Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Happy Birthday BFF

I made this card for my BFF for her birthday in her fav colours. 


I stamped the image, Allboxedupabella 2.0, with Memento Tuxedo black ink onto Bella’sBestest paper and coloured her with copics.  The paper is retired SU.  I added a border of purple that I edged with Wink of Stella pen for some sparkle.  I also added some to the gift itself.  My BFF doesn't like glitter but she likes sparkle so I have to be veeeeery careful with her cards - LOL.  I kept the rest of the card simple and added a trio of enamel dots.  

Cheerio.....Leslie

Monday, December 19, 2016

Penguin family

I showed a Penguin couple last week and today I'll show a Penguin family - LOL.


I stamped the image of the two penguins with their igloo with Memento Tuxedo black ink onto Bella’sBestest paper and coloured it with copics.  I stamped the little baby penguin the same way and popped him up in front.  The paper is retired SU paper.  I added sparkle with some sequins across the skyline and glitter for the snow.  The snowflake was made with glitter paper and I added a sparkle dot in the middle.  I used some tinsel cord underneath the snowflake.



I've got a few more cards to show coming up.

Cheerio.....Leslie

Friday, December 16, 2016

Bellariffic Friday - Winter White

It's the LAST Bellariffic Friday for 2016 - can you believe it?!  The challenge was to make a Winter White card and I turned it into my annual Starbucks Christmas card.  I gave it to them yesterday and they loved it!


I stamped The Penguin and the Marshmallow with Memento Tuxedo black ink onto Bella’sBestest paper and coloured it with copics.  The background was done with the Softly Falling embossing folder and I cut a couple of snowdrifts.  I spritzed the whole card with Shimmer Frost Spritz.  To personalize it for my favourite Starbucks I paper pieced the mug from a real Starbucks cup.  



Be sure to check out the rest of the BellaBabes and the Sistah's cards for this week on Blogabella.  

So that's a wrap for 2016.  Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Holidays...however you celebrate, just enjoy.  See you back here in January for a whole new year of Stampingbella. 

Cheerio.....Leslie

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Oliver's 1st Christmas

Here's a special card for Oliver's very first Christmas.  


I stamped Snookums with Memento Tuxedo black ink onto Bella’sBestest paper and coloured him with copics in Christmas colours.  The paper is Simple Stories December Documented.  


I used a tiny alphabet to print out the sentiment and tied a couple of tiny bells with bakers twine to the fishtail flags.  I added some wink of stella to the trim on his little hat.  

Cheerio.....Leslie

Monday, December 12, 2016

Penguin couple

It's down to the wire now to get all my cards posted before the holidays.  I've made them, just haven't had time to blog them :)



I stamped the image Warm and Fuzzy Penguins with Memento Tuxedo black ink onto Bella’sBestest paper and coloured it with copics.  The paper is Echo Park Wintertime and I misted the Not Quite Navy cardstock with some shimmer spritz.  It gives such a lovely soft sparkle.  I kept the rest of the card simple, just adding a felt snowflake and button.

Cheerio.....Leslie

Friday, December 9, 2016

Bellariffic Friday - Mojobella Sketch 24

It's Bellariffic Friday and this week we have our last Mojobella sketch of the year.  I have loved these sketches!  I love the sentiment that comes with Santa is Stuck and was pleased with how fast he coloured up!



I stamped Santa is Stuck with Memento Tuxedo black ink onto Bella’sBestest paper and coloured it with copics.  The paper is Simple Stories "December Documentary" and BoBunny "Mistletoe Collection.  




Be sure to check out the rest of the BellaBabes and the Sistah's cards for this week on Blogabella.  Next week's Bellariffic Friday challenge is our last of the year and the challenge is to make a Winter White card.  

We hope you'll get stamping with us. It's easy to play along - just ink up any current (check the website) Stamping Bella image, and email your card to Emily by next Thursday for a chance to win some Bella Bucks. 

Cheerio.....Leslie

Friday, December 2, 2016

Bellariffic Friday - Use Holiday Colours

It's Bellariffic Friday and this week the challenge was to use holiday colours.  It's also the first Friday of the month so all the BellaBabes will be using the stamp of the month that's on sale at 20% off.  This month the stamp is Uptown Girl Chrystal's Christmas Label which as you can see is not only for decorating the envelope but gorgeous as a card!



I stamped Chrystal with Memento Tuxedo black ink onto Bella’sBestest paper and coloured her with copics....using holiday colours!  I kept it very simple just using red cardstock as a mat.  I added some little dots made with my new Nuvo Crystal Drops - I love these - wish I'd bought more colours!  And of course there is glitter on her hat and dress. 



