RS84 Warm Wishes

Hi there!!! Ever since I saw this week's Retro Sketch challenge, I knew it would be the perfect opportunity to use my very neglected washi tape. Are you like me with a huge supply of washi tape that goes unused?  LOL!! I'm a hoarder of craft supplies, I'll admit it. For my card, I've kept it really simple with different washi tapes and then a snowflake that I've covered with "fake snow" and the sentiment comes from the Stamping Bella set called "Uptown Girl Quinn in her boots".  I think I may end up reproducing this card numerous time for some of this year's Christmas cards. Easy peasy!! 

Girls Night Out

Well hello there!! Another day and I'm still coughing away. Yikes!!! I knew there was a cold going around but had no idea it would hang on this long.  This week's Bellarific Friday challenge was a sketch which are often my starting point for any card. Love a good sketch!!!! For my card, I decided to ink up Victoria and Juliette's Night out. The image has been colored with Prismacolor Pencils and Gamsol and then I paper pieced their dresses. Hope you like it!!!

Please stop by Bloggabella to see the rest of the babes and sistah's cards  AND we have a new babe joining us!!  Sandy Dunne is now a bella babe and we are so excited to have her as part of our team!!

Next weeks Bellariffic Fridays challenge is "stitch it up"  Add some sewing or faux sewing to your card and email it to Em by Thursday to be included on Bloggabella - you could win some bella bucks!

Brynn and her baby shower

Hi there!!! I'm back... and I'm sick. Yuck!!! It's one of those hazards when you work with kids - the germs!!! I've been down and out for a few days now but decided to color up Brynn and her Baby shower from Stamping Bella yesterday while I was on the couch watching TV.  I must say that she's one of my fave Uptown Girls!! I had been thinking for awhile that there wasn't a pregnant Uptown Girl and then Emily released one the same month.  ESP!!!  Once I saw the current Sweet Sunday Sketch challenge, I knew it would be what I'd use for my layout.  Let's just say this simple card took two days to come together...

Here's to hoping I feel better tomorrow. 

The Calories don't count

Hi there!!! I was SO excited when my new stamps from Stamping Bella arrived in the mail this week!! It was a super happy mail day for me.  This week, Bellarific Friday is all about keeping your card monochromatic. I really tried, I promise.... I kept the DP and accessories monochromatic but I just couldn't do it, those darn prismacolor pencils were just popping into my hand begging to be used.  For my card, I have used Uptown Girl Chanel the Chef which has been colored with Prosmacolor Pencils and Gamsol.  I then used a sentiment from the Uptown Girl Isabelle Loves her Ice Cream. I love how you are able to mix and match the sentiments to another set.  Em's a smart one, I tell ya!!  The layout for my card is the current Seize the Sketch. 

Next week's challenge is a sketch and my brain is already thinking about it. 

Don't forget to send a photo of your creation to Emily@stampingbella.com by Thursday night.  Then stop on by the blog to see the inspiration and leave a comment for a chance to win some Bella Bucks.

All about Love...

I sat down over the weekend to make some cards and I'm only getting around to posting them now.  For my first card, I decided to use the current Sweet Sunday Sketch challenge (which I altered slightly).  I bought this Bella Blvd DP over the summer and thought it was perfect to use with this image called "Uptown Girls Brett and Brenda get married". The image was stamped with Archival Black ink and then colored with Prismacolor Pencils and Gamsol. 

For my second card, I decided to go clean and simple with no DP. Me??? I made a card with no DP - can you believe it? LOL!!! I love how striking this card looks with its' combination of colors. The sentiment comes from the set  "Uptown Girls Brett and Brenda get married".

Thanks for popping by!! 

Christmas Dogs...

Hi there!!! I had a bit of free time to play over the weekend so I whipped up this card using the current Deconstructed Sketch (I have a feeling I'll be using this sketch again soon) along with some new DP I picked up at my LSS. The image called "Confused Christmas Dog" from Stamping Bella has been colored using Prismacolor Pencils and Gamsol.  I love how bright all of the colours look together.  

I made a few more cards over the weekend so I'll be showing them throughout the week :-)