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Spotlight On: Mini Oddballs Part Two

It’s that time of the week again. I’ve got my spotlight out and I’m shining it on an amazing collection of stamp sets – I’m here to show you why you need them. If you already have them, I’m here to remind you why you needed them, and inspire you to get those stamps inky!

Today we’re going to dive into some more gorgeous inspiration featuring our adorable MINI ODDBALLS! They’re called mini not because the stamps are mini in size, but because the characters are kid versions of our ODDBALLS. They have all of the humour and character we’ve come to know and love in the Oddballs.

For more Mini Oddball inspiration, check out SPOTLIGHT ON: MINI ODDBALLS PART ONE from last week!

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Bellariffic Friday: Bundle Girl Inspiration

Happy Bellariffic Friday! If you need a little inspiration to get you going with some crafty fun this weekend, the Babes have got it for you. They have created some gorgeous cards for today, featuring some of the adorable BUNDLE GIRL stamps from the Stamping Bella collection!

Debra used BUNDLE GIRL WITH CHERRY BLOSSOMS and our SPRING SENTIMENT SET

Ginger used BUNDLE GIRL BUNNY 

Jenny used BUNDLE GIRL WITH BALLOONS and our CELEBRATE & CONGRATULATE SENTIMENT SET

Christine used BUNDLE GIRL AND THE BEEHIVE (sentiment included in set)

Michele used BUNDLE GIRLS IN THE SKY (sentiment included in set)

Alice used BUNDLE GIRL WITH CHERRY BLOSSOMS (sentiment included in set)

 

What a fantastic selection of cards. I hope you’re feeling as inspired as I am. Wishing you a colourful and crafty weekend!

Elaineabella

 

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Thursday with Sandiebella: Spring/Easter Tutorials

Our amazing Sandiebella is really busy at the moment, so unfortunately there is no new tutorial this week. I have pulled up a few of her Spring/Easter themed tutorials for you though, so you can enjoy a little inspiration for your seasonal creations! Easter will soon be here.

Follow the links below each photo to see the tutorials!

ODDBALL EASTER BUNNY BASKETS

Tutorial: Oddball Easter Bunny Baskets
Stamps Used: Oddball Easter Bunny, Easter Sentiment Set

BUNDLE GIRL BUNNY GATEFOLD SLIDER CARD

Tutorial: Bundle Girl Bunny Gatefold Slider Card

Stamps Used: Bundle Girl Bunny, Easter Sentiment Set

MINI FRENCHIE TRIANGLE TREAT BOXES

Tutorial: Mini Frenchie Triangle Treat Boxes

Stamps Used: Mini Frenchie Set

If you follow any of Sandie’s brilliant tutorials, be sure to tag us on social media – #stampingbella – or leave us a comment with a link. We LOVE to see what the SISTAHOOD have been creating.

MWAH!

Elaineabella

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Wonderful Wednesday: Oddball Mama Dino & Her Babies Copic Video

Watch my Oddball Mama Dino & Her Babies Copic Video below to see how this sweet family trio came to life.

Oddball Mama Dino & Her Babies

Stamps Used: Oddball Mama Dino & Her Babies, Dino Sentiment Set,

Oddball Mama Dino & Her Babies Copic Video

Watch me colour this image in the video below. If you enjoy watching please do like the video and subscribe over on my YouTube channel.

MWAH!

Elaineabella

> Card Samples, Spotlight On
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Spotlight On: Mini Oddballs Part One

It’s that time of the week again. I’ve got my spotlight out and I’m shining it on an amazing collection of stamp sets – I’m here to show you why you need them. If you already have them, I’m here to remind you why you needed them, and inspire you to get those stamps inky!

Today we’re going to dive into some gorgeous inspiration featuring our adorable MINI ODDBALLS! They’re called mini not because the stamps are mini in size, but because the characters are kid versions of our ODDBALLS. They have all of the humour and character we’ve come to know and love in the Oddballs.

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Marker Geek Monday: Gnome Accountant Copic Video

Just sneaking by with my Monday video before the day is over! I’m running behind right now, for a really good reason – I’m working on a new Stamping Bella release! Watch this space in the next few weeks for more on that! In the meantime, you can watch my Gnome Accountant Copic Video below to see how this adorable little guy came to life.

Gnome Accountant

Stamps Used: Gnome Accountant, Work Life Sentiment Set,

Gnome Accountant Copic Video

Watch me colour this image in the video below. If you enjoy watching please do like the video and subscribe over on my YouTube channel.

MWAH!

Elaineabella

> Card Samples, SUNDAY with TAMIBELLA
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Sunday with Tamibella: Gnome Artist

Hi!
Tamara here with you with my latest card. I’ve been very sick for the last two days and I couldn’t sit and colour. I feel a bit better and I can’t wait to colour all the remaining images from the last release. For today’s card I coloured Gnome Artist. He’s colouring rainbow on my card and I think it came out as a really happy Spring card.

Sentiment “When it rains look for rainbows, when it’s dark look for stars” comes in Encouragement sentiment set. I cut the second half off, because I only needed the “rainbow” part.

Image was stamped using Archival Ink – Jet black and then coloured up with Distress ink pads. Colours used are: vintage photo, hickory smoke, gathered twigs, fossilized amber, spiced marmalade, worn lipstick, barn door, lucky clover, villainous potion.

I used white gel pen to highlight some parts.

Design papers used for this card are from various companies. I always try and mix and match as much as possible.

That’s all from me today.

Hugs, t.

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Scenic Saturday with Amybella: Curvy Girl Strutting

Hello bellas!

Amy here with a Scenic Saturday card celebrating that special mother/daughter relationship with the fun CURVY GIRL STRUTTING stamp. I mean, how cute is it to see them both dancing their way down the street, not caring what anyone else may think? It’s that kind of joy and confidence that one would hope to instill in their little ones and what better way to do that than leading by example.

To make my vision of this wholesome scene happen, I first stamped Curvy Girl and her mini me into the lower left corner of the card front. To change things up from my usual rectangle die cut I instead grabbed a wavy border die and used it to add a decorative edge to the right hand side of the scene. I did this before I began coloring so that the scalloped edge could be left white, giving me a nice transition between the colorful scene and the rosy hued card base. Initially I began sketching in the sidewalk with the help of a ruler and a very light grey Copic marker. After that was beneath their dancing feet I loosened up and sketched in the flowering bushes, tree and houses by hand, not as concerned with perfect angles and such. My philosophy on sketching in background elements is that you don’t have to take a lot of time trying to make them look perfect because they are not the star of the show, your stamped image is. As long as your characters look great, things in the background can be a bit wonky just so long as they create the impression of whatever environment you were going for. Plus, if you get super detailed with your background it can actually start to compete with the main image and you don’t want that. It’s all about finding that happy middle ground of setting a scene that helps tell your story while allowing the characters to shine. The sentiment I ended up pairing with this sweet mother/daughter duo is from the GOOD VIBES SENTIMENT SET and I love it because it succinctly captures everything I wanted to convey with these two free spirits.  

Stay crafty my friends. 🙂

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Bellariffic Friday: Older But Still Awesome Stamps

Happy Bellariffic Friday! If you need a little inspiration to get you going with some crafty fun this weekend, the Babes have got it for you. They have created some gorgeous cards for today, featuring older but still current and totally awesome stamps from the Stamping Bella collection!

Jenny used our UPTOWN GIRL LAINIE ON THE LOUNGER

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