June 3, 2016
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Hiya sistahs!
Hope you are having a great week! Well, things have taken a downwards turn over here. hmph. My father was in tremendous pain in his leg/hip area and after being x-rayed and ct-scanned, they realized that the hardware that they put in him was defective/deteriorated and is rubbing against the bone. SO back to square one. He is back in the hospital awaiting SURGERY #2 to replace the hardware with a new “system”. It’s AWFUL sistahs.. first of all that I cannot be there until next week.. and second that he has to go through this whole Shlemazel all over again. Oh well.. it could be worse, right? We have to keep a positive attitude and keep strong.
Now for this week’s bellarific Friday our theme was to use your FAVORITE embellishment.. I can’t even count how many favorite embellishments I have .. If I could only show you a snippet of my basement and all my collections.. (#tooembarassed)
We have a GUEST DESIGNER for our Bellarific Fridays for June.. we have CARLA MURPHY! aka CARLABELLA.. remember her? We all loved Carlabella so much.. then she decided to take a break.. hmph. But now she’s back.. YIPPEE!! You can take a looky at her blog HERE
Our baberoonis not only have the embellishment challenge but they also have to mix it with our STAMP OF THE MONTH which is I’LL ALWAYS HAVE YOUR BACK STUFFIES.. one of my favorite stamps EVAH. Every first Bellarific Friday of the month, our babes work to inspire you on how to use our stamp of the month.. brilliant no? me thinks yes!
Ok enough blabla
Here we go!
Here’s Carlabella’s card
AliceWERTZabella’s card
Danabella’s card
Faye-W-J-abella’s card
Kerribella’s card
Lesliebella’s card
and da INSIDE!
Sandiebella’s card
Shelabella’s card
Stephabella’s card
Tracybella’s card
TracyMACabella’s card
Tell me this doesn’t make you wanna RUN.. i say RUN to get this stamp.. colour it 35000 times and stare at it.. LOL . I Can’t.
And NOW for our amazing Sistahood using their favorite embellishments
Click on THIS post and scroll to the bottom to see this week’s INLINKZ contributions!
and now for our emailed contributions
DROOLWORTHY.
Now for next week’s theme?
A MOJObella sketchypoo! (all of our MOJOBELLA sketches are created by the amazing Julee from VERVE stamps)
Happy creating!!
mwah
June 1, 2016 2 Comments
I find that we need some goodness or a little bit of eye candy on Wednesdays no? middle of the week… hump day.. blah.
WELL NO MORE BLAH HERE sistahs!
Here’s Paulineabella’s card using UPTOWN GIRL BAILEY has a BABY
so soft and feminine… so gorgeous!
Mwah to da sistahs who feel inspired on this WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY!
Em
May 30, 2016 10 Comments
Time for another dose of the best antidote for Monday: Marker Geek Monday! Let’s get colourful together and forget what day it is. 😉
Today I thought I’d talk a little about something a little less glamorous, but in my opinion totally essential in your colouring toolkit: COLOUR CHARTS!
A hand coloured chart is invaluable in both keeping track of your collection and when you are selecting colours to use for a project.
There are some different options out there. These are the two I use.
As I mentioned above, the Copic Colour Chart is a useful way to keep track of your collection, and it was the only chart I used for a number of years. I keep a copy in my folder, which these days mostly serves as a record of which refills I already own, so I can avoid duplicating any purchases! Previously it served a similar purpose for the markers themselves. I no longer use the chart for selecting colours.
When the Hex Chart came into my life, it was a game changer! I have always enjoyed playing with mixing colours from different families and this chart makes that process a lot easier.
You may be thinking “I don’t have enough markers to make use of the Hex Chart yet”. I’d advise that actually, you’re in the PERFECT position to take full advantage of Sandy’s hard work. Included in the zip file you receive are both a black and white hand colour chart and also a scanned coloured version.
The coloured version of the chart is a great reference tool to aid you in deciding which markers to add to your collection. You can get a good impression of which colours will work well together, and perhaps more importantly you can see which markers you don’t need at all because they are so similar to others. For those of us with a complete or near complete collection this aspect is useful when we have a marker that needs refilling – if we don’t have the refill for that particular marker we can reference the chart to see if there are any good substitutes so we can keep colouring.
Note: the coloured version of the Hex Chart is not guaranteed to have 100% colour accuracy due to the nature of digital reproduction and if printed out, variation in individual printer calibration. With this in mind, it is still a very useful reference.
Due to the limited lightfastness of Copic Markers (this is variable – some colours will fade more than others), it is a worthwhile task to colour a new version after a period of time. I’d suggest perhaps once a year. Having a relatively fresh version of your colour charts will ensure that you are seeing as accurate a representation of the colours as possible.
