Bellariffic Friday - Succulent Chicks

Hi Friends!

I am here with another Bellariffic Friday post to share with you. This week, I am played around with the Succulent Chicks stamp set from Stamping Bella and created a clean and simple card that anyone can whip up in no time.

I used Copic markers to colour these adorable Chicks and then die cut them out using the coordination Cut It Out dies

Copics

Chicks - YR18, YR16, Y17, Y15, Y13, YR27, YR24

Pots - E18, E19, E17, E15

Succulents - BV02, YG17, YG07, YG03, YG01

Although the stamp set came with a lovely sentiment, I decided to pull a sentiment from the Garden Girl Flower Sentiments stamp set.

To finish off my card, I used a woodgrain background stamp to create my backdrop and matted it on a coordinating card stock. lastly I added a few crystal gems for some extra sparkle and shine.

I hope you enjoyed my card creation for this weeks Bellariffic Friday! Also, be sure to stop by the Stamping Bella blog for more inspiration!

Until next time - Stephen 

Bellariffic Friday - Vintage

Happy Friday Friends!

Its Friday and that means its Bellariffic Friday over on the Stamping Bella Blog!

Today I am sharing a card I created while doing an Instagram Live...all my friends helped me create this card. It's always better crafting with friends in my option.

For my card today I coloured up Edna The Everything Fairy using the following Copic markers

Copics:

Skin - E04, E11, E21, E00, E50, R20

Dress - V17, V15, V12, BV04, BV01, BV00

Wings - Y00, Y000, BV04, BV01, BV00

Show - B69, B66, B63, Y17, Y13

Stamping Bella - Sneak Peeks day 4

Hi Friends!

Welcome to day 4 of sneak peeks for the upcoming Stamping Bella release. I am so excited to share this card with you. It is one of my favourites from this release. Meet Tiny Townie Butterfly Girl Blanche...isnt she a spectacular image?! 

I coloured her using the following Copic markers

Copics:

Skin -E04, E11, E21, E00, E50, R20

Hair - T9, T7, T5, T3

Wings/Dress - T9, T7, T5, T3, YR18, YR16, Y17, Y13

I created the glittery background using Glitter Paste by Tonic Studios in the colour "Moonstone" and then accented the image with some shimmery sequins and stripped pattern papers. I used the "Love" and the "Dot Scalloped Boarder" diecuts both from Simon Says Stamp.

Hope you liked my card creation!

until Next Time - Stephen     

Bellariffic Friday - Irish Chicks

Hi Friends!

 Its Friday and that mean its Bellariffic Friday on the Stamping Bella blog. This weeks challenge is to use the Irish Chicks stamp set. For the entire month the stamp and die set is 20% off. Now is the perfect time to snap this awesome stamp set up.

I created a clean and simple card using pattern papers and die cuts to frame my copic coloured images. 

I hope you liked my card creation, and be sure to check out the Bella blog to see what the rest of the design teams creations

Until next time - Stephen 

Day 2 of Stamping Bella Sneak Peeks

Hi Friends! 

So excited to give you a sneak peek of the upcoming Stamping Bella release. Meet the newest line in the wonderful Stamping Bella universe...Rosie and Bernie. The stamp set I used is called, "Rosie and Bernie Plan a Trip"

I Coloured this awesome image with my coloured pencils, did some simple ink blending with Distress Oxides and lastly added accents of Nuvo drops.

Be sure to hop on over to the Stamping Bella Blog for more sneak peeks...you are gonna love this epic release of 49 new images. I will be back over the next few days to share more card creations I made for this amazing release.

Until next time - Stephen 

Bellariffic Friday - Huggy Friends

Hi Friends! Its Friday and that means its time for another Bellariffic Friday challenge. This weeks challenge was to use any stamp from the latest Stamping Bella release. I chose Tiny Townie Huggy Friends stamp set and its accompanying die cut. 

I coloured up the image using Copic markers and then created a simple background by doing some basic masking and stencilling using Distress Inks. 

Be sure to hop on over to the Stamping Bella blog to see some amazing card creations that the rest of the Design Team came up with.

Until next time - Stephen 

Bellariffic Friday - Balance

Hi Friends! Welcome to another Bellariffic Friday challenge. This weeks challenge is to use something from the Stamp of the Month collection. So I chose "Leo the balancing stuffie" 

I coloured Leo with my Copic markers using the following markers

Copics:

Lion - E57, E55, E53, , YR27, YR24, YR26

Nose/Tires - W9, W7, W6

Grass - YG13, YG11

Bike Seat - G29, G24

to create the cloud background, I used coloured pencils and blended it out with gamsol 

I was so happy with how the colouring turned out, I decided I didn't want to place the sentiment from the stamp set on the front so I put it on the inside of the card.

I hope you liked my card creation for this week.

Until next time - Stephen 

Bellariffic Friday Challenge - Vintage

Happy Friday Friends! I have another card creation to share with you today. This time its for the Bellariffic Friday challenge happening over on the Stamping Bella blog. This weeks challenge is "Vintage" and the design team was challenged to use any stamp set not from the recent release.

