November 16, 2016
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Hiya sistahs! first things first,
let’s announce who won last week’s voucher for posting a comment on last Wednesdays’ post shall we?
Here are your random numbers:
63-JANET SISK you win! Please email me (emily@stampingbella.com) and I will send you
your $25 GC!
Timestamp: 2016-11-16 13:29:31 UTC
Ok now back to our regularly scheduled program.
KathyRACabella coloured something up for us today.. it’s totally YUMMALISH!
Here are the supplies Kathy used on her CHRISTMASBUG RUBBER STAMP and DIE BUNDLE set!
Christmas Bug
Memento London fog
Glossy accents
Fantasia Artist premium colored pencils
Signs white gel pen
Copic coloring is much faster but, I wanted to see what I could do with this beautiful and detailed stamp. I stamped the “Christmas Bug” with Memento London fog Ink. Starting at the top of my image and working my way down leaves less smudges on my project
The sharper my pencil the better I can add shading. I just purchased a Kum Automatic Long Point sharpener and I love it. It probably would have been better to add the yellow halo around the lights first … I will try that next time.
Taking a chance and coloring over the ornaments was probably a good choice and it saved some time.
I used a Signo Uni-Ball white gel pen to add the ornaments back in since I covered them up. You can take a Copic marker to gingerly add color on the white gel accents. (Always test it on some scrap paper first especially if you have a different marker) I also added a white highlight with the gel pen to the lights. Then glossy accents were added to lights, ornaments, and the rims…is that what the inside of the tire is called lol.
on another note … It’s Day 16. of “The Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge” if you have been watching from the side lines or if you have been on the fence now is a good time to dip your toes in and see if you like it. 🙂 We would love to have you join.
There are several ways to share what you are coloring. If you want to join a community of coloring enthusiasts I recommend our new FaceBook group or Instagram. Be sure to use the hashtag #thedailymarker30day. (you can also link up your coloring on my blog)
Check out my blog for more info www.thedailymarker.com
I would be delighted if you wanted to join the challenge and a big thank you to Stamping Bella for the support to the challenge and the sweet giveaway. Hugs, Kathy
https://www.facebook.com/groups/201290420294581/ (Facebook link)
https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/thedailymarker30day/ (Instagram)
https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/thedailymarker30day/ (Day 1. with more info)
See you next week and a super big thanks to Stampingbella for having me this month. Hugs, Kathy
November 15, 2016 4 Comments
Hey folks! Elaineabella here with the big spotlight, showing off some inspiration for November’s Stamp of the Month. Click through to get all the info and inspiration.
November 14, 2016 5 Comments
Hey everyone! Elaineabella here with another Marker Geek Monday post to get your week off to the right start: a colourful one! 😉
Today we’re going to take a look at colouring white! I thought it would be fairly useful at this time of year, with all the festive colouring and card-making going on. Click through to read the post.
November 11, 2016 4 Comments
Hiya sistahs! Hope you’ve had a great week! this week was FULL of inspiration.. so many projects shared.. cards shown.. sigh.. LOVE.
I am hoping that all of my sistahs do follow our @stampingbella feed on Instagram.. I have started a new personal account where I share some personal bella pics of my family.. things I do.. and now I am adding my destash items on that feed too. I have been prodded (not naming any names LOL) to start parting with some of my beloved supplies and where else can I be sure they will find a good home but through my sistahs!
So…. if you can follow me on @emilydabella on instagram you will see what I am selling.. I will also ship anywhere. There are stamps from my personal collection, QuickKUTZ dies from my personal collection (check out Paulabella’s card below and how she uses her Quickutz to make sentiments! gorgeousness!) .. things I really need to find a good home for. So if you or anybody else in da sistahood you know would be interested in some goodies at great prices… check out my feed at @emilydabella
Now for DIS week’s challenge, we had a MOJOBELLA sketchypoo!
let’s see what our BABEROONIS came up with shall we?
AliceWERTZabella used our CHRISTMASGIFTABELLA “CUT IT OUT DIE” and RUBBER STAMP BUNDLE on this card. Did you know that if you buy the Stamp and the Die together as a bundle, you save 15%?
