Stamping Bella New Release Sneak Peek Day 3

Hey Peeps...

I'm back with my last SNEAK PEEK from the new release - available tomorrow!  

This time, I've used this wonderful Gnome Nurse...  and added a sentiment from the Work/Life sentiment set - which was from the last release.  Nurses are amazing people who never cease to help when help is needed.

I decided to go with the graphic grid paper to adhere her to - which made me think of hospital ceramic tiles!

Card Info:

Image - Stamping Bella Gnome Nurse (available 13 April)

Sentiment - Stamping Bella Work/Life Sentiment Set

Paper - MFT Graphic Grid

Skin - E000/00/11 R20

Hair E21/23

Hat - R08/27

Coverall - BG72/75

Band Aid - R30

Bottle - W0/1/2

OK - I'm all done now!  You can find all of these amazing new stamps tomorrow on the website at midnight EST - 5am UK time. 

I hope you love them as much as I have loved creating with them.  Don't forget, there's plenty more inspiration on the Stamping Bella Blog from the Babes, and also on the Sistahood Facebook page!  

Happy Crafting (and shopping too!)

Stamping Bella New Release Sneak Peek Day 2

Hi there...

Today it's the second day of SNEAK PEEKS of the fabulous new release from Stamping Bella - available from Thursday 13 April!

For my first card, I've used the Mini Oddball Cotton Candy and Pug.  Again, I coloured and fussy cut her before creating a cloudy background for her to be adhered to.  I diecut a smaller square and used a cloud stencil, before using Prismacolor Pencils for the grass. I used 3D foam pads to adhere the image. Then I added the diecut square to a larger piece of pink gingham paper.

Card Info:

Image - Stamping Bella Mini Oddball Cotton Candy and Pug (available 13 April)

Die - Lil' Inkers Stitched Square

Colouring - Copics

Hair - RV0000/000/52/63 Skin - E000/70

Top - BG32/34/45 Shorts - V22/20/17

Shoes - RV52/63 Dog - E40/41/42/43

Cotton Candy - BV31 E40

Distress Ink - Tumbled Glass, Stencil - MFT Cloudy Borders

Glitter

Next we have this fabulous Summer Bundle Girl with her little puppy friend!  As usual, I coloured and fussy cut the images, then created a Distress Oxide blended background.  I added a little sentiment to the panel, before adhering the images with 3D foam pads.

Card Info:

Image - Stamping Bella Summer Bundle Girl with Floral Swimcap and her Puppy

(available 13 April)

Sentiment - Stamping Bella Dog Sentiment Set

Distress Oxides - Kitsch Flamingo and Shaded Lilac

Colouring - Copics

Hat - R83/V15/BG32

Skin - E000/00 R20

Swimsuit - R81/83 RV52

Lolly - YR65

Dog - E40/41/42/43

Now we have an image that can be used to send to a friend in need.  It's such an easy image to colour but means so much.  Do you remember when we were young shaking pinkies with our friends?  I do!  

I diecut an oval from pink cardstock, raising it from the image with foam tape. Then I added some diecut flowers and leaves for decoration.

Card Info:

Image - Stamping Bella Pinkie Promise (available 13 April)

Sentiment - Stamping Bella Pink Promise Sentiment Set (available 13 April)

Die - Nellies Multi Frames Straight Oval

Colouring - Copics

Skin - E000/00/11 Flowers - R83

Various flower diecuts from stash

Gems

Now onto my last card today.. I've used this gorgeous Tiny Townie Wedding Trio.  Firstly I coloured and fussy cut (as per usual I hear you say!).  Then I created a Distress Oxide blended panel - splattering with water.  I added a second panel on foam tape, with two diecut circles cut from the white card.  I adhered the bride and groom again with 3D foam pads into the gaps... with their little friend in the middle, looking after the rings.

Card Info:

Image - Stamping Bella Tiny Townie Wedding Trio (available 13 April)

Dies - MFT Stitched Rectangles (elongated!), Lil' Inkers Stitched Circles

Distress Oxides - Salvaged Patina and Peacock Feathers

Colouring - Copics

Bride - E000/00 R20, E50/51, BV31, RV52/63, 

Groom - E53/55, E000/00 R20, BV31, B21/23 RV52/63

Dog and Cushion - E50/51/53/55/57/44 RV52/63/55 

Glitter

And.... phew... that's it for today - thank  you for staying with me!!  

I have one more card to share with you tomorrow...  make sure you pop back to see.  And THEN... it's release day Thursday!!! 

