flash those Pollycraft freebies

Pollycraft is having a challenge where you have to use any of the freebies they've given away.  if you don't have any of the old ones there are a few new ones still available, just check their blog.

This is actually the first ever freebie i downloaded from Pollycraft.  This is actually a wedding card that was specially requested by my mom.  It's very bright and unconventional but it looks even better IRL.

what's in it?
cs: Bazzill
pp: cosmo Cricket Delovely collection
stamp: Pollycraft
ink: Copics

thanks for stopping by,
Bella

zoom...zoom...

i made this card for a friend's husband how races in Lightning Sprint which is bigger than a Go Kart.  hopefully he won't find this too childish.  I really like it...probably becasue i got to use another one of Mo's images!

I'm entering this card in Mo's challenge - beach/summer.  for me Go Karting is a perfect summer activity with the boys.
I'm also entering it in the Taylored expressions weekly sketch challenge.

what's in it?
cs: bazzill, prism smooth, BoBunny
stamp: Mo's digital pencil (zoom zoom)
ink: copics, white gel pen, spica pen
other: Smooch (illuminate)

Ciao!
Bella

5 am....

Now that's early for a saturday morning but it was for a good cause.

Today is the day for the "Ride to Conquer Cancer" Montreal to Quebec city bike ride.
so up we were bright and early, kids and all, we drove into town and met up with the ConMed team (that's the company my husband works for)
they are biking to Trois-Riviere today and then tomorrow to Quebec city.  it's about 130 Km/day.
i'll be driving down tomorrow morning with the kids to meet up with them in Qc.

here are a couple of pictures of the team!

have a great week-end!
Bella

CPS 174

hi everyone,


this week for the PWCO challenge focus i decided to take part in the CPS (Card Position System) weekly sketch. If you want to participate you have until 8pm tonight to do so.

it's a very simple sketch and i didn't add much to it except for an extra circle element on the bottom.  I used one of the Zach and Zoe bonus stamps on this card.

what's in it?

paper: Bazzill, BoBunny, Jellybean Soup, My Mind's Eye

stamp: PWCO-Zach and Zoe sports series bonus stamp

ink: memento, copic (YR31)

extra: liquid pearls

thanks for stopping by,

Bella

PWCO challenge focus

For the month of July at PWCO i get to do the challenge focus.  This is actually a great one for me because i always want to do some of the challenges i see out there in blogland, but never find the time (like i said in a prior post...i'm a procrastinator!)

so i decide to do challenge #57 at the Color Chef (see all the details here) green-brown-white

a few notes: i used a toothpick for my flag post and i cut out a cloud shape and sponged some blue around it to create my sky.  Of course i'm one that tends to glue as i go and i thought of adding clouds after everything was done so it was a bit more tricky, i had to make sure i didn't sponge blue ink on Zach or my flag.  i also used some smooch on this inside of the cloud to add a little something to it.  you can see it better on the close-up shot:

what's in it?

cs: bazzill

pp: Jillibean soup

stamp: PWCO-Zach & Zoe - Zach the golfer

ink: memento, copic (0, C1, E00, E02, E31, E77, Y28, YG00, YG03, BG93), distress (broken china)

other: doodlebug frills, fiskars border punch, cuttlebug swiss dots embossing folder, sponge, smooch (illuminate)

oh yeah! and his hat is not paper-pieced; it's colored with copics :)

thanks for stopping by,
Bella

yummy blog candy

check out this cute blog candy on  Maria's blog (click the image)

last project for the June papercard kit

this is my last project with the June papercard kit.  I have to tell you that i have tons left over!

to some of you this might look a little familiar, i've done a cupcake like this before, i just love the look and had to make another one with the delectable paper collection from Doodlebug.  

I also used my Martha Stewart cupcake border punch (for the first time!) and lots of sparkles!!!  on the yellow dots and lines i used a yellow spica glitter pen and on the brown lines, pink dots and cupcake tops i used some diamond stickles.  I also doodled a bubble frame.  

As of this saturday i will be doing the challenge focus so come back and check out my project!

PS:

Bella{blue} photography has been updated

thanks for dropping by, 

Bella

and we (finally) have a winner!!!

pardon my tardiness....

well it gave people extra time to comment for a chance to win some PWCO stamps!

and the winner is

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

18 

Timestamp: 2010-06-30 20:44:47 UTC

 peggysue said...

