Odd Challenge: Kraft + 2

Hi all,

It has been 2 weeks, and it's time again for another challenge over on the Some Odd Girl blog!  We are really getting a lot of players for each challenge - it's so much fun!  And wait til you see what the whole team has to show you!

This week, our challenge was to use mainly Kraft or white cardstock, and have 2 other colours to support our creation!  Well, I chose Kraft instead of white, and my 2 supporting colours are blue and teal!  Of course, all the Odd girls are using images from our brand new summer release too!

Here it is:

My card base is, of course, Kraft CS.  My patterned paper is from SU's retired Bali Breeze pack, matted with black CS.  The strip across the middle was punched with the Martha Stewart lattice edge punch, and I added some black gingham ribbon across that.
The next panel is Kraft CS, matted with black CS, and I added some Heidi Swapp rub-ons to the corners of the Kraft piece. 

I printed Beachy Tia onto PTI White CS, coloured her with Copics, cut her out, and mounted her on with foam dots.  Doesn't she look so relaxed?  I think she would also be perfect if you were making a scrapbook page of a vacation!

Make sure you submit your creation for the challenge over at the SOG blog, cause we wanna see what you've got!  You have 2 weeks to play along!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Summer Release: Odd Style

Hi everyone!

No card today, but I did want to let you know that our summer images were released today over at Some Odd Girl!  Head on over and check them out!!!

Happy shopping!

Bellarific Friday: Paper Piecing!

Hi all,

It's Friday again - best day of the week!  I totally love seeing everyone's cards each and every week on the Stamping Bella blog, and the challenges are so much fun!
Last Friday we were given our mission: to use paper piecing on our project!  Don't get that confused with paper piercing!  This actually whips your project into shape much more quickly because it's space that you don't have to colour - the trick is to add shading to the patterned paper so that it still blends in with the rest of the image!

Here's mine:

It's pretty simple actually...I started with a Kraft base, which I have been doing a lot lately.  Next, I added a white piece, which was sponged around the edges with some Wheat Versamagic ink. 
Next, I used my Social Club patterned paper from Cosmo Cricket, along with a Die-Namics die cut to make the funky bracket along the left side, and I matted that with black. 

I stamped pregaPEEP onto Bella's Bestest Paper with Memento Tuxedo black ink, and I also stamped it onto a green piece from the same Cosmo Cricket pack of papers.  I coloured my main image with Copics, and added some shading with Prismas and OMS.  I then cut the ice cream tub out of the green patterned paper, added some shading with Prismas and adhered it on top of the white piece.  I added some more Wheat ink around that panel and mounted it onto a black piece.

Copics used:
*Skin: E00, E11, R02
*Hair: E71, E74
*Dress and trim: Y32, Y35, Y38
*Lid: R02, R05, R27
*Pickles and ice cream: YG11, YG63, YG67
*Jar: BG00, B000

Next week's challenge???  Here Comes Summer!  Make a project with a summer theme using any of the images sold at Stamping Bella, and send it to Emily (emily@stampingbella.com) by Thurday night.  Your card will be published on the company blog on Friday, and you will be entered to win some Bella Bucks!  Not to mention, I will get to hop over to the blog and see what you made :-)

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

SOG Sneak Peek: Ice Cream Tia

Hi all,

Well, I'm sad to say it, but it's our final day of sneak peeks on the Some Odd Girl blog :-(
All the amazing images you have been seeing will be released on June 14 in the store - I bet you can't wait!

Today, I'm showing you Ice Cream Tia - have I mentioned how much I love the Tinies???

My card base is Pumpkin Pie CS.  The plaid papers are from the Echo Park pack called Little Girl.  I used black mats, and I added some jumbo black brads to the right side with my paper piercer and mat pack.
For the horizontal strip, I also added a Melon Mambo piece, punched with the SU Eyelet punch, and I added some black gingham ribbon around that.
The sentiment is from a miscellaneous rub-on pack I got from Michael's.

I printed Tia onto PTI White CS and coloured her with Copics.  I cut her out with Label 10 Nesties, and added some Pretty In Pink sponging to the inside.

