Say it with…red, green and white

Happy Friday to you!

This week at AnnaBelle Stamps we are saying it with red, green and white…very festive colours aren’t they?

But alas, I don’t have a festive card for you – but rather a card that is showcasing a new stamp that is being released into the store today called ‘A Beautiful Day’. Cute isn’t she?

My card today highlights a very small portion of this cute stamp…just showing you an example of how you can be creative with your stamps.

If you would like to get inky with this cute stamp, you could be a lucky winner. A Beautiful Day is the prize for this week’s challenge, but if you drop by the AnnaBelle blog at 4pm (AEST) today, you could also be in the running to win this stamp set.

I am entering this into the current Stamp It! Cards The Hello Challenge in the Moxie Fab World.

Supplies

Stamps: AnnaBelle Stamps ‘A Beautiful Day’ Stamp set, AnnaBelle Stamps ‘Squared Posies’ stamp set (sentiment)

Ink: VersaFine – Onyx Black

Card: Regal Craft Card – squared textured

Other Supplies: Copic Markers, Distress Marker – Black Soot, Martha Stewart Scoreboard, Tombow adhesive

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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Video Tutorial – Scoreboard Embossing

Hi everyone,

Today I have another video to share with you for AnnaBelle Stamps. Recently I have had a few emails and comments asking how I have created borders using my scoreboard (like on this card), so I thought I would show you. It really is very simple!

To view the video, head over to the AnnaBelles’s Stamp, Embellish, Create site and click on the link (you don’t need to be a member to view the video – but we would love you to join our little community if you like – its free!)

Supplies

Stamps: AnnaBelle Stamps “Dotted Flowers” Stamp set, AnnaBelle Stamps “Stemmed Flowers” stamp set, AnnaBelle Stamps “Fanciful Flowers” stamp set

Ink: Versafine – Onyx Black, Versacolor – Bamboo, Orchid

Card: AnnaBelle Stamps smooth white card stock

Other Supplies:  Crate Paper 6×6 patterned paper – Pretty Party, foam dimensionals, My Favorite Things die – Notebook Edge, Cuttlebug, Mini craft peg, Tombow Adhesive, Martha Stewart Scoreboard, Scoring Stylus, AnnaBelle Stamps 3mm pearls

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you find the time to give this technique a try. If you do create something using this technique, leave me a comment and I’d love to come and see it.

Marion

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Say it with…snowflakes

Hi guys,

This week at AnnaBelle Stamps we are embracing winter and are saying it with snowflakes. Even though it doesn’t snow where I live – snow is such an amazing and fascinating creation. Check out this site to see some awesome images of real snowflakes under a microscope. Wow! How creative is God?

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For today’s project all the Belles are using the set Gifted Swirls – which also happens to the prize for this week. It is a great Christmas set, but can also be used for non-Christmas cards or projects like mine.

And what is inside I hear you ask? Well when I think of cold wintry weather (like we had here yesterday), I think of chocolate…it always warms my heart!

Supplies

Stamps: AnnaBelle Stamps Gifted Swirls Stamp set

Ink: Distress Inks – Broken China

Card: AnnaBelle Stamps pre-cut smooth white cards (cut to size), Bazzill card – dark blue,

Other Supplies: Blending tool, AnnaBelle Stamps Clear Hi-Gloss embossing powder, heat gun, Spellbinders circle die – Standard circles small, Cuttlebug, Carl Craft circle punch, Memory Box – Tessatina Border die, AnnaBelle 3mm sprinkles – metallic, Tombow adhesive, Saddle stitch ribbon – dark blue, chocolate (yummo).

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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Party Time at Print Candee

Who doesn’t love a party? Well the Creative Team are certainly in party mode at Print Candee. This month we are making party items using digital products that can be found in the Print Candee store. I decided to make a cupcake topper and cupcake wrapper and I also decorated a party thank you gift bag.

I printed off the Cupcake/Straw Flags Colorful Polka Dot (by Print Candee) to make the cupcake toppers. The great thing is that the images are editable, so you can write whatever you like on the flags. How cool is that?

To make the cupcake wrapper, I printed off some red polka dots from the Primary Polka Dots Paper Pack (by Print Candee), but used the Printable Cupcake Wrappers for Baby Showers (by Fancy Dog Studio) as a template.

To decorate a gift bag that I had, I used the same Cupcake/Straw Flags Colorful Polka Dot (by Print Candee) product as it had some other strips of polka dot papers in it. The scalloped circle was a tag from my stash and the thanks is a rub-on.