Very sweet! The only way I could get my body to do that move of Zoe's is if it were accidental and I think it would hurt!

WOO!!!HOO!!!! congrats peggy sue!

email me at igagnon76atgmaildotcom to give me your snail mail addy and i'll send you two of the Zach and Zoe sports series 2 stamps that were just release!

Bellariffic friday and photos

tomorrow is Bellariffic friday at Stamping Bella's and i am trying to participate more since i have a ton of stamps (i bought a whole bunch, not just 2 or 3, when i was there for the Donna Downey workshops...yes i will post some of my projects soon...just have to finish them)

Emily was away in Europe so the last challenge was given two weeks ago and it was a sketch so i made two cards with it.

the first is the teacher card you saw yesterday

the second i finished this morning.  I used one of Mo's images that was turned to rubber with Stamping Bella, her name is Cinderella of course.  i  modified the sketch a little, flipped it to the side but kept the email right side up, does that make sense?

also entered in the Digital Pencil Too challenge #37 - anything goes!

on to the photos. 

tuesday was Brady's last day of school, here's one of the only pictures i took because my battery died.  I used a free Polaroid action i found called Polaroid generator by RawImage

while he was at school Charlie and I visited a friend, we were outside and Charlie had a great time blowing bubbles, he was pretty good too!

this one was modified using Photology 2.0 from Emily Powers

which one do you like better?

well that's it for today!  see you soon with more cards!
Oh! i almost forgot... tomorrow i'll be picking a random commenter from the blog hop to win 2 stamps from the release so you still have time to enter! 

Bella

Funk off! giveaway

Head on over to Miss Mix Tape's blog for a giveaway of Vegan/vegetarian soap and body products that she and her love have created.

of course, if you win because you heard about this giveaway through my blog well...you'll owe me a bar of soap!  LOL! just kidding!  but you will have to tell me what you thought of the products!

Good Luck to everyone!  (uh..i mean me!) LOL!

Bella

Wednesday PWCO kit project / teachers gift

This week I used the June Papercard kit to make a cute little teacher's gift for my son's pre-k teacher.

i know it's been done before but i'm always a little late trying out new tutorials and techniques. It's not because i don't want to but i'm an eternal procrastinator!

these are the measurements for a standard post-it pad.
cut a piece of cardstock 3.5" wide and 7.5" long. On the long side score a line at 3.5" and 4"; fold along the scored lines. Glue a 3" square of patterned papers on the outside and the inside of the top flap. Decorate as you wish, i used some of the dew drops from the kit on my flower centers and added some stickles in pink and light green. Glue your post-it pad on the inside of the bottom flap. I also punched two holes and in the spine 1" from each edge and installed an eyelet with my crop-o-dile. Thread the eyelets with a ribbon and tie a bow.

I don't know if it shows much but i also used a piece of the same patterned paper on the inside of the pen casing. That's very easy to do. unscrew the bottom of the pen (or top in some cases) tightly wrap a small piece of patterned paper around the ink tube and reinsert, shake a bit to loosen it up and screw cap back on. It looks really cool too with a piece of glittered paper!!!

What's in it?
June papercard kit (bazzill cardstock, doodlebug patterned paper, ribbon, dew drops)
other: WRMK eyelets, stickles


I also made a card to go with it using this really cool Stamping Bella stamp and this week's Bella challenge.

and here's the card on it's own

what's in it?
cs: bazzill
pp: Cosmo Cricket
stamp: Stamping Bella
ink/markers: memento, Copics
other: nestabilities big scallop rectangle, Prima flowers and bling, Heidi Swapp distresser tool, pop dots

thanks for dropping by,
Bella

PWCO june blog hop

hello and welcome to Paperworks second blog hop.  It worked so well for RAM stamp release that Peggy decided to do it again for the June release.
If you have arrived from Steph J's blog then your right on track, if not then you need to start from the beginning at the Paperworks blog

here's the complete list in case you get lost

Peggy
Cabio
Jenny
Steph J
                               Bella -------you are here
Lisa T
Danielle
Silvia
Sunghee
Karen Lynn
Steph S
Kelly
PWCO BLOG

Zach and Zoe are back in the second sports series.  I have the honor of showcasing Zoe the Gymnast; isn't she the cutest?

