You're How Old?

Hello Oskar!  There are SO MANY sentiments and ways in which to use dear old Oskar by Mo Manning.  I used a sentiment from Create with TLC on the front and then just typed & printed a funny quote for the inside.  I always save funny cards that people give me in case I want to use the wording myself later.

Since this is a masculine card... I couldn't add anything in the way of cutzie, pink, lacy or pearly... I propped up both center portions to give it a bit of dimension:

And here's the inside:

This card is for my brother-in-law, who is only in his early 40's (and younger then me!) but I love to tease him every chance I get.  Why not, right?!  LOL

SUPPLIES USED:


Stamps:
Mo Manning, Create with TLC

Paper:
Bella's Bestest paper, MME "Quite Contrary", SU Close to Cocoa & River Rock

Dies:
Spellbinders... rectangle

Copics:
E50,E51, E53, E55, E57
YG11, YG25, G99
BG0000, BG000


Extras:
Linen thread, SU! corduroy button, sewing machine


Hope you're enjoying the weekend!  We're having beautiful weather here in Kingston, Ontario... now that my crafting is done I'm off out to enjoy!
 
Till next time,
Carla.

Sweet Heritage Tree

Hello bloggers!  And helllloooo weekend!!  Had such a fun night tonight with my nieces (5 & 9 years old).  They crack me right up... magic show and all. 

Well I had a little Stamping Bella action earlier this afternoon and coloured up this sweet Heritage Tree by Lulu.  So much you can do with this!  When I initially started with the tiny butterflies I carefully placed them where I wanted them and then decided to turn on the little desk fan.  And big surprise... the butterflies took flight.  (Blonde move!)

SUPPLIES USED:


Stamps:
Stamping Bella Heritage Tree by Lulu


Paper:
Bella's Bestest paper, Pebbles "Happy Go Lucky", SU Close to Cocoa

Dies:
Memory Box... butterfly delights
MFT... fence
Spellbinders... circle

Copics:
E50, E51, E53, E55, E57
YG11, YG25, G99

Extras:
Mini adhesive pearls, sewing machine

 Isn't this sweet little tree great?  You can do so much with it... tiny pearls or flowers... and glitter is definitely going on the next card (with aforementioned fan OFF).  lol



Just want to say a big THANK YOU to you for your comments & encouragement!  I'm having a Bella Blast and I really appreciate all your kind words.  I'm off to bed for now... with big plans for sleeping in.  ZZZzzzzzzzz...

'Till next time,
Carla.

Bellariffic Friday !!

Yeah it's Friday!!  Weekend is stretching out before me and life is good.  Just finished my very first Bellariffic Friday Sketch Challenge as a BABEROONI ... and yes, I'm still stoked!!

Here's the sketch:

I decided to use "Sadie" by Mo Manning, which includes this cute sentiment as well.  I think I used almost every Copic I own - lol!!  Here's my take on the sketch:

Here's what I used:

Stamps:

Stamping Bella "Sadie" by Mo Manning (includes sentiment)

Paper:
Bella's Bestest paper, MME Miss Caroline, The Girls Paperie "Vintage Whimsy"

Dies:
Memory Box... meridian border, fancy blossoms, puffy clouds
MFT... fence
Spellbinders... Labels 20 & rectangles

Copics:
BG0000, BG000, BG10, BG11, BG72
E00, E01, E02, E11, E13, E17, E30, E31, E33, E50, E51, E53, E55, E71, E74
YR21, YR20, YR23, YR24
W00, W1, W2, W3

Extras:
Martha Stewart craft seam binding, sewing machine, adhesive pearl

I popped the main image up as well as the clouds and the sentiment.  Very easy sketch and fun to put together.

Now give yourself a big treat and head over to Bloggabella and check out the amazing talent of the rest of the Bella Babes and all the entries following this sketch.

Have a great weekend all!!

Till next time,
Carla.

A Little Bird Told Me....

... that I was welcome to join the Stamping Bella Design Team!!!  HOW COOL IS THAT?!!

I'm so excited!! I have so much to do too... I want to add the AMAZING Stamping Bella Babes to my sidebar... oh, and the logo for Stamping Bella... what else, ahhh....I'm going to be sooooo much better at recording the supplies used in my cards (no more sluffing off!).

