Spring is in the Air

Happy Bellariffic Friday!  Today's theme is Spring or Easter - since I just came back from Cincinnati  (visiting my BFF) where it is full on late spring (unlike here where nothing is blooming yet BUT we don't have any snow in the forecast so that's a bonus) I decided to ink up a one of Paula's flower scenes.

Now the set is called Paula's Summer Days but really the fence with the flowers reminds me of spring.  The image is stamped with memento tuxedo black ink onto bella's bestest white cs.  The fence and the sky are done with pencils and gamsol while the flowers are coloured with copics.  For the centre of the flowers I used some tiny rhinestones.  I added some glitter in the sky (sorry it doesn't really show in the photo).  I kept the patterned paper simple because I wanted the image and flowers to stand out.  The dp I did use is from MME Miss Caroline Dolled up.  I added some scallop layered, black ribbon and black rhinestone strips.

Don't forget to stop by Bloggabella to see the rest of the babes designs and the sistahs creations.  You have until next Fridays to upload your spring/Easter themed card on SCS key word BELLARIFFIC1212

Next week we have another sketch challenge for you!!  Email your cards to Em by Thursday to be included on Bloggabella and remember to upload you cards on SCS (BELLARIFFIC1312)

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

Dana 
copics: R20, R21, R22

Thank You

My husband mentioned today that he needs a Thank You card for a co-worker, which means not cute!  When I saw today's MFT sketch (MFTWSC64) I was totally inspired

The ds paper is Bazzill Basics Wayfarer (6x6) layered with kraft cs.  For the sentiment I used MFT's Thanks a Bunch stamps and die-namics polka dot greeting and die.  For the flower I used MFT's Upsy Daisy die-namics.

Thanks so much for stopping by & have a great day!!

Dana 

What's Cookin'

Happy Sunday it's time for another Sweet Sunday Sketch (SSSC155)  from Karen

So I flipped the sketch this week to work with the image I chose from Stamping Bella -What's Cookin' by Mo Manning

The image is stamped onto bella's bestest cream cs with memento tuxedo black ink and coloured with copics.  The ds paper is MME's all spice.  I did some shading with pencils blended with gamsol.  I added some glitter around the image.

Please stop by the rest of the Sweet Sunday Stampers blogs to see their creations & our Guest Designer.  Remember to link your card on Karen's blog for a chance to be our Guest Designer 

• Jen Tapler
• Karen Giron
• Karen Motz
• Lynn Put
• Sarah Jane Kale' (taking this week off)
• Vicki Burdick
• Kristii Lockart (this weeks guest designer)

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!! 

Dana 

copics: E0000, E000, E00, R02, E21, E40, E44, E47, E49, R0000, R00, R11, R30, R17, R14, YR0000, YR14, BG72, T0, T8, T10, N4, N6

You Perk Me Up!

How awesome was Stamping Bella's release yesterday?!  It was an expensive one for me! 

This weeks Bellariffic Friday was another fabulous sketch from Ebruabella.  

For my card I inked up one of the sweet Peeps - Perk Me Up Peeps 

The image is stamped with memento tuxedo black ink onto bella's bestest cream paper and coloured with copics.  I paper pieced the "sleeve" with the dp EP's This & That.  Around the image I shaded using distress inks in evergreen bough and old paper.  Instead of a bow I added a tiny black button.  I added some sewing around all the dp layers.

Please stop by Bloggabella to see the rest of the babes creations & the sistah's cards.  If you link your card on SCS (BELLARIFFIC1112) you will have a chance to win a 20.00 gift voucher.

Next weeks theme is Spring or Easter - email your card to Em by Thursday to be included on Bloggabella's Bellariffic Fridays

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day

Dana 

copics: E0000, E000, E00, R0000, R00, E40, E41, E47, E55, E57, T8, R22, BG11, BG32, YG21, YG23 

May I Introduce.....

FLYNN!! Oh how I {heart} her and I'm excited to have 2 sneak peeks

First up is Sunshine Flynn. 

