EBell World May DT Post

Hi~~ Today is May 25th and another challenge at Elisabeth Bell's World DT Blog!!!   So happy to see so many entries last month and such wonderful talent!!!  Our challenge this month is "New Beginnings"---create something such as new baby, new home, new event, graduation, wedding, etc.  and our sponsor is Michelle's Ink Stamp and Color which formerly was Michelle's Scrapbooking and more.....or maybe you remember The Pixie Cottage Blog :)  Oh yes she is still around but revamped her online store!!!  Thanks so much Michelle!!!

The gift she is offering is~~

2 Belles 'n Whistles fairy stamps!!

The winner will also get their choice of 2 digi images from Elisabeth Bell's Digital Collection!!!  and I have to say WOW that Digital Family is growing :)  AND...they can have the opportunity to be our guest in next month's challenge!!!

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My card features a BnWhistles stamp called Brooke (not sure if she is available anymore)....

I created this with family in mind.......we will have 5 babies who will experience their first Christmas this year in our family and 2 of them are our grandbabies. My parents will have 8 great grandbabies 2years old and under by Christmas!!!!  OK enough of my babbling......

My First Christmas Card using B'nWhistles--Brooke by EBell

Colored with Copics...skin E01, 00, 000.... Hair Y26, 21, 0000....Reds R29, 24, 22, 20....Greens YG67, G07, 02....Booties W5, 3, 1, R29, 24....White areas C3, 2, 1, 00, added Sakura white Souffle' pen to give 3-D appearance......Dress ruffles and ornament stardust stickles

Tools used~~Whimsy Country Heart Die and Birthday Sentimentables; SB Classic Scalloped Squares; Papers are DCWV Holiday CS.  Touched edges with TH vintage photo ink

Sentiment--computer generated and cut out with SB scallop nestie ontop Whimsy Fancy Circle Die in red and SB Floral Doily Motif in green.....and hung a star charm with twine.

View to capture Souffle' 3-D opaque ink look and of course the sparkle :)

Inside of card--"Merry Christmas" is Whimsy Holiday Sentimentables.  Corners made with Paper Studio Corner punch and added VD Ruby GL for berries.

Hope you can find time to join in our "New Beginnings" Challenge at EBWorld Blog!!!

Remember you MUST use an EBell image!!!

Be sure to visit all my Teamies blogs....the talent is Superb!!!!

Have a Safe and Fun Memorial Day Weekend!!!

EBWCB~~DT card

WELCOME EB FOLLOWERS!!
For those in the US~~Hope you had a Fabulous Thanksgiving and also hope you don't have a tummyache from all the food that is usually served :)  I loved having my kiddos altogether with us--Good food, laughter, reminiscing and lots of catching up!!!!


Now onto our EBWorld challenge---YEAH!!~~~It is the Nov/Dec EB World Monthly Challenge!!!!  Hope you can join in the fun.......

The challenge is.....this sketch by our lovely Lynda Nielsen along with adding your favourite embellishments!!!  Remember you can use any EBell Image :)

Super Exciting News......the winner this month will have a choice of 2 digi's from the
Elisabeth Bell Gallery 
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 a $20 gift certificate from Michelle's Scrapbooking Store 

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oh yes not done....and the winner will be offered the chance to join us as a guest in our next challenge!!!!!
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Michelle is also giving our blog readers 15% off any order they place at her store until Dec. 24, 2011!!! How amazing is that friends!!!!!  Her store has tons and tons of stuff--I know I have been there!!!!  Her service is outstanding!!!!!    So don't wait go HERE to find the code~~Happy Shopping :D
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Onto my card......

With Christmas right around the corner I decided to use the cutest, sweetest and yummiest B'nWhistles image-----Gingerbread Love!!!!!!

Brother/Sister~~~Friends~~ Cousins 

Aren't they just ADORABLE with their gingerbread cookies!!!!!!!!

The Christmas ticket sentiment is...The New Digital Word Art by Our Very Own--Lynda Nielsen exclusive for BnWhistles!!

Lynda your Digital Word Art is AWESOME!!!!!!!!!

