Oh My Bella. . .

Can we say freakin' ADORABLE??? My mailbox had some lovely surprises waiting for me when I went to town so I *had* to mount them and ink one up before I had supper! When I checked Taylor's blog this morning for the sketch challenge it hadn't been posted yet so I clicked over tonight and there it was:



I popped over to the Stamping Bella Color Challenge for this week to discover So Saffron, Pumpkin Pie and Riding Hood Red as the combo. LOVED IT! Once I had stamped Miss Eloise Greengrass on my CS, I realized that I was going to have to increase my card size a *teeny-tiny* bit. Even with the increase to a 5-1/2" square, the image kind of overtakes the card. But it's OK because she's so CUTE!!



I LOVE how this card turned out. I used my new Pinking Circles nesties (finally!) and think they give a card such a different look than the scallop circles do. I used my Riding Hood Red Ribbon and some more adhesive pearls - I am addicted to these things! In honor of American Thanksgiving, I found the sentiment in the retired "Happy Harmony" set. Can you believe I didn't use my paper piercer at ALL on this card??? I colored with my blender pen and classic inks on Naturals White cardstock. I used Iridescent Ice embossing powder to make her wings sparkly but it's hard to see unless you turn the card "just right."

I'm going to try to use some more of my new stamps from Stamping Bella this weekend - stay tuned!