CREATIVE BELLI BLOG

Lynn Hayes

Paige Grabau

Markey Dwyer

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Introducing the Belli Girls...

2011-12-28T00:01:00.002-05:00

Behind the scenes of the Belli Challenge, we've had a few changes occur. The two fabulous ladies who originated the Belli Challenge has some exciting opportunities ahead for them, so I volunteered to take over their blog. I wish Chris and Holly the most blessed success and luck in their future endeavors.

Hi, I'm Darsie Bruno, the owner and DT Coordinater for the Belli Challenge and some of you may have seen me around blog land! I love to participate in challenges, and the Belli Challenge was the second Design team I was honored to serve on for over a year. I had to step down earlier this year due to the death of my mom, but I am back and excited to bring you fun challenges in the coming new year! I plan to offer blog candy from time to time, so make sure you play with us often! I'm a mom of 3 amazing adults who are the light of my life and my hobbies consume me: papercrafting (of course), lampworking (making glass beads with a torch), photography, word games and reading. I dedicate all my work to my Mom and Dad, my children, and my brother and sister. They inspire me.

I am looking forward to seeing your awesome creations for the new year! A special thank you to all of those who applied for the Belli Challenge Design team and if you were not chosen, please keep an eye out for our next Design Team call in the spring. Without further ado, I'd like to introduce you to the Belli Girls who will be inspiring you in the months to come! Please check out their blogs and leave some love! (click on their name below their photos).

Hi, I'm Robin Parker and a mother of 3 children, Travis 25, Taylor 18, Holly 15. I enjoy card making, due to my sister Darsie, she is my greatest inspiration and my teacher. I am a stay at home mom who lives in her car as a taxi driver. I help a friend clean houses and love to create when I get the time.I look forward to creating beautiful cards with our challenges to inspire you.

Hi, I am Joy Hadden and I am an vintage jewelry collector who loves all things paper! I am the mother to 3 lovely girls and 3 wonderful sons-in-law with seven fabulous grandchildren who call me Nina. I and my husband, who is a veterinarian live in East Texas. I've been involved with the international organization Bible Study Fellowship (BSF) for nearly 40 years and currently serve as a Children's Area Coordinator. When not traveling, you can be sure to find me in our sun room at my desk with a paper cutter and a tape runner.

Hi, I'm Shelly Schmidt and I am married for 25 years this Feb. to Ray- who is my best friend and a fabulous dad. We have three kids, twins Chris and Katie who are 23 and Stephanie is 18. We have just graduated to being emptynesters - for the time being anyway. I am a nurse and work part time. I grew up in a large family and am one of 7 kids. My Mom is an artist and teaches Porcelain Painting. While I did not inherit her talent, her creativity rubbed off on me. I love to sew, smock, and do embroidery, but paper crafting is my passion. I am a ‘Technique Junkie’ and my joy is to try different techniques with card making. I enjoy experimenting with different products. One of my biggest challenges is embellishing my cards and the challenge blogs really make me think outside of the box a lot.

Hi, I'm Ceal Pritchett and I am a stay at home wife and a mother of three and Grammy to one sweet little baby girl. I am originally a Carolina beach girl. but currently reside in beautiful Colorado with my husband who is very supportive of my addiction, I mean hobby and my little Shih Tzu,Willis I started paper crafting with scrap booking about 12 years ago but soon found my love to be card making. I am a born again Christian and lead a group of ladies at my church in a card ministry.

Lynn Hayes

Hi, my name is Lynn and I live in a very small town in Texas. After many years in the workforce I am now retired and enjoying every minute of it. I seem to finally have the time to do some of the things I love, such as paper crafting, fishing, and gardening. My style of cards usually are clean and simple - but I love all the layers too. I have two grown children and three lovely granddaughters.

Markey Dwyer

Hi, I'm Markey, wife to Tim and mother to Lawrence, Mary and Eileen. I love to design and create in many mediums; but mostly in paper and fibers. I especially enjoy helping others unwrap the creative spirit within.

Paige Grabau

My name is Paige and I'm from MN. I've been married to my DH for 32 years. We are mostly emptynesters with 3 grown children; one daughter and two sons, although two house cats keep us guessing! I retired last May after 35 years of teaching elementary school. I've been stamping for almost 20 years and still call it my number one hobby!

Steph Castro

Hi ya'll! Greetings from the Dallas, TX area, I'm StephC! I'm the Logistics Manager for a Hispanic snack food company by day, and an addicted paper crafter by night. I have been paper crafting, off and on, for the last 8 years and am totally in love with this hobby that we all share. I'm a total 80's music junkie, love Route 44 Lemon-Berry slushies and Sour Patch Kids while crafting, and can hold my own in a game of Texas Hold'em. It's a fantastic community, the paper crafting world, and I'm happy to be a part of it. I'm honored to be a "Belli Girl" and to be able to work with such amazing and talented women. I look forward to working with all of them, and can't wait to see what you'll create!

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Don't forget, there's still time to play in our CURRENT challenge! You could be chosen as the next "Belle of the Belli" with an opportunity to Guest Design for us!!

Belli Challenge #133 - Merry Christmas!

