A perfect day!!

Lookee what my baby chick got me!! And let me tell you, it tastes as good as it looks... My cousin owns a designer cake business, "Cake Concepts by Lynn". Click on the link and take a look at some of the jaw dropping GOR-JUSS things Lynn has created. She has the images categorized on the left side of her web page. The "Kids Birthdays" are SO STINKIN CUTE!! I was SO excited to get a "Lynn" cake for my birthday, and I almost fell over when I saw the scissors were made out of icing!! Oh my, a dream come true!! Ya'll know I LOVEEE sweets, so to give me sweets shaped like my crafting supplies..... well, it don't get any bettah!! Oh, and did I mention it has (ummm, HAD!) raspberry filling??? Mmmmmm, mmmmmm!!

So my baby chick took her Mother hen out for her birthday to see a double feature. "CHICK flicks!" Snort!! But you guessed that already, huh?? Then we had a pedicure on our little hen feet, did a little shopping and then she took me out to dinner. Ahhhhhh.... I am SO struttin' my stuff right now!! I WUV my baby chick!! {{{hen hugs}}}

Happy Bella-rific Friday!

Happy Friday little hens!! So have you been watching the Olympics from your cozy little nests? OMG, aren't they just amazing??? I don't know how they do all that stuff. Seriously, I get winded just walking up a flight of steps!! LOL!!

So to keep with the Olympic theme, this week's challenge was Winter or Winter Sports. For my card today, I used Snowbunnybella from Stamping Bella. (Thanks Paulabella!) Doesn't she look all nice and warm? I stamped her onto some Classic Crest CS and colored her with my Copics. I cut her out with my Classic Oval Nesties and sponged a little chalk ink around the edges. I matted this cute DP from K & Co., with some pink CS from my scrap stash and punched the bottom edge with my Fiskars Apron Lace border punch. I stitched around the edges and tied on this pretty aqua satin ribbon to finish. That's it from the coop today. Be sure to leave a cluck below and let me know what you think of her. Have a fabby Friday!!

Don't forget to hop over to Bloggabella and check out all the Winter/Winter Sports creations from the sistahood too! They always amaze me!! *sigh* Next week's Bellarific Friday theme is ANYTHING POLKA DOTS! Woo-hoo! I'm lovin' that one! {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:
Rubber Stamp - Stamping Bella; CS - Classic Crest White, SU Chocolate Chip; DP -K & Co.; Copics; Apron Lace Border Punch; Ribbon - Michael's; Nestabilities; Colorbox Chalk Ink

That's Krafty Thursday! #16

They did the mash, They did the monster mash, The monster mash, It was a graveyard smash, They did the mash, It caught on in a flash, They did the mash, They did the MONSTER MASH!! Wah-oooooo...

Ok, I'm dating myself again but oh how I LOVED that song. So what does this song have to do with my little card???? Well, this little image is called MONSTAH BASH!! See there's method to my madness! ROFL!!!

Happy That's Krafty Thursday!! Oh my, aren't they the cutest little buggers you've ever seen? I stamped my little MONSTAHS onto some Classic Crest Solar White CS and colored them with my Copics. I cut them out with my Deckled Rectangle Nesties and sponged a little chalk ink around the edges. I matted them with some SU Real Red CS and adhered them to this cute DP from Cosmo Cricket's Jack's World. I stitched the matted DP to the SU Kraft card base and tied on this striped grosgrain ribbon to finish. Now That's Krafty! Grrrr!! Naah, they couldn't be mean if they tried. They're too cute!! LOL!! Be sure to leave a cluck below and let me know whatcha think of 'em and I hope you have a GREAT Thursday! {{{hen hugs}}}

Don't forget tomorrow is Bellarific Friday and the theme is Winter or Winter Sports. I've got my card all ready, do you? Come on and play along with the Bella Babes. Visit Bloggabella for all the details.

Supplies:

Rubber Stamps - Stamping Bella; CS - SU Kraft & Real Red; DP - Cosmo Cricket Jack's World; Ribbon - Stampin Up; Nestabilities; White Gel Pen

My kinda window shopping!!

Suh-weeet!! Man, I'm on a SUGAH overload this week, huh? LOL!! This little window image is from the newly released "Window Shopping" set from Taylored Expressions. I also used the Bakery Business set for the cakes and pies. Mmmmmmm-mmmmm... nothing say's lovin' like sumthin' from the oven!! hehe!! Ok, so I stamped the window onto some Classic Crest CS and colored the awning and window sill with my Copics. I stamped the cakes and pies as well and cut them out so I could paper piece them onto this striped green paper. I placed a transparency over the window so it would look like real glass and then adhered the awning with a few pop dots for some depth. I matted this pretty DP with some pink CS from my stash and stitched around the edges. To finish, I tied a cute bubbly bow with this yummy pink ribbon from Papertrey Ink. You likee??? Leave a cluck below and let me know, ok? I LOVEEE hearing clucks from the hens!! {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:

Rubber Stamps - Window Shopping and Bakery Business from Taylored Expressions; CS - Classic Crest, Pink; DP - K&Co; Ribbon - Papertrey Ink; Transparency; Copics

I've never met a cupcake I didn't like...

