March 12, 2023
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Hi!
Tamara here with you with my latest card. I’ve been very sick for the last two days and I couldn’t sit and colour. I feel a bit better and I can’t wait to colour all the remaining images from the last release. For today’s card I coloured Gnome Artist. He’s colouring rainbow on my card and I think it came out as a really happy Spring card.
Sentiment “When it rains look for rainbows, when it’s dark look for stars” comes in Encouragement sentiment set. I cut the second half off, because I only needed the “rainbow” part.
Image was stamped using Archival Ink – Jet black and then coloured up with Distress ink pads. Colours used are: vintage photo, hickory smoke, gathered twigs, fossilized amber, spiced marmalade, worn lipstick, barn door, lucky clover, villainous potion.
I used white gel pen to highlight some parts.
Design papers used for this card are from various companies. I always try and mix and match as much as possible.
That’s all from me today.
Hugs, t.
March 11, 2023 1 Comments
Hello bellas!
Amy here with a Scenic Saturday card celebrating that special mother/daughter relationship with the fun CURVY GIRL STRUTTING stamp. I mean, how cute is it to see them both dancing their way down the street, not caring what anyone else may think? It’s that kind of joy and confidence that one would hope to instill in their little ones and what better way to do that than leading by example.
To make my vision of this wholesome scene happen, I first stamped Curvy Girl and her mini me into the lower left corner of the card front. To change things up from my usual rectangle die cut I instead grabbed a wavy border die and used it to add a decorative edge to the right hand side of the scene. I did this before I began coloring so that the scalloped edge could be left white, giving me a nice transition between the colorful scene and the rosy hued card base. Initially I began sketching in the sidewalk with the help of a ruler and a very light grey Copic marker. After that was beneath their dancing feet I loosened up and sketched in the flowering bushes, tree and houses by hand, not as concerned with perfect angles and such. My philosophy on sketching in background elements is that you don’t have to take a lot of time trying to make them look perfect because they are not the star of the show, your stamped image is. As long as your characters look great, things in the background can be a bit wonky just so long as they create the impression of whatever environment you were going for. Plus, if you get super detailed with your background it can actually start to compete with the main image and you don’t want that. It’s all about finding that happy middle ground of setting a scene that helps tell your story while allowing the characters to shine. The sentiment I ended up pairing with this sweet mother/daughter duo is from the GOOD VIBES SENTIMENT SET and I love it because it succinctly captures everything I wanted to convey with these two free spirits.
Stay crafty my friends. 🙂
March 10, 2023 1 Comments
Happy Bellariffic Friday! If you need a little inspiration to get you going with some crafty fun this weekend, the Babes have got it for you. They have created some gorgeous cards for today, featuring older but still current and totally awesome stamps from the Stamping Bella collection!
Jenny used our UPTOWN GIRL LAINIE ON THE LOUNGER
March 9, 2023 0 Comments
Thursday already! Happily Sandie is here this week with another amazing tutorial for us, featuring our GNOME POLICE OFFICER and WORK LIFE SENTIMENT SET.
March 7, 2023 2 Comments
It’s the first Tuesday of the month which means it’s CRAZY TUESDAY! This month we have DOUBLE the 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).
Today being the first Tuesday of the month, it is time for some of our stamps to be offered at CRAZY prices. Remember these are only available for 24 hours, so be quick!
The offers apply for the 24 hour period only. Offer ends at MIDNIGHT EST.
If you haven’t already, now would also be an excellent time to grab our current STAMP OF THE MONTH SET – BUNDLE GIRL ON A PLANE (on offer with a 50% discount until end of MARCH 2023). Check out some of our amazing SENTIMENT SETS to go with her and your other stamps!
PLUS while you’re shopping the Crazy Tuesday and Stamp of the Month offers, swing by our RETIRING STAMPS section. We are retiring more stamps this month, and all retiring stamps are now 50% OFF until sold out! This section is limited to stock on hand, so be quick!
Let’s take a look at some inspiration from the design team for the Crazy Tuesday offers.
Watch me colour this stamp set in the video below or in HD over on YouTube. If you enjoy watching please do like the video and subscribe over on my YouTube channel.
March 6, 2023 1 Comments
More gnome fun today! Watch my Gnome Doctor Copic Video below to see how this adorable little character came to life.
Stamps Used: Gnome Doctor, Chocolate Sentiment Set,
Watch me colour this image in the video below. If you enjoy watching please do like the video and subscribe over on my YouTube channel.
MWAH!
Elaineabella
