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It’s WONDERFUL WEDNESDAYS WITH Michelle Short- THE CARD GROTTO!

Hello there, Michelle here and I am delighted to be back today to share another card with you. Today I am using the adorable Set Of Unicorns stamp set (coordinating CUT IT OUT DIES available HERE) along with the Unicorns Sentiments set. (coordinating CUT IT OUT DIES available HERE)

These unicorns are so adorable!

Wonderful Wednesdays with STAMPING BELLA-  Rubber stamps used: Unicorn set and Unicorn sentiment set Card by Michelle Short 

 

 

I started off by stamping one of them from the set of four with black ink and then coloured her using Copic Markers. I added glitter to her hair because all unicorns have sparkly hair don’t they?! I fussy cut her out but there is a Cut It Out die set that you could use to do that without the fuss!

 Wonderful Wednesdays with STAMPING BELLA-  Rubber stamps used: Unicorn set and Unicorn sentiment set Card by Michelle Short

 

 I created a background for my unicorn by cutting circle dies from card stock and vellum. I used the circles to create clouds and then created a frame to add on top. I die cut a rainbow from white card stock and coloured it with Copic Markers. I popped this behind the clouds. They were added to an A2 white card base and I added the circle frame with foam tape, along with the unicorn. The fabulous sentiment from the Unicorns Sentiments set was stamped on the card base with black ink. To finish off, I added confetti to give more of a magical look!

 Thank you so much for visiting the blog today. See you next week!

Thanks so much,

Michelle xx

You can find Michelle’s WONDERFUL blog HERE…  you will need a hot or cold beverage, a little bit of time  and you will get a whole bunch of inspiration 🙂

Marker Geek Monday: Changing Your Mind with Copics

It’s Monday again, but that’s okay, because it’s also Marker Geek Monday! Today I’ve got a quick post for you highlighting one of great things about Copic markers (and other alcohol based markers too, really).

When colouring the last release, I found myself changing my mind a few times while colouring some of the images. One of the cool things about Copic markers is that for the most part it is relatively simple to go back and make changes.

Example #1: Squidgy & Teddy

Stamp Set: Stamping Bella Squidgy and Teddy rubber stamp set (coordinating dies also available)

When colouring this image I gave the Squidgy girl black shoes, then decided that they were a little distracting since I hadn’t used black anywhere else on the image. To help remedy this, I went back over the teddy bear’s nose with dark grey and black markers, covering the brown I had originally used, then used the colourless blender to create a brighter highlight.

Example #2 Squidgy Easter Trio

Stamp Set: Stamping Bella Squidgy Easter Trio rubber stamp set (coordinating dies also available)

As you can see in the video above, I left the middle girl’s dress until the end at which point I decided I wanted a brighter yellow than the one I had initially chosen for the eggs. When I coloured the dress the eggs ended up looking way too dull in comparison, so I went back over them with the brighter yellow to help them work with the colour of the dress.

The lesson? If you’re working with Copics and decide you don’t quite like the colour choices you’ve made, it is worth trying to “fix” things rather than just ditching all your work and starting from scratch. In fact, this goes for most mediums. Work with your mistakes and see what you can learn – you might discover a colour combo you wouldn’t previously have tried, or a property of the medium that you hadn’t considered previously.

Over To You!

Let’s talk colour! Get in touch via the comment section and let me know what you thought of this post. Also feel free to post any colouring questions you would like answering.

If you are posting your images online, we would love to see them on Instagram and all the platforms mentioned above.  To make it easier for us to find you just use #markergeekmonday and/or #stampingbella as a hashtag. Even better tag me @markergeek and @stampingbella . We love it when you connect, so don’t be shy.

If you’re on Facebook join us in our private chat group Stamping Bella Sistahood to share your creations there and chat all things Stamping Bella related.

Until next time, HAPPY COLOURING!

MWAH

Elaineabella

Spotted on Sunday: Yenni’s Tiny Townie Garden Girl Rose Card!

Hey everyone! Elaineabella here with another SPOTTED ON SUNDAY. Every Sunday I’m sharing cards and other creations that have caught my eye featuring Stamping Bella stamps.

This week’s Spotted on Sunday star is…

YENNI

I spotted Yenni’s card over on Instagram thanks to her use of our #SpotThisStampingBella hashtag!

Stamp Used: Stamping Bella Tiny Townie Garden Girl Rose (coordinating Cut It Out Die also available).

Isn’t that a pretty card? Love the shape and the colour choices, thank you for sharing Yenni!

Want to catch my eye? HASHTAG IT!

We love to see what you’ve all been up to with your Stamping Bella stamps, and there are lots of ways to share with us.

If you want to be “Spotted On Sunday” make sure you tag us with #SpotThisStampingBella  so we know you give permission for your makes to be shared here on the blog! We will be featuring things we’ve spotted from all over the place, but by using the hashtag you’ll make it much easier for us to know you don’t mind us sharing.

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it’s BELLARIFIC FRIDAY SISTAHS! Samples using our STAMP OF THE MONTH- MASON JAR OF FLOWERS!

Hiya sistahs!

I hope you had a great week!

On the first Friday of ever month, our BABEROONIS are challenged to use our stamp of the month to show you how many ways you can use it!  So inpiring!

This month’s stamp of the month is MASON JAR OF FLOWERS which is 20% off as well as it’s corresponding die!  WOOHOO!  what a BARGOON.  Unfortunately we are sold out of the dies but should receive a new replenishment soon.  I would suggest clicking on the “send an email for notification when it’s in stock” for more information as to when it comes back 🙂  It’s such a gorgeous image.  and so much fun to colour!

Let’s see what our baberoonis came up with shall we?

There are days when we just don’t feel like coloring right?  What better way then to splish splosh your background and stamp your stamp in black… so EFFECTIVE no?

This card is by AliceWERTZabella

Bellarific Friday with Stamping Bella May 5th 2017- stamp used- MASON JAR OF FLOWERS card by ALICE WERTZ

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It’s WONDERFUL WEDNESDAYS WITH- MICHELLE SHORT AKA the CARD GROTTO!

Hello everyone, I am absolutely delighted to be back guesting with Stamping Bella this month. My card uses the super cute Love Story Squidgies Stamp Set. How adorable is that couple?! ( Stamping Bella also has the corresponding “CUT IT OUT”  die for this cute set! you can find that here.  If you purchase the stamp and die TOGETHER, you can save 15%!)

 

 

I started off by stamping the Squidgies couple with black ink on to a piece of white cardstock. The wonderful accompanying sentiment was stamped to the side. The image was coloured using Copic Markers. Since I used the larger of the two images from the set, I went with a larger card base – 6.75”x4.75”. I added a piece of purple cardstock to the front of it and then added the image panel on top with foam tape.

 

 

To finish off, I added Nuvo Drops and glitter to the flowers in the bride’s veil. Thank you so much for visiting the blog today. See you next week!

 

Thank you Michelle!  We love you!

For more information on this card, you can visit Michelle’s blog post HERE

MWAH!

 

Spotlight On: May’s MEGA Crazy Tuesday Offers

Last month we missed Crazy Tuesday on account of the crazy release shenanigans, so, this month’s CRAZY TUESDAY is even MORE CRAZY. If you can believe that…

Yep. We’ve doubled up on the crazy, and there are SIX stamps on offer at Crazy Tuesday prices today and only for today! Check out the inspiration below to see why you need them, then click on over to the store to grab them before the prices return to normal!

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