Speak the Truth

Not a crafty weekend for me... took a little break (no mojo!).  So I've decided to post a card a made a few weeks back:

This is another sentiment from the Verve set "Words of Wisdom"... love it.  Love stamping with white ink lately too...

I have had that little pink metal flower for YEARS... hoarding it away... well I finally broke down and put it to use.

Finished the inside as well:

Stamps:

Verve - Words of Wisdom
Just Rite - Classic Lace Edges Two
Waltzingmouse Stamps - Vintage Labels 2

Paper:
SU's Whisper White & Crumb Cake, Basic Grey Basics, Pebbles "Country Picnic"

Dies:
SB - classic edges 2 & labels 2
MFT - squiggle

Ink: SU Mauve Mist, Colour Box frost white

Extras:
adhesive pearls, sewing, Martha Stewart craft seam binding, metal flower

Enjoy your week!!
Carla.

Bellariffic Bling Friday

Happy Friday all!!  Glad you're back for Bellariffic Friday - this week's card was a "bling" theme, so I poured on the glitter and pearls!

I had no trouble matching up this gorgeous Uptown Girl Eve under the mistletoe with this Christmas music paper from Basic Grey (aspen frost).

I added glitter all around the Decorative Elements Labels 8 (made the frame by using regular Labels 8 on the inside) and of course lots of glitter added to the white trim of Eve's dress.  Roses are a mix of MFT's royal rose & mini rose dies. 

I finished the inside with more of the same paper and a stamp from Quietfire Designs... I wanted a humerous card and I thought this was just the ticket.

Have a great Friday everyone!  Make sure you stop over at Bloggabella to check out all the Bella Bling cards for todays challenge. 

Bye for now,
Carla.

Wait... A Birthday Card????

Of ALL the cards I make, I have little to show in the way of birthday... which I guess is the first occasion that comes to mind when you think of sending a one.  But... I couldn't resist Little Peep's Birthday Cake at Stamping Bella.

I didn't have to give much thought as to the "type" of cake... because for me there's no other kind but chocolate (although the pink icing I could take or leave...).

I glittered up the cake after colouring the image with Copics and layered onto Spellbinder dies.  I added little button brads that I stumbled across in my craft room (forgot I had) and made them flower centers.  The satin ribbon I tucked in behind the oval and let the tails trail out.

The sentiment is one that I've written down and keep in my little "sentiments I love archive" to use occasionally and print from the computer.  I love the cool font! 

Stamps:

Stamping Bella: Little Peep's Birthday Cake

Paper:
Bella's Bestest paper, Pebbles, Early Espresso, Whisper White

Dies:
Spellbinders - Marvelous Squares, Classic Ovals & Fleur de lis Squares

Copics:
E30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 37, 57, 59
YG11, 25, 63
G94
RV19, 34, 52

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black & SU's Certainly Celery (for shading)

Extras:
sewing, glitter, glossy accents, adhesive pearls, satin ribbon, button brads

Have a great rest of the week and THANK YOU for stopping in!!  Be sure to stop back on Friday for Bellariffic Friday's Bling Challenge.  Hope you get a chance to participate... be sure to e-mail your card to Emily by Thursday evening to enter for your chance to win some Bella Bucks. 

See you then,
Carla.

Just a Note... Autumn Style

Hi again!  I'm overwhelmed with all the comments and visits to my blog lately.  Thank you so much!  Always nice to hear what you have to say.

Back today using Heritage Tree by Lulu from Stamping Bella. 

I love this sweet tree... and it's fast and easy to colour up as well.  I couldn't help but turn this into an Autumn card with the season upon us and all the colours right there for inspiration.  I used Glossy Accents on the trunk and glitter on all the leaves.

I'm loving my new Spellbinders as well from the most recent release... here I've used Marvelous Squares & Labels 26.  Those are keepers for sure!

I kept the inside with the same papers & once again used the same dies. 