We hope you had fun with all of our sneakies this week, and mark the date of June 14 on your calendar, so you can get all the new images!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

A Bellarific Sketch For You To Try!

Hi all,

Have you ever been to Jen Del Muro's blog???  Well, she is a stamping diety.
Every month she produces an awesome sketch for everyone called the Sketch For You To Try (SFYTT).  For the month of June, that wonderful sketch is being sponsored by a little company called Stamping Bella!  You can find the link to the post HERE, and here is the sketch:

OK, so I really wanted to use a specific image, so I had to warp the sketch only slightly.  Instead of the main panel being a circle, it's a long weird shape.  But otherwise, I tried to follow the rest of it.  I could see myself using this one again - great for patterned papers!

Here's mine:

My card base is Kraft CS, and all the patterned papers are from the Cosmo Cricket pack called Salt Air, with black CS mats.  The white strip down the middle was punched on both sides with my SU scallop edge punch, but it's a little hard to see because of that larger main panel.
I added a couple of black Martha Stewart pearls to the skinny strip across the bottom too.

I stamped the ADORABLE Posie Pixie onto Bella's Bestest Paper with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, and coloured her with Copics, and some Prismas and OMS for shading.  I added some black Sakura Glaze pen to her eyes, and the wings were also coloured with the clear Sakura Glaze pen. 
I cut that panel out with Label 4 Nesties, and added some Wheat Versamagic ink to the inside of the stencil.

Head over to the i {heart} 2 stamp blog and try your hand at the sketch!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Sneakie Peekie: Octee

Hi all,

It is our second day of sneak peeks over on the Some Odd Girl blog!  Kristy has a really fun set of digis being released on June 14, and we are showing you everything this week!

Today, we are showing you the adorable Octee!  As soon as I saw him, I knew we had a winner!  Kristy always creates the cutest critters!

For my card, I used the Diamonds Bazzill textured CS for the base, my patterned papers are from SU's Bali Breeze pack, and the mat is black CS.  I put some turquoise ribbon across the panel, and made some ruffles with it.
The sentiment is an SU rub-on, and I added some black Martha Stewart pearls to the corners.

I cut out circles using my Nesties, and some of the patterned paper and white CS.  I printed Octee out onto PTI White CS, coloured him with Copics, cut him out and mounted him on with foam dots.

Copics used:
*Skin: BG11, BG13, BG15, BG18
*Tongue: R02
*Spots: Y32, Y35, Y38
*Underneath: E40, E43

Don't forget to check back on the SOG blog over the next couple of days for the rest of the adorable sneak peeks!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

SOG Sneak Peek: Beachy Tia

Hi all,

Well, today is our first day of sneakies!  We have a new release upon us (June 14, to be exact), and the images are sooo much fun! It's a summer and beach theme, and the timing is perfect!

Today, on the Some Odd Girl blog, we are showing you Beachy Tia!  I'm pretty sure my favourite line of Kristy's are the Tinies (Tia and Tobie), and this little girl packs a punch!  She has some totally cool shades, and her flotation device and beach bag! Too cute...

Here's my sample:

My card base is Real Red CS.  The next layer is white CS, sponged with Almost Amethyst ink around the egdes, and matted with black CS.
All my patterned papers are from the Cosmo Cricket pack called Salt Air - it is so refreshing!  The fancy border was punched with the Martha Stewart lattice edge punch, and the rectangles were punched with Nesties. 
The sentiment was done with one of those caption makers - nice and easy!

I printed Tia onto PTI White CS, coloured her with Copics, cut her out, and mounted her on with foam dots.

Copics used:
*Skin: E0000, E000, E00, E11, R02
*Hair: E13, E17, E19
*Swim Suit: B63, B66, B69
*Sunglasses: R27, W3
*Bag: YG11, YG63, YG67
*Towel and Sandals: Y11, Y13, Y15
*Floatie: R20, R22, R24, R27

Make sure to check back on the SOG blog every day to see the other sneaks!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

B.A.B.E. Challenge on the Forumabella!

