Say it with…a stamped background

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Annabelle Stamps

April 20, 2012

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Well Friday has certainly come around mighty fast this week. Hope you are ready to jump into another AnnaBelle Stamps Challenge.

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This week I have a stamped background, but it is only a partial one! I have used BBD#6 and one of my favourites, Love Birds. This is a one layer card which is quite unusual for me. I have been drawn to cards using masking lately, so thought I would give it a go. Check out Heather Telford’s blog for some other masking ideas – she is a master at it.

Supplies

Stamps: AnnaBelle Stamps Love Birds stamp set, AnnaBelle Stamps BBD#6 Stamp set, AnnaBelle Stamps Fanciful Flowers stamp set (sentiment)

Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black, Distress Ink – Faded Jeans, Tumbled Glass, Antique Linen, Chipped Sapphire

Card:  AnnaBelle Stamps pre-cut cards

Other Supplies: Blending tool, Mask-It

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out the rest of the DT projects. Their links are on my sidebar.

Until next time,

Marion

About our challenges:
– We post our challenges every Friday at 12:00pm 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 $10.00 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 uplaod 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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Acetate flowers

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acetate, Annabelle Stamps, Challenges, Hero Arts

April 19, 2012

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Hello again,

I am still on holidays, so I have been in crafty heaven (hence the number of posts!)

I have another card to share with you after playing around with my Upsy Daisy die from Die-namics. This time using acetate. Yep – that flower is made from acetate! I coloured it with some pigment ink that I found at my local art shop – I would have used alcohol inks if I owned them, but I don’t, so I went looking for a substitute. I was surprised at the things I found that could be used to colour acetate.

The flower has 3 layers to it and I used my heat gun to shape the flowers to give them some dimension.

I am entering this into the Lilypads Flower Challenge sponsored by Simon Says Stamp.

Supplies

Stamps: Hero Arts Background Flourish (CG119), AnnaBelle Stamps Background By Design #7

Ink: Distress Ink – Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick, Art Spectrum pigment ink – Crimson

Card: AnnaBelle Stamps Pre-cut smooth white card

Other Supplies: AnnaBelle Stamps Acetate sheets, Die-namics die – Upsy Daisy, Die-namics die – Labelled Layered die, Cuttlebug, Kaisercraft grosgrain ribbon – pale pink, AnnaBelle Stamps 3mm pearls, 3D foam adhesive, Ink blending tool, heat tool, Glossy Accents and Zots adhesive dots (to adhere flower).

Until next time,

Marion

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I appreciate you

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Online card class

April 18, 2012

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I decided that I would also have a play around with some of the techniques taught in the Online Card Class “A Cut Above“. I used some dies from Die-namics called Upsy Daisy. They are not nesting dies, but I still think it achieved a cool effect.

Supplies

Stamps:  Hero Arts All Occasions Messages (CL272), Hero Arts Friend Definition (CG125)

Ink: Colorbox – Frost White, Versamark watermark ink

Card: Regal Craft Card – square textured, Hero Arts note cards – Blush

Other Supplies: Die-namics die – Upsy Daisy, Cuttlebug, AnnaBelle Stamps metallic sprinkle, 3D foam adhesive, Zing white embossing powder, heat tool, antistatic pillow

Thanks for taking the time to drop by. Until next time,

Marion

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Thanks teacher

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Challenges, Paper Smooches

April 17, 2012

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Well I have finally purchased my first Paper Smooches stamp set as they are just so darn cute… and I just had to go into the current Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge where the inspiration is the image below.

A pretty straight forward design. I coloured in the images with Copics and then popped up the panel on some foam squares.

Supplies

Stamps: Paper Smooches Smarty Pants stamp set

Ink: Memento – Tuxedo Black, VersaFine Onyx Black

Card: Regal Craft Card- square textured card, XPress It Blending card, Bazzill card stock

Other Supplies: Copic markers, 3D foam adhesive, black felt pen

Thanks for dropping by,

Marion

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Celebrate

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Challenges, Hero Arts

April 15, 2012

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Happy Sunday everyone,

I have had a bit of fun playing around with some stamps that haven’t been inked up often enough. It is my very special friend’s birthday, so I needed an appropriate card.

