Warm Winter Wishes

Happy Friday - wow this week flew by - I've been plucking away at my Christmas cards and I'm almost done, I hope to share it with you next week

Todays Bellariffic Fridays theme was to create a holiday card.  For mine I inked up one of Stamping Bella's new images Frostier 

The image is stamped with memento tuxedo black ink and stamped onto bella'a bestest white cs.  I then coloured the image with copics.  On the garland on the hat I used red stickles for the berries.  On the buttons I used glaze to give them some shine.  The shading around the image is done with pencils and gamsol.  I added some glitter.  The ds paper is basic greys aspen mist.  The sentiment is from Stamping Bella which I cut free hand.  I've had these octagon dies forever and I think this was the first time I used them I love them!

Next weeks Bellariffic Fridays theme is a sketch - email your card to Em by Thursday to be included on Bloggabella

We are excited to announce that the Babe family is growing.  Em put out a DT call on Splitcoast and there were so many wonderful entrants that it made it hard for us to choose.  We are happy to announce we have two new babes joining us officially in Dec; although they are both so excited I think they might start sooner!  Please welcome Amanda Reed  and Angela Thomas !!

Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous weekend!

Dana 

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 

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

Pop It Up

It's Bellariffic Friday & today's theme is one of my "normal" techniques Pop It Up.  I always have at least one element on my card popped up so this one was easy for me; so easy in fact that I almost missed it!  I was chatting on the phone about 5pm yesterday thinking Oh man I need to send Em my card - UMMMM there was no card!  I had been working ahead, but I clearly caught up!  Thankfully I have new rubbah in the house so I picked one of my new Uptown Girls.

Claudia has a Candy is stamped with mementos ink onto bella's bestest cream paper & coloured with copics.  I paper pieced her dress with MME's Dwell designer paper and added some tiny rhinestones along the circles on the bottom.  For the candy I paper pieced it and popped the top pop up then used a clear glaze pen for some shine.  I popped up the image panel (the black base is where it is popped up and popped up half of the sentiment circle(the sentiment comes with the image) so it would sit on the image panel.

Don't forget to stop by Bloggabella to see the rest of the babes creations & remember to leave a comment for some Bella Bucks!!  Next weeks theme is FALL colours - email your card to Em by Thursday to be included

Thanks for stopping by & have a great weekend

Dana 

LuLu's Snowman

Today's Bellariffic Fridays theme is a sketch by Pauline-abella.  I decided to take it as an opportunity to get another Christmas card done.

I inked up Stamping Bella's LuLu's Snowman and stamped the image onto bella's bestest paper  and coloured the image with copics.  I used liquid applique for the trim on the hats and added some glamour dust glitter.  For the snowflakes I used my quickie glue pen and some more glamour dust glitter.  The ds paper is Crate Papers Snow Day.

Please stop by Bloggabella to see the rest of the babes creations & what the sistah's submitted. Leave a comment and you can win some bella bucks.  Next weeks theme is "pop it up" - add some dimension to your card.  Email your cards to Em by Thursday to be included.

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day

Dana

It's Christmas in July!!

Happy Friday - today's Bellariffic Fridays theme is Christmas in July so I inked up one of one of Stamping Bella's sweet Peeps - Christmas Peeps 

I even managed to squeeze in playing along with Jen's SKFYTT for July.  The image is stamped with mementos tuxedo black ink onto bella's bestest paper and coloured with copics.  The ds paper is from echo park - everybody loves Christmas.  I added some snowflakes in the corner, but forgot to round the corners - at least I stuck to the sketch!

Please stop by Bloggabella to see the rest of the Christmas in July cards and please try to play along with us next week - the challenge is to add metal to your card.  Email your cards to Em by Thursday to be included & you can win some bella bucks

It's a long weekend here - so extra time on the golf course for hubby & I - hope you all have a great one!!

Dana 

Circle or a Square????

