Thanks for all the well-wishes on my last post (if you missed it you can scroll down orclick HERE). I got a bunch of new Stamping Bella stamps and filmed a quick haul video before putting everything away (by that I mean piling them all up on a shelf to be organized later LOL). SO many cute new images and I'm so hoping to find the time and energy (creative and otherwise) to get to use them!!
Hello everyone! This is card and video #2 in the past few hours - I posted another one last night so if you missed it you can scroll down or click here to check it out.
This week's Bellariffic Friday Challenge was a sketch:
And this is what I made:
I used Uptown Girl BUNNY and her DAFFODIL along with my Hopped Up sentiment set, and FINALLY got a chance to pull out and use some of these Doodlebug Easter Parade patterned papers that I had got some time ago.
I did a little paper piecing on her skirt and colored everything in with Copics.
And the inside:
To see how this card came together check out my video below:
So this picture was the inspiration for this week's Bellariffic Friday challenge - I was stumped for a bit as to what to make. With the preggo brain going strong and a REAL need to nap most of the time (LOL) I have been really struggling with the card making!
But after a bit of thought this is what I came up with:
I was inspired by the black and white photo to make a black and white card. And looking at the Eiffel Tower in the background I thought my Uptown Girl MOLLY makes a DETOUR was rather fitting ;).
I stamped the image onto MFT Steel Grey card stock with VersaMark and embossed it with detail white embossing powder.
The ribbon is from my stash - I made a slit through the grey card stock with my craft knife to thread the ribbon through so that the bow wouldn't be hanging off the edge of the card.
The prima flowers, brads and clear baubles are all from my stash - I've had them for YEARS and no longer have source links for them (sorry!). It's been a long time since I've used anything like that on my cards!
I finished off the inside of the card by stamping the image again with a grey Memento ink, then stamping the sentiment that comes with it in black ink and that was it! :)
This week's Bellariffic Friday Challenge was this sketch:
Sorry I'm not going to post much chatter about this card - you'll have to watch the video. I'm running SUPER late for a doc appointment in the city and having tech issues as usual - so this will have to do 'till I get home later! :P
To see how I made this card watch the video below:
The challenge for this week's Bellariffic Friday was flowers - in any way/shape/form. I pulled out my Uptown Girl Fiona loves Flowers image as that seemed to fit the bill, and decided to do some experimenting:
I stamped the image onto SSS 120b card stock with Hero Arts black ink, and decided to try out colouring it in with my Inktense pencils and blending with a Dove blender pen.
This is my first try at doing this but I still filmed it and have a video showing what I did. I'll need to do more practicing with it that's for sure - but it was something different to try!
I had a hard time capturing the gloss and shimmer from the Pico embellisher - I can't say how much I am LOVING it. It's so pretty and glossy and it dries FAST! I always avoided using Glossy Accents because I don't have the time/patience for it to dry - this stuff dries WAY quicker. LOVE!
I finished off the inside with the sentiment that comes with the stamp - keeping it a really clean and (mostly) simple card.
Also check out this post on the Craftsy blog about the 2015 Craftsy Blogger Awards - my blog made it to the finals - totally made my day!
Anywho back to the post at hand:
This week's Bellarific Friday challenge was this color challenge:
And here was the card I made:
I was in the mood to play around with watercolor, and like I say in the video I wasn't planning on filming it as I just wanted to "play" - but ended up turning on the camera anyway. I will apologize though if the video seems a bit "off" - I was SO tired by the time I did the editing and voiceover that I felt like a total zombie :P. It doesn't help that with my preggo brain I feel rather foggy when trying to explain things LOL.
I heat embossed the SB Flower Garden image with white detail embossing powder then watercolored it all with my White Nights watercolor palette. Once it was fully dry I die cut it with one of the dies from the MFT Blueprints 20 set.
I finished the inside by stamping the flower image again using 2 different dye inks then stamping a sentiment from my Great Greetings stamp set with MFT's Nightshift Blue hybrid ink and that was it!
To see how this card came together check out my video below:
Today's Bellariffic Friday card was combined with my Valentine video series just because ;). I've been enjoying making cards that aren't 100% VALENTINE and can be somewhat any occasion - b/c really how many Valentine cards does one need? LOL
Anywho - the challenge for this week was this sketch:
And here was the card I made:
5" Square Card
I used Uptown Girls Felicity and Blair Living Life as my main image - when I was flipping through all my Stamping Bella stamps this one caught my eye and the little hearts in the image made the final decision for me. It's not "valentine" themed but it's got some cute elements for it, and pairing it with my new Doodlebug Lovebugs patterned paper just finished it off.
I used my POSCA white paint pen to add the dots and highlights to the image - I definitely love this pen more than any white gel pen I've ever used. It comes out easier and it's WHITE white. I always seem to have issues with white gel pens (which I think is mostly related to the fact that I don't use them often enough - they tend to clog and/or dry up a bit if they sit for too long unused).
To see how this card came together check out my video below:
Next week's Bellarific Challenge is this color challenge:
If you play along (guidelines are to use current Stamping Bella images) you just need to e-mail Emily a pic of your finished card by Thursday Jan 22, 2015 for it to be added to the Bellarific Friday post!
