uptown zodiac girls continued: Libra

hi and good morning crafters

popping in with today's stampingbella zodiac girls.

today it's the turn of Libra.

this is another image i have chosen to go mono keeping with blues and i have only used two shades of blue.

i have also used some beautiful papers from maja design.

variety of goodies used on my card

now i'm looking forward to sharing other creations i have made/will make over the coming months as i am over half way through the zodiac uptown girls and i'm also looking forward to creating another card for the current Stampingbell mermay challenge 2025.

here is my list of goodies used to create my card:

inks:

fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz:  distress ink

skin: 

vintage photo, tattered rose, abandon coarl

hair: 

black soot

dress: 

broken china, tumbled glass

waistband: broken china 

background: 

walnut stain, on papers edge

papers:

langton cold press watercolour paper 140lbs

Maja designs: 6"x6" bohemian harmony

7" x 7" base card

stamps:

stampingbella: Libra, uptown zodiac girl

MFT: something for everyone

kaiser kraft: butterfly boarder 

dies:

stampingbella: matching die

dohickey: star boarder

miscellaneous:

mulberry roses

double sided tape

suppliers i use:

stamps:

dies to die for

sevenhills craft

stampingbella

Stampingallday, personlised stamp

papers:

the mad scrapper

craftheaven-shop

ken bromley art supplies

mulberry flowers:

carroway cottage

also you can buy from:

other on line stores and craft fairs in your area

all it leaves me now to say is:

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day and

craft happy, Ann

 

 

uptown zodiac girls continued: Gemini

 hi everyone.

back again with the latest completed card from the bella zodiac girls and today it's star sign Gemini.

i really was so pleased with the colouring of this one until i added my distress glaze right at the end and some how the glaze picked up some of the walnut stain i have used for the background, i was gutted but on the plus side it was a learning experience with a note to self: not to use such a dark colour next to such a light colour..

gemini

my image has been coloured with distress ink and around the edges of the panel i have used one of my stempleglede stamps using tumbled glass and walnut stain, and i've added a button embellishment along with the birthday wishes. 

most of the items used

a close up of the girls

i now have to remember which of my family/friends have a birthday in the gemini phase and they don't notice the discolouration on the dresses.

here is my list of goodies used to create my card:

inks:

fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz:  distress ink

skin: 

vintage photo, tattered rose, worn lipstick

hair: 

antique linen, walnut stain

dress: 

speckled egg

waistband: broken china

flowers: 

villanous poison 

background: 

tumbled glass, walnut stain

papers:

langton cold press watercolour paper 140lbs

Maja designs: 6"x6" denim & friends

7" x 7" base card

stamps:

stampingbella: Gemini, uptown zodiac girl

stempleglede: just a note. discontinued

dies:

spellbinder sentiments, fancy frame

miscellaneous:

teal button

scapinic rose

frantage: shabby white & blue

double sided tape

suppliers i use:

stamps:

dies to die for

sevenhills craft

stampingbella

Stampingallday, personlised stamp

papers:

the mad scrapper

craftheaven-shop

ken bromley art supplies

also you can buy from:

other on line stores and craft fairs in your area

all it leaves me now to say is:

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day and

craft happy, Ann

 

happy birthday and mermay 2025, stampingbella challenge

hi everyone

thought i would play along with the stampingbella challenge 

mermay 2025 in between my bella zodiac makes.

i've use Edna in a clam such a fun image to colour with my distress ink. 

Edna has been coloured, die cut and added to a new spellbinder frame that i picked up recently and used a few of my dohickey sea themed dies and a swirly die from my stash. i've used vintage summer basics and a little cream paper cut them in a few different sizes, scrapped all the edges and layered them all up. added mulberry roses, glued them all in place and used some texture paste & gesso to finish. the sentiments have been added using foam pads.

 here is what i've used

inks:

fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz:  distress ink

skin: 

vintage photo, tattered rose, worn lipstick

hair: 

mermaid lagoon

crown:

rusty hinge, fosilised amber

flowers:

victorian velvet, aged mahogany

tail: 

mermade lagoon, evergreen bough

shell:

spun sugar, aged mahogany, antique linen

papers:

fabriano 5 hot press water colour paper 140lb

Maja designs: 6"x6" vintage summer basics

cream card

7" x 7" base card

stamps:

stampingbella: Edna in a clam, retired 

dies:

spellbinder: frame, sentiments

dohickey: sea elements

flourish

miscellaneous:

mulberry roses

double sided tape

white gesso

white texture paste

suppliers i use:

stamps:

dies to die for

sevenhills craft

stampingbella

papers:

the mad scrapper

craftheaven-shop

ken bromley art supplies

mulberry flowers:

carroway cottage

also you can buy from:

other on line stores and craft fairs in your area

all it leaves me now to say is:

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day and

craft happy, Ann

 

uptown zodiac girls continued: Pisces

 hi everyone and good morning

popping in with my next bella zodiac girl and today i'm sharing Pisces.

for this image i've gone mono by using different tones/hues of yellow also used a few of my stash dies i bought from dohickey years ago and they fitted in with the design perfectly.

