Merry Merry Merry!!

Happy Bellariffic Friday all!!  Happy to be back with a post today.  Today's challenge was to make a Holiday Wishes/Winter Theme card.  With all the incredible Christmas stamps at Stamping Bella it was hard to choose, but I inked up my brand new Uptown Girl Charlie waits by the chimney.  This stamp is part of the new arrivals that are now cling mounted... and stamps like a dream.

Yep, I think I came dangerously close of running out of glitter on this one...lol.  Her entire skirt bottom is covered in glitter as is the top of the dress & trim on hat.  And getting carried away... (as I tend to do)... I softened the edges of the Authentique paper with white ink, added glossy accents and then more glitter all the way around.  This one is a sparkly one for sure!

Here she is in all her glory.  Is there not a more fun Christmas image?  Love her!  Coloured with Copic Markers and mounted on Cherry Cobbler cardstock from SU after running it through the die cutter with the Spellbinder Card Creator A2 Fancy Weave die.  I used a black glaze pen to outline the bricks & added the mandatory (for me...) glossy accents to the bricks, some pearls and ribbon.  Sentiment is from Hero Arts.  See that little fuzzy white ball I added to her hat?  Well I bought a HUGE bag of those at Michael's about 10 years ago and I think that's the first time I ever used one.  Success!

Here's the inside.  A little paper matching and sewing, kept it simple. 

Hey don't forget to stop over to Bloggabella to check out all the wonderful Christmas & Winter themed cards.  Be sure to leave a comment on Bella's blog for a chance to win some Bella Bucks.

Next week we're onto Sketch #24:

Hope you can join us!!  If you can, e-mail Emily your card by this Thursday evening. 

Christmas Bear

Hi again!!  Didn't expect to be back so soon but I stumbled across this cute Whipper Snapper Christmas bear in my stash and thought I'd try my luck.

I thought I'd try a little glitter on him... but my internal-glitter-stop-light wasn't working so I glittered him up entirely.  He sparkles so much IRL. 

I used a fine glitter on the bear and a courser glitter on the snow flakes.  Christmas paper is from my Christmas scrap heap from 2 years ago and I haven't a clue of the origin. 

I used Spellbinders Classic Squares & Eyelet Squares along with MFT's let it snow snowflakes die.  I love the little corduroy blue/green button from SU (I horde them, but was willing to part with just one for this card...lol).

For the inside I used a sentiment from a Hero Arts set:

Well that's it from me.  Happy Sunday all and thanks for stopping in.  I might try another Christmas card later this afternoon... if I don't get too bogged down in all of my have-to-do-stuff.  Hate it when life gets in the way of some good crafty fun!! 

New Rubbah!!!

I finally got a chance to try some of my new rubbah from Stamping Bella!!  Love it to pieces!!  Such a pretty colour and stamps so beautifully.  I absolutely had to have the journal your ART out happy silhouettes graffiti stamps (3 in the set).... and as you can see I was determined to try it in a Christmas card.

I used a few dies here including the Memory Box winterland tree, MFT fancy flourish as well as MFT let it snow snowflakes.  Paper is from a 6x6 pad of Authentique along with SU Ruby Red.  I used both course and fine glitters and added beige linen thread to the sheer red ribbon and a few pearls throughout.  Lots of SPARKLE!!

I used the same stamp again on the inside and combined it with a Hero Arts sentiment (which I also stamped the beginning of on the front directly on the Silhouette).

Well I hope I've made her Christmas-y enough!  I might try another of this 3-piece-set for this Friday's Bellariffic Sketch Challenge - here's the sketch:

Hope you get a chance to play!!  If you do, remember to e-mail your card to Emily by Thursday night. 

Thanks for stopping by!!
Carla.

This one is close to my heart...

Yep - that's me... on the scale every morning.  I wouldn't dare have the weight of that big 'ol heavy towel on there though - LOL!  Even my hair elastic comes out... and jewelry... and I'm even iffy on the nailpolish!  Up one, down one... drink more water... walk a little more... don't eat after 7... geez, it doesn't feel natural this whole deprivation thing.  I've always been more "Club Chocolate" if you know what I mean.  

So this little Stamping Bella stamp called "Hoping" by Mo Manning won my heart right away. Sentiment reads, "not today... maybe tomorrow". 

I've propped up the layers and did a lot of sewing to add some texture.  Flowers were an afterthought because I love the creamy colour and embossing (but mainly because I can't leave well enough alone).