Hello everyone! It's the first Bellariffic Friday post of 2015, and this week's challenge was anything goes.
On top of that the entire Stamping Bella Design Team is showcasing this month's featured Stamp of the Month: GRACIE. This stamp is 20% off for the month of January.
Well I am slowly getting back into the groove of stamping/posting/filming! I made and filmed another card for this week's Bellarific Friday post!
The challenge for this week was this sketch:
And here's what I came up with:
LOL good thing I finish the insides of my cards as I think this would be rather boring otherwise. I started off using the small accessory stamps that come with the Smarty Cat stamp from Stamping Bella. Instead of using hearts I just stamped 4 images along the bottom of the card.
While I was at it I decided to finally try out the SSS 120lb white card stock that I've had sitting here for MONTHS and never had a chance to play with. I talk about my thoughts on it in the video.
Now the inside:
Funny thing is that with this card the inside and outside of the card are totally interchangeable depending on whether you fold it in or outside the score line. So this could be the card front and the small images would be on the inside, or the way I have it now.
To see how this card came together check out my video below:
It's been a LONG day - but I finally got my video for today's Bellarific Friday card edited and uploaded, and all the links and whatnot for the supplies sorted out so here's the post!
The challenge for this week was a sketch:
And here was the card I made:
I used Uptown Girl Savannah has a Star and colored her in with Prismacolor Pencils and OMS - I blab on and on throughout the video on all that :P.
I created the background with SSS Lots of Snowflakes stamp set and a couple of Distress Inks (Mowed Lawn and Forest Moss) along with some Sparkle Sheer Shimmer Spritz - SO pretty in real life :P - nearly impossible to get on camera (another thing on my list to rectify - lighting).
To see how this card came together check out my video below:
Next week's Bellarific Challenge is this inspiration pic:
If you play along (guidelines are to use current Stamping Bella images) you just need to e-mail Emily a pic of your finished card by Thursday Dec 11, 2014 for it to be added to the Bellarific Friday post!
I included links to multiple sources for some items, and also linked to the Spectrum Noir pencils as well as the Prismacolor pencils - the more options the better IMO! ;)
The challenge for this week's Bellarific Friday was to make a Holiday card - so this is what I came up with. There WILL be a video with this - once it's done uploading! Videos are taking FOREVER for me to upload (when I can I usually start the upload before heading to bed then deal with it in the morning) - I'm looking into options to help speed up the process but I've got limited time as it is and fiddling with technology is not one of my strong suits :P.
Anywho I'll update this post with the video once it's available!
If you play along (guidelines are to use current Stamping Bella images) you just need to e-mail Emily a pic of your finished card by Thursday Dec 4, 2014 for it to be added to the Bellarific Friday post!
This was a fun card to make - the majority of it all being coloring. And I got to use a (new-to-me) shimmer spritz product that I am now in LOVE with - I so wish I could do justice to it on camera! It's so pretty IRL!
The challenge for this week's Bellarific Friday was a sketch:
The challenge for this week's Bellarific Friday was a sketch:
And here's what I made:
I used Uptown Girl SERENA has a sign and kept the card SUPER simple. I didn't do a video for this one (sorry!) - I was dealing with a nasty headache and not feeling very creative and didn't want to have all the lights on that I use when filming - so no video.
This was a pretty quick and easy image to color in (another reason why I chose it - I wanted to make a QUICK card then lay down LOL!).
I didn't take a picture of the inside of the card - you can see a bit of it in the first picture. All I did was add a scrap of the balloon patterned paper to the inside and that was it - quick and simple. I couldn't leave it completely blank - I've finished the insides of my cards for so long they don't feel DONE until I've put *something* on the inside!
Next week's Bellarific Challenge is this inspiration picture:
If you play along (guidelines are to use current Stamping Bella images) you just need to e-mail Emily a pic of your finished card by Thursday Nov 13 for it to be added to the Bellarific Friday post!
A tad bit late on this post as usual! I was running around like a crazy person yesterday with errands and the local elementary school Halloween parade and then taking the kids trick or treating of course. It was the first time in memory that the weather was actually pretty good (not crazy freezing wind or snow!) and the kids had a BLAST. Katelyn really got into it near the end and loved going up to people's houses to get candy - we had to keep grabbing her b/c she'd always turn around halfway down the driveway to go back for more LOL.
If you didn't see my post with her costume you can check it out below this one. She looked pretty darn cute ;).
Anywho - this week's Bellarific Friday challenge was to use buttons or bows on your card - so I went with a bow:
I used Uptown Girl QUINN in her boots and colored her in with Copics then fussy cut the image out before adhering her to my card.
I added clear Wink of Stella to her outfit (which you cn't see of course but trust me it's there), and the patterned paper is from the new Doodlebug Frosty Friends 6x6 pack.
To see how this card came together check out my video below:
If you play along (guidelines are to use current Stamping Bella images) you just need to e-mail Emily a pic of your finished card by Thursday Nov 6 for it to be added to the Bellarific Friday post!
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