Birthday Wishes

On Sunday I went to a 2 year olds birthday party.  Now there were only a few kids there, but for this non-parent that was a lot to take!  Hubby decided a Costco run would be more relaxing then the party & he was not far off!!

My girlfriend said no gifts since the birthday girl has lots of stuff, but her birthday is Dec 1, and I'm a December baby so there was no way I wasn't giving her a little gift!  That of course meant I needed a card for her so I went with Stamping Bella's Cupcake with a Huggabugg on top.  

The image is stamped with memento tuxedo black ink onto bella's bestest white cs and coloured with copics.  For the sprinkles on the cupcake I used a turquoise atyou spica pen.  On the antennas I used crystal stickles.  The sentiment is from Stamping bella as well.  The ds paper is MME's Lime Twist Life of the Party.  I sponged on the bella's bestest cs with Tim Holtz distress Ink in Tattered Rose.

This weeks Bellariffic Fridays theme is Holiday Cards - email your card to Em by Thursday to be included and you can win yourself some bella bucks!

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day

Dana 

Get Cozy with SSSC145

Happy Sunday!!  I hope everyone had  a great week.  Karen has another awesome sketch for us this week (SSSC145)

For my card this week I used MFT's WTG Gets Cozy with Cocoa.  

The image is stamped with memento tuxedo black ink and coloured with copics.  For the marshmellows I used some white liquid applique.  The ds paper is Jillibean Soup Christmas Eve chowder.  I used MFT's First Place Award Ribbon die-namics and MFT's Let it Snow die-namics.  On the snowflakes I sprayed them with Tattered Angels Pearl. 

Please stop by the rest of the Sweet Sunday Stampers blogs to see their creations and if you play along 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 - I'm off to a 2year olds birthday party this morning I'm hoping there is champagne and orange juice for this non- parent!!

Dana

Feelin' Free

It's Free Form Friday today for Bellariffic Fridays so anything goes!!  For my card I inked up a Mo Manning called Housework Fairy. 

The image is stamped with memento tuxedo black ink onto bella's bestest cream paper and coloured with copics.  I added some glitter for the dust flying in the air and used a gelly roll pen for the wings.  I inked around the image with Tim Holtz distress ink in old paper.  The sentiment are words I live by (I'm blessed to have a wonderful cleaning lady!!)

Next weeks Bellariffic Fridays theme again helping you with your holiday cards again - Holiday Cards.  Email your cards to Em by Thursday to be included and you can win some bella bucks

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day

Dana 

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun...

I'm crazy about Stamping Bella's new Uptown Girls which were introduced this summer & I I have them all!! 

Uptown Girls Victoria and Juliette's night out is stamped with memento tuxedo black ink onto bella's bestest white cs and coloured with copics.  Along the fringe of their dresses I used black and warm highlights microfine glitter.  I used the black glitter on the black shoes and on the purple I used a clear glaze pen to give them some shine.  on the glasses I used a clear glaze pen.
The sentiment comes with the image and I took note from Paula and Cath and trimmed the sentiment to work with the image.

You still have time to play along with this weeks Bellariffic Fridays theme "Free Form".  Use any Stamping Bella image and send your card to Em by Thursday night to play along.

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!!

Dana 

Warm Winter Wishes

Today I have another "mass production" holiday card to share with you.  I had to focus on keeping the card somewhat quick 

I used MFT's Pure Innocence Holiday Hugs Snowman for my card.  The image is stamped with mementos tuxedo black ink onto bella's bestest white cs and coloured with copics.  I paper pieced his scarf with MME's The Merry Days of Christmas 6x6 cs.  Around the snowman I shaded with primacolor pencil and gamsol and added some glitter.  For the snow on the ground I used white liquid applique and glitter.  The sentiment is stamped onto a banner from MFT's First Place Award Ribbon die-namics set. 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day

Dana

BRRR.....

Happy Sunday - Karen has another great sketch for us this week AND I didn't even mess around with it!!

It's really cold here in Calgary  so I've been bundled with a scarf like my image for this weeks SSSC but I think it's too cold to even skate outside like this sweet image from TCP Deep Breath.  

