2 post Friday-let's start with Bellariffic Birthdays!

TGIF! Isn't that how most people feel? It's actually be a nice week around here, kind of calm, and definitely back to a routine. Thank goodness. I think this is the first full week of school the boys have had since before Christmas!
Aside from family birthday's, there have been quite a few friend's birthday parties to attend. I've been trying hard to stock up on my Birthday card stash so I'm not making them at the last minute. This week's Bellariffic Friday Challenge is helping me do just this. I love this image and need to find a sentiment that says, "King for a Day!" for now I used a generic birthday greeting. I still had my watercolor supplies out, so that's how I colored this cutie. I also used one of my fave boy papers by Jillibean Soup, Alphabet Soup. Wonder what border punch I used? It's the pinking heart punch by EK SUccess (SU is also selling this one) and I just hid the hearts under my panel. Clever huh? More bang for my BUCK!!! Gotta love that :)

Stop by Emily's blog to see the rest of the eye candy! and then check back here for my Unity, Friends with Flair post! Hugs, Lisa

Bellariffic Friday....Lovely Dovey

soooo another love card! We still have month till Valentine's Day, so you'll probably see many more. LOL! The Bellariffic Friday Challenge this week was to make a Lovey Dovey card. I used one of the new stamps from the Dec. release-Chloe the coffe mug girl. Love this one! and paired it up with some Bella Blvd. dp. It's kind of a non-traditional lovey dovey image, but with the heart on the mug and the cute heart dp- I think it works. I added a little SU tag with the sentiment, Love You, to complete the card. Up next is my FWF, Unity card, so be sure to stop back by. Hugs, Lisa

Stitching, Tots, and Bellariffic Friday!

2nd post of the day, scroll down for the Stamp Somthing challenge.

It's the last of the Bellariffic Friday challenges for the year. I couldn't pass it up. Emily told us to do some stitching-faux or real. If you know me at all, stitching is no challenge for me. I looooove my machine. Tim got it for me 2 years ago for Christmas and once I got comfortable with it, there was no stopping me. lol! That's not to say I don't fight with it. There have been many times I've wanted to throw it out the window, but I do love it and have learned when the frustration sets in, I just need to walk away. I have a janome sew mini and I pride myself on the fact that I can sew on paper, but I have no clue when it comes to fabric! Anyway, you're here for the card and I've got a cutie for you. This here is the adorable little Turtle Tot line of stamps at STamping Bella. I used Mercy's awesome sketch from this week (except I used a circle instead. for some reason I just can't make ovals work very often) and some of the gorgeous Nook & Pantry paper by Basic Grey. Aside from the turtle, wanna know what was really my inspiration for this card? My ribbon!!! I've been trying to use some of this ribbon for over a week now and finally put it to use on Tuesday! LOVE it!!!! I used a straight stitch all the way around the card and added a zig zag up the left panel. Thanks for stopping by! See you all on Monday!!! We are starting the Christmas celebrations this weekend in MI. The boys are just so excited they can hardly stand it. Hugs,Lisa

Stamp Something and Bellariffic Friday-Post #1

I have a two post Friday for you. I'm actually combining 2 other challenges in this one post, just so I didn't have to make it a 3 post Friday! The Stamp Something Challenge this week was a wonderful sketch by our Sponsor, StretchNBubbles. I didn't use the digi images but how cool is it that Allison puts up a FREE digi every Wednesday on her blog. Gotta love that. Instead, I went with a Stamping Bella image from the Hugga Bugga line. Isn't she just a cutie? I added a bit of Martha Stewart Clear Tinsel glitter to her wings and the smaller heart. Paper is from Cosmo Cricket, yep, you guessed it, Nutmeg! And see that ribbon? OMG!!! if you have not seen it or worked with it, go get some from Mandy. This stuff is pure heaven....it's soft and smooth and ties so well. It's May Arts Silk ribbon and I'm sad to say I only got a few yards of it and it's almost gone already. I know what's going on my next Limelight order!!!! The Bellariffic Friday challenge was a wild card, so we were free to use what we wanted. Thanks for looking. Be sure to see what the DT from Stamp Something did with the fun digi images and come play along for a prize. Upload your cards by next Wednesday on Mr. Linky! Hugs, Lisa

Bella-Riffic Friday!

I am in love with my new Stamping Bella stamps. This week, the sweet Emily gave us a challenge to do anything kid related! I still had to get my new Coco has a Cuppycake from the adorable Green Bean Baby line inky, so I thought a cute little teacher thank-you would be kid friendly and great for this challenge. Love the Jillibean line, Alphabet Soup. That's where the papers are from, well, the dp is anyway! Colored my image with copics and used Mercy's Sketch again. Can you tell I'm diggin the circle? It's such a fun way to highlight a main image! That's the end of the posts for today. I do have a weekend treat for you and it's another Bella related post. Stop by tomorrow for a fun Chichiboulie blog hop! It's sure to be full of fabulous inspirations, PLUS Stamping Bella has some new releases today. I'm afraid to look, I know my credit card is going to HATE me! Hugs, Lisa

annnnnd Post #2! It's a Bella-Riffic Friday!

I just couldn't stay away from this week's Bella-riffic Friday challenge. You know I've recently added some new Bella stamps to my collection. There are some amazing other lines that Emily carries and that's what I picked up earlier this month. The theme today is Flowers! Here's my Poppy Bittybloom with a SCS sketch from a few weeks back. I was dying to use more of the MFT perfect plaid ribbon so I went searching for a bright color scheme to pair up with the yellow ribbon.

I thought the pretty Lemonade dp by Basic Grey was a good fit. Did you see this blog candy goodness? Joanne is so sweet and I just LOVE her style! Gotta love buttony bows! Enjoy your Friday! Hugs, Lisa