Hello Everyone! Finally, I have finished Little Boy Blue, which can now be found in the Sweet Art Collection gallery. Yay! I'm really happy with him, and needless to say, I think he is very cute. ;) I also included Goldilocks (posed as Little Bo Peep) in the illustration. There is a watermark over the image which explains the slightly whitish area in the middle on the top image. And if you look very closely, you will see a bubbling brook running through the pasture in the background. Another version of Little Boy Blue can be seen below.  Also, I love to show how things first look and the end result.  View the Before and After of Little Boy Blue here. I hope you like him. Feel free to share your thoughts, I always love to hear from you. Have a fabulous weekend! Oodles of Hugs! xx Elisabeth Check out the latest digi downloads from the exclusive "Elisabeth Bell Digital Collection".

I received THE most WONDERFUL surprise in the mail yesterday! Elise Dinolfo, our “Bees and Butterflies” blog candy winner in February, sent me a STUNning hand made card using Belles ‘n Whistles’ “Beary Big Hugs”, and TWO boxes of Hawaiian chocolate covered Macadamia nuts and cookies! Two things. Chocolate covered Macadamia nuts are one of my weaknesses... which brings me to a confession... I’ve already devoured one box LOL!! (Of course, my family helped... a precious little lolol!) The second thing is... there's only HALF of the second box left!! ;D Straight up, when I see so many gorgeous cards online, I am floored. So you can probably imagine my loss of speech when I saw Elise's beautiful hand made card up close and personal - I was utterly and completely gobsmacked! Elise's coloring and attention to detail is absolutely flawless, and her handwriting, oh my goodness, it's so perfect, it looks like a digital font! As difficult it is to believe it at times, I feel that evidence in real time is always THE best! Elise, from the tips of my toes to the shiny parts of the sunglasses on top of my head, thank you, thank you! for your sweet surprise! Biiiig Hugs!! xx Elisabeth PS. I am SO hitting the P90X tomorrow!! LOL Check out the latest digi downloads from the exclusive "Elisabeth Bell Digital Collection".

As I begin writing this post, it’s about 5 minutes past 11 pm, March 2nd, and I’m listening to Leona Lewis’, “I Got You” through my head phones on my Macbook Pro. (Love that song!) Which means I have a little under one hour to get everything organized and posted... Ooohh, better hurry! :) So I am thinking in the future-slash-present tense, because by the time I post this, it will be the “here and now”. Haha, anyway, I am waffling. ;p I am SO excited to share my NEW Digi image with you! And I have the super talented girls on the Belles ‘n Whistles DT contributing their creative genius towards this latest little beauty. Their designs can be seen below, using my March Digi, Pat-a-Cake.  And they are absolutely breath taking!! To purchase Pat-a-Cake, the Digi download, please click HERE. Anki Iris Jodi Kathrin Lilian Lynda Rosette Susan Thank you so much, ladies!! Your designs are absolutely outstanding!! (Oh, new song, “Happy” by Leona Lewis. LOVE that song too!) When I was thinking of Easter, I was also trying to think of an image that would be versatile enough to use for any season throughout the year. Big sister and little brother playing Pat-a-Cake while singing Hot Cross Buns came to mind. I really liked the idea, so I drew them in nostalgic/romantic, Victorian dress that would be suitable for birthdays, Christmas, Valentines Day and so on. I hope you can see what I’m trying to get at hehe. :) So, I hope you like this little digi. Next month I have something else that is especially cute and versatile for your digi enjoyment. I’ve dropped a big hint in my previous post as to what the theme is... ;) Happy stamping, and I hope you take good care of these two little ones and help them both find good homes. :) Oooh, now David Archuleta’s song, “Crush” is playing. I could play that over and over again, LOVE it... *puts song on repeat*  And hey, how about that? It’s not even 11:30pm. Now I can sit back and relax for a bit and listen to Archuleta crushing over and over again lol! ;D ... Oh dear, you can probably tell I am SO tired haha... I shall read this post tomorrow and die of embarrassment most likely. But until then, I'm off to bed, and I shall leave my mortification until the morn LOL! ;) Big HUGS to you! xx Elisabeth

Soooo, due to my manager (hubby lol!) exhorting me to stick to releasing only ONE digi per month (unless there are fun little things to celebrate here and there hehe), for the moment anyway, I have conceded to only release one digi for March. However, as some of you had expressed that you had wanted a boy AND a girl, I have created just that in March's digi. And I think it will be perfect for Easter cards, and really, just about any card for any season. Which makes me feel very excited! :D I will tell you a secret though. Whilst creating this cute little digi, I sketched up a few other images too, which includes a little boy and a little girl each riding a hobby horse...  And those two are SUPER cute!! Okay, so much for secrets haha. I won't disclose any more details until they are released. I believe the Hobby Horse images will be released in the next couple of months. Perhaps I'll convince my manager to consent to releasing more than ONE digi per month hehe. The reveal AND release of this particular digi will take place Wednesday March 3rd just after midnight (check back here on my blog), Arizona time. I was hoping to release the digi on March 1st, but ran out of time - I mean, honestly, where does that dang thing called Time go all the time?? LOL! PLUS you will get to see some absolutely GORgeous designs created by some of the very talented members of the Belles 'n Whistles DT using this exciting new digi! Hooray! Personally, I can't wait! :D And last but not least, the current promotional discounted price for my digi's will be available until March 3rd. The price difference will be slight, but the price for the double character digi's will remain the same. So if you don't have the digi's yet at the current price, be sure to get in quick before the change! :) Have a fabulous rest of your week!  Huggles! xx Elisabeth