I will be giving out a RAK to a lucky commenter. As well, Peggy will be picking a lucky commenter from the blog of one of the DT members for the grand prize; the whole set release + a bonus stamp. 

bonus stamp??? what's that you ask? 

Well Peggy designed a couple of bonus stamps for the Zach and Zoe sports series.  If you purchase the bundle set you will receive the bonus stamp for free.  IF you have purchased the complete first sports series Peggy will send you the bonus stamp. 

 

ok now for my creation with the lovely Zoe the gymnast. 

i paper-pieced her body suit and the base of the gymnastic apparel (sorry don't know what it's called) 

what's in it?

papers: Bazzill, Prism smooth, 3Bugs in a rug

stamp: PWCO-Zoe the gymnast 

ink/markers: memento, copics (E00, E02, E29, E33, E35, E43, W1)

other:  Nestabilities, font (good dog), pop dots, glue dots,  Martha Stewart glitter, diamond glaze

i tried the quilling technique to make the flowers.  I just love how they turned out and you will probably see more of them on some future cards! (maybe bigger...)

Now please visit Lisa T's blog to continue on your way through our blog hop. 

Once you are done, drop by the Paperworks Co store... ALL the stamps will be 10% off (it will be automatically deducted from your invoice)

Thank you for coming by and don't forget to leave a comment for a chance to win some goodies!

Bella

get well soon card

this week i made a very simple "get well soon" card. I used my friend Juliana's tutorial on making this type of flower. it's really simple, punch out a circle- here i used a 2in circle punch from fiskars, fold the circle in half and then fold into 3 triangles accordian style. i drew some stitches and placed a button as the center.

What's in it?

all items are from the June papercard kit.

paper: bazzill, doodlebug

button: basic grey

ribbon: doodlebug or bazzill (not sure which one)

don't forget to check out the blog hop for the new stamp release!!!

Bella

monday morning giggle

look at the cute video i found on the Sugar Nellie blog....
it's funny....love the line from Jacob!

PWCO june kit and Happy birthday Babe!

Hi All!
I hope you've been enjoying meeting all the new DT members.
I am so happy that i got to play with the June papercard kit because i'm a huge fan of this  doodlebug collection, you know, the one with all the yummy cupcakes on it! sorry i don't know the name of the collection.
I used this week's sketch as inspiration and decided to not use a stamp on my card, instead i doodled a cute little cupcake. I also chose to leave it non-colored, no reason really, i just like the way it looked.  I hope you do to!
what's in it?
June papercard kit (bazzill cs, doodlebug pp, dewdrops)
other: pop dots, black pen

It's also my hubby's birthday today!  HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABE.....LUV YA!
have a great week!
Bella

are you a prince? (CPS170)

i've created this frog prince card for Jayme.  She is Lisa C's (past PWCO DT member) sister who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer.  Unfortunately this hits very close to home for me since my dad's bladder cancer has come back after having had a bladder removal and urostomy done.  It is considered a metastatic cancer which means that it has spread from the original cancer and is now in his system.  He is currently undergoing chemo treatments to give him more time but ultimately it will kill him.  I'm being blunt but that's what it is.
For that reason, I wanted to send this card to Lisa's sister.  You can read a bit more about Lisa and Jayme here.  Jayme collects frogs and Lisa has requested we send frog themed cards to her sister.  seriously, how cute is this digi image from Tiddly Inks?  and the paper? it's from Magenta ink; also very adorable!
I also used the CPS sketch #170 for this card

copics used: G00-G02, G07, G28, BG10, Y11, Y17
also used: white gel pen, fiskars circle punch, dimensinal tape.


Thanks for stopping by,
Bella

i'm off!!!!

where you ask???  well i'm leaving the hubby and the kids behind for a well deserved week-end off.  I'm taking a train to Toronto for a week-end of creating and art with Donna Downey at Stamping Bella's store!

i can't wait!
see you next week!
Bella

PWCO changes

well it's the end of term with Paperworks Co, but i will be sticking around for another 6 months.  I'm super happy that Peggy wants to keep me around for a bit longer!

I just want to say good bye to the following girls who have moved on to other projects; I have very much enjoyed working with you, it's been a blast getting to know you and don't be strangers!