Hi all,

I'm sure by now that you know Stamping Bella has a forum!!!  Well, our very own Jessabella is running a challenge over there - totally separate from our weekly Bellarific Friday challenges on the Bloggabella!  It's going to be a monthly challenge, and with that amount of time, you really have no excuse for not playing along!

Our first challenge started HERE on May 15, and you have up until June 14 to play along, before the next challenge is announced!  Just post your card on your blog and talk about the forum challenge, then head to the forum and leave us the link to your post so that we can take a look!

The challenge this month is a BABE challenge (to use Bellas And Bring on the Embellishments)!  I'm sure you have some Bellas....right?  And every sistah has some embellishments to use.  I REALLY want to see what you create so puh-lease submit one!

Now, I am chiming in a little late with mine, but hey, we have a month, right???

Here's mine:

My card base is River Rock CS, and all my patterned papers are from SU's Ginger Blossom pack.  My mats are mostly black, and I used white CS for the strip across the middle, and punched it with an SU scallop edge punch.
I also wrapped some striped River Rock ribbon around that strip.  I added a bunch of rhinestones to the photo corners and the scalloped edge. 
The sentiment was stamped on white CS with black ink, and punched out with my Word Window Punch.  I layered that onto a black piece, which was punched out with my Modern Label punch.

I stamped Cosmobella onto Bella's Bestest Paper with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  I coloured her with Copics, and added some shading with my Prismas and OMS.  I punched that out with Classic Rectangle Nesties, and added some Antique Linen Distress ink to the inside of the stencil.

Copics used:
*Skin: E000, E00, E11, R02
*Hair: E71, E74, E79
*Jeans: B32, B34, B37, B39
*Shirt/Hairband: R24, R05, R27
*Martini/Flip flops: YR61, YR65, YR68

I hope you're able to join us for this challenge - you have just under 2 weeks left!

Also, don't forget about our paper piecing challenge for Bellarific Friday too!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Bellarific Friday: Boy Cards!!!

Hi all,

Well, a happy happy Friday to you - I'm over the moon with the weather these days.  Summer is upon us!  Here in Toronto, that means everyone is riding their bikes around the city, and all kinds of concerts and festivals are coming!

Today's challenge over on the Bloggabella is to make a masculine card!  Now, these are hard to come by, and much needed, I find, so all the Bella Babes are giving you some ideas!

For my card, I went with a Father's Day theme...it's about that time, isn't it?  Once again, I couldn't stay away from my Mo Manning images, and I'll bet you'll see a few of these because they are perfect!

My card base is Close To Cocoa CS, my patterned papers are from the SU Manchester pack, and all the mats are black CS.  I also added an Old Olive Strip across the middle.  The letters are actually rub-ons, and they are from a Making Memories alphabet.

I stamped The Big Guy Grilling by Mo Manning onto Bella's Bestest Paper with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  I coloured him up with Copics, and added some shading with my Prismas and OMS.  I also added some Wheat Versamagic ink around the edges and matted with black CS. 

Next week's challenge?  Paper Piecing!  That's the kind where you add paper to your image, NOT when you pierce it with your stabbing tool, k?  Make a card with paper piecing on it using any of the Stamping Bella images you have, and send it to Emily (emily@stampingbella.com) by Thursday night, and you will be published on the company blog, and you'll be entered to win some Bella Bucks!

Did you know that we have a separate challenge running on the Forumabella? There will be a challenge there every month, and our first one is running right now - it is a BABE challenge (Bellas And Bring on the Embellishments)!  We want to see what you have, so head to THIS thread to hear the details and leave a link to your blog where you've posted the card! You have a whole separate chance to win some BUCCCCCCKKKKKSSSSS!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

SOG: Masculine Challenge

Hi all,

It's already been 2 weeks since our last challenge, and we have got a whopper for you today - just in time for Father's Day!
Over on the Some Odd Girl blog, we have been challenged to make a masculine card - so any project for a boy is what we want to see!
Kristy has put out some really great guy images, and I chose to work with one of the new photopolymer clear stamps that are in the store! Love those!!!  If you don't have them, you must get them...there are 6 loaded in the store right now, and there might be some more on their way {wink, wink}!