This view shows dimension of layers:)

Hope you can find time to join us and maybe you would be the lucky winner of some EB images and a shopping trip to Michelle's Store for yourself!!! You have until Dec 22nd.   To get more inspiration go and check out the rest of the DT's fabulous work HERE!!

Challenges Entering:

SSCC~~ Christmas/Holidays-- I have used Copics,  Nestabilities, Neenah CS etc....which can all be found at Stamping Scrapping Store!!!

Belles n Whistles~~ Christmas Challenge

Bearly Mine Challenge #24~~ All my Favourite Things

Stamptacular Sunday #139~~ Boy OH Boy!!

Truly Scrumptious #70~~ Xmas Project with pearls or vintage

The Paper Shelter #41~~ Christmas Sparkle (red, green, gold)

CES #62~~ Snowflakes

Charisma Cardz #46~~ Snowflakes

BSC #37~~My Beary Best

Recipe:

Stamps:  BnWhistles Gingerbread Love,  BnWhistles Christmas Tickets--Digital Word Art

Ink:  Copics,  Prisma pencils w/blending stump

Paper: MF-Deck the Halls; Gold Textured cs and PTI red cs

Tools: Quik kutz snowflake folder, MS snowflake punch, Fiskars border punch, 

Embellies: Diamond glaze, Gold doily, Ribbons, bells, Viva Decor Holo Iridescent glitter liner pen, candy die cuts 

Thanks for visiting
GOD BLESS

EBWCB~~DT card

Time for a new challenge at Elisabeth Bell's World Challenge Blog    Our challenge for October is to create something using 4 P's~~Pink, purple, pearls and pretties!!!
It was GREAT to see all the lovely creations last month for our fall photo challenge!!!!  We sure do appreciate seeing the neat, wonderful talent you all have!!!!!!
So now we would love to see what you come up with for the 4p's challenge ;)   Remember you can use any EBell image and just follow the challenge theme :D

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My fun card includes EB "Wishes" exclusive for Belles'nWhistles

And as EB states...."Make a wish and count to three. What you hope and believe will be!" 

Isn't she just tooo precious~~making a wish in her purple dress at the pink wishing well. Colored this gorgeous image with Copics and Prisma pencils.  

Used: PTI purple cardstock, SU pink dp's and white cs along with ribbon, dew drops in place of pearls, MS heart border punch,  MM fancy metal heart, SB heart nesties and the "Wish BIG" were stamps I found in my drawer of random stamps (gave them sparkle with Viva Decor Holo Iridescent Glitter Liner Pen)  Oh yah and I used my Bow Easy to make the purple bow:)

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out the rest of EBWC teams wonderful creations~~HERE!!!!  You have until Nov 22 to enter :) 

EB World

Happy Fall My Dear EB Friends!!!

I am here to share and invite you to join in The Elisabeth Bell's World Challenge for September.  Our theme this month is ......Photo Inspiration of Fall Leaves--use more than 3 shades of fall colors (red, orange, gold, green, brown)

Hope you are able to find time to show any of your E.Bell images some love and create anything with fall colors!!!

My project includes an image from the SweetArt Girls II collection
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Sass 'n Class
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Isn't Sass just the neatest image ever!!! She definitely has Class!!!  Colored with copics. AtYou Spica gold pen used on jewelry, wand and watch.  

I altered this brown gift bag--see below:D

What you think of this card???~~I stamped image onto dp with Rich Cocoa Memento ink.  It had the washed out, faded look... so I decided to give her outfit alittle color--just to make her pop slightly from the design on the paper :) 

Hanging sign post is a Kaisercraft Wooden Flourish with a Just Rite stamped sentiment.  Inked wooden sign post with TH vintage photo DI.  Gosh it turned out COOL!!!!!!

Ok dear friends ---your turn to create with any of your EBell images!!  Be sure to check out all my wonderful teamies creations for inspiration.  Find them all Here!!