... over the lips and onto the hips!! LOL!! Good Tuesday mornin'!! Here's another little card I "whipped up" from the all too cute "Bakery Business" set from Taylored Expressions. She's such a sweetie pie, literally! I stamped Miz Biz onto some Classic Crest CS and colored her with my Copics. I cut her out with my scalloped Nesties and added a little Glamour Dust to those yummy cupcakes. The card base is Prism Tawny Medium and I chose this fun bright DP from Bella Blvd. It just looked sweet to me! I did a little faux stitching around the edges and then tied on this bright polka dot ribbon to finish. That does it for me today, be sure to leave a cluck below and lemme know whatcha think of her, k? Have a SUPER DUPER Tuesday! {{{hen hugs}}}


Supplies:
Rubber Stamps - Bakery Business from Taylored Expressions; CS - Prism Tawny Medium from Taylored Expressions; Ribbon - Michaels; Nestabilities; Glamour Dust

Cake Please...

Oh yeah! That's SO me!! Ya'll know what a suh-weet tooth I have.... Mmmmmm-mmmmm! Yeah, and if anyone even thinks about taking my cake from me, this is exactly what I'd turn into. 'Cept I wouldn't look so cute! Watch it!!


So whatcha think of little "Puff" from Stamping Bella?? Oooh, I so LOVEY how this card turned out. *sigh* Ok, so I stamped Puff onto some Classic Crest CS and colored him with my Copics. I LOVE all the fun colors in this cute DP from Fancy Pants, don't you? Lotsa bright yummy colors! I decided to round my corners for this card so I grabbed my We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper to handle the task. Man, this tool is AWESOME!! One of those GREAT buys that brings a smile to your face each time you use it. I matted the image and the DP with some SU Basic Black CS and then I stitched around the edges of each with some black thread. I stamped the sentiment from the Scraplines Tickets set onto some gold CS from my stash and adhered it to the bottom. It looks just like a real ticket on this gold CS don't it? To finish up, I tied this black saddle stitched ribbon into a cute bubbly bow and there you have my first card of the week. Now where's that cake? LOL!! Be sure to leave a cluck below and let me know what you think of him, k? Have a great day! {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:
Rubber Stamps - Stamping Bella; Ribbon - Papertrey Ink; CS - SU Basic Black & Sahara Sand, Classic Crest White; WE R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper; DP - Fancy Pants

TGIBF!!

He-he!! Whooo-pee, it's Bellarific Friday!! Now I know all of us can relate to this gal, "Queen for a day!" from Stamping Bella. Uh, how 'bout make that Queen for a WEEK! Now you're talkin'!

I stamped my Queenie onto some SU Very Vanilla and colored her with my Copics. My friend and fellow Bella sistah Meahni taught me how to cut out an image with my Nestie, BUT still leave some areas uncut!! Cool, huh? Thanks sistah!! So I cut Queenie out with my circle Nestie but avoided cutting her crown so it would stick out of the circle. I used this spah-kling papah' from My Minds Eye Home collection and matted each piece with some SU Very Vanilla. I stitched around the edges and then punched a horizontal slot in the top panel for my pretty ribbon, and tied it in a cute bubbly bow! There ya go, I dub thee "Queen for a Day!" LOL!! Enjoy!

Leave a cluck below and let me know what ya think of her and be sure to check out all the cool ideas from the other sistahs over at Bloggabella. To celebrate the Olympics, next week's Bellarific Friday theme is Winter or Winter Sports. Um, gotta go find my thinkin' cap for that one!

Supplies:
Rubber Stamps - Stamping Bella; DP- My Mind's Eye Home collection; CS - SU Very Vanilla; Copics; Nestabilities; Ribbon - Papertrey Ink: SU Horizontal Slot Punch

That's Krafty Thursday! #15

See, I told you it was 'da bomb!! I SO love this card. I know it seems like I say that on every That's Krafty Thursday card, but I just can't help it!! She's one cute SICK chick!! LOL!!


