November 19, 2019
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Spotlight On: Festive Littles & Little Bits Part 2

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.

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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.

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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.

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Card Samples:

LITTLES WAITING FOR SANTA

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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!

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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

November 18, 2019
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Marker Geek Monday: 3 Ways to Colour Gnome Beards using Copic Markers

There are a few approaches I like to take to colouring gnome beards, and I thought I would gather them together in a couple of videos. Today I’m sharing three ways to colour beards with Copic markers. Later this week I will be sharing a similar video with coloured pencils.

If gnomes aren’t your thing, this video will still be useful, because 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 Copic Markers

Here’s a look at the end results. There’s a smooshy, dabbing approach, the defined look, and a natural hair texture. I show you how I coloured each, in real time, in the video below. The footage hasn’t been sped up, so you can get a good look at how I work, while listening to me waffle!