Hello Everyone! Just taking a moment out of my very busy home schooling schedule to give you the head lines for SCACD's LATEST exciting release! You can view these gorgeous new stamps or place your order at the yummy SCACD online store. And CUTE-A-PALOOZA they are!  If you haven't seen the amazing work the SCACD DT have done with my latest stamp designs for SCACD in SCACD's Sampler #3, then you are in for a treat! The DT gals have done it again! Click HERE to begin the exciting SCACD Cute-a-Palooza Blog Hop to view the DT's gooorgeous pieces! If I have some time later this evening, I'll post some of the DT's designs on my Facebook Page for you to look at. For now, it's back to the school room and chasing after my other little treasures who are learning to run way too fast for me LOL! Oh, and I am almost done sketching the next Digi images to add to the exclusive "Elisabeth Bell Digital Collection" for my next digi release on March 1st. They're looking very cute hehe. ;) More details soon!  Have a FABulous day!! Huggles, xx Me Check out the latest digi downloads from the exclusive "Elisabeth Bell Digital Collection". February Flutter Digi download

Sending each of you  the happiest Valentine's Day wishes from the Bells.  Lots of Hugs and Love! xx Me Check out the latest digi downloads from the exclusive "Elisabeth Bell Digital Collection". A Tasty Read Digi download

Yessiree! Thanks to you, we have just over 800 Friends on the  Elisabeth Bell Facebook Page!  Woohoo!! So to celebrate, I have created a special Dollar Digi! Parasol (Special) is an accessory that I thought would be fun to work with on darling up and coming cards and projects for Valentine's Day. But it's so cute and versatile, this sweet image can work with just about any fun event. :) To download the bonus Parasol (Special) digi, please click HERE. I hope you enjoy the bonus digi exclusive to the Elisabeth Bell Digital Collection. And not to worry, the first of the month NEW digi image (possibly two?... hehe) will still be happening! :) And one other exciting big bit of news! Remember to check out my latest release through the wonderful SCACD online store coming up on February 19th! The fabulous Susana has more super scrummy "Elisabeth Bell" rubber stamp images waiting for you to play with! (Susana's so AWEsome!) Enjoy the bonus digi and have a wonderful week! Hugs, xx Elisabeth

Time for the Bees and Butterflies verdict! Sooo many of you were SO close, and many of you got the answer right! Which is really awesome because Miss Muffet II is jam packed with shapes and colours, I'm sure it was tough trying to gauge which was a butterfly and which was a bee! So well done to you all for taking the time to hunt them down! :) The answer to the puzzle is there are 11 bees and 5 butterflies. So if you got that answer, then you are in the running to win the First prize! And everyone is in the running to win the second and third prize! And because it’s my 10th Wedding Anniversary today (we-ll, it’s actually tomorrow, but we’re celebrating it today), instead of 3 winners, I’ve decided to choose 5 winners! Surprise!! :D (Huzzah for 10th Anniversaries LOL! ;D) The first winner will win: *the super yummy “Belles ‘n Whistles “Sweet Things” stamps, *Miss Muffet II as a personalized, hand signed print *and the latest “A Tasty Read” digi from the exclusive "Elisabeth Bell Digital Collection" for free! The other 4 winners will win the “A Tasty Read” digi download for free! Okay, to the winners, if you’ve already purchased the digi download “A Tasty Read”, I will offer the sweet digi download, “February Flutter", in its stead. If you have purchased them both, I will keep your name on file and you will be sent the very next digi (yet unreleased and unknown to anyone - even me! lol!) when it is released on March 1st for free! :) Soooo, without further dilly-dallying, here are the names of our winners! Belles ‘n Whistles Stamps, Miss Muffet II personalized print and Digi stamp Winner: Elise!     Hello Elisabeth! Thank you so much for offering this fab-u-lous candy! (heart pounding, palms sweaty ... LOL) I'm so excited! :) My name is Elise and I'm visiting you all the way from Las Vegas! As everyone else, I totally LOVE all of your stamps and new digi's! You truly Rock It! Okay, I tried counting the bees and butterflies numerous times ... I keep coming up with 5 butterflies and 11 bees. hmmm... I can't wait to find out the right answer! lol! luv & hugs, elise -- Elise, 2/1/10 Digi Winners: Celia Tanya Piia Michelle     Thank you for your lovely email Elisabeth. Hope I am now in the right spot? I counted 6 butterflies and 11 bees? Great idea and so much fun. LOL Celia - Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi, Oi, Oi. -- Celia Parkinson, 1/27/10     I counted 10 but my eyes might have played some tricks on me as the picture is so gorgeously filled with beautiful and bright colors - it almost got me blinded with the beauty *LOL* Smiles from Finland,    Hello, i LOVE this pic :) So bright and cherry which I am in need for. I just lost my boss and she was like a second mom to me, so is has been stressful around here. Sorry, of track, I counted 16 bees and butterflies :) Thanks for the opportunity to win. -- Tanya, 1/27/10     I counted 10 but my eyes might have played some tricks on me as the picture is so gorgeously filled with beautiful and bright colors - it almost got me blinded with the beauty *LOL* Smiles from Finland, Piia -- Piia, 2/1/10     Hi Elisabeth! My name is Michelle and I am from Sapulpa, Oklahoma. I counted 11 bees and 5 butterflies. Your stamps have become my absolute favorites - they are just beautiful! -- Michelle Yates, 1/27/10 Congratulations, ladies!! Please send me your email address and I will forward the “A Tasty Read” digi file to you. Elise, let me know how you would like the print personalized, and I will also need your mailing address in super fun Vegas so I can send you your goodies once I receive your print. Even though I will be celebrating my 10th with dear hubby, I will have my Macbook with me so I will be checking in every now and then. :) So, another blog candy is down - and many more to go! Big thanks to everyone for entering and well done on your answers! Your dexterous visual ability is one to behold!! ;D Have a fantastic weekend everyone! I'm off to celebrate my 10th with my HAWT manager and hubby! hehe ;D Biiig Hugs! xx Me "A Tasty Read", the latest digi download exclusive to the Elisabeth Bell Digital Collection. To purchase download, click HERE.