This cute little image is from Whipper Snapper Designs. Oh my, I'm SO lovin' this chicken!! Did ya see her little tooties peeking out from under the covers?? Bwah-ha-ha-ha!! I dunno, she might be a sick chick, but I do lovey her!! I stamped her onto some SU Very Vanilla and colored her with my copics. I matted the image with SU Soft Suede CS and stitched around the edges. I used my new Fiskars threading water border punch around the edge of the mat and then placed a piece of the Very Vanilla CS behind it, so it would peek through the little holes. Now that's Krafty! LOL!! I matted the DP with some rust CS from my stash and then stitched it onto the SU Soft Suede. To complete my little get well gal, I printed the sentiment and punched it out with my SU oval punch and tied this purty saddle stitched ribbon into a cute bubbly bow! I just LOVE IT!!! Huh, did I hear someone say "CHICKEN" soup?? Bwwaaaaaaakkkk!!!

Okay, be sure to leave a cluck below and let me know whatcha think of her, k? I hope you all have a great Thursday and stop back by tomorrow for Bellarific Friday. The theme is a color challenge from my sistah Jodibella. Wanna play along... visit Bloggabella for all the details. {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:
Rubber Stamp - Whipper Snapper; DP -Unknown; CS - SU Very Vanilla , Kraft & Soft Suede; Punches - SU Large and Small Ovals, Fiskars Threading Water Border Punch; Ribbon - Papertrey Ink; Copics

Dare to be different!

Well looky WHO just flew into the hen house!! It's the Owlie family!! LOL!! WHO's this little card for, you ask? Well, it's for my little nephew who's a whoppin' 7 years old and just so happens to have made the PRINCIPAL's list!! Woo-hoo!! Way to go Andrew! So I made this little card for him and snuck a little surprise inside too! Yeah, he's different from me alright. Shoot, the only Principle's list Aunt Jeanie ever got on was the "whippin'" one!! I wasn't such a bad kid, really... but they'd always be fussin' at me cuz' I's talkin' all the time. Hmmmmph! I'm just friendly, that's all!! Buncha meanies!!


This was a SUPER easy card too. I stamped "Branching Out Owlies" from Stamping Bella onto some SU Very Vanilla CS and colored them with my copics. I cut them out and embossed them with my oval Nesties and sponged a little chalk ink around the edges. This DP is from the same Recollections' paper pack as yesterday's card. It's the Autumn paper pack and it has such great earthy tones in it. The golden yellow mat is actually the reverse side of the striped paper. Nice huh? LOVE double sided paper! I used a few pop dots to adhere the image with, just for a little added dimension. To finish, I tied a cute bubbly bow with this cute saddle stitched ribbon from Papertrey Ink. Okee dokee, that does it for me today. Be sure to leave a cluck below and let me know whacha think of my little feathered friends. Hoot- hoot!! Oh, and wait 'til you see my card for tomorrow's That's Krafty Thursday!! It's 'da bomb I tell you!! LOL!! Have a great day! {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:
Rubber Stamps - Stamping Bella; CS - SU Very Vanilla, Dark Chocolate - Papertrey Ink; Nestabilities; DP - Recollections; Copics; Ribbon - Papertrey Ink; Colorbox Chalk Ink

Bakin' up a batch of birthday wishes!

Oh, I SO LOVE this gal... ain't she great?? She's from the new Apple Doodle Ink line by Taylored Expressions. This Bakery Business set has so many possibilities! Although for some strange reason, I'm hungry everytime I use it! Hmmmmm???


I stamped my little gal onto some SU Very Vanilla and colored her with my copics. I cut her out with my circle Nestabilities and sponged a little chalk ink around the edges. I matted her with some PTI Dark Chocolate CS that I punched with my Marvy scalloped circle punch and added some Expresso Dimensional Pearls to the batter in the bowl. Boy oh boy, does it ever look JUST like frosting too!! Yum!! I used the Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge #100 as my layout for this card. I can't believe this is #100!! Where does the time go?
I decided to use this DP from Recollections' Autumn paper pack because I thought it sorta had a kitchen feel to it. I matted it with the Dark Chocolate CS and adhered it to the cardbase of SU Really Rust. To finish, I stitched around the edges and then tied this Dark Chocolate grosgrain ribbon into a yummy bubbly bow. Growwwwl.... man all this chocolate, vanilla, expresso talk is making me hungry. I'm off to the kitchen for some snacks!!

Don't forget to leave a cluck below and let me know what you think of her, k? I just LOVEY reading all the clucks from the hens each day!! {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:
Rubber Stamps - Taylored Expressions; DP - Recollection Autumn Collection; CS - SU Very Vanilla & Really Rust, Dark Chocolate - Papertrey Ink; Copics; Nestabilities; Marvy Giga Punch; Colorbox Chalk Ink

Lollipop lollipop, oh lolli lolli lolli, Lollipop (POP!)

Hi there! Well it's Monday, the day after Valentine's Day and MY HUBBY STILL WUVS ME!! Yay!! He REALLY liked his Valentine's gift. Whew!! I was sweatin' that one, he's SO hard to buy for. Why is that? Hmmmm, the world may never know!! LOL!!