For my masculine card, I actually didn't create a Father's Day card (I know, crazy, right?).

My base is white CS, and I followed that with a layer of Kraft CS, which was embossed with my Mesh Cuttlebug folder and Big Shot.  I went pretty simple for this one - guys don't tend to like a whole lot of extra stuff on their cards, I find.

I stamped Tobie and His Puppy onto Kraft CS using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  I tried this technique recently as well - I coloured him up using only the black Prismacolor pencil crayon and OMS.  I like the look of the black and white and neutral, especially for a man.  I matted that onto Black CS, and mounted it with foam dots.

Hopefully you can join us...it's the first challenge of the month, which means you have to use a Some Odd Girl image to qualify for the prize, or the SOG points you can earn.  You have 2 weeks to submit your creation on the SOG blog , and you could win!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Sketch Saturday: Dancin' Around

Hi all,

I'm playing along with this week's Sketch Saturday 157, and it's an interesting one!
Here's a glimpse:

I left out the circle because my image was way too big, and it would have been covered.  But I tried to get all the other stuff in :-)

Here's mine:

My card base is some yummy Diamonds Bazzill textured CS.  The patterned papers are both from the Cosmo Cricket pack called Salt Air, and the mat is Kraft CS, which was punched with the Martha Stewart Lattice edge punch.

For the main panel, I used Kraft CS, with a black mat, and I tied some Linen Thread around the top.  I stamped Dancin' Mae from Some Odd Girl onto Bella's Bestest Paper with Memento Tuxedo ink, coloured her with Copics, cut her out, and mounted her on with foam dots.
I added some black Sakura Glaze pen to her iPod for some texture on the music note!

Copics used:
*Skin: E0000, E000, E00, E11, R02
*Hair: E13, E17, E19
*Shirt: R02, R05, R08
*Jeans: B32, B34, B37
*Wrist band: R02, R05, R08, BG70, BG72, BG78 (BG's also used on the iPod)
*Shoes: 100, C5, C7

Don't forget about our scene challenge running on The Blog - you still have time to play before our next challenge arrives this week!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Bellarific Friday: Colour Challenge

Hi all,

It's another wonderful Friday in blog land!  For this week's Bellarific Friday challenge on the Bloggabella, we were challenged to use 3 colours: Kraft, navy, and green.  These colours are kinda yummy!  They would definitely work for a guy's card, but I chose to make them girly anyway!

I just realized that I've used a Mo Manning image for the last THREE Bellarific Fridays!  I guess I just love them :-)

My base is Kraft CS, and the next layer is a navy piece of SU patterns DSP with some brown sponging on it.  That was matted with black CS, and the corners were punched with the Ticket Corner punch.  The next panel is a piece of white CS, matted with Handsome Hunter, and I added some paper piercing around the edges.  I added some Mellow Moss grosgrain ribbon around that layer.

I stamped Little Umbrella by Mo Manning onto Bella's Bestest Paper with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  I coloured her with Copics and added some shading with Prismacolor Pencils and OMS.  I added some Antique Linen Distress ink around the outside, and matted the panel with black CS. 
I totally envy her, and I hope that's me soon...

Next week's challenge??? Masculine cards!  Make a card for a boy or man using any Stamping Bella image, and send it to Emily (emily@stampingbella.com) by Thursday night, and she will publish your card on the company blog on Friday, and you will be entered to win some Bella bucks!

Can't wait to see what you come up with - hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Sketch Saturday 156: You Perk Me Up

Hi all,

I saw a really great sketch out there in blog land, and decided I had to use it!  I am playing along with Sketch Saturday 156 sketch, and here is a glimpse:

As soon as I saw it, I thought that I loved the large middle panel, and it would be a great chance to use some patterned papers!

Here's mine:

My base is Kraft CS, which I've been loving lately.  All my patterned papers are from the Cosmo Cricket pack called Social Club, and all the papers are delicious!  Most of the panels are matted with black CS, and I wrapped some red polka dot satin ribbon around the middle strip. 
Two of the corners of the base piece were punched with the Tag Corner punch, and I added some black Martha Stewart pearls to those corners.
The sentiment (which comes with the image, BTW) was stamped onto white CS with black ink, and I cut the words out, and mounted them onto Kraft CS.

