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Spotlight On: Uptown Girl Librarian

So, here in the UK the weather is miserable. It has been miserable for what seems like forever, and we are all sick of rain. So while I am looking forward to Spring, and more sunshine and colour, I find myself inside with my nose buried in a book. Which, in fairness, is one of my favourite activities. That’s why I’m spotlighting a particular UPTOWN GIRL today…

UPTOWN GIRL LIBRARIAN

Isn’t she fantastic? I love the retro feel to her, and she is so stylish. Such a fun Uptown Girl. She comes with the fab friendship themed sentiment, but you could pair her with so many sentiments from our SENTIMENT SETS and use her for all sorts of occasions. I’ve got her out to stamp on kraft for some pencil colouring soon, and I’m eyeing the I MISS YOUR FACE SENTIMENT SET to pair with her for a fun card!

Uptown Girl Librarian 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.

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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

> Card Samples, MARKER GEEK MONDAYS
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Marker Geek Monday: Tiny Townie Bethany Paints Easter Eggs Video

I’m sharing a card and video with another of the sweet new Easter themed stamps from the SPRING 2024 RELEASE today. Watch my Tiny Townie Bethany Copic Video below to see how this sweet image came to life using Copic markers.

Tiny Townie Bethany

Stamps Used: Tiny Townie Bethany Paints Easter Eggs, Easter Sentiment Set

Tiny Townie Bethany 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

> Card Samples, SCENIC SATURDAYS with AMYBELLA
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Scenic Saturday with Amybella: Curvy Girl with a Sign Easter Card

Hello bellas!

It’s time for a brand new Scenic Saturday card. I will admit that I was a bit sad that there were no new Curvy Girls in the Spring release because they are some of my favorite images. But rather than let this little hiccup get me down, I instead felt inspired to get creative with the Curvy Girls in my collection and see who I could turn into a pretty Easter card. When I found Curvy Girl with a Sign I knew I had a winner.
Even though Curvy Girl with a Sign comes with several sentiments, the sign she is holding is large enough to house many of the different sentiments that Stamping Bella has to offer. Because I wanted to create an Easter card, I found the perfect sentiment to add to her sign in the Easter Sentiment set. I stamped it in a pretty pink ink and then added the smallest chocolate bunny from the Chocolate Bunnies set as additional decoration. Just like that I had the pretty Easter Curvy Girl that I was looking for. For good measure I also added some eggs on the ground thanks to the Bundle Girl Bunny stamp. All that was left to do after that was to color her into a colorful spring background. Atmospheric perspective relies on the use of color to create the illusion of distance so I began coloring in the loose, puffy ‘trees’ using very light blue/green markers. I then continued to layer over top them, first with slightly more saturated blue/greens then soft greens to build up the forest behind her. Then on the bottom half of the card I used the same scribbly application of color to create the bushes before sketching in the simple flower shapes. It’s only after the flowers were colored on that I then added the green of the grass and leaves around them. I gotta say, I had a lot of fun with this Easter transformation challenge that I set for myself and hopefully it inspires you to give some of the stamps in your stash a Spring twist.  🙂

Stay crafty my friends!

> bellarific friday, Card Samples
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Bellariffic Friday: Vintage Showcase

The weekend is here again, and what a week it has been with our new release! Today for Bellariffic Friday though, it’s all about our older stamps, and the Babes have got some gorgeous cards to showcase these oldies but goodies. What a fun mixture of stamps they selected too! You will find a colouring video at the end from me, along with a full pencil list to go with it. Let’s take a look…

 

Ginger used SPROUTED BABY

 

Jenny used BUNDLE GIRL BEEKEEPER together with one of the sentiments from TINY TOWNIE BUSY BEE

Sandra used ODDBALL MERMAID, ODDBALL FISH (set includes sentiments shown) 

Alice used ODDBALL DINO TRIO and the WORK LIFE SENTIMENT SET

Michele used TINY TOWNIE BUTTERFLY GIRL BLANCHE and our LOVE SENTIMENT SET

Debra used TINY TOWNIE BUSY BEE

Sandie used BUNDLE GIRL WITH FALLING HEARTS and our LOVE SENTIMENT SET

Elaine used ODDBALL BIRTHDAY QUEEN (includes sentiment)

Oddball Birthday Queen Coloured 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.

