Ellie love

     These ellies just captured my heart.  They are Stamping Bella's Ellie loves Phant Stuffies.  I used the great Mojobella sketch from last week.

     They're holding trunks!  How cute is that!

Copics Used:
elephants W1, W3, W5, E01, E02, E95
hearts R27, R29
grass YG23, YG25, YG17, YG67

     Can't believe it's almost February already.  Here's next weeks challenge.

     To play along just use a Stamping Bella image (make sure you use something that's currently in the store stock) and the theme requirements.  Get your project photographed and emailed to Em at (emily at stampingbella dot com) with Bellarific Friday challenge and the date of the challenge in the subject line by Thursday evening.  Em offers a $25.00 Bella Bucks prize to one lucky winner every month.

     You can find all the wonderful DT creations as well as those who participated in the sketch challenge over at Blogabella.

     Be blessed!

Supplies:
Paper--Simple Stories "Vintage Bliss", Bazzill, Recollections, Copic XPress-it Blending card
Stamps--Stamping Bella "Ellie loves Phant Stuffies"
Ink--Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Black Onyx
Tools--MFT Die-namics Fishtail Flags Stax dies, My Craft Spot Small Alphabet dies
Miscellaneous--Wink of Stella Clear Glitter pen, Glossy Accents

Hug

     More Valentine sweetness from Mo's Digital Pencil.  This image is called Hug.  Don't they make the cutest couple.  I added a die cut for part of the sentiment, stamped the other as well as a few little hearts here and there.

Copics Used:

skin E000, E00, E11, E13, R20, R22, R30

hair E23, E57, N7

girl's clothes R83, R85, RV34, YG23, Y17, C0, C2

boy's clothes R35, R37, B93, B95, B97

     You have until February 2nd to join in the monthly Anything Goes challenge.
     Have a wonderful day!

Supplies:
Paper--Recollections "With Love", Bazzill, Recollections, Copic XPress-it Blending card
Stamps--Mo's Digital Pencil "Hug", Simon Says Stamp "Sending and Wishing"
Ink--Versamark
Tools--Pretty Pink Posh Stitched Borders 1 dies, Simon Says Stamp Sending die
Miscellaneous--Simon Says Stamp white embossing powder

A Stuffy Stuffie

     This is the time of year when a lot of people are feeling like this little guy.  He is Stuffy Stuffie and he's gracing my card for this weeks Bellarific Friday creation.  Last weeks challenge was to use this awesome color scheme.

     I'd sure like to give him a hug to help him feel better.

Copics Used:
bear E71, E74, E47, E01, E02, N7
water bottle R27, R35, R37, N1, N3, N5
pillow BG72, BG53, B00, BV31, BG000
tissue box BG53, BG72, N3, N5, E40, E42, E43

     Next weeks challenge is another of our fabulous Mojobella sketches.

     To play along just use a Stamping Bella image (make sure you use something that's currently in the store stock) and the theme requirements.  Get your project photographed and emailed to Em at (emily at stampingbella dot com) with Bellarific Friday challenge and the date of the challenge in the subject line by Thursday evening.  Em offers a $25.00 Bella Bucks prize to one lucky winner every month.

     You can find all the wonderful DT creations as well as those who participated in the sketch challenge over at Blogabella.

     Be blessed!

Supplies:
Paper--My Mind's Eye "Quite Contrary--Jack and Jill", Bazzill, Recollections, Copic XPress-it Blending card
Stamps--Stamping Bella "Stuffy Stuffie"
Ink--Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Black Onyx
Tools--Quickutz Nesting Circle dies
Miscellaneous--hemp cord from my stash

XOXO

     Is she sweet or what!?!  This image from Mo's Digital Pencil is called XOXO.  I've colored her with Copics.  The letters were colored with Wink of Stella Clear Glitter pen and then Glossy Acents.

Copics Used:

skin E000, E00, E11, E13, R20, R22, R30

hair E23, E57

dress R35, R37, C0, C2, C4

boots N7, R35, R37

flowers Y17, YR68, RV14, R35, YG23, BV17

     We love for you to join in the Anything Goes Challenge for January.
     Be blessed!