SUPPLIES USED:


Stamps:
Stamping Bella: Heritage Tree by Lulu

Paper:
Bella's Bestest paper, MME Quite Contrary & Basic Grey Picadilly

Dies:
Spellbinders - Marvelous Squares & Labels 26

Copics:
E30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 37
YG11, 67
G85

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black & SU's Mellow Moss (for shading)

Extras:
sewing, glitter, glossy accents, adhesive pearls

Even though a little chilly, it's a sunny beautiful day here.  Hope you all enjoy the rest of your Sunday and thanks again for stopping by!!

'Till next time,
Carla.

Bellariffic Friday... and a NEW STAMP!!

Welcome back to another Bellariffic Friday at Stamping Bella.  Today I have a sneak peek of a new Uptown Girl:  Bubbles has some bubbly... coming soon to the Stamping Bella store!!

Today's Bellariffic Friday consisted of a Sketch Challenge and as usual... I did not manage a perfect replica... as I put the sentiment on the inside instead (hanging head - lol).

Isn't she cute?!  And this sweet little tub is perfect for my Glossy Accents Addiction (GAA)... lol.  I glossed that bathtub until I needed sunglasses!  I love the smoothness of the gloss when it dries... so, yeah... I'm addicted. 

I finished the inside and used one of Bella's sentiments that I thought went nicely with the image.  I have this card in mind for a very special friend at work who could use a little lift.  I'm pairing it up with a big bottle of Bubblebath for her.

SUPPLIES USED:

Stamps: 

Stamping Bella:  Uptown Girl - Bubbles has some bubbly

and also the sentiment on the inside, "don't worry be happy"... but I don't see it in the store right now.

Paper:

Bella's Bestest paper, MME Miss Caroline & Basic Grey Curio

Dies:

Spellbinders - classic circles, card creator A2 fancy weave (just a portion)

Punch - EK Success (used on inside)

Copics:

E000, 01, 02

21, 25, 27, 29, 40

B91

YR20, 21, 24

W00, 1, 3, 5, 7

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black & SU's Bashful Blue (for shading)

Extras:

linen thread (2 colours), velvet flower, sheer flower, lace (2 kinds), adhesive pearls, glitter, glossy accents, sewing

 

Well, enjoy this Friday... it's the last one of the week... lol.  Have a great weekend all and thanks as always for stopping in.  Love hearing what you think.

Chow for now,
Carla.

Quinn in her boots...

Hi there!  Back tonight with one of my all-time favorite Bellas:  Uptown girl Quinn in her boots. 

Can you tell I'm on this "pleat kick" lately?  I just want to add pleats and creases to everything - LOL. 

Quinn looked cold, so I gave her some lovely warm colours.

I tried out my new Spellbinder dies "decorative labels eight" and combined them with my good 'ol reliable "labels ten".   The patterned paper is from 7 gypsies and I stamped Quinn on Bella's Bestest Paper & used SU Early Espresso & Whisper White for my background labels.  Each layer is propped up with dimensionals.  A little Martha Stewart piped nylon ribbon & bling finished it off.

Now I'm racing off to the 'ol boob-tube to watch the Season Finale of Big Brother.  I know, I know... but I'm a hopeless addict.  (And I'm routing for Ian!!)

Night everyone!!
Carla.

... a special card for a special young lady...

I was asked by my cousin to make a card for her daughter who will be turning 13.  I knew the exact Stamping Bella stamp I would use... Ava loves to celebrate. 

I coloured her up with my Copics and restamped the cake to add again with double sided foam tape (the white layer is also popped up).

I love this Pebbles paper and I especially love the 1/4" strips at the bottom of each page so I took one off and decided to thread it through using one of my SU small slot punches.

I added Emilee's age with my MFT "by the numbers" die set on the front and her name on the inside was added with my Revolution font dies.

