LOTV Snowglobes

Hey Peeps...

For my card today, I've again used a stamp from the LOTV Snowglobes stamp set... this time the Snowman took my eye.  I've used a similar layout to the card I made previously with this set, blending Distress Oxides and splattering with white acrylic paint.  

This time, I used a different word die though - this is one from Clearly Besotted that I've had for a few years now..  I'm afraid it's not available any longer.  

Card Info:

Image - LOTV Snowglobes Stamp Set

Die - Clearly Besotted Merry Christmas

Distress Oxides - Tumbled Glass, Blueprint Sketch and Chipped Sapphire

Colouring - Copics

Trees - YG17 G99

Snowman and Snow - BV31

Scarf and Hatband - R24/27/46

Hat - C3/5/7

White Acrylic Paint

Hope you like my make today..

Happy Crafting

Stamping Bella Curvy Girl Devil

Hi Lovelies...

Today, for Bellarific Friday, we're using stamps from the new release at Stamping Bella.  I've got to say that this Curvy Girl Devil that I chose to use is one of my favourite images of all time!!  

I coloured and fussy cut her (yes - even round those prongs on the tripod) - then created a background by stencilling through a rectangle, blending Distress Oxides in flame colours.  I adhered the image with 3D foam pads, then stamped the sentiment, adding a few sequins and my card was finished.

Card Info:

Image - Stamping Bella Curvy Girl Devil

Sentiment - Stamping Bella Angel and Devil Sentiments

Die - MFT Stitched Rectangles

Distress Oxides - Carved Pumpkin, Mustard Seed and Candied Apple

Stencil - Taylored Expression Rectangles

Colouring - Copics

Skin - E000/00/11 R20

Hair - E21/23/25

Reds - R24/27/46 E57

Tripod - T1

I was thrilled how this card turned out - now I've only got to decide which of my friends actually receives it!

Happy Crafting....

Pretty Pink Posh Small Stitched Foliage

Hey Lovelies...

Well Autumn/Fall is in the air...  so I thought I'd do a couple of cards which celebrate the beauty of the season.  I look at the trees and there are such wonderful colours and shades, that it's really difficult to capture... but I've done my best.

I've used the Small Stitched Foliage dies from Pretty Pink Posh... and an Autumn word die from Stamping Bella that's now retired, but still remains a favourite in my stash.

For my first card, I've used some cream Bazzill linen card for my background.. and some kraft for the base.  I used Distress Oxides for the colouring - blending them onto cardstock before die cutting.

 For the second I used dark brown card with the cream - which makes it a stronger card, so I used Distress Inks for the colours - they show up so much brighter than the oxides.  I've got to admit, I can't decide which I prefer more.

Card Info:

Dies - Pretty Pink Posh Small Stitched Foliage, Stamping Bella Autumn 

Distress Oxides - Scattered Straw, Carved Pumpkin, Brushed Corduroy, 

Abandoned Coral, Crushed Olive, Peeled Paint

Distress Inks - Same as above

Hope you like my Fall makes...  I do love the beautiful colours of nature on dry crisp Autumn days.

Happy Crafting...

Stamping Bella Squidgy and Teddy

Hi Lovelies...

Bellarific Friday is here again - this time we're using stamps from the current Stamp of the Month range...  so this time it's Squidgies!  

I've chosen to use the gorgeous Squidgy with Teddy...  it's such a cute image as the teddy is as big as the little girl!  I know my daughters have had massive teddies in their time, but nothing quite as big as this...

I coloured the image on a die cut rectangular panel.. then I stamped the sentiment alongside, using cocoa brown ink which I thought matched the image well...  BUT... then I smudged the sentiment while it was still wet.. so had to think of a plan to rescue the coloured image.  So I stamped the sentiment again and die cut it to add over the smudged one... and hey presto, it was saved!

Card Info:

Image and Sentiment - Stamping Bella Squidgy with Teddy

Dies - MFT Stitched Rectangles

Colouring - Copics

Skin - E000/00/11 R20

Hair - E21/23/25

Dress and shoes - BG10/11/13

Teddy - E30/31/33/34/35/79 Heart -  R83/85 

Shading and Grounding - T0/1/3

Hope you like my make today - I'm afraid it's getting more and more difficult at this time of year in the UK to photograph cards... the light isn't good and the true colours don't often show at first go!

Happy Crafting...