Periodically renewing your colour charts also provides an ideal opportunity for doing some marker maintenance. While you’re colouring your chart you might notice markers which need refilling or markers in need of some cleaning and maybe nib changes. Make sure you grab your beverage of choice and pop on something in the background to keep you entertained!
I hope you have a fantastic week filled with colour! Share your colour chart experiences and thoughts with us in the comments below or share pics over on Instagram using #markergeekmonday . Don’t be shy, we want to hear from you all!
MWAH!
Elaineabella
Disclaimer: I was not asked to write this post by Sandy Allnock, although I was provided with a copy of the Hex Chart to participate in her April 2015 blog hop. I have been using the Hex Chart since that time, every time I colour with Copics. All opinions are my own.
May 30, 2016 1 Comments
20% off the WHOLE store including our STAMPS (of course), our CUT IT OUT DIES (of course) and our BLUE Q BAGS!
Mwah to da sistahs who always love a JUICY sale 🙂
Em
May 27, 2016 5 Comments
and its a DOOZY. What a week. We were in Montreal for the long weekend last weekend.. my father is doing a bit better.. and the convincing of him moving to Toronto seems to be working. There’s still tomorrow for minds to be changed LOL. Now after coming back from the long weekend we noticed that one of are cats was really not doing well.. not eating.. lying down .. lethargic.. no sparkle in his eye.. not eating.. not drinking.. it was horrible. He is now in the animal hospital being hydrated.. he may have pancreatitis.. and I CAN”T EVEN discuss what the cost has been so far. Phooey. Blech. Terrible.. the money hurts but seeing poor Jasper being “lumpy” was a bit worse. hmph.
ANYHOO that’s been my week. Hope yours has been a bit bettah.
This week’s theme was a SKETCHYPOO.
let’s see what our baberoonis have come up with shall we?
I have to start with Sandiebella’s because it pretty much sums up how I feel right about now LOL
Sandie used one of our CHICKS who couldn’t EVEN.. Yup.. THASSSSS me!
AliceWERTZabella used BUDDING CHICK CUT IT OUT and RUBBER STAMP BUNDLE (remember when you buy the bundle you save 15%!)
Danabella used CHICKS with a SPRINKLE ON TOP
FAYwjABELLA used Maisy and Madeline have some tea
Lesliebella used MILTON
Kerribella used OWLIVER loves to CELEBRATE
Shelabella used SLICK CHICK
Stephabella used CUPCAKE THIEF
Tracybella used EDNA with a CUPCAKE ON TOP
TracyMACabella used OWLIVER loves to celebrate CUT IT OUT and RUBBER STAMP BUNDLE
How’s DAT to put a smile on your face? Seeing all of these makes me feel better 🙂
Now for our sistahood!
Check out our INLINKZ contributors at the bottom of THIS POST
Please remembah sistahs.. always use a CURRENT stamp on your entries! If you would like to enter and don’t know how, click HERE for information 🙂
Now for our EMAILED contirbutions
Now for NEXT WEEK’S THEME?
USE YOUR FAVORITE EMBELLISHMENT on your card using a current stamping bella image… do you love washi? ribbon? veneer embellishments? Take out your stash and make a card for us! would love to see!
Mwah to da sistahs who love bellarific fridays
May 26, 2016 11 Comments
Please read with an English accent. Thank you!
Every once in a while, I like to give the Copics a rest (I figured they deserve it.) and dig out the Pencils. (I used Polychromos here.) I love colouring with Pencils, (Sssssssh, don’t tell the Markers!) I enjoy how the resulting rough texture of Pencil on paper, is so different to the buttery smoothness you get from colouring with Copics. Ummm, mmm.
Anyhoo. Instead of just colouring with Pencils, I thought I’d play around with colouring in Pencil, on different coloured card and comparing the results. I know. Far out!
So, first things first. I used white card, (booooooring, in a coloured card experiment, I know, but, we need a base line, Peeps.) kraft card and black card.
In the case of the white and kraft cards, they both had a bit of tooth, or texture to them, which is great for Pencil work. The black card was lovely and thick, but it was smoother and so didn’t take as many layers of Pencil before the fibres broke down.
I used the exact same Pencils on each of the images, but, on the kraft and black card, I put down an initial layer of white Pencil First. Who said that was cheating?!
Alrighty then, here’s Tiny Townie Penelope has a Pencil on white card…
Isn’t she adorbs? Luuuuurve her. Here she is again, this time on kraft card…
Oh my, she’s sooooooo cute. Let’s just have another little peek at her…
Did you notice how I stamped the image in different coloured inks on each coloured paper? Yep, I live life on the edge. Rock ‘n’ Roll, Baby!
So, you can’t have three Penelopes sitting on the desk with no party to go to. Better sort that out. Look, all the same, but different. Oooooooooh…
Thanks so much for stopping by today. Well done on keeping the English accent going all the way though! Have a great day. Hugs xx
