Sweet Sunday Sketch - Happy Birthday Tracey

For this week's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge SSSC128, I flipped the sketch!  I needed a birthday card for a special friend and Presentahbella was perfect for this sketch.

I stamped Presentahbella in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured her with copics.

The cardstock is SU Tempting Turquoise and Old Olive with some retired SU designer series paper.  I used a Stardust Gellyroll pen on her dress and several coats of Clear Glaze pen on the dots on the present.

The fun came with the MFT Mini Rolled Roses Die-namic!

I made three of them and put a String of Pearls bauble in the middle.  The leaves were cut free-hand and I ran them through my crimper for some texture.  I used my SU Scallop Trim punch to add a tiny border of Tempting Turquoise.

Happy Birthday Tracey!
 
Cheerio.....Leslie

Bellariffic Friday - Christmas in July

It's hard to imagine snow and freezing temperatures with the summer we're having but I loved this week's theme because I love Christmas and was able to add another Christmas card to my stash for December!

I stamped Snowbunnybella in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then colored her with copics. The paper is from an old Taylored Expressions Key Ingredients kit. I used half of a large scallop nestie to frame the red swirl pattern paper and "glitterfied" a chipboard snowflake - it's really sparkly! A Bella donut and dot on top of the snowflake finished it off. I added some texture to the navy cardstock by running it through the Plaid embossing folder. Christmas, snow....that means more glitter!  I added some along her boots, cuff and hood.  Oh to have a hood like that for our cold winters!

Cheerio.....Leslie

Feeling better

I'm sorry it's been a while since I posted.  I had some surgery earlier this month and am just now feeling better and able to get to my stamp room and stamp!  I needed a Get Well card for another friend who had surgery so thought this was the perfect card to get me back to my blogging!

I stamped Fluey Huggabugg (so cute!) in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured her with copics.  The solid paper is SU Peach Parfait and some old pattern paper.  I used the Dizzy Border Die-namic from MFT and a bit of SU Peach Parfait ribbon.  Two Light Amber Stamping Bella Bonbons in the top left corner and two little Taylored Expressions Tiny Twinkles on Fluey's antenna, a few coats of clear glaze pen on her hot water bottle and she was ready to go.

Thanks to Karen for the inspiration for this card!  Well, a little more than inspiration.....more like CASEing her card  layout totally :)

Cheerio.....Leslie

Sweet Sunday Tweet

I'm visiting my friend Karen this weekend and her stamp room is a stampers dream!  I haven't stamped in a few weeks so was happy to have carte blanche in her room!

For my card I used this week's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge, SSSC124.  I just love the MFT Pure Innocence girls and Karen has some I don't have so I picked "You're So Tweet" 'cause she really is so sweet!  I inked her in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured her with copics.  Her dress was perfect for paper piecing and I used a pink Spica Glitter Pen on her little waistband and heart. I used an oval nestie with the matching scallop oval behind and two dies I don't have at home, the MFT First Place Award Ribbon Die-namic and Papertrey Ink Rick-rac.  I was watching Karen when she made her card for the SSSC124 and loved her trick of faux shine shoes, so I gave it a try.....I like it!   The paper is Echo Park Little Girl - so bright and fun!  It felt good to get back stamping and it's no wonder I'm creative when in Karen's room!  

Cheerio.....Leslie

Happy Birthday Karen!

Today is a very special day for a special friend.....it's Karen's Birthday!  Happy Birthday, my friend!!

I used this week's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge SSSC121.  Flower Girl is inked up in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then I colored her with copics.  Of course I HAD to paper piece her cute little outfit and I used my GellyRoll Stardust pen for a bit of sparkle on her trim.  I used TE Spa Key Ingredients kit - so pretty and I love that everything matches, from the paper to the ribbon to the embellishments.  I used, what I think is :) , Karen's favourite embossing folder - swiss dots - on the circle and my new Lacy Squares nestie which I am still in love with!  I did a little sewing around the edge and was going to try sewing the circle but chickened out at the last minute :) !  A trio of Bella dots and some sponging around the edges to soften it and it's done.

Confession time:  Karen and Dana always help me with my editing/watermark BUT I clearly couldn't ask Karen :) and Dana was away so I had to give it a go on my own - scary!

Wishing you a wonderful birthday Karen!  Please hop on over to Karen's blog and wish her a Happy Birthday too!

Cheerio.....Leslie

Happy Trails Janet!