Ok, so meet Gracie. Ain't she a doll baby? She's one of the Lollipop's from Stamping Bella. Everytime I see this line of stamps, I think of the Lollipop song, by the Chordettes. Remember that? I so LOVEY the oldie goldies!! LOL!! I stamped Gracie onto some SU Very Vanilla and colored her with my copics. The pretty DP is from Cosmo Cricket's Everafter collection. I matted the DP with some SU Really Rust and added a couple of SU Build A Brads to the side. I stitched around the edges of each piece and tied this pretty PTI ribbon into a cute bubbly bow to finish. Okee dokee, that does it for me today. Be sure to leave a cluck below and let me know whatcha think, k?

The Bellarific Friday theme this week is a color challenge. Ooooh, such pretty colors!! Wanna play along with the sistahs? You could even win some COOL Bella bucks for playing!! How SUH-WEET is that? Visit Bloggabella for all the details. {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:
Rubber Stamp - Stamping Bella; DP - Cosmo Cricket Everafter Collection; CS - SU Very Vanilla & Really Rust; Brads - SU; Ribbon - Papertrey Ink

Drivin' by with a Valentine Hi!!

Hey there! Welcome to the hen house!! I know all that hoppin' can wear a chick out, so sit a spell and enjoy your visit. If you've flown to the coop from Paula's blog, then your flyin' straight as an arrow. If not, click HERE, to start from the beginning, so you don't miss all the GREAT eye candy!


For today's card, I used "Love Beetle" Huggabugg from Stamping Bella. OMG!! These are the cutest little bugs evah! I decided to do a more soft pastel color scheme as opposed to the normal reds and I LOVE how it turned out. I started by stamping my image onto some SU Very Vanilla CS and colored her with my Copics. This yummy DP is from K & Company and I adhered it to the SU Kraft cardbase and stitched around the edges. I used my EK Success border punch on the vertical border and embossed the panel behind the image for a little added texture. I finished with this BEE-U-TIFUL ribbon from SU tied in a cute bubbly bow, and there you have a cutie-patootie Valentine for yer' sweetie! Okee dokee, that does it for me today. Be sure to leave a "cluck" below and let me know whatcha think of her, k?

Ok, now how’z 'bout a prize? Yup, we hid a prize along the hop! Sneaky lil’ buggers ain't we? One of you hens is gonna win a $25 Gift Voucher to Stamping Bella, but the fun part is... we're not gonna tell you which blog the name will be picked from! I told you we’z sneaky buggers!! So, as you hop along, make sure you leave comments on every post so you have a chance to win!! We will announce the winner on Friday in the Splitcoast forum. Cluckity-cluck!!

Ok, thanks so much for visiting my little hen house and I hope to see ya' again real soon! It's time to fly the coop and head on over to KAREN'S blog for some more LOVE!! {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:
Rubber Stamp - Stamping Bella; CS - SU Kraft & Very Vanilla; DP - K & Company; Ribbon - SU; Nestabilities; Copics; Button; Glamour Dust; EK Success Border Punch; Colorbox Chalk Ink; Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

I {heart} Bellarific Fridays!

So, are you all ready for Valentine's Day? I made my hubby's card awhile ago, so I'm good with the card, but it's the present that always stumps me! Let's face it, guys are tough to buy for. I mean, when I go to a tool store or a home improvement store (you all know how I feel about those!), I'm a fish outta water! I got no idea what I'm lookin' at! So, this year I went to a "sporting goods" store. I figure I can't go too far wrong with that, huh? I'll let you know if he still "wuvs" me on Monday!!! ROFL!!!


Ok, onto my card.... Today's Bellarific Friday theme was Valentine's Day. How perfect was that, cuz I'd been dying to ink up this stamp! Aren't they SUH-WEET?? I just think this is such an adorable image and I LOVEEEE their names, "Eunice and Irving". OMG!! How stinkin' cute is that? This is one of the images from Stamping Bella's latest release. Such an enabler, that Emily is!!! I stamped my image onto some SU Very Vanilla and colored them with my Copics. This cute DP is from My Minds Eye Beloved Collection. I know, I need to buy stock in this company. SERIOUSLY!! I adhered it to the Prism CS and stitched around the edges of each panel. I tied this pretty ribbon into a double bubbly bow and finished with a button in the middle. Ok, now all at once... Ahhhhhhhh!!!! LOL!! Be sure to leave a "cluck" below and pop over to Bloggabella to check out all the great ideas from the rest of the Bella Babes and the sistahood too!

