Billybootabella.......

So, I amassed quite a few Stamping Bella stamps from my trip to Toronto and I'm trying to get them all inky and colored. This week on the Stamping Bella Blog, the Friday challenge is to use paper piecing.  I was looking through my stamps to see which ones would work well with piecing and this 'billybootabella" looked like it would do the job!

I took my Foof-a-La 'Summer' paper pack out since it's been sittin' on my shelf for a while and laid the papers out. I chose the paper for Bella's umbrella with matching boots and a different one for her skirt. I colored the rest with prisma pencils and gamsol on Bella's Bestest paper.

I wanted to try something a little different with the ribbon, so I wrapped it around twice crossing it in the middle. I hid it behind the Nesties ovals and then stamped my PTI sentiment on blue and cut it out with my Marvy oval punch - then punched out another 1/2 oval for the bottom half where the sentiment is. Added a little bling and good to go!

So, another challenge on the Stamping Bella blog is that they are looking for a new Bella Babe....you have to participate in all the August challenges to be considered...........I've been hemmin' and hawin' over this and I really don't like to put a lot of pressure on myself - but I 'think' I'm going to give it a try. No real biggie if it doesn't work out - so I guess there's really no harm in trying, right??!!

So - thanks for stoppin' in today! Hope you have a terrific Thursday! I'm off to walk the doggies at the CT Humane Society!  Woof!
Maria