365 cards sketch challenge

here's my card for the weekly sketch challenge at 365 cards.  This card came together very quickly.  I used a plain craft card base, 3 of the 5 ribbons from a Crate Paper ribbon pack and a coordinating 3d sticker embellishment from the same collection.   I stamped in Memento (tuxedo black) ink the sentiment "wishing you ...tranquili-tea" with a Stamping Bella stamp.  

thanks for stopping by, 

Bella

first layout of 2012, hopefully not the last

ok so this is a good start to the year.  as you've all noticed (for those of you who still check out my blog) i haven't scrapped a layout in quite some time!  So two of my friends are on the "Let's capture these sketches" so i thought i'd check them out and play along. This is for Sketch challenge #114 or 115 i'm not sure since there are two numbers on the blog post... anyhow here it is, i'm only missing Charlie's answers to the questions so i'll do it tomorrow morning. 

Happy card making day!

i'm slowly getting back into creating things, even though i miss it terribly i'm in a funk right now, i just don't know where i'm going.  ok so that explains a bit of my absence.

Today is national card making day and we're having a little (ok a few) challenges over at PWCO,
everyone is issuing their own challenge through out the day, the Linkys will be open until 11:59 PM MST on Friday, October 7.  PWCO Images are not required, however, if you use them, you will be entered into the drawings twice.  You may enter as many cards/projects as you like, in as many of the challenges as you like.  Saturday, October 8, one winner from each challenge will be randomly drawn to win a $5 PWCO Gift Certificate!!  (So that's 6 GCs that are up for grabs!)


I'd also like to congratulate Peggy and Mike on today's wedding! i just can't imagine how beautiful it must've been, especially with Hawaii as a background.

So my challenge is this: create your own (it can be anything, your patterned paper, an embellishment, whatever...as long as you created it.)

In my card i created everything. i used some glimmer mist for the background and a very unused sizzix die for the Hawaiian flower and leaves.

materials

cardstock: Prism simply smooth, BoBunny

stamp: PWCO/RAM - the first kiss

ink: memento (tuxedo black)

copics: 0-100-C00-C1-W00-W1-E000-E00-E02-E08-E13-E15-E19-E21-E33-E41-E47-E49-R02-R22-YR65-YG63-BG0000-BG10-BG13-BG49

other: Sizzix die, Glimmer mist,

Happy scrapping!
Bella

PWCO SS#70

here is this week's sketch for Paperworks.  Enjoy!  if you use this sketch please come post a link here you could win a free stamp! 

PWCO SS#69

Here's this week' sketch for Paperworks Co. 

and here's my card!  oh yes! i had time to make one!!! 

i combined Paperworks Co Peppy Tinheart stamp with one of my new Papertrey Ink stamps (i had been wanting Papertrey stamps for a long time...)

PWCO SS68

here's this week's sketch that i came up with for paperworks Co.

Since i've been sketch designer for paperworks i haven't been taking part in the stamp releases and i kinda missed it so i asked Peggy if i could do the next one and she said yes!  So on friday the 11th PWCO is having a blog hop to release the new stamps.  You won't want to miss it, these new stamps are so cute!  

PWCO Sketch #63

As promised this week's sketch is posted on time, well ahead of time actually since at the time this will publish i'll be in the middle of the woods with no TV, computer or phone service.  We are exiling ourselves for a few days at a friend's cottage in the Laurentiens.

and would you believe it, i actually had a few minutes to make a card this week!  it's not one of my best but i am truly lacking supplies since the fire.  I don't dare go out and buy too much since i still don't know how much will be salvaged.  It is taking forEVER!

PWCO SS#62

I totally forgot to post this week's sketch challenge from Paperworks Co.
you still have until 11h59 tonight to post your link on our blog post, you can find it here

Check back on sunday for the next sketch challenge! it'll be posted on time...

Don't forget that by participating you could be picked as guest sketch designer for an upcoming sketch, but please don't let that stop you from participating you can always decline if you don't want to do it.  ALSO, don't forget that you could win a free stamp BUT you need to participate every week in order to qualify for the draw.

