Hello hello!!! I hope you're all OK and coping well with Christmas preparations. I'm having family over to our's again this year but am not flapping too much as Mr Marks and Mr Spencer are helping me out quite a bit! LOL!!! And considering the awful Christmas we had last year because of Mum, it kinda puts things into perspective so I'm fairly chilled!!
Anyway, I guess we're all making our final cards now. I've still got hubbie's to make but I've coloured the image so should finish that in a couple of days. I have to say, though, the card I'm going to show today has had me SO excited!! Just because I LOVE LOVE LOVE these new range of stamps from Stamping Bella and they colour just SO beautifully!!!!!!! This is the first one I've made from the Uptown Girls range.....
what dya think?!!! I know this isn't really a Christmasy image but I thought it really was if coloured the right way as I thought it cried out holiday parties with glam dresses!! So I coloured with copics and paper pieced their dresses to which I added lots of glitter to the trim. I hope you can see as well that one of them has glitter gold sandals (courtesy of Stickles) and the other has patent black sandals (courtesy of black Sakura gel pen). These gorgeous papers are some of my fav colours by MME Happy Heart. Sentiment is Papertrey Ink. Holly is PTI die.
I think they are such adorable stamps, I'm totally in love with them so watch this space for more!! I also added glitter to their yummy looking cocktails!
I'd like to enter this into:
Crafty stash used: Stamps (Stamping Bella, PTI); Copics; Papers (MME); Assorted cardstock; Die (PTI); Pearls (Prima); Gold & Crystal Stickles; Black glitter (Lakeland); Black Sakura gel pen; Nailheads (Josy Rose); Glitter trim (?)
And another PTI card this time using some felt!! I die cut these cute mittens from white and pink felt and added Baker's twine to join them together. The bigger holly die is also from PTI, as it the sentiment. A nice simple card!
I'd like to enter this into:
Crafty stash used: Stamp (PTI); Holly & mitten dies (PTI); Felt (PTI); Buttons (PTI); Nailheads (Josy Rose); Paper (3 Bugs in a Rug)
I used this gorgeously cute Forever Friends bear stamp and coloured him with watercolour pencils and Sansador. I outlined in a warm copic and added a frame of Crystal Stickles. Sorry I don't know where the paper is from, it's a 12 x 12" sheet but I can't find it!! The snowflake is a Sizzix Sizzlits die. Sentiment is Waltzing Mouse.
Little close up of the cutie! As you can see, I also added Crystal Stickles to the snowflake.
Even closer! Wonder what he's saying to the robin?! Don't forget you can buy your Forever Friends' stash from Lynne at The Craft Den.
what dya think?!!! I know this isn't really a Christmasy image but I thought it really was if coloured the right way as I thought it cried out holiday parties with glam dresses!! So I coloured with copics and paper pieced their dresses to which I added lots of glitter to the trim. I hope you can see as well that one of them has glitter gold sandals (courtesy of Stickles) and the other has patent black sandals (courtesy of black Sakura gel pen). These gorgeous papers are some of my fav colours by MME Happy Heart. Sentiment is Papertrey Ink. Holly is PTI die.
I think they are such adorable stamps, I'm totally in love with them so watch this space for more!! I also added glitter to their yummy looking cocktails!
And another PTI card this time using some felt!! I die cut these cute mittens from white and pink felt and added Baker's twine to join them together. The bigger holly die is also from PTI, as it the sentiment. A nice simple card!
Second one is again is done using Damask snowflake and Prima North Country papers. The sentiment stamp and die are from the Photo Finishers set. I used Crystal Stickles on this one and the blue gems are by Kars from The Craft Den.
Same papers again and I cut around one of the embellies to use as a focal point. Nesties this time are the Heirloom Ornament ones. 
Another shot of the first one!
Last one made using Nesties Label 21 and 18. Papers are from Basic Grey Jovial also available at The Craft Den. Larger holly die also from PTI.
My sis asked me to make her a card using this stamp for her mother-in-law as she has an allotment so is perfect for her! I must apologise for the dodgy photo as hubbie has taken our good camera with him plus the weather here is dire and dreary. So I coloured her with a mixture of copics and watercolour pencils as usual. The papers are by October Afternoon- very appropriate I thought! I used the MFT fence die and tied some twine and a button. The sentiment is PC generated but cut out using the Memory Box label die.
Usual close up! How jolly and sweet does she look?! Am loving the look of those carrots!!
So I coloured the stamp exactly the same as with the previous card I made using this stamp (copics) and using Liquid Pearls for the snow. I didn't put the frame on 3d pads this time but I still used acetate behind the windows. I paper pieced the blind and hanging heart.
The second card I'd like to show you is a card I made using the Papertrey Ink Love Lives Here- Holiday set. It basically comes as a mix and match set that you can create a scene with. I have pretty much cased the layout of the stamped image by Melissa Phillips so that's why I haven't entered into any challenges! 
Lastly here is my birthday stash- sorry for dodgy photo. I got a load of new copics (even tho I said I wouldn't get any more!!!) A Lily Bee Head over Heels pad (can't wait to use this, it's GORGEOUS) and Echo Park pad. Then I got the fence and file tab dies from MFT and Memory Box Primo Labels die. Finally a couple of Stamping Bella stamps (who else?)
So here is the cutie MFT stamp set All Star A la Mode. I coloured her with watercolour pencils and paper pieced her trousers and flag. Papers are by MME Happy Go Lucky and I just love them- they are SO my colours!! I used the MFT grass to add a bit of texture and then a Papertrey ink leaf die across the centre. Sentiment is MFT which accompanies the main stamp.
Usual close up!