Oh but wait, I have another suh-weet treat for da' hens...
Just in time for Valentine's Day, Stamping Bella is sponsoring a "Love Me Do" blog hop tomorrow! So, I'll have one more "wuvee-dovee" card to show you before the BIG day on Sunday! Pop, or should I say Hop, back in tomorrow at 11:00am EST and enjoy even more fabby ideas for that "special" someone... not to mention a hoppin' good time too! Okee dokee, see ya's tomorrow! {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:
Rubber stamps - Stamping Bella; CS - SU Very Vanilla, Prism Blush Red Light & Blush Red Medium; Copics; DP - My Minds Eye Beloved Collection; Ribbon - Taylored Expressions; Button

That's Krafty Thursday! #14

Woo-hoo!! OMG!! You have no idea how much I LOVEEEEE Thursdays!! I suppose for most people, Fridays are their favorite, but for me, it's Thursdays!! Why?? Cuz, I eat lunch each Thursday with my BFF Karen, then it's CSI night, and to top that.... (drum roll pleeeeease) it's THAT'S KRAFTY THURSDAY too!! Seriously, it don't get no bettah' than dat!!

Ok, this is another one of those cards I just stare at... I know I've had a few of those lately but you know me and Kraft CS. It just draws me in ev'rytime!! This is a new line from My Favorite Things called Pure Innocence. I'm in LOVE... Oh my, and I'm not alone I tell ya! Ev'rytime Kim gets these in, she's sold out in minutes I think. I can see why they're flying off the shelves, they're absolutely adorable. Don'tcha think?

So I started with my SU Kraft card base and added this cute K & Company DP stitched onto some PTI Dark Chocolate mats. I finally decided to change my thread on my sewing machine and use brown this time. I SO super lazy sometimes!! But I made myself change it for this card. (Good girl Jeanie, pat-pat-pat on the back!) I added the little white scalloped border just below the image and stamped the sentiment below. To finish, I tied a cute bubbly bow with this GORJUSS red saddle stitched ribbon from PTI. Now THAT'S KRAFTY! Be sure to leave a cluck below and let me know what you think. {{{hen hugs}}}

Tomorrow's Bellarific Friday theme is Valentine's Day. You have until this evening to submit your card to Emily. Come on and play along with the sistahs!! Can't wait to see what you come up with! Visit Bloggabella for all the details.

Supplies:Stamps - My Favorite Things "Pure Innocence"; CS - SU Kraft & Real Red, Papertrey Ink Dark Chocolate, Classic Crest; DP - K & Company; Copics; Papertrey Ink Ribbon; SU Scalloped Border Punch

LOVE U!

Ok. ya just gotta loveee cute little Whipper Snapper images like this one, right? I just wanna squeeze him, he's so STINKIN' CUTE!!

Mmmmm, mmmmmm - isn't this paper yummy?? Reminds me of CANDY!! Where's those Whoppers when I need 'em?

I began my card by stitching the striped DP to the PTI Dark Chocolate card base first, then I stitched the polka dot DP to the mat of Dark Chocolate too. I colored the image with my Copics, (no surprise there!) and added some red glitter to the hearts above his little head. I stitched him onto a mat of the Dark Chocolate CS too and adhered him to the polka dot panel with a few dimensionals. To finish, I added some aqua Robin Dew Drops in the top right corner and tied on this great "stretchy" pink ribbon from Stampin' Up. (It's RETIRED, bummer!!) I SO love the texture of this ribbon too!! Be sure to leave a cluck below and lemme know what you think of him, k? See ya tomorrow for TKT!! {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:

Rubber Stamp - Whipper Snapper; DP - Pink Paislee; CS - Dark Chocolate - Papertrey Ink, Classic Crest; Ribbon - Stampin' Up; Red Glitter; Copics

Your bowl or mine??

Mmmmwah!!! Ain't they the cutest fishies ever??? This is "Fish in Love" from Taylored Expressions. They're just one of the many Stamps A La Carte Taylored Expressions just released. I used my little fish for a cute Valentine's card but you could use them for an anniversary card or a real sappy smoochy-smoochy card for the MAN in your life! Hmmmm?? Ok, I'm with ya, anniversary is good! LOL!
Ok, so I was working with the Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge #99 for my card. I really liked this sketch. I don't know what it is about circles, but I love them nestled in a card like this.
I started with some SU Real Red CS and adhered this polka dot DP from My Minds Eye. I used a coordinating sheet and cut a partial circle out of it with my Nesties. I adhered this piece with several dimensionals for a really cool 3D effect. I used the next size smaller Nestie for the image itself and embossed the edges too. I colored these little fishies with my Copics and popped them up with a few dimensionals as well. To finish, I stamped the sentiment on the bottom and tied on this yummy red saddle stitched ribbon! Blub, blub, blub, be sure to leave a comment below and tell me what you think, blub, blub!! Have a SUPER Tuesday! {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:
Rubber Stamps - Taylored Expressions, Stamping Bella (sentiment); DP -My Minds Eye; CS - SU Real Red, Classic Crest; Nestabilities; Copics; Ribbon - Papertrey Ink

Thank EWE!!