Nikki
Natalie
Lisa
Tinla

We have some great girls joining the team though, i'm sure excited to get to know them and we will also be doing a few new things on the blog, so you'll want to drop by the PWCO blog to see what we have in store for you!

introducing the new PWCO members... oops i can't announce them yet because everyone will be introduced on the PWCO blog this week so go check them out!

thanks for stopping by,
Bella

As seen in Canadian Scrapbooker

Hi All!

a while ago i was asked to participate in the cover challenge for the summer issue of Canadian Scrapbooker, unfortunately i didn't make the cover but i did make it as one of the runner-ups.  You can find  my layout on the first page after the table of contents.  sorry i would give you the exact page numbers but i haven't gotten my free copy yet and my subscription just ran out.

so here's the layout i made for the cover.

materials:
cs: bazzill, doodlebug
pp: Jillibean Soup
ribbon: Maya Road
stamp: Stamping Bella
ink: Memento, copic (R59 on letter stickers to darken them), glimmer mist (lime and denim), zig marker
letters: Doodlebug, Rose Moka
other: Fiskars upper crest punch, Martha Stewart butterfly punch

isn't this little guy cute!

I also have two other layouts that were published in this issue... much older ones but i guess they were what they were looking for.

this was for a call for pictures with different views. It was also made while i was on the Just Cre8 DT with i believe the april or the may kit in 2008, don't remember the exact month.

And this is one of my favorites.  I never thought it would get picked up because there's not much work involved in making it, but the picture is just stunning, isn't it?  my hubby took it with his underwater camera when he went cenote diving in Playa Del Carmen, are you wondering where i was?  well i was back at the dive shop getting my certification, too bad i haven't had a chance to go diving since... hopefully soon.

oh yeah i almost forgot to tell you.... i was asked to try out for the fall cover challenge and they picked my layout to be published, i don't know yet if it's gonna be for the cover or as a finalist so i guess we'll have to wait and see. cross your fingers x x

updated: If you have this issue in your hands, you can see my layout on page 8,33 and 109! Three of my super talented friends are also in this issue: JJ (p.130), Erin (p.34) and Claude (p.45).


thanks for stopping by!
Bella

PWCO Friends and Family blog hop!

Hi and welcome to the second blog hop for PaperWorks Co.  What's so special about this one?  well it's not only the DT but many of the PWCO friends too!
If you arrived here from Jenny L's blog then you're on the right track, if not you should start the hop at the PWCO main blog.  

Here's the list of all the hop participants:

Alice

Corinne

Jodi

Jenn

Steph J

Natalie

Jenny L

Bella  -----you are here

Sheena

Steph S

Danielle

Melissa

Tanya

Laurie

Christine

Cris

Sunghee

Peggy

OK...now for what I have created for this hop.  I couldn't decide which stamp to use so i used a whole bunch!  I used this old box of Elastoplast SOS burn patches as my base; because i thought it would be perfect to hold some small, simple notecards.  





What's in it?
cs: bazzill, prism
pp: ? i chose 1 out of my 5 pizza boxes of papers and randomly picked this one, it's really old and i don't remember who it's from...sorry
stamp: Little Loud Stamps for PWCO-Jacob's table for two, Standing beneath a tree, Sweets from Charlotte, Jacob and the Reindeer, Jacob's cookies for Santa
ink/markers: Memento, Copics
other: 


Copics used:
Jacob's table for two: E00, E02, E33, E37, C3, C5, C7, BV0000, BV23, BV29, Y11,Y38 
Standing beneath a tree: E00, E02, E37, E47, E71, E77, YG06, YG11, Y17, Y21, Y28, Y38, BG01, BG05, BG09, YR04, YR07
Sweets from Charlotte: E00, E02, E37, E71, E77, YR20, Y21, Y28, BG01, BG0000, BG05, BG09, BG10,YG06, YG11, C1, C3, R00, R02, R29
Jacob and the Reindeer: E00,E02,E31, E33, E37, E51, E71, E77, R00, R02, R17, R29, R59, BG45, BG49 
Jacob's cookies for Santa: E00, E02, E08, E31, E33, E37, E47, R17, R29, R59, YR23, YR31, YR68




Thanks for stopping by, in order to continue the hop you should now be visiting Sheena's blog, have fun on the rest of the hop!  for all those who will leave a comment i will randomly pick someone and  send you a goodie!  Also Peggy will be picking some random commenters from the participants blogs to win the following prizes (1 set per person)

How great is that!?!  now get hopping! 


Bella