Hello Everyone! Just a very quick update on the Bees and Butterflies Candy. Instead of revealing the answer today, which would defeat the purpose of continuing to hold the candy until midnight tonight, I will reveal the answer TOMORROW at noon when the names of the winners are announced. I hope this makes sense, and I appreciate your patience. In the mean time, the Bees and Butterflies Candy Counting Give Away is still open until 11:59 pm tonight, Arizona time, and you are still free to submit your entries if you haven’t already done so. And just so you know, many of you have the correct answer... but that’s all I will say at this point hehe. ;D Good luck to each of you, and tomorrow shall be the big reveal! Oh, and last but not least, if you haven't ordered, “A Tasty Read”, the latest digi download exclusive to the “Elisabeth Bell Digital Collection”, you can get it here. It’s fast, simple to do, and priced most friendly. :) Have a fabulous day and Big Hugs to you! xx Elisabeth

The Second Digi exclusive to the "Elisabeth Bell Digital Collection" is finally here! Woohooooo!! I have been so excited to share this digital image with you. And to help me share this sweet new digi with you, Lynda (please see her stunning card design below) Iris and Rosette of the super talented Belles 'n Whistles DT have created some amazing designs for you to salivate over (hehe ;D). Please take a moment to hop on over to their blogs to view their other amazing creations. These girls are creative geniuses!  I hope you will enjoy playing with this little cutie as much as I enjoyed creating her. Please also keep in mind my Terms of Use for my digital images when ordering the download. And feel free to let me know what you think of my new digi's in my Digital Collection Gallery, as I always love to know your thoughts. Got a digi idea? Feel free to share that with me too. Perhaps it will be turned into a digi. :) Have a great evening! xx Elisabeth PS. Remember to take the chance to enter my latest Bees and Butterflies Counting Candy Give Away to win some fabulous prizes. Closes on February 3rd! More details HERE. Good luck to you! :)

*THIS CANDY IS NOW CLOSED. WINNERS' NAMES WILL BE ANNOUNCED FEBRUARY 4TH @ NOON. GOOD LUCK EVERYONE! :)* UPDATES  *In order to give more people the chance to enter, THIS CANDY HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD, 2010, closing Wednesday February 3rd at 11:59pm, Arizona time. The winners will be announced at midday, Thursday February 4th.* *Everyone has a chance of winning. Count the bees and butterflies and whether your answer is correct or not, you are still  in the running to win. :) *Miss Muffet II personalized, signed print will measure 8x10 inches. Just letting you know this happens to be one of my awesome long blog posts, so you may want to grab a cup of hot chocolate LOL!... Enjoy! ;D ❄ ❃ ❄ Can you believe it’s almost the end of January?? It boggles the mind! And there couldn’t be a better time for some EXCITING blog candy, my first candy give away for 2010! Woohoo! Aaaand, I have three yummy sets of prizes to give away! The first prize is the delicious Belles ‘n Whistles “Sweet Things” Collection released earlier this month! This beautiful collection includes six stunning stamps which are deeply etched, highly detailed, foam-mounted and die-cut, on high quality red rubber, ready for immediate use!   Cupcake Surprise Beary Big Hugs Kitty Love Smile! Sweet Love Perfect for the up and coming big romantic event next month! And because these little beauties are so versatile, they can also be used all year ‘round. I really love this particular set through Belles ‘n Whistles! If that’s not enough, the second prize is a personalized, hand signed print of, Miss Muffet II! The print will measure 8x10 inches and will be printed on archival quality, Fine Art Paper. The third exciting give away offers a little more instant gratification for your sweet tooth! The winner will receive the next exclusive "Elisabeth Bell" digi, A Tasty Read, which is yet unreleased, for free! The winner will have the image sent directly to their email account, a day before it is released, and they can begin playing at their heart’s content. Yaay! :D And to whet your digi appetite some more, you can now see the second image from the exclusive, Elisabeth Bell Digital Collection, to be released on the 1st of February. Scroll down to view the coloured version, and click HERE for the digi black and white detail of A Tasty Read. A bit of background on this digital image, after a short poll on one of my recent statuses on Facebook regarding what some of your thoughts were on digi’s, Christine Nay offered a brilliant idea for a digi (kudos to Christine!). Christine said she loved images with books because they can be reduced down to be put on book marks. In turn, I marveled, “Ingenious!”  Soooo, enter adorable Li’l Liz (please see image below) reading a book while she is sitting on a tree stump. A snug scarf wraps around her head, and she is wearing a cute little top and flared jeans with a patch on the knee (a fave detail of mine to draw). I put a bitten apple in her hand too. Who can resist eating while reading a good book? I certainly can’t, especially whenever I’m devouring the Harry Potter series (all puns intended hehe). I hope you like her Christine! :D And I hope the rest of you like her as much as I enjoyed drawing her. :) How to enter this Candy: As usual, anyone, anywhere in the world may enter (even the owners of the stamp companies I work with can enter! ;D). You will need a personal email account (or one that you have access to) should you be the lucky winner. If you have a blog, that would be great. But if you don’t have a blog, that’s okay too. As always, I will ship the winnings to the lucky winner at my expense, but please remember that I do not cover customs fees. Plus do this simple thing: All you need to do is count how many bees and butterflies are in the above image, “Miss Muffet II”. Fun and simple! I have provided a sample (below) of what the bees and butterflies look like so you’ll know what to look for. There are so many colours in “Miss Muffet II” so it may be a bit tricky... if you need to use a magnifying glass, go ahead! ;D Then below this post, share your answer, including your name and where you’re from. Please also add your blog address and post this candy on your blog too if you have one. Please provide one entry per person. If you leave more than one comment, it will still only count as one entry. *The winner will be drawn randomly, and everyone has the chance to win. I will post the correct answer on Wednesday, February 3rd at noon here on my blog.  Uh-oh. I’ve just now decided that instead of one winner,  there will be 3 winners! LOL!!  (Hence the saying, “Changing one’s mind is a woman’s prerogative,” hehe). The first winner will receive the delicious Belles ‘n Whistles collection of stamps, Miss Muffet II as a personalized 8x10 inch print with my signature, plus the digi download, A Tasty Read, for free. The other 2 winners will each receive the digi download for free. Woo-hooo!! To the first winner, please allow up to 4 weeks for delivery of your prizes. As soon as I hear from you, once the winning name has been announced, I will place your order for the print. As soon as I receive it, I will send it, including the Belles ‘n Whistles “Sweet Things” Collection, to you.  To the digi image winners, as soon as your names have been announced and I hear from you via an email, I will send you the digi to that email address. * UPDATE: This candy will close at 11:59pm, Arizona time, on Wednesday, February 3rd. The winners will be announced here on my blog on Thursday, February 4th at midday, Arizona time. Good luck to everyone! Let the bee and butterfly counting begin! :D Enjoy the rest of your January! And a VERY HAPPY AUSTRALIA DAY to all my Awesome Aussie friends!! Biggest Hugs! xx Elisabeth News Flash! “Miss Muffet II” is now available in my gallery store to order as a personalized print. This gorgeous print can be personalized with any name or short sentiment of your choice. Alternatively, “Miss Muffet II” is also available with the simple Curds and Whey recipe, providing a lovely accent to brighten any kitchen or child’s bedroom. (Please note that shipping will be applied at check out)

