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Is this FABULOUS sketch from Karen (SSSC139)

Sadly I didn't get my card done; been battling headaches all week & just couldn't get it coloured up in time BUT I will be back later today with it - LOVE the sketch & my image is perfect.....

In the meantime please stop by the rest of the Sweet Sunday Stampers blogs to see their creations & remember if you play along link your card on Karen's blog

• Jen Tapler
• Karen Giron
• Karen Motz
• Lynn Put
• Sarah Jane Kale'
• Vicki Burdick
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Thanks for stopping by & see you later!!

Dana

Trick or Treat....

We have a treat for you!!  One of the original babes has come back to the fold......Shannan Tuebner!!  We are all very excited to have her back on the team - make sure you pop by her blog to welcome her back!!

This weeks theme was Halloween - now I must admit this is not a holiday I get excited about (sorry Leslie).  I don't even buy halloween paper, which is shocking because I love paper!

For my card I inked up Trick or Treat a bella and stamped the image onto Bella's bestest paper and coloured her with copics.  I used a clear glaze pen on the treat pumpkin.  I used Jen's SKFYTT from October for my card and found some pumpkin pie ds paper in a cupboard, mixed it with elegant eggplant & black and there are my halloween colours!  I inked around the image with mementos versamagic in tea leaves and aspen mist.  I added some glitter around the top of ms. bella.

Please stop by Bloggabella to see the rest of the babes & sistah's creations and remember to leave a comment to win some bella bucks, which you could use on this weeks mini release!!  Don't forget FREE SHIPPING on all orders over 55.00 until 11:59 pm EST on Monday Oct 17!!

Next weeks theme is this awesome sketch that Ebru created - don't you love how she incorporated the halloween colours!!   Email your card to Em by Thursday to be included next week

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!!

Dana

Is it 5 O'clock?!?!

Em is going back to basics for us & I'm so excited - instead of doing big releases she will be doing what she used to do - mini releases like the one she did this week! And with this mini release Em has a FREE SHIPPING  (freeshippingoctober) promo on all orders over $55.00!!

In honour of the new Uptown Girls I inked up one from the last release - Madison has a Margarita.  

Madison is stamped with mementos tuxedo black ink onto bella's bestest cream paper and coloured with copics.  On the glass I used a clear glaze pen and around the rim I used a gelly roll pen for the salt (or sugar) depending on the margarita flavour (something I've heard...)  I love the sentiment that comes with the stamp - it's always 5 somewhere!!  The ds paper is from lilybeedesign called Happily Lost; which one could be if they had too many margarita's!!

Don't forget this weeks Bellariffic Fridays theme is Halloween email your card to Em buy Thursday to be included and you could win some bella bucks (which you could use toward your  purchase with fee shipping - just sayin')

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!!

Dana 

Sweet Sunday 138

Happy Thanksgiving to all the Canadian peeps out there!  I hope you're having a great one!  Today Karen has a super challenging sketch for you (SSSC138)!  I have had such a run with allergies this week and a wicked headache and now no voice the only reason I managed to play along and not flake out is my BFF Karen M talked me through it!  

Here is the tip she told me - start with a piece of 5 1/4 x 4 white cs and simply layer you pieces on at the angle - the 3 centre strips are 1 5/8" the 2 corner ones are a little narrower.  Now make sure you cut the strips about 6" long so you can lay them at an angle.  Once they are on trim them down to match your white cs. Simple right?! 

I decided to make a Halloween card with a sweet stamp that arrived in the mail for me from my wonderful friend Leslie.  I inked up Belinda Bones from Kraftin Kimmie's stamps and coloured her with copics. As you can see I had to flip the sketch this week to work with my image.  It doesn't show in the picture but on her bones I used a clear glaze pen; she has healthy bones she must take her calcium?!  The ds paper is and old stash of SU's pumpkin pie layered with elegant eggplant and kiwi kiss cardstock.  For the shading around the image I used versa magic inks in aspen mist & tea leaves. 

Please stop by the rest of the Sweet Sunday Stampers blogs to see there creations; I am curious to see how they all turned out since we all had comments about the sketch!!  Remember to link your card on Karen's blog if you play along; really with the tip it's do-able

• Jen Tapler
• Karen Giron
• Karen Motz
• Lynn Put
• Sarah Jane Kale'
• Vicki Burdick

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day

Dana  

Fall Colours....

