I saw the world. I learnt of new cultures. I flew across an ocean.

There’s an awesome new release of Betty Boos over at Simply B Stamps, the second collection of Bettys Around the World and my first card features the fabulous African Betty.

To make up my card I’ve followed the current challenge over at Sketch n’ Dies, using my trusty Nesties to frame up African Betty.  I did make the centre element bigger to accommodate the image, she was too beautiful not to have centre stage.  I found yellow, orange and brown papers in my stash that to me were just the right palette for an African beauty.  While I thought a distressed edge would look good for evoking rough African grass I decided just one layer of distressing was enough so I only did the base designer paper.  With my distressing I am entering this in the current challenge at A Little Bit Crafty ~ Distress It.  For the floral element on the sketch I wrapped some mulberry flowers around a Magnolia Chandelier Garland, so I’m also entering this in the current flowers challenge at Dream Valley.

My second make is a tag featuring Arabian Betty.

I grew up watching reruns of ‘I Dream of Jeannie’ so I just had to do this image up in shades of pink with blonde hair.  To help put together my tag I played with the Tic Tac Toe board at Creative Knockouts, featuring stamping, a sentiment and both ribbon and twine.  Originally I cut a tag shape using my paper trimmer but getting the layers right was proving difficult especially as I started with a fairly small base and the paper kept slipping.  So I abandoned that and cut one using a layered die from Papertrey Ink and also cut the paper for the sentiment with a Nestie.  Being a magical being I also had to add some sparkle to my Jeannie card using gems.  As I have three die cuts and some sparkle on my tag I’m linking it up over at Scrapbooker PhD.  With I’m also entering my tag in the current challenge at Divas by Design.

My final card features the elegant Egyptian Betty.

I’ve always loved Liz Taylor and this image reminded me of her Cleopatra so that’s the colouring I went with, although I know Cleo wasn’t really alabaster skinned and highly unlikely to have had Liz’s amethyst eyes.  In keeping with the elegant image I stuck with a black and white theme but added in gold for interest and because the Egyptians loved their gold.  With my pop of colour and black and white base I am entering my card in the current challenge at Stampin’ Royalty Challenge.  The layout of my card follows the current sketch over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 and to decorate my card I played Tic Tac Toe over at Fab ‘n’ Funky featuring flowers, ribbons and pearls).

I loved playing with these images, they are super fun to colour and make lovely projects.  You can see more of these fab images over at the SBS blog and also on the DT’s personal blogs, with a full list at the bottom of this post.

Ingredients:

Copics

Skin African Betty E02, E11, E13, E21, E25, E27, (cheeks R32), Arabian & Egyptian Betty E000, E00, E11, E21 (cheeks E02)

Eyes African Betty E23, E29, 0 Arabian Betty BG000, BG05, 0, Egyptian Betty V000, V15, 0

Lips R24, R29, R46

Hair African & Egyptian Betty T4, T6, 100, Arabian Betty Y13, Y15, Y17, Y26

Outfit African Betty V000, V01, V09, V12, V15, V17, Y21, Y23, Y26, Y28, Arabian Betty RV000, RV00, RV02, RV04, RV06, RV09, Egyptian Betty N0, N1, N2, Y21, Y23, Y26, Y28

Chalks & Powders etc

Pink Mica

Dies, SVGs & Templates etc

Papertrey Ink ~ Notched Star Banner

Spellbinders Nestabilities ~ 5x7 Matting Basics & ATCs

Embellishments

Gems from stash

I Am Roses ~ Semi Open Rose Buds Brown Black Variegated

Magnolia Chandelier Garland ~ Lilac

Mulberry Flowers from stash

Prima Flowers ~ Create Memories

Inks & Paints etc

Tim Holtz Distress Ink ~ Black Soot, Tea Stain, Victorian Velvet, Walnut Stain & Worn Lipstick

Papers

BoBunny Double Dot ~ Gingerbread Vintage

DCWV ~ Far East, Royal Garden & Starburst

Glitz Design Sunshine in My Soul ~ Suns

Kaisercraft Cardstock ~ Liquorice

Kaisercraft Violet Crush ~ Dainty

My Mind’s Eye Notable ~ ‘Silly’ Cheery Paper

Ribbons & Trims etc

Live and Love Crafts ~ Pearl Trim White

Stamps

Simply B Stamps ~ African Betty

Simply B Stamps ~ Arabian Betty

Simply B Stamps ~ Egyptian Betty

Challenges

A Little Bit Crafty ~ Distress It (African Betty)

