Stampinò Bella- Bellarific Friday with Oddball Muhammad Ali!

Hello my crafting friends!

Yes it's Friday so it's Bellarific time and today we had a theme of "birthday"...

 

I decided to make a card for my bro-in-law as he is a big boxing fan. I grabbed Oddball Muhammad Ali and coloured him up with copics adding some white pencil highlights. I then fussy cut him out. I then used a die to cut some DP for my card blank. I also cut a strip of stripy paper for the bottom of the front panel. I then stamped out two sentiments- one from the Ali stamp set and then the "happy birthday" from the Celebrate And Congratulate Sentiment Set. I finally arranged all the elements mounting them on 3d foam pads.

Supplies: Stamps (Stamping Bella); Copics; White pencil; Dies (MFT); Paper (MFT, ?)

Catherine Pooler: Bold Bits And Patterns Stamp Set!

Hello my crafty friends!

Something a little different from me today using Catherine Pooler stamps. I'm not much of a clean and simple girl as I love colouring too much for occasionally I like to create some simple cards especially for male birthdays ..

I used the Bold Bits And Patterns stamp set with a variety of Distress Oxides. I got my inspiration from the Catherine Pooler website as I was out of my comfort zone a bit! I then added a stamped sentiment word strip and some sparkly enamel dots.

So quick and easy for effective I think! See you Friday x

Stamps (Catherine Pooler, Altenew); Inks (Distress Oxide); Enamel dots (Doodlebug)

Papertrey Ink: Special Guy!

Hello! I'm sharing another male card today using some Papertrey Ink products. I used Special Guy stamp set, Baseball T die and Special Guy Stencil Collection...

 I die cut the shirt using white and green cardstock. I then stencilled a design on the front before stamping a sentiment from the Special Guy stamp set. I added a little printed "in law" to personalise my card. I then simply layered up on a panelled wood design piece of paper on kraft cardstock.

Super quick and easy striking male card! Yay! 

Stamps (PTI); Stencils (PTI); Dies (PTI); Cardstock (PTI); Paper (?)

MFT: Here's To You stamp set and Frosty Beer Mug Dynamics

Hello! 

So sadly as we know MFT closed its doors in July 2025 (sob!) but I've still got some cards I made ages ago that I haven't posted!!

Here's Here's To You sentiment set and the Frosty Beer Mug Dienamics I used to make this card...

I used the dies to cut out the beer mug and froth and coloured with copics. I then adhered to some white cardstock and mounted on black and then brown cardstock. I stamped a sentiment from the Here's To You sentiment set and finally added some enamel dots. 

A super easy male birthday card!

 Supplies: Stamps (MFT); Dies (MFT); Copics; white pencil; Cardstock (PTI); enamel dots (Doodlebug)

Stamping Bella Bellarific Friday with Planty Dandy!

 Hey my crafting friends,

Today is Bellarific Friday! Whoop! So I have this adorable Dandy lion to share with you today. He's called Planty Dandy....

We had a sketch to follow this week. I decided to rotate it. I coloured Dandy with copics and added my usual white gel pen highlights. I then arranged some gorgeous DPs to follow the sketch. I stamped out a sentiment from the Celebrate And Congratulate Sentiment set, cut into a banner and raised up on 3d foam pads. Finally I added a die-cut heart and some textured leaves.

Supplies: Stamps (Stamping Bella); Copics; White gel pen; Papers (Simple Stories); Dies (ME, MFT)

Stamping Bella- Bellarific Friday with Oddball Julius!

 Hello!

Bellarific Friday this week was a sketch and I decided to work with the glorious Oddball Julius...

I coloured Julius with copics and fussy cut him out. I created a background using DPs and a wreath die cut using cardstock and vellum. I then added the two accompanying sentiments- one using a little speech die. I love the sentiments on this one- tee hee- v funny! The mirrored gold strip just finishes it off I think. A great stamp for a male card!

Here was our sketch.

Supplies: Stamps (Stamping Bella); Copics; Dies (PTI, Mama Elephant); Papers (Am Crafts); Cardstock (SU, Concord &9th); Vellum (PTI)

MFT- Fred Bear Out West!

 Hello I've had this stamp coloured up for ages but hadn't yet made into a card. This is MFT's Fred Bear Our West (since retired)... 

I coloured him with copics and masked him out so I could blend some Distress Oxides through a stencil to create a desert-look background. I then added a strip of DP, a die-cut horse-shoe and one of the accompanying sentiments.

Supplies: Stamps (MFT); Distress Oxides; Copics; DP (October Afternoon); Dies (MFT)

STAMPING BELLA NEW RELEASE: GNOME HIPPIE!

Aren't you just loving these gnomes from the new Stamping Bella release?!

Today I'm showcasing Gnome Hippie...

