not even mouse. A perfect Christmas poem for my image today.
But I can tell you what is stirring and that is Hurricane Sandy! Wow she can throw one heck of a storm. We are feeling the high winds and rain that are coming off of the Great Lakes. Just a wicked storm. Tomorrow (tuesday) is suppose to be worse than today if that is possible! Please keep all those who are affected by Sandy in your thoughts and prayers.
The image I'm using is called Not Even a Mouse a Mo Manning image in rubber by Stamping Bella.
This is such an adorable image.
I stamped the image on bella's bestest paper using black memento. I used prismacolour pencils and gamsol to colour this. Used a circle s/b die, left the die in place and then sponged some versamagic pixie pink around the image, then layered this onto a piece of white c/s cut from S/B Exquisite circles (using the largest die of this set).
The designer paper in the background was just a freebie piece I received from a stamp store I recently visited. It seemed to work perfectly with my image.
Finished up with some stitching, glitter, mini white pearls, polkadot chiffon ribbon and a wooden snowflake from Studio Calico.
If you are able to play in our sketch challenge this week, make sure you email Emily your card by thursday night - you will have a chance to win $20 in bella bucks, and have your card appear on Bloggabella. Here is your sketch to follow.
Thanks for coming by today, see you again real soon.
Hi- I'm back today to share another Christmas card with you.
Today's card uses as cute image by Krista Schneider in rubber by Stamping Bella called
Merry Christmas branch with birdies.
Image was stamped on bella's bestest paper using black memento. I coloured the image with copics, then sponged some SU soft sky around the image after I cut it out.
The die set I used is from Spellbinders called Resplendent Rectangles. Love all the detail on this die set.
Finished off with glitter, pearls and liquid pearls.
Well that's it for me for today, enjoy your weekend.
Hi everyone, and welcome back to another Bellariffic Friday challenge. This week our challenge is was to use 3 papers and 3 embellishments.- Sounds easy eh? but I think I messed it up, can you believe that? I think what they meant by 3 papers were 3 different pieces of designer paper, I used one designer paper and 2 different colours of cardstock - does that count? probably not! Oh well, anyway here is my card for today:
This is Bismark - another Mo image in rubber by Stamping Bella. Another one of my favourite images (hmmm I seem to have a lot of those!). I stamped him on bella's bestest paper and coloured him with copics. The shading around him was done with pencils. Wheat versamagic was sponged around him after I cut him out used the square die. I then layered this onto a piece of cherry cobbler c/s which was cut using the postage stamp s/b die.
Paper is Basic Grey - Eskimo Kisses. For my embellishments I used, glitter, glossy accents, and some wooded trees by Studio Calico.
This is another card for my Christmas stash. You know it is 2 months away - can you believe that, where has the year gone?
Be sure to stop over at Bloggabella to see all the other gorgeous creations for this weeks challenge. leave a comment for a chance to win $10 in bella bucks.
Our challenge next week is sketch #22 - if you can play along we would love it. Just email your card to Emily by thursday night to be included on bloggabella on friday - you also have a chance to win $20 in bella bucks.
Thanks for stopping by, have a wonderful weekend, I'll see you again real soon.
Hey Happy Friday and welcome to another bellarffic challenge. This weeks challenge we had a sketch to follow - and it was quite easy.
Well, still working on my Christmas cards - so hope I'm not boring you - for my image today I'm using circle snowman, a Krista Schneider image in rubber by Stamping Bella. This is another favourite image of mine.
I used copics to colour him and shading around him was done with prismacolour pencils. pencil colours: caledon green, deco aqua and light aqua, copics: snowman:C00, C01, B0000, arms (twigs)E29, hat & pressent: G21, G24, YG92, cardinal & dots on hat R24, R29, buttons C3, C5.
Dies used : spellbinders circle, and lacey circle. For the embossing on the sage shadow (behind the snowman) I used spellbinders M-bossabilities - Holiday magic.
Designer paper is Basic Grey Aspen Frost. I added glossy accents to the buttons, liquid applique to the snow dots and glitter all around him, and some sheer ribbon to finish it off.
Be sure to stop over at Bloggabella to see all the other entries for this week. If you leave a comment you have a chance to win $10 in bella bucks.
Next weeks challenge is " TAKE 3- USE 3 PAPERS AND 3 EMBELLISHMENTS" on your card- now that shouldn't be to hard, so why don't you play along with us. Just email Emily your card by thursday night - you could be the next $20 bella buck winner.
Thanks for stopping by, your comments are greatly appreciated.
