Happy New Year

"One day at a time"... that's how I'm going to take 2013.  I love New Year's day for some reason... even more then New Years Eve actually.  It's like fresh fallen snow and leaving your footprints in whatever road you choose to take in this brand new year ahead. 

It's a new sheet... a clean slate... a new beginning. 

It seems like ages since I've made a card and so today I really didn't know where to begin.  I dug out my Verve stock and got lucky with sentiments for both the inside and out.  I've staggered the Spellbinders Marvelous Squares dies... didn't feel like being all neat and tidy.  Button die from Memory Box.

Here's the inside:

I haven`t announced this yet, but I`ve decided to step down from the amazing Stamping Bella design team.  I`ve had a change of priorities just recently and I`ve had to move crafting down the list a wee bit... I`m just needing more time to grow & develop in other areas of my life.  I have big ambitions for this coming year... but will not giving up stamping completely!!

Wishing you all things wonderful in 2013.

Carla
xox

Bismarck's Christmas

Love this little guy... but hate what I've done to his poor eyes... looks like he's been up for days... LOL.  This is Bismarck from Stamping Bella. 

I think I've had this paper as long as I've been making cards... called Paper Pizazz.  It must have been on sale because I've got an endless supply.  I coloured up Bismarck with my Copics and added a little glitter, some sheer ribbon & a gem stone.  His sleepness-nights-look was courtesy of my black glaze pen. 

Love the Marvelous Squares die from Spellbinders!  Endless possibilities.  I've sewn down a couple of layers and then propped the main image up with double sided foam tape.

Sentiment is from a Verve set and that little snowflake is a die from MFT.  Off to work on my Bellariffic Friday card... see you back here then!!

Carla.

Bellariffic Friday - Sketch #24

Welcome back for Bellariffic Friday!  Christmas crunch is on and as usual... for me anyway... I'm behind on my orders and my own Christmas cards.  So using this week's sketch challenge I used cling mounted Uptown Girl Eve under the Mistletoe.

This weeks card is based on Sketch 24.  Just bought This American Craft paper... the printed portion was just begging to be distressed, but I was paying more attention to Blue Rodeo at the time and completely forgot.  Duh.  The sketch was pretty easy to follow, so I hope you had a chance to try it out.

Love this gorgeous ribbon!!  It's probably May Arts, not sure... bought at my LSS.  Dies used were Spellbinders Marvelous Squares, Classic Circles, Classic Edges One and Memory Box Loop Border.  Coloured Eve with Copics and added the sparkle.  For interest I added a few dots with my white opaque pen. 

This stamp also comes with the sentiment that I included on the inside:

Have a fabulous weekend all... and thanks for stopping by!!  Don't forget to head on over to Bloggabella to check out the cards for todays challenge...

Toodles.............
Carla.