Hi everyone,
What lovely weather we are having at the moment, don't suppose it will last for the bank holiday weekeend.
I have another Stamping Bella card for you, using the lovely new Basic Grey papers.
Definitely my favourite paper. They are all so lovely and inspiring to work with.
Sorry it's another easel card again, they are my favourite at the moment.
I've used a Martha Stewart punch for the corners, it cuts through Bazzill so easily.
There are so many to choose from at the moment. I want them all but that would be greedy. (I'm also collecting nestabilities and other Spellbinder dies at the moment.)
I've coloured the image with Copics but there is not enough room on the stamp for shading, it's a bit small to get the best from the pens but come in such lovely colours to blend with the papers.
The message is one from Hobbyart, their clear stamps range. They're really nice to use.
A little organza bow and it is finished!!!
Will try and come up with a non-easel card for the next post.
I'm hoping to get a bit of time to play with some distress inks and a paint brush over the weekend. I've been dying to have a play but haven't had chance yet.
Watch this space......
See you soon,

Jane x

Another Stamping Bella!!

Hi everyone, I thought I better post another card as the last 3 pictures all have the same Bo Bunny papers. I do use other papers!!!
The card today is another of the lovely Stamping Bellas, this time one of the tea-cup girls. She is coloured with Copics and I've used Basic Grey papers, which have got to be my favourite of all papers. (Bought some lovely new ones yesterday from a new collection and can't wait to use them). I've used a Martha Stewart punch on Bazzill Bling and the greeting is from Penny Black.
I made another easel card which is such a lovely design to work with. To finish the card I stamped and coloured some more of the little butterflies from the image and decoupaged them.
These are cards I made for The Craft Barn Minifest last weekend. It was a lovely day and nice to see so many ladies that I haven't seen for a while.
Tomorrow is my first day having Radiotherapy. I have to have 15 sessions which means 15 trips to Guildford which isn't exactly down the road. Never mind, it has to be done. I'm sure it will go really quickly.
I have to start thinking of projects for the June Extravaganza on the 12th and 13th. If I start now, I should get some done!!
See you soon,

Jane x

Stamping Bella

Hi everyone, sorry not to have been here for a while. I have been getting out and about a bit more just lately. I was lucky enough to go up to Birmingham NEC with Sandy and Kati from The Craft Barn. We had three days at the trade show and I thoroughly enjoyed myself even though I got very tired. We got to see a lot of new products which will be arriving in the shops soon and I watched some really interesting demos by top crafters from the UK and America.
A week later I had my first visit to the show at Farnborough but luckily we didn't go Sunday when the show was cancelled!! Another good day even though I believe the show was smaller than usual.
Well today I am posting a card and a tin decorated with Stamping Bellas. I love these stamps and they are only available from The Craft Barn in the UK. I have coloured them with Copics. The card is an easel card made with Bazzill Bling. The papers are Bo Bunny. I used the fab Martha Stewart punches and the flowers were also coloured with Copics to match. The greeting is from Personal Impressions.
The tin is from Woodware and supposed to hold A.T.C's. I put Velvet paper inside on the base and lid to finish.
The card was posted yesterday on The Craft Barn blog so don't forget to take a look over there.
See you soon,

Jane x

Happy Birthday Debbie

Hi everyone, I thought I'd show you the card I made for my good friend Debbie for her birthday. Its one of the fabulous Stamping Bellas 'Ketto's Dolly', she is so gorgeous. I coloured her with copics and the outside of the image is chalked. I now like to use Versafine ink and clear embossing powder with copics. It gives an edge to work to and takes away the worry of whether the ink will bleed. The papers are Bo Bunny. I punched some small circles from the papers and made the centres for the flowers by using an embossing tool to form half circles. Stick with a blob of silicone glue.
Happy Birthday Debbie!!! Glad you liked it, looking forward to our outing on Saturday.
See you soon,

Jane xx