Hello bellas!  

Amy here with my final Scenic Saturday card for this year and it is one more for Christmas. This time around it was Uptown Girl Eve Under the Mistletoe that caught my attention and sparked some creative inspiration. She’s one of the largest Uptown Girls in my collection so going with a slimline card base seemed the perfect way to showcase Eve.

You can tell Eve is all dolled up for a fancy Christmas party so I chose to give her an elegant pearl white cocktail dress with festive red trimming. In order for that light colored dress to really pop, I would have to do something dark in the background. Now, to be perfectly honest, my crafting time and energy has been a bit limited as we near Christmas. So, where I would normally dive into a fun and detailed background, I instead gave myself permission to take it easy and grab my Copic airbrush system and a stencil instead. My apologies if this black bokeh effect background isn’t as inspiring as usual but I think it is important to share that not every card has to be a “work of art” to be a work of heart. Simple and chic suits Eve just fine, leaving me with a perfectly fun card and plenty of time to get some of the other things crossed off my holiday to-do list. So, if nothing else, be kind to yourself this holiday season and don’t let your crafting become just one more thing adding stress to the hustle and bustle of these days. It’s okay to do some easy-peasy crafting and still have it be very fulfilling.  🙂

With that I will wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a crafty New Year! I look forward to all of the magical background scenery we will discover together in 2023.

Apologies for the lack of posts this week. I’ve been struck with a horrid cold virus that has wiped me out! Hopefully I’m just getting it out of the way before the festivities next week. Anyway, while I’ve been feeling sorry for myself and catching up on Netflix, the Babes have been busy creating more gorgeous cards to inspire us all!

~Elaineabella

You can find all of the newest stamps in our WHAT’S NEW section, and if you need some great sentiments to go with them, make sure you stop by our SENTIMENTS section!

Jenny used CURVY GIRL WITH HOLIDAY GIFTS together with a sentiment from our HOLIDAY SENTIMENT SET.

It’s that time of the week again. I’ve got my spotlight out and I’m shining it on another amazing stamp set – I’m here to show you why you need it. If you already have it, I’m here to remind you why you needed it, and inspire you to get those stamps inky!

CURVY GIRL LOVES TO SKI

Make sure you check out all of the other amazing CHRISTMAS/WINTER stamps in the collection too for more fun, and our awesome SENTIMENT STAMP SETS for the perfect sentiments to go with all of your stamps.

Copic Colouring Video:

Watch me colour this stamp 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.

Oddball Reindeer are one of my favourite stamp sets. Those expressions… Watch my Oddball Reindeer Copic Video below to see how this highly festive trio came to life.

Oddball Reindeer – Dashing Through the No

Stamps Used: Oddball Reindeer, Festive Oddball Sentiment Set,

Oddball Reindeer 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

It’s Friday, which means it is Bellariffic Friday. Today the Bellariffic Babes are dedicating this one to Emily, our ForeverBella. The heart of Stamping Bella – always. It’s hard to believe she has been gone for a few weeks now, and we miss her terribly.

Thank you all so much for all of the love you have given Emily, her family, friends, and all of us. It is so appreciated. We love to hear how Emily and Stamping Bella have touched your lives and made you feel.

We’ve got a special guest with us today. Paulabella! An original Bellariffic Babe, Paula no longer plays with stamps and paper, but she is still getting her art on. I fell in love with Stamping Bella through Paulabella’s work, all those years ago. Much loved by Emily, Paula will always be a Bella. Because her stamps are hiding in a box somewhere, Paulabella joined us with her own special tribute to Emily. Isn’t this GORGEOUS? I know Emily would love it and claim it instantly. The big heart…the three stars in her sky… Just gorgeous.

Now for the current Bellariffic Babes! Each name will link to their own blog where you can see their post.

ALICEHUANGABELLA

Alice used UPTOWN GIRL LIBRARIAN.

AMYBELLA

Not going to lie, this one punched me straight in the feels when I saw it. So beautiful.

Amy used CURVY GIRL BESTIES

CHRISTINEABELLA

Christine used JOURNALING MOCHI GIRL

DEBRABELLA

Debra used HONEY BEAR STUFFIES

ELAINEABELLA

Elaine used TINY TOWNIE GARDEN GIRL LILY OF THE VALLEY

FAYEABELLA

Faye used BIRDIE WITH A MESSAGE

GINGERBELLA

Ginger used LITTLE BITS FLORAL SET

JENNYDIXABELLA

Jenny used CURVY GIRL BESTIES

SANDIEBELLA

Sandie used MINI ODDBALL WEATHER GIRLS.

SHELABELLA

Michele used TINY TOWNIE GARDEN GIRL LILY OF THE VALLEY and the FRIENDSHIP SENTIMENT SET.

STEPHABELLA

Steph used CURVY GIRL STRUTTING.

Thank you SO much for joining us. We can’t wait to check out social media and see all of YOUR wonderful creations. Upload them to the Sistahood group on Facebook, tag them with #stampingbella on Instagram, link us to your blog posts in the comments below. Show Emily and Stamping Bella ALL of the love.

MWAH!

~Elaineabella

Our Sandiebella is up to her neck in it at the moment, so there’s no new tutorial today. But we can have a look back at some of the other treasures she has created for us instead!