Coloring with Markers
June is a busy month for family birthdays. My niece turned 29 again. I decided to make her a nice card instead of the snarky humorous...
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Debbie Gaetz, Bella Carta
My Artsy View
Combining fine art rubber stamping, mixed media techniques and paper crafting,these are art forms that I love to share. I like the idea of learning together -- sharing what I learn and learning from what others share.
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by Debbie Gaetz, Bella Carta
Mar 27, 20192 min
Only One Alcohol Ink Color
This is a project I started in a class at Impress Cards & Crafts in Tukwila. Carla Zarkos taught a class using alcohol inks. While much...
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Debbie Gaetz, Bella Carta
Feb 23, 20192 min
Sweet Birthday Wish
I just learned that a young lady we know is celebrating her 14th birthday. She's far more mature than her 14 years; she's a hard worker...
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by Debbie Gaetz, Bella Carta
Feb 12, 20192 min
It's a man's world
After an extended absence, I'm back. It's been snowing what seems like forever, and I'm using some of this quiet time to catch up on a...
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by Debbie Gaetz, Bella Carta
May 17, 20182 min
The Queen Demands a Fun Birthday
One of my nephews is a crazy and fun-loving guy. It was birthday night at his family's home the other night and I wanted to make an...
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Debbie Gaetz, Bella Carta
Jan 3, 20182 min
2018 Begins
It's the new year. The actual New Year's Day was a "holiday" at our house. Today, it's "back to work" . . . taking the decorations down,...
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Debbie Gaetz, Bella Carta
Jul 2, 20172 min
A Little Mono
I wanted more of a monochromatic type of card design. This came out a little more "colorful" than I had intended. However, I like how the...
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Debbie Gaetz, Bella Carta
Jun 27, 20171 min
Time . . . a precious commodity!
I've learned . . . time is certainly a precious commodity that cannot be turned back to do over. I've been wanting to color something and...
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Debbie Gaetz, Bella Carta
May 12, 20171 min
CAS Colour & Sketch Challenge #222
I was looking for some ideas to make a quick and simple birthday card. Voila! I cam upon the Clean and Simple (CAS) Colour & Sketch...
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Debbie Gaetz, Bella Carta
Apr 22, 20172 min
Penny Black's "Sweet Perfume" Bouquet
I just love the beautiful floral bouquet stamp designs from Penny Black. "Sweet Perfume" is one I think I'll be using quite often....
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Debbie Gaetz, Bella Carta
Oct 19, 20163 min
Penny Black's "Berry Kissed"
I've worked and worked using this stamp from Penny Black, "Berry Kissed". I love solid-image stamps. I think they offer opportunities to...
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Debbie Gaetz, Bella Carta
Jul 20, 20162 min
I Get to do a Re-do
Okay, after I looked at yesterday's card again today, I decided it wasn't very good at all! So I re-did it. Sorry to be repetitive but I...
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Debbie Gaetz, Bella Carta
Jul 19, 20163 min
Baby on the way
My nephew is expecting his second son any day, any hour. His wife is going to the doctor tomorrow and they may find themselves with a new...
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Debbie Gaetz, Bella Carta
Jul 6, 20162 min
A Birthday
I hope all of you enjoyed the Fourth of July Celebration with your family and friends. We were fairly low-key since we'd hosted a...
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Debbie Gaetz, Bella Carta
Jul 1, 20162 min
More Bouquets
I am staying with the Penny Black Stamp set, "Bouquets." Yesterday, I featured one of 4 bouquets in the set. Today's bouquet is my...
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Debbie Gaetz, Bella Carta
Jun 30, 20162 min
Bouquets of Flowers
I pulled out my Zig Clean Color Real Brush water-based pens to use with the Penny Black "Bouquets" Clear stamp set. It became a little...
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Debbie Gaetz, Bella Carta
Jun 29, 20162 min
Untitled
The days are whizzing by faster than I can keep up. Can you believe this is the last week in June? Not I! With all of the celebration for...
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Debbie Gaetz, Bella Carta
Jun 16, 20162 min
She's Simply Amazing
The last couple of days have been a blur. For different reasons, the rest of this week becomes even more of a blur with 4 birthdays and 2...
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Debbie Gaetz, Bella Carta
May 18, 20162 min
Butterflies are Coming
It was a not-so-wild weekend in Las Vegas. We arrived at 9:30 in the morning on Saturday and we immediately hit the gambling tables. I'm...
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Debbie Gaetz, Bella Carta
May 4, 20163 min
Back from London
I am back from our trip to London to visit our granddaughters. The weather was cold, windy, rainy, icy and snowy, as well as sunny. I had...
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On hold until the stay-at-home order allows businesses to reopen and conduct group events.
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