Happy Crafting...

Stamping Bella April 2023 New Release Sneak Peek Day 1

Hi Lovelies...

Well, you need to get a cuppa to keep you company today while you're here - this post is photo heavy...  well, it's the first day of SNEAK PEEKS of the fabulous new release from Stamping Bella!

Firstly I used this gorgeous Curvy Girl with her tennis racquet in hand - I think she may have just won her match!  I coloured and fussy cut her, then created an ink smooshed panel with Distress Inks then splattered with gold watercolour paint. I edged the panel with gold mirri card, then adhered her with 3D foam pads.

Card Info:

Image - Stamping Bella Curvy Girl Plays Tennis (available 13 April)

Sentiment - Stamping Bella Celebrate and Congratulate Sentiment Set

Skin - E000/00 R20

Hair - C5/7/9

Top - BV31

Skirt - G20/24

Distress Inks Bundled Sage and Twisted Citron

Gold Watercolour Paint

Next we have another Curvy Girl - this time one who loves being on her wheels!  

I coloured the girl with my Copics, then I created the pink panel by using a Distress Oxide Spray onto cardstock - then diecutting the border, which I laid over gold glitter card.... I thought she deserved the sparkle!

Card Info:

Image - Stamping Bella Curvy Girl Loves to Roller Skate (available April 13)

Distress Oxide Spray Picked Raspberry

Die - Pretty Pink Posh Eyelet Borders

Colouring - Copics

Hair - E30/31/33/34, Skin - E000/00/11 R20, Top - RV52/63/55

Shorts - B21/23, Socks - BV31 RV55, Boots - E31/33 V1

Drink - G20/24, Glasses - T5/7, Grounding - N0/1

Now I have some gorgeous Fairytale characters!  This first one is the Fairytale Princess...  I coloured her and fussy cut her, before creating a stencilled background for her to adhere to.  I stamped a sentiment from the Fairytale Sentiment Set which I thought was apt.... then gave her lots of glitter (which is hard to see in the photograph), on her veil and overskirt.

Card Info:

Image - Stamping Bella Fairytale Princess (available April 13)

Sentiment - Stamping Bella Fairytale Sentiment Set (available April 13)

Stencil - A Colorful Life Designs Leaf Stencil

Colouring - Copics

Skin - E000/00 E70 

Hair - E40/41/42/43

Dress, Hat and Veil - RV91/93/95

Glitter

And lastly today, I have the Knight to go with the Princess!  I coloured him in what I think of as 'armour' colour...  lot of warm greys and some claret. Then I fussy cut him and adhered him to a panel I'd stencilled using a grey Distress Ink.  Again, I added a little sentiment from the Fairytale Sentiment Set. 

Card Info:

Image - Stamping Bella Fairytale Knight (available 13 April)

Sentiment - Stamping Bella Fairytale Sentiment Set (available 13 April)

Stencil - MFT Rectangle Trio

Distress Oxide - Hickory Smoke

Colouring - Copics

Skin - E000 E70

Armour and Shield- T0/1/2/3/5

Cape and Crown - R59

White Gel Pen

Well that's it from me for today....hope you liked my makes with these awesome stamps! I have plenty more sneak peeks to share with you over the next couple of days, so make sure you come back to see.  Release day is Thursday this week..  can't wait!

Happy Crafting...

Stamping Bella Bundle Girl with Cherry Blossom

Hi Lovelies...

It's Good Friday today.... but hey, it's also Bellarific Friday!  And it's Stamp of the Month time too...  which this time, is this gorgeous Bundle Girl with Cherry Blossom..  so perfect for this time of year.  The cherry blossom in our garden is not far from flowering - it's beautiful when it's in full bloom!

I coloured and fussy cut the image, then laid it aside while I created a background using Distress Inks splattered with white paint.  I stamped the sentiment at the top, then adhered the image with 3D foam pads to give depth.

Card Info:

Image and Sentiment - Stamping Bella Bundle Girl with Cherry Blossom

Die - MFT Stitched Rectangles

Distress Inks - Tumbled Glass and Bundled Sage

Colouring - Copics

Hat - V20/22/25

Coat and Boots - BG32/24/45

Flowers - RV10/11/13

Leaves - YG05/23

White Gel Pen

Hope you like my make today - you can get this stamp at 50% discount throughout April.. pop over to the Stamping Bella store to see.  Don't forget also, to check out the Stamping Bella Blog for more fabulous inspiration from the Babes... and if you happen to pop by the Sistahood Facebook page - stop and say hi!!