Happy Monday!! How many of you watched the Superbowl last night??? Hmmmm?? Ok, I'm NOT a football fan so I certainly wasn't. But I have to admit, I LOVE the commercials!! When there's a good one, my hubby backs it up so I can come watch it! (What was life like without DVR's?? Definitely ranks right up there with ICEMAKER as the BEST invention evah!) So, which one was YOUR favorite commercial? Leave me a comment and let me know. If I missed that one, I'll pull it up on line.


Do EWE like my little "Thank EWE" card? I love this little stamp. She's "curly ewe" from Stamping Bella. I stamped her onto some SU Natural Ivory CS since I wanted the Liquid Applique to really show up. I colored her a little with my Copics, not much was needed so it made for a pretty quick card. I applied the Liquid Applique and sprinkled with Glamour Dust prior to heating for loads of spah'kling shimmer! Note to self: Cut image out BEFORE applying the Liquid Applique!! Duh! How stupid was that?? I was so proud that she turned out so pretty and then I was stumped on how to cut her out without messing up the puff. I knew I would flatten her if I ran her through using my Nesties. Anyhoo, with EXTREME caution, I was able to slide her into a Marvy jumbo punch and punched her out. Oh well, live and learn!! I matted her with some burgundy DCWV CS cut with my scalloped Nesties and used a few dimensionals to adhere her to this bee-u-tiful DP from Kaiser. I matted the DP with the same burgundy and used my new MS punch along the bottom. Isn't this punch pretty? I really love it! To finish, I tied a cute bubbly bow and added my sentiment on top! Okee dokee, that's it for me today. Be sure to leave a cluck and let me know what you think of her. I hope EWE all have a great day. {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:
Rubber Stamps - Stamping Bella; DP - Kaiser Crafts; CS - SU Natural Ivory, DCWV Burgundy; Liquid Applique; Copics; Glamour Dust; Nestabilities; Punches - Martha Stewart Border, Marvy Circle, SU Small Oval

Diet starts tomorrow...

Scroll down for today's Bellarific Friday post.

I'm good with that!! hehe!! I'm such a SUGAHolic it's not funny. Give me a pastry any day of the week, over a 3 course meal! Nope, I'm not a vegetarian but I could take or leave meat. SUH-WEET's are my game!! So whatcha think of Miz "Bakery Business"? Ain't she a riot? As soon as I saw this new release from Taylored Expressions, I was in LOVVVVVVEEE!! What? I didn't mention TODAY is the release of this new set???? Hmmmm, musta slipped my mind. Ya know how those SUGAH highs are!! So, whatcha waitin' on??? Don't let this one get away!! Seriously, this is a SUPER cute set and there is even a companion set called "Window Shopping". I don't know how Taylor does it, I never dreamed so many cute ideas could come from cupcakes!!



I started by stamping my image onto some Choice Buttercream CS and colored her with my Copics. I matted Miz Biz with some PTI Dark Chocolate CS and stitched around the edges. I added some Crystal Effects and Glamour Dust to the cupcake frostings so they look extra YUMMY! This DP is from October Afternoon and each layer is stitched onto the PTI Dark Chocolate CS, as well. Mmmmmm, so much YUMMY goin' on!! I added the sentiment and finished with a cute bubbly bow! Be sure to leave some clucks below and let me know what you think, ok? *sniff-sniff* Do you smell cupcakes??? I'm outta here!! **swoooooooooshh**


Be sure to check out all the TE Baker's Dozen DT for some great ideas with this new set of yours. What? You haven't ordered it yet? Well what's keepin' ya? Better hurry and get yours before they're gone!!

• Taylor VanBruggen
• Jodi Collins
• Karen Giron
• Melissa Sauls
• Donna Baker
• Charmaine Ikach
• Alex Maldonado
• Sankari Wegman
• Laurie Schmidlin
• Jackie Pedro
• Karen Motz
• Dawn Easton

Here's another deal you won't want to pass up, The Bakery Sampler. It goes PERFECT with this cute set:

3 Kraft Bakery Bags

White liquid appliqué (great for frosting)

Baking Charms

5 Apron Die Cuts

Adirondack Espresso Pearls (another must-have for frosting)

Baking Chipboard Kitchen Twill

Kaisercraft Red Rhinestones

Retail Price: $18.50

Sale Price: $15.95

Supplies:

Rubber Stamps - Bakery Business from Taylored Expressions; CS - Choice Buttercream & Island Mist Light - Taylored Expressions, Dark Chocolate - Papertrey Ink; Ribbon - Papertrey Ink; DP - October Afternoon; Copics; Glamour Dust; Crystal Effects

so many seeds~ so little time...