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new PWCO RAM release!

When i saw this new stamps from Rachelle Anne Miller, available now at PWCO

it made me think of my mom's apple pie, so i decided to create a little booklet with her apple pie recipe, the pie dough recipe and my favorite; her raisin pie recipe (i'm the only one who eats this in my house so i only make it at Christmas time)

correction: third instruction: Put in pie shell, toP with another crust and make vents

if anybody is interested let me know and i'll translate the dough and raisin pie recipes. 

what's in it?

cs: Bazzill, prism

pp: Echo Park

stamp: PWCO/RAM - Sugar and Spice

ink: Memento, Copics (R00-R02-R17-R22-R29RBG10-BG72-BG75-YG03-YR31-C1-C3-W1-W3-W5-W7-E13-E33-E43-E47-E49-E50-E51), Spica glitter pen

other: nestabilities, fiskars border punch and corner rounder squeeze punch, ribbon (offray), crop-o-dile, distress ink

this card is using the Pumpkin Patch stamp (PWCO/RAM)

cs: Bazzill, prism

pp: Graphic 45 - halloween collection

stamp: PWCO/RAM - The perfect pumpkin

ink: memento, distress (walnut stain)

i tried my hand at Prismacolor and blending liquid for this card.  i think i'm gonna stick with my copics for coloring and prismacolors for shading and backrounds. 

other: glimmer mist (irridescent gold), nestabilities

and an extra project: I had time to throw in another project.  I took the tutorial from the 3D tuesday group on PCP; project 3d79

this project is quite simple, my 3yr old made one right along with me

what's in it?

cs: Core'dinations, bazzill, prism, Craft n' Craftin glitter cs

stamp: PWCO/RAM - Happy Owl-O-Ween

ink: memento, copic (0-E31-E35-E37-E47-C3-C7-YR20-YR65-YR68-RV91-RV93-RV95-RV99)

also used: Prismacolor (#301, #322), cuttlebug embossing folder, brown paper lunch bag

thanks for stopping by, 

Bella

Claudia & Co. guest designer

the time is finally here!  My spot as guest designer for the monthly challenge over at Claudia & Co.  you can see the challenge here.

Here's the card i created with the color red.  I gave it to my son who started kindergarten this year, he really liked it.  He just finished his first week and i am glad to say it went well and that he listened (although that could change in time, but i'm crossing my fingers) 

cs: Bobunny

pp: Jillibean Soup

stamp: Claudia & co (Ethan lollipop)

ink: copics (oops, i lost my list of colors used...sorry), signo white pen, copic multiliner

other: cork, brad (doodlebug)

thanks for stopping by!

Bella

Mo's digital pencil challenge - halloween

here's my participation for Mo's challenge over at the challenge blog
this week we have to make a Halloween inspired card.  I had this freebie from Mo from quite some time ago and hadn't gotten a chance to use it yet so this challenge was perfect!

pp: Rose Moka, Pebbles inc, doodlebug, prism smooth

stamp: Mo's digital pencil

ink: copic (R20-R22-RV91-RV93-RV95-RV99-Y17-YR04-YR07-YR23-E000-E00-E08-E31-E33-E35-E37-W00-W1-W3-W5-C1-C3-C5-C7-0-100), Distress inks (dried marigold, victorian velvet, aged mahogany)

other: nestabilities

Bellarific friday - anything goes

so this is it, the last Bellarific Friday of the month - the last chance to impress the DT members to pick me as a new Bella.  keeping my fingers crossed.  this is a team i've always wanted to make, but there are some really good card makers and colorers (is that a word?) that participated this month.  Anyways, i gave it my all and that's all i can do!  well there's only my first card (X-mas in July) that i'm not too happy with, it could have been a lot better.