Welcome to lots of rain and cold!  This kind of weather makes me think of toadstools with gleaming windows of golden warmth, and little chimneys peaking up from little red roof tops with a hint of smoke curling up to twinkling stars. And inside each little mushroom house, are tiny fairy folk with woolen socks right up to their knees, and mice wearing vests and fluffy scarves wrapped snuggly around their little bodies, huddled together by a faery hearth drinking hot chocolate and eating cookies that pop and ooze delicious honey when bitten into the centers. Huzzah for rain, cozy hearths and teeny folk with hot chocolate! (And "Pop Biscuits" from Enid Blyton's Magic Faraway Tree tales! (which I loved reading as a child)) It's very late right now, but I wanted to quickly share with you one of my latest designs that I've been working on the past couple of days,  "Miss Muffet II", which can be found in the "Sweet Art Collection" gallery. "Miss Muffet II" is actually based on an illustration that I created years ago when I was studying Animation at the QCA, Griffith University, in Australia. I've kept it all these years. And just last week, I decided to pull it out and see what more I could do with it. I plan on adding Goldilocks shortly to it to go with the Nursery Rhyme theme that I've been yapping about. It's been fun playing around with brushes and filters in Photoshop. I really don't know how I existed as an artist before discovering the convenience and sheer fun of digital editing! Last but not least, it's lovely to know that my first digi, "February Flutter", has been well received. Thank you to everyone who purchased the download! And a BIG thank you for your wonderful comments, I am always incredibly flattered, and feel really honoured, over your love for my work. I hope you will have lots of fun playing with the two little fairies. And there are definitely more digi images to come!  Oh, and I know I've been promising some blog candy, so I hope to get one going very soon! In the mean time, it's just too much fun enjoying the cold weather and drawing and playing Rummikub with my hubby. ;) Have a wonderful weekend! Biggest Hugs, xx Elisabeth

They’re finally here!! The FIRST EVER “Elisabeth Bell” Digital Image is now available!! Woohoo! “February Flutter” is now available in the Digital Collection gallery here on my site, as part of the "Elisabeth Bell Exclusive Digital Collection." I thought creating an image that would work with the big month of romance coming up (namely February) would be just the thing. I hope you like it! :) And not to worry, my images as rubber stamps will continue to be my number 1 stamp product. :) Some details about my Digi’s. Each of the designs are my own images that have not been released anywhere else. Some of them you may have seen in one of my galleries, and others are absolutely new! Woot! And you will find them only on my site. To add to your sweet tooth’s instant gratification, I will be making available one new Digi each month. PLUS I have decided to hold a Digi Blog Candy each month where one winner will have the chance to have their idea turned into a digi! Whoever the winner is will get their idea turned into a Digi AND they will receive that particular Digi for free! And to further add to this excitement, I will hold a Digi Candy Give Away here on my blog in the next few days so be sure to keep your eye out for it! ;) Here are some other details. All transactions for my Digi's are made through PayPal. The download of the image will be available in an email sent to you once the transaction is completed. My digital images are for personal use only, and redistribution (copying/swapping etc.) is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. Absolutely no commercial use is allowed. Please, please read and be certain of my Digital Images Terms of Use. If you do not agree with my terms, please do not purchase to download my images. If you do choose to download them, I am granting you a limited license to use them with set parameters for your use. Please know that I reserve the right to remove any or all of my Digital Images at any time without further notice. All purchases of Digital Images are non-refundable. If you have any questions, or have problems with your download, please contact me. I hope you love these fresh new images as much as I loved creating them. And please let me know what you think of them. I always love to know your thoughts! Enjoy! Biggest Hugs, xx Elisabeth