Supplies:
Paper--Recollections "With Love", Bazzill, Recollections, Copic XPress-it Blending card
Stamps--Mo's Digital Pencil "XOXO"
Tools--My Craft Spot Small Alphabet dies
Miscellaneous--Wink of Stella Clear Glitter pen, Glossy Accents, The Paper Studio pearls

Cute as a bug

     Eeeek!  It's bugs!  At least they're cute ones.  LOL  They are Stephanie Ackerman's Love Bugs from Purple Onion Designs.  I've also used one of the matching sentiments.  A few hearts covered with Wink of Stella and Glossy Accents and a bit of doodling finish the card off.

     Bug hugs!

Supplies:
Paper--Recollections, Bazzill, Copic Express-it Blending card
Stamps--Purple Onion Designs Stephanie Ackerman Designs "Love Bugs"
Ink--Copics, Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Black Onyx
Tools--Simon Says Stamps Holiday Shapes dies, Spellbinders Classic Squares
Miscellaneous--Black Diamond and Orange Peel Stickles, Glossy Accents, Wink of Stella Clear Glitter pen

The bunny pile

     Last week's challenge was the first of our Mojobella sketches for 2016.  Julee's sketches are fantastic!  For my card I have used the precious Bunny Pile from Stamping Bella's Stuffie collection.

I added a some lines with a Copic multi-liner to the image panel and circle and dressed these cuties up with some lace.

     I cut out the little butterfly from some of the other paper in the pad.

Copics Used:
top bunny C00, C0, C2,C4, R20, R22, R30, E93
bottom bunny E31, E51, E55, E57, R20, R22, R30, E93
flowers Y08, Y11, Y19, Y38, YR61, YR65, YR68, YG21, YG25, YG17

     I've used the accompanying sentiment on the inside of the card.

     Nest weeks challenge is this cool color inspiration.

     To play along just use a Stamping Bella image (make sure you use something that's currently in the store stock) and the theme requirements.  Get your project photographed and emailed to Em at (emily at stampingbella dot com) with Bellarific Friday challenge and the date of the challenge in the subject line by Thursday evening.  Em offers a $25.00 Bella Bucks prize to one lucky winner every month.

     You can find all the wonderful DT creations as well as those who participated in the sketch challenge over at Blogabella.

     Em is having an inventory reduction SALE.  Lots of good bargains so check it out.

     Be blessed!

Supplies:
Paper--Simple Stories "Vintage Bliss", Recollections, Copic Xpress-it Blending card
Stamps--Stamping Bella "Bunny Pile Stuffies"
Ink--Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Black Onyx, Copic Multiliner pen
Tools--Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangles dies, Quickutz Nesting Circle dies
Miscellaneous--lace from my stash

Little Bear

     Continuing on in the Valentine mode here is a card made with Mo Manning's adorable Little Bear digi.  He's colored with Copics and I covered the balloon with Glossy Accents.

Copics Used:

bear E31, E33, E39, R22, R30, R93, E95, N5

balloon R35, R37, R43

     There's still plenty of time to join in this months Anything Goes challenge.
     Be blessed!

Supplies:
Paper--Recollections "Valentine", Bazzill, Recollections, Copic XPress-it Blendinf card
Stamps--Mo's Digital Pencil "Little Bear", Simon Says Stamp "Sending and Wishing"
Ink--Versafine Black Onyx
Tools--Quickutz Nesting Circles dies, Pretty Pink Posh Stitched Borders 1 dies, Lil' Inker Designs Of the Heart dies
Miscellaneous--Glossy Accents

My first art journal page

I'm going to shake things up around here a little bit with a VERY different kind of post today.  I have been wanting to try art journaling forevah.  I've been collecting some supplies, digging through what I already have and watching TONS of videos.  Today I'm sharing my first ever art journaling page.