 Isn't she sweet?!  She is on bella's bestest cream paper and coloured with copics.  I paper pieced the strawberries on her dress and the one she is holding.  On the Strawberries I added some black mirco fine glitter for the seeds.  On her shoes I added some shine with a a clear glaze pen.  The sentiment comes with the image. I used some Distress ink in Scattered Straw on the sentiment pieces.  I added some shading around Flynn with pencils and gamsol then added a little glitter.  The DP is October Afternoon's Fly a Kite

Next up is Cupcake Flynn 

Again the image is on bella's bestest cream paper (really it's the only paper I use) and coloured with her up with copics.  I added some shading on her dress using pencils and gamsol.  On her hair band and scallops on her dress I added some sparkle with crystal stickles.  For the shading around her I used pencils and gamsol plus versa magic ink in both wheat and aspen mist.  I added some glitter around her.  Again the sentiment comes with the image and I sponged it with versa magic wheat.  

Please stop by Bloggabella for more of the release images - I've only seen these two and the teasers she has put on her blog & SCS so I'm excited to see the rest 

Don't forget you still have time to play along with this weeks Bellariffic Fridays theme - click here to see the sketch and email your card to Em by Thursday to be included on Bloggabella and remember to link your card on SCS (BELLARIFFIC1112) for a chance to win a 20.00 voucher which will be handy with the release

Thanks so much for stopping by

Dana 

copics (sunshine Flynn) E0000; E000; E00; E02;  R02; R0000; R32; R35; R37; Y17; Y32; Y35; YG17; E20, E49; E53; E55; E57

copics (cupcake Flynn) E0000; E000; E00, E02, R02; RV0000; RV10; R27; BG11; BG23; E47; E49; E53; E55; E57

Feeling GREEEN?!

Wow it's Friday already so that means it's time for Bellariffic Fridays (BELLARIFFIC1012) and this weeks theme was to use GREEN on your card.  

I decided not to go with at  St. Patty's image or a turtle tot instead I went with Arthur of Arthur and Annie (maybe because I used Annie on Sunday so I felt they needed equal time?!)

The image is stamped as always with memento tuxedo black ink onto bella's bestest paper (cream) and coloured with copics.   I paper pieced his shirt and shorts with the dp I used on the card; EP this & that.  The layout is this weeks Freshly Made sketch (FMS26). I added some shading around the image with pencils and gamsol and added some Olive ribbon.  The image itself is also paper pieced on the cream background because I somehow got a black dot on the original background & try as I might I couldn't get it out. Then I tried to tell myself it wasn't noticeable (really a speck) but you know the eye just kept going there. I didn't want to recolour him so I went with good old paper piecing.

Now there's LOTS going on at Stamping Bella this coming week - Em has a ginormous release coming up and she is showing some teasers on Bloggabella.  Starting Monday the Babes will have some sneak peeks of the release.  

Next weeks Bellariffic Fridays theme is another awesome sketch (BELLARIFFIC1112).  

Email your cards to Em by Thursday to be included on Bloggabella and please remember to link your card in the SCS gallery for a chance to win a $20.00 voucher!!

Please stop by Bloggabella to see the rest of the babes and sistah's creations; and Em may just have a few more teasers for us!!

Thanks for stopping by 

Dana 

copics: E0000, E000, E00, R02, E21, E09, E18, E19, E30, E31, E35, E37, YR14, YG93, YG95

Annie's having a Sweet Sunday

We are back today with a Sweet Sunday Sketch from Karen (SSSC154).  If you play along with us remember to link your card on Karen's blog for a chance to be a guest Sweet Sunday Stamper.

For my card I inked up an image from Stamping Bella - Annie & Arthur; but I just used Annie.  

She is stamped with memento tuxedo black ink onto bella's bestest cream cs and coloured with copics.  I paper pieced her dress with a piece from the dp I used - Simple Stories FabUlous.  I added some shading around the image with pencils and gamsol and added some glitter.

Please stop by the rest of the Sweet Sunday Stampers blogs to see their creations, and our guest designer and remember to link you card to Karen's blog

• Jen Tapler
• Karen Giron
• Karen Motz
• Lynn Put
• Sarah Jane Kale'
• Vicki Burdick
• Shannon White - this weeks Guest Stamper

Thanks for stopping by 

Dana

copics: E0000, E000, E00, R02, RV32, RV34, E34, E35, E37, E57, E59

Rain Never Stopped.....