Ain't that the truth?? Seems every day just keeps gettin' shorter and the chores gettin' longer, don't it? Where DOES the time go?

So, whatcha think of Stella? I hope you all never tire of my Stella cards. I SO loveee Stella!! Of all the stamps I own, she is truely my favorite character.

Do you know what today is? Course the hens know what today is.... it's Bellarific Friday! We only has SMARTY hens in the hen house!! Hmmph!! I had been wanting to try a ruffle on a card for awhile now so I thought I'd give it a try since Shannanbella's sketch lended a perfect horizontal area for one. Thanks Sistah! So I started with this super cute Sassafrass Lass DP which had this little scalloped edge on one side. It made a perfect border for my ruffled ribbon too! I had ordered some Scor-Tape just for this purpose and it worked like a charm. I just squished up the ribbon and the Scor-Tape held it perfectly. I matted the DP with some blue CS and stitched it to the PTI Dark Chocolate CS. I stamped "Stella Digs It" from Stamping Bella onto some SU Very Vanilla CS and colored her with my Copics. I cut her out with my Scalloped Oval Nesties, chalked around the edges and adhered her with a few dimensionals. I stamped the sentiment onto a scrap piece of CS and inked the edges as well. I placed the sentiment under the crocheted flower and finished with a yellow brad to match Stella. Ya dig it??? Me too!! hehe! Be sure to leave a cluck below and tell me what you think of her. I hope you have a great morning.... but I'll be baaaaaack!!!

Next week's Bellarific Friday theme is Valentine's Day! Ahh, ain't that sweet? Yuz' gonna make sumthin' for yer honey anyways, right? Here's yer challenge... Whip sumthin' up this weekend and send it to Emily by Thursday, k? Come on and join the fun! Oh, and don't forget to pop over to Bloggabella for a peak at all the eye candy using Shannanbella's sketch. Dem sistah's jest keep amazin' me ev'ry week.

Supplies:
Rubber Stamps - Stella Digs It and so many seeds sentiment from Stamping Bella; Copics; DP - Sassafrass Lass; Nestabilities; CS - SU Very Vanilla, Papertrey Ink Dark Chocolate; Ribbon - Papertrey Ink; Chalk Ink; Crocheted Flower; Brad

That's Krafty Thursday! #13

Yo! Whussup?? Uh, it's That's Krafty Thursday, dat'z whussup! Can't you just hear his deep voice saying, "whussup??" *snort* I love this little guy from Stamping Bella. His name is "yertle". I think that's short for "yo' turtle"!! LOL!! I just think he's adorable, and ya'll know what a Kraft nut I am, so this was a double WOWZER for me. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE IT!! Ok, so that's triple LOVE but I know the hens understand my craziness. hehe! I stamped yertle on some Classic Crest CS and colored him with my Copics. I sponged a little chalk ink around the edges and then stitched him onto some PTI Dark Chocolate CS. This DP is from October Afternoon and is stitched onto the mat of PTI Dark Chocolate as well. The cardbase is Kraft CS from Taylored Expressions and is nothing short of AWESOME!! It's textured on one side and smooth on the other. This makes printing sentiments on the inside easy peasy. Me LOVEEE easy peasy!! I stamped the diamond background across the bottom of the card and then stamped the sentiment onto the Nestie tag and chalked around the edges too! I found this cute Martha Stewart ribbon that coordinated perfectly with the DP and tied it onto the tag with a few buttons and twine. Now dat'z Krafty! Yo' yertle! Whatchu be totin' yo crib on yo back fo? Bwah-ha-ha-ha!! Be sure to leave a cluck below and let me know what you think of him. Hope you have a great Thursday! {{{hen hugs}}}

Don't forget, Bellarific Friday is tommorow!! The theme this week is Shannanbella's sketch below. Come on and join the fun. Head on over to Bloggabella for all the details. Can't wait to see what you and all the sistahs come up with! I LOVEEE Bellarific Fridays!

Supplies:

Stamps - Yertle and Whussup? sentiment from Stamping Bella, Background Basics Diamonds from Papertrey Ink; DP - October Afternoon; Colorbox Chalk Ink; Copics; CS - Classic Crest, Kraft - Taylored Expressions, Dark Chocolate - Papertrey Ink; Ribbon - Martha Stewart; Nestabilities; Buttons; Twine

I'm creative, you can't expect me to be neat too!

LOL!!! This is one of my favorite stamps from the "Crafty Cuppie" set from Taylored Expressions. As I was browsing Taylor's web site drooling at all the SUPER cute cupcake stamps, I saw this one and immediately let out a squeal!! LOVE IT!! This is a birthday card for a friend of mine who just started out scrapbooking, so I know she can totally relate to the neatness comment!