I purchased a small Dylusions art journal.  I covered the pages with matte gel medium and adhered some Tim Holtz tissue paper.  That was covered in gesso.

Next came a background of blended gelatos and some Broken China Distress stain.  Then some modeling paste through a Tim Holtz stencil.  After drying I colored it with Perfect Pearls.  More strips of the tissue paper were layed down across the center of the page with gel medium and lined with a white gel pen and Faber Castell black Pitt pen.

I added some random stamping with a Tim Holtz script stamp and some stenciling with a Memory box stencil using Dusty Concord Distress ink.  I also splattered with a bit of watered down Distress ink and thinned gesso.

The flowers and leaves were stamped with a Dylusions stamp set.  I restamped on cardstock for the leaves and flowers to add dimension.  They were painted.  Not so crazy about the flowers but....I'll live with it.

The Bible verse was printed out on my computer.  I went around the edges with a Black Big Brush Pitt pen.

     This kind of art could be VERY addicting.  LOL  I love mixing all the mediums and pulling out all the fun supplies.

     Thanks for stopping in to take a look.  Back tomorrow with some Mo's Digital Pencil and Stamping Bella goodies.

     Be blessed!

Chloe

     Even though it's only mid January the Valentine products and cards are out in full force.  Today I'm sharing a card using stamps from Purple Onion Designs.

     For my image panel I stamped part of the Birch Tree Background and added a little color to the bark with Copics.  Next I stamped the sweet Chloe bunny, masked her and stamped part of the birch trees again.  I guess it's kind of a spotlight technique although I did add a little color to the background.

Copics Used:

bunny E31, E33, E35, E51, R20, R30

clothing R37

trees W1, W5

grass YG17, YG23, YG25

flower Y15, TR68, YG97

     How are your Valentine makes coming along?  Hope your week is fannnn-tastic!

Supplies:
Paper--Crate Paper "Party Day", Bazzill, Recollections, Copic XPress-it Blending card
Stamps--Purple Onion Designs Chloe and Birch Tree Background from Stacey Yacula's A Beautiful Day collection, sentiment from her Sweet Occasions collection
Ink--Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark
Tools--Lil' Inker Designs "From the Hearts" dies
Miscellaneous--Simon Says Stamp white embossing powder

Brittany the Birthday Girl

     Welcome to the first Stamping Bella Bellarific Friday of 2016.  Today the Babes are featuring this month's Stamp of the Month, Uptown Girl Brittany the Birthday Girl.  She can be purchased at a 20% discount anytime during January.

     For my card I colored her with Copics on a large panel and added hand drawn pen lines with a ruler down the sides.  Her dress is covered in Wink of Stella Clear Glitter pen with Stickles on the ruffles.  For the sentiment, I stamped it on some cardstock and hand cut it.  The balloon was die cut, highlighted with a white gel pen and covered in Glossy Accents.  Then I tied the two together with some bakers twine and popped them up on foam.  This pretty lady is winging her way through the mail to a dear friend.

Copics Used:

skin E000, E00, E11, E13, R20, R22, R30

hair E21, E23, E25

dress BG70, BG72, BG75, N1, N3

cake E41, E42, R22, R46, N1

     Next weeks challenge is to create a project using this awesome Mojobella sketch.

     To play along just use a Stamping Bella image (make sure you use something that's currently in the store stock) and the theme requirements.  Get your project photographed and emailed to Em at (emily at stampingbella dot com) with Bellarific Friday challenge and the date of the challenge in the subject line by Thursday evening.  Em offers a $25.00 Bella Bucks prize to one lucky winner every month.

     You can find all the wonderful DT creations as well as those who participated in the sketch challenge over at Blogabella.

     Be blessed!

