Clean and Simple

I hope everyone who celebrates had a wonderful Christmas!  Ours was quiet during the day, just me & hubby but we went to a friends for dinner where there were 2 very excited 3 years olds!  They were cute and made Christmas fun, but it was nice to come home to a quiet house.

Today I'm playing along with the Stamping Bella challenge hosted by Elaineabella on SCS - Clean and Simple. The contest is open until Jan 7 and you could win a $25.00 gift voucher to Stamping Bella.  I must admit keeping the card simple and having a lot of white space was a challenge for me!

I inked up Stamping Bella's Little Birdie Jane with memento tuxedo black ink onto bella's bestest white cs and coloured the image with copics. I then cut the image out with with MFT's fishtail stax die-namics.  I paper pieced her dress with some dp from Hopscotch by Fancy Pants.  The pink cs is old SU paper melon mambo.  For some texture I used cuttlebugs modern wallpaper embossing folder and some stitching. The sentiment is on a tag made with MFT's fishtail stax die-namics. I stamped it with picked raspberry distress ink then used clear embossing powder.  I added three white brads and there you have my take on clean and simple!

Bellariffic Fridays are back Jan 11 and here is a peek at the sketch we will be playing with, so you have lots of time to play along!  Email your cards to Em by Jan 10 to be included on Bloggabella and you could win some Bella Bucks!

Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful day

Dana 

The Three Amigas

When I saw this image in the October release I knew I had to have it for a Christmas card for my wonderful friends Leslie & Karen

Uptown Girls the Three Amigos is stamped with memento tuxedo black ink onto bella's bestest cs and coloured with copics.  I used some atyou spica pens along the trim of the dresses to give some shine to the girls, and on the glasses I used a clear glaze pen.  The DP is Carla Bella's Merry & Bright.  I added some shading around the image with peeled paint distress inks and added some glitter.

That's Karen on the left with her prosecco, me with my red wine & Leslie with some type of fancy 'tini! I thought it was perfect for the 3 of us!

I decorated the inside of the cards, the sentiment comes with the image.  I used MFT's fishtail Stax die-namics for the banner.

Thanks for stopping by & Happy Holidays!!

Dana
copics: YG21, YG23, YG25, Y23, YR30, YR31, E31, B0000, B0000, B00, B01, B02, E0000, E000, E00, R20, E44, E47, E57, E59, R37, R43, R89, YG67

Thinking of You....

Happy Friday!!  Are you all ready for Christmas?!  I'm happy to say I'm done my shopping aside from groceries, but I know hubby will be willing to go to the grocery store & Costco this weekend - yes I'm lucky he doesn't mind crowds!

So Em decided to add a week of Bellariffic Fridays challenges - and this weeks theme was "Thinking of You".  When I was making this card I thought it wasn't going to get done because instead of bringing my water in a water bottle (also known as an adult sippy cup) I just brought a glass and you can guess what happened - yep 3/4 of my desk under water.  Miraculously it didn't go on any of the papers I had cut for the card.

For my card I used Uptown Girl Perry and her laptop (very similar to mine, except mine has different fruit!) and the sentiment is from Matilda on her swing.  The image is stamped with versafine black ink onto watercolour paper then coloured with a combo of distress makers, tombows (for a pop of colour) and faber castell gelatos.  The laptop is paper pieced on and is stamped with mementos ink onto bella's bestest cream cs and coloured with copics, then I added some shine with a glaze pen.  The shading around the image is done with distress inks (walnut and antique linen)  I added some tiny rhinestones for the buttons on her shoes and pants.

The dp is EP's Everyday Eclectic.  When I was making this card I thought it wasn't going to get done because instead of bringing my water in a water bottle (also known as an adult sippy cup) I just brought a glass and you can guess what happened - yep 3/4 of my desk under water.  Miraculously it didn't go on any of the papers I had cut for the card.  I can say that on side of the 6x6 pattern paper package is a little rippled but I do have a clean desk!

I decorated the inside of the card again using the the dp and razzleberry fizz cs.  The flower is Tim Holtz Alterations Tattered Flower Garland.  The banner is MFT's fishtail stax die-namics

Please stop by Bloggabella to see all the amazing creations and remember to leave Em a comment.This is our last Bellariffic Friday of the year!!  We will be back Jan 11 with our first challenge - details to come in the new year.  Please stop by Bloggabella to see all the amazing creations and remember to leave Em a comment.

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day!!

Dana 

Sweet Sunday, Holiday Wishes

Today I'm back with another Sweet Sunday Sketch from Karen (SSSC174) and I stuck to the sketch!

For my card I made yet another holiday card - I realize I'm short on the ones I "hand" out!  I inked up the very sweet Mr Penguin goes for a Ride from Stamping Bella which includes the sweet Ramona

The image is stamped with versafine onyx black ink and then coloured with distress markers.  On the ornaments on the tree I added some shine with glossy accents.  For the trim on her coat I used liquid applique and glitter.  The snow is also liquid applique and glitter which I then heated.  The shading around the image is done with stormy sky distress inks.  The dp is Carta Bella's Merry & Bright.

Please stop by the rest of the Sweet Sunday Stampers blogs to see their creations and this weeks guest stamper.  Don't forget to link your card on Karen's blog if you play along with us and you can be a guest stamper!

• Dawn Easton
• Jackie Pedro
• Karen Giron
• Karen Motz
• Lori Tecler
• Lynn Put
• Melissa Hubert
• Sarah Jane Kale'
• Tracy Clemente
• Vicki Burdick
• Danielle Lounds - this weeks Guest Stamper

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!!