I finished inside and added a little portion of the stamp again lightly inked in SU Mellow Moss:

SUPPLIES USED:


Stamps:
Stamping Bella "Hoping" by Mo Manning (includes sentiment)

Paper:
Bella's Bestest paper, MME "Rough & Tough" & "When I Grow Up", Carta Bella "Happy Thoughts", Whisper White, Early Espresso

Dies:
Spellbinders... oval
MFT... notebook edge & file tab

Copics:
Y23, 26, 28
E000, 00, 01, 02
YG11, 25, 63
W1, 3, 5
E30, 31, 33, 35, 37, 57

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, SU Mellow Moss & Distress Ink Antique Linen

Extras:
Hero Arts flowers, brads, edge distresser, flower patterned twill, sewing machine

Actually it's not quite 6:30pm yet... and I think I'm looking at a small snack window before the 7pm cutoff.  The good news is that since April, I'm down 33 lbs... but still have a "weighs" to go.  

Happy Stamping everyone!
'Till next time,
Carla.

Life is Sweeter when shared with Friends

Happy Sunday y'all.......quick post today.  Wanted to share another card I made using the Pebbles paper.

I coloured this sweet Mo Manning image with copics & added the Hero Arts sentiment in a Spellbinders Labels 20 die.  Lovin my MFT dies too - I used 3 in this card...  left border & both rolled flowers. 

Thanks for your comments - makes my day!  Off to grab some groceries for the week..........

Your Friendship Warms My Heart

A very beautiful quote stamp I bought a while ago from Quietfire Design. I love the beautiful calligraphy of all their stamps and they are such a pleasure to work with.


I decided to make a bit of a friendship Valentine although it can be used at anytime, not just on February 14th.

I printed off more of the sheet music I found on-line onto my all-time favorite SU Baja-Breeze. Man I love that stuff!! I added a little sponging around the edges and a bit of crazy sewing (no, I wasn't drinking........lol) because I thought matched well with the frayed edges.

Another rolled flower (addicted now.... guilty as charged) and a few leaf springs from Martha Stewarts punch. And.... a bit of May Arts polka dot ribbon... just because I love it. The heart punch is also Martha.

The inside sentiment "your friendship warms my heart" is from a Hero Arts Valentine sentiment set.

Well I must say I don't think I've ever posted so regularly... this can only mean one thing: My house is a mess. =0)

Enjoy your week!!

Carla.

Doing THE RUMBA with Gabriella…

Ever hear of toddlers Rumba pants? Well, myself and my stamping buddy Gabriella… as in Gabi with an Eye… were admiring cards by different bloggers using a large scallop border to create a layered look and she said, “Hey these look like the Rumba pants that my daughter wore as a toddler.” So from that moment on… we refer to this as the Rumba Pants Design.

So! A challenge immediately ensued and we were off racing to our respective craft rooms to do a little Rumba Crafting…. here is a photo that we both used as inspiration to create our own Rumba Pants Card…

Sweet, eh? Well here's my card. I thought Mo Manning's image with all the ruffles would be a good match to this Rumba Pant inspired card.

This was so fun doing this challenge with you Gabriella!! Now, you've got to check out Gabi's Rumba Pant card here. It's ADOREABLE!!

Stamps: Mo Manning, Hero Arts Paper: Gina K Pure Luxury White cardstock, Basic Grey Basic, Whisper White, Baja Breeze, dark brown Bazzel, Accessories: pale blue sheer organza ribbon, satin ribbon, brads, glitter, adhesive pearls Tools: Copic Markers, Spellbinder Rectangle & Oval, EK Success Double Embossed Dotted border punch, sewing machine, Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

OCC Challenge & Mo Manning

Well I finally did my very first Mo card. I have a few of the images and I've been colouring like crazy, so I thought today I would use one in a card for the OCC Challenge:

I bought a whole wack of this gorgeous Jillibean Soup - love the softness and the small design. The sentiment is from a Hero Arts clear set. (Don't you just love Mo's images??? **sigh**)

Back to the Copics!

Stamps: Mo Manning, Hero Arts Paper: Gina K Pure Luxury White cardstock, Jillibean Soup, Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Whisper White Accessories: Pale blue sheer ribbon Tools: Spellbinder Oval, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder, sewing machine, MS double loop edge punch Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Lovely Lotus

Have you seen the new Prima papers? The Flights of Fancy Collection is gorgeous! And me with my butterfly addiction.......hoo-yah.......match made in heaven.

I used the Spellbinder Lotus Pendant to border the center circle... and then popped the center out of the circle for the Hero Arts birthday sentiment. Used the Martha Stewart garden trellis punch for the bottom and glittered up a butterfly as an afterthought. 8)

Stamps: Hero Arts, Inkadinkado Paper: Gina K Pure Luxury White cardstock, Prima Flights of Fancy, Whisper White, Always Artichoke Accessories: Dew drop, Adhesive bling, sheer ribbon, satin ribbon, glitter Tools: Sewing machine, Spellbinder Circle & Lotus Pendant, MS Deep Edge Punch - Garden Trellis & butterfly punch Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Always Artichoke

Finally... some colour!