Read on for the full pencil list.

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> Card Samples, Wonderful Wednesday
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Wonderful Wednesday: Bundle Girl Among Tulips Copic Video

More new release fun today, with one of the gorgeous new Easter themed stamps. Watch my Bundle Girl Among Tulips Copic Video below to see how this adorable stamp came to life using Copic markers.

Bundle Girl Among Tulips

I’ve coloured the elements that Bundle Girl is sitting on as Easter eggs, but you could easily colour them as stones, and use her for other occasions! The butterfly is a separate stamp that comes in the set, which you could easily swap out for another element, stamp more butterflies, or arrange the scene however you like.

Stamps Used: Bundle Girl Among Tulips, Easter Sentiment Set

Bundle Girl Among Tulips 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

> Card Samples, MARKER GEEK MONDAYS, NEW PRODUCTS!, Release Day!
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Marker Geek Monday: Release Day & Bundle Girl is a Bee Video

The Spring 2024 release is now available to order! We are so excited to see all of your creations popping up with these gorgeous new stamps. I’ll be sharing my cards and videos over the next few weeks, and today you can watch my Bundle Girl is a Bee Copic Video below to see how this sweet image from the release came to life using Copic markers.

 

Bundle Girl is a Bee

Stamps Used: Bundle Girl is a Bee, Hello Spring Sentiment Set

Bundle Girl is a Bee 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

> Card Samples, NEW PRODUCTS!, RELEASE SNEAK PEEKS!
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Spring 2024 Release Previews Day Two: Oddballs and Adorable Tiny Townies!

We are so happy that you’re enjoying the new release as much as we are. Today’s set of sneak peeks is just as much fun, with Oddballs and Tiny Townies.

If you missed our first day of previews, you can see that post HERE. Release day is Monday 4th March, and all of the stamps will be available to order then from the website.

Lets crack on and take a look at some of the gorgeous new rubbah we have for you. The Babes and our special guest Sue Hastead have as always done an OUTSTANDING job showcasing the new images. Make sure you leave them some love in the comments below and/or on our social media – it’s always appreciated.

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> Card Samples, NEW PRODUCTS!, RELEASE SNEAK PEEKS!
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Spring 2024 Release Previews Day One: Hello Spring with Bundle Girl & Mini Oddballs

We are absolutely delighted to share our Spring 2024 release with you at last! This one is absolutely full of the joys of Spring, with so much cuteness and fun.

We have two days of peeks, today and tomorrow. Release day is Monday 4th March, and all of the stamps will be available to order then from the website.

Lets crack on and take a look at some of the gorgeous new rubbah we have for you. The Babes and our special guest Sue Hastead have as always done an OUTSTANDING job showcasing the new images. Make sure you leave them some love in the comments below and/or on our social media – it’s always appreciated.

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> bellarific friday, Card Samples
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Bellariffic Friday: March 2024 Stamp of the Month Somebunny Loves You Bunny Wobble

Happy Friday! It’s an exciting one, with a new Stamp of the Month offer now up on the website, plus we have our new release sneak peeks to look forward to tomorrow! It’s a weekend PACKED with inspiration and new stamping fun.

All of the samples below feature March 2024 Stamp of the Month offer: SOMEBUNNY LOVES YOU BUNNY WOBBLE. Such an adorable image, and it works well for a variety of occasions, from Easter to birthdays, “just because” and “love you” cards. Let’s see what wonders the Babes have done with it! Most of the cards feature the sentiment that comes in the set. You can find other sentiment sets to pair with it, like our EASTER SENTIMENT SET in the SENTIMENTS section of the store.

 

Elaine also used our OZ SENTIMENT SET

Somebunny Loves You 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.

Read on for the full Prismacolor pencil list.

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