Category Archives: Clean and Simple (CAS)

Look Up and Where Flowers Bloom

Hello everyone. I’m back today with this week’s challenge from Stamping Bella as well as an extra card I created this week.

Stamping Bella Bundle Girl in the Sky/Stars & Clouds Backdrop
Copic markers – B21, B23, B28, E000, E00, E04, E11, E21, E30, E31, Y06, Y08, Y21, YR23

For the challenge, which was to use any Bundle Girl image, I chose Bundle Girl in the Sky. I paired her with the sentiment included in the set and Stars & Clouds Backdrop. I stamped the hanging stars onto black cardstock using white ink then white embossed. I then stamped the stars onto X-Press It Blending Card, colored with markers and cut out each (even the tiny ones) and adhered in place. The Bundle Girl was also cut out and popped up on foam tape. Additional dots were added using a white extra-fine tip Sharpie marker.

Stamping Bella Tiny Townie Garden Girl Lily of the Valley
Copic markers – BG10, C00, C1, C2, E000, E00, E04, E11, E21, E23, E27, E29, R00, R83, R85, RV11, RV32, YG03, YG06, YG09

Also this week I used Tiny Townie Garden Girl Lily of the Valley with a Spring Sentiment. I added a few die-cut flowers and epoxy dots over Queen & Company’s pretty Flirty Florals patterned paper.

As a quick reminder, Bundle Girl Bunny is available at 50% off through March 31st.

NEXT WEEK’S CHALLENGE

Use an image from the latest release.  All challenge details can be found HERE.

Thanks so much for visiting today!

1amichele siggy

Stamping Bella-A few more previews

Hi everyone! I’m back today to share my final four samples using new images from Stamping Bella. All new stamps will be available for purchase tomorrow, Monday March 14.

Note: All images were stamped onto X-Press It Blending Card and colored with Copic markers.

Oddball Mom & Dad, Oddball Siblings and Oddball Family Pets

Stamping Bella Oddball Mom & Dad, Siblings and Family Pets
Copic markers – BG01, BG02, BG10, BG45, E000, E00, E04, E11, E21, E23, E25, E27, E29, E30, E31, E33, E35, E37, E45, R83, RV11, RV32, W00, W1, W2, W4, Y21, YR23

First, I combined new Oddball Mom & Dad with Oddball Siblings and Oddball Family Pets. I love the ability to create your own family. 🙂 The sentiment is from Celebrate & Congratulate, minus the exclamation point at the end…because they don’t look all that enthusiastic. Haha. The pink die-cut balloon is popped up on a bit of foam tape to add dimension. Strings were drawn in using a Copic Multiliner. Paper is from Queen & Company’s Sweet Shop.

Oddball Leonardo

Stamping Bella Oddball Leonardo
Copic markers – B16, B19, B91, B93, B95, B97, B99, BG10, BG11, E000, E00, E04, E11, E21, E30, E31, E33, E35, E37, G09, G28, R29, R39, R59, R89, W00, W1, W2, W4, W5, W7, V06, V09, Y13, Y19, YR09, YR16

Next is Oddball Leonardo. He comes along with the sentiment I used here as well as “SMILE! It’s your day!” I think he’s fabulous. I used Queen & Company’s Happy Hearts paper and a sprinkling of colorful enamel dots.

Curvy Girl Posing

Stamping Bella Curvy Girl Posing
Copic markers – E000, E00, E04, E11, E21, E23, E27, E29, E33, E50, R83, RV11, RV32, W00, W1, W2, YG03, YG09, YR12, YR21

Here’s another lovely mom/daughter combo with Curvy Girl Posing. The sentiment is so true. White dots were added to the dresses using an extra fine tip white Sharpie marker.

Bundle Girl with Cherry Blossoms

Stamping Bella Bundle Girl with Cherry Blossoms

Last for today, I have Bundle Girl with Cherry Blossoms. I stamped the branch portion of the image across the top and added a few sequins for a bit of sparkle. Her outfit was paper-pieced using (very old) patterned paper. I seem to have misplaced my notes with the list of Copic markers used. Sorry about that.

Please stop by the Stamping Bella blog to see additional samples and images, all available for purchase tomorrow morning. 🙂 Thanks so much for visiting!

1amichele siggy

Stamping Bella Previews, Day 2

Hello again! Today I’m sharing three more samples from Stamping Bella‘s upcoming release. All new images will be available Monday, March 14.

Curvy Girl Strutting

Stamping Bella Curvy Girl Strutting
Copic markers – E000, E00, E04, E11, E21, E35, E40, E41, E42, E43, R01 R83, RV11, RV32, W00, W1, W2, Y21, YG63, YG99, YR12, YR21

I think all of the Curvy Girls with little girls or boys are sweet. This one is so fun too! After coloring with markers, I added a sprinkling of die-cut confetti.

Tiny Townie Cherry Blossom

Tiny Townie Cherry Blossom
Copic markers – E000, E00, E04, E11, E21, E23, E27, E29, G24, G43, G46, RV11, RV32, W0, W1

This super cute Tiny Townie is holding a cherry blossom branch. After coloring, I added dotted centers to the flowers using black enamel accents.

