Bella Carta at Art 'n Soul

Such a busy time!

Folks at Penny Black are certainly gearing up for the holidays. Birgit Eckblom and Jill Foster have created some very nice scenic cards that are great for the holidays, as well as any other fall/winter theme occasion.

by Birgit Eckblom for Penny Black

by Jill Foster for Penny Black

Click on this link to go to Birgit's posting to see what specific Penny Black stamps she used:

http://pennyblackinc.wordpress.com/2014/10/07/introducing-winter-wonderland-winter-scenes/

And now Jill and Birgit have designed some wonderful holiday cards using Penny Black's new dies . . .

by Birgit Eckblom for Penny Black

by Jill Foster for Penny Black

Click this link to see Jill's posting: http://pennyblackinc.wordpress.com/2014/10/08/introducing-winter-wonderland-creative-die-sentiments/

Kazuko Kocho has made a really neat Halloween card featuring dies and stencils from Memory Box; and, of course, inks and irRESISTible texture spray from IMAGINE Crafts.

by Kazuko Kocho
Artist-in-Residence for IMAGINE Crafts

Click on this link to see how Kazuko made this card, as well as a holiday card from Artist-in-Residence Maureen Cronin: http://imaginecraftsblog.com/2014/10/07/imagine-crafts-product-feature-with-memory-box-2/

Over on the Memory Box blog, Bibiana created a beautiful card with a butterfly die and stencil.

by Bibiana Martinez-Ziegler for Memory Box

Click on this link: http://davebrethauer.typepad.com/outsidethebox/2014/10/stencils-fall-card-for-world-card-making-day.html

From the Spanish Memory Box blog, here is another card made on World Card Making Day by Bibliana. The blog is in English.

by Bibliana Martinez-Ziegler for Memory Box

Here's the link: http://davebrethauer.typepad.com/outsidethebox/2014/10/stencils-fall-card-for-world-card-making-day.html

And she made two cards for the French Memory Box blog, using only dies from Memory Box on one and adding a stenciled background on the other one. I love the stenciled background effect on the second card . . .

by Bibliana Martinez-Ziegler for Memory Box

This is the link: http://davebrethauer.typepad.com/unbrindecreativite/2014/10/deux-versions-dune-carte-journee-internationale-de-la-carterie.html

Woo Hoo! for Dianne Johnson. As you know, she manages Art 'n Soul and is on the Magenta Design Team. She worked with one of Magenta's main artists to design a couple of zentangled stamps and another sentiment stamp. It all came out today with the latest design releases from Magenta.