I'm soooooo sorry!

 

Hi Lovelies...

Well it's been a busy week for me, but quiet on my blog - there's going to be lots to look forward to in the coming weeks though... things I've been busy creating!

For today's Bellarific Friday make at Stamping Bella, we're using images not from the current release..  and this little Gigi the Giraffe has been giving me the sad eye from my shelves - desperate to be coloured up.... so today's her day!  Isn't she just soooo adorable???

Card Info:

Image and Sentiment - Stamping Bella Gigi The Giraffe Stuffie

Paper - MFT Dots and Stripes Sorbet

Die - MFT Stitched Scalloped Basic Edges 2

Colouring - Copics

Giraffe - Y13/15/17/21/23/32 YR21/23/24/31 E29

Flowers - BV01/04 RV52/63/55

Leaves - YG23/25/17

Pot E99/44

Grass - Prismacolour Pencils

Gems

Hope you like my make today and that it's brightened your day.  It's STILL raining here in the UK - that's nearly two weeks of rain we've had - so we need a bit of cheering up!  Surely we'll get some June sunshine soon!!

Don't forget to pop over to the Stamping Bella Blog to see what the other Babes have come up with to inspire - and also check out the Stamping Bella Sistahood Facebook page to share and chat all things Bella related!

Have a lovely weekend, whatever you're up to...

Hugs

Summer Days... (I wish!)

 

Hi Again..

I've got another card to share today - this time it's the turn of All Dressed Up Digital Stamps where Wendy has some fabulous new designs for the June release.

I have coloured and fussy cut this gorgeous girlie who is about to stretch out by the pool to top up her tan.

Card Info:

Image - All Dressed Up Digital Stamps Pool Ready

Sentiment - MFT Little Letters

Paper - MFT Party Patterns

Colouring - Copics

Skin - E000/00/11/04 R20

Hair - E50/51/53/55

Clothes, Sunspecs and Basket - RV52/63/55/17

Basket goodies - Y21 N1 YG23

White Gel Pen

Glossy Accents for Sunspecs

I wish we had some sun where we live - it's rained most of the week - and is set to do more over the weekend.  It's cooler with it - not exactly summer weather!  Still, it's good for the gardens so they say...

Happy weekend, whatever you're up to...

Edna Loves to Sweep

 

Hi Peeps...

It's another Bellarific Friday (yayy!!) and this time we're focusing on our Stamp of the Month - which is the fabulous Edna Loves to Sweep!  She has got to be one of my all time favourite stamps so I had no trouble colouring her up again.

You can get this wonderful stamp for 25% discount throughout June from Stamping Bella - but shhhhhh don't tell her she's cheap! LOL!

I coloured and fussy cut her - then adhered her with foam pads onto my card after adding the sentiment circle.

Card Info:

Image and Sentiment - Stamping Bella Edna Loves to Sweep (Cut-it-Out Die available)

Die - Uniquely Creative Stitched Scalloped Circles

Paper - Lawn Fawn Really Rainbow

Colouring - Copics

Skin - E000/00/11/04 R20

Hair - C3/5/7/9

Dress - V20/22/25/17

Apron N0/1

Duster V0000 RV52/63/55

Hope you like my make today and that you'll pop over to the Stamping Bella Blog to see the gorgeousness my fellow DT Babes have come up with to inspire.... and also to the Sistahood Facebook page to enjoy all things Bella related!

Hugs

Fabulous Flamingos

Hi Lovelies..

Yes, I've been at the pink pens and paper again - this time colouring some gorgeous flamingos from Sunny Studio Designs that I bought recently.  Aren't they just the cutest???

After colouring, I did lots of fussy cutting of the birds and the leaves etc which come in the set - but I think there are dies available if you need them.  There are lots of perfect sentiments in the set also..  I used a couple that I thought were apt!

Card Info:

Images and Sentiment - Sunny Studio Designs Fabulous Flamingos

Paper - Sunny Studio Design Polka Dot Print

Dies - MFT Stitched Scalloped Circle Frame, Tonic Scalloped Square

Lawn Fawn Cloud

Colouring - Copics

Flamingos - RV10/11/13/32/34

Leaves - YG23/17/63 G99

Watermelon - RV52/55

Pineapple - YR23/24/27

Background - Distress Inks - Tumbled Glass and Broken China

Sequins

Hope you like my Flamingo make today as much as I enjoyed creating it...

