So don't be afraid to let them show...your true colors, true colors are beautiful like a rainbow...

Hi, sistahs! Happy Bellariffic Friday! This week's challenge from Stamping Bella was to use Polka Dots...super fun. Did you play along? If you did, don't forget to link your card in the SCS gallery (BELLARIFFIC0812) for a chance to win a 20.00 voucher from Stamping Bella!

This week I colored up another new image...this one is called Painter Meg. Isn't she a cutie?


I stamped her in Memento Black on Bella's Bestest Paper and colored with Copic Markers. Then I sponged the edges of the image with Soft Sky ink...love how it looks here. The sentiment was stamped in Stazon on a strip of vellum and adhered over the image.


The polka dot paper is from Echo Park, but I changed the brown dots to black with a Copic marker. To finish off the image I added some highlights with a white charcoal pencil...love that thing!

So next week is a SKETCH CHALLENGE! Here's the sketch to work with:

All you have to do to play along is create a project with the sketch using Bella Stamps and send your card to Emily (emily@stampingbella.com) by Thursday night! You'll be entered to win some Bella Bucks $$$, and your card will be published on the Bloggabella!  Also, if you upload to your gallery on Splitcoast as well (it's free!) using our keyword (you can find that in our forum HERE) you have two chances to win some BUCKEROONIS! Can't wait to see what everyone comes up with. Don't forget to check out the other goodies posted on Emily's Blog HERE, and post a comment for another chance to win some Bucks. Have a fabulous day!

Painter Meg Stamp	Bella's Bestest Paper	Memento Tuxedo Black Ink	Copic Markers	Stazon Jet Black
Stampin' Up Ink	Kraft Cardstock from Canvas Corp	Stampin' Up Cardstock	A Walk in the Park Collection by Echo Park	Translucent Vellum
Houndstooth Paper Collection	Open Scallop Edger Punch by EK Success	Scor-Tape	Jumbo Sponge Dauber by Tsukineko

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I told you I wouldn't be long...that was last November, now December's almost gone...

Happy New Year's Eve, y'all! Sorry I've been MIA this week...it has been crazy around these parts! My camera has been missing since Christmas, though I'm sure it's around somewhere. It is just hiding. Not that I blame it, I feel that way some days, too. *wink*

I do have a couple of Bella cards that I haven't posted yet, so I hope you enjoy. I had to rely on my backup camera, but I will replace these photos when the other one shows up.

ETA: YAY! New photos! :)


This is a card I created using the Santa's Birdhouse image. Isn't it sweet? It was one I colored a LONG time ago, and pulled out for this card. It was colored on Bella's Bestest Paper with Copic markers of course, then cut and embossed with Labels 8 Nestabilities. While the die was still on, I sponged Crumb Cake and Soft Sky/Baja Breeze ink around the image. The patterned paper is from the Funky Christmas Collection from Crystal Wilkerson. My new favorite. Here's a closeup:


Here's the second card I created. This image is called SockaFellaBella...I can't find it on the site right now, but hopefully will be able to edit the link later.


It's another one of the images I colored long ago and cut out with Nestabilities. I used Liquid Applique on their hats, and Stickles on a few other bits of the image. I colored the seam binding with my BG05 Copic Marker so it matched PERFECTLY (love that!), then added some more Funky Christmas paper. And a closeup:







Well, that's about all I've got for now...I'll be back tomorrow to post my favorites for 2011. Thanks for stopping by, and have a fabulous day!

Oh, it doesn't show signs of stoppin'...and I brought some corn for poppin'...

Happy Monday, y'all! How was your weekend? Mine was short...too much to do and not enough time...story of my life! I did find some crafty time Sunday night, and I pulled out another Clean and Simple sketch to play with.