Happy January to You! Just popping in very quickly to let you know that Free downloads are now available on my site just for you. Yaay! Right now there is one image available, which is my very own "Elisabeth Bell Designs" image for your desktop background (see image above). And there will be more downloads to come very soon, so be sure to keep checking the Downloads page. Ooohh, and some MORE deliciously exciting news to come too! Including something about... Digital Stamps! EEEEEeeeeeee! Yes, I said it! But don't worry, rubber will continue to be my number one stamp product. And I will be taking things one step at a time with the digitals and offering limited numbers only, as I really adore my designs on rubber, especially working with my friends at Whiff of Joy, Belles 'n Whistles, SCACD and Ladybug and Friends. They are the Best! So working with digi-images is simply an added bonus. :) At the moment I'm figuring things out to set things up and already have some sketches in mind which I'm sure you'll adore. :) PLUS more yummy Blog Candy coming up, and really exciting BIG news that I'm absolutely positive you'll LOVE! So be sure to get some good sleep now, haha! ;D Oooooohhh!! And be sure to check out my latest yummy stamp design releases through Belles 'n Whistles and Ladybug and Friends. Spring and love is in the air, including super Dads, so be sure to have a look-see. We're sure you'll love them! ;) *Snaps fingers* One other, lastly but not leastly, thing. If you haven't joined me on my Facebook Page yet, you're invited! The more the merrier, I say, and the more merriment could also mean more fun Freebies and Giveaways! We are almost at 700 friends... I think when we hit 700, it will be Freebie/Giveaway time! Woohoo! So if you love art, card making and crafts and love the amazing rubber stamp companies that carry "Elisabeth Bell" designs, then what are you waiting for? Join up if you haven't already and grab your crafty friends and come join the fun! *Click* on the Facebook window below and I'll see you there! Have a fabulous rest of the first weekend in 2010! Huggles! xx Elisabeth

Thank you for the sweet Christmas well wishes,  and the lovely messages and cards I received from you. I love hearing from you and it makes me so happy that my work finds a wonderful place in your hearts. This is the best Christmas gift I could receive as an artist.  And speaking of Christmas, it has whistled by us all too quickly,  and now the dawn of an exciting new year is upon us. Just popping in really quickly to wish each of you a glorious 2010 as I whistle out the door myself to join my family and good friends for some happy new year festivities. But I wanted to introduce this little lady to you first. "Goldilocks at the Mail Box" is an image I've been working on the past couple of days during some "Me" time. I hope you like her. I had so much fun illustrating and colouring her that I couldn't stop at just one version of this sweet little girl. So I have posted two different takes of little Goldilocks in the NEW  "Sweet Art Collection" Gallery. The differences are minor and barely noticeable... but playing around in Photoshop is completely irresistible to me. :) You can see one of the completed versions of this lovely image below. For close ups of both versions of Goldilocks, please visit HERE and HERE.  "Goldilocks" will not be available to be made into a stamp at this time, but I am planning on creating a line of nursery rhyme images with her as one of the stars. Which is why I have created an entirely new gallery for this purpose. Woot! It will be an exciting new year to be sure! And there will be lots more excitement to come too, so stay tuned! Oh, and I will talk more about digital stamps soon. I have been against creating digital stamps. However, I have been thinking about it, so stay tuned for more, hopefully exciting, details on that point too. :) Have a safe and prosperous 2010! Sending you lots of love, xx Elisabeth

Looking back over 2009 my family and I have experienced many blessings. My hubby and I went to Disney Land for the first time during our marriage and for the first time in my whole life in December of 08. Then we went back for our 9th Wedding Anniversary in February earlier this year. Each of our three children turned a year older, and so did I! I began working with 3 fantastic rubber stamp companies in July, Belles ‘n Whistles and Susana’s Custom Art and Card Design here in the States, and Ladybug and Friends in Norway. And I continued my exciting designing for rubber stamps venture with the very popular Whiff of Joy Stamps in Switzerland. It has been a wonderful and productive year and I am both thankful and amazed by how much good has been accomplished in the short matter of 365 days. But I couldn’t enjoy half of the fulfillment I feel without the incredible support from those of you who love my designs. Thank you for the joy that you bring to me through your letters and your comments. I love reading the posts you leave under each of the Blog Candies I feature, and I only wish that I could offer something to each of you, other than my profound heart felt thanks and my love to you. Happy Holidays and a Very Merry Christmas to each of you. And when Christmas is over, I will be launching another sweet Blog Candy Give Away for your sweet tooth and to kick off another glorious New Year! Always Your Joyful Artist, xx Elisabeth Follow Me on Twitter

