Saturday, December 5, 2009

Bella's 3rd Birthday Bash Blog Hop


Welcome to the Bella Birthday Bash Blog Hop sponsored by Stamping Bella! Did you know that Bella is officially 3 years old? We're celebrating Bella's birthday with a giant blog hop today, and there's a lot of fun to be had! If you just happened across my blog, you'll want to hop back to the beginning at Blogabella! If you just arrived here from Kathleen's blog, then you're right on track!

For my card for the Bash, I chose to use this adorable new Lollipop stamp that I just got this week from Stamping Bella! All the Lollipop stamps are adorable, but as soon as I saw Gracie here, I knew I wanted to stamp her and paper-piece her dress! And I did just that with some paper from the Cosmo Cricket Early Bird mini-deck. This is actually a thank you card for a very special friend!
There are 3 Gift Certificates worth $100 each in Stamping Bella Bucks along the blog hop route! Can you believe that? Three gift certificates worth $100 each!!! How exciting! It's a big undertaking, but you'll want to leave a comment on each blog to try to win one of those awesome chances to shop to your hearts content at Stamping Bella! You never know where it might be hidden! Even I don't know! The winners will be announced on Monday, December 7th on Blogabella! So hurry on over now to Laurel's blog to continue hopping, and good luck trying to win one of those wonderful prizes!

And many, many thanks for stopping by today! Have a great weekend!








Stamps: Gracie Lollipop, sentiment (Stamping Bella)
Cardstock: Close to Cocoa, Riding Hood Red, Certainly Celery (Stampin' Up!), cream (Neenah), designer paper (Early Bird by Cosmo Cricket)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Onyx Black (Tsukineko), markers (Copic)
Accessories: ribbon (Offray), flower (Prima), button (Stampin' Up!), Nestabilities (Spellbinders).


120 comments:

Jane Wetzel said...

so darn cute Tammy! PLEASE tell me you will be carrying some of these sweeties! Gotta get back out there! :) Happy Christmas to u!!

scrappingnana said...

She is so cute. Love the color combo and layout of the card.
JoAnn (scrappingnana4@yahoo.com)

Jodi Collins said...

Love her Tammy!!! I LOVE her paper pieced dress and your coloring!!

Laurel said...

This is adorable, that paper is perfect for her dress!

Jenny Gropp said...

totally sweet! Love the paper piecing!!

GabrielaD said...

love it... the paper piecing is amazing!

Tracey said...

Just adorable Tammy! I love it! xx

DawnBeery said...

Love your card Tammy! You always make such amazing cards! Now I have to color up some of my new Bella stamps!

Laura Evans (llevans on SCS) said...

wow!!! adorable! Thanks for playing!

Savannah O'Gwynn said...

oh so cute---love this design/sketch!! great stuff!

Karen Motz said...

Gorgeous!!!! Love these colours, her paper pieced dress and the beautiful flowery bow!!!

Joy said...

love love love this!

Dana White said...

This is so cute I love her paper pieced dress -

dawnmercedes said...

You can never have enought thank you cards. This is great.

Simone P. said...

Truly a perfect card!

laterg8r said...

simply divine :D

Kim Burmeister said...

Tammy, your card is adorable! I love the way you color and how you apply the background by your images to make them pop. Awesome paper!

Miss ya at PCP!

Avril Tanner said...

Love the layout and colours!

MaryBeth said...

I love everything about this card! Just perfect!
Love the paper---one of my favorites.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Betty Meyskens said...

Such a pretty card - just love all of these stamps - can't get enough. I really love the paper you used and the layout - going into my favourites to case. Thanks for sharing it with us.

Gena Porter - aka GDP2001 said...

Love the paper piecing, jst got to start doing this myself.
Great card, love the colors and layout! Awesome!

Peggy said...

How sweet is this!!

Debi said...

Tammy this is just too cute!

Tanya said...

Nice card!

Anonymous said...

Love your card Tammy ! Everything is just perfect! :) Tracy

B said...

LOVE the paper piercing and the fun layout! :)

Unknown said...

What a great layout! Love your colouring!

*Alison* said...

Oh this is adorable.. I love the colors.. so cute.. I LOVE anything BELLA related.. HUGS

~ps.. I have some free Digital Stamps right now on my site... :)

Lindsy said...

Oh my goodness! This is such a sweet card! I love the DP you used, the buttony bow and the flower =)

Simply Jessabells said...

really cute. I like the softness of the colors.

Anonymous said...

Beautiful card. Love your coloring.

Unknown said...

Love your lollypop card and your choice of colors!

Unknown said...

Okay, this is super adorable!! I'm in love with those yellow & white polka dots.
Lovely card!
:) Linda

Scrapacat said...

How sweet! I love the colors - understated cuteness!
~ky

Maria Matter said...

This is adorable!!! love the paper piecing and design! Fab card Tammy!
Blessings, Maria

LeAnne said...

This is just totally CUTE....I love her! Lucky someone!

maiahs_momma said...

great card :)!

Inky Hugs,
Catherine
catlevy@eastlink.ca

Nicole said...

very sweet! love that stamp

Leslie W. said...

Beautiful card. Love the colour combo!

arlene said...

So sweet. Love her paper pieced dress. After seeing this, I think I may just have to get myself some lollipops after all.

Anita said...

Super fab, too adorable for words card!

Unknown said...

So sweet and cute! Love the paper piecing!

Marisa said...

Precious picture and fabulously coloured :D Great card.

sueincanada said...

Very cute. Love the paper piecing.

Monika/Buzsy said...

Fabulous card! I love your coloring... she is so cute... nice color combo... TFS!

Beth aka BR-T said...