2011-12-21T00:00:00.063-05:00

created by Darsie Bruno

We'd like to thank you all for your wonderful creations and participating in our Belli Challenge and we're looking forward to next year's many challenges! From the Belli Girls, we would like to wish you the Merriest Christmas ever, Season's Greetings and Happy Holidays too!! Come back next week to meet the new Design Team!

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Our choice for the "Belle of the Belli" for
Challenge #132 - Winter/Christmas is:

MaryAnne

Please contact Darsie for information about your Guest DT spot!

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OUR NEW CHALLENGE

December 21st - January 3rd

Challenge #133 - Merry Christmas!

(you must have the word "Christmas" on your card)

If you upload to a gallery, please use keyword CBC133

Check out the great inspiration from a few of the Belli Girls who had some extra time to create during this busy Christmas week!

(click on their names for card details)

Joy Hadden

Shelly Schmidt

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Belli #132 - Winter and Christmas

2011-12-07T00:01:00.010-05:00

Want to be a Belli Girl? That's right, we're having a DESIGN TEAM CALL! We're looking for some fabulous paper crafters to join our team! Please check out our DT Call Post HERE!

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Our choice for the "Belle of the Belli" for
Challenge #131 - Thanksgiving is:

Diane Ahlers

Please contact Darsie for more information about your Guest DT spot!

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OUR NEW CHALLENGE

December 7th - 20th

Challenge #132 -Winter and Christmas

If you upload to a gallery, please use keyword CBC132

Check out the great inspiration from the Belli Girls!

(click on their names for card details)

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Belli Challenge #131 - Thanksgiving

2011-11-23T00:00:00.099-05:00

Want to be a Belli Girl? That's right, we're having a DESIGN TEAM CALL! We're looking for some fabulous paper crafters to join our team! Please check out our DT Call Post HERE!

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Our choice for the "Belle of the Belli" for
Challenge #130 - Paper Piercing is:

Nicki LT

Please contact Darsie for more information about your Guest DT spot!

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OUR NEW CHALLENGE
November 23rd - December 6th

Challenge #131 - Anything related to Thanksgiving

If you upload to a gallery, please use keyword CBC131

Check out the great inspiration from the Belli Girls!

(click on their names for card details)

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Want to be a Belli Girl?

2011-11-16T00:01:00.001-05:00

CREATIVE BELLI CHALLENGE DESIGN TEAM CALL!

We are looking to add some talented stampers to join our team for the first 2012 term, which runs January 1-June 30, 2012. ANY stamper, scrapbooker or papercrafter is welcome to apply!

Requirements:
~ You must be able to follow instructions on time and work well with others.
~ Check out the participants blogs and comment please.
~ Post your work with the weekly code to other Forums you are participating in and comment in those areas too.
~ You may "miss" 3 challenges out of the 6 month commitment.
~ Participate in each Bi-weekly Challenge and upload your project to the Belli blog no later than the Sunday evening before the Challenge Week.
~ Post a permanent DT banner on your blog
~ Join the DT Yahoo Group (our sole means of communication)
~ You MUST have a blog and be posting regularly.

To Apply:
Please create a card for your favorite challenge in your best work and send it (100kb or less each) to dbruno@stny.rr.com by December 15th. Please use BELLI DT CALL as your subject line. You may use any stamps and supplies you have. Be sure to include your full name, address, email address, and a link to your blog.

PLEASE NOTE: previous DT experience is not necessary.

We will not be able to respond to each submission. If you are chosen, you will hear from us by December 16. We will post the NEW members of the Design Team on December 20th.

If you have any questions please email me at dbruno@stny.rr.com with BELLI DT CALL Question in the subject line. I will do my best to get back to you within a day or two.

Don't forget to play along with our current Belli challenge as seen in the post below this one. :-) Good luck!

Belli #130 - Paper Piercing

2011-11-09T00:00:00.051-05:00

Want to be a Belli Girl? That's right, we're having a DESIGN TEAM CALL! We're looking for some fabulous paper crafters to join our team! Please check out our DT Call Post HERE!

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Challenge #130 Paper Piercing (poking holes in your paper)

The spirit of the Belli challenges is to encourage you to use your OLD and FORGOTTEN embellishments!

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Everyone is welcome to play along! Challenge a stamping friend! Just follow the theme- and add your direct link to our inlinkz widget below. If you upload to a gallery, please use keyword CBC130

Check out the great inspiration from the Belli Girls:

(click on their names for card details)
Ceal Pritchett

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Want to be a Belli Girl?

2011-11-01T12:29:00.000-04:00

Belli #129 - 1 2 3 4 Challenge

2011-10-26T00:00:00.027-04:00

Hello and welcome to the bi-weekly Creative Belli Challenge!

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1234 challenge (example: 1 piece of designer or patterned paper, 2 flowers, 3 colors, 4 brads, whatever combo you wish but it must be 1234)

The spirit of the Belli challenges is to encourage you to use your OLD and FORGOTTEN embellishments!

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Everyone is welcome to play along! Challenge a stamping friend! Just follow the theme- and add your direct link to our inlinkz widget below.

If you upload to a gallery, please use keyword CBC129

Check out the great inspiration from the Belli Girls:

(click on their names for card details)

Anne Harmon

Holly Brown

Please add your DIRECT link to your project dated between October 26 and November 8 to our link widget below. Thank you for playing in our Belli Challenge!

