It's Bellarific Friday!!

So whaddaya think of my little Bella Valentine???? Hey, might as well get a head start on them, right? It'll be here before you know it. This week's Bellarific Friday theme was anything Bella. Doesn't get any easier than that!


I stamped "Balloonabella" from Stamping Bella onto some Classic Crest CS and colored her with my Copics. I cut her out with an Exacto knife and adhered her to this scalloped circle with a few dimensionals. The scalloped circle was part of this DP pack from My Minds Eye. Cute, cute, cute paper!!! This is one of my favorite DP companies too. I love their paper packs! I'm such a paper junkie!! I used some cream eyelet trim between the two DP's and added this twill ribbon tied in a sweet bow. The card base is SU Very Vanilla and I stitched around the edges and finished with a cute little button to match. I WUV her!! Ok, be sure to leave a comment below and hop on over to Bloggabella and check out what the other Babe's came up with. I am SO honored to be a part of this FABBY DT!! These ladies are AWESOME and always amaze me with their talent. Ok, that does it for me today, I'm off to the Women of Faith convention in Fort Lauderdale with my daughter and Mom. Should be a GREAT girl weekend!! Yay! Have a GREAT day and a SUPER weekend!

Supplies:
Stamp - Balloonabella from Stamping Bella; CS - Classic Crest, SU Very Vanilla; Copics; Eyelet trim; Twill Ribbon; Button; DP - My Minds Eye

That's Krafty Thursday! #4

Happy That's Krafty Thursday #4!! I decided to make a tri-fold card and incorporate a window in the front and the image on the inside. At first, I wasn't sure I liked the idea but when I finished it, I really love how it turned out.


This piece of Kraft CS is 12.75" long. I scored it at 4.25" from both sides and then cut a circle in the front panel with my Coluzzle cutting template. I used some Bazzil aqua colored CS for the frame on the front, and I cut it out with the Coluzzle as well. To make the scalloped edge, I punched circles and then cut them in half and glued them to the back of the frame. The window is a SU transparency sheet with snowflakes on it and I couldn't wait to find a use for it. I glued it to the back of the frame as well and then adhered it to the front of the card. I used the negative circle for a mask on the inside panel. This way the coloring is exactly the same shape and size as the frame. This is "Ice Skater" from Elzybells. They have the cutest little stamps and I thought she was just perfect for my theme. I stamped the trees in the background for a little greenery and added a little hint of snow to them too. You can click on the picture to see it up close. I'm not sure the picture does it justice, it looks so pretty in real life. I stamped Happy Holidays from Amuse in Versamark and embossed with some SU white embossing powder. I also stamped some snowflakes on the card front in both SU Cool Carribean and a few in Palette Canvas. To finish, I added some satin ribbon and tied my little card closed. There you have Christmas card #38! Whew!! This card took me over 2 hours to complete! Now That's Krafty!! Leave a comment below, I'd love to hear what you think of her! Be sure to stop in tomorrow for Bellarific Friday! Happy That's Krafty Thursday!

Supplies:
Stamps - Elzybells, Amuse, Cornish Heritage Farms; Lyra Pencils; CS - Neenah Kraft, Bazzil aqua; SU Transparency; DP - Basic Grey; Punch - EK Success 7/8" Circle; Coluzzle; SU White Embossing Powder

In a State of Pain..

Bwah-ha-ha-ha-ha!!! Is she a RIOT or what? I bet if I were the one who was sick, I wouldn't be laughing huh? This card is for a friend of mine at work who had an emergency appendectomy!! Yikes!! So I wanted to make her a cute little card in hopes that she's on her way to a speedy recovery.


I stamped "Feelabella" from Stamping Bella onto some SU Very Vanilla CS and colored her with my Copics. I cut her out with my circle Nesties and matted her with some SU Soft Suede. This DP is from Recollections and I found it at Michael's. Can ya tell I had fun shopping this past Wednesday? *grin* And my hubby thought I was Christmas shopping..... bwah-ha-ha-ha-ha!!! Just kidding, I really did go Christmas shopping and got about 75% done!!! Woo-hoo!! I love being ahead of the game!

Anyway, this DP has this great coordinating sheet that has all these crazy license plates on it, so I cut this one out and used it to create my layout for the Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge #91.

Did you guys know that I was picked as one of Taylor's TOP CROPS last week? I was SO excited!! You can see her post here. Yippee-skippee! Ok, so I stitched around the edges of the two top DP squares and finished with this great polka dot ribbon from Stampin' Up. Ok, be sure to leave a comment below and let me know what you think of her. Have a great Wednesday and stop back by tomorrow for That's Krafty Thursday. I got a REAL CUTIE to show you!

Supplies:
Stamps - Feelabella from Stamping Bella; Copics; Nestabilities; Ribbon - Stampin' Up; CS - SU Very Vanilla & Soft Suede; DP - Recollections

Christmas don't be late....

I SO wished I lived where it SNOWED. I know, everyone says I wouldn't say that if I had to LIVE WITH IT, but I can only imagine how neat it must be to have SEASONS!!!

This is Mary and Mr. Meow from Eat Cake Graphics and I stamped them onto some SU Very Vanilla and colored them with my beloved Copics! I added some Liquid Applique to the window snow and sprinkled on some Glamour Dust while it was still wet. Then comes MY FAVORITE PART, heating it up! Man, I'm just like a kid when I do this. It makes me smile every time when I see it puff up. I matted the image with some SU Real Red CS and adhered to the card with a few dimensionals. The card base is SU Very Vanilla and I stitched on this cute Cosmo Cricket paper. I cut the holly border from a coordinating sheet of DP and then punched a scrap piece of SU Very Vanilla with my Martha Stewart snowflake border punch and placed on top for a little contrast. To finish, I tied on this great ribbon from SU and there you have Christmas card #37. Be sure to leave a comment below and have a SUPER Tuesday!

