That's Krafty Thursday! #3

Happy That's Krafty Thursday everyone!! I don't think I could ever get tired of Kraft paper. I REALLY do love this stuff. This is Sanders from Whipper Snapper Designs. He's just so stinkin' cute, isn't he? This was a fairly simple card to put together and I LOVE how it turned out.

I started by stamping Sanders onto
some Classic Crest CS and colored him with my Copics to match this DP from Bella Blvd. I used Bazzil red CS to mat the DP and the image with, and used a coordinating piece from the paper pack for the green strip on the bottom. The December 25th label is from the sheet of labels included in the pack and I cut it out with a circle Nestie. I finished with this AWESOME ribbon from Stampin' Up and some gold Stickles on his bell. Christmas card #34, all done! This is definitely one of my FAV's for this Christmas season! Leave a comment below and let me know what you think of him. Oh and be sure to stop back by tomorrow for Bellarific Friday! I just LOVE my card and my daughter did too! I got an, "Ooooh, I really like this one!" when she saw it. I can't wait to show YOU! Have a great day!

Supplies:
Rubber Stamps - Whipper Snapper Designs; CS - Classic Crest, Bazzil Red; Ribbon - Stampin' Up; DP - Bella Blvd; Copics; Stickles; Nestabilities

Hey honey - I found the perfect tree!!

This looks like a tree my daughter would pick out. Seriously, if it doesn't take up every square inch of my living room, it's NOT big enough! All but one year, that is... I have to tell you this little story. One year we went tree shopping and while the man was showing us tree after tree, my daughter spots this tree by itself in the corner and decides it's "lonely" and needs a home. Ok, so it's about 4' tall and about the same size AROUND!! It looked just like a beach ball. So I'm asking her, are you SURE this is the one you want? (ya know, that way we as Mom's use when we're trying to talk them outta somethin') She's like,"yes, we have to give it a home." That's what I get for letting her watch Charlie Brown's Christmas too many times, good grief! So needless to say, I received numerous comments that Christmas when visitors would come by and see my little lit up BEACH BALL in the corner. What can I say? We gave it a home alright, and it made for a pretty good replica of the Times Square ball for New Year's Eve too! *grin*

Ok, on to the card... This is "car with a tree on top" from Stamping Bella. Huh, wonder how Em came up with that name? (LOL) Hey, it is what it is!! I stamped my image onto some Classic Crest CS and colored with my Copics. This DP is from Bella Blvd and it just came in over the weekend. I couldn't wait to use it. I love the mistletoe paper in the background and how the tree paper coordinates with it perfectly. The card base and mats are DCWV Burgundy and I stitched around the edges of each layer. I used my EK Success corner rounder on the tree paper and mat and used my SU Scalloped border punch on the vertical border. I punched a slot with the SU Horizontal punch on the image piece, threaded the ribbon through and finished with some Crystal Effects on the lights and Glamour Dust on the star. Just what everyone needs, a tree that's twice as big as their CAR! (he-he) Oh, I almost forgot, this DP paper pack came with an entire sheet of phrases and labels, so I cut this Merry Christmas out with my pinking shears and added it to the bottom of the card. And that Ladies and Gents (I doubt I have any Gents but just in case), is Christmas card #33. Leave a comment below and let me know what you think and stop in tomorrow for THAT'S KRAFTY THURSDAY! Have a GREAT day!

Supplies:

Rubber Stamp - Car with a tree on top from Stamping Bella; CS - DCWV and Classic Crest; Copics; Ribbon - Stampin' Up; Punch - Stampin' Up Horizontal Slot & Scalloped Border, EK Success corner rounder; Crystal Effects; Glamour Dust

A BIG THANK YOU to all our Veterans who have selflessly given of themselves and their families as they serve our United States of America in order for all of us to live in the safe and free environment we have become accustomed. WE SALUTE YOU!!

Happy Birthday Jesus!