I started by stamping my image onto some Classic Crest CS and colored with my Copics. Since it was a birthday card, I wanted some bright fun colors, so I chose this DP from DCWV's Citrus Stack collection. Lots of yellows. oranges and reds in this collection. Just screams orange juice to me!! He-he! I matted all the patterned paper with blue paper, also from the same collection, and stitched around the edges of each layer. I tied this gingham ribbon around the bottom and adhered the top two panels with dimensionals for a little depth. I stamped the sentiment onto some scrap CS and rounded the corners to finish. Think she'll like it? I do too!
Be sure to leave a comment below and let me know what you think, k?
{{{hen hugs}}} to all the chicks who leave clucks!! Have a great Wednesday!

Supplies:
Rubber Stamps - Crafty Cuppie from Taylored Expressions; CS - Classic Crest White; DP - DCWV Citrus Stack; Ribbon; Corner Rounder

To my BFF!!

Isn't this the most PERFECT BFF card? These little huggabugs just look like best friends having their cuppa-jo together, don't ya think? I love how this card turned out. Of course who doesn't LOVE this Cosmo Cricket DP? I'm gonna be SO bummed when I run out. Note to self: must order more before they stop selling it!

This image is "javabugs" from Stamping Bella. I stamped them onto some SU Very Vanilla and colored them with my Copics. I sponged some chalk ink around the edges and added some Glamour Dust to their wings. I matted them with some SU Real Red CS punched with my Marvy scalloped circle and adhered them with a few dimensionals. The two vertical panels are matted with the same Real Red CS and I added a red brad in each corner. I stitched around the edges of each panel as well as to the card base. To finish, I tied this cream ribbon into one of my cute "bubbly" bows!! LOL!! Beeeee sure to leave a comment below and let me know what you think of them, k? Bzzzzzzz! That's huggabug talk for have a SUPER Tuesday!! {{{hugs}}}

Supplies:
Rubber Stamp - Stamping Bella; DP - Cosmo Cricket; CS - SU Very Vanilla & Real Red; Copics; Brads; Punch - Marvy; Ribbon - Papertrey Ink; Glamour Dust

LOVE potion #9

Love potion number ni-hi-hi-hi-hine.... LOL!! So how was your weekend??? I hope it was a good one. My hubby took me to Home Depot and Lowes yesterday shopping for garage doors. Can you say, "JUST SHOOT ME!!" Seriously!! Now I know there are quite a few women out there that probably just LOVE shopping at home improvement stores (I even have a few in my own family) but I'm NOT one of them. Uh, no paper, glue, ribbon, what's to like??? But my hubby knows how to put a smile back on my face, because on the way home he pulled into DQ!! Oh yeah!! Now you're talking!! I was like a dog panting at the window, with my nose pressed against the glass!! Kinda like that dog on the commercial but instead of BACOOONNN, I was like, "BLIZZZZZZAARRRRD"!!! *snort*

Man, I'm so LOVIN' these Moonlight Whispers stamps from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps. Each time she comes out with another one, I'm on it!! This is Josephine and she's spreadin' her LOVE potion all around. Kinda looks like me in the morning with my perfume. he-he!! I LOVEEEE perfume!! I thought Josephine would make a great Valentine's Day card so I colored her up to match this Basic Grey DP that I bought last year. I really like the soft pinks and browns in this collection. I stamped her onto some SU Very Vanilla, colored her with my Copics and sponged some chalk ink around the edges. I did add some Glamour Dust to her potion fumes and some Stickles to her gypsy earing to give her some sparkle. I stitched around all the edges and made a cute double loop "bubbly" bow from this pretty pink saddle stitched ribbon, finishing with a brown button in the center. Check out 'dem bare feet!! She's a girl from the South fer sure!! Have a good Monday ya'll!!

Oh, I wanted to add that I had a comment on Friday's card from Jenny that read:

"Too Cute! Can you share how to make your cute bubbly bow? :) Thanks!"

LOL!!! I just LOVED that name for my bows!! So thank you Jenny, my bows now have a NAME!! In answer to your question, I've never done a video before but I've asked for a video camera for my birthday so maybe if I get one, I can make that my first tutorial. Thanks so much for the comment and suggestion!! I just LOVE all my comments each day, they REALLY do make my day!! {{{hugs}}}

Supplies:

Rubber stamp - Josephine from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps; CS - Prism Blush Light (Taylored Expressions), Dark Chocolate (Papertrey Ink), Very Vanilla (SU); Ribbon - Sweet Blush Saddle Stitch (Papertrey Ink); DP - Basic Grey "Porcelain"; Button and Twine