You can add any sentiment and I used the sentiment from Rudolph with a present on top.  I also stamped up a matching envelope.


Be sure to check out the rest of the BellaBabes and the Sistah's cards for this week on Blogabella.  Next week's Bellariffic Friday challenge is Mojobella Sketch 24 which you can find on the blog.

We hope you'll get stamping with us. It's easy to play along - just ink up any current (check the website) Stamping Bella image, and email your card to Emily by next Thursday for a chance to win some Bella Bucks. 

Cheerio.....Leslie 

Friday, November 25, 2016

Bellariffic Friday - Mojobella Sketch 23

It's Bellariffic Friday and this week we had Mojobella Sketch 23 to work with.  I made another Christmas card with one of my fav snowman images.


I stamped Snowman with chick on top with Memento Tuxedo black ink onto Bella’sBestest paper and coloured it with copics.  I added dots of glitter as falling snow.  The paper is Doodlebug "Santa's Workshop" and "Winter Wonderland".  I used a circle die and a fishtail flag die along with some enamel dots and of course, my Wink of Stella for glitter on his hat and the little chick's hat.



I used the sentiment that comes with the image on the inside.



Be sure to check out the rest of the BellaBabes and the Sistah's cards for this week on Blogabella.  Next week's Bellariffic Friday challenge is Use Holidays Colours on your card.

We hope you'll get stamping with us. It's easy to play along - just ink up any current (check the website) Stamping Bella image, and email your card to Emily by next Thursday for a chance to win some Bella Bucks. 

Cheerio.....Leslie

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

I Toad-ally Miss You

Just popping in with a quick card and a very simple layout seen online.  These Pure Innocence girls colour up so quickly and are just so stinking cute!


stamped the image PI Feeling Froggy with Memento Tuxedo black ink onto Bella’sBestest paper and coloured her with copics. The fishtail flag paper is MME Lime Twist "Life of the Party" and I added some enamel dots to finish it off.  

Cheerio.....Leslie

Friday, November 18, 2016

Bellariffic Friday - Inspiration Challenge 8

It's Bellariffic Friday and this week we had a lovely picture to kick start us into the holiday season.



I took the Christmas tree and the colours as my inspiration and made another Christmas card to add to my stash.  



I stamped the sweet Season's Greetings image with Memento Tuxedo black ink onto Bella’sBestest paper and coloured it with copics.  The paper is Doodlebug "Winter Wonderland".  I embossed the pink cardstock with the Softly Falling embossing folder.  On her jacket I added two tiny twinkle rhinestones for her buttons and of course there's glitter too!  

The sentiment that comes with this image is Season's Greetings but I added the sentiment "Merry holidays" from the Skating Chicks image.  I love that you can mix and match sentiments and images with Stamping Bella images.

Be sure to check out the rest of the BellaBabes and the Sistah's cards for this week on Blogabella.  Next week's Bellariffic Friday challenge is Mojobella Sketch 23 which you can find on the blog.

We hope you'll get stamping with us. It's easy to play along - just ink up any current (check the website) Stamping Bella image, and email your card to Emily by next Thursday for a chance to win some Bella Bucks. 

Cheerio.....Leslie

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Ramona shakes things up

I was inspired by this card Kristina Werner made and tried a shaker card.  I love the look of them but think I still need some practise in the "construction" of them - LOL!  


I stamped sweet little Ramona Loves to Glide with Memento Tuxedo black ink onto Bella’sBestest paper and coloured her with copics.  I fussy cut her out and attached her to the side of the circle shaker that I had filled with sequins and little snowflakes.  I added lots of glitter to her hood and a few little Tiny Twinkle rhinestones for her buttons.  The paper was made using a Diagonal Stripe background stamped with turquoise ink.


I added some red baker's twine tied three times around the card.  Here's the card laying flat so you can see all the shaking bits.


Cheerio.....Leslie

Friday, November 11, 2016

Bellariffic Friday - Sketch 22

It's Bellariffic Friday and this week we are up to Mojobella Sketch 22.  I made a Christmas card as it is fast approaching!


I stamped the image, ChristmasGIFTabella 2.0. with Memento Tuxedo black ink onto Bella’sBestest paper and coloured her with copics following Elaineabella's fab colour map.  I used the coordinating die to cut her out - love those matching dies!  Then I popped her up onto a fishtail flag.  The paper is BoBunny Mistletoe.  She has lots of glitter and the embossing folder is Divine Swirl.  The sentiment comes with the image and it is perfect.  


Be sure to check out the rest of the BellaBabes and the Sistah's cards for this week on Blogabella.  Next week's Bellariffic Friday challenge is Inspiration challenge 8 - it's a great photo so take what you like from it for your card - the colours, the season, the tree, whatever you like.



