Hello Sunshine

Hello. It’s time for another sketch challenge at AnnaBelle Stamps.

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I’ve been at my parent’s farm for the past week and I took limited supplies with me, so I kept things simple this week. I even cut my own corners with scissors as I left my corner chomper at home. Can you tell? Hope this card beings you some sunshine wherever you are.

Hello Sunshine

Supplies

Stamps: AnnaBelle Stamps Butterfly Sunshine stamp set, AnnaBelle Stamps BBD#8 stamp set

Ink: Hero Arts Inks – Butterbar, VersaFine – Onyx Black

Card: X-Press It Copic Blending Blending Card, Hero Arts Folded Notecards – Daffodil

Other Supplies: Foam dimensionals, Uniball Signo white gel pen

Be sure to check out the rest of the Belles’ projects – their links are on my side bar.

Thanks for stopping by,
Marion

About our challenges:

  • We post our challenges every Friday at 8:00pm AEST (AEDT during Daylight Savings).
  • Each challenge runs for a week, and will close on the Friday 10.00am so that we can announce and showcase our weekly winners prior to the next challenge.
  • Each weeks winner will receive our special blinkie to display on their blog and a $15.00 Gift Voucher to spend in store at AnnaBelle Stamps (or something equivalent).

How To Play Along:

  • Copy and save our challenge banner and include it and a link back to the ABS blog in your post.
  • For those without a blog you can still play along! Simply upload your card to out Stamp Embellish Create social site (you’ll need to join) and add the current challenge ‘tag’ to your photo!
  • Please link directly to your entry not just to your blog.
  • Please don’t link to postings made prior to the date of our current challenge. All projects submitted must be new.
  • A maximum of 7 challenges may be combined including this one.
  • You may enter any of our challenges several times as long as each submission is with a new creation.
  • We would love you to use AnnaBelle Stamps and embellishments, but you can play along without using them, it’s all about sharing ideas 🙂
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Muse #31

Hello. I am back with another card for the Muse Card Club.

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Smile

This card is actually a mini card – but still pretty in its own right. I tried my hand at some layered stamping to create a one layer card. I felt however that the card needed a little lift, so I added some teal spotty washi tape and a strip inked with Raspberry Jam Hero Arts ink. So it is almost a one layer card 🙂

Here are some of the guidelines if you are unfamiliar with how Muse works.

  • Use the Muse card as inspiration, explain your interpretation and link back to Muse.
  • Provide supportive comments to at least 3 of your fellow member’s submissions.
  • Vote for 3 of your fellow member’s submissions that you find inspiring, once voting opens.

For the full challenge guidelines go here.

Supplies

Stamps: AnnaBelle Stamps Remember When stamp set

Ink: Hero Arts Inks – Bubblegum, Raspberry Jam

Card: X-Press It Copic Blending Blending Card

Other Supplies: Post it notes (for masking), Washi tape (Teal dots – brand unknown), WRMK corner chomper

Hope you can find some time to play along,

Marion

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New AnnaBelle stamps August release (blog hop and giveaway)

Hello and welcome to the AnnaBelle Stamps new August release Blog Hop. You should have arrived from Kylie’s lovely blog.

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Today, four new stamps sets are being released into the store…and they are all rubber stamps! They are Timeless, Background By Design #8 (BBD#8) , Butterfly Sunshine and Splat Attack. These sets come with loads of awesome images and sentiments.

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During the week I used the sets BBD#8 and Splat Attack in the lead up to the release. Go here and here if you missed them. Today I have used the set Butterfly Sunshine. Super fun.

You make me smile

You make me smile - detail

Supplies

Stamps: AnnaBelle Stamps Butterfly Sunshine stamp set

Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black, Memento – Tuxedo Black

Card: Copic X-Press It Blending card, Hero Arts Folded notecard – Tide

Other Supplies: AnnaBelle Stamps Borders 1 die, Cuttlebug, WPlus 9 Folk Art Florals die (leaves), Roses (brand unknown), Copic markers, Gelly roll glitter pen, Glossy Accents

Now for a GIVEAWAY. If you would like to win some new release stamp sets, comment on all of the DT’s blog and then head back to the ABS blog and add your name to the inlinkz. You have until Sunday 8pm (Australian EST) to enter. One person will win the Timeless and BBD8 sets and a second person will win the Butterfly Sunshine and Splat Attack stamp sets.

Also if you purchase all four new stamp sets as a bundle, you’ll get a 20% discount, but only for this weekend (and it comes with free shipping as it is over $85).

Your next stop on the hop is the uber talented Therese.

Thanks for stopping by,

Marion

Blog Hop Order

ABS blog

Andrea

Sue

Kylie

Marion <– you’re here!

Therese

Donna

Tobi

Marcia

Laurie (Guest Designer)

ABS Blog

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More AnnaBelle Stamps August sneak peeks

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Ready for some sneak peeks of the stamps that will be released into the AnnaBelle Store tomorrow? Today, Sue, Donna, Marcia and I will be showing you some projects made with one of the new sets called Splat Attack. Very on-trend at the moment.

Paint my world with colour

Paint my world with colour - detail

Be sure to stop by the ABS blog tomorrow for a full reveal at 8pm AEST with a DT blog hop and a chance to win the whole release.

