Little Camp

Hi Lovelies..

Today, my card uses one of the new images for March from All Dressed Up Digital Stamps... this one is called Little Camp.

I coloured the gorgeous image with Copics, then created the sky with my Prismacolour Pencils.   I did some dotting with a white gel pen and some glitter around the tent, then I added a couple of die cut clouds.  I framed the image with a scalloped frame die cut then matted onto some some dotty lilac card.

Card Info:

Image - All Dressed Up Digital Stamps Little Camp

Die - MFT Stitched Scalloped Rectangle Frame

Anna Marie Dotty Cardstock

Colouring - Copics and Prismacolour Pencils

Skin - E000/01/11 R20

Hair - E11/13/15

Tent - V01/04/06

Pinks - R85 RV55

Greens - YG11/23 G14

Bunny Ears - N0/1/3

White Gel Pen and Glitter

Hope you like my make today..  and that you'll pop over to the All Dressed Up Facebook page to check out more inspiration from the other lovely DT members.

Happy Crafting...

Woof Woof!

Hello there...

It's another Bellarific Friday - and it's also Stamp of the Month time - and this time it's one of the doggie sets... the Golden, Wolfhound and Bulldog set.  I chose to use this Bulldog to colour... he's human has just come home after a long day at the office.... and this is the face greeting him!

I cut an extra droopy bit (I'm sure there's a proper term) of his face to 3D onto him to give some depth.

Image and Sentiment - Stamping Bella Golden, Wolfhound, Bulldog

Sentiment - Stamping Bella Doggie Sentiments

Die - MFT Stitched Rectangles

Stencil - Clearly Besotted Tiled It

Colouring - Copics

Dog - E30/31/33/35/37 E41/43

Distress Inks - Tumbled Glass and Broken China

Splattered with paints

Don't forget you can get this set with 50% discount at Stamping Bella throughout March...  they are so perfect for dog lovers!

Happy Crafting...

Two Little Fairy Mice

Hi There...

It's time for a new challenge at All Dressed Up Facebook Page - this time the theme is ...

CUTE CRITTERS

and you can't get cuter than these little mice, can you???

I coloured up the image then did some matting and layering onto my card base.

Card Info:

All Dressed Up Digital Stamps Two Little Fairy Mice

Dies - MFT Stitched Rectangle, MFT Grassy Field

Paper - MFT Wood Grain Whimsy

Colouring - Copics

Mice - T0/1/2/3 R000/01

Wings - B60/RV0000

Dresses - R82/85

Toadstools - R24/27/46 E57, T0/1, W0/1/2/3, B60/63

Shading - B0000/000/01

White Gel Pen

Hope you like my make today and that you'll pop over to the All Dressed Up Facebook Page to see what the lovely ladies of the DT have come up with to inspire.

Happy Crafting...

Bundle Girl on a Swing

Hi again...

Yay... it's Bellarific Friday again - and this time I got to play with this gorgeous little Bundle Girl on a Swing...  she's so adorable!

After colouring, I chose to crop the image slightly by using a diecut coloured frame over some patterned paper.  I also changed the shape of the sentiment that comes with her too - I just cut each line of the words to separate, so that I could stack then on top of each other in my stamp positioner.  Hey Presto - they fit where I needed them!

Card Info:

Image and Sentiment - Stamping Bella Bundle Girl on a Swing

Dies - MFT Stitched Rectangles, MFT Stitched Scalloped Rectangle Frame

Paper - MFT Fun in the Sun Paper Pad

Colouring - Copics

Skin - E000/01 R20

Hat and Boots - BG10/32/45/49

Coat - YR61/65/27

Leaves - YG93/95

Branch - E23

Shading - B0000/000/01

White Gel Pen

Hope you like my card today as much as I loved making it.  Hope also that you'll pop over to the Stamping Bella Blog to see what the other lovely ladies of the DT have come up with to inspire.

Happy Crafting...

NB:  In my capacity as DT member for Stamping Bella, I am provided with the stamps I use.  However, my opinions as always, remain my own.

Up with Love

Hi Lovelies...

A bit of a minimalistic card from me today...  I love this new stamp set from Mama Elephant - and knew it needed very little in the way of other decorations...  so here it is.

I coloured and fussy cut the image - then created a panel by using post-it tape from one side to the other... stencilling clouds above.  I adhered the gorgeous little bunny on one side, then stamped a sentiment from the set.  I did think that was a little TOO minimalistic - so added a couple of hearts.

Card Info:

Stamp and Sentiment - Mama Elephant Up With Love

Colouring - Copics

Bunny - T0/1 R20 C0/1 R81

Balloon - R81/83

Die - Creative Cuts Confetti

Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide Ink

MFT Clouds Stencil

Hope you like my quick and easy make today...

Happy Crafting...