enough chit chat!  i'm super happy with this week's card.  the challenge was "anything goes" so i decided to use a stamp that had never seen ink before, i also used papers from cosmo cricket's Nutmeg collection that i bought at Stamping Bella's when i was there in June.  I love CC's woodgrain papers and wish there was more of them;  for me they're like the BoBunny double dots - gotta have ALL of them!
it doesn't really show on the picture but i sprayed irridescent gold glimmer mist on the brown woodgrain backround.  it looks great IRL!

what's in it?

pp: cosmo Cricket (Nutmeg)

stamp: Stamping Bella - Uphouse

ink: memento, copic (0-E08-E13-E51-R17-R22-BG0000-BG10-BG72-BG75-G20-G21-YR20-YR23), Windsor & Newton white ink

other: nestabilities, dew drops, pop dots, bazzill ribbon, EK success border punch, glimmer mist 

thanks for stopping by,

Bella

tea party anyone?

this week's challenge at Mo's digital pencil is all about little girls and let's just say that Mo has great little girls images.  I also used the sketch #125 at Taylored Expressions.

cs: bazzill, bella's bestest paper

pp: doodlebug

stamp: Mo Manning

ink: copics (W1-W3-C1-C3-E13-E15-E18-E43-E47-E49-

E51-G20-G21-R00-R20-BV00-BV02-BV08-BG0000-BG10-BG93) multiliner

other: button ($store), ribbon, Martha Stewart border punch, foam tape, nestabilities, viva decor paint pen

Thanks for stopping by,
Bella

embracing your birthday - PWCO/SS#47

 I saw this really great tutorial on SCS this week on how to make a window card and thought "WOW! that would be perfect for this week's sketch!" you can find the tutorial here.  

here's the card i made for this week's sketch (designed by me) at Paperworks Co. 

I used some of the new Echo Park papers that are also the kit this month, absolute fantastic collection.  If you didn't get this papercard kit yet....what are you waiting for!  i'm telling you; you NEED it!  I used two sizes of Nesties to create a window frame and pop doted my image on the inside of the card for a bit more dimension. 

I love the way it turned out and will probably make more of these! 

what's in it?

cs: Bazzill

pp: Echo Park

stamp: PWCO/RAM - a surprise cheer

ink: memento, copic (E50-E51-BG45-BG49-R17-R20-R22-Y02-T08-C1-C3-C5)

other: pop dots, nestabilities, stickles, yellow pen from staples

thanks for stopping by and i love reading your comments, so don't be shy and leave me one 

Bella

Bellarific friday

Hi everyone!

the month is coming soon to a close and with that comes start of the school year and the end of the search of the new Stamping Bella gal!  I am really crossing my fingers that it'll be me!!!

this week's challenge was a sketch

here's my take on it.

what's in it: 

cs: Bella's bestest paper

pp: Basic Grey (Oliver collection)

stamp: Toby is two by Mo Manning (in rubbah at Stamping Bella's)

ink: memento,versacolor, copic

other: pop dots, nestabilities, sentiment by TLC creations

here's a close up of the sentiment.  I didn't use the one that comes with the stamp, not that it's not cute, but i downloaded this freebie from TLC creations a while ago and think it's absolutely adorable.

thanks for stopping by, 

Bella

PWCO's Ultimate summer challenge #4

Today's Ultimate Summer Challenge at PWCO is to create your own patterned paper.  Here's my card using Aqua Amigos.

this actually happened as a fluke a while back and i decide to re-create it for my card.  take a palette of cheap water paints like the one your kids have and make sure the colors are soaked with water to get a good color saturation.  Next place a paper towel on top and let it absorb the colored water for an hour or so.  Then you transfer your wet paper towel on a piece of cardstock and let it air dry (overnight is best).  Remove the paper towel and voila! a multicolored textured paper.  I used the blue green part for the ocean backround, the purple i stamped Ollie the Octopus on it and cut him out and the reddish-orange section for some coral that i drew free hand and cut out.  Oh! and i also paper pieced Tommie the turtle's shell with a part of the light green, so lets just say there wasn't much left when i was done.  

i also drew big swirls with some diamond stickles. 

hope you enjoyed this little tutorial and if you try it please link your project back here so i can see what you did!  