Creative Knockouts #53 ~ Tic Tac Toe (Stamping, Sentiment, Ribbon/Twine) (Arabian Betty)

Dream Valley #89 ~ Flowers

Divas by Design ~ Tags (Arabian Betty)

Fab ‘n’ Funky #227 ~ Tic Tac Toe (Flowers, Ribbons, Pearls) (Egyptian Betty)

ScrapbookerPhD #14 ~ THREE die cuts + add some sparkle (Arabian Betty)

Sketch n’ Dies ~ Sketch #14 (African Betty)

Stampin’ Royalty Challenge #244 ~ Black and White with a Pop of Color!! (Egyptian Betty)

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 ~ Sketch #26 (Egyptian Betty)

Blog list

Celina
Corinne
Kay
Lisa H
Lisa N
Tanja

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This won’t hurt a bit

I have a CAS and a bit funny get well card to share today featuring Nurse Nancy from Simply B Stamps.

I’ve kept this card CAS as it’s heading to a guy, a cousin of one of my SBS teamies, who sadly was involved in a very serious motorbike accident.  To make up my card I followed the current sketch at House of Cards, I used a Nestie Label and double matted everything to add a bit of interest.

The sentiment is computer generated and flows into the inside for the bit of funny…

I’m entering this in the current Dream Valley challenge, while the images are an integral part of the card, the sentiment I think really finishes it off.  Hope it brings a smile to the recipient’s face, fortunately I’m not funny enough to make him laugh as with the current condition of his ribs I think laughing would be rather painful!

I think this card shows you can do a lot without breaking into your stash of designer paper, although given how large my stash is that might not be such a good thing.  Be that as it may, I am also linking this at the current no patterned paper challenge over at Paper Crafting Challenges.

Ingredients:

Copics

Skin E50, E51, E53 (E02 cheeks)

Eyes B91, B97,0

Lips R24, R29, R46

Hair E23, E25, E27, E29

Outfit N0, N1, N2, T4, T6, T8, 0, 100

Dies, SVGs & Templates etc

Spellbinders Nestabilities ~ 5x7 Matting Basics & Labels Two

Papers

Bazzill Cardstock ~ Blue

Papertrey Ink Cardstock ~ White

Stamps

Deposit Photos ~ Injections

Simply B Stamps ~ Nurse Nancy

Challenges

Dream Valley #80 ~ Say It With WORDS

House of Cards #2 ~ CAS and/or Classic/Elegant + A Sketch

Paper Crafting Challenges #8 ~ No Patterned Paper

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Walk Like an Egyptian

It's Day 7 of the Thirteen Days of Halloween at Simply B Stamps and the theme is Skeletons and bones – a color combo Black, Cream, White.  My little notecard features Wrapped Up Rio from last year’s Teen Scene Halloween release.

I’ve tried to stick to the theme colours throughout as much as possible and let the layout and paper patterns add the interest. The notecard follows the sketch at Sunday Sketch & Stamp.  I’m away on holidays so have limited craft supplies so couldn’t add any bling, I just packed necessities and a handful of Halloween embellies otherwise I’d have put a brad through the eyelet in the fabric sticker and added some on the bottom as per the sketch.

Being a Halloween themed notecard I’m also entering this in the current challenge at Dream Valley.

Ingredients:

Copics

Skin E31, E40, E42, (E51)

Lips R02

Eyes E35, E37, 0

Hair T3, T5, T7, 100

Bandages N0, N2, N4, 0

Earrings Y26, Y28

Embellishments

Fabric Stickers from stash

Papers

Authentique Enchanted – Bewitched

DCWV Witches’ Brew

We R Memory Keepers Heebie Jeebie – Creepy

Stamps

Simply B Stamps Wrapped Up Rio

Challenges

Dream Valley #68 – Halloween

Simply B Stamps 13 Days of Halloween Day 7 – Skeletons and bones – a color combo Black, Cream,White

Sunday Sketch and Stamp #179

 

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