Happy Holidays Everyone! Wow, only 9 more days to go! I can't believe Christmas 2009 is almost upon us. I remember when we were all celebrating Christmas last year! I suppose time flies when you're having fun! :D Just popping in to share with you a new design that I created for both my Amazing Dads, being my darling Dad, and my wonderful Dad-in-Law, called, “No.1 Dad”.  Earlier this year, I decided that for Christmas, our parents and all our sisters will be receiving a T-shirt from my Redbubble T-shirt Gallery (the brothers will be getting something else). But after looking through the dazzling array of very feminine tees in my gallery, I was all too soon alerted to the fact that if any one of my Dads was to wear a Tee from me, it would have to be a design specially created for him. And one that exuded a little more "manliness" lol! I have been in a bit of madness these past few weeks with getting images done for the beloved stamping companies I work with and for other clients who have commissioned me to create personalized pieces to give as Christmas gifts. Not to mention, suffering from a horrid head cold that my two youngest kidlets caught from someone else and passed on to me, precious little things. Ugh. It hasn’t been easy. Bu-ut, life rarely is. However, always, always an adventure, as my husband’s wise Grammy often says! So with all the cataclysm wreaking havoc here in the Bell household (drawing with the insufferable drips and sniffles is not fun at all might I add), I managed to create this image just less than a week ago. There is actually a little story that goes with, “No.1 Dad”.  “No.1 Dad” is based on a black and white drawing that is probably 15 years old. While looking through an old drawer in my art studio containing a mountain of precious, old illustrations earlier this week, I came across a picture that I had created for my Dad over a decade ago. I had drawn it for him and put it on a Father’s Day card. Back then I did not have Photoshop or any of the digital software I have access to today. So the original image I found was but a raw sketch of what it once was before I hand-drew it onto some cardstock before giving it to my Dad. I don’t even know if my Dad still has the card...then again, he probably does. My sweet Mum is a bit of a hoarder like me haha. So upon re-discovering this image, I instantly felt it was the perfect illustration to put on a T-shirt for my Dad, and now, my wonderful Father-in-Law too. I can tell you that I have two of the Most Terrific men in the world to call my Father.   It was natural for me to update the image slightly to fit a more universal, and beloved perception, of “Father”. The wreath is original, but I added “Dad” on the ribbon, including the trophy with the number “1” on it. I also added the attache bursting to the hilt with money hehe. After all, I perceive both these men in my life to not only be brilliant, but brilliant bread winners!  When I added the colours, I chose from a palette weighted with deeper, historically significant hues; colours that also exuded a sophisticated appeal, class, as well as integrity. For apart from my own husband, I can think of no other two men in my world that exude class and integrity than my two Dads. So you see, with the historical significance this image holds for me, the design becomes something more than simply an illustration.  Because I thought it was so cool, I have decided to share it with the rest of the world. So whether you have something picked out already for the Number One Dad in your life for Christmas, you now have the chance to share this with him too, if you wish, now or during any time of the year.  So now that the image has been completed, the shirt has been made, and my Dads have their gifts on their way to them, I can sit back for a moment (all 30 seconds of it LOL!) and be relieved! :) Wishing you all a Wonderful Christmas! And remember that the true meaning of Christmas is not in the desperate last minute acts of hunting down something to give. Or fretting over the exhausting, over-stated bloat of consumerism.  Nor can it be found under the tree or wrapped in pretty wrappings. The real meaning of Christmas exists year round, it never leaves and is always found where love is invited. Christmas is in the warmth of your heart and in the solace of your home. It can’t be seen. It is felt. It is like the wind, you can not see it, but you can feel it, and you know it is there. I know this feeling comes from a loving Heavenly Father who sent us His only Begotten Son many years ago, His gift to us. And for this reason alone, we celebrate Christmas and is the true meaning behind this most wonderful time of the year. Happy Holidays and have a safe and enjoyable Christmas!  Sending you all Warmest Wishes and Super Big Hugs! Your Joyful Artist, xx Elisabeth Follow Me on Twitter

Good Evening Peeps! Little Wixxy here on behalf of Santa. Santa, being so very busy at this time of year and short of time, did not delay choosing the winner. There were no frills or frivolities - he had a quick look at all the entries and chuckled at many of them (as some of your entries were hilarious ;D). He then closed his eyes, ran his thumb down the list and randomly stopped at a name.  As I am not Santa, I can’t tell you what was going through his mind at the time, but as one of his little helpers, I can assure each of you that he wished that all of you could win this amazing prize. But as there is only one winner, all we can do is pat her heartily on the back (or send her cyber back pats) and offer sincere congratulations...and hope that maybe she’ll be so kind as to send us some love heehee. ;) So let us not delay letting you know who the winner is for “Santa’s Sleighful of Candy”. Here is our lucky winner’s comment: What would I do if I won this, firstly after picking myself up off the floor, I would then stroke, kiss and admire all the wonderful stamps! Then I would look at them for about a day before I ink them up! Then I would make cards for all my craft friends and have a little message inside "don't you just hate me, LOOK AT ALL THESE WONDERFUL STAMPS THAT I WON ON ELISABETH BELL'S BLOG, nah, nah, nah!!!!" I would also include a sheet of all the stamp images stamped on it!!! LOL!!!! Thanks for such an amazing chance to win! Living in England but I am an Irish girl! My Blog: http://allgluedup.blogspot.com/ -- Helena, 11/28/09 Congratulations, Helena! Tee-hee, your comment was but one of the many that made Santa chuckle. And he said to me that he has determined that you have been a good girl all year so he is very happy to hand this awesome prize to you. PLUS an “Elisabeth Bell” T-shirt which you get to choose from Elisabeth’s Redbubble T’shirt gallery.  So be sure to contact Elisabeth with your choice of tee and size, along with your mailing address, and as soon as your shirt arrives in the mail, she will send all your winnings off to you in beautiful England. Woohooo!! Super thanks to everyone for participating, as this Candy certainly wouldn’t be as exciting without each of you - and your sparkling comments! ;D  It’s now past 8pm now so it’s time for hot chocolate and bed time stories with the reindeers before lights out. Oh, and Happy 1st of December to you! Biggest Yuletide Hugs!! xxx Wixxy aka: Santa’s Little Helper ;) Follow Me on Twitter