I coloured this cool dude with copics and added some star epoxy stickers to his guitar. I then created the swirly background using a die. I used the sentiment from the Good Vibes Sentiment set and added some flower buttons with stitching.

Peace out man!

Supplies: Stamps (Stamping Bella); Copics; Dies (MFT); Star stickers (?); Buttons (JoAnn's); Cardstock (PTI)

STAMPING BELLA NEW RELEASE- GNOME DIVER!

Hello! I'm so excited to be sharing with you my samples for the NEW STAMPING BELLA RELEASE!

This is our first release without Emily so feels quite strange but Elaine and the girls have done her proud, I'm sure she's smiling looking down on us.

My sample for today is Gnome Diver..... 

I coloured Gnome Diver with copics and masked him out. I then created an underwater background using Distress Oxides. I stamped a sentiment from the Under The Sea sentiment set and added some raindrops and a striped border.

Supplies: Stamps (Stamping Bella); Copics; White pencil; Distress Oxides; Stencil (MFT); Paper (MFT); Raindrops (PTI)

Stamping Bella- Oddball Aardvark And Ant!

Hello!

Today I'm sharing a funny Stamping Bella Oddball card- Oddball Aardvark And Ant... 

I love this stamp as it really reminds me of the cartoon that used to be on after the Pink Panther when I was a kid- remember that?! I just love the expressions on their faces!

I coloured the aardvark and ant with copics and added some white gel pen on the strawberry. I then adhered some patterned paper and die cut the sentiment into a speech bubble shape and raised up on foam pads. I cut off the edge so that it interacted with the edge of the page. Finally I added some enamel dots.

Supplies: Stamps (Stamping Bella); Copics; Paper (MFT); Dies (Paper Smooches); Enamel dots (Doodlebug)

Lili Of The Valley- Pancake Day!

 Hello! Today I'm sharing LOTV's Pancake Day...

I coloured him with copics and cut out using an arched die. I then stamped out the main sentiment and cut it out and then stamped a sub-heading directly onto the image. I then adhered some DP and then the image on top. I raised up the main sentiment on foam pads and then finally finished with some enamel dots.

Supplies: Stamps (LOTV, Altenew); Copics; Paper (MFT); Dies (MFT); Enamel dots (Doodlebug)

Stamping Bella- Reading Gnome!

Hello all!

Today I'm sharing Stamping Bella's cute Reading Gnome.... 

I stamped and coloured with copics. I then masked and using a stencil blended Distress Oxides behind him. I then cut into a rectangle and added a strip of DP and mounted onto some red cardstock. Finally I added a die cut sentiment (with a small stamped one) and some enamel dots. Ta da! 

Supplies: Stamps (Stamping Bella, PTI); Copics; Distress Oxides; Stencils (Taylored Expressions); Paper (Sweet Pea Designs); Dies (Stamping Bella- retired); Enamel dots (Doodlebug); Cardstock (SU)

MFT- London Mouse!

 Hallo!! 

Today I'm sharing a card featuring MFT's London Mouse...

I coloured with copics and fussy cut all the elements. I then created some ink blended panels and then added all the elements.

Supplies: Stamps (MFT, Mama Elephant); Copics; White gel pen; Distress Oxides

Stamping Bella- Sanford The Birthday Boy Stuffie!

Hallooooo! 

Today I'm sharing a cute male birthday card featuring Stamping Bella's Sanford The Birthday Boy Stuffie.....

I coloured the image with copics and added some white gel pen highlights. I then stamped a birthday sentiment above and added a die cut "celebrate" (now retired from Stamping Bella but available at Dies To Die For in the UK.

I added a strip of stripey DP and some enamel dots to finish!

Supplies: Stamps (Stamping Bella); Copics; White gel pen; Papers (Carta Bella?); Dies (Stamping Bella); Enamel dots (Doodlebug)

 

Stamping Bella- Oddball Beaver!

How's it going? Today I'm showcasing Stamping Bella's Oddball Beaver for a male birthday card... 

I coloured with copics and fussy cut. I then created an aperture and laid some wood DP behind it and adhered a strip of stripy DP to the bottom of the card blank. I then stamped out the accompanying sentiment beneath the aperture. Finally I die cut some oak leaves using DP and added an enamel dot.

Stamps (Stamping Bella); Copics; Papers (MFT); Dies (Echo Park, MFT); Enamel dots

MFT- Level Up and Game Controller

I made this card for my gaming hubby using MFT's Level Up and Game Controller die...

I used the Rectangle Trio stencil to ink blend some different coloured inks to create my background. I then created my games controllers using the MFT die and a variety of cardstock and added some Glossy Accents to make the buttons shiny. I attached them to the background using 3d foam pads and connected them using some recycled cord. I stamped the sentiment and added a die cut heart.