Have a great weekend everyone, see you again real soon.....
.... well not really, I don't want snow, at least not this early.
Another Christmas card done - but many more to go. Snowmen melt my heart, and really who can resist a cute snowman. My card today is using "A Snowman and a cardinal" - a Mo Manning image in rubber by Stamping Bella.
Snowman was stamped on bella's best paper and then coloured with copics, and shading around him was done with prismacolour pencils and blended with gamsol.
Papers are from Carta Bella - Christmas day. Dies used are circle scallop, spellbinder snowflake, and memory box frosty border.
Finished off with a button, glitter and diamond dust.
Just a reminder about our bellariffic sketch challenge this week. We would love for you to play along. You can email Emily your card by thursday night to be included in the post on friday. There is $20 up for grabs just for entering your card.
Thanks for stopping by, see you on Friday.
Hi all, hope your enjoying your weekend. It's been a rainy one here in SW Ontario - a perfect day to be indoors working on my holiday cards.
I have a card I want to share with you that I made for an order a few weeks back for Thanksgiving. Here, I'm using a
Lockhart -Autumn Gate stamp. When I bought the stamp I thought hmmm might be a lot of colouring, but I was pleasantly surprised how fast it coloured up using copics.
Designer paper is from We R Memory Keepers - Autumn Splendor. Dies used are spellbinder square and marvelous squares (love this new die set), and classic decorative inserts four (which is used in conjunction with the classic edges). Finished this off using some rhinestones and some shimmery metallic ribbon.
Well that's it for me today. enjoy the rest of your day. Till next time......
Hi friends. Welcome back to another bellariffic friday challenge. This weeks challenge was HALLOWEEN.
For my card today I'm using Monstah Bash a Christy Croll image in rubber by Stamping Bella.
I stamped the image on bella's bestest paper then coloured it using prismacolour pencils and blended with gamsol. After cutting out the image using a spellbinder oval I left the die in place and sponged some aleo vera around the top and distress antique linen along the bottom, then layered this onto a piece of bazzill orange cut using a spellbinder oval scallop die.
Designer paper is Basic Grey - Eerie - this seems my go to halloween paper, I don't have much in this theme. I used a Verve die called Pennent Trim for the green strip and found some pre printed ribbon that said Happy Halloween ( I think this was a Michael's purchase a few years ago).
Finished it off with some stitching, and glossy accents on the balloon and the orange bumps on the green monstah.
For more 'spooky' creations be sure to stop over at bloggabella and leave a comment for a chance to win some bella bucks.
Next week our challenge theme is a sketch. If you get a chance to play along, you just have to email Emily your card by thursday night. Here is your sketch to follow.
Thanks for stopping by today. Hope you have a wonderful weekend.
Hello friends! My three day weekend is closing in fast which means tomorrow is back to work! Ugh!!
I am working on some cards for a card order I have to get done, so haven't had a chance this weekend to do a new card for my post but I remembered I have a card that I have not posted. My daughter's birthday (26th) was a couple of weeks ago, and this is the card I did for her. She is a very plain jane girl, who loves her Mac laptop, so I though this image was perfect for her, and she loved it.
Let me introduce Uptown girl Perry on her laptop.
I'm not one to paper piece often, but this one was fun. I first stamped her on bella's bestest paper and colour her using copics then cut her out. I then stamped the chair on dp- Prima - Alla, shaded with pencils to give it some dimension, then cut the chair out, then adhered Perry on the chair where her outline was. For the floor boards I used a piece of wood grain dp from a MME 6x6 pad (not sure which one it was).
If you get a chance to play along this week for our challenge - our theme is HALLOWEEN- you can email Emily your card by thursday night for a chance to win $20 in bella bucks.
That's it for me for today, glad you stopped by for a visit.
I'm writing this post Thursday night and I must tell you today was a beautiful gorgeous fall day - a high of 73 right now, breezy, sunny and no humidity - but look out this weekend - much cooler temps, only in the low 50's, and rain on Friday.
First, I would like to welcome another new babe - the talented Mary Johnson to the bella team. You can check out all her creativity here at Where's my creativity.
So what did you think of Emily (Stamping Bella's) release on Monday? It didn't take me long to fill my cart. If you haven't shopped yet, just a reminder that Emily is offering 15% your entire order until Monday night - so what are you waiting for - just use the code: october2012. So while I wait for my new rubbah I'm using an older image for my card today. This weeks challenge was a sketch, and since I'm still working diligently on my Christmas cards I found the perfect image to fit it.