Now I started making 1o of these because I was going to keep it simple.  The image is stamped on bella's bestest white cs with memento tuxedo black ink.  the skates and his nose are coloured with copics, the bunny is coloured with Caran d'ashe pencils and gamsol.  I also did a light shading around the image with pencils.  After I had it all coloured up I decided it would be brilliant to have his ear outside the nestie so I then re-stamped the image and then used a clear glaze pen for the ice and a gelly roll pen for the blades.  I then cut out the original image and paper pieced it then I cut and paper pieced the scarf and part of the hat which is stamped on ep's dots & stripes Christmas collection cs. Then I used white liquid applique and glitter for the trim.  I let it dry a bit then used the heat gun for a bit of a fluffy look.  I mounted the olive cs onto the black cs then ran them through my big shot with cuttlebugs snowflakes embossing folder.  Added the strip of ds paper and that was it - yep a quick and simple card NOT!!  I finished this one to get my post done now I have to finish the others!

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

Thanks for stopping by & have a great Sunday it's suppose to warm up to -10C here today!!

Dana 

Christmatini time

Today I have another holiday card to share with you - CHRISTMATINI!  It was perfect for this week Bellariffic Fridays sketch

The image is stamped with memento tuxedo black ink onto bellas bestest cs and coloured with copics.  For the decoration on the Christmas ball I used a gelly roll pen.  I then coated the entire glass with clear glaze pen.  The Christmas tree on the stir stick is paper pieced on.  

The ds paper is MME's Merry Days.   Around the image I used Tim Holtz's distress ink in bundled sage and then sponged some versa magic wheat ink.  The baja breeze cs is embossed with cuttlebugs swirls folder then inked with the bundled safe distress ink.

If you like giveaways Paula has a great one for you - some Bella rubbah and all you have to do is play along with bellariffic Fridays this week or next week!  Next weeks theme is one that is inviting you to play along - FREE FORM.  Any Stamping Bella image, any design just send your card to Em by Thursday to be included and you could win some Bella bucks and Paula's giveaway!!

Please stop by Bloggabella to see the rest of the babes creations & what the sistahs came up with from the sketch

Thanks fro stopping by & have a great day

Dana 

Birds Decorating

Happy Wednesday - I hope everyone is having a great week!  The temps here are changing and we have a skiff of snow on the ground & apparently more on the way which is making everyone put up their Christmas lights so this image was perfect!

I stamped Birds Decorating Trees onto bella's bestest paper with memento tuxedo black ink and coloured it with copics.  For the decorations on the trees I used tiny clear rhinestones (I'm partial to clear lights) and for the skiff of snow on the ground I used liquid applique and glitter.  The ds paper is MME's Holly Jolly and the cs is SU's Sage Shadow and Chocolate chip.  The sentiment is from Stamping Bella.  For the shading around the image I used a combination of a sky blue pencil with gamsol and tim holtz distress ink in old paper

You still have time to play along with this week Bellariffic Fridays - it's this fabulous sketch.  Email your card to Em by Thursday evening to be included and you can win some bella bucks!

Thanks for stopping by & see you Friday

Dana

Winter in the City

Happy Sunday I hope everyone is having a great weekend!  Karen has another awesome sketch for us to play along with (SSSC143) 

For my card this week I didn't alter the sketch at all!!  I inked up an MFT image from LAST year that hadn't been inked yet (why I don't know!!)  WTG Winter is in the city. 

The image is stamped with memento tuxedo black ink and coloured with copics.  For her boots I used copics and then went over them with a black glaze pen.  The trim on her coat is liquid applique with glitter & then I just let it dry.  For the lamp posts I used a clear glaze pen on them for the metal look & for the flickering light I used a gelly roll pen.  The snow is sparkly fluff sugar.  The ds paper is echo parks season's of greetings 6x6 pad.

Please stop by the rest of the Sweet Sunday Stampers blogs to see their creations with this weeks sketch and if you can 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 

Holiday Wishes

Today's Bellariffic Fridays theme was to make a holiday card - since we all need them this time of year!! My inspiration from my card came from Crafty Cath this week who used a non Christmas card for a Christmas card.  

For my card I inked up Izzie has a Prezzie and stamped the image onto bella's bestest cream paper and coloured the image copics.  Around the image I played around with some new Tim Holtz Distress inks from the Winter Collection. For the layout I used Jen's SKFYTT for November.  The DS paper is MME's Be Merry.  The sentiment is also from Stamping Bella.

