It’s the first Tuesday of the month which means it’s CRAZY TUESDAY!

Grab this month’s offers at crazy prices today and only for today! Check out the inspiration below to see why you need them, then click on over to the store to grab them before the prices return to normal (by midnight tonight).

While prepping the website for our Crazy Tuesday offers tomorrow (4th July 2023) I realised that I never uploaded the video for Oddball Moth! Thankfully I still had the footage, so I edited the video and have it uploaded for you today!

That’s the only hint you’re getting about tomorrow’s Crazy Tuesday offers though! Just make sure you wait till Tuesday 4th July 2023 to add her to your basket, along with the other offers, as the discount will be even bigger than the current storewide sale!

Oddball Moth

Love this stamp set. I definitely need to get it stamped up and coloured again soon. The sentiment I used on this card is from a now retired set, but the Oddball Moth stamp set includes a great sentiment.

Stamps Used: Oddball Moth, Butterfly Sentiment Set (now retired)

Oddball Moth 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.

Emily’s Birthday Sale

You have a little time left to shop the current storewide sale. It’s on until midnight on 5th July 2023 and you can enjoy a storewide discount with a couple of exceptions. The Uptown Girl Emily Da Bella stamp is excluded because it is a charity fundraiser, and existing offers are also excluded.

We also have a new Stamp of the Month offer. Oddball Cleopatra is our offer for July 2023, and she is 50% off until midnight on 31st July.

MWAH!

Elaineabella

We have some more gorgeous inspiration from Delphine today. This week she has used our fabulous ODDBALL MARILYN.

Delphine coloured Marilyn using Copic markers. Just 6 markers in fact: 100, C0, C1, C3, C5, C7, and a bit of 0 colourless blender. You can even watch her colouring process in the YouTube video below!

Sentiment comes from the MINI ODDBALL AND HIS FROGS stamp set.

What a fab way to end the week!

MWAH!

Elaineabella

Hello bellas!

Amy here, and now that we’ve officially welcomed in the summer season, I wanted to head back to the beach with today’s Scenic Saturday card. This time around, rather than bright and playful, I opted for a more serene vibe with Uptown Girl Sylvia and the Seashell (sentiment included in set).

I imagined this beautiful girl strolling through the sand at the end of a long summer day as the setting sun created a kaleidoscope of color painted across her world. To help me achieve that look I went straight to Google and searched beach sunset photos until I found the perfect picture to inspire my color palette. The mix of coral reds and peachy orange with the pale lavender and teal was really different than my usual go-to colors and I welcomed the fun challenge of trying to re-create the look with my Copic markers.

I placed the horizon line slightly above the middle of the card because I knew I would need a bit more room for the sea than I would for the sky. Next, I began blending up from the horizon line starting with the reds and left a space the for the sun itself to be seen setting just behind Sylvia. That choice of placement helps pull focus right to her, just like a spotlight. Then it was time to blend down with the same colors and create the sea. To make sure it didn’t end up looking like another sky I purposefully avoided super smooth blends and opted for some texture lines instead, mimicking rippling waves. Once the sunset background was completed, I added one of the two sentiments that come with Sylvia to the bottom right corner of the card using a dark brown ink. I also added some sea bird silhouettes in the same dark brown to the upper right corner of the card. Both of these together create a “visual triangle” with Sylvia’s dark brown hair, which is a design trick to help add a pleasing balance to the overall design. Now, I don’t know about you, but I can almost hear the same gentle lapping of waves on the sand that Sylvia is hearing in her seashell.  🙂

Stay crafty my friends!

It’s Bellariffic Friday! Such an emotional week with our special release for Emily. Thank you for all of the love and support, it really does mean so much. Today the Babes are sharing more cards featuring the beautiful new stamps released on Emily’s birthday last Sunday. There’s a pencil colouring video from me too at the end of the post! We can’t wait to see all of YOUR creations popping up with these lovely stamps soon too.

If you haven’t had a chance to shop yet, don’t worry! You can still enjoy Emily’s birthday sale, it ends at midnight on Wednesday 5th July.

Let’s get to the inspiration! Love the different ways everyone has used the new stamps.

Michele used UPTOWN GIRL EMILY DA BELLA with EMILY’S SENTIMENT SET

I love how Michele simplified things for this card, wiping off all of the stuff on the desk. Such a great way to change things up and get more use from a stamp. You could also mask the card in her hand, or wipe off the image on the card before stamping to add your own design and customise it.

Ginger used LILY OF THE VALLEY with EMILY’S SENTIMENT SET

Such a beautiful design, and a great way to use this stamp.

Jenny used BUNDLE GIRL WITH LILY OF THE VALLEY together with EMILY’S SENTIMENT SET

Such a sweet card. I love how Jenny stamped and fussy cut multiple Bundle Girls to create a cute little line up all admiring the flowers.

Sandie used LILY OF THE VALLEY with EMILY’S SENTIMENT SET

Absolutely in love with the fact that Sandie created a pot for the flowers to stand in! Such a cute and effective idea. Wish I’d thought of that one!

Christine used LILY OF THE VALLEY with EMILY’S SENTIMENT SET

Christine’s die cut background gives such a pretty trellis effect behind the flowers.

Debra used BUNDLE GIRL WITH LILY OF THE VALLEY together with PINKY PROMISE SENTIMENT SET

There’s something really effective about Debra’s colour choices here, and the sentiment is such a lovely choice.

Elaine used LILY OF THE VALLEY with EMILY’S SENTIMENT SET

Lily of the Valley 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.

Such a beautiful collection of cards. I hope you’re feeling as inspired as I am. Stay crafty and colourful, and have a great weekend!

Elaineabella

It’s Thursday, and that means a fantastic step by step tutorial from our amazing Sandiebella. Woohoo! She has gone all out today, with a fun card fold featuring some of our ODDBALL OZ rubber stamps. Read onto see how you can recreate it.

Oddball Oz Miura Ori Birthday Card

Supplies:

Oddball Oz Dorothy and Toto