Big hugs

Daddy's Little Helper

 

Hi Lovelies..

Today, my DT card is for the brand new challenge over at All Dressed Up Digital Stamps...  our theme this time is...

FOR THE BOYS

Now, as you know, my male themed cards are few and far between, but I pulled up my big girl pants and chose Daddy's Little Helper to colour.

I created a little scene, then masked the image before using Distress Inks for the stenciled cloudy background.

Card Info:

Image - All Dressed Up Daddy's Little Helper

Sentiment - done on PC

Die - MFT Stitched Scalloped Square Frame

Paper - MFT Gingham

Stencil - MFT Clouds

Colouring - Copics - Skin - E000/00/11/04 R20 - Hat and Wellies - Y13/15/17/38 YR24 - Dungarees - B21/23/24 - Reds - R24/27/46/39 - Sand - E33/34/35 - Dog - T1/3/5/7 - Bird E23/25

Distress Inks

Guess what?  I ENJOYED making this male themed card!!!  Hope you like it too.  If you pop over to the All Dressed Up Facebook Page you'll be able to see more fabulous male themed inspiration, then we'd love to see you join in using an All Dressed Up image.

Hugs

Curvy Girl Gardener

 

Hi there lovelies..

Yes, it's time for a Bellarific Friday make - and we're using stamps from the current release this time..  so I chose to use the gorgeous Curvy Girl Gardener.  I love all of the Curvy Girls...  each and every one has something special!

  I coloured and fussy cut this girl with her fabulous dungarees and arms full of plants...  then did a blended Distress Oxide background to use behind the lattice die cut.

Card Info:

Image and Sentiment - Stamping Bella Curvy Girl Gardener

Die - Sunny Studio Frilly Frames Lattice 

Colouring - Copics

Skin - E000/00/11/04 R20

Hair - E50/51/53/55/57

Jeans - B21/23/24/26/41

Flowers RV63/55/66/09

Leaves - YG25/17

Watering Can and Trowel - C1/3/5

Pot E33/35

Distress Oxide Inks

Sequins and Gems

Hope you like my make today - I'm going to send it to a special person who loves to garden.

Why don't you pop over to the Stamping Bella Sistahood Facebook page to join in the Bella fun - and also check out the Stamping Bella Blog for more inspiration from the fabulous Babes!

Have a lovely weekend...

Cosmo Flower Frame

 

Hi Lovelies..

A relatively simple card from me today.... I say simple, but it's taken me weeks to get it just how I wanted it!  One of those that you do a bit of, then don't like it, then do it again, then are unsure, then redesign.....   you know the type?

The die is from Simon Says Stamp - and it was a struggle to get to cut in my machines... that was the first problem with lots of diecuts ending in the bin! I ended up using thin card and layering the cuts together.  

Then I decided to water-colour a background.  Suffice to say THAT went in the bin too!!  I decided to get back to my Distress Oxide blending for the background - I was happier with the result.

Card Info:

Dies - Simon Says Stamp Cosmo Flower Frame, MFT Inside and Out Stitched Square.

MFT Essential Sentiments - white embossed

Distress Oxides - Picked Raspberry, Fossilized Amber, Seedless Preserves, Dried Marigold

Gems

Hope you like my make today..  despite the lengthy time it took me, I was really happy with the result!

Hugs

Curvy Girl with a Newborn - Pastels

 

Hi Lovelies...

For today's Bellarific Friday over at Stamping Bella, we have a Colour Inspiration theme...  and these are the colours we were to use..

I love pastels so I was in my element using these!

I decided to sponge through a stencil with these gorgeous Distress Oxide colours, then I diecut the word 'baby' - giving the word extra depth by adhering three layers together before replacing in the diecut spaces.  I then fussy cut the Curvy Girl image before using foam pads to adhere her to the card.

Card Info:

Image - Stamping Bella Curvy Girl with a Newborn

Dies - MFT Stitched Rectangle, Altenew Large Alphabet

Stencil - MFT Basic Shapes Circle

Colouring - Copics

Skin - E000/00/11/04 R20

Hair - E40/41/43/44

Dress - RV10/11/13

Flower - BV01 V25

Baby -T1

Hope you like my make today!