Lesliebella used ChristmasGIFTAbella “CUT IT OUT DIE” and RUBBER STAMP BUNDLE on her card
Shelabella used CHRISTMASgiftabella (i’m sensing a theme here)
Jennybella used GIFTABELLA
Sandiebella used UPTOWN GIRL MONIQUE loves MACARONS
Paulabella used PETUNIA has a PARTY (do you see how amazing it is using QUICKUTZ fonts tone on tone on your cards? or in a different colour! you don’t need to buy finished word dies.. make your own!)
Danabella used SANTA LOUIS
Kerribella used SNOWMAN with a CHICK ON TOP
Stephabella used TINY TOWNIE AUTUMN LOVES AUTUMN CUT IT OUT DIE AND RUBBER STAMP SET
Fayeabella used our SWEATY CHICKS on her card and BRILLIANTLY morphed them into SWEATY PENGUINS!!! so so creative 🙂
How’s DAT for an amazing round up… hmmmm?
And now check out the bottom of THIS POST for our INLINKZ contributions!
and now for our NEXT WEEK’s theme
an inspiration photo!
Use any part of this image to inspire you whether it be the season.. the tree.. the composition.. the colour.. the season in itself.. you name it.. it’s all in the way you interpret it! Have FUNNN with this challenge sistahs!
mwah!
November 10, 2016 4 Comments
Time for DT Thursday with another fun card making project from Sandiebella to help us get through to the weekend! Click on through for Sandiebella’s fab step by step tutorial.
November 9, 2016 105 Comments
Hiya sistahs! This month we have another special guest ! Kathy Racoosin.. otherwise known as Kathy Rac otherwise known as The Daily Marker on Instagram.
Today, Kathy features one of our amazing new releases, “CHICKADEER”
This is what our CHICKADEER STAMP AND BUNDLE SET LOOK LIKE..
Let’s see what the lovely and talented Kathy did with this image shall we? You will be AMAZED!
Kathy stamped/coloured/ and die cut the image twice… and look what an amazing delicious adorable scene she created! I seriously CANNOT EVEN..
The little extras on this card are super fun and easy. After coloring the chicks add some copic blending solution on to a rag …just until it’s damp, not to wet) I think you will love the texture that a nubby rag will add to your critters. Add dots to create more texture with your markers.
Using a super fine tip marker .03 you can add tiny details like eye lashes, eye brows and designs on the presents.
For the background I masked a circle and used distress inks fro draw the eye into the center of the card. The look was complete with a stencil on top of the distressed background.
Glossy accents were added to the noses.
Here’s a video sharing Kathy’s process!
and now for some more information on and about Kathy!
Kathy LOVE’s to color and she’s in the middle of her 6th coloring challenge… “The Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge”. This has become quite a “movement” if I do say so myself. Sistahs take this challenge seriously and devote some crafty time every day to colour something up. It’s SO much fun to participate in AND so much fun to scroll through the amazing posts and amazing talent out there!
Kathy says “This is a good time to jump in if you are new to the challenge, love to color or if you just want to get your feet wet and give the challenge a try. The idea is to color something daily with any medium. Just five minutes, that’s it. I keep hearing how relaxing it is to color and instead of making a full card. The 30 day challenge is really about carving out a little time your day for something that makes you happy. (You are free to jump in and out as time permits). Basically it’s any thing goes challenge and whatever you feel inspired to do.
There are several ways to share what you are coloring. If you want to join a community of coloring enthusiasts I recommend our new FaceBook group or Instagram. Be sure to use the hashtag #thedailymarker30day. (you can also link up your coloring on my blog)
Check out my blog for more info www.thedailymarker.com
I would be delighted if you wanted to join the challenge and a big thank you to Stamping Bella for the support to the challenge and the sweet giveaway. Hugs, Kathy
https://www.facebook.com/groups/201290420294581/ (Facebook link)
https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/thedailymarker30day/ (Instagram)
https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/thedailymarker30day/ (Day 1. with more info)
MWAH
Em