SUPPLIES USED:


Stamps:
Stamping Bella: Uptown Girl - Ava loves to celebrate

Paper:
Bella's Bestest paper, Pebbles & SU's Whisper White

Dies:
Memory Box - meridian border
MFT - mini rolled rose & by the numbers
Revolution - letters

Copics:
E000, 01, 02
E93, 95, 97, 08, 11
E35, 37, 57, 59
YR20, 21, 24
YG11, 67

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Extras:
May Arts polka dot ribbon, adhesive pearls, glue pen, glitter, sewing

I think I will make this card again for my niece who turns 10 in December - I know she would love it.  8)

Here's Friday's Sketch challenge if you'd like to participate.  Hope you can!!  You could win $20 in Bella Bucks so get your favorite Bella stamp out and try the sketch. 

Well as far as Sundays go, this has been a productive one (unusual for me).  Lots done... laundry, cleaning & cards.  I actually feel ready for the week!

Back soon,
Carla.

Bellariffic Friday: Buttons or Bows

Hi there!  Welcome back for another Bellariffic Friday - this week's Stamping Bella's theme challenge was to use buttons or bows:

I used one of my favorite Uptown Girls:  Brigitte the beautiful bride.  I used the Spellbinder oval die to cut the portion I wanted from Brigitte (actually her dress is much longer) and then layer her under a frame made from Spellbinder Labels 13 & Floral Florishes dies.

My bow is made from tulle (received from my good friend Gabriella... thanks G!!) and the white buttons are tiny button brads which I've had forever and a day. 

SUPPLIES USED:


Stamps:
Stamping Bella: Brigitte the beautiful bride

Paper:
Bella's Bestest paper, Carta Bella "beautiful" & SU's Whisper White

Dies:
SB - Classic Edges 1, Labels 13, Classic Ovals large, Floral Flourishes
MFT - royal rose
Punch - Martha Stewart lattice

Copics:
E0000, 000, 40
RV0000, 000
R20, 22, 24
YG11, 63

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Extras:
tulle bow, lace, white brad buttons, adhesive pearls, glossy accents, glitter, glue pen

Head over the Bloggabella to take a peek at all the button & bow creations and have a great Friday everyone!

Till next time,
Carla.

Back with a Bella...

Love this beautiful stamp from Stamping Bella.  I've used her so many times.  This is Little Birdie Jane by Jane Davenport.... and yes I'm still in my "brown mood".  

It's all about the "E" colour Copics for me lately, but then I usually stick close to the earth tones.  I brightened it up with pale blue patterned paper from Basic Grey (gypsy)... and of course some glitter...

(I wish I had gone a little heavier with the glitter now.)  Oh and for once I haven't finished the inside - just couldn't make my mind up what I wanted to do.  This stamp comes with a sentiment "a little birdie told me", but I may just keep this as a blank notecard.  Either way, craft room light is out for tonight...(and so is mine).

I did the border on either side of Little Birdie Jane with the MFT dizzie border die & just cut it in half to layer behind the center piece. 

SUPPLIES USED:


Stamps:
Stamping Bella: Little birdie Jane by Jane Davenport (includes sentiment)

Paper:
Bella's Bestest paper, Basic Grey "gypsy" and Making Memories "cosmo petite paisley", SU's Whisper White & River Rock

Dies:
MFT - dizzie border, squiggle border, royal roses

Copics:
R0000, 000
E30, 33, 34, 35, 37
E70, 71, 74, 93, 95
W00, 1, 3
B91, 95, 97

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, SU Close to Cocoa

Extras:
Martha Stewart craft seam binding in walnut, sewing

  Hope your week is going well.  Will see you Friday when this week's theme challenge is to use buttons or bows.  Should be good! 

Until then,
Carla.

Lucille sends her love

Quick card from me tonight.  Here's Lucille sends her love.  Well, actually not a quick card as much as a quick post (too embarrassed to admit how long it took me to colour this up with my Copics - lol!!).  I'm no speedy with those things, that's for sure.