Happy Crafting...

Lawn Fawn Giant Outlined Happy Birthday

Hi Peeps...

I recently bought a couple of the new Lawn Fawn Giant Outlined Happy Birthday dies.... one in portrait, the other in landscape - and I've been playing!  Oooh these are going to be used a LOT in my craft room... I know they will!

Firstly I blended Distress Oxides onto card panels... going from light to dark - one in blues and the other in pinks.  Then I die cut the coloured panels... being very careful to keep all the tiny bits. Then I diecut the same but in white card.  

I'll just tell you now how I used the blue one (it was the same for the pink!) I adhered the white diecut onto some bazzil cardstock 4.25 x 5.5 inches, in pale blue.  Then I carefully adhered all of the diecut coloured pieces into the relative spaces on the card.  The shading on the letters against the white looks great!  

And then.... bonus time!  When you've cut the DO blended card to use the letters, you're left with the frame - which, when adhered to a white card, looks almost as good as the first!

Distress Oxides Used:

Blues - Tumbled Glass, Salvaged Patina, Peacock Feathers, Blueprint Sketch

Pinks - Spun Sugar, Kitsch Flamingo, Saltwater Taffy, Picked Raspberry

I decided there was no need of any other bits on these cards - but I'm sure you could add tiny characters etc. 

I'm sorry if I'm not the best at describing the process... but it really is self explanatory when you start.  Also, sorry I was getting shadows yesterday across by cards when I took the photos....  YES WE HAD SUN - yayy!!!  

Happy Crafting...

Spellbinders Flower Frenzy

Hi Peeps

Today I'm sharing a card I made with the Spellbinders Flower Frenzy 3D Embossing Folder....  I decided to emboss white card - then colour the flowers in Springtime colours, which was easy to do.  

Then I added the word Spring - cut using alphabet letters from Neat and Tangled - cut and layered up three times - then coloured in the same Spring colours.  A couple of tiny flowers with gems and a tiny word finished the banner off.

It was a struggle to get a good photograph of this card - but I've done my best.  Don't know why that was - but sometimes you just have to give up and use the best you can get!  I've got to admit though, it looks better in real life!

Card Info:

Embossing Folder - Spellbinders Flower Frenzy 3D

Alphabet Dies - Neat an Tangled Journalling Alphas

Colouring - Copics

B21 BG32 RV52/63 Y15 YG05 

Hope you like my Springtime card!

Happy Crafting...

Stamping Bella Gnome Accountant

Hi Peeps...

Today I'm back with a card using one of the images from the latest release for my Bellarific Friday make..  I chose to use this cute Gnome Accountant.

I coloured the image, then diecut it with this Notebook Edge border which I've had for years - I like the effect.

Card Info:

Image - Stamping Bella Gnome Accountant

Sentiment - Stamping Bella Work Life Sentiment Set

Die - MFT Notebook Edge

Paper - MFT Gingham

Colouring - Copics

Hat - YG23/17

Skin - E000/00 R20

Coat - B21/23/24/26

Beard - N0/1/2/3

Paper and Grounding- W0/1

Calculator - W1 R08

Hope you like my make and that you'll pop on over to the Stamping Bella Blog for more inspiration from the Bella Babes!

Have a great weekend...

Stamping Bella Tiny Townie Garden Girl Daffodil

Hey Peeps..

I've been a little quiet this week on here - I've had a busy week otherwise which I've loved, but not been able to get into my craft room as much as I normally do!

But I'm back today with my Bellarific Friday card - this time we had a photo colour inspiration to follow..  and I felt it was perfect for a Springtime card.

One of my favourite of the Garden Girls is the Daffodil - so that stamp was perfect for my card this time.  I coloured and fussy cut her - then played with some magical powders from Lindy's Stamp Gang in a couple of shades of green.  I diecut the panel I created with circle dies, then adhered them to a 3D embossed leafy background - and finally adhered the Daffodil Girl with 3D foam pads.

Card Info:

Image - Stamping Bella Tiny Townie Garden Girls Daffodil

Leafy 3D Embossing Folder from Spellbinders

Lindy's Stamp Gang Magical Powders

MFT Circle Die

Colouring - Copics

Hair - E21/23

Skin - E000/00/11 R20

Flower - Y06/15/17/18 YG23/17

I think I managed to use all the colours required in the photograph thanks to those powders...  I do love playing with them but you should see my hands afterwards!  Ah well... such is art!

