Flowahbella -memories of past challenge

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I have been doing some MAJOR cleaning out in my craft area. Bringing out boxes of supplies from storage and going through everything. I am thoroughly enjoying using products from any and all companies! So this week's SCS CAS514 challenge was just what I was looking for -Memories of Past. To use your first stamp set, bring out paper or a technique you used in the past. Well, I brought out my long retired, and very beloved, Flowahbella stamp from Stamping Bella. One of my first loves and stamps. I have 8 cards using her in my SCS gallery. WOW.

I combined this challenge with Julee's Mojo Monday Sketch 506 which she revived a month or so ago. SO happy she did this. Sketches are always a challenge for me. She makes it easy -thank you Julee!!

So here she is! In her CORAL glory. I used the patterned paper from the Fleur KaiserCraft pack and used a piece of coral ribbon from the Pantone Color of the Year Ribbon Sampler from the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store. It's a CAS challenge, so I kept things to the bare minimum and only added one flower from the Petaloo Botanica Minis in coral.  I also used my Copics which was pretty much first time in over 3 years! I'm a bit rusty but it's coming back to me.

Here's the sketch if you want to play along.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Oh, before I go and speaking of cleaning out supplies, there are many Spellbinders dies and stamp sets I have that I will no longer use. I've considered putting a For Sale page here on my blog listing all the products I want to sell. If this is something that would interest you leave me a comment.

Tombow USA guest designer blog hop

Hi everyone!!  I am so excited to be this week's featured designer for Tombow USA!  I have a confession...  I play favorites.  Yep, my favorite glue is hands down Mono Multi liquid glue and it has been for YEARS.  Which is why I was so flattered and honored when Tombow contacted me to be a guest designer.

Funny story, when I first started card making I sent my mom a birthday card (looking back, it was pretty bad).  The following Thanksgiving I went down to my moms and saw the birthday card proudly displayed on her shelf.  To my HORROR the layers were coming up and embellishments falling off.  From that point on I discovered Mono Multi and NEVER looked back.  Now, I have cards that are over 5 years old and still perfectly glued together!

My card uses a cute cupcake image from Stamping Bella embellished with Prima flowers and purple rhinestones.  I started out by coloring the image with Tombow's Irojiten color pencils.  I am new to these color pencils and loved that there was a How-To video that helped me (linked at the bottom of the Irojiten page on the website).  They are super easy to use!

Its no secret that I use A LOT of nesting Spellbinders dies and one of the best things about Multi Mono liquid glue is you have several seconds to move your panel around until you get your layers PERFECTLY lined up!  I even bust out my ruler to make sure everything is perfect- no skewed layers for this girl.

I usually add a thin line of glue around the edges of my panels and a small circle of glue in the center.  I smudge it around a bit until my panels are lined up.

After everything was glued together, I added some piercing around the edge of my scalloped rectangle and I popped it up using the Foam Tabs.  By popping it up and giving it space from the card, it allows the light to show through the tiny holes adding another dimensional element!

 Mono Multi is also perfect for adhering lumpy embellishments.  I used to use glue dots with my Prima flowers -USED TO being the key phrase.  Nothing worse than putting a card in a protective sleeve and then taking it out and having the flower fall off and stay in the sleeve -lol!  No such worries with my Multi Mono!

Please join me for today's hop - here's the list of everyone playing along:
Tombow Blog
Debbie
Melissa
Jennie
Marie
Michelle Woerner -you are here!
Tombow Blog 

And YES, there is a prize package up for grabs for one lucky commenter!  To enter to win, leave a comment on each of the Design Team’s projects and “Like” the TombowUSA and Spellbinders Facebook page.  You have until Friday, 11/15 at 3pm EST to enter, the winner will be announced on the Tombow Blog at 3:30pm!

Prize package to include:

MONO Multi Liquid Glue

MONO Adhesive Removable

Refill, MONO Adhesive Removable

 

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the hop!  I'll leave you with a close up picture!

