Hello bellas!

I really wanted to take advantage of her pointing hand and have it directing the viewer’s eye right to the message that I chose from the LOVE SENTIMENT SET. The bold serif font carries the weight of her decree quite nicely, I think. To make room for this effect I flipped the card stock panel to a landscape orientation and stamped the Queen far to the right, even letting some of her gown get cut off at the edges. Not only does this choice allow room for the sentiment but it also creates a more dynamic design than if I had simply stamped her in the center of the card front. With the Queen and sentiment both in place I could start coloring both her and the world she would inhabit. Because I wanted the Queen to have a sweeter look, I opted to deck her out in pretty bubble gum pinks and pale creams… even her wig got the cotton candy treatment. And since she is a royal, the idea of a castle type setting seemed appropriate but I didn’t want the entire background to be stone grey. That’s when the idea to place her on a balcony came to me and from there I started sketching in the floor and railing using a ruler and a very light grey marker. Once the shading and brick/stone detailing were complete it was as simple as adding a wash of blue sky and green fields to fill in the rest of the scene and this card was done. I gotta say… I’m kinda loving this softer side of the Queen of Hearts.  😉

Stay crafty my friends!

It’s Bellariffic Friday. Time to check out some amazing inspiration from the Babes, this week featuring a whole range of older but still awesome stamps from our store! There’s a colouring video from me at the end of the post too. Enjoy!

Jenny used BUNDLE GIRL WITH A ROSE and our ENCOURAGEMENT SENTIMENT SET

Sandie used CURVY GIRL WITH A JAR OF HEARTS

Debra used MINI ODDBALL WITH ONE SCOOP and our PINKY PROMISE SENTIMENT SET

Ginger used CURVY GIRL EATS CAKE and our I MISS YOUR FACE SENTIMENT SET

Delphine used ODDBALL BIRTHDAY QUEEN

Sandra used ODDBALL SOLO DINO and the DINO SENTIMENT SET

Alice used ODDBALL JANE AUSTEN (sentiment included)

Elaine used ODDBALL FAIRYTALE KNIGHT and the FAIRYTALE SENTIMENT SET,

Oddball Fairytale Knight Pencil Video

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

Polychromos Pencil Colours Used:

MWAH!
Elaineabella

Tiny Townie Mad Hatter Easel Drawer Card

Supplies:

After colouring the Bleeding Heart Sprig stamp for Marker Geek Monday, I just had to follow up with the amazing Bleeding Heart Oddball today! Watch my Bleeding Heart Oddball Copic Video below to see how this wonderful image came to life using Copic markers.

Bleeding Heart Oddball

Stamps Used: Bleeding Heart Oddball, Celebrate & Congratulate Sentiment Set,

Bleeding Heart Oddball Copic 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.

MWAH!
Elaineabella

Love is in the air, with Valentine’s Day around the corner, and all of the love themed stamps out there. We released a few with a general love theme in our December Release. We don’t think love is limited to Valentine’s Day though, so we want to see those stamps in use all year round! But themes are always handy, so I’m running with it today for my latest Spotlight On post.

In the December release we had the amazing new ODDBALL HERALD. He is a perfect pal for our older stamp ODDBALL CUPID, and it is Cupid in my spotlight today!

She’s just fab, isn’t she? Love her, and the sentiment is brilliant. We do also have the LOVE SENTIMENT SET and the tongue in cheek ODD TOGETHER SENTIMENT SET which goes so well with the Oddballs. Almost like it was designed to… 😉

Oddball Cupid Copic 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.

Oddball Cupid Coloured Pencil 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

Now let’s take a look at all the amazing cards the Babes have created using this stamp set!

Over To You!

Hopefully I’ve inspired you to add this awesome stamp set to your collection, or if you already have it, 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

Something quick and simple, but still absolutely beautiful, to start the week! Watch my Bleeding Heart Sprig Copic Video below to see how this lovely floral image came to life using Copic markers.

Bleeding Heart Sprig

Stamps Used: Bleeding Heart Sprig, Garden Girl Flower Sentiment Set,

Bleeding Heart Sprig Copic 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.

MWAH!

Elaineabella