Belli #128 - Flower Soft, Felt, or Chunky glitter

2011-10-12T00:00:00.029-04:00

Hello and welcome to the bi-weekly Creative Belli Challenge!

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Challenge #128 Flower Soft, Felt or Chunky Glitter

The spirit of the Belli challenges is to encourage you to use your OLD and FORGOTTEN embellishments!

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Everyone is welcome to play along! Challenge a stamping friend! Just follow the theme- and add your direct link to our inlinkz widget below.

If you upload to a gallery, please use keyword CBC128

Check out the great inspiration from the Belli Girls:
(click on their names for card details)

Guest Designer Jane Bosi (Flower Soft)

Holly Brown (Flower Soft)

Karen Wallace

Shelly Schmidt (Flower soft)

Ceal Pritchett (felt)

Chrissy D (Felt)

Joan Ervin (Felt)

Mary Marsh (glitter)

Please add your DIRECT link to your project dated between October 12 and October 25 to our link widget below. Thank you for playing in our Belli Challenge!

Belli Challenge #127 - Paper Piecing

2011-09-28T00:00:00.009-04:00

Hello and welcome to the bi-weekly Creative Belli Challenge!

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Challenge #127 Paper Piecing, (cut stamped shapes from paper)

The spirit of the Belli challenges is to encourage you to use your OLD and FORGOTTEN embellishments!

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Everyone is welcome to play along! Challenge a stamping friend! Just follow the theme- and add your direct link to our inlinkz widget below.

If you upload to a gallery, please use keyword CBC127

Check out the great inspiration from the Belli Girls:

(click on their names for card details)

Please add your DIRECT link to your project dated between September 28 and October 11 to our link widget below. Thank you for playing in our Belli Challenge!

Belli Challenge #126 - String

2011-09-14T03:00:00.028-04:00

Hello and welcome to the bi-weekly Creative Belli Challenge!

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Challenge #126 (STRING)

The spirit of the Belli challenges is to encourage you to use your OLD and FORGOTTEN embellishments!

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Everyone is welcome to play along! Challenge a stamping friend! Just follow the theme- and add your direct link to our inlinkz widget below.

If you upload to a gallery, please use keyword CBC126

Check out the great inspiration from the Belli Girls:

(click on their names for card details)

Joy Hadden

Holly Brown

Karen Wallace

Maria Matter

Chrissy D

Robin Parker

Shelly Schmidt

Mary Marsh

Please add your DIRECT link to your project dated between September 14 and September 27 to our link widget below. Thank you for playing in our Belli Challenge!

Belli Challenge #125 - Acetate or Vellum

2011-08-31T00:00:00.006-04:00

Hello and welcome to the bi-weekly Creative Belli Challenge!

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Challenge #125 (acetate or vellum)

The spirit of the Belli challenges is to encourage you to use your OLD and FORGOTTEN embellishments!

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Everyone is welcome to play along! Challenge a stamping friend!! Just follow the theme - and add your direct link to our inlinkz widget below.

If you upload to a gallery, please use keyword CBC125

Check out the great ideas the Belli Girls came up with:

(click on their names for card details)

Holly Brown

Chris Dickinson

Joan Ervin

Karen Wallace

Robin Parker

Please add your DIRECT link to your project dated between August 31 and September 13 to our link widget below. Thank you for playing in our Belli Challenge!

Belli Challenge #124- Gingham

2011-08-17T00:00:00.029-04:00

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Belli Challenge #124 Gingham

Hello and welcome to the bi-weekly Creative Belli Challenge!

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Challenge #124 Gingham (stamped, patterned paper, or ribbon)

The spirit of the Belli challenges is to encourage you to use your OLD and FORGOTTEN embellishments!

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Everyone is welcome to play along! Challenge a stamping friend!! Just follow the theme - and add your direct link to our inlinkz widget below.

If you upload to a gallery, please use keyword CBC124.

Check out the great ideas the Belli Girls came up with:

(click on their names for card details)

Mary Marsh

Shelly Schmidt

Please add your DIRECT link to your project dated between August 17 and August 30 to our link widget below. Thank you for playing in our Belli Challenge!

Belli Challenge #123 - Non-paper Materials

2011-08-03T00:00:00.014-04:00

Hello and welcome to the bi-weekly Creative Belli Challenge!

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Challenge #123 - Non paper (material, burlap, silk, jeans, netting, etc)

The spirit of the Belli challenges is to encourage you to use your OLD and FORGOTTEN embellishments!

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Everyone is welcome to play along! Challenge a stamping friend!! Just follow the theme - and add your direct link to our inlinkz widget below.

If you upload to a gallery, please use keyword CBC123.

Check out the great ideas the Belli Girls came up with:

(click on their names for card details)

Karen Wallace

Please add your DIRECT link to your project dated between August 3 and August 16 to our link widget below. Thank you for playing in our Belli Challenge!

Belli Challenge #122 - Christmas in July

2011-07-20T00:00:00.040-04:00

Hello and welcome to the bi-weekly Creative Belli Challenge!

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This challenge is a Christmas inspiration challenge. Our inspiration piece is this beautiful Christmas china that belongs to our design team member, Karen Wallace. Thank you Karen for providing us with such lovely inspiration to create our cards and projects.

The spirit of the Belli challenges is to encourage you to use your OLD and FORGOTTEN embellishments!