Card Deets:
Stamps - Mommy and Baby Cupcakes (Stamping Bella)
Cardstock - Pure Luxury White and Lovely Lavender (Gina K Designs)
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)
Adhesive - Tombow Multi Mono liquid glue and Foam Tabs
Accessories - Tombow Trojiten color pencils in Verbena, Mulberry and Lilac; Spellbinders Rectangles and Scalloped Rectangles; Liquid Pearls; Prima flowers in the Lil Missy and Audrey packs (Stamp Simply Ribbon Store)

Mommy and Baby Cupcakes

Hi everyone!  I have a birthday card to share that uses a cutie cupcakes stamp from Stamping Bella.  How fun are these?  The stamp is called Mommy and Baby Cupcake.  I colored them with copic markers, cut out the frosting part and popped it up and I added crystal effects to the turquoise dots on the Mommy cuppie!

 There are lots of Spellbinders dies on this one, I used the Classic Bracket Edgeabilities edger, Labels Sixteen, Classic Squares and Circles Nestabilities.  I used the color scheme from the fun circle paper which is from the Bo Bunny Hello Sunshine 6x6 pad.

That's it for today but before I go, I wanted too mention that Sharon from The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store is having a Customer Appreciation "Free Gifts for You" with purchases in increments of $50 or more.  This is going on right now through Tuesday, November 27th!  You can find the details on her blog post HERE.  Getting free stuff with purchases makes it a great time to stock up on all those ribbons you have been wanting!

Thanks for stopping by and have a Happy Thanksgiving!  I'll leave you with a close up picture.

Card Deets: 
Stamps - Mommy & Baby Cupcake and sentiment (Stamping Bella) 
Ink -Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko) 
Paper -White, Kraft and Turquoise Sea cardstock (Gina K Designs), Hello Sunshine 6x6 pad (Bo Bunny Press) 
Accessories -Spellbinders™ Labels Sixteen and Circles SM and Squares SM Nestabilities®, E1-002 Classic Bracket Edgeabilities®; silver rhinestones (Recollections); grosgrain ribbon (Michael's); copic markers; button, silver cord (May Arts), glossy Accents (Ranger); Glitter gel pen (Elmers) 
Tools - Spellbinders™ Grand Calibur® die cutting machine; sewing machine

Thinking of grandma

Hi everyone!  I have a Stamping Bella card to share today.  I just LOVE this percolator circle image, it totally reminds me of my grandma!  She drank coffee all day and used an old fashioned percolator just like this one.  I colored the image with my Copics and the bottom of the card was die cut with the E8-003 Triple Scallop Edgeabilities with a coordinating insert.

This one was pretty simple, just some ribbon, rhinestones and decorative pins for accents.  Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!  Here is a close up picture.

Card Deets: 
Stamps- Percolator Circle and sentiment (Stamping Bella) 
Paper - ivory cardstock (Gina K Designs), The Sweetest Thing "honey" 6x6 paper pad (My Mind's Eye) 
Accessories - Standard Circles LG and SM and Triple Scallop and Petal insert Edgeabilities (Spellbinders); Aqua satin ribbon (Offray); Copic markers; Rhinestones in yellow (Kaisercraft), Decorative pins (Maya Road and K&Co); Scor-Pal

Pink Springtini

Hi everyone!  October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and my friend Kathy and the team at Copic Oz are having a challenge to use your Copics to create a PINK PROJECT!  For EVERY entry, $5 will be donated to the McGrath Foundation to support women with Breast Cancer!  I couldn't help but play along and support this very worthy cause!!!  You can find all the details at the Copic Oz blog.

My card uses a super cute image Springtini (from Stamping Bella) colored with Copic markers and I played along with Em's Bellariffic Friday sketch!

 Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!  I'll leave you with a close up picture.

Card Deets:
Stamps - Springtini, happy birthday sentiment (Stamping Bella)
Ink - Memento black tuxedo
Accessories - Spellbinders Labels 22 Nestabilities, Copic markers, Pink dotted organdy ribbon, yellow rhinestones and My Mind's Eye 6x6 pad (Stamp Simply Ribbon Store), Mulberry flowers, scallop border punch

BellaRiffic Friday challenges

Hi everyone!  I have a couple Stamping Bella cards to share with you today.  As you may know, Stamping Bella is now a SCS member company and they have challenges posted every week.  

This card is for Week 5 challenge, Anything Goes meaning you can use any Stamping Bella image.  I used the Daisybella image, doesn't she look great in her jeans and tee shirt?  I used the little flower dies from the Home Sweet Home set like I did with this card.  The pattern paper is Vanity Fair by MME.

