Happy Birthday to me!

Happy Monday to ya! Hope y'all had a great weekend. Yesterday was my birthday and it was nice to just relax and hang out with my family! I did get a chance to work on some birthday cards this weekend. I am trying to refill my stash of cards and add some new stuff to my Etsy store.

I love, love, love this Bella (EmmyBella) for birthday cards! She is so fashionable and fabulous!

I always pair her with one of Amy R's birthday sentiments. This sentiment set is so versatile! I pulled out some more Basic Grey Indian Summer, some Chocolate Chip and Pink Pirouette cardstock for this card. The ribbon is PTI Berry Sorbet. I am addicted to this set of Nesties! I have used it a lot lately. The scallop border punch is Martha Stewart.
Here is a close-up of Bella. I colored her with my Copics and paper pieced the shopping bag. I masked her and airbrushed the background with some R20 copic ink.


For my second card, surprise....I used EmmyBella again! LOL!
I used more BG Indian Summer. I have really had a hard time using this paper - it is beautiful, but when I would sit down to use it, I struggled matching it up with cardstocks and getting the patterns to gel with each other. Do you ever have that problem? Well, I decided to face it head on and challenge myself to use it up! I know this sounds bad, but I will be a little relieved when my 6x6 pad is gone! I really do like the colors, etc - it has just been my nemesis! I have been lurking around to see how others are pairing it up for inspiration. So, for this card, I paired these patterns with some PTI Berry Sorbet paper (but Cameo Coral is a good match too) and ink and some Chocolate Chip. Dark Choc from PTI is a great match too - just trying to use up my SU stuff first! I added some fern leaves, a PTI Chocolate button and one of my hand-crocheted flowers - getting low on these too - need to make more!
Here is a close-up of this Bella. I colored her clothes the same as the first card, but sponged Berry Sorbet around the image and added some Liquid Glass to her purse for more fabulousness!


Supplies: Stamps - EmmyBella (StampingBella), Sentiment (Amy R - All That Scraps); Paper - Pink Pirouette, Chocolate Chip, Berry Sorbet, Stamper's Select White (PTI), Basic Grey Indian Summer; Ink - Copics, Memento, Berry Sorbet; Accessories - Copic ABS, button (PTI), Berry Sorbet ribbon (PTI), fern & scallop border punches (Martha Stewart), linen thread (SU), crocheted flower (hand-made), Tag & Labels 4 Nesties, Liquid Glass (CTMH)

Late...Again!....Fashionably, of course!

Hope everyone is having a great Monday night! It was a busy day today with the kids - we made cupcake pops and went swimming. The kids loved the cake pops - I will post pics and info later!

I am lovin' this stamp! I have had it for about 4-5 months and just inked her up for the first time last week! Now I wonder what took me so long!

Bella is lookin' fab-o in her cool new clothes and matching purse! I used Amy R's Birthday Sentiments - it just screams to go with this stamp! I used up some prima's tonight along with some buttons - I have a large assortment of both and am trying to make room for some newer ones! I tied the buttons with pink crochet thread. The flourishes are a 4x4 die from QK. I used Pink Pirouette, Kiwi Kiss and Basic Grey Sultry DP. I added a little Liquid Glass (CTMH) to her purse. It is hard to see (my photography stinks tonight - sorry too tired to re-take), but I sponged the background with some Pink Pirouette ink.
See below for copics:

Supplies: Stamps - 'emmybella' - StampingBella, Sentiment - Amy R (All That Scraps); Paper - Pink Pirouette, Kiwi Kiss, BG Sultry DP, Gina K. 80#; Ink - Memento, Copics, Pink Pirouette; Accessories - punch - McGill, flourishes - QK diecut, Liquid Glass - CTMH, primas, buttons, crochet thread, sponges, nesties, swiss dots CB folder

TFL! ~Tori

Fashionably Late

Another rainy day in FL - what's up with that?

I am used to a little heat and sunshine!

I needed a belated birthday card to send to one of my dear aunts!

Her birthday just slipped by me! Amy R's Birthday Sentiments from All That Scraps came to the rescue with the 'fashionably late' saying! It goes perfect with this Stamping Bella 'emmybella' image. I used some new Basic Grey Porcelain with Mellow Moss and Pink Pirouette. The flower embellishment is one I crocheted and paired with 2 punches and a BG brad - the fern punch is Martha Stewart and the leaf punch is EK Success.

I tried something different with my photography. My Canon has a function when shooting in Program Mode that you can see how the shot will look before you take it. Long story short, I got a much better shot.

Here is a close-up of this shopping diva. I colored her with copics, cut out her bags and popped them up and sponged Pink Pirouette ink around the image. I added a little Liquid Glass (CTMH) to her purse. I think it's some designer pink crocodile looking thing.

Here are the Copics I used.

Supplies: Stamps - EmmyBella (Stamping Bella), Birthday Sentiments (Amy R for ATS); Ink - Memento, Pink Pirouette, Copics; Paper - Pink Pirouette, Mellow Moss, Basic Grey Porcelain, Gina K. 80# PL cardstock; Accessories - sponges, crocheted flower (made by me), BG brad, punches - word window (McGill), Fern (Martha Stewart), Leaf (EK Success), CB Embossing folder, Nesties, Liquid Glass (CTMH), pop dots

Thanks for stopping by!~Tori