Dana 

Happy Holdiays & and extra week of Bellariffic Fridays

This weeks Bellariffic Fridays challenge was a sketch - and I love a sketch.  Here's a reminder of it

For my card I used one of my favourite Stamping Bella holiday images - Birds Decorating Trees.

The image is stamped with versafine onyx black ink onto watercolour paper and embossed with clear embossing powder.  I coloured the image with distress markers, I LOVE them!  I added some shading with stormy sky distress ink.  For the decorations I used clear rhinestones and the snow on the ground is liquid applique and glitter that I just let dry.  The sentiment is embossed with silver embossing powder.  Now I took some liberties with the sketch and made the line between the pattern paper (EP's Very Merry) straight and added some black ribbon, twine and button.  In the top corner I added a large ghost snowflake and rhinestone.

Please stop by Bloggabella to see the rest of the babes creations and what the sistahood sent Em.  Leave a comment and you could win some Bella Bucks.

I know last week I said this was our last challenge of year but da Bella decided to add another week!!  The challenge for next week is "Thinking of You".  It can be a Thinking of You Holiday card, Thinking of you for New Years card or Birthday card or Thinking of you because I'm Thinking of You!  Email your cards to Em by Thursday evening to be included on Bloggabella!

Thanks for stopping by & have great day!

Dana 

Greetings of the Seasons

Today I'm going to show you the card I made for our holidays cards - I send out cards to lots of hubby's contacts so they can't be too cute and sweet, which is what I make most of the year!

My wonderful friend Gloria showed me the Tim Holtz Alterations Tattered Poinsettia  die, then she showed me the paper & several dollars later I left the store with my master plan.

The poinsettia is cut with 2 different dp's (sorry I didn't write down the dp - it was 12x12 for a change so I don't have a package).  I then inked the petals with distress inks in peeled paint and a mixture of festive berries and barn door.  On the centres of the flowers I added some crystal stickler.

The Olive cs is embossed with cuttlebugs modern wallpaper embossing folder, which I inked with tea dye distress ink.

The sentiment Greetings of the Season is from Stamping Bella and was perfect for the card.  I stamped the sentiment on black cs with versamark ink then used copper embossing powder.  Clean and simple and not too thick to mail!!

Don't forget to play along with this weeks Bellariffic Fridays challenge this awesome sketch.

Email your card to Em by Thursday evening to be included on Friday and you could win some bella bucks!!

Thanks for stopping by,

Dana 

Snowboarding...

I played along with this weeks MFTWSC101 because I needed to make a card for our friends son for christmas & MFT's PI Snowboard Boy was perfect since he's a skier/snowboarder.

The image is stamped with mementos tuxedo black ink onto bella's bestest white cs and coloured with copics.  I paper pieced the snowboard using the dp from EP's Winter Park.  On the snowboard I used a clear glaze pen to give it some shine.  The shading around the image is done with stormy skies distress ink.  I embossed the blue strips with snowflakes then sanded the paper.  I added a ghost snowflake and a button to finish it off.

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!!

Dana 

Tag It....

Happy Friday - this weeks Bellariffic Fridays theme was to create a tag or add a tag to your card.  I decided to go with a tag.

I stamped A Little Something for You from Stamping Bella with versa fine black ink onto water colour paper, then embossed the image with black embossing powder.  I then cut the image out with MFT's fishtail stax die-namics and coloured it with distress markers.  I decided to go with non traditional holiday colours for the balloons and presents.  The sentiment banner is also a fishtail stax die-namics and the sentiment comes with the stamp.  I used a jumbo brad in the corner and added the green ribbon then a burgundy bow.  I didn't know how I was going to take the picture then I took a sip of water and the light went on!

You still have time to take part in the BELLANOV2012 challenge on SCS - the contest closes on at midnight EST on Dec 10.

Please stop by Bloggabella to see all the amazing babes creation and the sistahs - make sure you leave a comment Em's giving out big prizes this week!!

Next weeks challenge is our last one of the year and it's a sketch.  Email your card to Em by Thursday to be included on Bloggabella for a chance to win some bella bucks

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day

Dana 

Especially for You

It's time for a Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge from Karen - (SSSC173)

I needed a birthday card for my friends little girl who turned 3 yesterday (and I dragged hubby to her birthday party last night.  Only 4 kids in total so he survived; barely!)

I inked up Stamping Bella's sweet Millie from Millie and Milo exchanging gifts with memento tuxedo black ink and stamped it onto bella's bestest white cs.  I coloured the image with copics and paper pieced the balloon, which I glazed with glossy accents for shine. The pink cs is embossed with cuttlebug's modern wallpaper embossing folder.  The dp is basic grey's Olivia (an oldie)  Now as you can guess the card just got passed to Mom really fast, but the lego I bought her had her interest for awhile!

If you have a chance to play along with the sketch remember to link you card on Karen's blog for a chance to be a Sweet Sunday Guest Stamper.  Please stop by the rest of the Sweet Sunday Stampers blogs and this weeks guests blog to see their creations

• Dawn Easton
• Jackie Pedro
• Karen Giron
• Karen Motz
• Lori Tecler
• Lynn Put
• Melissa Hubert
• Sarah Jane Kale'
• Tracy Clemente
• Vicki Burdick
• Lisa Henke (this weeks Guest Stamper!

Thanks for stopping by & have a fabulous Sunday!!

Dana