Today's Bellariffic Fridays theme was to use fall colours on your card - let me tell you it's fall here!!!  I had my furnaces cleaned out yesterday & it was chilly having the front door open; I almost had to put on socks & I hate socks!!

For my card today I went with some old school techniques - I used a brayer (my friend Leslie had reminded me of this technique a few weeks ago so thanks for the inspiration) and I embossed my image.

I started with some glossy card stock and brayered Summer Sun and Pumpkin Pie ink onto the piece, they around the top edge I sponged on Ruby Red ink.  Once it had dried I stamped my image Shady Leaves with versmark ink then used some copper embossing powder.  As you can see there are a few spot where the embossing powder & ink didn't stick, but I liked the effect so went with it.  The strip of ds paper is from my friend Jeannie who lent me her WeR memory keepers 6x6 pad called Autumn Splendor

Please stop by Bloggabella to see the rest of the creations, and next weeks theme is HALLOWEEN so get your ghost, goblins and pumpkins inked up and email your cards to Em by Thursday to be included in the roundup and you could win some bella bucks

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day

Dana 

Sending Some Happy Mail

I always look at the MFT guest designer contest, but through the summer I was away so much I didn't have time/supplies where I was to play along.  This weekend I saw this months challenge - MFTGUESTDT1011 was to make the Perfect Package.  Hmmm I always give away cards at Christmas to my Mom & friend so why not get ahead of the game & get a package made?!

I have to say I loved this project because it involved a sweet PI image - Happy Mail and several MFT die-namics.

I stamped MFT's PI Happy Mail onto cream cs and coloured the image with copics.  I paper pieced her dress with a pattern from the 6x6 mme's blink of an eye pad and then paper pieced the collar, pockets and shoes with so saffron cs.  On her shoes I used a clear glaze pen and for the heart in the mailbox I used a red atyou spica pen.

For the box I covered the back, top, and front with 1 piece of kraft cs.  For the folds I just scored the cs so it would fold to open and close.  I then added some kraft cs on the side panels.  I then layered soft blue, so saffron cs and a piece of ds paper (mme's blink of an eye) and stitched the layers together.  I then did a centre strip using the same layer pattern but a different piece from the ds paper.  For the sentiment I used MFT's die-namics first place award ribbon die.  I then added some flowers made with MFT's die-namics Upsy Daisy .  On the front panel I used the same pattern for my cs and patterned paper then added a scallop from MFT's Jumbo Scallop Die-namic, added some ribbon and flower rhinestones.

I'm happy that I have started getting myself organized for Christmas, one project done and too many still to do!!

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day

Dana 

Baby Congrats

Happy Sunday, I'm back today with this weeks Sweet Sunday Sketch (SSSC137)   Karen challenged up a little this week with a tall skinny sketch

Can you believe I totally stuck to the sketch & didn't flip it!  I needed a baby card to tuck in with  a parcel that I must send to friends in Mexico (with our postal rates I can only imagine how much that will cost!!)  So this sketch was perfect!! 

I inked up Stamping Bella's baby buggy bumper and stamped it onto bella's bestest paper.  The image is coloured with copics.  On the hearts I used some crystal stickles to give some shine and added some tiny rhinestones on the centre of the wheels and on the buggy.  The ds paper is an old one - BG Two Scoops.  The finished card measures 6x3.5" 

Please stop by the rest of the Sweet Sunday Stampers blogs to see their creations, and if you play along with us this week remember to link your card on Karen's blog.

• Jen Tapler
• Karen Giron
• Karen Motz
• Lynn Put
• Sarah Jane Kale'
• Vicki Burdick

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day

Dana 

October Calendar

Wow Oct 1st already - I so don't want the fall weather to come!!  

For my calendar page this month I struggled because I didn't want to repeat an image from last years calendar (bewitched a tude) so instead I inked up one of Stamping Bella's the Pixies by Tiddly Inks.  The image is stamped with mementos ink onto bella's bestest paper and I coloured her with copics, in halloween colours.  I added some glitter to her wings.

Don't forget to play along with this weeks Bellariffic Fridays theme -FALL COLOURS!  Email your cards to Em by Thursday to be included.

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day

Dana