Isn't this a SWEET image? I just fell in love with it when I saw it. This is Em from Mo's Digital Pencil Shop. She has the cutest images there and I love that they're digital!! How cool is that? For one thing, you have your image INSTANTLY (no waiting for your order to arrive), second - you can size it to whatever size you need for your project, and lastly - NO STORAGE!! See - I told you it was COOL!! I picked up several images recently and I hope to use more of them as I continue with my Christmas cards.

So for my card today, I began by printing my image onto some Classic Crest CS first. I had already set aside this pretty paper from Basic Grey to use and then I colored my image to match. I sponged on some Colorbox Chalk Ink to age the edges of the image and then I matted her onto some SU Chocolate Chip and then again on SU Cool Carribean. The DP is double sided - LOVE THAT! So the bottom polka dots you see are the reverse side of this paper. I stitched around the edges of the DP and the matted image too. I cut a scalloped circle with my Nesties from the SU Chocolate Chip and placed that behind my matted image. I printed out the sentiment, applied some chalk ink to it as well and punched it out with my EK Success scalloped circle. I tied on this pretty satin ribbon and there you have Christmas card #32! I hope you like her, I think she's adorable. Leave me a comment below and let me know what you think, 'k?
I LOVEEEE comments!!!

Okee dokee, have a SUPER DUPER Tuesday and I'm SLEEPIN' IN tomorrow cuz' I've got the day off!! Yay!!!

Supplies:
Digital Image - Mo's Digital Pencil Shop; DP - Basic Grey; CS - SU Chocolate Chip & Cool Carribean, Classic Crest; Punch - EK Success; Ribbon - Offray; Nestabilities; Copics

This weeks Bellarific Friday theme is a "Wild Card". Hey, that's easy peasy right? I can't wait to show you what I've come up with. It's a doosey!! Wanna play? Check out the Stamping Bella Blog - Bloggabella for all the details.

Joy to the world...

...the Lord has come, let earth receive her king! I am SO into the Christmas spirit now!! Can ya tell? I've got my list made and I'm ready to SHOP!! Woo-hoo!! So whadaya think of the little Choir here? I just think they're the BESTEST! See their little hymn books? Cute-cute-cute!!

This is The Choir from Stamping Bella. I stamped them onto some Classic Crest CS and colored them with my Copics. I cut them out with my oval Nesties and then matted them with some SU Real Red CS cut with the scalloped oval Nesties. I've just had this idea to put SU Real Red and Chocolate Chip together for so long, I decided I better go ahead and do it so I can get the idea out of my head. Hmmmmm, wonder why I keep thinking about Chocolate Chip??? I KNOW, I'm thinking about Christmas candy and cookies!! Oh yeah, CHOCOLATE, CHOCOLATE and MORE CHOCOLATE!! Deee-lish!

I embossed the background Bazzil Bling brown CS with my Cuttlebug embossing folder for some texture and added these cute little cherry brads (see more candy talk) from American Crafts. This DP is from Basic Grey and I matted it with the SU Real Red too! I finished with this polka dot ribbon from Jillibean Soup and there you have, Christmas card number 31!! Yay!

I hope you all have a great day today. I've got Wednesday off so I'm SUPAH excited. Yipppeeee!!

Supplies:

Rubber Stamps - The Choir from Stamping Bella; CS - SU Chocolate Chip & Real Red, Bazzil Bling Brown; Nestabilities; Ribbon - Jillibean Soup; DP- Basic Grey; Brads - American Crafts; Copics

It's Bellarific Friday!

Happy Friday all! It's Bellarific Friday today. This week's theme is Christmas. How cool was that? You guys know how many cards I still have left to do so this was a great challenge for me.