Supplies:
Stamps - Eat Cake Graphics, CS - SU Very Vanilla & Real Red; Copics; Ribbon - SU; DP - Cosmo Cricket; Liquid Applique; Punch - Martha Stewart Border Punch

Stamping Bella's SUH-WEET Shop!

Now what could be better than something SUH-WEET on a Monday morning? I am just thrilled with how this card turned out. I wanted to create a candy store window and I think I came pretty close don't you? This little stamp is "candy jar with holly" from Stamping Bella and it comes with two sentiments. I used the "sweet wishes" on the candy label. I stamped my candy jar and sentiment onto some Classic Crest CS and colored with my Copics. I matted it with some DCWV burgundy CS and put a tranparency sheet over top and then stitched around the edges to create the window look! I picked up this American Crafts DP at Michael's during my shopping spree this past Wednesday (hey, I HAD to pick up something for myself!), and I just love all the embossed papers in it. Oh, and I got the ribbon there as well. Isn't that silver edging cool? I thought it went really well with the chocolate in these papers too. I matted the DP with the same burgundy CS and then stitched around the edges and adhered to the card base of SU Chocolate Chip. I punched the edge of a coordinating peice of paper from the pack with my Martha Stewart border punch for the awning and then stitched the top edge and scored a fold a little further down so it would stick out a little over the window. SUH-WEET huh?? Ok, be sure to leave a comment below and let me know what you think of Christmas card #36. I see the light at the end of the tunnel!!! Yay! Have a great day!!

Supplies:

Stamps - Candy jar with holly from Stamping Bella; CS - Classic Crest, SU Chocolate Chip, DCWV Burgundy; Transparency; Copics; Ribbon; DP - American Crafts Merrymint

The theme for this week's Bellarific Friday is Anything Bella! I loveee my Bellas!! Come on and play along this Friday. I'm SURE you have a Bella, right? Just make a card with her and send to Emily via email. Check out all the details over at Bloggabella. You could win some cool Bella Bucks! Howz dat??? Yeah baby!! Who doesn't want some FREE stamps???

Harriet all dressed for Christmas!!

It's Friday and you know what that means... yup, it's Bellarific Friday!! This week's theme is "Wild Card" so anything goes! Woo-hoo! As you all know, I'm still working steady on my Christmas cards, so I gussied Harriet up all Christmas-ee and I think she's purr-dee!!


I started by stamping her onto some SU Very Vanilla CS and colored her with my Copics to match this cute DP from My Minds Eye. Love those polka dots, so I HAD to color her cupcakes to match. My niece is THE CUPCAKE QUEEN and loves ANYTHING to do with cupcakes, so this little card will be perfect for her this Christmas. Pssst! She's just as cute as Harriet too! he-he! I know she's gonna love this card!
To add a little contrast to the polka dots, I used another coordinating piece of DP for the lower portion of the card, and added a scalloped lacy border on the top and the bottom. I matted the DP with some burgundy CS from DCWV and stitched around the edges. Of course, ya'll know me and my ribbon - can't have a card without it hardly.... so, I added this gor-juss striped ribbon tied in a big 'ol bow and a burgundy button in the center. Hey, the bigger the bow the better! LOVE IT!! Ok, so I cut Harriet out with my oval Nesties and adhered her to the card with a few dimensionals. This sentiment is by Stamping Bella too, and I thought it was the perfect addition to my SUH-WEET card. To finish my little Christmas cutie, I added some Glamour Dust to the tops of the cupcakes (hey, gotta have sprinkles!) and a gem to the flower in her hair. And there you have Christmas card #35!! Yay!!

Be sure to leave a comment below and tell me what you think of my little Christmas Harriet. I'd love to hear from you and I hope you all have a FABULOUS weekend!!

Don't forget to stop over at Bloggabella today and see what eye-candy da Bella Babes have created. Oh, and not to mention the sistahood, man have they been AWESOME these past week's or what?? Gotta check 'em out!!

Supplies:
Rubber Stamps: Harriet and Candy Jar with Holly sentiment from Stamping Bella; CS - Stampin' Up Very Vanilla, DCWV Burgundy; Glamour Dust; Gem; Button; Copics; DP - My Minds Eye; Ribbon - Stamp Simply Ribbon; Punch - Martha Stewart Border Punch

That's Krafty Thursday! #3

Happy That's Krafty Thursday everyone!! I don't think I could ever get tired of Kraft paper. I REALLY do love this stuff. This is Sanders from Whipper Snapper Designs. He's just so stinkin' cute, isn't he? This was a fairly simple card to put together and I LOVE how it turned out.

I started by stamping Sanders onto
some Classic Crest CS and colored him with my Copics to match this DP from Bella Blvd. I used Bazzil red CS to mat the DP and the image with, and used a coordinating piece from the paper pack for the green strip on the bottom. The December 25th label is from the sheet of labels included in the pack and I cut it out with a circle Nestie. I finished with this AWESOME ribbon from Stampin' Up and some gold Stickles on his bell. Christmas card #34, all done! This is definitely one of my FAV's for this Christmas season! Leave a comment below and let me know what you think of him. Oh and be sure to stop back by tomorrow for Bellarific Friday! I just LOVE my card and my daughter did too! I got an, "Ooooh, I really like this one!" when she saw it. I can't wait to show YOU! Have a great day!

Supplies:
Rubber Stamps - Whipper Snapper Designs; CS - Classic Crest, Bazzil Red; Ribbon - Stampin' Up; DP - Bella Blvd; Copics; Stickles; Nestabilities