Thanks for stopping by!

Bella

sorry...late bellarific friday

oops!  i forgot to post my card for this week's Bellarific friday, oh don't worry i sent it to Emily last tuesday i think but i hadn't had the time to do my blog post.   My mom was here for a visit this week so some things got sidetracked, like the internet, you should see how many unread posts there is in my blog reader!!!!!
YIKES!

last week's bellarific friday challenge was "bling it on", we had to use bling somewhere on our card.

I gave my card an antique feel  that i thought fit perfectly with these October Afternoon papers.
I used Ketto's cake stamp and mounted it on some sparkled cardstock from doodlebug, i also added some teal rhinestones above the blue paper and on the lace and dots of liquid pearls on the cake.

what's in it?

cs: bazzill, doodlebug

pp:  October Afternoon, girls papery

stamp: Stamping Bella - Ketto's cake

ink: memento, ranger distress (brushed curdoroy, broken china), copic (RV11-RV19-R39-W1-E50-E51)

other: Nestabilities, pop dots, lace, bling (Mark richards), liquid pearls, Heidi Swapp distress tool

Thank you so much for dropping by!

Bella

practical scrapper and Scrapbook Star "Crop for the cure"

Claudia & Co challenge please scroll down

Yesterday i was lucky enough to go spend the day at Scrapbook Star for the "Crop for the Cure" crop.  I must say i was quite productive (for me, anyways) I made 2 layouts and 3 cards.

Here are the two layouts i made:

the first is of my oldest who lost his first tooth last week.

pp: Cosmo Cricket (Nutmeg collection), Basic Grey (Oliver and Olivia collections)

chipboard: Maya road

letters: Jillibean Soup

stamp: autumn leave

ink: versacolor

other: washi tape, nestabilities, EKSuccess border punch, pop dots, cork

and the second is of my youngest blowing bubble, for this one i used Erin's sketch for the practical scrapper online anniversary crop

cs: Bazzill

pp: the girls paperie, My little yellow bicycle

letters: American Craft thickers

stamp: Hero Arts

ink: versacolor

pen: signo (white), Zig (brown)

other: paper distresser (Heidi Swapp), paper piercer (StampingUp), pop dots, acrylic baubbles (unknown), Emiliy Powers Photology 2.0

here are the two cards i can show you, the third you'll have to wait for Bellarific friday to see it.

the first is for the challenge at Claudia & Co, we had to use a Lollipop; this is Gracie Lollipop

cs: bazzill

pp: My Mind's Eye, Sei

letters: Basic Grey

stamp: Claudia & Co - Gracie Lollipop (you can find the rubber version at Stamping Bella)

ink: Copics (E000-E00-E31-E35-E51-BG73-BG75

other: EKsuccess border punch, ribbon (Offray)

 and the second is for my mom, she has a wedding to go to and needs a card.  i'll probably add the sentiment "for a long life" or something like that.

cardbase: Kaiser cards

pp: Jillibean Soup sticker border

stamp: digital by Mo Manning

ink: copics (W1-W3-W5-W7-C1-C3-C5-E00-E02-E43-E47

BV91-BV93-BV95-BV99-YR20-YR23-YG11-YG23-YG91-YG95)

flowers/pins: Making Memories

lace(unknown)

bling: multi-craft

Bellarific friday - paper piecing

So Stamping Bella is looking for a new Bella Babe....i would LOVE to be a BABE!!!!
When i went to Stamping Bella in June (it was awesome meeting Emily and Dena) for the Donna Downey workshop, i purchased many stamps.  And of course i've barely used them but since i've been taking part in the Bellarific friday challenges i've been using my SB stamps a lot more.

So for this card, i've actually gone back to one of my first loves, BoBunny double dot cardstock.  When i first started making cards a year or so ago I would use the double dots CS for the base of my cards, i just love the look of it.  I also just purchased some Echo Park papers and they are fantastic, such bright colors!