I love the affect of the glossy accents on the hearts and I couldn't resist adding glitter to her dress. 

My favorite of all my Copics are the "E's" so I've indulged and coloured her completely in E shades with the exception of R20 for her cheeks.

I've added the sentiment (that's included with Lucille) by cutting it out with an MFT die (scalloped ribbon).

SUPPLIES USED:


Stamps:
Stamping Bella:  Lucille sends her love

Paper:
Bella's Bestest paper, MME "signature suite", Basic Grey "curio" and Very Vanilla.

Dies:
SB - labels 10
MFT - ribbon scallop

Copics:
R20
E000, 01, 02
E11, 13, 15, 17
E40, 42
E50, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Distress Ink "antique linen"

Extras:
Prima flower, Hero Arts flower, glitter, glossy accents, brown adhesive pearl, sewing, glue pen

That's it from me........ badda boom... badda bing!

Carla.

Feelin Frilly...

...well... more "flourish-y" (if that's a word - and I doubt it is, lol), but I just had a hankerin' to go all flourishes & pearls on this one. 

I used the exact same stamp as with this card... and even some of the same paper; guess I should clean up my craft desk a little more often.  8)

I love this Verve stamp of a Winnie the Pooh quote because it reminds me of my two little sweet nieces... not that they are things... but you know what I mean.

I took a side pic of all the layers... what the heck did we do before foam tape?!! 

I sponged the edges of the paper (with Memento Grey Flannel) after distressing and then rolled up the 4 corners.  I once again used the Vintage Labels 10 stamps from Waltzing Mouse as two of my layers.  Love love love adding subtle colour with these stamps!!

Feeling a bit out of touch at the moment - I'm missing my e-mail at home which is still down and now my phone is out.  It's funny how much we rely on these things.  Thank goodness for blogs & facebook!  LOL

Thanks for stopping by again today and I do love hearing what you think of my cards - especially today since I'm certainly not hearing from anyone else!  haha

Stamps:

Verve - Smallest Things
Waltzingmouse Stamps - Vintage Labels 10

Paper:
Bella's Bestest paper, SU's Whisper White & Basic Grey, Basic Grey "Basics", Pebbles "Country Picnic"

Dies:
SB - labels 10 & floral flourishes

Ink: SU Mauve Mist, Memento Tuxedo Black & Grey Flannel

Extras:
adhesive pearls, sewing, SU basic grey ribbon

Bye for now! Carla.

It's that time again!!

I love Bellariffic Friday!!  But ... this one?  Not so much... it marks the end of my vaaa-caaaaay!!  (yes, that was me crying). 

But what an incredible week it's been.  Love having time off work to relax, regroup and recharge.  For me that's reading and making cards... and doing both to excess.  It fits the budget too - lol.  (Actually the budget probably is the way it is because of what I spend on craft supplies.)

So now I'll stop gabbing and show you my take on today's Bellariffic Sketch Challenge:

Sweet sketch - lots of possibilities.  I used Veronica by Mo Manning from Stamping Bella. She comes as a set with the sentiment... and I chose to use the first part on the front and the rest on the inside.  Love breaking stamps up like that. 

Can you tell I found my stash of pearls?!  Yep, probably a little overboard but does Veronica look like she does anything by halves?  Nope! 

As you can tell I paper pieced her dress (and was tempted to make it longer - hee, hee).  I also popped up the gift bag & gift box with foam tape and gave them each a bit of glitter. I also stamped the small present one more time to add to the inside:

Stamps:

Stamping Bella: Veronica by Mo Manning (includes sentiment)

Paper:
Bella's Bestest paper, Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Jillibean (pink) & Creative Imaginations (green)

Dies:
SB... classic oval, labels 4, classic edges 1 (scallop)
Memory Box...meridian border
MFT... royal roses
Punch... Martha Stewart leaf

Copics:
E000, 01, 02
R20, 81, 85
E30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 37
YG11, 13, 25