There's some fabulous exciting news over at Stamping Bella too - take a peek below and you'll see that the lovely Emily is having a Memorial Day sale - there is 20% discount STORE WIDE from 9am EST today until Midnight on Monday night...  what're you waiting for????  Click the link below to go straight there!

Big hugs - have a great weekend...

Smile......

Hi Lovelies...

Well, after a lovely few days away on the Isle of Wight, I'm back with my Bellarific Friday make.  We were to use one of the fabulous Florals collection, so I chose to use the Straight Up Florals for my card.

And  yes... it's  yellow!!  Like I've said before, it's a colour I tend to avoid at all costs...  but every now and again, I feel the need!  

I stamped and cut a second flower and fussy cut - so that I could 3D the flower head with foam pads.

Card Info:

Image - Stamping Bella Straight Up Florals (3 stamps in set)

Dies - Stamping Bella Smile Word Die, Lawn Fawn Stitched Borders

Paper - MFT

Colouring - Copics

Yellows - Y15/17/18/39 YR24

Greens - YG23/17

Shading - T0/1/2/3

Hope you like my yellow make today.  Make sure you pop over to the Stamping Bella Blog for more inspiration from the Baberoonies - and also check out the Sistahood Facebook Page for lots of Bella fun!

Big hugs

Some things are just not meant to be....

 

Hi Lovelies...

For our Bellarific Friday make today, we are highlighting some of the fabulous stamps other than from the new release..  and this little guy/girl caught my eye from my stash...  who could resist??

I cut a little mask for the image, and a circle mask too, then did some Distress Oxide blending - so that when I peeled the masks off, I had a clean image to colour.  Such a cool technique!

Card Info:

Image and Sentiment - Stamping Bella Peaches

Die - Lil'Inkers Stitched Square, Spellbinders Circle

Colouring - Copics

Piggy - R000/01/02 E31

Cone - E33/31

Ice Cream - E30

Grounding W3

Sequins and Gem

I really enjoyed creating this card, some are just like that, aren't they?  while others are good, but we don't get that same enjoyment.  Or is that just me??  Yes, I'm weird!  The image just reminds me of my lovely man cycling to get an ice cream years ago, then for some reason climbing back on his bike complete with the ice cream - which decided to part company with the cone!  Like it says - some things just aren't meant to be....

Don't forget to pop over the the Stamping Bella Blog to see what the other lovely Babes have been creating for further inspiration, and also to the Sistahood Facebook Page for all things Bella related..  it's a fun place to be!

Have a great weekend all

Happy Days

Hi Lovelies...

It's time for a fabulous new release from All Dressed Up Digital stamps - you'll adore these new images from Wendy!

I used the fabulous Popsicle Girl for my card - and decided to try some beach colouring.... hmmmm I'm not too happy with how the beach turned out - but hey ho, such is life!  I've tried to cover it up a little with a sentiment...  well, it helped!  I was making it in a bit of a rush, as we'd spent the weekend with family, so I didn't have chance to start until this afternoon!

Card Info:

Image - All Dressed Up Digital Stamps Popsicle Girl

Sentiment - Done on PC

Dies - Lawn Fawn Sun and Cloud, MFT Stitched Rectangle

Colouring - Copics

Sand - E42/40

Sky - B0000/000/00

Hair - E50/51/53/55

Skin - E000/00/01/000/04/11 R20

Swimming Costume and Bag - RV55/17

Popsicle etc - RV55/17/52

Hope you like my make today and that you'll pop over to the All Dressed Up Facebook page for more inspiration and to join in the fun.

Big hugs

This is how flowers grow...

 

Hi Lovelies...

It's another Bellarific Friday - gosh, they come around so fast!  And this time, Stamping Bella has a Stamp of the Month which you can get for 25% discount of the usual price!

This stamp has got to be one of my favourites too... it's from the Daisy Floral set - which also has another flower - but I chose to use just this fabulous daisy with the little fairy gripping onto the stem!

Card Info:

Image - Stamping Bella Daisy Floral Set

Sentiment - Stamping Bella Garden Girl Flower Sentiments

Paper - MFT

Die - MFT Stitched Rectangles

Colouring - Copics

Skin - E000/00/01/04

Hair - C3/5/7

Flower and Dress - RV55/17/19

Wings - B60

Centre of Flower - Y17/38

White Gel Pen and Glitter

Hope you like my make today and that you'll pop over to the Stamping Bella Blog to see what the other lovely Babes have come up with to inspire.  Don't forget also to go to the Sistahood Facebook page to share your Bella makes and join in the fun!