What's in it?
cs: BoBunny, Prism
pp: Echo Park
stamp: Stamping Bella - Cuppa tea
ink: memento, distress ink (broken china), colorbox chalk ( lime pastel), copics (E0000-E31-E35-BG0000-BG93-W1-multiliner), Atyou spica (buttermilk, lemon)
other: pop dots, nestabilities, sentiment made on my computer (font: a little pot)

thanks for stopping by,
Bella

Christmas in July 2 and new PWCO contest

Here's my take on this week's sketch.  i stuck to the sketch as is and didn't change anything.
By the way I designed all the sketches for the month of August at PWCO. it was a super fun thing to do!

I dug up one of my favorite X-mas paper collections from last year and a super duper cute Little Loud Stamp.  You can find it (here) in the store at 40% off!  Don't miss your chance to get your hands on these cute stamps!

what's in it?

pp: Prism, Cosmo Cricket, Best Creations Inc (glitter cs)

stamp: LLS - Jacob and the reindeer

ink: memento, copic (E000-E00-E31-E33-E35-E37-E71-E77-G07-BG10-BG15-R29-RV13-RV95-RV99-Y17-C7)

other: Nestabilities, pop dots, cuttlebug embossing folder (snowflakes)

PWCO will be having a really fun contest in August, here are the details:

Wanna meet new friends?  Challenge your skills?  Share your work?  Most of all WIN SOME PRIZES?!?

I know alot of you out there are in the summer funk – that is not really motivated or have much crafting time. 

We have been wanting to so something interactive for the longest time, and thought, why not now!  For the past little while, we’ve been lightly teasing you about some fun and games, so its time to actually throw out the details!

Welcome to our first annual Ultimate Summer Challenge! – ANIMAL Edition

What is it?

• Make sure you have some crafty friends – this contest is designed for you to work in groups of 4!!
• Starting on August 15th- 18th, we will be throwing out daily challenges for your team to play! – that is, each person in the team will be doing one challenge.
• as this is an animal edition, make sure you have your PWCO and RAM Animal stamps handy! - if you dont own any PWCO stamps, dont worry, we’ll have you covered 
• this is a contest, so of course there will be some competition.. and MAJOR PRIZES!

What kind of PRIZES:

• GRAND PRIZE:  $100 Gift Cert from PWCO (to be shared by the entire team)
• SECOND PRIZE: each member from the winning team will get an Animal Bundle (4 characters with matching sentiment set) of their choice.
• THIRD PRIZE:  each member from the winning team will get 2 animal stamps of their choice.

BONUS PRIZE:  EVERYONE who joins this challenge will receive a 15% discount for the upcoming RAM collection in Sept - you dont want to miss out, it’s OH SO CUTE!

How to start:

• form a team of four, make up a team name, and delegate a team captain – team captain will act as the liason between the team and PWCO.
• submit your application by emailing our Coordinator:  Jenny@paperworksco.com, subject title:  PWCO CHALLENGE TEAM SUBMISSION with the following info:
  
  
  • Team Name
  • members’ name, email, and blog addies
  • Once you are approved, your team will be posted on our blog

If you want to play along, but do not have a team of 4, just comment on the bottom of the PWCO blog post, and we will assign you with a team.

Deadline for sign ups is Aug 12th. – we will post the official team list on August 13th

How are you going to be graded:

• the DT along with 2 guest Judges will cast their votes on their favorite projects from each category. 
• After we collected our favorites, we will set it up for public voting.

And just because we are nice, we’ll even let you know what kinda challenges we have in store (in no particular order):

1. Technique Challenge
2. Sketch challenge
3. Inspiration
4. Color combo challenge

So thats it for now!  If you’re interested join us for a week of FUN FUN FUN…..

If you have any questions, please feel free to post in the comment section (of the PWCO blog) below.

Thanks for stopping by!

Bella