I wanted to make a special card for a friend who is participating in the Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer this weekend.  She is biking from Toronto to Niagara!!!

I used "I-wish-I-looked-so-good-on-a-bike-abella" from Stamping Bella and although she won't be riding a bike like this with one of her dogs in the back basket she WILL be working VERY hard for a great cause!

I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured it with copics.  I kept this card simple using some retired SU paper and a couple of prima flowers.  I added a few layers of clear glaze pen on the bike - 'cause you know a shiny bike goes much faster!  I wish them great weather and a great ride!  Good luck Janet!

Cheerio.....Leslie

Sweet Sunday Bride

Sweet Sunday on a Monday?!  Today's card uses Karen Giron's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge SSSC120 and I stuck with just pink and white - perfect wedding colours!

I inked up Sposabella in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then colored her with copics.

The paper is retired SU patterned paper matched with SU Pretty in Pink cardstock.  I used the SU scallop border punch with a bit of Pretty in Pink grosgrain ribbon around it and ran the pink circles through the swiss dots embossing folder.  A touch of glitter to the wedding gown and then I spritzed the whole card with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in "Marshmallow".  I LOVE this mist!  It adds a soft, subtle sparkle all over, although I don't think you can see it very well in the photo.  Now....let's talk about my sewing :)  I'm sure my "Anonymous Sis" will be very impressed with my attempt today - I believe those are my straightest lines yet!!

Cheerio.....Leslie

Bellariffic Friday - Masculine

Happy Friday!  This week's theme was masculine and I have to admit I almost passed on this one because I don't have many masculine stamps but then remembered my little pirate from Stamping Bella with the most perfect name....Little Johnny Depster....how cute is he?! 

I inked him up with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then colored him with copics.  I don't think I've ever used this many copics.  I had to line them up three times, they kept falling over!

The sketch is Karen Giron's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge SSSC119 and I know I've said it before but I'll say it again, I almost can't make a card now without a sketch!  I pulled a "Dana" though and flipped the sketch :)  The paper is from my big assorted box from Costco and I ran the SU Baja Breeze through my Swiss Dots embossing folder.  I made two little ribbon tabs with SU Early Espresso and then finished it off with the matching YAAARGH sentiment from Stamping Bella.  It was pretty quick to put together but I now wish I'd added some black glaze pen to his boots to make them shine.....hmm, might do that now.  Have a great weekend.

Cheerio.....Leslie

Graduation Cheers

I was asked to make a couple of graduation cards for Vicky and her only request was one had to have dark brown hair and one light brown hair (I've just shown one here).  My MFT order had just arrived so I knew exactly the image I would use!

I stamped the Cheers  à la modes from MFT in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then colored it with copics.  I was surprised at how few copics I used - really just hair, dress and skin colours AND I used the same skin colours for the champagne - I just used a bit of the 0 copic to remove some colour from the champagne glass.  By the looks of my blurry copic photo you would think I'd been in to the champagne myself!! :)

I added several coats of clear glaze pen to the glass and paper pieced it so it was outside the rectangle.  The papers are Making Memories Brooke Paisley and Brooke Narr Stripe and the sketch is the MFTWSC20.  I was super excited with my MFT order and wanted to use as much of it as possible, so added a Simply Scallop border along the bottom and a Mini Rolled Rose Die-namic.  Thanks Karen, for suggesting I use the matching paper to make the rose - love it! 

I didn't have a leaf die so I made my own.  I just cut an oval, free-hand, scored it down the middle and then ran it through my crimper  - voila - a leaf! 

Well, Happy Graduation girls and Cheers to you!

Cheerio.....Leslie

Happy Birthday Vicky

Today is my friend Vicky's Birthday!  Vicky enjoys her wine - red wine to be specific - so I knew that Winobella was the perfect image for her!

I used The Sweet Shop sketch for this week SSS108.  I started by stamping the image in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then colored it with copics.  Oh, and I tried some sewing again and it seems a little straighter  this time :)  I just need to keep practicing. 

I added several coats of clear glaze pen to the wine glasses and the bottle - not sure if it's a Cabernet Sauvignon or a Shiraz!  The cute little flower die is my new MFT Pretty Posies die-namic and I just added a button to the middle.  The paper is the Twitterpated Collection, Pebbles line and it's called "Delightful" which is what Vicky is...just delightful!

Wishing you a wonderful birthday Vicky - enjoy your day!

Cheerio.....Leslie