I stamped Perk Me Up Peeps onto Bella's Bestest Paper with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  I coloured them up with Copics, and added some shading with pencils.  I paper pieced the cup jacket and the heart with Kraft and Real Red CS.  I punched out the image with Classic Rectangle Nesties, and added some Wheat Versamagic sponging on the inside.  I clipped the corners with my Corner Rounder Punch as well.
I have to tell you: these PEEP images are really quick to colour up - such a pleasure to work with!

Copics used:
Skin: E000, E00, E11, R02
Hair: Brown - E71, E74, E79; Blonde - Y32, Y35, Y38
Jeans: B32, B24, B37, B39
Coffee Cup: BG70, BG72, BG78
Shirts: W3, W5, W7, BV23

Don't forget: you still have time to play along with our Bellarific Friday challenge: to use Kraft, Navy, and Green! Make sure you submit your card to Emily by Thursday night!

That's it for today - everyone enjoy your week!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Bellarific Friday: Paula's Sketch

Hi all,

It's Friday!!!! I love everybody!  I know, super dramatic, right?
We are expecting really beautiful weather this weekend, and I'm stoked! I hope all our readers have the same great forecast!
So, it's time again for another Bellarific Friday challenge on the Bloggabella!  We had an amazing sketch this week from Paulabella, and I had a blast with it! 

Well, I got some of my new rubbah from Emily a few days ago, and I had to bring it out.  I am such a huge fan of Mo Manning's images, and I love the fact that Em has them in rubber.  I took one of the newer releases called Veronica, and inked her up along with her sentiment!

My base is a neutral Bazzill CS, and the next layer is some Almost Amethyst patterned paper, with a Basic Black mat. 

I stamped my Mo onto Bella's Bestest Paper with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  I coloured her up with Copics, as well as some Prismas for shading.  I added some Bisque ink sponging around the outside, matted it with black CS, and wrapped some black grosgrain ribbon around the whole base layer.

I stamped the sentiment onto white CS in black ink, cut it out, and mounted it on with foam dots.  The sentiment is so adorable, and it goes perfectly with the image :-)

Next week's theme?  A colour challenge!  We are challenging you to use Kraft, navy and green!  It's gonna be yummy!  Submit your card to Emily (emily@stampingbella.com) using the colour scheme and any of the Stamping Bella images by Thursday night, and Emily will publish your card on the company blog, and you will be entered to win some Bella Bucks!

Hope to see you there!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

SOG Challenge: Make a scene

Okay, I don't mean that we want you to embarass yourself in the middle of a public area. 

It's time for another challenge at the Some Odd Girl blog!  This time, we want you to create a scene with your card - add some scenery in the background, throw in some clouds - throw caution to the wind!

I decided to use some of my cute Little Boy patterned paper from Echo Park...love those colourful buttons!  My base is Kraft CS, and all the mats are Basic Black.  I added some grass using Old Olive CS and my Martha Stewart grass edge punch, and I added a cloud using some white felt and a Die-Namics Die.  The main panel is done with Bermuda Bay CS.

I stamped the cute Tobie and His Puppy (in acrylic!) on Bella's Bestest Paper in Memento Tuxedo ink.  I coloured him up with Copics, cut him out with a white border, and mounted him on with foam dots. 

Make sure you stop by the SOG blog to submit your own creation using a scene - you have 2 whole weeks!  We can't wait to see what you come up with!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Father

Hi all,

Well, I have been commissioned by my work to make some Father's Day cards - when they ask me for cards, I always make something clean & simple (CAS), so that I can make several at a time.  So, I chose to pull out my Father Definition Block from Stamping Bella.  It's classy and simple, and it's very generic, so it can apply to lots of people!

I used a white base.  Then, I took another piece of white and stamped some trees from the SU set Lovely Trees (I think?) in Always Artichoke and Mellow Moss inks.  Then, I added some Bisque ink sponged around the edges, and matted it with black CS.

