Magenta & Distress Oxides
Last night, I started watching "Homeland" from the very beginning. I had to color something during some of the tense scenes that I...
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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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Debbie Gaetz, Bella Carta
- Jul 6, 2016
- 2 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
- Jun 7, 2016
- 2 min
Hot, Hot Spring Day
The weather has been absolutely scorching. Yesterday it was in the 90's and today it hit 90 again! I am ever so thankful that we have air...
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Debbie Gaetz, Bella Carta
- May 24, 2016
- 2 min
Love the new shimmer!
I'm loving the five new colors in the Nuance watercolor powders from Magenta. I've posted a card previously using the new colors, and...
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Debbie Gaetz, Bella Carta
- May 13, 2016
- 2 min
Love the new Nuance colors
It's been a busy two days. I hosted a home jewelry dinner party last night. I reluctantly signed up for this duty at a friend's party...
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Debbie Gaetz, Bella Carta
- May 8, 2016
- 2 min
Happy Mother's Day
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all the women I know, even some "mom" dads. You're a mother, even if you haven't given birth to or adopted a child....
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Debbie Gaetz, Bella Carta
- Apr 20, 2016
- 2 min
Peony with the MISTI
In my reorganizing, I came across this stamp set from Impression Obsession. I had never used it yet because I needed to brush up on using...
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Debbie Gaetz, Bella Carta
- Apr 18, 2016
- 2 min
Magenta Day
It's a Magenta kind of day. After Dianne Johnson's Nuance class yesterday at Art 'n Soul, I couldn't resist purchasing Magenta stamps...
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Debbie Gaetz, Bella Carta
- Apr 14, 2016
- 2 min
A Quickie!
Another quickie card in the works today. Just found out some wonderful news from a family I know out-of-state and I wanted to send a note...
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Debbie Gaetz, Bella Carta
- Apr 12, 2016
- 2 min
Back from Anaheim
I was prepared to post from Anaheim and discovered, to my chagrin, that I was unable to use my iPad for editing purposes. Something new...
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Debbie Gaetz, Bella Carta
- Apr 3, 2016
- 2 min
Happy Birthday, Hannah!
Wow! March is a blink in the rearview mirror and it's already April. This month is so busy I don't think it will vanish with a complete...
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Debbie Gaetz, Bella Carta
- Mar 28, 2016
- 4 min
Easter Blessings
UPDATED COMMENT: This post was to have posted early Saturday morning and it didn't. So here it is. The day didn't go quite as planned. I...
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Debbie Gaetz, Bella Carta
- Mar 16, 2016
- 3 min
Making New with the Old
Yesterday was another day of not a lot of time in the studio for anything. So, I spent a good deal of time last night into the wee hours...
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Debbie Gaetz, Bella Carta
- Mar 13, 2016
- 2 min
Short Day
It's only a short day because daylight savings time begins at 2 a.m. tomorrow morning, meaning we "spring" forward and lose one hour in...
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Debbie Gaetz, Bella Carta
- Mar 12, 2016
- 3 min
Magenta's Nuance & IMAGINE Crafts' Fireworks!
Another slow day. My back is better but has little twinges now and then, especially if I lean over to pick something up. What to do?...
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Debbie Gaetz, Bella Carta
- Mar 11, 2016
- 2 min
Washi Tape Idea
I was moving several of the boxes to the garage for temporary storage while I sort through them. Luckily, the cleaning lady helped me. We...
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Debbie Gaetz, Bella Carta
- Mar 10, 2016
- 2 min
Green Wins
For another Irish friend, I've made this card. I hope it's "green" enough that the lack of a shamrock or a leprechaun doesn't make them...
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Debbie Gaetz, Bella Carta
- Mar 5, 2016
- 2 min
Inspired by Gump's!
While undertaking the major cleaning of my studio, I came across a catalog from Gump's; it's a fabulous store in downtown San Francisco...
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Debbie Gaetz, Bella Carta
- Mar 2, 2016
- 2 min
Layering the colors
It's the first day of March. Based on the stormy weather, probably one of the worst of this winter, this might prove to be quite a month....
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Debbie Gaetz, Bella Carta
- Feb 27, 2016
- 2 min
New Colored Pencils!
At the suggestion of a friend, I ordered Caran d'Ache Luminance colored pencils; they're made in Switzerland. I only ordered a set of 20...
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UPCOMING EVENTS
that I'm promoting or that I'll be at:
On hold until the stay-at-home order allows businesses to reopen and conduct group events.
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