Hey there, sistahs, Tamabella here with my last Wonderful Wednesdays’ project. Thank you, sooo much, to Em for inviting me to be a Guest Designer! I’ve had a blast stamping and coloring these amazing images! Exciting news…we close on our new home later today! I can’t wait to design my new crafty space! It’s time to get organized so I can play with all of my goodies instead of looking for them. I know I’m not alone there…can any of you relate??? LOL
Today’s card features the adorable Santa has a Prezzie. Seriously…how sweet is that little guy? Since I stayed with an easy CAS (Clean and Simple) layout, I decided to fussy cut and pop Santa up for a little extra interest. He was stamped a second time onto the background panel to get all the curly cue details. Spectrum Noir Clear Overlay was used on the fluffy part of his suit and the bow of the present. I wish you can see how much they really sparkle! A clear glaze pen was used for a nice, subtle shine on Santa’s belt buckle and shoes.
Well, that does it for me…thanks again, Em! Head to my blog, One Happy Stamper, for details and a list of which Copic markers were used.
Hey hey! Elaineabella here with another spotlight feature. I love writing these posts, looking back at some of the amazing images in the Stamping Bella collection. I hope you enjoy checking them out too, discovering stamps you may have missed before, or finding renewed inspiration to use older stamps in your collection. Click through to check out this week’s feature!
I have been VERRRRY busy working on our next release.. woohoo you gonna LOVE it! Bella’s honor xo.
This week’s Bellarific Friday challenge is an INSPIRATION PHOTO.. *sigh* I love seeing how all da sistahs are inspired by the same photo.. it’s amazing!
Let’s see what our baberoonis came up with shall we? Ready, set.. LET’S GOOOO!
It’s time for another DT Thursday post from Sandiebella. This week Sandie is showing us how to create a lovely TENT CARD – great for any occasion! Click through for the full step by step tutorial.
Hey there, sistahs, I can’t believe it’s week 3 already…where has the time gone? Sheesh! So instead of a Tiny Townie, I went with those rascally chicks, you know the ones…they can’t seem to keep themselves out of trouble! *grin* Talk about fun to color! You have to love those stress-free layouts when you just slap them together and they look fabulous…this is one of those!
The great thing is that there are 3 chick characters in this set and they are all separate stamps so you can pick and choose which ones to use on your card to create your “scene”!
and the finished card!
You can visit my blog, One Happy Stamper, for details and a list of which Copic markers were used. You just have to love those stress-free layouts when you slap them together and they look fabulous…this is one of those!
Okey-dokey then, I’ll be back next week for my final Wonderful Wednesdays post. See you soon!
Hey folks! Elaineabella here with the big spotlight, showing off some inspiration for one of our oldies but goodies. This week we’re taking a good look at October’s Stamp of the Month. Click through to get all the info and inspiration.
Hey everyone! Elaineabella here with a fun Marker Geek Monday post for you! This week we’re going to take a look at creating some fun background effects for some of our awesome Christmas/winter themed stamp sets.
The two backgrounds I’m sharing today are fairly similar. The first one is actually one I created a couple of years ago, but I think it’s still worth checking out if you want to have a go at recreating the look!
This example was looser in style and much quicker to do than the one in my latest video which you will see below. I kept the colours fairly light and they didn’t require much working and blending to achieve a nice soft look.
Marker colours are given on the video, and the video also shows me colouring the snow and lake Santa is skating on.
This example took more time, as I was going for a darker sky, and more vibrant colours. The image was also a bit trickier to work around!
TOP TIP: when trying this yourself, start with the background and colour your stamped image afterwards! It’s easier to use the colourless blender to correct mistakes on an uncoloured image, or to cover mistakes with other colours.
I also took things a step further and used one of my favourite colourless blender techniques to add some extra interest to the sky, which also enhanced the northern lights effect and helped things to blend more, or rather distracts the eye from noticing imperfections! 😉 You can see me doing this in another background colouring tutorial: Copic Galaxy Background Tutorial (w/video & step by step guide).
That’s it for now! I hope you’ve enjoyed checking out today’s post. Don’t forget to hop on over to my blog – Marker Geek– to see the finished cards for both videos and grab or pin the step by step guides for your reference!
Over To You!
If you try out the techniques shown in any of the posts with your Stamping Bella stamps, be sure to share! We would love to see the results and hear how you feel about them. Show off your creations in the comments below and even better, share your own favourite tips with us. Let’s talk colour!
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!
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If you have submitted a card and you don’t see it here, PLEASE email me with the attachment again. I have had some issues with my computer!
For more inspiration, click on THIS post and scroll to the bottom to see our INLINKZ contributions to this challenge!
Now for next week’s challenge?
An inspiration photo!
Use these colors, theme, composition.. anything that inspires you about this picture to inspire your project! please ONLY USE a CURRENT Stamping Bella Stamp 🙂
It’s time for another DT Thursday post from Sandiebella. This week Sandie is showing us how to create a fun Peek-a-BOO card! We’re heading into Halloween, so Sandie has used one of our awesome new Halloween themed stamp sets, but this project could easily be adapted for other occasions (you know, like that other holiday that is creeping ever closer). Click through for the full step by step tutorial.
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