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Everyone is welcome to play along! Challenge a stamping friend!! Just follow the theme - and add your direct link to our inlinkz widget below.

If you upload to a gallery, please use keyword CBC122.

Here is some great inspiration from the Belli Girls.

(click on their names for card details)

Please add your DIRECT link to your project dated between July 20 and August 2 to our link widget below. Thank you for playing in our Belli Challenge!

Belli Challenge #121 - Custom made Bellies

2011-07-06T00:00:00.050-04:00

Hello and welcome to the bi-weekly Creative Belli Challenge!

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Challenge #121 - Custom Made Bellies

Make your own Embellishments, custom dye ribbon, crochet your own flowers, make your own paper flowers or buttons, etc, etc!

The spirit of the Belli challenges is to encourage you to use your OLD and FORGOTTEN embellishments!

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Everyone is welcome to play along! Challenge a stamping friend!! Just follow the theme - and add your direct link to our inlinkz widget below.

If you upload to a gallery, please use keyword CBC121.

Check out the great ideas the Belli Girls came up with:

(click on their names for card details)

Joy Hadden

Robin Parker

Please add your direct link to your project dated between July 6 and July 19 to our inlinkz widget below. Thank you for playing in our Belli Challenge! :-)

Belli Challenge #120 - The Letter G

2011-06-22T00:00:00.060-04:00

Hello and welcome to the bi-weekly Creative Belli Challenge!

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Challenge #120 - the letter G

Create a new project that features an embellishment that begins with the letter G. Think about glitter, a gift card holder, a gift bag, Glimmer Mist, Old Glory (4th of July projects), green rhinestones, whatever you've got on hand.

The spirit of the Belli challenges is to encourage you to use your OLD and FORGOTTEN embellishments!

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Everyone is welcome to play along! Challenge a stamping friend!! Just follow the theme - anything that begins with the letter G - and add your direct link to our inlinkz widget below.

If you upload to a gallery, please use keyword CBC120.

Check out the great ideas the Belli Girls came up with:

(click on their names for card details)

Joy Hadden

Shelly Schmidt

Robin Parker

Please add your direct link to your project dated between June 22 and July 5 to our inlinkz widget below. Thank you for playing in our Belli Challenge! :-)

Belli Challenge #119 - Branches

2011-06-08T03:00:00.054-04:00

Hello and welcome to The Creative Belli bi-weekly challenge!

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Challenge #119 - Branches

Pull out your stamps of branches and ink them up, paint your chipboard branches, cut a small branch off a tree in your yard, or cut out some branches from designer papers, whatever tickles your fancy. Have fun adding "branches" to your project!

The spirit of the Belli challenges is to encourage you to use your OLD and FORGOTTEN embellishments!

Everyone is welcome to play along! Challenge a stamping friend!! Just follow the theme - use a branch - and add your direct link to our inlinkz widget below.

If you upload to a gallery, please use keyword CBC119.

The Belli Girls have given us some wonderful inspiration...

(click on their names for card details)

Karen Wallace

Joan Ervin

Shelly Schmidt

Please add your direct link to your project dated between June 8 and June 21 to our inlinkz widget below. Thank you for playing in our Belli Challenge! :-)

Belli Challenge #118 - Tool Shed

2011-05-25T03:00:00.031-04:00

Hello and welcome to The Creative Belli bi-weekly challenge!

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Challenge #118 - Tool Shed

Dust off those old tools and put them to use again!
Examples of a forgotten tool might be a button maker, Cropadile, eyelet setter, tag maker, crimper, etc...

The spirit of the Belli challenges is to encourage you to use your OLD and FORGOTTEN embellishments!

Everyone is welcome to play along! Challenge a stamping friend!! Just follow the theme - use an old tool that you haven't played with in a long time - and add your direct link to our inlinkz widget below.

If you upload to a gallery, please use keyword CBC118.

The Belli Girls have given us some wonderful inspiration...

(click on their names for card details)

Please add your direct link to your project dated between May 25 and June 8 to our inlinkz widget below. Thank you for playing in our Belli Challenge! :-)
Please note: Blogger is having issues, we are unable to post a message to your blogs sometimes and please know that we appreciate your participation but may not be able to leave a comment until they resolve this issue.

Belli Challenge #117 - letter "S"

2011-05-11T00:01:00.090-04:00

Hello and welcome to The Creative Belli bi-weekly challenge!

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Challenge #117 The Letter "S"

Spots, stripes, swirls, stars, shells, sandpaper, stickers etc

The spirit of the Belli challenges is to encourage you to use your OLD and FORGOTTEN embellishments!

Everyone is welcome to play along! Challenge a stamping friend!! Just follow the theme - use something that begins with the letter "S" and add your direct link to our inlinkz widget below.

If you upload to a gallery, please use keyword CBC117.

The Belli Girls have given us some wonderful inspiration...

(click on their names for card details)
Joy Hadden

Mary Marsh

Shelly Schmidt

Belli Challenge - Royal

2011-04-27T08:13:00.002-04:00

Hello and Welcome to The Creative Belli bi-weekly challenge!
Challenge #116-"ROYAL"

The spirit of the Belli challenges is to encourage you to use your OLD and FORGOTTEN embellishments!

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First, we would like to thank everyone who played along with us in our last challenge! We appreciate your support! Now, let us introduce you to this week's Belles of the Belli, chosen by the design team...