I pulled out the Cacti stamp set and the accompanying Cut It Out dies. 

I coloured the images with my Copic markers and added gold details to the pots using a gold gel pen. To carry through with the gold, I masked off  square area on my card  base and used some gold Nuvo Mousse to create a backdrop for my freshly coloured and die cut images.

I hope you like my card creation for this weeks Bellariffic challenge. Be sure to stop by the Bella blog to see what the rest if the design team created.

Until next time - Stephen 

Bellariffic Friday - Stamp Of The Month

Hi Friends!

Welcome to another Bellariffic Friday post. This weeks challenge is to use the "Bee" Mine stamp set from Stamping Bella. All February, the stamp set will be on sale for 25%off...so if you love this stamp, now is the time to snap it up and save a few $$ while you are at it. Its a win win if you ask me :)

I used Memento Tuxedo Black ink to stamp the image and coloured it using my copic markers. I used Copic blending solution on a nubby rag and pressed it against the image to get the texture. A word of advice though...make sure you only colour the areas that you want to add the texture to first, or your entire image will be texturized. 

Be sure to hop on over to the Stamping Bella blog to see some amazing inspiration from the rest of the Design Team.

Until next time - Stephen 

Bellariffic Friday - Backdrop

Hi Friends! Its Friday and that means its BellaRiffic Fridays over on the Stamping Bella blog. This weeks challenge is to use any stamp from the Stamp of the Month collection which is anything from the Backdrops collection. Stamping Bella has a wonderful collection of Backdrops that are must haves if you love crating scene cards. 

For the challenge, I used the Tiny Townie Mermaid set and coordinating dies and accented it with the Undersea Backdrop. 

I coloured everything with my Copic markers and added droplets of Various Ink to create the bubble background. 

I did some basic ink blending on the top layer of my card with Distress Oxides in the colours Faded Jeans and Broken China and then splattered it with water to get that bleached out effect. 

I hope you like my card creation and be sure to check out the Stamping Bella Blog to see what the rest of the Design Team came up with.

Until next time - Stephen 

Bellariffic Friday - Vintage

Hi Friends! 

Its Friday and that means its time for some Stamping Bella inspiration. Wait till you see what the rest of the Stamping Bella Design Team came up with for this weeks challenge...oh! I guess I should say what the challenge is...This weeks challenge is "Vintage". Vintage as in - use any Stamping Bella stamp that is not from the latest release. So I used Peyton loves to Pretend from the Tiny Townie Collection as well as its matching cut it outs dies . 

I decided to colour her with Prismacolor coloured pencils using the following colours

PRISAMACOLOR PENCILS

Skin - PC946, PC945, PC943, PC939, PC927, PC140, PC938

Hair - PC935, PC1067, PC1065, PC1061, PC938

Chicks - PC922,  PC918,  PC1002,  PC916,  PC915,  PC914,  PC938

Leggings -  PC1067,  PC1065,  PC1060,  PC938

To create my card layout, I used the meadow boarders dies from lawn fawn to create the grass and used my copic markers to add flicks of grass onto the cardstock. I did some ink blending with Distress Oxide overtop of Kraft Cardstock using Faded Jeans, Peacock Feathers, and Fossilized Amber. To finish off my card, I added some line detailing with a white as well as a black gel pen and a few sequins.

I hope you like my card creation for today! Be sure to check out the Stamping Bella blog to see what the rest of Bella design team came up with...get ready to be inspired!

Until next time - Stephen 

Bellariffic Friday - Winter Backdrop Challenge

Hello Friends!

Its the first Bellariffic Friday of 2018!  Emily from Stamping Bella has given us some really fun challenges this month and I'm so excited to participate in them...be sure to play along in the Stamping Bella Sistahood! Facebook group

This weeks challenge is to create a card using the Winter Backdrop stamp set. This stamp set is 25% off for the entire month of January...be sure to snap it up if you can

I created a fairly simple shaker card that frames a small section of the Winter Backdrop stamp set. I chose to focus my attention on colouring a small area of the image with my Copic markers and use details like my diecuts and embellishments to help bring the scene to life.

What do you think? 

Until next time - Stephen 

Photoriffic Inspiration for Bellariffic Friday

Hello Friends!! As December is coming to a close, I am sharing my last Bellariffic Friday challenge for the year. This weeks challenge was to take inspiration from this photo.

I decided to pull my colour pallet from the inspiration photo to guide my card, as quite honestly, I'm a little tired of creating winter cards right now LOL. Therefore I went a little less of a winter direction in this weeks design. I used pattern paper from the Tim Holtz holiday collection and then die cut a rectangular window out of the pattern paper. I then did some ink blending with Distress Oxide inks using Black Soot as a base coat then layering Antique Linen overtop using the radiating rays stencil by MFT. To finish off my background, I added some dots and stars using my white gel pen.