I stamped Snowy House from Stamping Bella onto some Classic Crest CS and colored it with my Copics. I used the colors in this great DP from My Minds Eye for inspiration. It's not your traditional Christmas colors for sure, but that's why I love it so. Ya know, when you make this many Christmas cards, red and green get a little old so these colors were a FRESH look for me. Hey Christmas is bright and fun so why not, right? What a wonderful time of the year, don't you agree? Everyone is SO happy and cheerful. I just love it. Not to mention the shopping too! *grin*

I added some Glamour Dust to the roof, snowflake and ground for a little snow shimmer and used my Nestie tag die to cut out the sentiment. I pulled this ribbon from my stash and it matched this DP perfectly and fit the Nestie tag slots too. Hey, they're a match made for each other!! I used the reverse side of this paper for a contrasting border and punched both sides with my EK Success border punch. I stitched the DP around the edges to finish and there you have Christmas card #30!! Be sure to hop over to Bloggabella and check out the other Bella Babes' creations and of course the AWESOME sistahood too! Have a wonderful weekend!

Supplies:
Rubber Stamp - Snowy House & Merry Christmas from Stamping Bella; DP - My Minds Eye; Nestabilities; Copics; CS - Classic Crest & DCWV Burgundy; Glamour Dust

That's Krafty Thursday! #2

Hi there! It's time again for another That's Kraft Thursday! Don't ya just LOVEEE this image? Oh my, I think he's just SO STINKIN cute! I made this card for a coworker of mine who is a total book lover!! I needed a little thank you card for him so I decided to use this stamp and place a book store gift card inside. Great idea huh? This little guy is Spencer the Bookworm from none other than Stamping Bella. Uh, isn't that name perfect for him? SPENCER!! (wuv it!)


So I stamped Spencer onto some Papertrey Ink CS and colored him with my Copics. I used this great DP from Recollections that I picked up at Michael's recently. Have you guys seen this paper line? It's all color coordinated! Kinda like Granimals!! ..member those?? It's like paper matching for dummies!! Yeah, I'm cool with that! I cut little Spencer out with my circle Nesties and matted him with another Nestie circle using SU Soft Suede. Man, am I gonna be bummed when I run out of this color. LOVE it! I then used my scalloped circle Nestie with some SU Kraft CS for the bottom mat. The two DP's are separated with a border of SU Kraft CS punched on both sides with my Fiskars border punch and then stitched to the mat of SU Soft Suede. I added this cute checked brown ribbon and adhered it to the card base of SU Kraft CS. The sentiment is from Stamping Bella too and fits perfectly with my theme and gift idea. How's that for That's Krafty Thursday!? Be sure to leave a comment below and stop back by tomorrow for Bellarific Friday. Have a great day!

Supplies:
Rubber Stamp - Spencer the Bookworm from Stamping Bella; DP - Recollections; CS - Papertrey Ink, SU Kraft & Soft Suede; Punches - Fiskars, EK Success corner; Nestabilities; Copics; Ribbon

This week's theme for Bellarific Friday is Christmas or Winter. Hey, that's right up my alley! Christmas card #30 on the way! There's still time to join us. Head on over to Em's blog and submit your card for a chance to win some cool Bella Bucks!

Brrrr, it's cold outside...

NOT!!! At least not here, anyway. We're still experiencing SUPER DUPER HOT days here in Florida. Kinda hard to get in the COOL spirit with this heat but I'm tryin. This is Christmas card #29. I'm a gettin' there! This cute little stamp is from Whipper Snapper Designs. I can just imagine him having this deep slow giggle. Uh-huh-huh-huh,uh-huh-huh-huh! Too funny! If you've never visited Whipper Snapper, you've gotta check out their Winter stamps. They really are SO super cute, especially if you're a cute stamp junkie like me!


Anyhoo, I started with this cute DP from My Minds Eye and colored my little cuddly bear to match with my Copics. I cut him out using my oval Nestie and used the scalloped oval Nestie to mat him with. The sentiment is from Amuse and I stamped it with some Versamark ink and then heat embossed some SU white embossing powder on top. To finish, I tied on this great new saddle stitched ribbon from SU and there you have it. Too cool huh? Be sure to leave a comment below and stop back by tomorrow to see what I have in store for you on That's Krafty Thursday! I promise, you're gonna LOVE it! Have a great day!

Supplies:
Rubber Stamps - Whipper Snapper, Amuse; DP - My Minds Eye; Copics; Ribbon - SU; Nestabilities; CS - Georgia Pacific White, DCWV Burgundy

Over the river and through the wood....