Lena Katrine, Michelle Lancaster, and Liz Marsden

Please grab the Belle badge to display on your blog!

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Now onto our next challenge #116 "Royal"

With all the excitement of the upcoming royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, we thought it would be fun to fashion a challenge around that theme.

We would like to see fleur de lis, diamonds, princess, crowns, tiaras, the color purple, etc!

You can create any project you like as long as it follows the theme.
Everyone is welcome to play along! Challenge a stamping friend!!
If you upload to a gallery use keyword CBC116

The Creative Belli DT has given us some wonderful inspiration...

(click on their names for card details)
Anne Harmon

Mary Marsh

Belli Challenge #115 - Eggs/Bunnies

2011-04-13T03:00:00.072-04:00

Hello and Welcome to The Creative Belli bi-weekly challenge! Challenge #115-Eggs/Bunnies

The spirit of the Belli challenges is to encourage you to use your OLD and FORGOTTEN embellishments!

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Pinky, Scrappy, Sandy O., Merkkari, Susan (Kilam Creative)

Please grab the Belle badge to display on your blog!

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Now onto our next challenge #115

We would like to see Eggs/Bunnies!

You can create any project you like as long as it follows the theme.

Everyone is welcome to play along! Challenge a stamping friend!! If you upload to a gallery use keyword CBC115

The Creative Belli DT has given us some wonderful inspiration...

(click on their names for card details)

Ceal Pritchett

Belli Challenge - Think Seamtress

2011-03-30T03:00:00.064-04:00

Hello and Welcome to The Creative Belli bi-weekly challenge!

The spirit of the Belli challenges is to encourage you to use your OLD and FORGOTTEN embellishments!

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#7 Blackdragon

#57 Betty Wright

#95 Ike

Please grab the Belle badge to display on your blog!

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Now onto our next challenge #114.

We would like to see SEWING!

Think seamstress (stitching, buttons, seam tape, pins etc.) You can create any project you like as long as it follows the theme.

Everyone is welcome to play along! Challenge a stamping friend!! If you upload to a gallery use keyword CBC114

The Creative Belli DT has given us some wonderful inspiration...

(click on their names for card details)

Karen Wallace

Chris Olsen

Anne Harmon

Robin Parker

Robin Kirkpatrick

Shelly Schmidt

Mary Marsh

Here's how to enter:

**Please link back to the Belli Challenge in your post**

and provide a DIRECT LINK to your new posting

dated between MARCH 27 thru April 11

using Mr. Linky below!

GUEST DESIGNER: MIRIAM NAPIER

2011-03-23T06:00:00.004-04:00

Today marks our last week with our March guest designer, Miriam Napier. Here is Miriam's gorgeous card for our current ‘C’ challenge. Her card contains crocuses and crimson for her 'C' items. Please be sure to check out Miriam's blog, Miriam's Delirium, and leave her a little love!

We've so enjoyed having Miriam play along on the Belli Challenge with us this month! Thanks for joining us, Miriam!

We have thoroughly enjoyed all of our Guest Designers, but alas, we have decided to discontinue the Guest Designer series for now. Thank you to all who have joined us!

Thanks for coming by and supporting the Belli Challenge! Play along with our "C" challenge this week and come on back next week to see what the next challenge will be. Hmmm........ what do buttons, lace, and thread have in common??

Belli Challenge #113 -the letter "C"

2011-03-16T03:00:00.083-04:00

Hello and Welcome to The Creative Belli bi-weekly challenge!

The spirit of the Belli challenges is to encourage you to

use your OLD and FORGOTTEN embellishments!

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First, we would like to thank everyone who played along with us in our last challenge!
We appreciate your support!

Now, let us introduce you to this week's Belles of the Belli, chosen by the design team...

#37 Cheryl

58 Semsee

112 Katie

Congratulations!

Please grab the Belle badge to display on your blog!

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Now onto our next challenge #113

We would like to see

"C" embellishments

(chipboard, crystal effects, charms...)

You can create any project you like as long as it follows the theme.

Everyone is welcome to play along!

If you upload to a gallery use keyword CBC113

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Here's how to enter:

**Please link back to the Belli Challenge in your post**

and provide a DIRECT LINK to your new posting

dated between MARCH 16th - 29th

using Mr. Linky below!

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The Creative Belli DT has given us some wonderful inspiration...

(click on their names for card details)

Karen Wallace

Chris Olsen

Holly Brown

Jessica Stockmeyer

Joan Ervin

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Enter your "C" creations...

GUEST DESIGNER - INTRODUCING MIRIAM NAPIER

2011-03-09T03:00:00.001-05:00

Hello! Thanks for coming by! Scroll down ONE post to see this week's challenge!

It is time for another BELLI CHALLENGE Guest Designer Spotlight and today we are introducing you to Miriam Napier, our March Guest Designer:

Here is a little bit about Miriam, in her own words:

I was born in San Francisco and moved around a lot as a child. When I was 13 my family finally landed in Atlanta, Georgia and I’ve been here ever since, except for college and a year back in San Fran after graduating. In San Fran I got my first real job at Oracle Corporation, transferred back to Atlanta after a year and I’ve worked there ever since (24 years!)

