My First Bella

Earlier in the week, I received a little package of some Bella Stamps from Canada. I originally saw Bella stamps on a fellow SU Demo's site (thanks Marcia :)) and fell in love with their funky young lady images. With a tweenie daughter I knew I'd use them HEAPS for her cards and cards for her friends, and not having used them since I received them, thought today I'd try them out.

Paper piecing, (and today's effort was my first attempt at it) is SO easy. I've used this technique on Kinibella's beach towel and beach bag. Basically, I've stamped two of exactly the same image. One on plain cardstock and the other on some patterned paper. I've then cut out the stamped towel and bag sections and adhered them onto my stamped image on plain cardstock. Then I've coloured the remainder of the image using inks, pastels and a blender pen. It looks GREAT and it's easy peasy! I hope you like today's card and today's technique.

Supplies:
* KiniBella (Bella Stamps) & Riveting (retired) Stamp Sets
* Soft Sky, River Rock and Whisper White Cardstock. Fall Flowers DSP.
* Soft Sky, River Rock & Basic Black Stamp Pads. Stampin' Pastels & Blender Pen.
* Antique Brass Hodgepodge, Mat Pack, Piercing Tool, 1/1/4" & 1/3/8" Circle Punches.
* CM Oval Cutting System.