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Lots to share...

It's been forever since I've shared - AGAIN. I'll try to make up for that, though, today. I've got 5 cards to share today! Yep - 5! How about that?

The first one I'll share is the most recent. I made a couple of these up really fast - and I cased the idea from Splitcoast. I like how her card turned out better, but that's okay. I don't think I'm ever really happy with what I create...

Supplies Used

Stamp: Weightwatchabella - Stamping Bella

Patterned Paper: DCWV - Glitter Stack

Cardstock: Stampin' Up and Bazzill

Markers: Bic, Prisma

Punch: Scallop - Stampin' Up

Circles: Custom Cutting System - Creative Memories

Sentiment: Lucida Handwriting font from my computer

Now, here are the cards I promised to share wwwwwwwaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyy back in November. I made them for Courtney's swap on Card Cafe. It was a Bella/MFT swap. I was in 3 Bella groups and 1 MFT group.

Supplies Used

Stamps: Curly Surpriseabella - Stamping Bella, Sentiment - Studio G

Patterned Paper: Deja Views

Cardstock: Stampin' Up and Bazzill

Markers: Bic and Stampin' Up

Circles: Custom Cutting System - Creative Memories

Additional Supplies: Photo corners - QuicKutz, Brad - Making Memories

Supplies Used

Stamps: I-can't-see-a-thing-ablla - Stamping Bella, Sentiment - Studio G

Patterned Paper: Close to My Heart

Cardstock: Stampin' Up and Bazzill

Markers: Bic, Stampin' Up

Ribbon: Stampin' Up

Supplies Used

Stamps: Lattebella - Stamping Bella, Flourish - Autumn Leaves

Patterned Paper: 3 Bugs in a Rug

Cardstock: Stampin' Up and Bazzill

Markers: Bic and Stampin' Up

Brads: Doodlebug

Supplies Used

Stamp: Time for the Bubbly - My Favorite Things

Patterned Paper: Arctic Love

Cardstock: Stampin' Up and Bazzill

Markers: Bic and Stampin' Up

Ribbon: Arctic Love

Other: Crystal Stickles

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Bella and Stella!

I spent a little bit of time today making some cards. I'm all finished with swaps for the year, so I sat down to stamp and make cards just for the heck of it. It was nice! I certainly enjoy swapping, but it was nice to be able to just sit and do whatever -- and not have any due dates looming overhead.

Here's what I came up with:

Here's a card I made for a swap on Card Cafe. The theme of the swap was Cocktail Time. I went looking for the entire collection of the Creative Imaginations line, but this martini paper was all I could find. I bought it, but wasn't really thrilled about it. Then, after I got home, I was going through my box of stamped images and found Stella With an Olive on Top (by the way, thanks for the images, Cindy!). Then, I realized that the sentiment I planned to use had an olive above the "cheers" - I couldn't believe how well it was all coming together. I guess it wasn't so bad that I couldn't find anything other than the martini paper afterall!

Supplies Used:

Wreathabella Card

Stamp: Wreathabella (from Stamping Bella)

Patterned Paper: Deja Views (Flurries & Frost Collection)

Cardstock: Stampin' Up

Markers: Bic, Prisma

Additional Supplies: Chestnut Roan Color Box Chalk, Crystal Stickles

Stella Card

Stamp: Stella With an Olive on Top, Studio G (sentiment)

Patterned Paper: Creative Imaginations

Cardstock: Bazzill, Stampin' Up

Markers: Bic, Prisma

Additional Supplies: Brads, Red embossing powder, Glaze pens

Another Card

I found another card to share! I made this card for the Tri-fold Swap on Card Cafe. You can find a tutorial for these cards here. I really had fun making these cards - it's nice to do things a little different sometimes, huh?


Here's the outside of the card:

And here it is opened up:



















I used my Creative Memories Custom Cutting System to cut out the circles, including the "frame" on the front of the card. The frame was actually just regular Stampin' Up cardstock. I thought it needed something, so I pressed my VersaMark pad on it, sprinkled some Hologram Highlights embossing powder on top, then heat set it. I liked what it did to the outside of the card... Just gave it a little "pop" I thought. I also added some Stickles to the bird's wing and tail feathers.


I bet you thought I only stamped with Bellas, huh? ;-)



Supplies Used:
Stamp: Autumn Leaves
Patterned Paper: Fancy Pants - Sublime from the Kewl Papers Line
Cardstock: Stampin' Up!
Markers: Bic
Additional Supplies: Ribbon (probably Offray), Crystal Stickles, Hologram Highlights embossing powder (Stampin' Up!) OH! and the little slot punch from Stampin' Up! too - the little half circle one.

I'm B-A-D!

I am a bad, bad blogger! I've been making cards like crazy, but haven't been sharing them here. I have a couple cards I can share, and I've got more to post as soon as a swap is over...


Here is a Lattebella card I made for one of the 2 for 2 swaps on Card Cafe:
























Stamp: Lattebella by Stamping Bella
Patterned paper: My Mind's eye
Cream cardstock: Stampin' Up!
Brown cardstock: Bazzill
Brads: Making Memories - Copper
Markers: Stampin' Up! and Bic



Here's another card I made. This one is for a Masculine themed card swap on Idaho Scrappers:



















Image Stamp: Docafella by Stamping Bella
Sentiment Stamp: Stampin' Up (I'll have to look to see which set it's from...)
Patterned Paper: Chatterbox
Cardstock: Bazzill (both Navy and Brown)
Brads: Making Memories - Copper
Markers: Stampin' Up! and Bic
Inks: White Signo Gel Pen


That's it for right now, but I'll definitely share more again soon! Hold me to it, okay? : D

My Bella Organization Project...

I don't know about you, but there are times when I want (or need) to stamp some images but I can't quite remember where abouts in my Bella container a certain stamp is located. When I started buying the Bellas, I decided I'd "track" them with a number on the back of the little baggies they come in. Then, when I bought my first Fella stamp, I decided to do the same with them starting at one... Same with my Fella with His Bella stamps... I didn't really have a reason for doing it at the time, but it's been nice for those few times when I don't put a stamp back right away and it ends up hiding somewhere else... The stamps don't stay "lost" for too long after I figure out what it is I'm looking for! ;-)

About 4 or 5 months ago, I decided to buy one of the 7 Gypsies ATC spinners. I really had no clue what I wanted to use it for, but a month or two ago it hit me! I decided to use it for my Bellas! I decided to make an ATC for every single Bella I own. Then, I decided to take it further and put the ATC's on the spinner in alphabetical order. It didn't stop there, though... I then decided I'd put a little tag on the back of each card with the name of the stamp, the number it was in my Bella container -- and what size paper it's best to stamp images on to! (Yes, I'm a little sick in the head, but I thought it'd be a nice reference when I let friends stamp images.)


Anyway, I thought I'd share pics of my project here, so here they are:





Here is the spinner - I figured that, since my stamps are stored by Bella, Fella, etc, I'd put the ATC's on the spinner that way too.























Let's say I want to stamp some images of Snowbunnybella. I'd just flip through my spinner and find her...

...I'd see that Snowbunnybella is #17 in my Bella container.




























So, I'd pull out my Bella container...



























and flip to #17 to find said stamp!




























I'm hoping this will help me out when I want to stamp lots of images at once. Flipping through the container seems harmless enough, but trying to remember which stamps I bought a particular stamp with can be kind of tough - especially when I'm trying to do it quickly!

Let me know what you think of my system!