HAPPY MONDAY!

Hope everyone had a fun and safe holiday weekend!



A quick post for me today because it is about all I have time for...I am watching my grandkids for a couple of days while my daughter and her husband enjoy a few days in Las Vegas! This is just another little Ketto that I colored up...I am telling you I can't get enough of these little cuties. She is one of many cards that will go out in the mail to a little boutique I sell cards at in of all places, Granger, Indiana. It's a long way from Gilbert, AZ, that's for sure!

Have a creative day!

COMPLETE DETAILS:

STAMPS: Stamping Bella Ketto's
CARDSTOCK: Neenah, Bazzill
DESIGNER PAPER: My Mind's Eye
INK: Memento, Copic Markers, Versamagic
ACCESSORIES: Nestabilities, Marhta Stewart Border Punch, Sakura Glue Pen, Ultrafine Glitter, Ribbon, Sponge

Back from a little vacation and ready to roll...

...hubby and I spent 4 days in Las Vegas (yes, AGAIN) and had a great time. I am happy to say we hit a pretty big jackpot together (not "life-changing" but definitely profitable) and other than that, he was the big winner that kept me afloat. It is good to be back home and getting some creativity flowing.



My card today is for this week's Bellariffic Friday challenge. It was a sketch made by one of my stamping IDOLS, Linda. If there is even the slightest chance you have not seen this girl's talent, you must take a minute and check out her blog...she rocks the coloring world for sure!

Anyhoo, for this card I used the "Papillon" stamp from the Ketto collection. Love this cute little butterfly. Colored with Copics and sponged the edges while still in the Nestabilities, added a little pen work and glitter and VOILA!

COMPLETE DETAILS:

STAMPS: Stamping Bella
CARDSTOCK: Neenah, Bazzill
DESIGNER PAPER: Doodlebug
INK: Memento, Copic Markers, Dew Drops
ACCESSORIES: Nestabilities, Sponge, Sakura Glue Pen, Ultrafine Glitter

Thanks for stopping by...have a creative day!

It's a birthday blog hop...

...so join the fun and be sure to wish Emily (THE Bella herself) a Happy Birthday. Of course what would a party be without prizes, right? To get a chance to win a $40 Gift Voucher from Stamping Bella, make sure you leave a comment on all the blogs...one pre-selected "blogger" will be drawing a random number from their comments to find the winner! To play along, start at the beginning...that would be Emily's blog, of course...from there just follow the "hop"!



For my birthday wish, I decided to do something a little different. You probably know that my latest love is Ketto's, so why not use a few. The word "birthday" was stamped with an old set of Technique Tuesday alphabets stamps (one of the FEW alphabets that I still own). I then did a little masking to make the Ketto's appear to be coming out from behind some of the letters. Easy peasy, right? I purchased an inexpensive frame from JoAnns and covered the mat board with this "My Mind's Eye" plaid designer paper. Image is colored with Copics.

Thanks so much for stopping by now you will want to "hop" on over to Nancy's blog, Card Worthy to see what fun birthday creation she has come up with!

COMPLETE DETAILS:

STAMPS: Stamping Bella, Technique Tuesday
CARDSTOCK: Neenah, Bazzill
DESIGNER PAPER: My Mind's Eye
INK: Memento, Copic Markers
ACCESSORIES: EK Success Corner Punch, Sakura Glue Pen, Ultrafine Glitter, Rhinestones, Picture Frame

Have a creative day!

Two posts today!

Don't forget to check back later for the Bella Birthday Blog Hop!



This is a quick post to show the card I made this week for the Just Magnolia challenge, which was to make a "summer card". I decided to keep it simple and make a card using just the Magnolia "Watercan", which was another cute image given to me by Karolyn (such a sweety to share). Colored with my Copics and did the sponging in the "Nesties" with Dew Drop chalk inks. Since I messed up on the first image I colored, I decided to cut out an extra butterfly to give it some dimension on the card (I hated wasting the whole image).

COMPLETE DETAILS:

STAMPS: Magnolia, Taylored Expressions
CARDSTOCK: Neenah, Bazzill
DESIGNER PAPER: Amuse Mini Gingham
INK: Memento, Copic Markers, Dew Drops
ACCESSORIES: Nestabilities, Sponge, Ribbon, Sakura Glue Pen, Ultrafine Glitter

Have a creative day!

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My card today was created for the sketch challenge at SCS. I just love this cute little Stamping Bella image that my buddy Karolyn, was nice enough to share with me. I don't know why the "pink" on the diaper bag appears so bright in the picture, but looks much better IRL. Colored with Copics and some Prismacolor Pencils/OMS for shading.

Be sure to stop by tomorrow...Emily at Stamping Bella is having a birthday and there is going to be a fun "blog hop" to celebrate!!

COMPLETE DETAILS:

STAMPS: Stamping Bella
CARDSTOCK: X-Ped-X 80lb., Bazzill
DESIGNER PAPER: Doodlebug, Amuse Tiny Gingham, Paper Studio
INK: Memento, Copic Markers, Colorbox
ACCESSORIES: Sponge, Brads, Nestabilities, Sakura Glue Pen, Ultrafine Glitter, Prismacolor Pencils, OMS

Have a creative day!

KETTO'S TIMES FOUR!

This is the card I created for last week's Bellariffic Friday sketch challenge. It was definitely "challenging" but this card is was the first idea that popped into my head. All in all, I was very happy at how it turned out. I used four different Ketto's and left each one in the Nesties to sponge the edges. Images were colored with Copics. Doesn't the sentiment go perfect with these funky little girls?!

COMPLETE DETAILS:

STAMPS: Stamping Bella
CARDSTOCK: Neenah, Bazzill
DESIGNER PAPER: Bella Blvd.
INK: Memento, Copic Markers, Versamagic, Brilliance Dew Drops
ACCESSORIES: Nestabilities, Brad

Have a creative day!

Happy Saturday!

A quick card to share with you today. It seems like months since I have participated in one of Taylored Expressions Friday Cupcake Challenges.



Now, I have pretty much gotten over the $1 stamps that can be found at both M's and J's (used to buy these things by the boat loads!) but I could not resist these cute ones I saw at Joann's the other day by Inkadinkado. How cute is this cupcake (I also bought the butterfly and the hummingbird). I just love the "swirly" look! Colored with Prismacolor Pencils and OMS and the DP is Doodlebug.

COMPLETE DETAILS:

STAMPS: Inkadinkado, Hero Arts
CARDSTOCK: Neenah, Bazzill
DESIGNER PAPER: Doodlebug
INK: Versafine, Colorbox
ACCESSORIES: Nestabilities, Sponge, Taylors Tiny Twinkles
Have a creative day!