I knew I wanted to use my new Let it Snow stamp set from Maya Road that I picked up at The Crafty Scrapper a while back, and I also wanted to play with Crystal Wilkerson's new Funky Christmas collection...I am head over heels for this paper!! I re-sized each one to 5"x5" and printed them out onto double sided brochure paper...so fabulous. Here's what I came up with:


Isn't that so fun? I stamped the snowflake in VersaMark and embossed with white embossing powder. After layering the two coordinating papers on the smaller white square, I punched a circle out to create a window for my snowflake. Then I added the sentiment from Verve's Ornamental Christmas set on a banner from my die-cut stash. Here's a closeup:


I couldn't resist adding a little bit of Diamond Stickles...everything's better with a little bling. *grin* I will be back tomorrow with another Skipping Stones Design sketch card, so try not to miss me too much. Thanks for stopping by...I hope you have a fabulous day!

Funky Christmas Collection by Crystal Wilkerson	Let it Snow Stamp Sheet by Maya Road	Versamark Watermark Ink	Detail Embossing Powder by Ranger	Ornamental Christmas Stamp Set Verve
VersaMagic Jumbo Java Ink	Stickles	1.75" Circle Punch EK Success	Serrated Tracing Wheel by Dritz	Double Ended Banner Die from Papertrey Ink

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Just dance...gonna be okay...just dance...spin that record babe...

Hey, y'all! Happy Saturday! I just wanted to say hi and post a quick card I made tonight. The Sketch Challenge on Splitcoast is a great one this week, so I used that as my jumping off point.


Pink, Sparkles, Scallops, Butterflies...all the things that I love! I knew I wanted to use the new Rounded Scallop Frame die from Verve. So I started with that and then stamped the coordinating image from Making a Statement in Versamark and embossed with clear embossing powder. Here's a look up close:


For the inside of the frame, I stamped the Notebook Paper Plain Jane and embossed in white on kraft paper. Then I stamped my favorite quote from Blue Skies in black on top, along with a couple of flourishes in Crumb Cake. My Teal strip was looking a little plain so I ran some Scor-Tape across the center and added Glamour Dust glitter...love that stuff. The finishing touch was some butterflies with cork bodies.

Well, I better run...first soccer game tomorrow, so we have lots to do around here! Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a fabulous weekend!

And when you smile, the whole world stops and stares for a while...cause you're amazing just the way you are...

Happy Thursday, y'all! I hope your week is going wonderfully. I have begun Spring Cleaning...blech. There's no telling how long it will take me...I get so sidetracked! Oh well. It happens.

Anyway, I have been playing around with digi-papers and hybrid stuff, and have become a total Crystal Wilkerson groupie. She's the genius behind some of Echo Park's goodness, and oh my gosh. I love her stuff. I bought her entire Spring/Summer 2011 Collection and printed some papers to play with...here's what I came up with.


I needed some thank-you cards, so I pulled out some of my favorite Verve sentiments and went to work. Pairing them with this week's Clean and Simple Sketch, a punch from Stampin' Up and a little felt/button combo made everything easy! The Heartfelt Thanks sentiment is from Celebration of Thanks.


This card also uses a sentiment from the Celebration of Thanks set, as well as shows off my favorite pattern of the papers I used. It's so bright and happy! I wanted the elements to be on a smaller scale (not to mention the fact that I don't have a 12x12 printer), so I imported them into a document, then resized them to 5" square. That way I could fit 2 patterns on 1 sheet of paper. I used double sided matte brochure paper like my friend Jen recommends.


The last card shows off a sentiment I LOVE from Bountiful Harvest. All of the sentiments were stamped in Black Stazon ink on white cardstock. I wanted a good, rich black that would dry quickly so this one was my pick. I was too lazy to pull out my black embossing powder, but I think these sentiments would look even more amazing with some black heat embossing. Either way, I think the bright colors and the gorgeous sentiments popped nicely off of the Kraft card base.


This is just a closer look at the sentiment panels and the embellishment combo. I die cut some felt and sewed a button to the center with white crochet thread. Quick and easy...I think I'll make a few more of these!

I gotta run...I hope you have a fabulous day!