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Thursday, 6 February 2025

Curvy Girl Birthday | Stamping Bella

Hi all, today is my birthday so I made a birthday card for myself using my favourite colours, techniques, craft supplies and, of course, one of my favourite stamps - Curvy Girl Eats Cake


My favourite colours for cardmaking are pink and teal. 
Dress and shoes  - BG11, BG13, BG45, BG53, BG57
Flowers - R30, R32, R35



Plate: BV11, BV13
Cake: E51, E53, E55, R30, R32, R35
Leaves: G20, G21, G24
Shadow: W00, W1, W3


A favourite technique of mine is to use a scoring board and stylus to create a frame around the image. I do this by turning the image face down and scoring on the 1/8" line on all four sides. 


The teal, mint and pink papers are a mix from various different brands. 


My next favourite thing is to decorate the inside of the card. This does add a lot of weight to the card and is more expensive to mail but I just love the finished look. 


I also added a place to hold a gift card - who doesn't love gift cards?? 


On the card front I stuck down the card and paper layer. 


Then I used strips of contrasting paper and adhered them to the back of the image, before gluing that down onto the paper base layer. 



Finally, my favourite embellishment - enamel dots. I have these in just about every colour there is; you could almost say I have an obsession with them! 


And here is the finished product! All of my favourites on one card. Happy Birthday to me!


For more new release inspiration check out the Stamping Bella blog and Stamping Bella Sisterhood page over on Facebook, where you can add your own Stamping Bella creations.


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Thursday, 17 October 2024

Oddball Witchy Sistah Rocker Card | Stamping Bella

Hi all, I'm back, and this week I have a Halloween Rocker Card featuring Oddball Witchy Sistah 1 and the Spooky Sentiments set. This card would be a fabulous addition to your Halloween decorations. 


Supplies:
Black card
Halloween themed papers
Die cuts (optional)
Distress oxide ink, Twisted Citron
Lacy Scalloped Dies
Double stitched circle dies

How to: 
Stamp Oddball Witchy Sistah 1 on to white blending card, colour and fussy cut around the outline. 




Cut one 5.5", and one 4" lacy scalloped circle from black card. 
Cut one 5" and one 3.5" double stitched circle from contrasting Halloween themed paper. 


To create the card base, fold the large scalloped circle in half and burnish well with a bone folder


Cut the large circle in half and adhere either side of the card base. 



Adhere the small paper circle and scalloped circle together. 


Decorate with Halloween die-cuts


Apply 3D foam to the back, only on the bottom half 


Adhere the circle to the card base, positioning so that only the bottom half is stuck to the base. 


Adhere Oddball Witchy Sistah 1 using foam tape.


Stamp the sentiment onto white card, cut out using a small scalloped circle. While the die is still in place, ink with twisted citron distress oxide ink. 



Adhere the sentiment and embellish the card as desired. 


For more new release inspiration check out the Stamping Bella blog and Stamping Bella Sisterhood page over on Facebook, where you can add your own Stamping Bella creations.

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Saturday, 30 March 2024

UTG Cinderella Bridge Card | Stamping Bella

Hi all, Today  I'm shing a Bridge Card featuring Uptown Girl Cinderella and a sentiment from the Hello Spring sentiment set. 

 The card measures 6" x 6" when folded flat and fits easily into an envelope for mailing. 



Supplies:
White card
Designer paper ( used: Echo Park, My Little Girl)
Scoring board and bone folder
Rainbow and Clouds Dies
Stitched Rectangle Dies
Spica glitter pens

How to:
Cut white card:
(1x) 8" x 6" - card base
(1x) 3-7/8" x 5-7/8" - centre panel
(4x) 7/8" x 5-7/8" - sides
(1x) 2" x 6" - bridge
(1x) 1-7/8" x 5-7/8" - bridge
(1x) 3.5" x 1.25" - sentiment

Cut paper:
(1x) 3.75" x 5.75" - centre panel
(4x) 0.75" x 5.75" - sides
(1x) 1.75" x 5.75" - bridge

Stamp Uptown Girl Cinderella onto white blending card and colour using your preferred medium. 


Add some sparkle to her dress and gloves using Spica glitter pens.


Fussy cut around the outline and set aside to work on the card. 


Score the 8" x 6" piece of card on the long side at 1", 2", 6" and 7"


Valley fold the inside score lines and mountain fold the outer score lines. 


Adhere all the paper pieces to their corresponding card pieces




Adhere all the panels to the card base. 


Apply glue to one end of the bridge


Line it up with the edge of the card base, approx. 1" from the bottom. 


Fold in the side panels and adhere the  other end of the bridge to the opposite side, again lining it up with the edge of the card base. 



Apply glue or foam tape/dots to the image only where it meets the card base. Also leave enough of the dress to slide the end of the sentiment underneath before adhering it down. 


Stamp the sentiment onto the white card strip then cut out using the rectangle die. Slide the end under the image. 


Add some die cut clouds and a rainbow for a 3D effect.


For more new release inspiration check out the Stamping Bella blog and Stamping Bella Sisterhood page over on Facebook, where you can add your own Stamping Bella creations.


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