Tinkerbella in orange

When I sat down to do this Bella Sketch Challenge (BSC74), I figured I should ink up a Bella I have yet to use. Out came Tinkerbella...but I wanted to do something other than pink. This picture doesn't do it justice but the orange and blue make this card pop! The paper is marrakech from Basic Grey, tangerine tango and pacific point (in colors from Stampin' Up). Thanks Gretchen for helping me go "untraditional" (www.in2stamping.blogspot.com).

Thanks for looking!

Gotta love a bella!

I didn't think I loved the bella stamps (http://www.stampingbella.com/) as much as I did until I saw how many of these stamps I have. Wow - can you say glutton with bellas?! But who can resist - after all, we're all "bellas" in our own way. "Bella" reminds me of when I lived in Italy - you couldn't go anywhere without hearing "bella bella..." Aaaaaaa - I would go back to Italy in a heart beat.

Anyways, the card today uses the beautiful Butterflybella. I used the Bella sketch challenge - BSC74, along with the color challenge BCC74 (which as you can see is to use black as the main color). I love the elegance of black and white, and this bella has class! And see the fun polka dot brad in the middle of the bow?!! Thanks Gretchen for your help with this one!

Have a great day - I'm off to take kids to school and have a baby check up...we'll get to hear the heartbeat which is always fascinating!

A Bunny Slipper Kind of Day

Today is supposed to be (hopefully) the last cold spell for the season - gotta love the weather in Texas...between the wind and the 50 degree changes in temperatures in a matter of hours! However, this morning is supposed to be the "stay in your warm fuzzy slippers" kind of day. Bonk - in the head - oops! I forgot - I have four kiddos to take care of! So although I'd like to "kick back and relax" - it's another Tuesday in my zoo!

I thought I had shared this card, but I hadn't - today is a perfect day for it before summer! This was for the My Favorite Things challenge - to use the Bunny Slippers set, along with two punches. I actually used four punches - the border punch, the two oval word punches, and the paisley punch (Creative Memories).

Thanks for stopping by and have a great Tuesday!

Easter week begins...

I can't believe that it is already April. This is Easter week so it's a busy one - and this weekend is not only Easter, but my third child's birthday - he'll be 3 years old!!! What a sweet little guy!

Here's a card I made using my new Verve stamps (from the set Beautiful You). I am going to try and do all the challenges this month for Verve! Here's for VLVAPR01 - and the twist was to only use a sentiment with the sketch they had given. The colors are real rich blues/purples/browns...but I absolutely love it! The papers are from the Latte Matstack from DCWV. And the ribbon is some my good friend Gretchen picked up for me for my birthday so I have no idea where she got it!

I do have another card using this challenge but will save it for later in the week if I don't get as much done as planned : ) Thanks for looking and HAPPY MONDAY!

The Owl Craze

I remember when the owl craze started in the stamping world. My friend Gretchen (www.in2stamping.blogspot.com) swore up and down that she'd never be onboard that craze. I didn't really have much of opinion - there wasn't any that I really liked, so I didn't have to have them. Well, Gretchen is in love with owls now, and when playing with my birthday money, I fell in love with this owl set!

The stamp is branching out owlies from Stamping Bella (www.stampingbella.com). The paper is The Green Stack from DCWV. Don't you love it! And I liked the saying so I picked that up on the website too! Here's two cards - same layout using splitcoast's SC221, just a different arrangement of the papers (which are perfect for this card!).

I can't believe it's already Friday. There's a late start for school (teacher appreciation breakfast). And tomorrow I am going with Hannah's girl scout troop to chaperone an all day Day Camp. Should be fun - just hope my body can keep up with 30 six year olds!

Javabugg

Anyone who knows me, knows I can not stand bugs of any kind. And one thing is for sure, the bugs in Texas are HUGE! You've never seen bugs until you've seen a Texas bug! However, I just fell in love with these "buggs" from Stamping Bella - this one is called Javabugg. Aren't they just the cutest?! My friend Gretchen and I got a handful of these to play with so stay tuned for more buggs! This card I made for Taylored Expressions Sketch from last week (TECC61). So it's not a cupcake, but I figured this would be the perfect stamp for her sketch - www.tayloredexpressions.blogspot.com. I used the Berry Sweet paper from K&Company and some loving primas. I just love this card...so sweet!

And to all my good friends out there - this one's for you! It's always nice to find a good friend and this is the perfect stamp to express that type of friendship...I'm so thankful for those friends in my life!

A Latte Thanks?

Today's card is one that had a different picture in my head before making it. I'm still not sure if I totally like it, but my friend came over last night and gave her stamp of approval (no pun intended - ok so it's early and I haven't had my coffee yet). This was for the MFTSC74 challenge - the sketch was challenging given the stamps. The paper is basic grey Euphoria. It is growing on me though! I got my new shipment of MFT stamps in and am loving to play!

Have a great "hump day" - thanks for looking!