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Today I’ve got TWO videos for you! One is my usual speed colouring video showing the colouring for Stamping Bella’s Gnome with Lantern. The second video is a Copic lantern glow tutorial, showing how I created the glow effect around the lantern. It’s easier than you might think!

Gnome with Lantern Card

This little fellow is one of my favourites from this year’s Holiday release at Stamping Bella.

Stamps Used: Gnome with Lantern, Holiday Sentiment set

In case you missed it, you can get some additional ideas and tips for colouring his beard in my 3 Ways to Colour Beards/Fur with Copic Markers video. There is also a coloured pencil version HERE.

Gnome with Lantern Colouring Video

Watch me colour the background and lantern glow effect in the video below. If you enjoy watching please do like the video and subscribe over on my YouTube channel.

Gnome with Lantern Colouring Video

Watch me colour the Gnome with Lantern stamp itself in the video below. If you enjoy watching please do like the video and subscribe over on my YouTube channel.

That’s it for now! I hope you find these videos useful.

MWAH!
~Elaineabella

Lots of inspiration today and our next release has been put together and being worked on.. OVER 40 IMAGES.. so stay tuned because they are so awesome I CAN’T STOP STARING AT THEM LOL.. I am a good torturess no?  Is that even a word?  Oh well, it is now!

So without further ADOOOO.. let’s start our BELLARIFIC FRIDAY!

Today our BABEROONIS had an INSPIRATION photo to be inspired by:

Struggling for ways to make those Christmas cards extra special? Sandiebella has your back! Follow her step by step guide today to create a Gatefold Shutter Card that is sure to wow the recipient.

Gatefold Shutter Card

On Monday I shared 3 Ways to Colour Beards with Copic Markers. Today I’ve got a similar post and video for you, but with coloured pencils! Watch my video to find out how I like to approach colouring beards with coloured pencil.

As with the Copic marker version, even if gnomes aren’t your thing, this video will still be useful. The techniques work for any fur or hair texture. The approaches I share are the same ones I use to colour yetis, polar bears, and other animal images, as well as hair and beards on other characters like Father Christmas!

Three Ways to Colour Beards with Coloured Pencils

Here’s a close look at the final results – I think they are all effective. My personal favourite is the third one, which is yours?

Stamps Used: Gnomes Have Feelings Too

For more details on the products I use, please visit my own blog post HERE.

Polychromos Pencils Used:

Skin: Dark Sepia, Light Ultramarine, Cinnamon, Light Flesh Beards: Dark Sepia, Warm Grey III, Warm Grey I, Ivory
Hats/Clothes: Caput Mortuum Violet, Dark Red, Deep Red / Chrome Oxide Green, Pine Green, Permanent Green

Three Ways to Colour Beards Colouring Video

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

I really hope you found this useful, and are feeling inspired to practice colouring some fur or hair textures!

Elaineabella

Last week I shined my big spotlight on some of the festive LITTLES & LITTLE BITS stamp sets. I’m back again today to take a look at some more of the collection. If you missed last week’s post you can find it HERE.

LITTLE BITS SANTA KIDS AND PETS

Copic Colouring Video:

Watch me colour the Santa Kids & Pets stamp set in the video below. If you enjoy watching please do like the video and subscribe over on my YouTube channel.

Card Samples:

Also Used: Fireplace Backdrop, Little Bits Santa’s Mantle, Little Bits Santa’s Snacks

Also used: Little Bits Santa’s Gifts, Little Bits Deer Ball , Holiday Sentiment set

Also used: Fireplace Backdrop, Little Bits Santa’s Mantle, Little Bits Santa’s Snacks, Holiday Sentiment set

If creating your own scenes isn’t your thing, you can also get these three pre-made scenes as separate stamps! If you do love mixing and matching to create your own scenes, the ones below also use stamps from the LITTLE BITS SET OF ELVES and LITTLE BITS SANTA’S SNACKS sets.

LITTLES CHRISTMAS BOY WITH PETS

Copic Colouring Video:

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

Card Samples:

LITTLES GINGERBREAD GIRL

Copic Colouring Video:

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

Card Samples:

LITTLES WAITING FOR SANTA

Card Samples:

Over To You!

Hopefully I’ve inspired you to add these awesome stamps to your collection, or if you already have them, to get creating and sharing!

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