Supplies

Digital Images/Stamps: Cupcake/Straw Flags Colorful Polka Dot, (by Print Candee), Primary Polka Dots Paper Pack (by Print Candee), Printable Cupcake Wrappers for Baby Showers (by Fancy Dog Studio)

Ink: Canon colour printer

Card: White card for printing (From Office National)

Other Supplies: Red paper gift bag (Educational Experience), foam dimensionals, Kaisercraft scalloped tag, AnnaBelle Stamps metallic sprinkles, Tombow adhesive, Paper Smooches Thanks rub-on, Ladybird peg, tooth picks, carrot cake cupcake (Yummo!)

Be on the lookout for the other DT projects that they will be posting over the next little while. And if you haven’t already, head to the store as they have lots of party printables to make your party planning a breeze.

Until next time,

Marion

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AnnaBelle Sketch Challenge

Welcome back! Friday has rolled around again, so it is time for another challenge at AnnaBelle Stamps. Being the end of the month, means we have a sketch challenge. Quite an easy one…with so many possibilities!

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Today I used one of the new dies that is now selling in the store – Cuts by Design – Shapes 1. I also used two little flowers from the Stemmed Flowers set and with a little bit of masking, I created a flowery label. I coloured them in with Copics.

To add a little texture to the card, I embossed a pattern using my scoreboard (again!). The central panel is popped up with dimensionals.

Supplies

Stamps: AnnaBelle Stamps Stemmed Flowers, AnnaBelle Stamps Squared Posies stamp set (sentiment)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Verscolor – Green Tea, Versafine – Onyx Black, Distress Marker – Peeled Paint (detail on leaves)

Card: AnnaBelle Stamps pre-cut smooth white cards

Other Supplies: AnnaBelle Stamps – Cuts by Design – Shapes 1, Cuttlebug, foam dimensionals, AnnaBelle Stamps satin ribbon – Moss, Copic Markers (YR31, Y32, YR65, YR68, R29), Martha Stewart scoreboard, Mask-It film, Tombow adhesive, AnnaBelle Stamps 4mm Sprinkles – Icicle

Hope you can find the time to play along with us. This week the winner will receive the Lil Bee’s Big Flowers stamp set.

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out the rest of the DT projects. Their links are on my sidebar. And don’t forget that Andrea is giving away a Spillbinder’s Grand Calibur. Click on the blinkie on my sidebar to see how it could be you.

Thanks for stopping by,

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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Say it with…

Hi…time for another challenge at AnnaBelle Stamps. Quite a tricky colour combo this week.

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I had to hunt through my card stock to match the colours (as I don’t have a grey ink!) In the end I came up with the following 2 cards.

To continue on with the grey theme, I used silver embossing powder for the sentiments. I also added Glossy Accents to the little heart on the second card.

Supplies

Stamps: AnnaBelle Stamps Fanciful Flowers stamp set, AnnaBelle Stamps Love Birds stamp set (sentiment on 2nd card)

Ink: Versamark watermark ink

Card: AnnaBelle Stamps pre-cut smooth white cards , Bazzill cardstock – light grey, dark grey, green and blue (not sure of the correct colour names!)

Other Supplies: Silver embossing powder, heat tool, anti static pillow, Carl Craft punch – small and medium heart, Glossy Accents, foam dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out the rest of the DT projects. Their links are on my sidebar. And don’t forget that Andrea is giving away a Spillbinder’s Grand Calibur. Click on the blinkie on my sidebar to see how it could be you.

Thanks for stopping by,

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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Butterflies Three

Popping in quickly with another card for the current Hero Arts challenge which has a ‘Thinking of You’ theme. I inked up my new Hero Arts Leaf and Floral background in Versamark and clear embossed. I then used several blue Distress Inks over that…they resisted the embossed areas. I used a MFT butterfly die. Easy! Oh and the dry embossed border was done on my scoreboard.

Supplies

Stamps: Hero Arts Leaf and Floral Background (CG405), Hero Arts Classic Messages (CL414)

Ink: Versamark watermark ink, Distress markers – Chipped Sapphire, Faded Jeans, Broken China

Card: AnnaBelle Stamps smooth white pre-cut cards

Other Supplies: Blending tool, Hero Arts embossing powder, Heat tool, Basic Grey – buttons, AnnaBelle Stamps 0.8mm twine – natural, Martha Stewart scoreboard, MFT – Die-Namics butterflies, Cuttlebug, Zots glue dots

Thanks for stopping by,

Marion

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