It’s Bellariffic Friday!  And once again, I find myself breathing a sigh of relief as the weekend arrives.  Another stressful week here, so consider this card a bit of “wishful thinking”. Oh to be an Uptownie!

We had a sketch to follow this week, which I have been a bit er…carefree…with.  The elements are there, and well, this is just how the card wanted to come together!

I used Stamping Bella Uptown Girls Felicity & Blair (also available in the UK at Quixotic Paperie), who as usual, I cropped using a circle die.

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I’ve said it before and I will say it again – I LOVE CROPPING UPTOWNIES!  I do also love to use them full size, but cropping them adds to their usability in many different ways, and makes them the perfect stamps to reach for when you need to make a quick card.  So, don’t be squeamish, don’t be scared, get those dies/scissors etc out and chop off their legs!  Also, see what frames you can mask them in to – that’s another favourite of mine.

I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Make it Colour Blending Card and coloured with ShinHan Touch Twin Markers.  I cropped the image using a Spellbinders circle die, and embellished with some printed twill ribbon and a few gems. The designer paper is from my scrap box.

SPLITCOAST STAMPERS FORUM FUN: We extended the deadline for the current SCS challenge, so you can still play along with the “Thoughts of Spring” Bellatastic Tuesday challenge over on Splitcoast Stampers.  Join in with the theme “Thoughts of Spring” – create something Spring themed, use a Spring image/papers/embellishments, whatever, and you could win $20 in Bella Bucks!  Pop on over HERE to the thread to read all about how to enter. We really want to see you getting those Stamping Bella stamps all inky! You now have until the end of Monday 25th February to enter.

THERE IS ALSO STILL TIME TO JOIN IN WITH OUR SCS LOVE FEST CHALLENGE!

NEXT WEEK’S BELLARIFFIC CHALLENGE: the next challenge is BANNERIFIC! Either make a banner, or put a banner ON something, using a Stamping Bella stamp (or more than one!) and email your entries to Emily at Stamping Bella by the end of Thursday 28th February to be in with a chance of winning some Bella Bucks.  Plus, don’t forget to comment on the current Bellariffic Friday post to be in with a chance of winning $10 in Bella Bucks!