I’ve taken art classes all my life and taught my first class when I was in the 4th grade. In 2004 I discovered scrapbooking and was hooked. That soon led to other paper crafts and especially stamping. I turned my home office into a craft room and am surrounded by beautiful paper, stamps and all sorts of art supplies.

Miriam is sharing this great card with us today for our Animals challenge, and as our designer for the month, she will be back in two weeks with another great project!

Please be sure to stop by her blog, Miriam's Delirium, and show her some love!

Thanks for stopping by!

Belli Challenge #112 - Animals

2011-03-02T03:00:00.187-05:00

Hello and Welcome to The Creative Belli bi-weekly challenge!

The spirit of the Belli challenges is to encourage you to

use your OLD and FORGOTTEN embellishments!

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First, we would like to thank everyone who played along with us in our last challenge! We appreciate your support!

Now, let us introduce you to this week's Belles of the Belli, chosen by the design team...

#12 Kim Mc

#14 The Navy Wife

#32 Betty Wright

Congratulations Ladies

Please grab the Belle badge to display on your blog!

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Now onto this fortnights challenge #112

We would like to see

Animals

(think of creatures that come out of hibernation)

use stamps, chipboard, punch art of animals etc etc.

You can create any project you like as long as it follows the theme.

Everyone is welcome to play along!

If you upload to a gallery use keyword CBC112

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Here's how to enter:

**Please link back to the Belli Challenge in your post**

and provide a DIRECT LINK to your new posting

dated between MARCH 2nd ~ 15th MARCH

using Mr. Linky below!

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The Creative Belli DT has given us some wonderful inspiration...

(click on their names for card details)

Beth Norman

GUEST DESIGNER: MARCY ANTLE

2011-02-23T03:00:00.008-05:00

We've so enjoyed having Marcy play along on the Belli Challenge with us this month! Thanks for joining us, Marcy! Here is Marcy's fabric card - the card front is covered in fabric scraps!

And here is the inside:

Be sure to stop by her blog, Queen Marcy Originals, and give her some love!

Please come back in two weeks to meet our March guest designer! In the meantime, don't forget to play along with our Felt/Fabric challenge - check out below for the details!

Thanks for coming by and supporting the Belli Challenge!

Challenge #111 Use Felt or Fabric

2011-02-16T03:00:00.117-05:00

Hello and Welcome to The Creative Belli bi-weekly challenge!

The spirit of the Belli challenges is to encourage you to

use your OLD and FORGOTTEN embellishments!

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First, we would like to thank everyone who played along with us! We appreciate your support!

Now, let us introduce you to this week's Belles of the Belli, chosen by the design team...

#20 Black Dragon , #46 Maddie Hill, #10 and #57-Nancy Brown

plus one special Belli, #65 a 4 year old NiMu

Please grab the Belle badge to display on your blog!

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Challenge #111 is our FELT or FABRIC challenge...

Be creative- use felt backdrop, shape it into a flower or an animal, make clouds..... you name it! If you do not have felt, use fabric- think old towel, flannel, etc.......

Everyone is welcome to play along!

If you upload to a gallery use keyword CBC111

Here's how to enter:

**Please link back to the Belli Challenge in your post**

and provide a DIRECT LINK to your new posting

dated between February 16- MARCH 1ST

using Mr. Linky below!

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The Creative Belli DT has given us some wonderful inspiration...

(click on their names for card details)

Shelly Schmidt

GUEST DESIGNER: INTRODUCING MARCY ANTLE!

2011-02-09T03:00:00.026-05:00

It is time for another BELLI CHALLENGE Guest Designer Spotlight and today we are introducing you to Marcy Antle, our February Guest Designer:

Here is a little bit about Marcy, in her own words:

I was born and raised in Illinois, lived in California and Massachusetts, but now live in Georgia, just a few miles north of Atlanta. I am married to a true born-and-raised southern gentleman and we have three gorgeous Maine Coon cats. I work at Piedmont Center which is an office complex in Buckhead (Atlanta), as the Chief Financial Officer, been there 30 years now. I started scrapbooking first, then a friend introduced me to rubber stamps, then another friend introduced me to beading and so now I do them all. I have a blog at Queen Marcy Originals.

Thank you for the privilege of being the guest designer this month!

Marcy is sharing two projects with us today for our Jewelry challenge, and as our designer for the month; she will be back in two weeks with another great project!

The first project is this very clever card:

And here is the inside:

And for her second project she is sharing this gorgeous necklace and earring combination that she made - pretty impressive, isn't it?

Please be sure to stop by her blog, Queen Marcy Originals, and show her some love!

Belli Challenge #110 Jewelry

2011-02-02T00:00:00.091-05:00

Hello and Welcome to The Creative Belli bi-weekly challenge!

The spirit of the Belli challenges is to encourage you to

use your OLD and FORGOTTEN embellishments!

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First, we would like to thank everyone who played along with us! We appreciate your support!

Now, let us introduce you to this week's Belles of the Belli, chosen by the design team...

#81 Semsee, and #115 Kylie, and #129 Debra James

Please grab the Belle badge to display on your blog!

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Challenge #110 is our jewelry challenge...

Jewelry (use stamp images of jewelry or use pearls, rhinestones, diamonds, etc...)

Everyone is welcome to play along!