I was having colour withdrawal from the last card... so here's a burst of colour:

I don't think I ever used so many colours in one card before. Actually I avoid doing that entirely... except that I loved the pants off this Fancy Pants designer paper. I used my copics for colouring and tried to match up the Hero Arts images with the paper then I added some white dots to the butterfly wings. The Verve sentiment on the inside reads, " ... a very happy birthday".

Obviously I'm not over my butterfly phase......

Stamps: Verve sentiment & Hero Arts Cling Stamps: (1) Butterflies & (2) Flower Box Paper: Gina K Pure Luxury White cardstock, Fancy Pants, Baja Breeze Whisper White, Bazzel Brown Accessories: May Arts polka dot ribbon, sheer pink ribbon, Pearl dew drops, pink adhesive bling Tools: Sewing machine, copic markers Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

I can't believe she's 7.

My little niece had a birthday in December and I never got around to posting the card I made for her. She is all girlie-girl-sparkle-princess-Hanna-Montana in one. She had her own birthday with her friends and then of course we had the family birthday at the house - but then I took her for just a 'Catherine & Carla' day.

We had a ball. It was the first time for both of us trying out Chuckie Cheese and we had so much fun. After that we shopping the Mall and then back to mine to make cards. She loves my craft room - her eyes gloss over and she tells me it's just like a store. (lol - the ultimate flattery!) We picked our stamps, ribbon, etc and were ready to get inky and she says, "this is so cute". I say, "what?". She says, "we're having a little date". LOL!! She's so cute. Anyway she seems to be growing up soooooooo fast and I can't believe she's seven already. Her little sister will be 3 in March.... I wonder if my sister & I will be 'grooming' (ha) another little stamper???

Anyway, here's her card I made for her.


I have today off and it's given me some breathing time to do a little blogging and cleaning... and yes... SLEEPING too!! I'm going to work on some Valentine cards later - but next on the "Va-Ca-Day" is Avatar. I rarely go to the movies but all the hype has got me so curious!!
Have a great weekend everyone!!!

Stamps: Stamping Bella, Hero Arts Paper: Gina K Pure Luxury White cardstock, Whisper White, Chocolate Bazzel, Basic Grey Lemonade Accessories: pink dew drops, glitter, May Arts white polka dot ribbon & a bit of bright polka dot ribbon from my stash (brand?) Tools: Copics, sewing machine, Spellbinder circle die & Labels 8 die, glue pen, EK Success Swiss Cheese border punch Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black & SU! Cranberry crisp.

Sole Sisters

So this is my best friend Donna.

Donna has a thing for shoes and her husband built her a pretty amazing Shoe Room... complete with purse compartments, boots, etc... I've never seen anything like it. This unfortunately is only a partial picture. (Imelda Marcos would be insanely jealous. )

So naturally, when I make a card for Donna... there is only one choice for a theme:

The "shoe" is a Hero Arts image & is coloured with Copic markers. I've added a bit of bling (Donna Style) and dressed the shoe up using a quickie glue pen & glitter. Added pearls, liquid pearls & diamond bling ontop of the MS edge punch at the bottom. I got a chance to use my new Spellbinder flourish (is that what they're called?) dies along with my new labels die.

So that's my Shoe Story about a card for Donna - oh yeah, and she liked it!

Stamps: Hero Arts, Stamping Bella

Paper: Gina K Pure Luxury White cardstock, MME (Laundry Line), WeRMemory Keepers

Assessories: Glitter, liquid pearls, dew drop, flower, brad, SU ribbon

Tools: Copic markers, Spellbinders, Quickie Glue Pen, MS edge punch

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Kick Up Your Heels!!

Gotta love Stella - she's one happenin' chick!! I stamped the inside to make it into a birthday card, but it could have many other uses.

I just loved the sunny & festive feel of this Bo Bunny paper, so I didn't want to add any more colours - just kept it simple.

The sentiment is from a clear Hero Arts set that comes with a bunch of high heels - but I thought it would go well with this Stella image.

Stamps: Stamping Bella, sentiment is Hero Arts clear set
Paper: Bo Bunny, Barely Banana, Gina K Pure Luxury White
Assessories: SU ribbon, dew drops, Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Tools: Copic markers, EK Success Edge Punch, Spellbinders

Be Yourself

Another Sugar Nellie post and using a bit more of the Fancy Pants DP that I used in my last card... except this time you can actually see the DP. I thought these Hero Arts felt flowers (self-adhesive) went great with the paper so I used two from my "horded" stash. 8)

I absolutely love these little pastel button babies that I ordered from Gina K --- I'm a real sucker for embellishments - just gotta have 'em!!

Stamps: Sugar Nellie, sentiment is Hero Arts clear set
Paper: Fancy Pants, Really Rust, Gina K Pure Luxury White
Assessories: Hero Arts felt flowers, Gina K pastel button babies, May Arts polka dot ribbon, dew drops
Tools: Copic markers, MS Edge Punch, Spellbinders, Cuttlebug folder