Supplies: Stamps (MFT); Dies (MFT, Mama Elephant); Cardstock (PTI); Distress Oxides (Ranger); Glossy Accents; Cord (recycled); Stencils (MFT)

MFT- Rooting For You!

Hallo my crafting peeps!

Today I'm sharing a male birthday card using MFT's Rooting For You (though I think this might be retired now)....

I coloured with copics and added white gel pen highlights and fussy cut out. I then created the background panel using Distress Oxides and a stencil. Over the top I adhered a strip of DP and created some cute trees using an MFT die and PTI cardstock. 

Finally I stamped a cute sentiment and adhered the image using 3d foam pads.

Supplies: Stamps (MFT); Copics; White gel pen; Distress Oxides; Stencil (Taylored Expressions); Paper (MFT); Dies (MFT)

Stamping Bella New Release Sneaky Peek Day 2- Two Gnomes And A Keg, The Gnome In The Hammock, Gnome And The Squirrel and There There Tiny Townie!

Woo hoo! How amazing is this new Stamping Bella release?!! 

And there's more today!! 

Today I am sharing Two Gnomes And A Keg, The Gnome In The Hammock, Gnome And The Squirrel and There There Tiny Townie. 

To start with, here is Two Gnomes And A Keg....

I coloured the image with copics and added some white gel pen highlights. I stamped the accompanying sentiment underneath. Then I masked out the image and ink blended a sky around some masked out clouds. Job done! This is such a great image for the males in your life. This one is definitely going in my basket!!

Next up is The Gnome In the Hammock....

Again, a fab stamp for all those males in your life! I coloured with copics, added some white gel pen highlights and some copic fine liner pen. I fussy cut around the top of the image but leaving the piece beneath which would be the rest of the front panel. I cut a circular aperture in a panel, stuck some DP behind it on the front of the card blank and raised the panel up on 3d foam pads. Then I stuck the image on top, using 3d foam pads and double sided tape where appropriate so it was level. I then die cut some clouds and adhered a panel of flowery DP. I finished with a sentiment from the Celebrate And Congratulate Sentiment set.

Here is The Gnome And The Squirrel.....

I masked out a rectangle and used a stencil to ink blend some leaves onto the front panel. I coloured the images with copics and fussy cut and layered up on 3d foam pads. The sentiment comes with and I added some sequins for sparkle! Such a fab image for Autumnal birthdays!

Last up is There There Tiny Townie....

A fabulous image to send to someone you love right now. Think we could all do with a hug from our friends or sisters :o( I coloured the Tinies with copics (adding white gel pen highlights) and paper pieced her dress and then fussy cut. I adhered a strip of DP and die cut a heart arrangement and adhered different colours of hearts to match their clothes. I adhered the Tinies using 3d foam pads and added the accompanying sentiment using a banner die.

Don't forget to get on over to the blog to check out the other stamps being sneaked today and to see all the other DT samples. 

RELEASE DAY IS MONDAY!!!!!

Supplies 1: Stamps (Stamping Bella); Copics; White gel pen; Dies (MFT); Masking paper; Distress Oxides

Supplies 2: Stamps (Stamping Bella); Copics; White gel pen; Dies (MFT, Nesties); Distress Oxides; DP (Echo Park)

Supplies 3: Stamps (Stamping Bella); Copics; White gel pen; Stencils (Taylored Expressions, Pretty Pink Posh); Distress Oxides; Sequins (Doodlebug)

Supplies 4: Stamps (Stamping Bella); Copics; DP (Simple Stories); White gel pen; Dies (Simon Says Stamp, MFT); Cardstock (PTI)

Purple Onion Designs-Winston Rabbit!

Just a simple piece of watercoloring using Distress Markers today featuring Winston, Robin and sign from Purple Onion Designs...

I did some masking to stamp the little scene and added a teeny sentiment stamp from Stamping Bella. Papers are by Simple Stories. 

Your close up! x

Supplies: Stamps (Purple Onion Designs, Stamping Bella); Distress markers; Dies (MFT); Papers (Simple Stories)

Stamping Bella- Father's Day Chick!

Hey everyone!

Apologies for the scarcity of posts lately. I've just been so busy, I've not had loads of time for crafting plus, very exciting news.....there's another Stamping Bella release on the way!!! Woo hoo! So I've been working hard on that.

Anyway, with Father's Day in the UK coming up, I thought I'd share this using Stamping Bella's Father's Day Chick...

Super simple card using copics to colour and then fussy cut image. I used the wonky MFT die to cut an aperture and then adhered paper behind. I then stamped out the sentiment and adhered the image on 3d foam pads.

Supplies: Stamps (Stamping Bella); Copics; White gel pen; Paper (Fancy Pants); Dies (MFT)