 I used Squidgy And Teddy stamp and die set by Stamping Bella as my focal image and coloured it with my Copics as well as some Windsor & Newton markers. I used the following colours 

Copics/Windsor& Newton Brush Markers

Bear - W+N 0324, W+N 0324, E35, E34, E31

Skin - E04, E11, E21, E00, E50, R20

Heart - W+N M727, W+N R666

Hair/Shoes/Nose - T8, T6, T4, T2

Dress - W+N Y828, W+N Y657

To Achieve the texture on the bear, I poured some Copic various ink blending solution on a nubby rag and pressed it overtop of the finished coloured image.

To finish my card, I added a little glossy accents to her shoes, the bears nose and its heart and popped the image up with some foam tape.

I hope you enjoyed my card!

Until next time - Stephen 

Stamping Bella Friday Challenge

Hello Friends! Its Bellariffic Friday over at the Stamping Bella blog and this weeks challenge is a card sketch.

I decided to follow the sketch completely and I am really pleased with how it turned out. I used Tiny Townie Susie the Succulent and her adjoining die.

I coloured her with my copic markers as well as a little bit of coloured pencil to get a extra definition in the nooks and crannies of this sweet image.

Copics:

Skin - E04, E11, E21, E00, E50, R2o

Hair - T7, T6, T4

Succulents - YG97, YG63, YG61, V91, RV95

Leggings - Y17, Y11, T4, T3, T1

Terracotta Pot - E19, E08, E97

Like I said earlier, I followed the card sketch completely and I kept the design pretty simple to allow the focus to remain on the image that I coloured. 

I created a simple background, I used Distress Inks and blended Tumbled Glass for the sky and Shabby Shutters for the grass.

for the final detail, I added some Nuvo drops in English mustard for an extra pop of colour.

Lastly, I stamped the image in a very light grey ink on the inside of the card and then stamped the sentiment overtop in black ink.

I hope you enjoyed my card. Let me know who you would send this card to if you could.

Until next time - Stephen 

Stamping Bella Sneak Peek - Huggy Friends

I have another Stamping Bella sneak peek for you!! I love this set so much - Huggy Friends.

I kept my card layout fairly simple to allow the focus to remain on the lovely image...I think we all have a friend that this stamp set reminds us of and is an amazing addition to any stamp collection. Huggy Friends as well as the other amazing releases will be available on December 4th at Stamping Bella 

Copics:

Dark Skin - E49, E27, E25, E23, R22

Light Skin - E04, E11, E21, E00, E50, R20

Black Hair - T9, T6, T4

Brown Hair - E47, E43, E42

Yellow -YR23, Y17, Y15, Y13

Purple Dress - V99, V95, V93

Pink Dress - R02, R01, R00, R000

Stamping Bella Sneak Peek - Valentine Chicks

Stamping Bella is celebrating their upcoming December release by giving sneak peeks of all their amazing new stamp sets coming out on December 4th. I created this card using the  super sweet and incredibly fun "Valentine Chicks" stamp set. This image had me smiling the entire time I was colour it. I used my Copic markers to colour them up and added some Glossy Accent details on the envelope, the roses, and the truffle. I decided to fussy cut each chick out and have them popping out of the Stitched Triple Peek-A-Boo Window die-cut from MFT. I added pops of colour behind each Chick by ink blending some Distress Oxide inks in Twisted Citron, Spiced Marmalade, and Peacock Feathers (my favourite Distress colour!!). 

Copics:

Chicks - YR23, Y17, Y15, Y13

Beaks/Feet - YR18, YR15

Reds - R32, R35, R37, R39

Bows - G46, YG45, YG41, BG34

Envelope - E43, E42, E41, E40

Chocolate Truffle - E49, E47, E57

Truffle Wrapper - E44, E43, E42, E41

I hope you liked my card creation featuring The Valentine Chicks stamp set. This set along with all the other amazing set will be available on December 4th at the Stamping Bella online store 

Until Next Time - Stephen 

Christmas Tug of War with Stamping Bella

Hi Friends! 

I am so, so, so, excited and very proud to announce that I have joined the Stamping Bella Design Team. It's truly an honour to be in such amazing company, and also to be the first guy or "Fella" to join the Bella's. 

For my first project as part of the Stamping Bella design team I created a card for the new challenge up this week. The Challenge was to use the stamp set, "Christmas Tug of War". The stamp and die bundle will be 20% off all month...be sure to grab this amazing deal before its gone. Trust me when I say this was an extremely fun image to be able to colour.

I used my Copic markers to colour this super sweet image, then applied some Copic blending solution with a nubby rag to achieve the texture. If you are interested in the colours I used, they are listed below.

Copics:

Cat - YR27, YR24, Y23, R20

Dog - T8, T6, T4, T2, R20

Gift - R59, R37, R35, R32

Ribbon - G29, YG67,YG63, YG61

I had a lot of fun creating this card. I really enjoy playing around with my card layouts, experimenting with my dies and playing with pattern paper. Also be sure to check out the Stamping Bella blog to see what the other DT members created with this stamp set.

See you tomorrow with TWO sneak peaks of the December Stamping Bella release!

Until next time - Stephen a.k.a. (steveafella)