...to Grandfather's house we go; the horse knows the way, to carry the sleigh, through the white and drifted snow, Oh! *grin* I've been humming this song the whole time I was making this card... I think it turned out really cute. Check out the little tag on the front of the jeep! Now that's the Christmas spirit!! I bet their singing Christmas carols inside too! Woo-hoo, my kinda bunch! Take me, take me!








This is my submission to the Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge #89. It's been awhile since I've done one of Taylor's challenges, so I thought I'd join this week's fun. This was a great sketch too! I stamped "Getting the Family Tree" from Eat Cake Graphics onto some Classic Crest CS and colored them with my Copics to match this great DP from Basic Grey. Of course, I HAD to pick some DP with Christmas trees, right? I matted the image with some burgundy CS from DCWV and the card base is Bazzil green. I stitched around the edges of the image and the card base and to complete the sketch design, I added this Happy Holidays stamp from the SU set "Riveting". Now a card just isn't complete without ribbon right, so I finished with some twill ribbon tied in a cute little bow. You like?? Me too!! Be sure to leave a comment below and I hope you have a great day. Ok, back to the song.... over the river and through the wood.. la-la, la-la, la-la!!!

Supplies:
Rubber Stamps - Eat Cake Graphics, Stampin Up; Twill ribbon; CS - Classic Crest Whie, DCWV Burgundy, Bazzil Green; Colorbox Chalk Ink; Copics; DP - Basic Grey

Don't forget to check out the new releases at Stamping Bella. I can't wait to get my hands on those Lollipop stamps! Drop in over at Stamping Bella and check 'em out. They're the CUTEST evah!! Oh, and the theme for Bellarific Friday is Christmas/Winter, so come on and join the sistahs!! Get all the details at Bloggabella.

FREE Snowman Hugs

Happy Monday!! So are you all still tired from all that hoppin' on Saturday?? Whew, I sure am. My legs feel like rubbah. {he-he} But man was that fun! Can't wait for the next one.... Woo-hoo!

So whaddaya think of my little snowman here? My hubby really liked this card so it must be pretty good. He's a tough nut to crack! I'm trying to do some really different Christmas cards this year and I thought a little monochromatic card might be kinda neat. This is Christmas card #27 for those of you keeping track. I'm gettin' there... I picked this DP from Cosmo Cricket to start with and just went with the colors (or lack of) in it. I stamped Snowman Hugs from Whipper Snapper onto some SU Very Vanilla and colored him with my Copics. I used some distress ink around the edges and added some Diamond Dust to the snow and to the punched snowflake as well. I stitched around the edges and added a border using the reverse side of this DP, punched with the Martha Stewart border punch right below the ribbon. Oh and the ribbon, isn't it GREAT? It's from Stamp Simply Ribbon. Love, love, love this ribbon!! I used two sizes here and tied a button in the middle to finish. I think he turned out SO super cute, don't you?

Supplies:
Rubber Stamp - Whipper Snapper Designs; DP - Cosmo Cricket; CS - SU Very Vanilla, DCWV Burgundy; Diamond Dust; Button; Copics; Punches - Martha Stewart Border Punch & Snowflake, Marvy Snowflake; Ribbon - Stamp Simply Ribbon

It's the Chi-Chi Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Chichiboulie Blog Hop sponsored by Stamping Bella! Whew, I hope you're not tuckered out with all that hoppin', but if you are... well that's ok. You can sit a spell right here at The Spotted Chick and take a rest while you visit my little blog. I'm #34 in the hop, so if you've just happened upon my blog, you can CLICK HERE to start from the beginning at Bloggabella.


For today's hop, I used Eloise Greengrass and gussied her up with a Christmas theme! I stamped Eloise onto some SU Very Vanilla CS and colored her with my Copics. I needed to keep working on my Christmas cards, so I decided to use this vintage Christmas DP and paper pieced her skirt. Of course she needed a little spah-kle so I used some Glamour Dust on her wings and some gold Stickles on the flower stamen. I just LOVED this bow on the DP and wanted to incorporate it into my card, so I thought I would add to the 3D effect by using this gold shimmer ribbon and a customized brad in the center. Isn't she a beauty??