I used Christmatini by Krista Schneider in rubber at Stamping Bella.
I stamped the image on bella's bestest paper and then coloured using prismacolour pencils and blended out with gamsol. After cutting it our using a rectangle spellbinder die, I left the die in place and sponged some wheat versamagic around the image, then layered this onto a piece of brown c/s cut using labels 23. The designer paper is by Cosmo Cricket - Mitten Weather. I also used a bella sentiment - Cheers.
Finished off with some Martha Stewart seam binding ribbon, glitter, stitching, and some tiny brown pearls for the dots on the ornament.
Be sure to check out all the other entries on bloggabella this week and leave a comment for a chance to win $10 in bella bucks.
Next weeks challenge is 'halloween'- you can email Emily your submission by thursday night to be included on bloggabella on the friday, also you have a chance to win $20 in bella bucks!
Well for us folks here in Canada it is our Thanksgiving weekend, so whoot whoot for a 3 day weekend. I hope you get to spend time with family and friends as we have so much to be thankful for.
Enjoy your weekend, and again, thanks for stopping by, I greatly appreciate it.
Hi blogging friends. First things first - if you haven't heard Emily over at Stamping Bella has released several new images today- Uptown Girls, new Ramona images, and lots of others. Emily is also offering 15% off your total order (until Monday Oct 8)- just need to use the code: october 2012. Also you might want to check out her clearance category - under Specials - once they are gone they are gone - so as they say the early bird gets the worm.
Okay on to my card for today. I'm using Gossipabella - one of my favourite image lines by Stamping Bella. I just love all the Bella's and they are so fun to colour (we need more of these Emily!!).
I stamped her on bella's bestest paper with black memento ink. I then used prismacolour pencils to colour her and blend out with gamsol. I used MFT Rounded Banner Stax to cut her out. Sponged some daffodil color box pigment ink around the edges, they layered it onto a piece of bazzill pink and stitched around the edge. For the tag I used hello dear friend sentiment stamp. After stamping it our using black versafine I cut it our using a spellbinder tag die, then left the die in place and sponged daffodil ink inside the die area and then clear embossed it. I also used an EK Success border doily punch. DP is MME - Honey.
Well that's it for me, I'm off to fill my shopping cart with all the new images - how about you?
See you soon, and thanks for stopping by.
Hi blogging friends! Ah it's the weekend again - don't you just love it? Welcome back to another bellariffic friday. This weeks challenge was to use BLING on your card, and I did just that.
For my card today I'm also show casing another NEW image - this one is called Reindeer and Trees - another beautiful image by Krista Schneider soon to be out in rubber by Stamping Bella - (I think the release date is Oct 1.)
For my image I used copics and then did shading with pencils. The blue background was done by sponging versamagic sea breeze around the image. I then layered this onto a piece of soft suede c/s and then chocolate brown, then stitched around the image.
For the layers behind I used a Spellbinder snowflake die to cut a piece of cream shimmer c/s and a MFT harlequin die for the red border at the bottom. DP is Basic Grey - Aspen Frost.
Then the BLING - rhinestones on the peaks of the harlequin die, on the star and on the reindeers nose, then lots of glitter every where else.
Want to see some more sparkle? Then hop over to bloggabella and check out all the beautiful creations the others have done. Leave a comment for a chance to win $10 in bella bucks.
So for next weeks challenge we are back to a sketch. You can email your card to Emily by thursday night to be included on bloggabella on friday, this will also get you in the running for a chance to win $20 in bella bucks. Here is the sketch to follow:
If you want to see some more sneak peaks, be sure to check out the other babes as well as bloggabella. Emily has been posting them there as well.
Have a wonderful weekend everyone and thanks for stopping by.
I back today to share with you another Sneak Peak for this weeks release. And it is another Christmas card - excited about that. Now for all you Ramona fans out there this one is for you-
Mr. Penguin helps Ramona!
Now how cute is this image? I must admit this was my second attempt at this card. I had bright yellow dp picked out to go with her and when I went to put it together it was way too busy (even my husband agreed!), so I rummaged through some more papers and came up with what you see here. It is by Echo Park called Christmas bells - this was from last year. I coloured the image using copics and some shading done with prismacolour pencils and gamsol.
Dies used are the spellbinder large square and the large postage stamp square. Since I didn't have the right colour yellow c/s for layering, I took a piece of yellow c/s and used my copic marker to colour the paper. I just ran the chisel end of the copic all the way around the outside edge of the c/s, and voila it matches Ramona's coat! I also used a cloud die and sponged around it to put some clouds in the sky, using versamagic sea breeze.
