WELCOME TO BLOGABELLA

2022 was a mixed bag, like most years. Highs and lows, laughter and tears. The past month or so has of course, been one of the lowest points for us, and it feels very strange to be looking ahead to a new year without Emily. One constant throughout has been the presence of colour and community, and hopefully that will be our constant in 2023 too. Whatever the highs and lows, we have our creative hobby and our Sistahood.

With that in mind; it’s the final Friday of 2022, and while the Bellariffic Babes are on a break till the new year, I thought this would be the ideal time to round up some favourites from the past year.

I can’t quite believe it’s here already, but today is the final Bellariffic Friday for 2022! The Babes have got some gorgeous festive cards for you, taking their inspiration from a photo.

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM ALL OF US AT STAMPING BELLA. WISHING YOU MUCH LOVE AND JOY, AS ALWAYS.

Alice used SLOTH IN A STOCKING with the MERRY SLOTHMAS SENTIMENT SET.

Michele used TINY TOWNIE ELLIE THE ELF along with the LONG DISTANCE CHRISTMAS SENTIMENT SET.

Ginger used THE GNOME AND THE MISTLETOE along with the LONG DISTANCE CHRISTMAS SENTIMENT SET.

Debra used GNOME WITH A CANDY CANE.

Christine used TANGLED GNOMES.

Have a Bellariffic weekend, and make sure to include some creative YOU time.

MWAH!

Elaineabella

Following on from yesterday’s post, I’m here to throw the spotlight on the second half of the Uptown Zodiac Girls stamp collection!

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

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.