So, down to Bella Business... for my "first official" Bella card I was dying to use Jane Davenport's "Little Birdie" (it also comes with the sentiment).  I used my favorite Copic colours of blue-green & browns... I have to admit I'm sold on this combination of colours and guilty of using them repeatedly. 

Well I plan to be back for Friday's Bellarific Challenge... if you'll have me!!  Thank you Emily for this awesome opportunity!!

SUPPLIES

Stamps:
Stamping Bella Jane Davenport "Little Birdie" (with sentiment)

Paper:
Graphic 45, Basic Grey Picadilly, Bella's Bestest paper

Dies:
Memory Box... vintage bird cage & nestled bird
MFT... royal rolled rose & leaves
Spellbinders... tags trio two & romantic rectangles

Copics:
BG0000, BG000, BG10, BG11, BG72
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black


Extras:
Brads & sewing machine

Bunny Thank You

Some Bunny Says Thanks.  Had a request from a friend to make a thank you card with a bunny theme.  A fellow co-worker had their pet bunny pass away and donated all their bunny supplies, food & equipment to my friend.  So driving home from work all I could think was... "do I have any bunnies???"

Found my Sugar Nellie bunny after sorting through a bunch of stamps. 

Bunny is coloured with Copics & the "thanks" is from a Verve set.  Papers are a mixed batch from MME, vellum, & Carta Bella.  Lacey vellum border was created with Just Rite Classic Lace Edges & Spellbinders matching dies.  MFT dies include the small rose die & the lacey border.

Here's the inside - kept it simple... and found another smaller bunny I could use.  Sentiment is from SU.

Now!  Time to go watch Big Brother!!

'Till next time,
Carla.

Vienna on her Vespa

Another.  Hot.  Day.  I'm completely useless on days like this and start wishing for rain to cool things off.  We actually had a weather warning:  "potential development of severe thunderstorms with large hail, damaging winds or heavy rainfall".  But haven't seen one drop yet. 

Oh well, I did manage to get a card done with a fan overhead and one right beside me... so I have the same windblown look you might have after an hour on the vespa - lol.

Image is from Stamping Bella and coloured with Copics.  The sentiment (which I love) is from Hero Arts.  Paper is Cosmo Cricket and cloud dies are from Memory Box.

Well, short post from me tonight.  All I want now is a cool shower and an early night.  8)

Till next time,
Carla.

Uptown Girls are back!

Love this stamp!  There's just too much cuteness going on with these two. 

Colours may be a bit dull to some, but I'm not a bright-primary-colour kind of gal.  Muted tones are more my thing I guess.  The paper is Carta Bella and the stamp is Stamping Bella....hmmmm... just noticing that coincidence now.  8)

The prerequisite sparkle for a girls night on the town is not showing up on my photos unfortunately, but I did add glitter to the hem and a little to the yellow dress.  Image is coloured with copics.

This cute paper bow is made from a die from Lil' Inker Designs.  The sentiment I printed on my computer... saw it on a store bought card once and love it.    Flowers are Hero Arts.

Wish I had legs like that.  Even the nobby knees.  lol

Till next time,

Carla.

Bella Uptown Girl

It's so hot today you could fry an egg on an icecube!  I pretty much sat in front of my fan today.  If I got up to put a load of laundry in or do anything else... I immediately returned and plopped myself down.  No energy.  No get-up-and-go.

I tinkered with this card today on and off.  Can't tell you how many times I was going to scrap it because the colouring wasn't going as planned... but I love it when a darker Copic can hide the sins of a lighter Copic...lol... so I was happy in the end.

The stamp of course is from Stamping Bella and the little sentiment is from a MFT set.  DP is 7 gypsies.  Eiffel Town die is from MFT as well.

Off to take a nice cool shower and go lay in front of the fan again.  With any luck, I'm melting off calories..........lol

Till next time,

Carla.