Special Delivery

Stamping Bella Special Delivery
Copic markers – E30, E31, E35, E50, R01, R29, R39, W00, W1, Y21, Y38, YR12, YR23

Last for today, I have new Special Delivery birdie. I used Taylored Expressions Masking Rectangle to create the brushed sky within.

Be sure to check out the Stamping Bella blog for many more samples and additional new images. It’s always a treat! Thanks for stopping by today. I’ll be back tomorrow. 🙂

1amichele siggy

Stamping Bella New Release Previews

Hello hello! I hope you are well. It’s been a while since I’ve posted but I’m still here. Just busy with work, family, important family issues…lots of stuff. If you’d like to see work I created in the interim, it can be seen here.

Today begins previews of Stamping Bella‘s upcoming March 14 release. I only have one to share today (plus this week’s challenge), but I’ll have more tomorrow. Per usual, all images were stamped onto X-Press It Blending Card and colored with Copic markers.

Bundle Girl and the Bee Hive

Stamping Bella Bundle Girl and the Beehive
Copic markers – BG10, BG11, BG70, E000, E00, E04, E08, E09, E11, E21, E29, E31, E33, E35, E37, G20, G24, N0, N1, N3, N9, R83, R85, RV11, RV32, Y21, Y23, YR23

I just love all of the Bundle Girls. Here she is meeting with her bees, filling her little honey pot. So cute. Adorable cloud die is from (retired) Paper Smooches.

Oddball Hippie

Stamping Bella Oddball Hippie
Copic markers – BG10, BG11, E000, E00, E04, E11, E21, E30, E31, E33, E35, E37, R83, RV11, V15, V17, V99, W00, W1, W2, W3, Y21

This week’s challenge was to create using a “vintage” image. I chose Oddball Hippie, using a combination of sentiments from Good Vibes and Celebrate & Congratulate. It’s for my daughter’s birthday. ♥

NEXT WEEK’S CHALLENGE

Use any Bundle Girl image.  All challenge details can be found HERE.

I’ll be back tomorrow with more previews! Thanks so much for visiting today!

1amichele siggy

Life Happens and a Couple of Homesteaders

Hello everyone. I’m a bit behind on posting this week but better late than never. Busy, busy, busy…

Stamping Bella Curvy Girl Loves Coffee
Copic markers – BG10, C00, C1, C2, E000, E00, E04, E11, E21, E23, E25, E27, E29, E31, E50, E51, R83, R85, RV11, RV32

This week the Stamping Bella team is featuring creations using Curvy Girls. I chose Curvy Girl Loves Coffee. She’s adorable. I paired her with Queen & Company’s Fruit Stand patterned paper.

Stamping Bella Oddball Homesteaders
Copic markers – B91, B93, B95, B97, BG10, BG11, E000, E00, E04, E11, E21, E23, E25, E27, E30, E31, E33, E35, E50, E51, R14, R37, W00, W1, W2, W3, W4, Y21, YG03, YG63, YG99, YR04, YR15

Also this week, I colored Oddball Homesteaders from Stamping Bella’s latest release. They are one of my favorites of the new images. I love them. Like my first card, the homesteaders were stamped onto X-Press It Blending Card and colored with Copic markers. The gingham is some random scrap I found in a pile.

NEXT WEEK’S CHALLENGE

Use an image from the latest release.  All challenge details can be found HERE.

Thanks so much for visiting today!

1amichele siggy

Stamping Bella-January Stamp of the Month

Hello everyone! I hope you had an enjoyable holiday! We travelled for the first time in two years. It was great, and noone has gotten sick so double plus. 🙂

This week the Stamping Bella team is creating with the January Stamp of the Month, Curvy Girl Loves Jam. She is available at 50% off through January 31st. The sentiment is included with the image.

Stamping Bella Curvy Girl Loves Jam

Here I paired the image with older Prima Julie Nutting “Blush” patterned paper. It’s perfect with the tiny strawberries.

Stamping Bella Curvy Girl Loves Jam (close-up)
Copic markers – BG10, C00, C1, C2, E000, E00, E04, E11, E21, E31, E35, E37, E50, E51, G28, R24, R29, R39, R83, R85, R89, RV11, RV32, Y17, Y21, YG63, YG67

The image was stamped onto X-Press It Blending Card and colored with Copic markers, listed above.

NEXT WEEK’S CHALLENGE

Use a vintage Stamping Bella image, meaning one NOT from the current/most recent release. (If the image is not listed in the “what’s new” category, then it’s considered “vintage.”) All challenge details can be found HERE.

Thanks so much for visiting today!

1amichele siggy

Have Yourself a Lazy Little Christmas

Hello everyone! I hope all is well with you. Still a bit frantic here but I see time off at the end of the tunnel. 🙂

Today the Stamping Bella team is using images from the Sloth or Bella Exclusive Images category. Sloth Ornament is available at 50% off through December 31st.

Stamping Bella Sloth in a Stocking
Copic markers – E30, E31, E33, E35, E37, E49, G16, G19, G28, R29, R39, R59, W00, W1, W2

I used Sloth in a Stocking with a white embossed brick background. The sentiment is from Merry Slothmas.