What a great card for I love the image ( Lori Boyd rocks) and your coloring is divine!!! Beth aka BR-T

Ellen said...

So sweet!

KanataNewf said...

Love this sweet little card.

Unknown said...

Gracie's such a little doll. TFS

Jessica Diedrich said...

Beautiful! Some of my fave Cosmo Cricket DP, too!

Michele Lourenco said...

tammy, great card... i love ur work!

Anonymous said...

Absolutely perfect! Love the dp you used!

Amy said...

Your coloring and that pieced dress are just amazing! Gorgeous card!

Lori Turner said...

Love your card for the blog hop Tammy! She's adorable!!!

Igagnon76 said...

love your card and the paper pieced dress!

Sammi said...

she's adorable! The paper pieced dress is perfect!!
xxx

Danni said...

Love the paper piecing! Very cute!

Shannon Erskine aka e3stamper said...

Super cute Tammy!!

Lisa H. said...

TAMMY!!! your work is just darling! love this card, great papers, colors, and layout! sooo cute!

Ezmina said...

An adorable card. Love the paper piecing!!

Denise said...

Cute card.

Denise Wells
mamascollections@aol.com

Janet said...

What a nice card!

Denimo said...

Adorable Tammy! Absolutely adorable!!
Denise

Semi Granola Mom said...

another darling card!
~C

Karolyn at Paper Therapy said...

Too stinkin' cute for words!! Love that sweet little Lollipop, and your DP and image - perfect match!

Unknown said...

Aww! This is SO sweet!

txbluiz said...

Great card -- love the simplicity of it!

Pink Room Therapy Designs said...

Oh, she's so sweet!

Vicki Burns said...

Oh, I LOVE LOVE LOVE her! She makes me feel so happy! The ribbon and flower are perfect!

Rachel said...

awwwwwww. Love her!

Bumbles and Fairy-Tales said...

Such a sweet card! I love these images! and the matching lil dress is so cute :)

Terri said...

Very cute card. Love the color combination.

Lorraine said...

Such a lovely sweet card! And I love the lollipop stamps! too cute!

Carol Shier said...

Great card - well done!

MelissaS said...

I adore this card, especially the ribbon!

Dee said...

gotta get me some lollipops. Your card is delish.

Kimberly S said...

A very cute card! :)

Olga said...

Really cute card!

Jane B. said...

What a lovely card!!!

Kathleen said...

Your card is absolutely precious! I'm honored to be the blog that precedes yours in the hop. (I'm glad mine's before yours and not after!) I'm a regular follower of your blog, so it's no surprise to me that your card for the Hop is gorgeous.

byulgzr said...

lovely card~~~

Randi said...

So cute! LOVE the yellow polka dot DP!

Linda Carson said...

What a doll!! Great job Tammy!

Angela (SCS monkeymama) said...

This is darling! Love the colors you've chosen and that paper pieced dress is too cute!

Amy Marie said...

Darling! I love your bow, flower, tag.. it really looks great!

LorieH said...

love the lollipops. love your paper piecing.

Terri Trotter Earley said...

Cute paper piercing and great coloring!

It's a good life!
Terri E.

Regan said...

I wanna be you when I grow up...WOWSERS!!!

Sue D said...

OOH--Gracie is so cute! I like how you did her dress. Your friend will love this card.

Unknown said...

Super nice card! TFS

Angela Thomas said...

Too cute! Love the paper piecing.

Brandi said...

Darling... I love the flower and button on the bow.. perfection!

allthumbs said...

Great work! Bella stamps just tickle my funny bone.

Karen Steen said...

beautiful card ... well done

bevyb said...

Great card, love the colors you used with Gracie.

Barbara said...

Awwwww, this is so sweet!!! Awesome job, girlfriend!

Deebi27 said...

Tammy you rocked the Bella blog hop out with flying colors!

barbs said...

Love the card. Love the polka dots.

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

this card is just so sweet! I love everything about it!

Kerri said...

LOVE IT!!! What an adorable card, and your paper piecing and coloring are fabulous!!!

Alexandra Lundgren said...

very nice card

Mary said...

How sweet is your card. Gracie is one of my new faves!

Dianal said...

Love Gracie ... your paper piercing and colouring are fantastic. Thanks for sharing!

Jodi C. said...

This card is GORGEOUS!!!!

Anonymous said...

Great card. Love the matching dress.

Kandi said...

Wow, ridiculously cute!! I love everything about your card! I'm going to have to get me some of those lollipop images, so sweet!

Lisa Petrella said...

Great layout!!! And I love her little paper pieced dress----super cute!!!

Lori said...

Beautiful card - I love love love it! I'm gonna have to try paper-piecing sometime...

Nimue said...

Tammy, the card is wonderful. All the elements suit the image so well - Nimmy

Carisa said...

adorable!

Tamara said...

i love that the dress matches the panel of patterned paper. Great colours.

Country Mouse said...

This image is on my wish list! I just love her and this cosmo paper! Super cute card!!!

Anonymous said...

OMGoodness Tammy! Your card is simply adorable!! I love this image and the paper piecing is soo perfect! Very very cute card!

Jo said...

adorable is a great description for this sweet little girl

Jennifer said...

She is too precious!!! Loving those Lollipop stamps! :) And your crafting couldn't be better (love the layout/sketch, paper piecing, choice of colors...)!

Helen Dooley said...

great card, I love how you used the DP to make the image match the dp. awesome.

Heather said...

Sweet card!!!!

Shirley N said...

Very cute--love how you paper pieced this adorable little girl!

Sara Henton said...

Just too stinking cute!!

Helen F. said...

Gracie is waaaaay cute!