This weeks Bellariffic Fridays theme was a sketch & you had the choice of making a circle card or a square card with it; you know I went with the square card!!!

I actually got a jump on next weeks theme with my card this week!  I inked up one of Stamping  Bella's Holiday stamps - minty coffee.  The image is stamped with mementos tuxedo black into onto bella's bestest paper and coloured with copics.  I paper pieced the holly and leaves on the mug.  For the steam I used a black atyou spica pen and on the candy cane I used a red atyou spica pen and a clear glaze pen.

Please stop by Bloggabella to see the rest of the babes creations & what the sistah's sent in.  If you leave a comment you could win some bella bucks!

Yes, next weeks theme is Christmas in July - email your cards to Em by Thursday to be included next week

Thanks for stopping by -

Dana

Bella or Stella?!

It's Friday so it's time for Bellariffic Friday - this weeks theme was to use either Stella or Bella - I chose a Bella - Gossipabella 

The image is stamped with mementos ink onto bella's bestest paper and coloured with copics.  I paper pieced her top and skirt with the ds paper - Lilybee designs Happily Lost.  I used a clear glaze pen on the telephone and a pink atyou spica pen on her hair band.

I decorated the inside of my card for a change and added the sentiment that is included with the stamp.

Please stop by Bloggabella to see the rest of the babes creations and what the sistah's have sent in - leave a comment and you can win some bella bucks!

Next weeks Bellariffic Fridays theme is a sketch - circle or square you choose!!  Email your card to Em by Thursday to be included next week and you can win some bella bucks!!

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day

Dana

It's Sketch Time

Happy Friday!!  This weeks Bellariffic Friday challenge was a sketch - and yes I did "flip" the sketch as I so LOVE to do!!  For my card I inked up me of Christy Croll's sweet Tiddly Ink images - Arthur from Arthur & Annie 

Arthur is stamped with mementos ink onto bella's bestest paper and coloured with copics.  I then cut him out an mounted onto kraft paper (in honour of Jeaniebella who created this sketch).  The ds paper is MME's Lime Twist - Fly a Kite (I {heart} mme's papers!)  I stitched around my layers and that was my embellishment since it was a "masculine card" 

Now next week we are taking off in honour of the long weekend in Canada (July 1) and the USA (July 4) so you have 2 weeks to play along with our next challenge (July 8)  Use Ribbon on your card (easy no?!)  Email your card to Em by Thursday July 7 to be included and you could win some bella bucks!

If you are missing all things bella next Friday hop over to Forumabella - Jessabella and the sistah's are starting a book club and will be chatting all things bella!!

Have a great weekend & thanks for stopping by

Dana

Bring on Summer

Seriously some summer weather would be nice!!  Rain and cool no where near summer temps here so I have to imagine laying in the sun like Little Umbrella by Mo Manning from Stamping Bella!!

The image is stamped with memento ink onto bella's bestest paper and coloured with copics.  For the sand I used sand micro fine glitter.  Because there was so much bling from the sand I kept my card basic.  The ds paper is cosmo crickets mini deck salt air.

Don't forget to stop by Bloggabella to see the rest of the summer creations & leave a comment you could win some bella bucks!

Next weeks theme is this awesome sketch by Jeanie-bella (da Chicken)  Email your card to Em by Thursday to be included

Thanks for stopping by

Dana

Spring Flowers

Todays Bellariffc Fridays theme was to use flowers - hopefully the flowers will start springing up here soon!

For my card I inked up one of my new Stamping Bella Pixie images - Paisley Pixie.  The image is stamped onto bella's bestest paper and coloured with copics.  For the circular flowers (can you tell I'm not a gardener - and I can't blame it soley on allergies!) I wanted to make them like the fluff that makes me sneeze so I used sparkly fluff.  The ds paper is MME stella and rose.  I used a scallop border punch along the bottom and added some yellow ribbon.  The flowers are sculpture flowers that I bought at my local scrapbooking store - Scrapbooker's Paradise WHICH carries Stamping Bella images!!!  OMG when I saw them the first time in the store I was like a proud aunty and took a picture to show Em them!!