Now how about a prize? Woo-hoo!! Yeah, I thought you'd like my way a thinkin'. In addition to ALL the fabulous cards you've seen along your journey, there's a prize somewhere along the hop! One pre-selected blogger will draw a random winner from the comments on her post, and the winner will receive a $25 Gift Voucher to Stamping Bella!!! The fun part is...we're not telling you who it is! So as you hop, make sure you leave comments on every post so you have a chance to win!! The winner will be announced on Monday in the Splitcoast forum.

Ok, it's time to hop on over to Sherrie's blog, Card Creme. Wait 'til you see what Sherrie has in store for you. She's totally AWESOME!! I hope you've enjoyed your visit to The Spotted Chick, and I hope you stop back by real soon...

Supplies:
Rubber Stamp - Elosie Greengrass by Stamping Bella; DP - Paper Pizazz; Cardstock - Stampin' Up Very Vanilla, Die Cuts With a View Burgundy; Oval and Scalloped Oval Nestabilities; Ribbon - Offray; Brad - Stampin' Up

It's Bellarific Friday!

Happy Bellarific Friday all!! The theme for this week was "All Things Kids". Love that one! I'm such a sucker for cute images so this was an easy challenge for me. And to top that off, I used a "Wintery" (is that a word?) stamp so I could add to my Christmas cards too! How's that? Two for the price of one!! This will serve as Christmas card #25!! Yay! I'm half way there!!


I used Snowfight from Stamping Bella for today's card. I thought it fit right in with the Kid theme! Isn't she a cutie? I was going for a wind and ice kinda look. I think I came pretty close, don't you? I stamped my image on to some Classic Crest CS and colored her with my Copics. I cut her out with my circle Nestie and then used the inverted and scalloped Nesties with some blue and silver CS to complete the matting of the image. I added the gems to get that ice look and used my Cuttlebug embossing folder on the background Bazzil Bling CS to resemble the wind. This DP is from Heidi Grace Designs and is a shimmery blue with flocked snowflakes. It's AWESOME and totally fits with my theme. I stamped the "let it snow" sentiment onto the Bazzil Bling CS as well and cut it out with my SU Word Window punch. I finished with this polka dot ribbon tied in a sweet bow! Be sure to leave a comment and let me know what you think of her. Have a great Friday!

Be sure to stop back by tomorrow, I know I don't usually post on the weekend, but tomorrow is the Chi-Chi Blog Hop by Stamping Bella, using only the Chichiboulie stamps. You gotta come see what everyone has created with these dainty, not to mention SUPER cute, images!! Oh, did I mention a PRIZE??? Hmmmm, now that got your attention didn't it? Yep, one lucky person will win a $25 gift voucher from Stamping Bella just for leaving a comment on one of the blogs. Now how easy is that? But which one you ask???? That's the fun part, you need to visit each blog in the hop and leave a comment. Hey, who doesn't like looking at all those terrific ideas anyway!! Sounds like a fun day to me. Ok, so I'll see you back tomorrow right? (he-he)

Supplies :
Rubber Stamp - Snowfight by Stamping Bella; CS - Classic Crest, Bazzil Bling white, Blue and Silver; Gems; Nestabilities; Copics; Ribbon; Cuttlebug Embossing Folder; SU Word Window Punch

That's Krafty Thursday!

I am officially declaring Thursday's on my blog as "That's Krafty Thursday". Ok, so each Thursday I will post a card using Kraft paper in one way or another. Whaddaya think? Ya'll know I LOVEEEE Kraft paper so this shouldn't be too difficult a challenge for me.