LOTV Snowglobes

Hi Lovelies...

I was inspired last month by a Christmas card I saw created by @elinheve (thank you for the inspiration!) - so I ordered the stamp set and went to work creating my card.

I did some no lines colouring for the car, then I created the background by blending Distress Oxides - then splattering with white acrylic paint.  I added some stickles beneath the card too - can't have too much sparkle!

I die cut the sentiment 3 times and layered it together to give depth, adhering it to my sky - then finished with some crystal gems.  I layered the panel onto navy cardstock and it was done.

Card Info:

Image - LOTV Snowglobes Stamp Set

Sentiment - Mama Elephant word die

Die - MFT Stitched Rectangle

Distress Oxides - Tumbled Glass, Blueprint Sketch and Chipped Sapphire

Colouring - Copics

Reds - R24/27/46

Greens - YG25/17 G99

Wheels - T1/3/5/7

Windows - Y21/23

I was really happy with how my card turned out...  and I have lots more images in the set to use too so watch this space!

Happy Crafting...

Stamping Bella Oddball Coco

Hey Peeps...

Another Bellarific Friday has rolled around - and this time we're using images that aren't from the current release.  Now this lady has been hinting that it may be her turn in the spotlight, so out she came.... this is Oddball Coco - and though in real life, Coco Chanel probably never wore pink polka dot trousers, I decided to do as the quote says, and be myself - and I WOULD wear those if they came in my size!

I coloured and fussy cut the image, then created a background using a rectangle stencil and some distress oxides.  I stamped the sentiment over the rectangle, adhered the image with foam pads, then added a few gems to finish.

Card Info:

Image and Sentiment - Stamping Bella Oddball Coco

Die - MFT Stitched Rectangle

Stencil - Taylored Expressions Rectangle

Distress Oxides - Shabby Shutters, Twisted Citron and Mowed Lawn

Colouring - Copics

Skin - E000/00/11

Clothes - RV52/63/55/19/69 G12/14 RV91

Hope you like my card today as much as I enjoyed making it.  Don't forget to pop over to the Stamping Bella Blog for more inspiration, and also to the Facebook Sistahood page where you can share and chat all things Bella related.

Have a good weekend...

RAM Stamps Polar Bear Ride

Hi There...

There's some fabulous new digi images from Rachelle this month - have you spotted them? For my card today I've used Polar Bear Ride - it's so darn cute!  That little boy looks like he's holding on tight to get home with his Christmas tree!

I used Distress Oxides for my background - then stamped with a twinkly background - so there's lots of sparkle.  I printed, coloured and then fussy cut the image..  laying it on the card panel so that I could see where to print the sentiment that comes with the image.  Lastly, I adhered the coloured image with 3D foam pads to my card, then matted and layered onto some navy cardstock.

Card Info:

Image and Sentiment - RAM Digi Stamps Polar Bear Ride

Background Stamp - Taylored Expressions Twinkle Twinkle Background

Die - MFT Stitched Rectangles

Distress Oxides - Tumbled Glass and Blueprint Sketch

Colouring - Copics

Polar Bear - BV31 C5/7

Boy - Skin - E000/00 R20, Hair - E23

Clothes and Hat - B24/26/28 N0/1

Tree - G43

Stickles for Grounding

Hope you like my card today.  Digital images are so fabulous as you can decide exactly what size you want to print them to create a perfect layout.... and then there's no storage problems either!

Happy Crafting...

Stamping Bella Smoochie Squidgie

Hi Lovelies...

Today it's Friday, so that means another Bellarific Friday card... and as it's the first Friday of the month - it's Stamp of the Month time too!  This time it's this gorgeous Smoochie Squidgie which you can get at half price throughout October!

And yes - it's me, using yellow again!!  I coloured and fussy cut her...  then I created a watercolour smooshed background panel which I splattered with gold.  I stamped the sentiment on a scrap part of the panel too.  I then adhered the panel and sentiment to my card base.... adding some die cut twirly borders in gold mirri card.  Finally I adhered my Squidgie with foam pads to give depth.