Please stop by Bloggabella to see the rest of the creations and remember to leave a comment to win some Bella bucks!  Next week we have a sketch by Ebruabella - I love how she uses holiday colours in the sketch!!

Email your card to Em by Thursday to be included next week & you can win some bella bucks

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!!

Dana 

"Uptown Girl....

She's been living in her Uptown world"  Everytime I reach for one of my Uptown Girls from Stamping Bella Billy Joel's lyrics come ringing in my head!!

Today I have Uptown Girl Posh has a Present to share with you 

The image is naturally stamped with memento tuxedo black ink onto bella's bestest paper and coloured with copics.  I had to paper piece her dress and used MME's Lime Twist life of the party (which she should be with all those presents!!) I used cuttlebugs swiss dots embossing folder on the cardstock to keep with the polka dots on her dress.  On the green bag I added a little bit of glitter.  I shaded around her with prismacolor pencils and added a little more glitter.  The sentiment comes with the image so I managed to add a sentiment panel too!! 

Don't forget this weeks Bellariffic Fridays theme is Holiday Cards - so send your card to Em by Thursday to be included & you could win some bella bucks.  ALSO Lindabella has a sweet give away until Thursday night (winner will be announced on Friday)  All you have to do is leave a comment on her blog in regards to you favourite themes for bellariffic fridays & you will be in the draw for a $25.00 gift voucher!!

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day

Dana 

I Prefer....

Sundays and Sweet Sunday Sketches!!  Karen has another great sketch for us this week (sssc142) and it was an easy one for me to flip ;) 

Even stranger then me flipping it (NOT) is the fact that I wanted to add a sentiment to my card (I know shocking) so I actually added a sentiment panel; that means the next time there is a sentiment panel on a sketch I can take it off right?! 

I inked up one of my new Kraftin Kimmie images that arrived in my mailbox this week - Sarah Shopper.  The image is stamped with mementos tuxedo black ink and coloured with copics.  I paper pieced her shopping bags with the ds paper MME's Stella & Rose - Gertie.  

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

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

Thanks for stopping by,

Dana 

More Holiday Wishes.....

I am working on getting my holidays cards done before December this year so I can get them in the mail & not be late!  Today I have a card I made playing along with Splitcoast sketch this week (SC357)

For my card (I made 4 of these babies) I inked up Stamping Bella's Reindeer Circle.  The image is stamped with memento tuxedo black ink onto bella's bestest white cs and coloured with copics.  On the star I used a clear glaze pen on the circles.  For the holly I used a lipstick red atyou spica pen.  For the shading around the image I used prismacolor pencils and gamsol.  Finally I added some glitter.  The ds paper is MME's Darling Dear 6x6 pad.

Just a reminder this weeks Bellariffic Fridays theme is "HOLIDAY CARDS".  Email your card to Em by Thursday to be included.

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day

Dana 

Snowy Days....

Happy Friday - as I write this Thurs evening there is snow in our forecast; I'm not thrilled but hubby will be!  At least it fits with this weeks Bellariffic Fridays theme "is there snow at your house?!" 

For my card this week I inked up one of my favourite bella holiday image snowy house.  The image is stamped with memento tuxedo black ink onto bella's bestest cream cs and coloured with copics.  For the windows I used a clear glaze pen and for the lights I used merlot glitter.  The snow on the card is liquid applique with mirco fine glitter.  The ds paper is MME's Signature Collection 6x6 paper layered on soft sky and sage shadow cs.  I added some snowflakes made from the ds paper and the cardstock, which I sprayed with pearl tattered angels.

Next weeks Bellariffic Fridays theme is HOLIDAY CARDS (clearly all us babes need to get our holiday cards done!!)  Email your card to Em by Thursday to be included next week & you can win some bella bucks.

What are your favourite challenges?  We want to hear from you for next years Bellariffic Fridays themes - please leave a comment with your favourite type of challenges!!

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day

Dana 

November 1st

For this months calendar I went with one of my favourite PI girls from MFT - Snow Day 

The image is coloured with copics and paper pieced onto the calendar.  For the snow balls I used liquid applique and glitter.  

I hope we don't get weather like this all of November!!

Thanks for stopping by

Dana