So here's my first card for That's Krafty Thursday! Aint' he cute? He's tryin' to hide from your oven!! {he-he} My hubby and I took a motorcycle trip this past weekend and as we passed a strip mall, I saw this design with these little squares on their roof and I thought, hey, I really like those squares turned on their sides!!! So I decided to incorporate that onto my card. I used a square Cuttlebug die that has this stamp edge along with this great DP from Cosmo Cricket and I adhered buttons tied with twine where the squares overlapped. I stamped Tucker the Turkey from Whipper Snapper onto some SU Very Vanilla CS and colored him with my Copics. I used the same DP to mat him with and used my Fiskars Stamp Paper Edgers to cut him out with. I thought he needed a little somethin' else so I did some faux stitchin' with a brown pen around the edges and around the edges of the card base too. I printed my sentiment onto a piece of scrap SU Very Vanilla and used my Martha Stewart tag punch to punch it out. Then to finish, I used this great new striped ribbon from Stampin Up and added my tag below. Now THAT'S KRAFTY, huh?

Supplies:
Rubber Stamps - Whipper Snapper Designs; CS - SU Kraft & Very Vanilla; DP - Cosmo Cricket; Copics; Buttons; Twine; Cuttlebug stamp die; Martha Stewart Tag Punch; Ribbon - SU

Can somebody help with these lights??

My little Stella... she's havin' herself a hard time with those lights. Hey, who doesn't? That's the only part of decorating I dread, THE LIGHTS!!! Seriously!! And no matter how hard you try to keep them little buggers straight, they always end up a tangled mess. And I'm one of those people who has to have a bazillion lights too, so needless to say, I'm at my wits end when I'm finished. But hey, they sure are PURTEE when they're all lit up, right? I SO loveee the holidays!!!


So I stamped Tangled Stella from Stamping Bella onto some Papertrey Ink CS and colored her with my Copics. She's Christmas card #24. Now I've been thinking about this design for awhile and it turned out exactly as I'd hoped. The weird part of the design is the bottom mauve colored oval. I traced the outer edge of the Nestie that I used to cut the bottom cream colored oval with. I only wanted the top and bottom of this mauve oval to be visible so I cut straight across to the sides from about 1/2" down from the top of the oval. I stitched the DP onto the mauve CS leaving the top and bottom oval parts uncovered and a 1/16" mat on the sides. Using the next size smaller, I cut a scalloped oval from the mauve CS and then a straight oval from the Papertrey Ink CS, which is the one Stella's stamped on. After coloring her, I replaced the die and sponged some chalk ink around the edges and added some Crystal Effects to the light bulbs. I chose a coordinating piece of DP and matted it with the mauve CS and then stitched around the edges of it too. I tied on some cute plaid ribbon I picked up from Michael's last weekend and tied a button in the middle. Ok, I hope that all made sense. If you have any questions, just send me an email. Okee dokee? Be sure to leave me a comment and let me know what you think of her. I think she's the BEST!! Of course, you all know how partial I am to my Stella! Have a great day!

This week's theme for Bellarific Friday is "All Things Kids". Ooooh, I already have my idea... be sure to stop back by on Friday and see how it turns out. Wanna play along? Check out Em's blog for all the details and a chance to win some cool Bella Bucks!

Supplies:
Rubber Stamp - Tangled Stella from Stamping Bella; DP - My Minds Eye; Crystal Effects; Button; Copics; Ribbon; Nestabilities; Glamour Dust; CS - Papertrey Ink, Mauve

Driving by with a Birthday hi!!

Hi there! Isn't this the cutest little stamp ever?? Another one of my Whipper Snapper favorites. Who couldn't love this little Ford truck with a chicken driving it no less!! Not to mention the dog hanging his head out the window!! What a hoot!! Check out their tongues, just like my little dog, she does the same thing. What is it about a dog hanging their head out the window?? It's like they've got the biggest grin ever and couldn't be any happier. Having that wind blowing their ears back and their nose just a sniffin'. Good grief!!

