Hey folks, Elaineabella here! It’s Tuesday again, so I’m back with my giant spotlight ready to shine it on some of my favourite stamps in the Stamping Bella collection. We have a fantastic range of images, old and new, and they all deserve a lot of love and attention! Hopefully today I can either inspire you to pull out some of the stamps in your collection and get them inked up, or to add some new to you stamps that you may have previously missed! Click through to be inspired!

Spotlight on Uptown Girls

The Uptown Girls are firm favourites in the Stamping Bella collection. They have a devoted following in the stamping community, and have graced the front of many a card with their enviable long legs and perfect outfits. They always have the perfect outfit for any occasion, but hey, that’s the beauty of being a stamp! Me on the other hand, well, let’s not go there. 😉

Since many of us are in the midst of Christmas card preparation, or at least we probably should be very soon, let’s take a good look at the winter or festive themed Uptown Girls in the range. If you’ve been having difficulty getting in the mood for crossing the cards off that To Do list, maybe this will help you get inspired!

Uptown Girl Quinn and Her Boots

I had to start with Quinn. She is my favourite EVER. That coat, those boots. THE KNEES! LOVE. Just a lovely image for any winter occasion. I’ve used her on winter birthday cards, on Christmas cards, general notecards. I love colouring her.

As you can see below, I love Quinn so much that I have merrily chopped her up on more than one occasion! This is a great way to get more use from your images, allowing you to fit them on smaller cards, or to create interesting designs.

Since you may well be in the swing of festive card making, here’s another enduring winter/Christmas favourite – Uptown Girl Eve under the Mistletoe.

Love colouring that dress. It is a great one for practicing on, whether you’re looking to do some simple blending and shading, or add pleats and folds to the mix.

Another firm favourite is Uptown Girl Savannah has a Star.

That tree dress. Oh my. Amazing fun to colour, and it looks incredible when finished. Awesome image that looks fantastic as a striking pop of festive colour on a clean and simple design, or as the pretty focal point on a more embellished card.

See what I mean? Love her! Check out my blog post to see my tip for creating really simple coordinating layers for CAS card making: Merry Christmas with Uptown Girl Savannah. I also have a blog post with some hair colour suggestions here: Marker Colour Combos: Uptown Girl Savannah Brunette & Blonde Hair.

Uptown Girl Charlie Sits by the Chimney

How does she pull it off? Looking that stylish, sitting on a chimney, dangling a bundle of presents and sipping on a martini? I couldn’t manage it sober. 😉

Over To You!

Hopefully I’ve inspired you to add some festive Uptown Girls to your collection, or if you already have to get them stamped up!

Share your personal favourite Stamping Bella creations with us. We LOVE to see what you’ve been creating with Stamping Bella stamps. Share a link to your latest Stamping Bella card in the comments below, or an old favourite you made a while ago. Tell us what your favourite stamps are. Are there any additions you would like to see to the range? Let us know!

Another way to connect is by joining us in the Stamping Bella Sistahood Facebook Group and share your pictures.

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!

Until next time, HAPPY STAMPING!

MWAH

Elaineabella