketch 85

- Fussy and Fancy challenge 21: Hallowe'en
- AiFactory challenge 51: Embossing
- Color Me Copic: Colouring Folds  (I hope bat wings count!)

Here we go:

I used Pumpkin Pie, and Whisper White CS, as well as some old SU Ghastly Greetings DSP.  For the 2 half circles on the sides, they were cut out with circle Nesties, and embossed with my Spiderweb Cuttlebug folder.  I added some Old Olive grosgrain ribbon across that, along with a black and a white piece of CS punched with my Martha Stewart rats punch underneath.  For the main circle, I punched out a circle of green DSP with Circle Nesties, and a Pumpkin piece with Scallop Circle Nesties.

I printed Tobie onto PTI White CS, coloured him with Copics, cut him out, and mounted him on with Dimensionals.  I absolutely love the Tinies images that have been released, and they are the funnest to colour!

Don't forget to play along with the Fabric challenge over on the SOG blog - you have plenty of time!

We are also still trying to find a name for our Monkee HERE.

And if you haven't downloaded this month's FREEBIE, what are you waiting for?

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Stash 8 Challenge: Add Some Fabric!

Hi all,

Every 2 weeks there is an awesome challenge held over on the Some Odd Girl blog, and our time has come again!  It is time for the 8th stash challenge, and we have been challenged to add some fabric to our project!  Now, you can't squeak by with only adding the usual stuff like ribbon, lace, and thread.  You really have to add some fabrics that we don't already use on all our projects!
Also, I don't want you to get too excited, but the Some Odd Girl store just had a HUGE release this week, and the Odd Girls are all playing with brand spankin' new images for this challenge!  OK, go ahead and get excited!

Let's see what you can come up with!

Here is my take, and my fabric of choice is felt!

For my card, I chose to work with the cutie Ballerina Kaylee!  Now, this was technically a Hallowe'en release, and I chose a ballerina...so you would think pink, right??  Wrong!  I really wanted to play with some fun and spooky colours, so my card is a bit out-of-the-box!

My card base is Whisper White CS, followed by some striped paper from SU's retired Ghastly Greetings DSP pack, matted with Basic Gray CS.  I added 3 strips of black grosgrain ribbon, just to break it up a bit. 
For the smaller panel, I took a Whisper White piece, and added a mask to the centre, then stamped a cheesecloth background on it with black ink, and sponged in some Basic Gray ink around the edges.  Then, I removed the mask, and sponged some green and vanilla inks in the centre, and matted that piece with Pumpkin Pie CS.  I drew in some bats with my black Sakura Glaze pen, and I punched some clouds out of white felt and stuck them on.

I printed Kaylee onto PTI White CS, coloured her with Copics, cut her out, and adhered her with Dimensionals.  Her blue eyes were done wih an Atyou Spica glitter pen.

Don't forget to take a look at the SOG blog to see what the DT have done, and to submit your own creation using fabric!

Also, there is a brand new FREEBIE for this month - make sure you head over to get it!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

InStyle Stamps: Jack-O-Lanterns

Hi All,

I am showcasing a really fun image from InStyle Stamps today which was part of a huge release from Friday, the 16th!  It is called Fence O'Lanterns, and I think it is really spooky and fun!  You can also check out the whole slew of posts on the ISS blog to see DT cards for every single image that was released - it has been quite a week for us!

Here it is:

My card base is Tangerine Tango, followed by some shiny Rockabilly DSP with a Whisper White mat, and all of the corners are punch with a ticket corner punch.  The next large panel on the right is a skull piece from the same DSP pack, matted with Tangerine Tango, and corners punched.  I added 3 Mustard-coloured eyelets to the right side using my Crop-A-Dile (that thing sets eyelets like buttah!).  Now, it's hard to see (I should have chosen a different colour of CS), but I took a strip of black and a strip of white, and punched them with a Martha Stewart punch that has rats and tombstones on it, and attached it to the bottom of that panel, then tied some Tangerine Tango ribbon around it.

I printed the pumpkins onto PTI White CS, coloured them in with Copics, and matted that image onto a Basic Black piece.  They were REALLY fun to colour - I highly recommend it!

I hope you're able to stop by the ISS blog to see what the DT have been up to this week, and there are always SEVERAL challenges running that you can enter!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

InStyle Stamps: Inspiration Challenge

Hi All,

Welcome to the first Inspiration challenge with the InStyle Stamps blog!  This challenge will be replacing the Over The Hump Day Blog Candy Giveaway that we did every month.  I think you'll agree that the new name is much easier to say!
As you know, July is the month for holiday projects, and for this challenge, our theme was Hallowe'en!  This is such a fun holiday, but it's hard sometimes to imagine why you would give someone a Hallowe'en card.  For my project, I decided to make a bookmark instead.  I read a lot, as you can probably tell.

Here she is:

My bookmark base is some shiny green DSP from SU's Rockabilly pack, and I cut that out with my Blossom Nestabilities.  I also cut out a smaller black piece from the same DSP pack and adhered that.  I took a piece of Kraft CS, and punched the egde with a Martha Stewart fence punch, and then sewed it onto the base with my Janome Sew Mini. 

I printed Witchy Chloe from ISS onto PTI White CS, coloured her in with Copics, and cut out the panel with Curved Rectangle Nesties.  I printed her a second time so that I could colour her pants and the broom to cut them out and layer them on with Dimensionals.  I also added a bunch of bats in the background with a black pencil crayon - makes it a little spookier. 

Make sure you stop by the ISS blog to see what the whole DT have been up to, and to enter your own Hallowe'en creation for a chance to win a FABULOUS prize!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!