Monthly Archives: September 2016

Hi everyone! Thanks for visiting today! (How is it the end of September already??)

It’s time once again for a challenge with Stamping Bella. This week we created with the inspiration photo found at the end of this post. Lots of bright fall color! I chose to use one of my favorites from Stamping Bella’s latest release, Autumn Loves Autumn. I ♥ her. (You can see all of the latest release HERE.)

After coloring the image with Copic markers, I die-cut a few stitched rectangles, stamped the sentiment in chocolate and orange inks, and added a few cross-stitches using linen thread.

Copic markers – E00, E01, E07, E09, E11, E17, E31, E33, E37, E55, G03, G05, G07, Y08, Y18, Y21, Y23, YR09, YR16, YR23, W00, W1, W2

Next week’s challenge is to do whatever your heart desires. Simply use any current Stamping Bella image then email your card to [email protected] by next Thursday to be featured on the SB blog and to be entered to win some Bella Bucks! (All challenge details can be found HERE.)

Thanks for visiting!  🙂

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Hi everyone! It’s time for another challenge with Stamping Bella. This week we created using the {Mojo}Bella sketch found at the bottom of this post.

I stamped super cute and adorable new Santa has a Prezzie onto X-Press It Blending Card and colored with Copic markers.

To determine highlight and shadow placement, I used the linear light guide from Marianne’s Shadows & Shading book.

As mentioned in this post, the guides are great for helping to determine placement of highlights and shadows. (The linear light guide is especially helpful in creating cast shadows.)

Marker can be applied directly onto the reusable guide to determine shading and shadow as well as highlights. Use a dark marker to indicate shadows and a brighter marker to indicate highlights. If the stamp comes with a pre-colored image, it can be very helpful to use that pre-colored image as a guide for placing the dark and light marker. Then, as you are coloring your own image, the clear guide can be repeatedly laid over your image as a visual guide in coloring. Marianne does an outstanding job explaining the process in the book. Once finished, hand sanitizer and a paper towel can be used to quickly wipe the placement guide clean.

Copic markers – BG13, BG49, BG70, C1, C2, C3, C5, C7, E00, E11, E35, E42, E43, R01, R37, R46, R59, Y21, YR23, YR27

Next week’s challenge includes this inspiration photo:

Use any current Stamping Bella image then email your card to [email protected] by next Thursday to be featured on the SB blog and to be entered to win some Bella Bucks! (All challenge details can be found HERE.)

Thanks for visiting!  🙂

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Hi everyone. I can’t believe it’s Friday already. Way too much going on around here. Anyway, Friday means it’s time for another challenge with Stamping Bella. This week  we created our own backgrounds.

I used a scalloped die-cut strip, light blue ink and a blending tool to create a sky. Peering into the clouds is Tiny Townie Amanda is Awesome, colored with Copic markers. Isn’t that sentiment cute? ♥  And how about those Pippi Longstocking-ish pigtails? (I’m probably showing my age. Someone, please tell me you remember Pippi. Haha.)

Copic markers – BG10, BG11, BG45, BG49, BG53, C00, C1, C3, E00, E11, E31, E33, E35, E57, E59, G21, G24, G85, Y17, Y32

Next week’s challenge includes this {Mojo}Bella sketch:

Use any current Stamping Bella image then email your card to [email protected] by next Thursday to be featured on the SB blog and to be entered to win some Bella Bucks! (All challenge details can be found HERE.)

Thanks for visiting!  🙂

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