 This card is for the Week 4 challenge, to make a Valentine's card.  This card uses the retired Balloonbella and a computer generated sentiment.  I added some crystal effects on the balloons and the pattern paper is Love Story from Fancy Pants.  OK, I don't proclaim to be a great colorer, so PLEASE don't study the coloring on her dress too carefully.  Especially if you look at some of the great colorers out there like the Stamping Bella DT or my BFF, Michele Boyer!  Now, they have skillz!

That's it for today.  Got lots on my plate as my oldest Daniel turns 8 tomorrow!  Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

 

Card Deets:

Stamps - Daisybella and sentiment (Stamping Bella Co)
Paper - White and Aqua Mist cardstock and Six by Six pad "Vanity Fair" collection (My Mind's Eye)
Accessories - Spellbinders Home Sweet Home (for flowers), Nested Lacey Pennants, 4mm clear rhinestones (Pizzazz Aplenty), Copic Sketch markers, ribbon scraps, Scor-pal 

Stamps - Retired Balloonbella (Stamping Bella Co)
Paper - White and kraft cardstock and "Love Story" 6x6 pad (Fancy Pants)
Accessories - Spellbinders Labels Seventeen, buttons , 2mm blue rhinestones (Pizzazz Aplenty), Copic Sketch markers, grosgrain ribbon, stickles

Bella is BACK!

Hi everyone!  I have a fun challenge card to share.  Stamping Bella is now a member company on SCS and I am very excited!!  Way back when, when I first started stamping, my first "LOVE" was Stamping Bella.  Yep, I even referred to myself on SCS as "Michell-a-bella" (remember when we did that?).  Oh the excitement of each month to rush over to the store and see what amazing new Bella was being released.  Those were good times :)

Then I started being invited to Design Teams and over the years slowly my spare time to use Bellas disappeared.  Well, Bella is back on SCS and I am determined to ink up these cuties!  I played along in last week's BellaRiffic Friday challenge which was to ink up your favorite Bella image. For me it is the oldie but goodie, Cosmobella!  Oh and small confession, I sold most of my Bella stamps years ago -yeah, kicking myself right about now!  DOH!

This card has a couple pieces of washi tape (most recently from this Etsy store) and some die cut flowers from the soon to be released Spellbinders Home Sweet Home die set! Aren't these little flowers sweet?  This die set was designed by Nina Bracket!

So, I thought it would be fun to share some of my older Bella cards.  This card was made in early 2009 using Teddybella:

This one I made in June 2008 as one of my Dirty Dozen cards for the theme Fashion Follies using Fashionistabella:

And this one I made for the Feature Stamper challenge #95 November 2008 using Cosmobella.

 So you can see, I was a fan from WAY back!  Fun to see how my style has changed over the years.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!  I'll leave you with a close up picture.

Card Deets:

Stamps -Cosmobella (Stamping Bella)
Paper - White and Chocolate brown cardstock (Gina K Designs)
Accessories - Spellbinders Classic and Scalloped Long Rectangles LG, Home Sweet Home, Nested Lacey Pennants and Standard Circles SM, Washi Tape, Copic markers, 2 and 4mm iridescent rhinestones (Pizzazz Aplenty), tiny circles from the Crop-a-dile

Featured Stamper day!!

Wow! Today's SCS Featured Stamper is Flowergal36 (Dawn). She has an amazing gallery and is a super sweetheart! Be sure to check her out, you won't be sorry!

I chose this cutie card to case. I kept the great layout and use of patterned paper. But, I changed up the colors and image. My sister asked me to make her a birthday card using Cosmobella (her favorite bella) for one of her single gal friends. The sentiment is from Verve's Birthday Suprise. I colored her with copic markers and pieced the shirt with a scrap from the background DP. All DP is from Basic Grey Sultry. Aren't the colors just YUMMY?! I always forget I have the mini flower punch (from Marvy). But for some reason, using Bella stamps makes me remember about it -go figure.

Here is a close up.

Card Deets:
Stamps: cosmobella, birthday surprise

Paper: pomegranite, wasabi, white, sultry

Accessories: copic markers, craft daisy punch, mini flower punch, Kaiser pink rhinestone bling, pomegranite ribbon, circle nesties