I took the definition block, and pulled a Linda, by stamping the words onto vellum, then wrapping the strip around the bottom layer, so that you can't see the adhesive :-)

See?  Nice and easy!  This block is perfect for Father's Day, and you can pair it with any "guy" image!

Don't forget about this week's sketch challenge on the Stamping Bella blog!  You still have until Thursday night to email Emily with your card using Paula's sketch!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Fussy & Fancy Bride

Hi all,

We are having a bout of rain here, and I love not having to water my lawn :-) That's just the lazy part of me, I guess.  Ya know what we crafty folk do on rainy days..........STAMP!

I am having a blast with my acrylic stamps from Some Odd Girl!  I saw this fun sketch on the Fussy and Fancy blog, and decided to play along!  Here's a glimpse of the sketch:

Cute, right?

I started with a Diamonds Bazzill CS base - nice and textured.  Then I added a Brushed Gold piece, which was embossed with my SU Finial Press folder, and matted with Basic Black.  The triangle is made with white CS, and I added a gold line all the way around it with my Krylon gold pen, and matted with black again.
I added another strip of Brushed Gold CS, punched with a Die-Namics scallop die.
Next, I added a black piece of SU Groom DSP, punched out with Label 1 Nesties.  The sentiment is from an SU set, stamped in black ink on white CS, and cut out.

I printed Bride Kaylee onto PTI White CS, coloured her with Copics, cut her out and mounted her on with foam dots.  I added some glitter to the centers of the flowers, and the mesh thing in her hair.  Doesn't she look pretty in gold???

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

Bellarific Friday: Kraft!

Hi all,

TGIF - I can't help but be in a good mood today...the weekends are tha BOMB!  I love Bellarific Fridays too...when I wake up, I usually go straight to the computer, and over to the Bloggabella to see what the Bella Babes and tha Sistahood have done with the challenge!  One of my favourite things!

Well, last Friday, we were challenged to use Kraft cardstock!  I have absolutely NO problems with this...I always have Kraft on hand, and I use it regularly!  But which image to use?  I haven't played with my Mo Mannings in a while, so it was the perfect time to bust them out - Mo Manning images are really one of my favourite lines that Emily sells!  For someone that loves to colour, they are a dream!

Here we go:

My base is the Diamonds colour from Bazzill - kinda shimmery.  Next layers are Basic Black with a Kraft mat.  The sentiment actually comes with the image, and it is super cute.  Who doesn't love Dr. Seuss?  I stamped that with black ink onto white CS and cut the words out in blocks.  I mounted some of the words with black mats so they would show up on the white.

I stamped the adorable Bye Bye Girl by Mo Manning onto Kraft CS with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  If you can believe it, I did not use any Copics on this, I only used 2 (yes, two!) Prismacolor Pencils: the black and the white.  And of course, my blending stumps with OMS.  I just matted that layer with a piece of white CS to pop out against the black.

Next week's challenge?  A sketch from Paulabella!  We loves our sketches!  Just make a card with the layout below, using any image from Stamping Bella, and email it to Emily (emily@stampingbella.com) by Thursday night - once you do, you will be entered to win some Bella Bucks, and your card is published on the company blog for all to see, and ooooh, and ahhh over!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Lulu's Slice O' Cake

Hi all,

I have been having the WORST junk cravings lately.  Starbucks is having this sale here in Toronto...Frappucinos are half off!  They are already my FAVESies, so I have been going there every day because there is a Starbucks beside my work.  I just can't resist.

In the spirit of temptation, I took out my yummy Lulu's Slice O'Cake stamp from the Bella store. 

My card base is some yummy Diamonds Bazzill textured CS.  The patterned papers are from the Basic Grey pack called Hello Luscious, and the pieces are matted with black.
I also added some Martha Stewart pearls to the corners, and there is a black strip across the middle punched with my Martha Stewart crown edge punch.

I stamped the cake onto Bella's Bestest Paper with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  The image was coloured with Copics, and I used Prismacolors for the outer shadows.  I cut that out with Wonky Rectangle Nesties, and added some shading with Wheat Versamagic ink.