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Distress spun sugar

Extras:
sewing machine, adhesive pearls, glitter, foam tape, Cuttlebug swiss dot embossing folder

Have a lovely Friday everyone.  Don't forget to head over to Bloggabella to check out all the enteries and if you didn't get a chance to enter a card for your chance to win $20 in Bella bucks, then be sure to leave a comment for your chance to win $10 in Bella bucks.  Next week is a theme challenge... "use buttons or bows".  Easy peasy.. I might even add a few pearls... if there's any left by then.  ;)   So... what to do on my last day off... well... I think I'll make a card!!  8)   Till next time, Carla.

WMSC113

Hello!  I'm back to try another Waltzingmouse Challenge again today.  I used one of my favorite sets that coordinates beautifully with Spellbinders... Vintage Labels 10.

For the largest of the label 10 dies, I used white ink on craft paper and then the next two layers both use SU Mauve Mist.  Love the soft vintage designs of these stamps!!  Of the sentiment sets that I have from WMS, I didn't have anything that would fit inside of the smallest dies, so I went with one I had from Verve.

Because I used Pebbles "new arrival" paper with birds, I thought I would just complete the card with a bird theme and so added the Poppystamps dies (vintage bird cage & nestled bird).

I stuck to the sketch as much as possible - I'm terrible for never getting them exact.  But I'm happy with the turn out.  Here's the inside with the little birdcage:

Stamps:

Waltzingmouse Stamps - Vintage Labels 10
Verve - Smallest Things
Just Rite - Classic Lace Edges Two

Paper:
Bella's Bestest paper, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Basic Grey "basics", Pebbles "new arrival" & "country picnic"

Dies:
SB - classic edges 2, labels 10, floral flourishes
MFT - rolled rose, squiggle border
Memory Box - meridian border
Poppystamps - vintage bird cage & nestled bird

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black & SU Mauve Mist, Colorbox frost white

Extras:
adhesive pearls, sewing, pink ric rack

Well that's it for me.  Back tomorrow for Bellariffic Friday!!  If you'd like to enter, be sure to e-mail your card to Emily tonight.  See you then!!

Carla.

You Matter

Morning!  Just tried another card with my new Verve set "Words of Wisdom".  Love the simple but important messages in this set.

I felt like getting a little "frilly with it" so out came the Fleur de Lis Spellbinder die.  I remember when this die first came out - I couldn't sleep!  LOL!!  I just had to have it with every fiber of my being.  Crazy, eh?!  Now I still love it... but I have to laugh at myself sometimes.

Once again I used the Spellbinder Fancy Tags 2 die & Just Rite coordinating stamps (stamped in SU Mauve Mist).  I also finished inside with another stamp from the set.

SUPPLIES USED:


Stamps:
Verve - Words of Wisdom
Just Rite - Classic Lace Edges Two

Paper:
Bella's Bestest paper, Basic Grey "Little Black Dress", Whisper White, Basic Grey

Dies:
SB - blossom tags, parisian accents, fleur de lis pendant & classic edges 2
MFT - rolled rose

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black & SU Mauve Mist, Memento Grey Flannel (sponged)

Extras:
adhesive pearls, sewing, SU 1/2" basic grey ribbon, felt, pin

Love reading your comments, so thank you for leaving them.  Hope you enjoy your day... that's "hump day" for you worker bees... which will be me again next week. 

But for now, I'm still "va-cay-ing"....  8)

Till next time,
Carla.

Verve - Words of Wisdom

Well I guess it took a few days off work for me to crack open my new Verve set "Words of Wisdom" - omg love it!.  I seem to make more and more of these inspiring and encouraging cards lately... maybe I secretly make them for me because I love the messages (and need to hear it).

I wanted to do something soft & pretty and take a break from colouring.  I stamped the sentiment in Color Box frost white onto SU Crumb Cake cardstock and then lightly sponged around the edges.

