i{heart}StampingBella
Feb 23rd, 2007 by Jen
Who doesn’t, right? Well, just in case you haven’t caught onto the Bella craze, be sure to go to the StampingBella website, now! Run, don’t walk!! To top everything off…the owner, Emily, is the NICEST chica! I have had the pleasure of speaking with her and I cannot say enough good things! Keep up the great stuff, Emily and I hope to talk to you again, soon! 
Right now, I have a few Bellas in my collection. I would like to add some more… and by some I mean ALL of them!! For this card I used Cakeabella. She is the one that I was instantly drawn to on the StampingBella site. As with all of the Bellas, she is so versatile! You can color her in limitless ways. Here I colored in her apron in Basic Black and then I used my white Signo pen to create the dots. Her pants are colored Certainly Celery, shoes with Basic Black {using a blender pen} and her hair is Close to Cocoa and is highlighted with Marigold Morning {again, using a blender pen}. Her hair “clip” is a Heidi Swapp crystal flower sticky thingamabob {sorry, don’t know what it is really called}.
Originally, I did plan on cutting her out, but I smeared some ink on the paper and I was left with 2 choices: cut her out or start from scratch. You can see which one I chose. I didn’t think that I was gonna dig her being cut out and mounted, but I actually *really* like it!! As for the rest of the card, the Pixie Pink layer was run through the C’bug with the Heart Blocks embossing folder. A HUGE thank you to my friend, Kirstin, who sent me this {and a ton of other} ribbon!!!! Thanks, Kirstin {now call me back, wouldya!! 
}. The charm is from JoAnn’s and reads “celebrate.” I thought is was the perfect finishing touch. I can’t forget the yummy part…The Pixie and Passion Pink cake is covered in Crystal Effects and sprinkled with Dazzling Diamonds. It really looks good enough to eat!
Stamps: StampingBella {Cakeabella}
Paper: Basic Black, Whisper White, Pixie Pink
Ink: StazOn Black, Basic Black, Close to Cocoa, Marigold Morning, Certainly Celery, Pixie Pink, Pink Passion
Etc: Charm from JoAnn’s, Ribbon, Cuttlebug embossing folder {Heart Blocks}, Dimensionals, 3d Glue Dots
Looking Ahead…
Saturday…!!blog candy!! with a new name
Sunday…Sunday Morning Stamper, also with a new name. Have you submitted your ideas yet?? There are a few that we like, but we are still looking for “the one” to pop out at us! Fun prize for the person that gives Tony his new title!!! {see posts below for more details}
Love your Bella Jen! I just ordered some and can’t wait for them to arrive! I love the little hair clip thingamabobbie! She’s so chic!
Jen this bella card is MARVELOUS! I love everything about it and that ribbon just polishes it off!
Love the bella card Jen!! Aren’t they the best - and you’re right, Emily is fabulous!
This is awesome…see what comes of mistakes (and I thought you did it on purpose!)… When my bellas come, I am going to totally do this (on purpose even!)…
What a wonderful card! I love it! you do the Bella proud!!! Thanks for the kind words and great support!
Emily–aka emmybella
I love this bella too!
And what a cute idea to put white polka dots on her apron!
Jen, I love all the details on your sweet bella. The apron, the hair piece, ribbon…everything is beautiful!
Jen, that’s too cute! Your coloring is fabulous!!!
Oh she’s too cute! Love all the details on her and the color on the card is fab!
Great card Jen! I just placed my first Bella order last night and I have a feeling that it is the first of MANY! Those chickies are SO cute. I’m going to be stalking my mailbox waiting for their arrival!
Love your card, it’s so sharp and cute! Makes me want to go shopping for some Bella’s! LOL