Supplies

Stamps: AnnaBelle Stamps Background By Design #8 Stamp set (soon to be released)

Ink: Hero Arts Inks – Tide Pool, Green Hills, Soft Pool, Pool, Versamark watermark ink

Card: AnnaBelle Stamps smooth white cardstock, Hero Arts Folded Notecards – Cerulean

Other Supplies: Foam dimensionals, MFT Heart Stax die, Cuttlebug, AnnaBelle Stamps Opaque Embossing Powder, heat tool, anti-static bag, Red embossing powder, AnnaBelle Stamps metallic sprinkles

Make sure you check out Sue, Donna and Marcia’s blogs.

Thanks for stopping by and see you tomorrow night 🙂

Marion

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AnnaBelle Stamps August sneak peeks

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Hope you are ready to see some more sneak peeks of the stamps that will be released into the AnnaBelle Store this coming Friday. WooHoo!

Today, Sue, Donna, Marcia, Laurie Willison (who is guest designing with us) and I, will be showing you some projects made with another new set called Backgrounds By Design 8. Lots of fun!

Hello

Hello - detail

Be sure to stop by the ABS blog each day this week to see more peeks at the other sets and then a full reveal on Friday night at 8pm AEST with a DT blog hop and a chance to win the whole release.

Supplies

Stamps: AnnaBelle Stamps Background By Design #8 Stamp set (soon to be released)

Ink: Hero Arts Inks – Tide Pool, Green Hills, Pool, Bubblegum, Raspberry Jam, Butterbar, VersaFine – Onyx Black

Card: AnnaBelle Stamps smooth white cardstock, Hero Arts Folded Notecards – Lilac, Black Bazzill

Other Supplies: Foam dimensionals, Heart Punch (Martha Stewart), Black Enamel Accents, WRMK Corner Chomper

Head on over to Sue, Donna, Marcia and Laurie Willison’s blogs to see what they have created with this new set.

Thanks for stopping by,

Marion

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Hello Houses

Hello. It’s been a bit quiet on the old bloggo of late, as life has been just way too busy. I am sure many of you will be able to sympathise with me.

This week at AnnaBelle Stamps we have a colour challenge for you…I find colour challenges the hardest. I didn’t quite have the right green, so I made do with what I had.

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Hello houses

Hello houses - detail

Supplies

Stamps: AnnaBelle Stamps Love Birds stamp set, AnnaBelle Stamps BBD#7 stamp set

Ink: Distress Ink – Bundled Sage, Brushed Corduroy, Hero Arts ink – Butterbar, Raspberry Jam, Memento Ink – Lady Bug

Card: AnnaBelle Stamps kraft cardstock, AnnaBelle Stamps smooth white card stock

Other Supplies:  AnnaBelle Stamps 0.8mm hemp twine – white, Letter beads (brand unknown), foam dimensionals, Ink blending tool

Be sure to check out the rest of the Belles’ projects – their links are on my side bar.

Thanks for stopping by,

Marion

About our challenges:

  • We post our challenges every Friday at 8:00pm AEST (AEDT during Daylight Savings).
  • Each challenge runs for a week, and will close on the Friday 10.00am so that we can announce and showcase our weekly winners prior to the next challenge.
  • Each weeks winner will receive our special blinkie to display on their blog and a $15.00 Gift Voucher to spend in store at AnnaBelle Stamps (or something equivalent).

How To Play Along:

  • Copy and save our challenge banner and include it and a link back to the ABS blog in your post.
  • For those without a blog you can still play along! Simply upload your card to out Stamp Embellish Create social site (you’ll need to join) and add the current challenge ‘tag’ to your photo!
  • Please link directly to your entry not just to your blog.
  • Please don’t link to postings made prior to the date of our current challenge. All projects submitted must be new.
  • A maximum of 7 challenges may be combined including this one.
  • You may enter any of our challenges several times as long as each submission is with a new creation.
  • We would love you to use AnnaBelle Stamps and embellishments, but you can play along without using them, it’s all about sharing ideas 🙂
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Topical Tuesday – Creating with Sticky-Back Canvas

Hellooooo again.

Today it is my turn over on the AnnaBelle Stamps blog, bringing you the next Topical Tuesday instalment. Below is a look at the card I have created using Claudine Hellmuth’s sticky-back canvas. To see the process I used to make this card, head on over to the AnnaBelle Stamps blog for a photo tutorial.

Thinking of you using Sticky-Back Canvas

Supplies

Stamps: AnnaBelle Stamps Remember When Stamp set, AnnaBelle Stamps Designer Flowers Stamp set (sentiment), AnnaBelle Stamps BBD#6 Stamp set

Ink: Versamark watermark ink, Distress ink – Peacock Feathers, Antique Linen, Distress Marker – Pine Needles

Paper: Smooth white cardstock, Ranger – Claudine Hellmuth’s Sticky-back Canvas

Other Supplies: AnnaBelle Stamps opaque white embossing powder, heat tool, AnnaBelle Stamps White hemp twine 0.8mm, MME Enamel Accents – Boy Crazy

Head over here to have a peek at my tutorial,

Thanks for stopping by,

Marion

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