Finishing touches: lots of glitter, diamond dust for the ground, ribbon, white flock for the trim on her hat and pompom, and rhinestones for the corners.
Well that's it for today - don't forget about our challenge this week - it is use BLING on your card - glitter, rhinestones, pearls, you name it, if it sparkles use it! You can email Emily your card by thursday night to be included in the challenge. Your name will also go in for a draw to win $20 in bella bucks.
See you back her on Friday. Thanks for stopping by.
for a SNEAK PEAK??? Well you are in for a treat today, because I think for this weeks bellariffic sketch challenge some of the babes will be show casing a 'new image' to be released next week at Stamping Bella.
I have seen a couple of the images and OMG you guys are going to love this release.
Okay, okay, I know you want to see my card, so here goes - his name is FROSTIER - designed by Krista Schneider - so glad she is back, I love her stuff! Don't you just love him. I have a soft spot for snowman, they just melt my heart.
I used both copics and pencils to colour him. Designer paper is from MME - winter wonderland. For my sentiment I used happy holidays.
The ribbon looks brown but is is a deep burgundy. For the dies I used spellbinder circles, and ovals and Memory Box frosty border.
Finished it off with lots of glitter, glossy accents for the buttons and the berries on his hat. For the ground I used diamond dust - it's a chunky glitter - so so pretty and sparkly.
Be sure to hop around to the other babes blogs to see what they are showcasing today, or you can head over to bloggabella and see it all there. Leave a comment for a chance to win $10 in bella bucks.
Next weeks challenge is 'BLING IT UP"! You can email your card to Emily by thursday night to be included in the showcase on bloggabella on friday - you also have a chance to win $20 in bella bucks - hey just in time for the release.
Thanks for stopping by, have a great weekend. I'll be back again real soon with another sneak peak.
Hi - I'm back today with another Christmas card to share with you. I'm starting to work on my Christmas cards orders - Yes I have orders already, but when you really think about it we only have till the beginning of Dec to get them out in the mail, and the way this year has flown by, that really doesn't give us much time.
I'm using one of my favourite images from last year - Uptown girl's Christmas Tree.
I started by stamping the tree on bella's bestest paper and then using my copic G20 for the base layer on the tree. I then continued to colour using prismacolour pencils and blended out with gamsol. I like to do the base coat using the copics, I find it helps the blending of the pencils.
After it was coloured I then cut the image down to the size I wanted, layered it onto a piece of red c/s and then stitched around the edge. Designer paper is Basic Grey - Wassail - one of my favourites.
Finished off with some gold mesh type ribbon, lots of glitter, and I used my glaze pen to put a bit of shine on the red ornaments on the tree.
Just a reminder about our challenge on Friday, it's a sketch - really easy, so won't your play along. (you can see the sketch layout on my post below). Email Emily your card by thursday night - you have a chance to win some bella bucks!
See you again real soon, and thanks for coming by today. I love reading your comments.
Hi All! Thanks for stopping by today - today is bellariffic friday and our challenge this week was to use buttons or bows(ribbon) on your card. Well that is never a challenge for me, because I would say 95% of the time I do use ribbon on my card..
Actually the card that I am show casing today, was going to be for another post next week, and then I realized I had a bow on it, so thought what the heck, it will work for this weeks challenge.
I'm a flower/nature lover, so I pulled out a never before used stamp called Em's Lantern Flowers designed by our very own Emily!
I started by embossing the flowers on a piece of cream cardstock, then embossed it with vanilla embossing powder (yes, vanilla, and it even smells like vanilla). After I cut it out using a spellbinder oval, I left the die in place and sponged some Adirondak Lake Mist all over, a little heavier on the flower area. I then layered it onto a piece of SU soft suede (love this colour) which was cut out with the spellbinder Floral Ovals.
The background is a piece of cardstock. Isn't it gorgeous? it has creams and tans, and comes in an assortment of different colours.
I just love the look of it and think it matches perfectly with my image. Instead of buttons I used pearls (hope that is okay?!) and then I used a piece of taupe chiffon ribbon.
It was a pretty easy card - you could mass produce these and use them for many occasions.
Want more inspiration? then be sure to hop over to bloggabella and see all the other entries for this week. Leave a comment for a chance to win $10 in bella bucks.
Next week our challenge is - sketch # 19! Love this sketch. If you get a chance to play along just be sure to email Emily your card by thursday evening to be showcased on bloggabella on the friday.
Thanks for coming by today, have a wonderful weekend!