Happy Crafting .....

Stamping Bella Bundle Girl and the Beehive

Hi Peeps..

It's time for another Bellarific Friday at Stamping Bella, and this week we're using stamps from the Bundle Girls collection - so I chose to use this gorgeous Bundle Girl and the Beehive.

I coloured and fussy cut the image, then created a background by Distress Oxide blending through a hexagon shaped stencil.. splattering the colour with water and gold watercolour paint while the stencil was still in place.  Then I adhered the image with 3D foam pads, adding one of the two sentiments included in the set.

Card Info:

Image and Sentiment - Stamping Bella Bundle Girl and the Beehive

Die - MFT Stitched Rectangles

Stencil - Taylored Expressions Hexagon

Distress Oxides - Scattered Straw, Mustard Seed, Fossilized Amber, Wild Honey

Colouring - Copics

Girl - BG32/34/45/49 RV52/63/55

Bees and Beehive - Y15/16/38 YR23/24/27 BV31 E57/29

Leaves and Grass - YG23/17

Gold Watercolour Paint

White Gel Pen

Hope you like my make today.  Don't forget to check out the Stamping Bella Blog where you can find more inspiration from the lovely Babes... and also the Sistahood Facebook Page to chat and share all things Bella related.

Have a lovely weekend... hope you get some crafting time in!

LTTS Mouse Love

Hi Lovelies...

Today I'm sharing a card that I made a couple of weeks ago..  around Valentine's Day I think - but somehow I didn't get around to blogging it - I don't know why!  Anyways...  as this gorgeous little mouse was feeling a little neglected sitting in the corner of my desk - I felt like it was her turn to shine!

I coloured and fussy cut the image - then created a background by Distress Oxide Blending through a rectangle stencil first, then overlaying with hearts.  I added a tiny sentiment at the top, then adhered the mouse with 3D foam pads.

Card Info:

Image - LTTS Mouse Love Digital Stamps

Sentiment - Clearly Besotted Fancy That

Die - MFT Stitched Rectangles

Distress Oxides - Peacock Feathers, Broken China, Cracked Pistachio

Colouring - Copics

Mouse - N0/1 R000, BG10/11/13

Balloons - R24/27/46 E57

White Gel Pen

Hope you like my little mouse friend as much as I enjoyed making the card.

Happy Crafting...

Sweet November Imogen

Hi Peeps...

I have another Sweet November card to share with you today as part of my Guest Design spot...  this is Imogen from the March of the Fairies release.... she's beautiful and I thought, perfect for pink!

I coloured and fussy cut the image, then created a background by blending Distress Oxides onto one corner of the die cut square... before splattering with gold and deeper pink watercolours.  I added a sentiment which I heat embossed with gold, then adhered the fairy with 3D foam pads... adding a few gems for good measure!

Card Info:

Image - Sweet November Imogen Digital Stamp

Sentiment - Hello Bluebird Sparkles Script

Die - Lil' Inkers Stitched Square

Distress Oxides - Spun Sugar, Kitsch Flamingo, Worn Lipstick

Colouring - Copics

Dress - R81/83/85

Wings - R000/V000

Cymbols - C0/1

Skin - E0000/000/11 R01/20

Hair - E40/42

Gold and Pink Watercolours

Gems

I was firmly back in my pink zone for this card - and in my favourite shades of pink too.  Hope you like it!

Happy Crafting...

Stamping Bella Curvy Girl Strutting

Hi Peeps...

Another Bellarific Friday has come around... gosh, don't the weeks go by quickly! 

This time, we're using images that aren't from the current release..  so I chose to use this gorgeous Curvy Girl Strutting - she and her little girl are listening to music and dancing around the room!

I coloured and fussy cut the image and sentiment - then a created a background using some designer paper.  I adhered both the image and sentiment with 3D foam pads for depth. 

Card Info:

Image and Sentiment - Stamping Bella Curvy Girl Strutting

Paper - MFT Sweet Celebration

Die - MFT Stitched Rectangles

Colouring - Copics

Mum - Hair E21/23, Skin E000/11 R01/20, Top B21/23, Pants and Flowers RV52/63/55

Girl - Hair E40/43/43, Skin E000/11 R01/20,Top G20, Pants BV31

Hope you like my make today - and I hope YOU dance when you hear music!

Don't forget you can find more inspiration over on the Stamping Bella Blog - and you can chat and share all things Bella related on the Sistahood Facebook Page.

Have a good weekend..