November 9, 2024
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Hello, hello!
Amy here on the Blogabella and it’s time for some serious, or not so serious, Christmas crafting on this Scenic Saturday. As I was looking through my stash of Backdrop stamps, it was the North Pole Backdrop that sparked inspiration. At first I thought about pairing it with some of the cute penguin stamps or maybe even a yeti but when I was flipping though the Oddballs this funny pile of dwarves, that are part of the Oddball Snow White and the Seven Dwarves set, were too cute to resist.
I’m always excited to find new uses for the stamps already in my stash, so the challenge of turning these dwarves into a group of exhausted Christmas elves was one I was eager to take on. I started by stamping the pile of dwarves first, then masking them off before stamping the North Pole Backdrop over top. Because I went with a mini slimline sized card the backdrop didn’t extend the entire width of the card front. To fill the empty space on the right I shifted the stamp on my Misti and inked up just a single pine tree… it was the perfect fit. Once I removed the mask it was time to color and classic Christmas reds and greens play a big part in transforming these dwarves into over worked and exhausted elves. I like to imagine that it is Christmas day and while Santa is off on his yearly trip around the world, it’s the one day that these guys get a break from all that toy making. To really drive home their ‘holiday spirit’ I chose one of the tongue in cheek sentiments from the Festive Oddball Sentiment set. All of which come together to put a smile on the face of even the biggest Scrooge. 😉
Stay crafty my friends!
Amybella
November 8, 2024 11 Comments
Happy Friday! The Babes are back with more amazing inspiration this week, featuring some of the wonderful older stamps from our collection! Plus we have a lovely guest designer with us this week – Sue Hastead.
Each week you have a chance to win a $25 gift card for our website, just by commenting on the Bellarific Friday post for that week.
On last week’s post we had 13 comments, and I’ve used a random number generator to select a winner (counting comments from oldest to newest).
Our winner for last week is Tijana!
Congratulations Tijana! Please email me at customerservice@stampingbella.com and I will get your gift card sent over.
Let’s get stuck in and take a look at the amazing cards the Babes and our special guest Sue have created this week! I always enjoy seeing which stamps they pick.
I love this fabulously festive card from Ginger with three of our Christmas themed Oddball stamps peeking in from different angles.
The traditional and vintage Christmas feel to this card from Michele just gives me all of the warm and cozy festive feelings.
Our lovely guest Sue mixed old and new, by pairing one of our older Backdrop stamps with one of the stamps from latest release! Love this card.
Alice kept it simple but festive with one of our Oddballs!
Steph created this gorgeous winter card with the perfect sentiment!
As always, Jenny created a fabulous Christmas card, this time featuring one of our Mochi Girl stamps.
A little break from the festive fun with a fabulous explosion of colour from Debra! Love that mixed media background, and of course the star of the show, our Uptown Girl.
Sandra created this out of this world card to showcase one of our Oddball stamps.
Sandie has a sweet and sentimental card for us this week, featuring one of our Curvy Girl stamps.
That’s it! Happy stamping and crafting. Make sure you leave a comment on this post to be in with a chance of winning the $25 gift card for the store.
MWAH!
Elaineabella
November 7, 2024 4 Comments
Our Sandiebella has been metaphorically snowed under again, so we don’t have a Thursday tutorial again this week. Happily though we do have a little gorgeous inspiration for you courtesy of Sue Hastead who is guest designing for us this month!
Sue created this beautiful card using our new Christmas Stories are the Best stamp from the Kristin Farnsworth collection here at Stamping Bella. She really played up those cozy winter vibes, and paired it with the perfect sentiment from our Snuggle Weather Sentiment Set.
Leave Sue some love in the comments! She’ll be sharing a few more cards this month, and I know you’re going to enjoy the inspiration.
Remember if you have yet to comment on last week’s Bellarific Friday post, make sure you do that today to be in with a chance of winning a gift card on tomorrow’s post!
MWAH!
Elaineabella
November 6, 2024 0 Comments
Getting cracking on those Christmas cards! How are you doing with yours? All done, or lots left to do? I’m just getting started really. But I find spending November and early December colouring up Christmas images does help me get in the mood for the festivities generally!
Today I’ve got a card and Copic colouring video for you featuring one of the latest Amy Glatiotis Collection stamps. LOVE this cute and cheeky festive duo.
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.
That’s it from me for today! Remember if you have yet to comment on last week’s Bellarific Friday post, make sure you do that to be in with a chance of winning a gift card!
MWAH!
Elaineabella
November 5, 2024 0 Comments
If you missed my first Sunday Showcase post, make sure you check that out for even more Christmas stamping inspiration from our archives! If you’re new to us, you may find some of our amazing older stamps that are new to you! I’m back today to revive our Spotlight Tuesday series, because I really do love highlighting older stamps and even more so: older inspiration from the Babes. We move so fast with all of the new products all the time, it’s nice to take a moment and appreciate what we already have, or highlight the older stuff that you might have missed, especially if you are new to the Sistahood!
Let’s get into it!
I love this stamp – just so gorgeously festive with that post box, and it pairs so beautifully with our Christmas Village backdrop stamp!
Watch me – Elaineabella – colour this rubber stamp using Copic markers.
I have a soft spot for the Gnome stamps – they have given so much colouring and crafting fun, and they have such a warmth and humour to them.
Watch me – Elaineabella – colour this rubber stamp using Copic markers.
On their own, individually, or with the Oddball Christmas Parents and the Oddball Christmas Pets rubber stamp sets, these kids are great fun to create stamped Christmas scenes with.
Watch me – Elaineabella – colour this rubber stamp set using Copic markers.
Teeny Tiny Townie stamps are just so whimsical and fun, and perfect for some Christmas crafting joy.
Watch me – Elaineabella – colour this rubber stamp using Copic markers.
There is just something so soft, sweet and sentimental about this Bundle Girl stamp.
Watch me – Elaineabella – colour this rubber stamp using Copic markers.
A real favourite of mine, partly because I love the Chronicles of Narnia, which always gives me all of the winter feels!
Watch me – Elaineabella – colour this rubber stamp using Copic markers.
Watch me – Elaineabella – colour this rubber stamp using coloured pencils.
The Mochi Girls are a lot of fun to colour, and this whimsical stamp is super cute for the holidays! Definitely one to make a statement with!
Watch me – Elaineabella – colour this rubber stamp using Copic markers.
Gorgeous Wren and her wreath, such a beautiful Uptown Girl stamp for Christmas.
Watch me – Elaineabella – colour this rubber stamp using Copic markers.
I love having a little fun with Christmas and breaking out of the traditional. This flamingo themed Christmas stamp certainly does that! So much fun.
Watch me – Elaineabella – colour this rubber stamp using Copic markers.
I really hope you have enjoyed taking this little wander through the archives with me! Maybe you’ve found a stamp you hadn’t seen before, or some new inspiration for one you already have. Let us know in the comments!
MWAH
Elaineabella
November 4, 2024 1 Comments
I love seeing hedgehogs snuffling across my lawn on an autumn evening, so I just had to colour the adorable Sweet Mushroom Hedgie in a moonlit night time scene.
You can watch me colour the scene in the video below. If you enjoy watching please do like the video and subscribe over on my YouTube channel.
That’s it for today! I’ll catch you on Wednesday with another card and colouring video.
MWAH!
Elainebella