The lacy edges were added using Spellbinders Classic Edges Two dies & Just Rite coordinating stamps.  Again stamped in white.  Love making different lace borders from these sets.  Endless possibilities.  Added a bit of real lace and of course lots of pearls.  I love the soft & pretty look so much.

I finished the inside with a bit more of the patterned paper & another bit of the "lace paper".  I made up a bunch so I have it on hand for future cards.  8)

SUPPLIES USED:


Stamps:
Verve - Words of Wisdom
Just Rite - Classic Lace Edges Two

Paper:
Bella's Bestest paper, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, MME "On the bright side"

Dies:
SB - fancy tags 2 & classic edges 2
MFT - vertical greetings

Copics:
omg..........none!!

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black & Colour Box frost white

Extras:
lace, hero arts flowers, pearls, sewing, linen thread x 2
Well it's a vacation week for me and it's rainy and gloomy today.  But a rainy gloomy day at home is always better then a rainy gloomy day at work. Am I right?!   Until next time, Carla.

Dropping you a line

Hi again - just popping in to "drop you a line" on Labour Day.  I've coloured up sweet little Ramona Fishing and popped her into a card. 

I love this Stamping Bella image, but have some regrets about adding so much to the card that she kind of misses her spotlight.  Just got a little carried away I think.  But simple or not... she's getting glossy accents - that's a given.  lol.

For the inside I stamped the fishing pole portion and added the sentiment that comes with Ramona:

Now I'm off to come up with something for this Bellariffic Friday's sketch.... and here she is:

Looks pretty easy!  So I'm off to give it a try.  Hope you will too for a chance to win $20 in Bella Bucks. 

Here's the supplies I used in today's card:

Stamps:

Stamping Bella:  Ramona Fishing

Paper:
Bella's Bestest paper, Early Espresso, Marigold Mornng, MME "So Sofie" & Graphic 45.

Dies:
SB - romantic rectangles
MFT - mini rolled roses, royal rose, rolled rose
Memory Box - puffy clouds
PTI - hexagon

Copics:
R20, 21, 22, 24, 27, 29
YR20, 21, 23, 24, 27
E000, 01, 02
E50, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Extras:
crystal stickles, glitter, glossy accents, adhesive pearls, sewing machine, glue pen

Enjoy the rest of your long weekend and see you again real soon!!
Carla.

Winnie... Pretty in Pink

Is this an amazing Sunday or what?!  Just a beautiful day out there! 

Coloured up little Winnie last night.  She looks like she'd rather be out then in... but what a cutie she is.  Can't wait to try this image again... those curtains are begging to be paper pieced, right?!  This is Uptown Girl Winnie peeking out the window by Stamping Bella. 

Now as far as Copics go, I don't normally go for the brighter colours and these pinks (RV11 & 13) are down right fluorescent.  Abandoned twice, but then determined to finish I decided to add a few streaks of E81 overtop of the curtains to tone it down a bit and add some creases.  Then I used my Inkssentials white pen and added a little dot-design.  

As usual... heaving on the glossy accents!  LOL - now you know what attracted me to this image... and no, I don't buy it in bulk quantites... YET. 

Kept the inside quite simple as usual.  Love little sweet Winnie though, eh?  Don't you just want to ring her doorbell?! 

SUPPLIES USED:


Stamps:
Stamping Bella: Uptown Girl Winnie peeking out the window

Paper:
Bella's Bestest paper, Whisper White, Early Espresso, Regal Rose, MME Miss Caroline

Dies:
MFT... ribbon scallop, dainty lace border, royal rose & royal leaves

Copics:
E0000, 000, 00, 02
E81, 84, 87
E11, 13, 15, 17
Y23, 26, 28
YR23, 31
G21, 85

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Extras:
sewing machine, glossy accents, glitter, adhesive pearls

Well that's from me. I'm off out to enjoy this day. Enjoy YOUR day & I'll be back soon with another card.   Carla.