I have used one of the sketches from the current Hero Arts April challenge (as soon as I saw the sketch I knew I had to do something with it). I also decided to play along with the current CAS-ual Friday’s Opposites Attract Challenge CFC #48 (I have used blue and orange/yellow)  and finally LilyPads Cards have a flower Challenge sponsored by Simon Says Stamp.

I had fun making the flower tendrils – I put Glossy Accents on some twine and then wrapped it around a paintbrush until it dried.

Supplies

Stamps: Hero Arts Layered Flowers (CL496), Hero Arts Find Joy (CL497)

Ink: Distress Inks – Wild Honey, Spiced Marmalade, Chipped Sapphire, Tumbled Glass, Stormy Sky, Faded Jeans, Peeled Paint, VersaFine Onyx Black

Card: Regal Craft Card – DL textured (card base cut smaller than a DL size), XPress It Blending card, Acquarello Watercolour paper

Other Supplies: Blending tool, AnnaBelle Stamps 0.8mm twine – white, 3D foam adhesive, Arbee Glue on Jewels – round clear, Kaisercraft gems, Glossy Accents, Vellum, Hero Arts ultra fine clear embossing powder, heat tool, Watercolour brush

Thanks for taking the time to drop by. Until next time,

Marion

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Say it with…Black

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Annabelle Stamps

April 13, 2012

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*See post below for Online Card Class Winners*

Happy Friday everyone,

Hope that you had a blessed and relaxing Easter break. This week at AnnaBelle Stamps we have a black challenge for you.

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For some inspiration this week I needed a little help so I went blog surfing to some of my favourite card makers to see if I could get some ideas (I think my mojo has gone on holidays!) I ended up at Laurie Willison’s blog and came across this lovely creation. I took this as my starting point. Thanks Laurie for the inspiration!

I just had to have a little bit of colour in it – hence the tab of red ribbon. I white heat embossed Fanciful Flowers onto black card stock. The gingham background was created using Backgrounds by Design #7.

Supplies

Stamps: AnnaBelle Stamps Fanciful Flowers Stamp set, AnnaBelle Stamps BBD#7 Stamp set

Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black, Versamark Watermark ink

Card: Regal Craft Cards – white square textured pre-scored card, AnnaBelle Stamps pre-cut cards (for gingham panel), Plain black card stock

Other Supplies: Spellbinders Labels 2, Cuttlebug, 3D foam adhesive, red saddle stitch ribbon, Zing white embossing powder, heat gun, anti static pillow, black felt pen, Fiskars stamp press

Before I go, Andrea has a little sale happening, but only for today – so go and grab yourself a bargain!

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out the rest of the DT projects. Their links are on my sidebar.

Until next time,

Marion

About our challenges:
– We post our challenges every Friday at 12:00pm 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 $10.00 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 uplaod 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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‘A Cut Above’ Online Class Winners

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Online card class

April 13, 2012

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Just popping in quickly to announce the winners of the Online Card Class: A Cut Above. I had fun reading when everyone finds time to craft. Me – I’m a night crafter after my kiddies have gone to bed!

Anyway, thanks to my hubby’s random generator, the winners are:

  • Cassie: “Wow- looks like a great class. On weekdays I craft after dinner when I can and on weekends in the morning and sometimes afternoon. I have to work it in around a full time job and two kids!”
  • Mrs Hill: “Wow, I’d love to win a chance at this class! I’ve wanted a Silhouette for years, then recently realized I’d need a traditional one for embossing folders and the like. What’s a girl to do? :) As for my crafting, I should get more done during the day, but I usually do my productive work at night, when my husband is at the gym!”
  • Tui Nathan: “Wow …. Congratulations Marion, how super cool to be rubbing shoulders with this talented group of ladies, but then again … YOU ARE SUPER TALENTED TOO!!! Looove the new blog look …. very much CAS, very much you!!! Oh, yes please …. I would love to go in the draw to win a spot in this class …. I am definitely a Night Owl, would love to be an Early Bird …. but night owl, I am!

Congratulations ladies, I’ve sent you an email.

Thanks to everyone who entered. If you haven’t registered for this class yet, head on over here and do it! You won’t be disappointed!

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