So anyhoo, this card is for my uncle's birthday. I know he's gonna love it and it's totally guy colors, right? Can't do any of those sissy girl colors for guys... Aren't they the toughest to make cards for? Ugghh!! I have to REALLY think for them. Me no like! Ok, so I stamped my Beverly Hillbilly clan onto some Classic Crest CS and colored them with my Copics. I cut the image out with an Exacto knife and adhered it with dimensionals onto this DP from Scrapbook Walls. The card base and DP mat are SU Chocolate Chip and I stitched around the edges of both with some chocolate colored thread. I finished with this cute polka dot ribbon from Jillibean Soup and added a button in the middle. Ok, be sure to leave me a comment and let me know what you think! Have a SUPER Tuesday!

Supplies:
Rubber Stamp - Whipper Snapper Designs; DP - Scrapbook Walls; Copics; Ribbon - Jillibean Soup; CS - SU Chocolate Chip, Classic Crest; Button

It's Minty Wreath Monday!

Good Monday morning!! Ok, so the Pumpkin Festival was AWESOME but I decided to pass on the elephant ear and go for the Pumpkin Ice Cream in a waffle cone.... Ooooooooh it was incredible!!!! *sigh* Ok, don't tell me how many calories there are in one, I don't want to know. {he-he}

I'm still working away on my Christmas cards - this is #23 if anyone is keeping track. Almost half way there!!! Woo-hoo!! This is Minty Wreath from Stamping Bella. I must say, I had all these ideas in my head for this card's design but when I tried them, they ended up in the garbage.... This is like the third image I colored!! I wanted to use some Crystal Effects to look like candywrappers but it just didn't look right. Then I tried adding white to the candy but that didn't look right either, so this was the third try and I decided to leave it as is. I stamped the image directly onto this DP from Provo Craft and matted it with a coordinating paper from the same collection. I used my Martha Stewart border punch along the bottom edge of two of the layers and used some dimensionals in between for a little 3D effect. I finished by adding some antique brads and some SU taffeta ribbon. Pretty SUH-WEET huh? Get it, minty - sweet??? {he-he} Ok-ok, have a great day!!!

Supplies:
Rubber Stamp - Minty Wreath by Stamping Bella; DP - Provo Craft; Punch - Martha Stewart; Brads; Copics; Ribbon - SU Red Taffeta

TGIF

Thank goodness it's FRIDAY!!! Woo-hoo!! Today is Bellarific Friday and the theme for this week was "Nature or Flowers". That's an easy peasy one. Me likeee those!!



So out comes Flowahbella from Stamping Bella and this dainty flower paper from the Basic Grey Sugared collection. I stamped Flowahbella onto some Classic Crest CS and colored her with my Copics. I added some glitter to her roses with my Spica pens and cut her out with my Nesties. I stitched the DP onto the card base of SU Chocolate Chip and then used my Fiskars border punch to make a pretty lace border under this yummy Chocolate satin ribbon. Don't forget to hop over to Bloggabella and check out what da other Babes came up with, not to mention all of you!!! Oooooh, I just love looking at everyone's work, don't you?? Ok, be sure to leave a comment below and have a WONDERFUL weekend!! I'm headed for the Pumpkin Festival! Lookout ELEPHANT EARS here I come! "Over the lips and onto the hips!"


Supplies:
Rubber Stamp - Flowahbella from Stamping Bella; DP - Basic Grey; CS - Classic Crest, SU Chocolate Chip; Nestabilities; Ribbon; Copics; Spica Pen

Just for you...

Hey, it's all a downhill slope now! No, not my physical appearance, I'm talking about the weekend. Today is Thursday and the weekend is almost here!! Yippee!! We're going to the Pumpkin Festival this weekend, so I'm totally psyched!! This is the BEST little festival ever, with tons of craft booths and uh, did I mention FOOD!!! Oh yeah baby, LOTS OF FOOD!! LIP SMACKIN' GOOD 'OL FESTIVAL FOOD!! YUM! And Halloween is just around the corner... Ooooooh, I can't wait for the little trick or treaters! Bwahahahaha!!! Oh-oh back to the card.....