*THIS BLOG CANDY IS NOW CLOSED.* Thank you to all those who entered. The winner will be randomly  drawn and announced later this evening at 8pm.  Good luck to you!  *Blog Candy closing time edited. Please see below* First, a couple of exciting announcements. SCACD just recently had an amazing Blog Hop and NEW stamp release featuring the “Elisabeth Bell for SCACD Random Sampler Set 2”. The super talented SCACD DT outdid themselves once again with their amazing creativity using these wonderful stamps. To see the yummy new stamps, or to place your order, please click HERE. And secondly, just yesterday, the enormously talented Belles ‘n Whistles DT held an exciting Blog Hop featuring the 2nd gorgeous installment of the Belles ‘n Whistles Christmas Collection (you can still see the amazing blog hop here). Once again, I was gobsmacked by the caliber of beauty and creativity the Belles ‘n Whistles DT wove with these delightful new set of stamps. See the stamps and place your order HERE. Huzzah for such AWESOME DT’s to work with! You ladies are definitely, Creative Geniuses!! Now onto the matter regarding what I’ve been meaning to do for the past few months... Santa has been busy pestering me all month to get “Sleighful of Candy” out to everyone and to increase the Christmas spirit of Giving. So I finally caved, put everything else down (momentarily) and agreed to his wishes...after all, I don’t want a lump of coal in my stocking! LOL! This Christmas season, Santa and I (one of his little elves hehe), want to send one very lucky winner a very happy Christmas filled with lots of super yummy candy for their stamping and creative delight. One lucky winner will receive one entire stamp Collection from not one, not two, not three, but FOUR separate stamping companies, namely, the fabulous companies I am privileged to work with: Whiff of Joy - Winter Stamp Kit 2009 (No longer Available) - 6 Character stamps, 4 Accessory stamps (uncut, unmounted on quality red rubber) plus Whiff of Joy sentiments by founder and the very talented, Katharina Frei. Belles ‘n Whistles - Christmas Collection I - 5 Character stamps, 1 Accessory stamp pre-cut and foam mounted on quality red rubber. Susana’s Custom Art and Card Design - EB for SCACD Sampler Edition 2 - 7 unmounted, uncut Character stamps on quality red rubber. Ladybug and Friends - First Release - 8 clear/acrylic, unmounted Character stamps. By clicking on each of the stamping company names above, you will be directed to the very set of stamps the winner will be winning from each company. Which means one super lucky winner will receive FOUR separate Collections featuring “Elisabeth Bell” designs exclusive to each stamp company! Which translates to, the stamps in each Collection equals to 31 stamps total, PLUS Whiff of Joy sentiments, which the very lucky winner will win! Do you feel Christmas in the air?? EEEEEeeee!! How exciting!! And if this isn’t enough, I will add one of my exclusive "Elisabeth Bell" T-shirts to the winnings (t-shirt will be winner’s choice from my Redbubble gallery) that the winner can wear on Christmas day hehe. We-ll, okay, only if the winner wants to! ;D Who Can Enter? As always, anyone, anywhere in the world may enter. I will be more than happy to ship the prize to the winner, but I do not cover customs fees. What Do I Need to Do To Enter? Entering is free! And all you need to do is answer the following question below this post, and leave your first name and where you’re from. Then please post a link to this candy on your blog and remember to leave your blog address if you have one. If you don’t have a blog, that’s okay. Feel free to enter anyway. So the question is: “If you were given 31 delightful stamps featuring “Elisabeth Bell” designs, what would you do with them?” There is no right or wrong answer. And if you so choose to keep them all to yourself, that completely applies too! Heehee *Santa’s Sleighful of Candy will be open for 7 days, or the rest of the days of November of this year, and will close at midnight Arizona time, on Tuesday morning, December 1st. The winning name will be drawn randomly on Tuesday December 1st and announced at 8pm that night right here on my blog including  my Facebook Page. So be sure to leave your answer below this post and spread the word! Only 7 days left before December! Good luck to you all!! Biggest Warm and Wintery Hugs, xx Elisabeth PS. Sources have informed me that “Eclipse” the movie is coming out in June!!! That's like, only 7 months away... AAAAUUURRRGGGHHHH!!!!!  WOOO-HOOOOOOOOO!!!!! *hyperventilates and actually passes out* *THIS BLOG CANDY IS NOW CLOSED.*  Thank you to all those who entered. The winner will be randomly  drawn and announced later this evening at 8pm.  Good luck to you!  Follow Me on Twitter

Things have been sooooo busy lately at the Bell household, and I dare say that all this busy-ness is notoriously responsible for the lack of activity on my blog as of late. Not to mention the fact that New Moon was released at midnight on November 20th, and, well, who could think of anything else? LOL! Eeeee! What a crazy fun night that was! I have posted a few pics on my public Facebook Page if you care to take a peek. Speaking of which, if you have been visiting my blog, you may have noticed frequent updates that I keep on Facebook. Huzzah for Facebook and the ease of giving brief updates hehe. And to make things easier (or more complicated LOL), I am now Tweeting. So feel free to stop by and visit me on Twitter and say G'day. :) I have been promising to launch another Blog Candy featuring one entire Collection from each of the 4 wonderful stamping companies I work with, Whiff of Joy, Belles 'n Whistles, Susana's Custom Art and Card Design and Ladybug and Friends. Sorry to tease you all so much by making you all have to wait so long heehee. But I WILL post the candy this week...fingers crossed LOL! ;)  What I'd like for Christmas is the ability to snap my fingers and voila, the task at hand is done and completed perfectly. Ahh, now that would be AWEsome! But alas, as it stands, I still have to do everything myself LOL! With a bit of help from hubby here and there. He truly is the Best hubby ever by the way (he came with me to the New Moon midnight release after all!!). Oh, and below is a pic of me sporting one of the tees I created. I'm also thinking of removing the date so the tee will be more friendly to wear at any time. For those of you who bought a tee, I hope you enjoyed wearing it as much as I loved wearing mine! ;) And of course, a big big thank you for your purchase. On that note, this Twit is finally off to snooze and remember, more delicious Candy coming soon! Be sure to keep an eye on this space.  Have a fabulous evening! Hugs, xx Elisabeth

Just sending out a Ho-Ho-Happy reminder to order your Belles 'n Whistles Christmas stamps  if you haven't done so already! :)  Belles 'n Whistles is growing!  And there are already so many delightful stamps to choose from. Yaay!  But hang on to your Santa hats, because there are many MORE coming very soon! ;) So take a moment to stop by the Belles 'n Whistles online store to have a look around. You won't be disappointed! Let the merry Christmas card makings begin (um, at least I'd better get started!! LOL! ;D) Wuvvles and Hugs! xx Elisabeth