Mo's Musical Card

I thought I would enter a card for Mo's Guest Designer Challenge.  Technically the challenge was "dancing/singing"... but I had a "musical" Mo image, so I'm hoping that's close enough.  8)

The sentiment is from Verve and the inside just says "Superstar".  I used a Good Luck theme for someone who's shooting for the musical stars.  (Lord knows I'm not one of them... not even in the shower.)  Musical notes are MFT dies and of course this gorgeous image is from Mo Manning (coloured with Copics).

Well that's it from me tonight.  Off to grab dinner!!  When I saw the challenge I dove right in and got started... and now I'm starving.  Good luck to all who enter!!

Till next time,
Carla.

My Friend, My World

Well guess what - more vellum!  LOL!  And to think this stuff has been sitting in my drawer for years.  Honestly, I don't know about me sometimes.  I'm just so smitten with that white lacy border... I just can't get enough already. 

Soooooooo.... I went searching on You Tube the other day for "paper rose tutorials" to see what I could find. I probably spent an hour watching numerous different videos to try my own rose and my efforts yielded 1 rose and 2 smaller ones (at bottom of card)... but I love how they turned out! (The upper rose groups were made using MFT Royal Rose die.) So anyway, I will include the link for the tutorial I eventually went with. It did take a while, but to be honest I really enjoyed it the whole process. I do plan to make more, but I will make a whole "rose garden" at one sitting so I can have them available at the ready for future cards.

Here's the inside:

Well that's it from me tonight.... although I do want to mention that I really am enjoying your comments.  Each ones brings a big smile and are genuinely appreciated.... so thank you!!

'Till next time,

Carla.

There's no words...

... when a friend's Mom dies.  This is for a friend at work who just lost her Mom. 

Paper is MME (On the Bright Side); I made the roses with MFT royal rose die... also tried the roses in vellum for the first time and love the effect.  Sentiments both front & inside are from a Sympathy set from MFT.  Lacy vellum created using Classic Lace Edges 1 & 2 from Just Rite & Spellbinders matching dies.

Hope you're enjoying your weekend.  Even though Monday is looming, I'm making the most of it.

Till next time,
Carla.

Lacy Girly Girl Card

Lace, satin ribbon, dew drops, pearls & butterflies.  How much more girly-girl can you get.  Well maybe a splash of pink, but I stuck with my favorite colours on this one. 

I stamped the border on velum in Staz On Opaque Cotton White.  I'm not a fan of wet embossing, so I just let it dry for a couple of days.  I love how lacy it turned out!  The stamps are a combination of Just Rite Classic Lace Edges 1 & 2 & then used the co-ordinating Spellbinder dies to cut them out (also Classic Edges 1 & 2).

Paper is Basic Grey Little Black Dress & I just added some Very Vanilla & Early Espresso.   Butterfly dies are from Memory Box (Vivienne & Darla).

Love a good 'ol girly-girl card.  I stamped a bunch of the lace borders and have them ready to use in more cards so you know what I'll be doing.......

'Till next time,
Carla.

In a Friend you find your second self.

Must have been in a floral mood I guess.  Started with these flowers on the weekend and there they sat.  I began playing around with them tonight and this is what I got.  A bit on the overcooked side of things for me but I received positive feedback from two really good friends so I decided to go ahead & post it.

Now the tricky bit... lets see if I can remember what I used.  MFT dies, including the newer royal leaf... I absolutely love that it has so many sizes and has the embossing on the leaves.  The flowers are a comination of Memory Box Fancy Blossoms die & the small Martha Stewart punch.  The paper is from Pebbles (Floral Lane) and the floral strip is the bit on the end of the 12x12 sheet that I just chopped off and used instead of ribbon.  Stamp is from Penny Black... I really like the sentiment.  So true.

Well, it`s back to work for me this week... which means early to bed early to rise.

`Till next time.
Thanks again for stopping by!!

Carla.

Here Comes The Bride... Bella Style

Love this sweet Uptown Girl "Brigitte" the beautiful bride - from Stamping Bella.  I did her in white and not-so-white (lol).

Sentiments on both cards are from Verve... and the roses are made from the MFT royal rose die.  Both cards are 5 x 6.5.

One more photo to say Happy Canada Day to all my Canadian Crafty Friends.  Have a great long weekend everyone!!