Hello and welcome to Friday Feature at AnnaBelle Stamps. This week the Belles are showcasing the stamp set Love Birds. This stamp set will be 20% off this weekend until Sunday midnight (AEST).

For my first card, I masked off the heart in the middle and then distressed around it using Worn Lipstick. I then stamped the different sized hearts from the set over the distressing. I am currently taking the Online Card Class – Clean and Simple Card Class 2 and was inspired by Amber’s beautiful tree card on Day 1. I took her idea and ‘reversed’ it.

I am entering this into the Anything Goes challenge at the Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog.

And because the Belles are showcasing the Love Birds set, I have another completely different card that I made a while ago, but never posted. I found it on my computer so thought I would share it.

Edit: And it just so happens that this card fits so nicely into the Online Card Class – Day 4! Ha!

Be sure to drop by the rest of the Belles and see their projects. Their links are on my sidebar.

Thanks for stopping by,

Hello and welcome back to another AnnaBelle Stamps challenge. This week we have a sketch for you.

I had fun creating this card…it took a little while for it to come together, but that is normal for me. I was happy with the results though.

The flower is from the Daisy Delight stamp set, the musical background is from the BBD#6 stamp set and the sentiment is from the newly released Designer Flowers stamp set. I love all the sentiments in this set.

This week’s winner will receive a $15 Gift Voucher to the AnnaBelle Store. Hope you will play along with us. Be sure to check out the rest of the Belles’ projects – their links are on my side bar. Make sure you also stop by Janet O’Brien’s blog – she is Guest Designing with us.

Thanks for stopping by,

This card was a really quick (and small) birthday card I made for a friend’s son who had a birthday last week. I already had the rocket coloured in, so it took less than 5 mins to assemble, which is unheard of for this slow crafter. The rocket stamp/die is from Papertrey Ink and I just can’t get enough of my AnnaBelle Stamps background stamp – BBD#5.

Short and sweet today. Thanks for dropping by,

Hey there,

Here is the other set of cards that I made as Christmas gifts. I made two sets of these. They are very similar to the first set that I blogged here.

As you know, I love making colourful sets of cards – I’m addicted.

Just before I go, I want to show you the latest addition to our family. His name is Mack. He is adorable and is being drowned showered with love by my two kids. It is their first pet, so they are very excited!

Thanks for stopping by,

Hello and welcome to the new stamp release blog hop for AnnaBelle Stamps. You should have arrived from the very sweet Kylie’s blog.

Today, two new stamp sets are being released along with some new gingham ribbons! First up the new stamp sets – Designer Flower and Standing Tall.

I had so much fun playing with these new sets, I made four cards. The first two are almost identical, I just used different mediums. Prisma colour pencils on the first one and Distress Stains on the second.

And for the next two, I white heat embossed again, and added subtle shading with Copic Markers.

I used a teeny tiny little bit of the new Licorice gingham ribbon on the last card. Here are all the new gingham ribbons coming into the store.

Now for a GIVEAWAY. First prize is both the new sets and the second prize is some Gingham Ribbon – 2m of each colour. In order to be in the running to win the blog hop prize, you need to 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.

Combo Special Deal – Standing Tall and Designer Flowers will be discounted by 20% for this weekend only!  If you happen to be the lucky winner of the blog hop and have ordered them, you will be refunded.

Your next stop on the hop is Therese. No doubt she will have some eye candy for you.

Thanks for stopping by,

Blog Hop Order

ABS blog

Andrea

Kylie

Marion <– you’re here!

Therese

Danielle

Gayatri

ABS Blog

Hi there,
Just popping in quickly with a little announcement about a new challenge blog that is launching today called Muse Card Club. This is a new venture created by the very talented Jackie Rockwell. What’s more, I have been asked to join the Design Team! Wow…I am very privileged to be working alongside some of my biggest crafting idols!

Head to the blog here for more details on what the challenge blog is all about and to see who else is on the Design Team.

Hope you will join us for the fun ride. Go here now…what are you waiting for!

Until next time,

Hello and welcome back to another AnnaBelle Stamps challenge. This week we have a colour challenge for you.

I must admit that I was a little thrown by the colours – until I got out my AnnaBelle Stamps stain ribbons. That’s when a crafty project popped into my head – making  some ribbon ruffle flowers.

The flowers were super easy to make. Using a needle and thread, I did a simple running stitch along one side of a piece of ribbon about 15 -20cms long. Once done, I pulled the threads from both ends and the ribbon ruffled into a flower. To finish I tied the ends off. Once I had my three flowers, I used a plain hair clip and hot glued the ribbon flowers on it and added some matching AnnaBelle sprinkles. Simple, simple. (A tip: to make sure that the ends of the ribbon didn’t fray, I used a flame from a match to melt the ribbon ends).

This week’s winner will receive a $15 Gift Voucher to the AnnaBelle Store. Hope you will play along with us. Be sure to check out the rest of the Belles’ projects – their links are on my side bar.

Thanks for stopping by,