If you upload to a gallery use keyword CBC110

Here's how to enter:

Please link back to the Belli Challenge in your post

and provide a DIRECT LINK to your new posting

dated between February 2- February 9

using Mr. Linky below!

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The Creative Belli DT has given us some wonderful inspiration...

(click on their names for card details)

mary marsh

Karen Wallace

Box with four Dividers

Shelly Schmidt

GUEST DESIGNER: KRISTINE REYNOLDS

2011-01-26T06:00:00.006-05:00

Today marks our last week with our January guest designer, Kristine Reynolds. Here is Kristine's adorable card for our current ‘P’ challenge - I'd say it's Pretty in Pink! Please be sure to check out Kristine's blog, Stamping & Scrapping in California, and leave her a little love!

We've so enjoyed having Kristine play along on the Belli Challenge with us this month! Thanks for joining us, Kristine!

Please come back in two weeks to meet our February guest designer! In the meantime, don't forget to play along with our ‘P’ challenge - check out below for the details!

Thanks for coming by and supporting the Belli Challenge!

Belli Challenge #109 - the letter P

2011-01-19T03:03:00.106-05:00

Hello and Welcome to The Creative Belli bi-weekly challenge!

The spirit of the Belli challenges is to encourage you to

use your OLD and FORGOTTEN embellishments!

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First, we would like to thank everyone who played along with us! We appreciate your support!

Now, let us introduce you to this week's Belles of the Belli, chosen by the design team...

#5. Daniele, and 42. Sylvia/ LittleTreasures and #44 Ula

Please grab the Belle badge to display on your blog!

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Challenge #109 is the letter P...

This could be anything that begins with a P -
paper bag album, pink, purple, poppies, puppies, paper clips, patterned paper, paint, etc...

Everyone is welcome to play along!

If you upload to a gallery use keyword CBC109

Here's how to enter!

Please link back to the Belli Challenge in your post

and provide a DIRECT LINK to your new posting

dated between January 19 - February 2

using Mr. Linky below!

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The Creative Belli DT has given us some wonderful inspiration...

(click on their names for card details)

Beth Norman

Karen Wallace

Chris Olsen

Tamara Morton

Front

Back

Holly Brown

GUEST DESIGNER: INTRODUCING KRISTINE REYNOLDS

2011-01-12T06:00:00.005-05:00

Hello! Thanks for coming by! Scroll down ONE post to see this week's challenge!

It is time for another BELLI CHALLENGE Guest Designer Spotlight and today we are introducing you to Kristine Reynolds, our January Guest Designer:

Here is a little bit about Kristine, in her own words:

I live in Sunny Southern California with my husband, Jeff, my son Garret, and our Labrador, Jadie. My daughter, Tyler, is 18 and attends college at Cal Poly San Louis Obispo. My son, Garret, is 15 and will be a junior in high school in the fall. Both my kids are heavily involved in music - marching band, jazz band, etc. and Jeff and I are die hard band roadies. When I'm not helping with the kids in the band you'll find me happily stamping, coloring, and creating cards, scrapbook pages, and other projects in my craft room. I currently design for High Hopes, Paper Pretties, The Rubber Cafe, QKR Stampede, and Creative Cuts and More!

I am very excited to be a guest designer for the Belli Challenge this month. Thanks for having me!!! You can see more of my work at:

http://stampingandscrapingincalifornia.blogspot.com/

Kristine is sharing this great card with us today for our Snow challenge, and as our designer for the month, she will be back in two weeks with another great project!

Please be sure to stop by her blog, Stamping & Scrapping in California, and show her some love!

Thanks for stopping by!

Belli Challenge #108 - Snow

2011-01-05T03:00:00.131-05:00

Hello and Happy New Year!!! Welcome to the Creative Belli Challenge!

This week's challenge runs from January 5th- January 18.

We're so glad you came by today. We encourage you to use your old and forgotten embellishments in all of our Belli Challenges.

We would like to thank everyone who played along with our last challenge. We appreciate your support and enjoyed seeing all your fabulous creations!

Now, let us introduce our challenge #107 Belles of the Belli. This week, we had a tough time choosing, so many talented players have joined in on the fun!!! We narrowed it down to two ladies:

Just Barbara from Forgotten Scraps

and

Samara Navi

Congratulations Barbara and Samara! Please grab your Belli Belle Badge!

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Now for our new challenge!

Challenge #108 (CBC10)

SNOW

This can include stamps, ribbons, brads, buttons, glitter, patterned paper, chipboard, stickers - anything that is SNOW themed. It must be a NEW project!

Here's some wonderful SNOW inspiration from our Belli Girls:

GUEST DESIGNER: LISA SILVER

2010-12-29T03:00:00.010-05:00

Today marks our last week with our December guest designer, Lisa Silver. Here is Lisa's adorable card for our current Christmas challenge. Please be sure to check out her blog, Silver Stamping, and leave her a little love!

We've so enjoyed having Lisa with us this month! Please come back in two weeks to meet our January guest designer! In the meantime, don't forget to play along with our Christmas challenge - check out below for the details!

Thanks for coming by and supporting the Belli Challenge!

Belli Challenge #107 - MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

2010-12-22T03:00:00.101-05:00

Hello and Merry Christmas!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Welcome to the Creative Belli Challenge!

We're so glad you came by today. We encourage you to use your old and forgotten embellishments in all of our Belli Challenges.