Card Info:

Image and Sentiment - Stamping Bella Smoochie Squidgie (includes a tiny Squidgie too)

Die - Papertrey Ink Loup de Loup II

Distress Inks - Scattered Straw, and Fossilized Amber

Colouring - Copics

Hair and Shoes - E21/23

Skin - E000/00/11 R20

Dress - Y13/15/18/38 YR24

Gold Mirri Card and Watercolour Paint

Stickles

I'm sorry that you can't see the gold on my card on my photographs - it makes such a difference in real life!  There's also glittery stickles in her hair - but it was a rainy day so quite dark when I photographed the card, so that isn't showing either!

Happy Crafting...

Altenew Fragrant Florals

Hi There....

Today I'm sharing another card I made with the fabulous Fragrant Florals Stamp, Stencil and Die set from Altenew.  I've coloured it with pink previously in a post a while back, but decided to try it in blue this time.

I used the stencil set to start with some Altenew Inks...  I have lots of the little cube sets which were perfect for this stencilling.  Then I stamped the image - making ultra sure that the stamp was correctly positioned.  Lastly, I used the die to cut the image.   After stamping the sentiment, I added the image to my card with 3D foam pads to give depth.  Then I added a tiny bit of stickles to the flower centres, and some gorgeous little gems and it was done.

Card Info:

Image, Stencil, Die and Sentiment - Altenew Fragrant Florals

Water Droplet Gems

Stickles

I do love the effect of the stencilled flowers and leaves... and know I will used this set lots in the future!  Do you find that like me, you have certain stamps or stencils that you go back to again and again??

Happy Crafting..

Stamping Bella Bundle Girl with Balloons

Hi Again...

I'm back again for the second time today... this time with a Bellarific Friday card for Stamping Bella.

I've used the gorgeous little Bundle Girl with Balloons for my card - I coloured and fussy cut the images (yes - including those balloon strings!) - before adhering them to a background I'd created with Distress Oxides.

Card Info:

Image and Sentiment - Stamping Bella Bundle Girl with Balloons

Die - MFT Stitched Rectangle

Stencil - MFT Clouds

Distress Oxides Tumbled Glass, Twisted Citron and Mowed Lawn

Colouring - Copics

Hat, Mitts and Boots - RV52/63/55

Skin - E000/00

Coat - YG11/13

Balloons - RV63/55 Y21/23 B00/01 YG11/13

Hope you like my card - it's raining very hard here in Yorkshire at the moment - so it's nice to look at a summer scene!

Happy Crafting...

Rachelle Anne Miller Garden Blooms

Hi Lovelies...

There's a lovely new release today from Rachelle Anne Miller - including this delightful Garden Blooms - with this little happy girlie busy planting seeds to grow into lovely flowers.

I know in this part of the world, it's Autumn... but there are a lot of places which are just getting into their Spring... and anyway, I love creating with Spring/Summer images!

I coloured the image - then matted and layered with gold mirri card onto dotty cardstock.  Then I added a sprinkle of glitter and it was done!

Card Info:

Image - Rachelle Anne Miller Garden Blooms Digi Stamp

Card - Anna Marie Designs Dotty Pink

Colouring - Copics

Skin - E000/00/11 R20

Hair - E30/31

Top and Headband - R81/83

Birds and Pot - E21/33

Flowers - R83 Y15 V22

Sky - B0000

Grass - G43/14

Hope you like my make today and that you'll pop over to the Rachelle Anne Miller Blog or the Facebook Page for more inspiration using these fabulous digi images!

Happy Crafting...

Honey Bee Cuts Lovely Layers Heart Vine

Hi Lovelies...

Today I'm sharing a card I made with the Honey Bee Lovely Layers Heart Vine die...  I created a background panel in white, then overlaid half of it with pink cardstock.  

I diecut the solid die twice in white - then the filigree die in gold, colouring the top white layer in pinks and greens.  I then adhered all three together so that the colours could be seen through the filigree.  I adhered the die then onto my card panel.

I finished off with a little sentiment heat embossed in gold - and I was happy how it turned out.

Card Info:

Dies - Honey Bee Cuts Lovely Layers Heart Vine

MFT Stitched Rectangles

Sentiment - MFT

Colouring - Copics

It's a simple, but effective card - and relatively easy to make.  Hope you like!

Happy Crafting...

Stamping Bella Christmas Village Backdrop, Stamping Bella Squishy Owl, Stamping Bella Tangled Cat

Hi Peeps...

For my first Stamping Bella sneaky peek today - I've used this gorgeous Christmas Village backdrop.  I stamped it on a smaller slimline card panel, which I'd diecut with a scalloped edge.  Then I stamped the image again onto masking paper - so I could cover the trees and houses while I created a Distress Oxide blended winter sky...  splattering with white acrylic paint.