Where would we be without Stephenie Meyer's genius??  I'd say we'd forever be "sitting in Switzerland" heehee ;D.  The Twi-hards would get that joke, as lame as it is...it is past 2 am and I'm still awake. Guh. So all my jokes are lame after 2 am and on any days ending in "Y"... For all my fellow Twilight fans (and for those who may not yet be),  I created a New Moon "Midnight Madness" tee design to strut during the New Moon midnight movie release! They are now available in my Redbubble store. So far only one design (which comes in black...all puns intended hehe). I hope to create a few more in the next few days so we can get our tees to wear on the release date (not much time left!).  Above is the text that is shown on the tee, quoted none other than by the  super hot bodied, Jacob Black: "I believe that…we have a date."  (Jacob Black, New Moon, Chapter 7, p.168) 11.20.09 The image of the clouds and bright moon in the background was taken by Erin Hancock, a personal friend and budding photographer. Erin, your image is genius! I have also added a second T-shirt, called,  "The Midnight Madness Tee 2".  with the quote, "Sometimes, kismet happens." by Bella Swan (New Moon, Chapter 5, p.126.) This design is a simple one, featuring a red moon and text written in Twilight font (oooOOOooo) with the movie release date beneath. Plus the design is not boxed in, unlike the other design.  So far, this one is my fave. Click HERE to get yours. The design can also be seen below. The creative New Moon tees are at a special discounted rate for a limited time so be sure to get yours and get it in time for the movie! Woohoooo! Have a great new week! As for me, the Sand Man is calling *yaaawn* so I'm off to catch some Zzzeeees. Hugs! xx Elisabeth

This is it. It’s that time again when another SUPER EXCITING Blog Hop AND New Stamps Release is upon us! Woooo-hoooo!! Here are the exciting details: Which stamping company will be holding the Blog Hop New Release? Belles ‘n Whistles and the ingeniously creative Belles ‘n Whistles DT! Which blog will the Blog Hop and New Release start at? The Belles ‘n Whistles Blog! When will it begin? On Friday morning, October 30th, at 9 am Europe time - that's like 3 am East-Coast time (USA) and is actually 9 PM Thursday evening for Summer in Hawai'i and it will last ALL DAY! Woah. *Jumps on couch (a little too high on the fifth bounce) and crashes through ceiling* Not only that, there will be lots of fabulous prizes and I’ve heard, yummy, drool-worthy details in store (the edible kind that is hehe) for you to enjoy and wrap your taste buds around. EEEEEEEEeeeee!!! So now, I will pick myself up from off the roof (now how did I get up here? LOL! Too much bouncing around on my couch I dare say! XD) and just wait for Friday. Friday. Friday. Friiiiddaaaaaaayyy. Have a great Thursday and be sure to be at the Belles ‘n Whistles blog on Friday morning! You won't want to miss it! ;D Yaay for Super Excitement!! Wots of Wuvvles! xx Elisabeth (aka: Vee) PS. I have also changed the font on my site for increased legibility (easier reading). I should have done it ages ago but alas, I was too attached to the Kristen ITC font. Ah well, cest la vie. Hope the change has made a difference for the better. :)

In some “spare time” that I had over the weekend, I sketched up a couple of fun, foxy, total “Kick Butt Chica” images just for the heck of it and thought I’d share them with you. For the past few weeks, Clint (my hubby, Right Hand Man and Partner in Crime) and I have been reading Cassandra Clare’s trilogy, “The Mortal Instruments” together. I won’t go into detail, but the books are basically about a human girl and Shadow Hunters, Demons and Vampires. Very exciting stuff! Quite different to Stephenie Meyer’s four book series, “Twilight”, but still highly entertaining! (And if you know me, you KNOW that I'm a bit of a Twi-hard. Can't wait for New Moon the movie to come out!!) If you don’t know what a Shadowhunter is, you’ll have to read the books to find out ;). Clint and I love them (my faves are Books 2 and 3). As Clare’s books have been on my mind (obviously), I created a couple of sketches of “Volterra”, my alter ego and Would-be self in an alter dimension. Volterra has powers that include the ability to manipulate voltage, create invisible power currents and shoot prismatic ice shards that materialize from her finger tips which also fill her quiver. She may look warm (my hubby says “HOT” arr arr) but to the touch, she is glacial; one touch and you’re frozen! (Heehee) Highly skilled in the arts of archery, long and short range combat and telekinesis (and everything else - why stop there!), she’s a master (or rather, mistress) of deception and needless to say, not one to mess with. She is also, might I add, aesthetically pleasing haha! A mutual friend of both Clint and myself on Facebook inspired the name in the first place. His alter name happens to be “MOS” which stands for “Man of Steel”. Our friend with his own imaginative banter makes me LOL!  Volterra Version 1 is above Volterra Version 2 is below I have been visually thinking of Clint’s alter ego too, and have conjured up a particularly fascinating specimen of a design in my mind. I plan on sketching him up in the next little bit (his name will be Shadowhunter...at least it is at this point unless we figure out something else more interesting) and will post the sketch here. I haven’t stopped thinking about what type of gear Shadowhunter will be wearing, his colouration, the skills he has etc. It’s really exciting!! Mind you, I still LOVE to draw my super cute designs. They are essentially “Me”, an Elisabeth Bell trademark so to speak. Cute and sweet is all about EB! ;D And I’m constantly thinking of super cute designs which, to my continual amazement, seem to melt out from the tip of my pencil. Sigh. I really love what I do. :) I hope you enjoy the sketches of Volterra. And more exciting news! Coming up!! xxx Vee ;D