Blanche the Butterfly

I've loved the Tiny Townies images from Stamping Bella since they were first released and the new butterfly set are no exception.  This one's called Blanche and I even love her dainty hands! The folds on the dress were challenging but she didn't turn out too badly for a first attempt!  I added some white gel pen speckles on her wings and also some speckles on the sky around her although it doesn't show up well in the photograph!

From Dies To Die For:

• Stamping Bella Butterfly Girl Blanche 
• Versafine Ink Pad

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Raven Loves Ribbon

Hello peeps, Squirrel here today with a hoooge dose of sisterly love

(pssst, this is why I should stick with CAS designs)

Here is the list of loveliness that I used (deep breath)

Stamping Bella : Tiny Townies Raven Loves Ribbon

Stamp and Cut-It-Out Die

That fabulous sentiment comes with the stamp

Die-Namics Blueprints 31

Die-Namics Stitched Heart Stax

Die-Namics Stitched Scallop Edges

Die-Namics Garden Fence

MFT 6x6 Tiny Hearts Pastels

MFT 6x6 Watercolor Wash

After that, I'm off for a quick nap!

Hugs to all

Squirrel xx

Teddy Birthday Presents

It's my mid-week post and I'm using Teddy Birthday Presents from Whimsy Stamps combined with a sentiment from Stamping Bella's Dorothy the Dreamer. Although my teddy bear is cute, I'm hoping this might be sufficiently masculine for hubby's birthday card. 

Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

• Whimsy Lee Holland Teddy Birthday Presents
• Versafine Ink Pad
• Sentiment from Tiny Townie Dorothy the Dreamer
• MFT Stitched Scalloped Basic Edges 2
• MFT Stitched Basic Edges 2

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Autumn Loves Autumn

It's September in a couple of days which means we're heading into Autumn, so I've used an appropriate image called Autumn loves Autumn! :0)

Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

• Autumn Loves Autumn from Stamping Bella
• Versafine Ink Pad
• Frantic Stamper Stitched Scene Builder Edges

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

There Are Always Flowers with Stamping Bella

Hey everyone it's Elaine, back with more Stamping Bella inspiration today here on the Dies to Die For blog.

One of my favourite stamp lines is the Stamping Bella Tiny Townies line. They are like little sisters to the stylish Uptown Girls, and they are A.D.O.R.A.B.L.E. The recent release included some gorgeous new Tiny Townie Garden Girls *happy sigh* along with a fab Floral Sentiment Set to go with them.

Stamp: Stamping Bella Tiny Townie Garden Girl Poppy (coordinating die also available), Stamping Bella Garden Girl Floral Sentiments stamp set

Colouring Medium: Copic Markers

Paper: Make it Colour Blending Card

Dies: Lawn Fawn Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables

Misc: MISTI Stamping Tool, MFT Hybrid Ink-Pad Black Licorice

 

Watch the colouring process in the video below or in HD over on my YouTube channel!

 

 

Copic colours used are shown in the video.

 

That's all for today, see you again next week. In the meantime, happy stamping and colouring!

 

~Elaine aka Marker Geek

Blossom Loves Balloons CAS style

Happy Friday everyone, I hope everyone is looking forward to their weekend.

Sadly this is my last post for Dies to Die for as I'm trying to make a bit more time for family stuff and the things I need to do like house hunting. I'm very sad to leave the DT because I've been here for 2 years now and they have been the best ever. So a big thank you to the lovely Tracy, fabby DT leader Lou and all the wonderful girls on the team .

My last card is a CAS, yes, who would have thought that I'd find a little soft spot for making them. Well they are super when you're in a hurry i will say and also they are fab when you want to actually post something in an envelope. This was the card I made for my Mum's birthday, a couple of weeks back now, she'd been on  holiday and I wasn't sure she'd be at home when it was delivered, so I didn't want a parcel getting lost or her having to go and collect it, so I wanted something that would go through the letter box.

I used the adorable Blossom from the Tiny Townies collection, love this stamp. I chose bright colours cos my Mum likes cheerful things.

 I think this is about as CAS as it' possible for me to go, I had to sit down for a bit afterwards!

I raised the back layer on some foam tape added this sentiment which is sooooo my Mum if you knew her lol and finished with just few gems coloured to match with my Copics.

Tiny Townies - Blossom Loves Balloons
Bo Bunny - Ambroisia 6 x 6 pad
By DIEzyne Big Stitched and Pierced Rectangles Dies
Sadly the whimsy sentiment stamp I used is no longer stocked, but you can find loads of fab other sentiment sets by Whimsy here.

All that's left is for me to say a sad farewell, but I'm sure I'll see you around blogland, I haven't given up crafting, I'm just cutting back and avoiding deadlines.

Take care :) xx