Challenges Entering:
Beary Scrap #34~~Happy Fall Y'all
The Craft Garden~~ inspirational picture
I Copic #48~~Unloved Colors
Elphine House~Australia #6~~ "Scrap It"
SSS challenge~~  Dies to Die for
Charisma Cardz #38~~Card and Giftbag or box

Recipe: 
Stamps:  BnWhistles Sass 'n Class, Inkadinkado (HB), PTI (friends sentiment), Just Rite sign sentiment
Ink: Copics, TH spiced marmalade & vintage photo inks, ATYOU Spica gold and green pens
Paper:  Scraps from Me and My Big Ideas, BG Indian Summer pack, PTI brown cardstock
Tools:  Fiskars border punch, SB ribbon banner and mega oval dies, HC leaf die
Embellies:  Petaloo large cream flower(on gift bag) and butterfly; Kaisercraft Wooden sign flourish; Viva Decor Kiwi pen; Wild Orchid pearls;  Recollection(large flower on card) and Modern Romance flowers; Dress It Up leaves

Appreciate you stopping by and would love you to leave a comment~~~Would truly make me 

SMILE!!!!

Fairy Play

Made a card for a bridal shower I went to today..............  Used EB~~Fairy Play created for Belles 'n Whistles Stamps.  Click Here to find this cute little fairy in the Forever Young Collection.

Used this sketch for my card :)

BnWhistles~~Fairy Play by the Amazing Elisabeth Bell

MS deco fan around the page punches created the base of my card.  Inked edges with TH broken china. Papers are DCWV Linen Closet which is textured and shiny :)

Colored with Copics and Prisma Pencils w/ mineral spirits.  Added Iridescent medium to wings, hairbow and slippers.  Added a layer of stardust stickles to her wings also~~double sparkle :D

Accented flower centers, dress, sack, wand and leaves with Viva Decor cream pearl pen. 

Used CB script folder for added texture under image.  Edges of image softened with TH old paper and then broken china.

Flowers are gifts from friends. Leaves are SB shapeabilities die.  Added Iridescent medium to all flowers and center of leaves~~Really like this stuff!!!!  Finished with adding SU half pearls in corners and around flower arrangement.

Challenges entering:

BnWhistles~~ Shiny, sparkly glitter

BSC #23~~ sketch above

Simon Says~~ Spring Colours

CYDA #17~~ Spots and Stripes

A Spoonful of Sugar #146~~ Tons of Texture (used CB folder, stickles, dp is textured, etc)

Appreciate your visit! You have truly brightened my day!! GOD BLESS

CYDA~~ GUEST DESIGNER!!

HELLO ALL~~  Hope this is a start of a Fabulous weekend!!  It sure is for me~~ we did alot of yard work yesterday--pool closed for winter, removed summer flowers and added mums--sooo pretty, hopefully cut lawn for last time and raked leaves~~Whew I tired :D)))


Well today I have Super Exciting NEWS!!!  I was invited to be a GUEST on CYDA~~Thanks Joanne--Mwaahhhhh!!!

The theme for challenge #6 this week is:  A Recipe ~~~~~~  1 Circle, 2 Papers, and 3 Ribbons

I made an Easel Card Using BnW Kitty Love Image

As the theme states: My circle is the image-- my papers are BG Marrakech Pack -- my ribbons are AC red and flowered and raffia 

BnW Kitty Love was colored with Copics!!

Used colorless blender pen for soften the colors of her dress and the sitting pillow.

Her hat given texture with Souffle 3-D opaque pens--first colored with gray and then added lt green over top which gives it a sleek matte shine~~if that makes sense :D- LOL

Added gold ATYOU spica to leaves & tassels on pillow, her dress sash, hairtie, rim of kitty's bowl and flower on her hat. 

Diamond glaze gave shine to the pitcher :)

Here you can see the sparkle and shine!!

Inside of card

KINDNESS~~ from SU Heard from the Heart set

The "Love You much" was SU Well Scripted Set!

Used SU tag punches and glued to ribbon tail :)

Challenges would like to enter:

BnWhistles~~ Fall Colors -- Oct 25

Totally Papercrafts #38~~ Autumn - Oct 22

TPS #6~~ Sketch - Nov 8

Copic Creations #37~~ Colorless Blender Tricks - Nov 1

Allsorts week 74~~ Bingo - Oct 22  I choose bottom row~Punch, tags, ribbon

Basic Grey #31~~ Autumn/Harvest Time - Oct 29

Anything Goes~~ Ribbons

Appreciate your visit! You have truly brightened my day!!