I have a few more to share over the next few weeks/days and here in the uk its a bank holiday so i'm making the most of my crafting time lol.

items used

a little close up 

freshly coloured image

i have enjoyed colouring today's image as i set myself a challenge on this colouring journey to use as many different colours from my distress ink pallets, i have 68 to choose from and sometimes it's not easy.

here is my list of items used to create my card.

inks:

fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz:  distress ink

skin: 

vintage photo, tattered rose, worn lipstick, walnut stain

hair: 

wild honey, mustard seed, spiced maralade

star fish: 

antique linen, walnut stain

body & tail: 

wild honey, spiced marmalade, mustard seed, rusty hinge, crackling campfire

papers:

langton cold press watercolour paper 140lbs, 

fist edition

glitter card from my stash

DL base card

stamps:

stampingbella: Pisces, uptown zodiac girl stamp

dies:

spellbinders

LDRS

dohickey

miscellaneous:

distress ink pad: wild honey

double sided tape

suppliers i use:

stamps:

dies to die for

sevenhills craft

stampingbella

papers:

ken bromley art supplies

also you can buy from:

other on line stores and craft fairs in your area

all it leaves me now to say is:

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day and

craft happy, Ann

 

uptown zodiac girls continued: Leo

 good morning to all..

my zodiac bella's continue and today i have Leo to share with you all.

a simple card layout including using a different colour to depict a lion's fur i have also used some of my older stamps that are now discontinued from LOTV (background stamp).

i have decided to complete this card even though there is a mishap on my image, when i added the frantage i hadn't noticed i'd left some speckles of frantage on her face and they weren't brushed off before i'd heat set it.

internal layout of the card

back of the card including my new personalised stamp.

some of the items used to create my card.

i have used some beautiful papers from maja design and a number of dies from spellbinder and little darling rubber stamps, and after next weekends shares i will be half way through my zodiac bellas yay.

here is my list of goodies used to create my card:

inks:

fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz:  distress ink

skin: vintage photo, tattered rose, worn lipstick

hair: vintage photo

background colour: worn lipstick

coat, boots & ears: chipped sapphire

papers:

langton cold press watercolour paper 140lbs

Maja designs: 6"x6" denim & friends, denim & girls

7" x 7" base card

stamps:

stampingbella: Leo, uptown zodiac girl

dies:

LDRS

Spellbinder: sentiments

miscellaneous:

frantage: shabby teal

double sided tape

suppliers i use:

stamps:

dies to die for

sevenhills craft

stampingbella

Stampingallday, personlised stamp

papers:

the mad scrapper

craftheaven-shop

ken bromley art supplies

also you can buy from:

other on line stores and craft fairs in your area

all it leaves me now to say is:

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day and

craft happy, Ann

 

stampingbella zodiac uptown girls clouring

 good morning crafters.

as i continue on my stampingbella uptown zodiac girls i thought i would share some of my coloured images that are now waiting to be added to card projects. 

on some images i have added scenes or given background colour and one or two i have die cut, as i have a few matching dies for some of the zodiac stamps.

the images have been coloured in no particular order. 

i have created them to replenishing my card stash, and i've yet to decide if the images will be added onto a 7x7", 7"x5" or a dl card and if the card design will be simple or fussy but i know i have some cards to complete before the new images i have purchased from last weeks stampingbella summer release arrives....

libra, pisces and sagittarius

pisces i think will be joining in with the current stampingbella challenge: Mermay-2025, thats if i can complete her in time.

Aquarius

i have however tried to use different colours for my images than i would normally use, some i've loved some i know i could do better including paying attention to where i add the ink dots and on one card where tiny speckles of frantage have been left on the image before i heat set it...

Gemini

i'd impressed myself on colouring gemini i loved the colour of the dresses, loved how i've done the background the only disappointment was when i added my sealer some of the walnut stain seeped onto the dresses.

and finally my coloured image of Scorpio

there is just one stamp to colour and that's capricorn.

all colours i have used on my images will be shared on their posts in due course.

thanks for stopping by enjoy your weekend and if you're in the UK enjoy the may day bank holiday weekend.

crafthappy, Ann

uptown zodiac girls continued: Virgo

good morning to all.

my zodiac themed cards continue today with Virgo.

a shabby chic style birthday card with my image coloured with distress ink.

lots of dies for the design with a few wild orchid roses and flat back pearls to complete.

most of the items used to create my card

a little close up of embelishments

stampingbella's image: virgo

one of my foliage dies used

internal layout

and finally the rear of the card

the papers i have used are new to my stash that are perfect to use on DL cards. i picked these up from craftheaven-shop (on line) one of my goto shops for my designer papers.

here is my list of items used to create my card.

 inks:

fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz:  distress ink

skin: vintage photo, tattered rose, worn lipstick

hair: walnut stain

dress: victorian velvet, aged mahogany, spun sugar 

papers:

langton cold press watercolour paper 140lbs, image & background

reprint hobby: roses

DL base card

stamps:

stampingbella: Virgo, uptown zodiac girl stamp

Lili of the valley: little flowers discontinued

sentiment stamp: MFT something for everything

dies:

LDRS 

flourish from my stash

lady e: herbs

miscellaneous:

flatback pearls

wild orchid roses

distress ink pad: victorian velvet, walnut stain

double sided tape

glitter pens: sakura & atyou

suppliers i use:

stamps:

dies to die for

sevenhills craft

stampingbella

papers:

ken bromley art supplies

craftheaven shop

also you can buy from:

other on line stores and craft fairs in your area

all it leaves me now to say is:

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day and

craft happy, Ann