Rachelle Anne Miller Ballerina

Hi Lovelies...

I've been playing with my stash of lovely Rachelle Anne Miller digital images - and this little girlie was just desperate to be coloured so she could get on with her dancing!

As she has lots of birds, butterflies, and flowers surrounding her, I didn't do any fussy cutting, but tried a different shading technique using Prismacolor Pencils... after being inspired by a lovely blogger friend of mine.  When I first started using these pencils (about 10 years ago now!), I did similar shading - but I'd forgotten, so was happy to dig out my pencils again - and I'm pleased with how it turned out.

Card Info:

Image - Rachelle Anne Miller Ballerina Digital Stamp

Dies - MFT Pierced Circle Stax, MFT Single Stitched Line Frame

Colouring - Copics

Hair - E11/13/15

Skin - E000/01/11 R20

Dress - V01/04/06/12/15

Prismacolor Pencils

White Gel Pen

Glitter

I decided to go for a circular card this time to make a change.  

Hope you like my make today...

Happy Crafting

Oddball Giraffe

Hi There...

For this week's Bellarific Friday at Stamping Bella, we're using images from the current Stamp of the Month's category, which this time is Oddballs.  I chose to use the fabulous Oddball Giraffe - he looks so darn haughty!

As always, I coloured and fussy cut the image - then created the background by using a scrap of dotty paper from my stash, and die-cut some borders and stars from white card that I'd coloured to match the card.

Card Info:

Image and Sentiment - Stamping Bella Oddball Giraffe

Dies - MFT Stitched Rectangle, Lawn Fawn Stitched Scalloped Borders, 

Mama Elephant Confetti Stars

Colouring - Copics

Y17 YR24/27

E13/15/39/18

Hope you like my make today.  Don't forget to pop over to the Stamping Bella Blog to see more lovely inspiration from the Bellababes...

Happy Crafting

Balloon Girl

Hey Lovely Bloggers...

For my card today, I played with this fabulous little image from Rachelle Anne Miller - she's soooo darn cute and I knew as soon as I spotted her, she had to be in my basket, coloured and on a card as quick as I could!  Mine is a digital image from her website - though there are stamps also available through MFT.

I coloured and fussy cut her - then I created a little panel of hearts by firstly blending Spun Sugar and Worn Lipstick distress inks, then using a Honey Bee Whimsical Hearts Stencil with a Picked Raspberry.   I matted and layered the panel creating the card - then adhered the image off to one side.  I chose to use a tiny  sentiment which I gold embossed.

Card Info:

Image - Rachelle Anne Miller Balloon Girl Digital Stamp

Sentiment - Simon Says Stamp Tiny Words

Stencil - Honey Bee Whimsical Hearts

Colouring - Copics

Hair

Skin - E000/01/11 R20

Clothes and Balloon - RV55/17/63/52

Toy - T0/1/3

Glitter

Hope you like my make today as much as I loved making it.

Happy Crafting..

Bundle Girl with a Snowdrop

Hi there...

Today for Bellarific Friday at Stamping Bella, I've used one of the gorgeous Bundle Girls - this one is Bundle Girl with a Snowdrop - and as there are lots of snowdrops in my garden at the moment, I thought it was perfect to use.

I coloured and fussy cut the image, then used a series of mats and dies for her to stand on.

Card Info:

Image - Stamping Bella Bundle Girl with a Snowdrop

Sentiment - Stamping Bella Spring Sentiment Set

Dies - Lil' Inkers Stitched Squares, MFT Skinny Strips, 

Altenew Linear Crossroads, 

Mama Elephant Confetti

Colouring - Copics

Skin - E000/01/11

Hat and Boots - R10/11/13/14

Coat - YR61/65

Tights - W1

Snowdrops - N0/1, G82 YG93

White Gel Pen

Hope you like my make today - don't forget to pop over to the Stamping Bella Blog to see more fabulous inspiration!

Happy Crafting...

Ad: - In my capacity as Design Team Member at Stamping Bella, I am supplied with stamps to use - however, my opinions remain my own.

Forever and Ever

Hi There...

It's time for a new release over at All Dressed Up Digital Stamps - there's four fab new images available from Wendy.  I've used the gorgeous Heart You for my card - such a cutie!

I coloured the image, then used a square stitched die - I added a little sentiment which I think matched the image perfectly.  I kept the card relatively CAS - which I think worked well for this image.

Card Info:

Image - All Dressed Up Digital Stamps Heart You

Sentiment - Clearly Besotted

Die - Lil' Inkers Stitched Square

Colouring - Copics

Skin - E000/01/11 R20

Hair - E42/43

Top - YR61/65

Trousers - RV10/11

Rabbie - N0/1 YG23

Flowers and Hearts - R52/63/55 YR61/65 

Leaves YG23/25

Grass - Prismacolour Pencils

Hope you like my make....  don't forget to pop over to the All Dressed Up Facebook page for more inspiration from the Design Team.