That's it for today - I am going to recommend that everyone go to Starbucks and have a yummy Frappucino :-)

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Bellarific Friday: May Flowers

Hi all,

OMG, when can we get some sunshine in the Toronto area???  I am ready for the tank tops, the dresses, and the sandals...hmph.  Well, this week's Bellarific Friday challenge was May Flowers!  We were supposed to use flowers on our cards - the image, the papers...anything, really.  I found the PERFECT image for this...I LOVE it.

This is my only image from the Lori Boyd collection so far, but it is so cute, and so easy to use on any type of card, I will have to get myself some more!  I chose to use Pookie Lollipop because well, she's a flower in a flower pot! 

She was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Bella's Bestest Paper, and I coloured her mostly with Copics, and some Prismacolor Pencils for the grass and the outside shading.  I added some Wheat Dew Drop sponging around that rectangle, mounted it onto black CS, and added some stitching around that.

The base is Kraft CS, and the patterned papers are from Basic Grey's Olivia paper pack - the patterns and colours are delicious.  They were mounted with black also, and I added straight and zig zag stitching around those layers.
I took some white organdy ribbon, and made a bow using my Bow Easy, and attached it to the bottom with a Mini Glue dot.

Next week's challenge???  It is to use KRAFT!  Submit your creation using Kraft paper or cardstock to Emily (emily@stampingbells.com) by Thursday night, and she will publish your card on the Bloggabella, and you will be eligible to win some Bella Bucks!  Can't wait to see what everyone comes up with!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Some Odd Girl Challenge: Not your average card!

Hi,

Well, did you all enjoy our sneak peeks last week??? It was so busy in Odd Land!  But the stamps are now officially in the store!!!   Super exciting, huh?

It's the first Thursday of the month, and we are ready to bring you another challenge!  This week, we want you to make a card that is not a regular 4.25" x 5.5", left-folding card.  So, make an easel card, or a card in a fun shape - just go wild!  Head over to the SOG blog, because the whole ODD team has some really fun samples!

Since warmer weather usually means more weddings......

For my card, I made the shape from my Label 10 Nesties!  It is such a pretty shape, and I got the idea for the card from the lovely Yvonne's blog!  I used the largest die from the set, along with some PTI White CS, some Apricot Appeal Prints DSP, and some Certainly Celery with an SU Leaves die.
I added some sponging  on the front panel with some Distress ink and a jumbo dauber, and I stuck 3 Martha Stewart pearls to the top. 
The ovals were done with Nesties as well, and the middle panel has Wheat Dew Drop ink sponged on it.  The sentiment is from a Verve set called Wishing You, and was stamped in Basic Grey ink.

I printed the lovely Bride Mae onto PTI White CS, coloured her with Copics, cut her out with a thin white border, and mounted her on with foam dots.  I added some Sakura Glaze pen to her pearls for some sparkle. 

We are so looking forward to all the submissions, and since it is the first challenge of the month, you are required to use an SOG image, in order to be eligible to win the free digis!  Submit your card on the SOG blog, and you have 2 weeks to enter!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Monstah Birthday

Hi all,

Happy Monday! (OK, that was a little sarcastic,as I have dark bags under my eyes.)

Well, to cheer myself up, I am playing with one of my new images from Stamping Bella, which I LOVE: Monstah Bash!  Just look at those little furballs!  They are really ready to celebrate someone's birthday with their bright red balloon!

I stamped the image two times on Bella's Bestest Paper with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  I cut one of them out with Rectangle Nesties, and sponged some Old Olive ink inside the stencil.  I also spritzed that with an Old Olive marker and my color spritzing tool for a fun splatter effect. 

For the second copy of the image, I coloured them with Copics, cut them out, and mounted them on with foam dots for some dimension.  That rectangle was matted with black CS.

The base is Basic Gray CS, and the green patterned paper is from Crate Paper, with a black mat.  I added some black gingham ribbon around that base layer, tied with a knot.  Underneath the image layer, I added a piece of Real Red textured CS, and I added a metal-rimmed tag to the lower corner with the sentiment, and some Distress ink sponged.

You still have time to send Emily your card with flowers for this week's Bellarific Friday on the Bella Blog.  Don't forget!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!