Stamping Bella Bundle Girl with a Tree
Copic markers – BG10, BG11, BG13, E000, E00, E04, E11, E21, E33, E35, E37, G28, R29, R39, R59, W00, W1, Y21, YR23, YG63, YG67

This week I also colored Bundle Girl with a Tree. I paired her with a Holiday Sentiment and Queen & Company’s North Pole Party patterned paper. I used an extra fine tip white Sharpie to create the flurries.

The Stamping Bella team is taking a break until the first of the year but I may pop in to share a few things before then. I wish everyone a happy holiday season! As always, thank you so much for stopping by! ♥

1amichele siggy

Eat, Sleep & Be Merry

Hello everyone! Happy Friday! Today the Stamping Bella team is creating with our December Stamp of the Month, Sloth Ornament. He’s 50% off through December 31st.

Stamping Bella Sloth Ornament
Copic markers – BG11, BG70, E30, E31, E33, E35, E37, E49, G28, G40, G43, G46, R01, R29, R39, R59, W00, W1, W2, W3, W5, W7, 100, Y17, Y23, YR23

Isn’t he cute? He doesn’t come with a sentiment but Merry Slothmas is whole set of cute and quirky sentiments to go with all of the sloth holiday images. Patterned paper and tiny rhinestones are from Queen & Company.

Stamping Bella Oddball Flamingos
Copic markers – R83, R85, RV11, RV32, W00, W1, YR04, YR27

Also this week, I colored one of two Oddball Flamingos. I think we all need a reminder once in a while to stand tall. 🙂

Patterned paper is Sweet as Sugar from Reverse Confetti.

NEXT WEEK’S CHALLENGE

Use a vintage Stamping Bella image, meaning one NOT from the current/most recent release. (If the image is not listed in the “what’s new” category, then it’s considered “vintage.”) All challenge details can be found HERE.

Thanks so much for visiting today!

1amichele siggy

Purple Onion Designs Holiday Sale

Hello stamping friends! Today I’m sharing a few cards I created using Purple Onion Designs images. There’s a wonderful holiday sale taking place now through December 5, 25% off rubber stamps. I hope you’ll take a peek. Lots of cuteness. 🙂

All images were stamped onto X-Press It Blending Card and colored with Copic markers.

Purple Onion Designs Warmhearted Snowman
Copic markers – BG70, E30, E31, E33, E35, E40, E41, E42, E43, R000, R01, R02, R24, R29, R39, W00, W1, W2, W3, W4, W5, YR12, YR14, YR18

Here I used Warmhearted Snowman by Stacey Yacula with a sentiment from Sweetest Season. I tried my best using the “no line” coloring technique…although I’m not sure how to carry out a “no line” look with a white image. I think I need disappearing ink. Nonetheless, I think he turned out ok. White dots were added using an extra fine point white Sharpie.

Purple Onion Designs Louis and Lighted Trees
Copic markers – BG10, BG11, BG13, BG70, E30, E31, E33, E35, E37, G21, G24, G39, W1, W2, W3, 100, YR68

Next I used adorable Louis with Lighted Trees and a Sweetest Season sentiment. Once colored, I added Glossy Accents over the tree decorations so they are shiny and add a bit of dimension. Flurries created with the same white Sharpie.

Purple Onion Designs Kaily & Nohl, Dusting of Snow, Home for the Holidays Sentiment
Copic markers – BG10, C4, C5, C6, C7, R21, Y21, YR23

Lastly, I’ve used Kaily & Nohl, ringing in the new year with a Home for the Holidays sentiment. I also used Dusting of Snow in the background with Diamond Stickles added to the center of each flake and throughout the ground.

I hope you’ll check out the holiday sale! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by today.

1amichele siggy

Just One Ho

Hello everyone. I hope my US friends had a nice Thanksgiving. My house was full of family for the first time in oh so long. It was very nice to see everyone. 🙂

Stamping Bella MINI Oddball Christmas Pudding

This week the Stamping Bella team is creating with images from the latest release. I chose sweet MINI Oddball Christmas Pudding. I love her expression. (It’s how I felt at the end of last night’s visit. Haha.)

Stamping Bella MINI Oddball Christmas Pudding (close-up)
Copic markers – BG10, BG11, E000, E00, E04, E11, E21, E30, E31, E33, E35, E37, E40, E41, E42, E49, E50, E51, G21, G24, G28, G46, R37, R39, R59, W00, W1, W2

After stamping onto X-Press It Blending Card and coloring with Copic markers, I cut around the tip of the one leaf then die-cut the rectangle, with the tip on the top edge of the die so it would not cut. Partial sentiment is from Festive Oddball Sentiment Set.

NOTE: Enjoy 25% off your entire online order with code THANKFUL25 at checkout on XPRESSIT.US. This offer ends 11/29 at 11:59 pm PST.

NEXT WEEK’S CHALLENGE

Use any current Stamping Bella image. (No restrictions.) All challenge details can be found HERE.

Have a great weekend!

1amichele siggy