We hope you'll get stamping with us. It's easy to play along - just ink up any current (check the website) Stamping Bella image, and email your card to Emily by next Thursday for a chance to win some Bella Bucks. 

Cheerio.....Leslie

Friday, November 4, 2016

Bellariffic Friday - Make a Tag

It's Bellariffic Friday and this week the challenge was to make a tag.  I made a tag....and then added it to a card - that counts, right? :)


It's also the first Friday of the month so that means that this little cutie, Sleepy Bunny Wobble, is on sale at 20% off for the whole month!  I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo black ink onto Bella’sBestest paper and coloured it with copics. I followed Elaineabella's colour map exactly for the colours and used the coordinating die to cut him out.


I love that this image could be used for so many different occasions - baby, miss you, thinking of you, sending you a hug, etc.  Another thing I love about Stampingbella images is you can mix up/share the sentiments.  Here I used the first line of the sentiment from Tiny Townie Amanda is Awesome "I miss you" on the front of the card and on the inside I stamped the sentiment that comes with Sleepy Bunny Wobble.


Be sure to check out the rest of the BellaBabes and the Sistah's cards for this week on Blogabella.  Next week's Bellariffic Friday challenge is Mojobella Sketch 22.  You can find the sketch on Blogabella.

We hope you'll get stamping with us. It's easy to play along - just ink up any current (check the website) Stamping Bella image, and email your card to Emily by next Thursday for a chance to win some Bella Bucks.

Cheerio.....Leslie

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Happy Mail

I made a couple of cards just for fun last month but forgot to blog them.  I used PI "Happy Mail" - I know how happy I am when I receive happy mail, for no particular reason!



I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo black ink onto Bella’sBestest paper and coloured it with copics.  The paper is MME Unforgettable.  Her shoes are super shiney courtesy of some glossy accents and I added sparkle with my Wink of Stella pen.  I stamped the sentiment on a banner and added a trio of sparkly dots.

I hope this card brings a smile to my friends when they receive it. 

Cheerio.....Leslie

Monday, October 31, 2016

Happy Halloween

Today's card uses one of those sweet PI girls that I adore - Pumpkin Patch Girl.


I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo black ink onto Bella’sBestest paper and coloured it with copics.  I added some of Bella's Grounds and Grasses around her.  The paper is Lilybeedesign Autumn Spice and I paper pieced her little sweater.  I added some twine with a small button at the top.  The clouds were sponged on.  I hope everyone has a fun Halloween.

Cheerio.....Leslie

Sunday, October 30, 2016

Bellariffic Friday...on a Sunday - Sketch 21

I'm a couple of days late with Bellariffic Friday.  This week we had Mojobella Sketch 21 to work with.



It was a wet, rainy day here today so I inked up Tiny Townie Rachel Loves The Rain which seemed appropriate except I coloured her with bright sunny colours. 


I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo black ink onto Bella’sBestest paper and coloured her with copics.  I used the matching Cut It Out die.  The paper is old SU pattern paper.  I added glossy accents to the puddle and Wink of Stella to her umbrella.  A few enamel dots finished it off.


Be sure to check out the rest of the BellaBabes and the Sistah's cards for this week on Blogabella.  Next week's Bellariffic Friday challenge is Make a Tag.

We hope you'll get stamping with us. It's easy to play along - just ink up any current (check the website) Stamping Bella image, and email your card to Emily by next Thursday for a chance to win some Bella Bucks. 

Cheerio.....Leslie

Friday, October 21, 2016

Bellariffic Friday - Inspiration Challenge 7

It's Bellariffic Friday and this week we had another great photo to use as our inspiration.


I took the rich fall colours and inked up Tiny Townie Patricia Loves Pumpkins.


I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo black ink onto Bella’sBestest paper and coloured it with copics.  The paper is Elegant Eggplant with some scraps that I stamped dots and stripes on.  I also took inspiration from two of my fellow babes, Michele and Faye.  They always have such great layouts so I copied Faye's doodling, and Michele's assorted fishtail flags.  This team is full of talent!  I added some Wink of Stella to her dress and tights and a few sequins.


On the inside I used the fun sentiment that comes with the image.


Be sure to check out the rest of the BellaBabes and the Sistah's cards for this week on Blogabella.  Next week's Bellariffic Friday challenge is Mojobella Sketch 21.  You can find the sketch on Blogabella.  

We hope you'll get stamping with us. It's easy to play along - just ink up any current (check the website) Stamping Bella image, and email your card to Emily by next Thursday for a chance to win some Bella Bucks.