Have a lovely weekend all..

Hugs

Butterfly Wings

 

Hi Lovelies...

It's time for another inspiration theme at All Dressed Up - this time we're going for

FAVOURITE COLOUR

So no guessing what mine is.... right??  Think you may already have figured that one out!

I used the gorgeous Butterfly Wings - who loved being coloured up in this fabulous colour!

Card Info:

Image - All Dressed Up Butterfly Wings

Dies - MFT Stitched Circle Frames, MFT Grand Circle and Scalloped Circle

Paper - Doodlebug Designs

Colouring - Copics

Skin - E0000/000/00/01/04

Hair - E50/51/53/55

Dress and Wings - RV000/00/52/63/55 V01/12

Leaves YG23/17

Butterflies - V12/17

Sky - B0000/000/00

Glitter and Gems

Hope you like my make today and that you'll pop over to the All Dressed Up Facebook page and join in the fun.

See you there!

Hugs

Flowery Gnome - Take 2

Hi Lovelies..

It's Bellarific Friday time again... and this week we're celebrating using images from the brand new release! I chose to use the Flowery Gnome as he's one of my favourite of all the gnomes... but shhhhhhhhh don't tell the others - or there'll be a gnome riot on my hands!

I wanted to use strong colours so chose peaches and pinks - to tone with his red hat of course.

Card Info:

Image and Sentiment - Stamping Bella Flowery Gnome

Die - MFT Stitched Rectangle

Colouring - Copics

Skin - E000/00/11/04

Beard - T0/1/3/5

Suit - BG72/75

Hat - R24/27/46/39

Leaves and Stems - YG17/23/25 G46/99

Flowers - R85/89, R43/24 Y38 YR24

Shading - W0/1/3/5

Grass - Prismacolour Pencils

Don't forget to pop over to the Stamping Bella Blog to see what the fabulous Babes have come up with to inspire - and also to the Facebook Sistahood page to share all things Bella related.... it's a fun place to be!

Have a lovely weekend all..

Hugs

Just Ducky

 

Hi Lovelies...

Hope you all had a lovely Easter weekend.  As it was so lovely and sunny here in the UK, we spent quite a lot of time gardening..  and are now feeling the after effects!  Oh... the aches and pains!!

But I've also been colouring up these little ducks from MFT.. they are sooooo cute!  I decided to fussy cut them and create a little scene, with a background behind the circle die cut.

Card Info:

Images - MFT Just Ducky

Sentiment - MFT Essential Sentiments

Dies - MFT Stitched Rectangles, Lil' Inkers Stitched Circles

Stencil - MFT Clouds

Colouring - Copics

Ducks - Y13/15/17/18/38 YR14

Greens - YG17/23/25

Blues - B21/23

Pink RV63/55

Distress Inks

White Gel Pen

I did smile when I was colouring these little ducks.... my nickname a few years back was 'Ducky' - as I had a house full of stuffed duck soft toys!  I think one or two are still around somewhere... I should dig them out!

Hope you like my make today - I do love creating with small images..  they're so easy to colour!

Big Hugs

Giftabella!

 

Hi Lovelies...

Hope you're having a wonderful Good Friday - the sun is shining here in Yorkshire so we're going to be out in the garden later!

And being Friday - of course, it's Bellarific Friday!!  Today the Baberoonies are sharing makes from the Stamp of the Month collection - which means we're using gorgeous Bellas!

Mine is using the fabulous Giftabella - with all those fabulous parcels!!  Wish she was coming to my birthday party...  mind you she'd be a bit early if she was! LOL!

Card Info:

Stamp - Stamping Bella Giftabella

Die - Stamping Bella Celebrate Word Die

Paper - Sunny Studios 

Colouring - Copics

Skin - E000/00/11/04

Dress - V01/12/15/17

Gifts - G12/82, B21/23, RV52/63/55, V15/17

Lots of Glitter!

Hope you like my make today, and that you'll pop over to the Stamping Bella Blog for more inspiration from the Babes.... and don't forget, you can get the Stamp of the Month (Balloonabella) at 25% discount throughout April.

You can also check out the Sistahood Facebook Page to share all of your Stamping Bella makes and chat all things Bella related!

Happy Easter all!

Hugs