This is another card I made with Anna's new set, "Her Favorite Things" from Whipper Snapper Designs. Such a cute set and I LOVE all the little accessories. This time I decided to use one of the phrases from the set "A little something just for you". Except I only inked up the "just for you" part. Clever huh? I wanted it to appear as if she were holding a sign. I stamped her onto some Papertrey Ink CS and colored her with my Copics. I cut her out with my oval Nesties and sponged a little chalk ink around the edges with the die in place. I stitched this DP from My Little Shoebox (love that little birdie!) onto some SU Riding Hood Red CS and then adhered it to the card base of SU Soft Suede. I finished with this great new ribbon I got from Stampin' Up tied in a sweet bow. There you have it! Another super duper cute card with this great little set of stamps. Yay!! Keep 'em comin' Anna! Be sure to leave a comment below and stop back by tomorrow for Bellarific Friday. Have a great day!

Supplies:
Rubber Stamp - Her Favorite Things from Whipper Snapper Designs; CS - SU Soft Suede & Riding Hood Red; Ribbon - SU; Copics; DP - My Little Shoebox; Nestabilities

It's Eloise Greengrass!!

My daughter fell in LOVE with this card when she saw it.... ahhhh, she knows the way to her Mommy's heart! I always ask her to look over my work and give me her opinion. She has a really good eye for detail, so it always makes my day when she sees one and I get a "Oooooh, I REALLY LIKE THIS ONE!" *ahhhhh*


So, I've been wanting to use this DP from My Minds Eye for some time now. I think it's so soft and pretty. I stamped little Eloise Greengrass from Stamping Bella onto some Classic Crest CS and colored her using my Copics. I used a little chalk ink around the edges and then stitched each layer. The CS is from Martha Stewart and it matched this DP to a tee. I added some Glamour Dust to her flower and tied a bow with this pretty peach satin ribbon to finish. Ok, be sure to leave a comment below and I hope you all have a great day!

Supplies:
Rubber Stamp - Eloise Greengrass from Stamping Bella; DP - My Minds Eye; Copics; Glamour Dust; Ribbon; CS - Martha Stewart; Colorbox Chalk Ink

BOYS RULE!

Well, I don't know about THAT but it sounded good for this card! This is another card I made with Anna's new set "His Favorite Things" from Whipper Snapper Designs. I decided to use an airplane theme this time so I stamped him with his little "whirley bird" hat and had him hold the little model airplane. This paper is from Cosmo Cricket and is SO perfect for boy cards. I stamped my little guy onto some Classic Crest CS and colored him with my Copics. I used my Nesties to cut him out with and added some Crystal Effects to the airplane window. I finished by pairing some MS blue twill with this bright red grosgrain ribbon and added a button on top! Leave a comment below and let me know what you think, ok? Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Supplies:
Rubber Stamps - His Favorite Things by Whipper Snapper; CS - SU Real Red and Classic Crest; DP - Cogsmo by Cosmo Cricket; Nestabilities; Grosgrain ribbon

It's MINE!!

Here she is, MY STELLA!! Can't get enough of Stella! And this time it's a KRAFTY STELLA at that! She looks like me when someone tries to take my food! Nuh-uh!!!


I decided to try Stella on Kraft CS and use my Lyra pencils. Can't go wrong with pencils and Kraft, always a winnah!! I paired them with this bright DP from Sassafras Lass and it just POPS off that Kraft doesn't it? I wanted to add some interest to the image so I used some Crystal Effects on the cupcake cherry and some Stickles to her crown and wand. I matted the image and DP with some SU Basic Black and stitched around the edges using black thread. I added another piece of DP from this same collection behind the ribbon for some contrast. I used my SU scalloped border punch on both the top and bottom of the piece and tied this wide striped black and kraft ribbon on to finish and there you have it. Uh, no you don't!! It's MINE!! he-he!! Be sure to check out Em's blog this week and join us for Bellarific Friday. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a HAPPY day!!

Supplies:
Rubber Stamp - Stella's Cupcake from Stamping Bella; DP - Sassafras Lass; CS - SU Kraft and Basic Black; Striped Ribbon; Lyra Pencils; Crystal Effects; Stickles