Thursday, June 25, 2009

Bella Birthday Blog Skip, Hop & Dance!


Welcome to the Birthday Blog Skip, Hop & Dance sponsored by Stamping Bella! If you've just happened upon my blog, you can CLICK HERE to start from the beginning at Bloggabella.

For my card I used Partygirlabella! Isn't she fabulous? This is the image that got me hooked on Bella stamps in the first place. I saw her on Splitcoast and decided I needed her! :D Anyway, since she was a little too big for my image panel I cut off the top and restamped the balloons so that I could pop them up. I think it creates a neat look! To even out the image I also popped up the cupcake. I colored her with my Stampin' Write Markers and used this My Mind's Eye paper for my color pallett. For the finishing touches I used some Certainly Celery ribbon and blue rhinestones. The sentiment is actually a sticker that I recieved in the mail from some magazine company but it fits perfectly! The sketch I used is this past week's SCS Bella sketch.

Well, that's all I have for this post! I get to spend some time with my friend Leanne today! :D Thanks so much for stopping by! Now it's time to hop on over to Colleen Wold. She's your last stop! Have a great day!

How about a prize? In addition to the fabulous eye candy, we have decided to hide a prize somewhere along the hop! One pre-selected blogger will draw a random winner from the comments on her post, and the winner will receive a $40 Gift Voucher to Stamping Bella!!! The fun part is...we're not telling you who it is! So as you hop, make sure you leave comments on every post so you have a chance to win!! We will announce the winner on Monday in the Splitcoast forum.

68 comments:

Christina said...

I love your card! The colors are great.

pat said...

Great card! love the popped up balloons and cupcake.

michib said...

What a great card! I love the idea of 'popping up' the balloons!

malissa32 said...

love the colors and the circle treatment. thanks for the inspiration. need to pull out some of my plaid papers!

Corrine Ann said...

Bella is just too cute! A great card! Fun colors for the card.

kadie said...

This is superb. I love the soft palette you used. Great job!

Niki Estes said...

This is so cute! I love the colors and dimension!

Christi Flores said...

I am in LOVE! This is wonderful!!

Lindsy said...

DARLING card! I love the soft colors you used and your coloring is fab!
Great job sistah!
MWAH!

Lisa M. (aka. Lisa @ Farm Fresh) said...

Love your card! I just love that Bella and how you popped up her balloons!

Shaela said...

what a beautiful card, great job!

Tink said...

Beautiful! Love all the pastel's!

Lori said...

Love it especially the balloons and cupcake.

Jenn Borjeson said...

Beautiful - love the colors and the popping, great job!!!

joni h said...

Great card!

Colleen Wold said...

What a fun card! Love the colors and how the balloons seem to pop! TFS!

Penny said...

Love the way you popped up the balloons and cupcake!

GabrielaD said...

Great card!!! I love the balloon. Super fun

Unknown said...

Great card!

Dee said...

Love the dimension, great card.

Terri said...

Oh my gosh, I love the soft colors you used for this card...super cute!

Dawn said...

Sweet card!

Marisa said...

Great colours, great colouring and a great card. Love the popped up balloons. Hope to see you at the Verve party on Friday :D

Marjorie said...

I love the colors you used and your popped up balloons!! Gorgeous card!

Cherie said...

Love PartyBella and the wonderful soft colors you used!

Elaine said...

What a pretty and fun card!

Mary Giles said...

What sweet colors and card. Love the popped-up balloons.

Pink Room Therapy Designs said...

great layout and I love your colors!

Leah l'Orange said...

she's fab, and i love the ice-creaminess of your card with all the pastels! anyone for some neopolitan? :) yummeh!

happy birthday, Em!
and thanks for the fun, ladies!

---karmyn

Irit Shalom said...

GREAT BLOG AND LOVELY CARD!! LOVE THE " OUT OF BOX" IMAGE

April said...

Love the colors and the layout. The whole thing is just cute!!!

Kerry Johnson said...

Super cute! Love the layout and the soft colours!

Jacilynn said...

soo cute! I love the balloons.

Denise said...

Wow, this is super cute!

Denise Wells
mamascollections@aol.com

Nicole said...

gorgeous card, love the soft colors and popped elements!

Raquel said...

very cute Steph!! Love the layout and colors

Anonymous said...

Fun & Festive. Perfect for a birthday card.
Love it!
Stampinem

Randi said...

This is beautiful!! Love the coloring!! Wonderful layout design!

Robyn said...

Love your card, the colours are beautiful.
Robyn A

JWill795 said...

Love this! Love the popped up balloons!

CarlaKH said...

sweet card!

Sprytebyrd said...

Absolutely beautiful!

Stefanie said...

I can see why this bella sucked you in. She is super cute & I love the way you colored her!

Jami said...

beautiful card. i love how you popped the balloon and cupcake.

Unknown said...

Adorable card! Love the colors and shading - so wonderful!

Nancyroo said...

gorgeous card! I love everything about it!

Nancy said...

Absolutely beautiful--the colours, the layouts and your Bella!

Brandi said...

Beautiful!

Unknown said...

What a terrific card! Love the color combo.

claudia shadler said...

ooh this is adorable Steph! I like how you colored her in! So glad to see you making some pretty cards more often :D Cute cute!

Clouds :D

cr8iveme said...

what a lovely card.

I'm participating in the blog hop too.

M.E.

Denimo said...

Very cute Steph! I just bought this stamp and can't wait to get it out and try it.
Denise M

Linda Carson said...

FABULOUS artwork! This card will truly make someone's day special!

Mandi said...

What a stunning card. Great job! :)

Dannette said...

How cute! Love your card! Hugs, Dannette

txbluiz said...

great card!!

Ramsey said...

OMGoodness. CUTE! I love the soft colors and how you presented the sketch! Awesome job!

Stephanie aka Nerdette said...

I love how you subtly coloured the image. Such a beautiful effect. Love the plaid DP. Really awesome card, I love it.

JessicaK said...

Love the 3D balloons and all the pink.

Jessica said...

Love your card... such great dimension!! I'll have to add that bella to my wishlist! ;)

{pam} said...

the colors on this card are awesome!!! cute card!

Christy Lynn said...

I adore the colors you used! I always love plaid, too. Super cute!

Michelle said...

super cute...love the soft colors & the plaid

Jane B. said...

Love the soft colors! What a cute card!!!

inkedx2 said...

Cute card, especially the background paper and the match to the image.

Robbie

Kim Dellow said...

Oh so beautiful Steph, adore the colours. Kim

arlene said...

Your card is so soft & pretty. The 3D effect is fantastic.

Martha said...

what a fun card. it's so cute.