Happy Friday - today's Bellariffic Fridays theme is another awesome sketch from Ebruabella! Remember you have until March 15 to link your card on SCS (BELLARIFFIC0912) for a chance to win a 20.00 Stamping Bella voucher.

For my card I used Stamping Bella's Rain-Never-Stopped-Me-abella.

The image is stamped with memento tuxedo black ink onto bella's bestest cream paper and coloured with copics.  I added some shading with pencils and gamsol.  For the button and her hairband I used an a pitch black and turquoise atyou spica pen.  The dp is MME's Quite Contrary Jack & Jill (how perfect are those umbrellas!!)

Please stop by Bloggabella to see the rest of the babes and sistah's creations.  Next weeks Bellariffic Fridays theme is to use GREEN on your card.  Email your cards to Em by Thursday to be included on Bloggabella next Friday.

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day

Dana 


copics: E0000, E000, E00, R02, BG10, BG11, BG32, BG34, R11, R14, R17, E42, E57, E59, Y11

Peek A Boo...

Today I played along with MFTWSC62 - when I first saw the sketch I thought I would whip something up; well there was no whipping up; the sketch almost whipped me! 

I used MFT's PI girl Peek A Boo and coloured her with copics.  I paper pieced her dress and then layered her on the centre panel.  The dp is Lily bee design Head over Heels; and I must confess it's a little bright for me!  The cs are all SU - pumpkin, regal rose and river rock.  For the sentiment I used a die-namic from MFT's Sweet Stack Die-namics

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!!

Dana 

Happy Beeday....

For my card today I played along with Jen's the Deconstructed sketch from this week (41).  

When I saw the sketch I knew a huggabugg from Stamping Bella would be perfect.

I inked up BeeDay Huggabugg and stamped the image with memento tuxedo black ink onto bella's bestest cream paper.  I stamped the image twice so I could paper piece the presents.  I coloured the image with copics.  The ds paper is MME's quite contrary Jack & Jill 6x6.  I added some ribbon and a die namics upsy daisy flower with a prima say it with crystals in the centre.

This weeks Bellariffic Fridays theme is a sketch. 

 Email your card to Em by Thursday to be included on Bloggabella & remember to link your card on SCS in the gallery using the keyword BELLARIFFIC0912

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!!

Dana 

copics: E0000, E000, E00, R20, R21, R24, R27, R29, BG0000, BG45, BG49, Y32, Y35, G0000, G00, E47, E49

Polka Dots...

Happy Friday!  This weeks Bellariffic Fridays theme was to use Polka Dots on your card - remember if you played along link your card in the SCS gallery (BELLARIFFIC0812) for a chance to win a 20.00 voucher from Stamping Bella.  

For my card I inked up one of the Uptown Girls by Lulu stamps from the January release - Felicity and Blair Living Life.

The image is stamped with memento tuxedo black ink onto bella's bestest cream paper and coloured with copics.  On the frill of the pink dress I used a clear atyou spica pen, on the polka dots I used an orange atyou spica pen and on the frill on the jacket I used a turquoise atyou spica pen.  For the wine bottle and glasses I used an clear glaze pen.  On the cupcakes I used brown liquid applique.  I shaded around the image and grounded the image with pencils and blended with gamsol.  I added a few glitters around the girls.  The dp is MME's Vanity Fair.  The sentiment comes with the stamp.

Next weeks Bellariffic Fridays theme is a SKETCH!!

Email your cards to Em by Thursday to be included in Bellariffic Fridays on Bloggabella and always link your card on SCS for a second chance at winning a gift voucher from Stamping Bella

Please stop by Bloggabella to see the rest of the creations

Thanks for stopping by

Dana


copics: E0000, E000, E00 R02, E30, E31, E41, E42, E44, E47, E49, E59, BG10, BG11, RV0000, RV32, RV34, RV17, RV19, R27, R59, YR18, G94, G99 

March Calendar

Here is my March Calendar page

This month I inked up MFT's PI Girl 4 - Leaf Clover.  The image is stamped with memento tuxedo black ink onto bella's bestest paper and coloured with copics.   The calendar is from Taylored Expressions

Thanks for stopping by

Dana