Then I removed the mask, and coloured the little scene.  I added lots of glitter to the roof of each little building and then lots to the snow on the ground.

Card Info:

Image - Stamping Bella Christmas Village Backdrop (available 26 Sept)

Die - Lawn Fawn Stitched Scalloped Rectangle Frames (which I elongated slightly!)

Distress Oxides - Tumbled Glass, Blueprint Sketch, Chipped Sapphire

Colouring - Copics

Houses - W1/2/3/4, E81/84, T0/1/3, E13/15

Trees YG25 G46

Reds - R24/46

Yellows - Y21/38

Glitter

I actually made an envelope for this card too as I have difficulty finding the size here in the UK, but they are so easy to make.

Onto my next card - which is called Squishy Owl - you'll see why...  

Firstly I coloured and fussy cut the image - then I created the background with a cover plate die, a diecut moon, and a Distress Oxide blended panel. 

I adhered the background bits together, then added the pumpkins and the squished owl on the front.  The sentiment is another from the Snuggle Weather Sentiments.

Card Info:

Image - Stamping Bella Squishy Owl (available 26 Sept)

Sentiment - Stamping Bella Snuggle Weather Sentiments (available 26 Sept)

Dies - Mama Elephant Forest Cover Plate, L'il Inkers Stitched Circle

Distress Oxides - Spiced Marmalade, Carved Pumpkin, 

Rusty Hinge, Seedless Preserves

Pumpkins - YR61/65/04/18/27

Owl - W0/1/2/3 T0

Leaves - YG91/93

And finally - my last sneaky peek from this release...

For this Christmas card, I've used the fabulous Tangled Cat - who is all wrapped up in the Christmas lights...hope no-one turns them on!  

I coloured the image, then did a bit of die-cutting.... firstly I cut the peek-a-boo circle out of patterned paper, then I cut a circle frame in red to highlight.  I placed the cat behind the window, then popped it all on a red card.

Card Info:

Image - Stamping Bella Tangled Cat (available 26 Sept)

Dies - MFT Jumbo Peekaboo Circle, MFT Pierced Circle, Tonic Circle

Colouring - Copics

Cat - T0/1/2/3 R00 C0

Lights - Y18 R24 YG05 YR04

Ground - R24/27/46

Hope you're loving these new images as much as enjoyed making with them - tomorrow is release day so get your shopping lists ready!

Big Crafty Hugs...

Stamping Bella Pumpkin Spice Curvy Girl, Stamping Bella Carolling Owls

Hi Again...

Today I have another two Sneak Peeks from the brand new release from Stamping Bella available this coming Monday!

Firtsly, I've used the gorgeous Pumpkin Spice Curvy Girl...  OMG I wish I still had legs like hers - I did at one time!  She is surrounded by pumpkins, and is clinging onto one tucked under her arm.  She's just about to have a drink of her hot chocolate..  I think she needs warming up after being out in the field picking those pumpkins!

Card Info:

Image - Stamping Bella Pumpkin Spics Curvy Girl (available 26th Sept)

 Anna Marie Designs Brown Dotty Cardstock

Die - MFT Stitched Scalloped Basic Borders

Gold Mirri Card

Colouring - Copics

Skin - E000/00/11 R20

Hair - E40/41/43

Dress - E13/15/18

Pumpkins - YR61/65/04/18 YG91/93/95

Shading and Grounding - W0/1/2

For my second card, I've used the Carolling Owls image..  and I decided to go all CAS and just add them to a Distress Oxide blended background.  I used different reds... then splattered with gold watercolour paint.  

I coloured and fussy cut the owls, adding them with foam pads in the centre of the panel - the lightest part of the blending.  I used gold mirri card to mat the panel to.  This is definitely a card that you need to see in real life - I love the gold on the red!

Card Info:

Image - Stamping Bella Carolling Owls (available 26 Sept)

Die - MFT Stitched Rectangle

Distress Oxides - Abandoned Coral, Candied Apple and Barn Door

Colouring - Copics

Owls - E40/41/42/43 T0/1

Scarves - R24/27/46

Gold Watercolour Paint and Mirri Card

I have more cards tomorrow before the release on Monday... can't wait to show you them!

Happy Crafting...