Cheerio.....Leslie

Friday, October 14, 2016

Bellariffic Friday - Mojobella Sketch 20

It's Bellariffic Friday and this week we have Mojobella Sketch 20 to work with.  I used another new image, Balloonabella 2.0 on this card for my friend Christal.


stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo black ink onto Bella’sBestest paper and coloured it with copics.  I used the co-ordinating cut it out die to cut it out perfectly!  The paper is Doodlebug Design "Sunkissed" and I embossed the purple cardstock with the Perfect Polkadots embossing folder.  I added a few rhinestones on the sentiment that comes with the image and some Wink of Stella to the balloons.  I used my white gel pen to add some dimension to them too.


Be sure to check out the rest of the BellaBabes and the Sistah's cards for this week on Blogabella.  Next week's Bellariffic Friday challenge is Inspiration Challenge 7.  Here's the picture.



We hope you'll get stamping with us. It's easy to play along - just ink up any current (check the website) Stamping Bella image, and email your card to Emily by next Thursday for a chance to win some Bella Bucks.

Cheerio.....Leslie

Friday, September 30, 2016

Bellariffic Friday - Inspiration Challenge 6

It's Bellariffic Friday and this week we had a beautiful photo as our Inspiration Challenge.



The pumpkins were the first thing I saw and pumpkins make me think of Halloween so I decided to make another Halloween card.


I stamped Tiny Townie Willow the Witch with Memento Tuxedo black ink onto Bella’sBestest paper and coloured it with copics.  The paper is appropriately called "Happy Halloween" by Echo Park.  I used the cut it out die that comes with the bundle to pop up Willow.onto a stitched circle die.  A bit of rick rack ribbon, some sequins and lots of Wink of Stella on her hat and skirt and this little witch is ready for Halloween.  

I'm following Elaineabella's outstanding videos and they are really helping me with my shading - at least I think so - LOL!  Here's a close up.


On the inside I stamped the sentiment that comes with the image.


Be sure to check out the rest of the BellaBabes and the Sistah's cards for this week on Blogabella.  Next week's Bellariffic Friday challenge is Free Form, so anything goes!

We hope you'll get stamping with us. It's easy to play along - just ink up any current (check the website) Stamping Bella image, and email your card to Emily by next Thursday for a chance to win some Bella Bucks.

Cheerio.....Leslie

Saturday, September 24, 2016

Bellariffic Friday - Mojobella Sketch 19

Apologies, I'm late with my Bellariffic Friday card.  This week we had another great sketch.



I was itching to use one of the many (eek) new images that arrived last week from the latest release.  I inked up The Wizard, the Witch and the Cauldron Chicks with Memento Tuxedo black ink onto Bella’sBestest paper and coloured them with copics.  There are three chicks with matching dies that come with this set but I just used two of them.


The paper is Echo Park "The Apothecary Emporium" along with some purple and green scraps.  The image is mounted onto a scallop square die and I added a couple of fishtail flags with a button on top.  As always, there is some Wink of Stella on the image.

Be sure to check out the rest of the BellaBabes and the Sistah's cards for this week on Blogabella.  Next week's Bellariffic Friday challenge is Inspiration Challenge #6.



It's a gorgeous photograph - perfect for this time of year.  Just take whatever inspires you from the photo - the colours, the fall theme, the pumpkins, whatever you like.

We hope you'll get stamping with us. It's easy to play along - just ink up any current (check the website) Stamping Bella image, and email your card to Emily by next Thursday for a chance to win some Bella Bucks.

Cheerio.....Leslie

Friday, September 16, 2016

Bellariffic Friday - Create Your Own Background

It's Bellariffic Friday and this week the challenge was to create your own background.  I got out my tiny selection of "mixed media" stuff and got messy but ended up with what I call a "Pretty in Pink" card.


I stamped Flowersbehindmybackabella 2.0 with Memento Tuxedo black ink onto Bella’sBestest paper and coloured her with copics.  For the background I coloured some embossing paste with Dr. Ph Martin's watercolour ink in Cerise, mixed it up and applied it over a floral stencil.  When it was dry I sprayed a light mist of Creme Brulee Cream for some shimmer.  I added a few sequins and some Wink of Stella to her hairband and dress.  Here's a close up of the texture you get with embossing paste and some of the shimmer.


On the inside I used a strip of the background I had left over and the sentiment that comes with the image.  I used the cut it out die for the image and the sentiment - no more fussy cutting! 


Be sure to check out the rest of the BellaBabes and the Sistah's cards for this week on Blogabella.  Next week's Bellariffic Friday challenge is Mojobella Sketch 19 which you can see on the Stampingbella blog.

We hope you'll get stamping with us. It's easy to play along - just ink up any current (check the website) Stamping Bella image, and email your card to Emily by next Thursday for a chance to win some Bella Bucks.

Cheerio.....Leslie