Next weeks Bellariffic Fridays theme is one of the Chickens favourite things - Kraft!!  Use Kraft paper on your card and email your card to Em by Thursday to be included next week.

Thanks for stopping by and have yourself a great day

Dana 

Free Form

Happy Good Friday to all of you!  This weeks Bellariffic Fridays theme was free form - so I picked a stamp that was outside my "normal" box

I inked up one of Stamping Bella's new images Julie's Spring Butterflies.  This is the largest butterfly in the set and it is stamped with mementos ink onto bella's bestest cream paper and coloured with copics.  I used Jen's SKFYTT for April for my card.  I added a turquoise atyou spica pen along the lines and stripes to give it some sparkle.  On the dots I added some black rhinestones.    The DS paper is MME Ooh La La.  Only the centre of the butterfly is glued down so it is popped up off the paper

Stop by Bloggabella to see the rest of the babes creations and remember to leave a comment you could win some bella bucks!  Next weeks theme is Mother's Day - email your cards to Em by Thursday to be included

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

Dana

It's Sketch Time

Happy Friday - where the heck did this week go?!  This weeks Bellariffic Fridays theme was a sketch by Lindabella

For my card I inked up a Tiddly Inks image - Alice.  The image is stamped onto bella's bestest cream cs and coloured with copics.  I paper pieced the cup & her hands.  On the cup and her shoes I used a clear glaze pen for shine.  On her hairband I used a black glaze pen. The ds paper is MME Stella & Rose - Gertie which I added some stitching to.

Please make sure you stop by Bloggabella to see the rest of the creations by the babes and sistahs, leave a comment & you could win some Bella Bucks!

Next weeks theme is FREE FORM- anything goes (as long as it's a stamping bella image)  Email your cards to Em by Thursday to be part of next weeks Bellariffic Friday

Have a great day

Dana

Polka dottie day

Happy FRIDAY!!  I hope you had a great week.  This week's Bellariffic Fridays theme was polka dots - did you get a chance to play along?!

For my card I finally inked up Perk Me up Peeps.  The image is stamped with mementos ink onto bella's bestest paper and coloured with copics.  I paper pieced the "sleeve" and for the heart I added some glaze and glitter then popped it up.  The ds paper is MME Stella & Rose mabel.

Did you see the big announcement this week - 3 new babes!!!  Make sure you pop by & welcome Tammy Hershberger ,  Robin McKinley and Jessica Dietrich (aka the Whimsical Butterfly)


Don't forget to stop by Stamping Bella & let Em know what you think of this weeks entries - if you leave a comment you could win some bella bucks!!  Next weeks theme is MONOCHROMATIC - email your card to Em by Thursday to be included 


Thanks for stopping by & have a great day


Dana 

It's Sketch Time

Happy Friday!! I hope you all had a great week!  We had a couple of days of springlike weather then wham snow yesterday (didn't stick but was white out to drive) today back to spring.  How I hate the crazy weather in Calgary!!

This weeks Bellariffic Fridays theme was a sketch (my favourite kind of challenge).  For my card I flipped through my stash of bella rubbah and decided to ink up one of my very neglected Lollipop images.  Hannah Lollipop is stamped with mementos ink onto bella's bestest cream paper and coloured with copics.  I paper pieced her dress & bow in the ds paper (and popped the bow up).  The ds paper is MME's Stella & Rose hazel.  I added some rhinestones in the corners that I had in my stash & they perfectly matched the pinky red paper!!

We're taking next week off so the next Bellariffic Friday is April 1 (holy how'd that happen?!)  The theme is Polka Dots so email Em by March 30th with you card to be included and you could win yourself some Bella bucks

Thanks for stopping by & have a FABULOUS day

Dana