BnW SURPRISE

It is a BnW kinda day for me :D  This Cutsey stamp I played with today is BnW Surprise!!
Isn't he and his kitty just the BEST!!!!

Used sketch from Pixie Cottage #37-rotated the sketch ;)

Isn't He the CUTEST!!!  I have to tell you~~when cutting out the image I was concentrating so very hard on getting the whole kitten and cut out around balloon annnnnddddd when I ran thru CB it must of slipped in nestie and half of kitty was gone~~but I think it is very cute anyhoo :D

Border is NEW SB Lotus Border~~ I then used the punched out Stars as accents!!

Sentiment Tag was Homemade :)

Colored with Copics and accented with White Gelly Roll Pen.  Doodled around Aged Mahogany Inked edges with SU choc chip marker :)

Used ATYou Spicas on flower bouquet--hard to see.

Diamond glaze shined up balloon and ribbon on present!!

OOoooo I like how he turned out!!!!!

Inside of card: Kept simple with more Doodles!!!!

Challenges I would like to Enter:

BnW~~ CAS -- Sept 27

Pixie Cottage #37~~ Sketch above-- Sept 29

Charisma Cardz #38~~ Anything goes - Sept 30

A Spoon Full of Sugar #122~~ Anything goes - Sept 28

Anything Goes week 17~~ Cute -- Sept 28

CYDA #4~~ Autumn Doodles - Oct 2

Stamp Something~~ Fall colors - Sept 30

Recipe:

Stamps:  BnW Surprise, PTI sentiment

Ink:  Memento Rich Coca, Copics, ATYou Spica Pens (silver, green & gold), Gelly Roll White Pen, TH Aged Mahogany Distress Ink and SU Choc. Chip marker for doodles 

Paper:  Kaisercraft Marrakech and CS from stash (brown & orangy/gold)

Tools:  SB circle, oval, scallop oval, scallop octagon nesties, SB Lotus Border Petite

Embellies:  Diamond Glaze 

Appreciate your visit! You have truly brightened my day!!

Belles 'n Whistles Fairy Play

I got some new stamps and WOW are they Gorgeous!!!!
This cutie is BnW Fairy Play wishing a Happy Birthday with a sack full of prezzies!!!:)

Used the following MMSC67 Sketch:

Here is the sweetest--cutest Fairy!!!

Sorry about pics but it was getting dusk out and lighting not very well in my home:)

Colored with copics and used Ranger Holographic Embossing powder on wings.  Stardust stickles on hairbow, wand, edges of sack and slippers:0

The Fabric flowers are glued on the metal slide of the raffia ribbon. Also added Viva Decor Holo Iridescent Glitter liner to flower center.

Pic kinda showing sparkle and glitz :)

Left Inside of card: Sponged Hero Arts Soft Sand shadow ink on upper half of card before adding

MS Chrysanthemum/Retro flowers and Butterflies!!!  Used my new viva Rose Paper Pen to spiff up the butterflies. 

Recipe:

Stamps:  BnW Fairy Play

Ink:  Memento Rich Cocoa, Hero Arts Soft Sand, TH Vintage Photo

Paper: BG Sultry pack

Tools: SB Oval  and circle nesties, MS and Fiskars Butterfly punches, EK Success Retro flower punches

Embellies: Raffia Ribbon, MM sabrina slide, fabric flowers, Viva Decor paper and glitter liner pens, brad and MS Chrysanthemum sticker flower

Would like to enter the following Challenges:

BnWhistles ~~ Anything Goes -- Aug 29

MMSC67~~ Sketch above -- Aug24

BasicGrey #27~~use fabric -- Sept 4

Stamp and Create #4~~ Flowers -- Sept 1

Creatalicious #13~~  Vintage-- Sept 15

CYDA #2~~ With Wings -- Sept 4

Bunny Zoe's #3~~ Vintage -- Sept 12

Create4Fun week 34~ Make a Birthday Card -Aug 28

CRAFT 64~~ Photo Inspiration -- Aug 26

Appreciate your visit! You have truly brightened my day!!