We would like to thank everyone who played along with our last challenge. We appreciate your support and enjoyed seeing all your fabulous creations!

Now, let us introduce our challenge #106 Belles of the Belli. We had such a hard time because there were so many gorgeous entries. We narrowed it down to two ladies:

Wanda Cullen

and

Monika

Congratulations Wanda and Monika! Please grab your Belli Belle Badge!

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Now for our new challenge!

Challenge #107 (CBC107)

Christmas

This can include ribbons, brads, buttons, glitter, patterned paper, chipboard, stickers - anything that is Christmas themed. It must be a NEW project!

Here's some lovely inspiration from our Belli Girls:

Mary Marsh

How to enter:

Please link back to the Belli Challenge in your post and provide a DIRECT LINK to your new posting

dated between December 22 and January 4 using Mr. Linky below. This is a bi-weekly challenge.

GUEST DESIGNER: INTRODUCING LISA SILVER

2010-12-15T03:00:00.019-05:00

Hello! Thanks for coming by! Scroll down ONE post to see this week's challenge!

It is time for another BELLI CHALLENGE Guest Designer Spotlight and today we are introducing you to Lisa Silver, our December Guest Designer:

Here is a little bit about Lisa, in her own words:

I was introduced to stamping by a friend 5 years ago and have been stamping ever since. I’m so proud to be a designer for Card Positioning Systems (a weekly sketch challenge blog) and for Stamp N Plus Scrap N (a rubber stamp manufacturer). In my free time, I love to read, spend time with my family and shop for craft supplies! My husband, two children (Rachel-12 and Jack-9) and I call St. Louis, Missouri our home. While I wish I could say paper crafting is my profession, I work in the chemical industry as a Strategic Sourcing manager by day... to support my stamping habit! Thank you to the Belli Challenge team for a wonderful opportunity to be a Guest Designer this month! What an honor!

Lisa is sharing this great Christmas card with us today for our Christmas challenge, and as our designer for the month, she will be back in two weeks with another great project!

Please be sure to stop by her blog, Silver Stamping, and show her some love!

Thanks for stopping by!

Belli Challenge #106 - Christmas Embellishments/Papers

2010-12-08T04:00:00.169-05:00

Welcome to the Creative Belli Challenge!

We're so glad you came by today. We encourage you to use your old and forgotten embellishments in all of our Belli Challenges.

We would like to thank everyone who played along with our last challenge. We appreciate your support and enjoyed seeing all your fabulous creations!

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Now, let us introduce our challenge #105 Belles of the Belli. We had such a hard time because there were so many gorgeous entries. We narrowed it down to two ladies:

Bonnie O'Clair

and

Janniche

Congratulations, Bonnie and Janniche! Please grab your Belli Belle Badge!

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We have added a few new ladies to our Belli Team, and we'd like to take a moment to officially welcome them to the Belli Girls. We've had our eye on these ladies for a while, and we are thrilled to have them join us!

Karen Wallace
Mary Marsh
Chris Olsen
Robin Parker
Shelly Schmidt

Chris, Robin, and Shelly have been with us for several challenges, and now Karen and Mary are jumping right in with them. :-) You are going to love what these ladies have created for you. We have lots of fun ideas in store for the next few months! :-)

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Now for our new challenge!

Challenge #106 (CBC106)

Christmas themed embellishments

This can include ribbons, brads, buttons, glitter, patterned paper, chipboard, stickers - anything that is Christmas themed.

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Wanna be a Belli girl???

Before we go on, I want to remind everyone that we are holding a Design Team Call. Be sure to check out all of the details!

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Here's some lovely inspiration from our Belli Girls:

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How to enter:

Please link back to the Belli Challenge in your post and provide a DIRECT LINK to your new posting

dated between December 8 and December 22 using Mr. Linky below. This is a bi-weekly challenge.

GUEST DESIGNER: JOANNE ALLISON!

2010-12-01T03:00:00.004-05:00

Today marks our last week with our November guest designer, Joanne Allison. Here is Joanne's gorgeous card for our current ‘R’ challenge. Please be sure to check out her blog, Ambrosia and Iron, and leave her a little love!

We've so enjoyed having Joanne with us this month! Please come back in two weeks to meet our December guest designer! In the meantime, don't forget to play along with our ‘R’ challenge - check out below for the details!

Thanks for coming by and supporting the Belli Challenge!

Belli Challenge 105 - Rs R) Red, Ribbon, Ric Rac anything (R)

2010-11-24T04:00:00.092-05:00

Welcome to the Creative Belli Challenge!

We're so glad you came by, every challenge we encourage you to use your

old and forgotten embellishments.

We would like to thank everyone who played along with our last challenge.

We appreciate your support and enjoyed seeing all your fabulous creations!

Now, let us introduce our challenge #104

Belle of the Belli...

Audrey of Aud's Cards

Congratulations, Aud!

Please grab your Belli Belle Badge!

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Now for our new challenge!

Challenge #105 (CBC105)

"R" embellishments

use any embellies that begin with an "R",
ribbon, roses, rub-ons, ric rac, etc

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Wanna be a Belli girl???

Before we go on, I want to remind everyone that we are holding a Design Team Call. Be sure to check out all of the details!

Here's some lovely inspiration from the team...

Joan Ervin

Karen Wallace