Happy Crafting...

Oddball Cupid

Hi Lovelies..

It's another Bellarific Friday today - and as it's the first Friday of the month - it's also Stamp of the Month time - this time it's the gorgeous Oddball Cupid - perfect for Valentine's Day!

I cut a heart shaped mask using a heart die and some masking paper...  then I blended Distress Inks through to create a rainbow heart.  Then I coloured and fussy cut the image - adhering her with foam pads onto the panel.  Lastly, I sprinkled a few gems for sparkle.

Card Info:

Image and Sentiment - Stamping Bella Oddball Cupid

Die - MFT Heart and Stitched Rectangle

Distress Inks - Picked Raspberry, Dusty Concord, Salty Ocean, Peacock Feathers, 

Twisted Citron, Squeezed Lemonade and Abandoned Coral

Colouring - Copics

Skin - E000/01/70

Hair - C5/7/9/100

Dress - V22/25/17

Pinks - RV52/55

Boots - C1/3/5

Hope you like my make today - don't forget you can get this image with 50% discount from Stamping Bella throughout February.

Happy Crafting...

Amore!!!

Hi There...

Today, my card is for the new challenge over at the All Dressed Up Digital Stamps Facebook page - the theme is

HEARTS AND/OR FLOWERS

As Valentine's Day is just around the corner, I chose to use the gorgeous Amore for my card.  I created a background by using blending Distress Oxides, then stamping with a large hearts stamp, which I embossed in white.  I then coloured and fussy cut the image, before adhering with foam pads to the background panel.  

Card Info:

Image - All Dressed Up Digital Stamps Amore

Sentiment - Clearly Besotted

Background - MFT Scattered Hearts

Die - MFT Stitched Scalloped Frame Rectangle

Distress Oxides - Spun Sugar and Picked Raspberry

Image Colouring - Copics

Skin - E000/01/11 R20

Hair - E41/43

Dress and Balloons - R81/83/85/89

Sequins

Hope you like my make today - and that you'll pop over to the Facebook Page for more DT inspiration and to join in this challenge.

Happy Crafting...

In my capacity as design team member for All Dressed Up Digital Stamps, I am provided with images to use. My opinions however, remain my own.

Floral Focus

Hi Lovelies...

I've been playing with this gorgeous MFT Floral Focus stamp after being inspired by Renee at @241Creative Street.  She'd used this stamp set on some of her recent cards, so as I knew I had the set and hadn't used it yet, I dug it out!  

I decided to create a slimline card with the set, so split the image by fussy cutting after colouring.  I created a stitched slimline panel by adapting a smaller size die in order to make a long one.  It's a bit fiddly to do, but saves some pennies!

I then splattered the stitched panel with gold watercolour paint - I love that effect!  I stamped and embossed the sentiment in gold, then I placed the flowers using 3D foam pads to give height.  A little bit of matting and layering, a few gems added,  and it was done.

Card Info:

Image - MFT Floral Focus

Sentiment - MFT Flowers in Bloom

Die - MFT Stitched Rectangles

Colouring - Copics

Flowers - RV000/10/11, RV93/95

Leaves - G20 YG93

Gold - Gansai Tambi Starry Watercolours

Hope you like my make today as much as I enjoyed making it.  I'll certainly be using this stamp set again soon now it's out of my 'use soon' pile!

Happy Crafting...

The Snow Queen

Hi Lovelies

It's time for another Bellarific Friday - and as it's the last Friday of the month, the DT using images from the current release.  I chose to use the fabulous Oddball Snow Queen - and I decided to go for pink as a colour scheme...  with a bit of glitter added of course!

To begin with, I used some Picked Raspberry Distress Ink and did a little smooshing and painting on a diecut panel.  Then I did lots of splatters, both of deeper pink and white acrylic paints.

Then I coloured and fussy cut the image - again, adding lots of glitter around her fur trim.  I adhered her with foam pads to the panel to give some depth then I stamped the sentiment alongside her and added some sequins.

Card Info:

Image and Sentiment - Stamping Bella Snow Queen

Die - MFT Stitched Rectangle

Distress Ink - Picked Raspberry

Colouring - Copics 

Hair - E41/43

Skin - E000/01/11

Coat - RV52/63/55

Fur T0/1

Crown C0/1/3

Hope you like my make today as much as I enjoyed making it - I do like some playing with paints every now and again.  Don't forget to drop by the Stamping Bella Blog for more inspiration - and also to the Sistahood Facebook Page to chat and share all things Bella related.

Happy Crafting...

In my capacity as design team member for Stamping Bella, I do receive the stamps I use from them. However, all opinions and creative decisions remain my own, and I only work with companies/use products that I love.