Supplies:
Paper--Crate Paper "DIY Shop", Recollections, Bazzill, Copic XPress-it Blending card
Stamps--Stamping Bella "Uptown Girl Brittany the Birthday Girl"
Ink--Copic Multi-liner pen, Sakura white gel pen
Tools--Paper Smooches Balloons dies
Miscellaneous--Glossy Accents, Wink of Stella Clear Glitter pen, Kraft Outlet Bakers Twine, Diamond Stickles

On a snowball

     Today marks the very first challenge for Mo's Digital Pencil in 2016.  We've done a little rearranging and now all of Mo's designers are part of her Dream Team.  I will be taking over as Coordinator of the Challenge Blog and we will be making ALL of Mo's challenges this year "Anything Goes".  We want to make it super easy for you to play along.
     For my card today I have used the new On a Snowball, soon to be coming to Mo's store.

Copics Used:

skin E00, E11, E13, R20, R22, R30

hair E21, E23, E25

jumper BG11, BG72, BG75, BG78

sweater, scarf, and hat YG17, YG21, YG23, YG25, R27, R37

snowball B63, B000, C2

     Although I love all the wonderful frou frou's out there for card makers, you will see more flatter A2 cards from me this year.  I'm selling my cards to raise money for a local ministry I truly love (BEAMS) and I want them to be mailer friendly for the buyers.  Hope you won't mind.
     Be blessed!

Supplies:
Paper--Dovecrafts "Back to Basics Christmas", Bazzill, Recollections, Copic XPress-it Blending card
Stamps--Mo's Digital Pencil "On a Snowball", sentiment from Hero Arts "Everyday Sayings"
Ink--Versafine Black Onyx
Tools--MFT Die-namics Fishtail Flags Stax, Impression Obsession Small Snowflake set dies
Miscellaneous--white fun foam

Puddles

     We are all about dogs at my house.  Two lab puppies that weigh 65 pounds a piece and have the energy of ten dogs sure makes life interesting.  LOL

     For my card I've used the adorable Puddles from Purple Onion Designs.  He looks like a very well behaved dog doesn't he.  I die cut the tag and then some red cardstock to shadow it.  Then I die cut a bunch of circles in different sizes for a whimsical look.  I added a bit of doodling and some Wink of Stella and Glossy Accents to the little circles and hearts.  He's ready to brighten someone's special day.  Oh by the way, he was colored with Prismas.

     Hope you have a fantastic Tuesday.  Be blessed!

Supplies:
Paper--Ki "Argyle", Bazzill, Recollections, Copic XPress-it Blending card
Stamps--Purple Onion Designs Puddles and Grass from Stacey Yacula's A Sweet Summer collection, sentiment from her A Beautiful Day collection
Ink--Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Black Onyx, Copic Multi-liner pen
Tools--Simon Says Stamp Large Tag dies and Holiday Shapes dies, Quickutz Nesting Circles, Verve Flag It dies,
Miscellaneous--Wink of Stella Clear Glitter pen, Glossy Accents, hemp cord and button from my stash

Jesse

Happy New Year everyone!!!  2016---hoping this year is blessed for all of you and that we have lots of fun together sharing our crafty creations.  Speaking of crafty creations, today I have a little Mo Manning adorableness to share with you.  Jesse, is brand spankin' new for 2016.  In fact he's so new that he's not even in the store yet.  LOL  He'll be there very soon though and you can snatch his cute little self up for yourself.

Copics Used:

skin E000, E00, E11, E13

dog suit B00, B93, B95, B97

dog E31, E33, E35

pacifiers Y32, Y35, Y17

     For more creating inspiration you can pop over to the Dream Team blog to find this card along with lots of amazing makes from the whole Mo's team.

     There's still a few days to get your card into our current challenge at Mo's.  Be on the look out for a brand new one next week.  Don't forget to share any of your Mo creations over at the Clubhouse FB page too.

     Have an amazing day!

Supplies:
Paper--Crate Paper "Little Bo Peep", Bazzill, Recollections, Copic XPress-it Blending card
Stamps--Mo's Digitl Pencil "Jesse", sentiment from Papertrey Ink "Mixed Messages"
Ink--Versafine Black Onyx
Tools--Quickutz Nesting Circles dies, Pretty Pink Posh Stitches Borders 3 dies
Miscellaneous--jute string and button from my stash