Hi there,

At AnnaBelle Stamps this week we have another colour challenge for you. Hope that you can play along with us. We would love to see your creations.

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I will admit that I struggled a little with this colour combo, yellow is not my normal go to colour. But alas, after about 4 attempts I came up with the following – slightly different versions of the same thing.

I created the background panel by alternatively adhering thin strips of yellow to a white piece of card. I then cut these into strips and then re-adhered them creating a diamond pattern. The sentiment and leaves are from the Garden Silhouettes stamp set. I thought the sentiment matched the retro background.

And here is version 2.

Supplies:

Stamps: AnnaBelle Stamps Garden Silhouettes
Ink: Versafine – Onyx Black
Card: AnnaBelle Stamps pre, -cut cards, Yellow bazzill x 2 shades
Other Supplies: Fiskars cutting board, WRMK Corner Chomper, satin ribbon – white, Zots glue dots

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out what the rest of the DT have created. Their links are on my side bar.

Hi ya,

I made this card a couple of weeks ago but didn’t get to post it. I am a little butterfly obsessed at the moment. The sentiment is a Hero Arts one – it is an outline sentiment – but I just coloured it in to make it solid. The patterns on the butterfly are from the Background By Design #7 from AnnaBelle Stamps.

Supplies:

Stamps: AnnaBelle Stamps BBD#7 stamp set, Hero Arts Find Joy (CL497)
Ink: Distress Inks – Chipped Sapphire, Tumbled Glass, Faded Jeans – Onyx Black
Card: AnnaBelle Stamps smooth white card,
Other Supplies: AnnaBelle Stamps 0.8mm natural twine, Zots glue dots – small, Kaisercraft rhinestones, Glossy Accents – to adhere butterflies, Martha Stewart classic butterfly punch

Just a quick one from me today,

Thanks for visiting,

So…who is up for a chocolate challenge? Interpret it anyone you like – either using the colours of chocolate, or like I did…using chocolates you can eat!

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I made a little folder/box to hold a yummy love heart chocolate. There is nothing better than saying thank you with some chocolate, in my opinion. I white heat embossed some stamps from the Love Birds set. Oh and I got all inky with distress inks as well.

I didn’t know how to close it – I tried ribbon and twine, but they all covered up the sentiment so in the end I went with a clear band made from a cello bag. Not sure I like it, but it was the best I could come up with.

And I hear you say…where is the chocolate?? Well here it is…but probably not for long!

Supplies:

Stamps: AnnaBelle Stamps Love Birds stamp set
Ink: Distress Inks – Wild Honey, Scattered Straw, Spiced Marmalade and Fired Brick, Versamark watermark ink
Card: X-Press It Blending card, White bazzill
Other Supplies: Blending tool, WRMK Corner Chomper, HA white embossing powder – ultra fine, heat gun, clear cello bag, Wonder tape, Martha Stewart score board, chocolate, AnnaBelle Stamps 3mm silver metallic sprinkles, Glossy Accents (to adhere sprinkles), foam dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out what the rest of the DT have created. Their links are on my side bar.

Good evening,

Even though we have just had summer here in Australia, I feel that it never really happened – we had such a mild one where I live! At the moment it is pouring with rain and feels more like winter! So I think it is only fitting that I enter the Cure for the Winter Blues Challenge in the Moxie Fab World. And who doesn’t love a blue and white card?

And while I was at it…I also made a green version.

Supplies:

Stamps: Hero Arts Dots and Flowers (S5213), Hero Arts All Occasion Messages (CL272)
Ink: Distress inks – Faded Jeans, Peeled Paint, Versafine – Onyx Black
Card: Hero Arts mixed folded cards – Hero Hues – Sea and Foliage, Regal Craft card – textured square
Other Supplies: Ranger white Enamel Accents

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Hi all,

Welcome to another AnnaBelle Stamps challenge. Are you up for a colour challenge?

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I thought I would struggle with this colour combo, but it actually came together quite quickly. It helped that I had Crushed Olive, Mustard Seed and Tea Dye distress inks. I made two different versions.

I used BBD#7 to create the stripy background. The reeds are from the All Things Grow set and the sentiment is from Fanciful Flowers. The butterfly is made from the new thin twine that Andrea has in the store. Which one do you prefer…I think the first one wins it over for me. I am still undecided about that butterfly!

Supplies:

Stamps: AnnaBelle Stamps All Things Grow stamp set, AnnaBelle Stamps BBD#7 stamp set, AnnaBelle Stamps Fanciful Flowers stamp set
Ink: Distress Inks – Crushed Olive, Mustard Seed, Tea Dye, Versafine – Vintage Sepia
Card: AnnaBelle Stamps smooth white card, Kraft card, Dark brown bazzill
Other Supplies: AnnaBelle Stamps 0.8mm light brown twine, Zots glue dots – small, SEI buttons – seasoned, WRMK Corner Chompeer, Fiskars stamp press

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out what the rest of the DT have created. Their links are on my side bar.

Hi everyone,

I can’t believe that February has come and gone already and we are heading into March!

Today the Creative team at Print Candee are sharing projects using the Print Candee March Kit called “Fantastic Boy”. This digi kit contains co-ordinating papers, clip art, frames, borders, journal spots, alphabets and more. The kit will be on sale for the first week only so make sure you head on over to the store and grab a bargain.

I decided to make 2 cards using images from the Frames & Borders and the Journal Spots & Phrases parts of the collection.

The outer frame is propped up on foam dots.

For the second card I added Glossy Accents to the car windows and propped everything up on foam dots as well.

Supplies:

Digital Images/Stamps: Fantastic Boy Collection Frames and Border (Print Candee), Fantastic Boy Collection Journal Spots and Phrases (Print Candee)
Ink: Canon colour printer
Card: X-Press It Blending card, AnnaBelle Stamps smooth pre-folded cards, Regal Craft Card – square white textured (cut down to size)
Other Supplies: Kaisercraft pearls – pewter,  AnnaBelle Stamps 0.8mm cotton twine – brown, foam dimensionals, Glossy Accents, Black felt pen, Wendy Irving Expressions rub-on (the Birthday part of the sentiment only)

Thanks for stopping by. Be sure to check out the other Creative Team projects as well. Their links are on my side bar.

Happy Friday to you all,

The challenge at AnnaBelle Stamps this week is a sketch challenge. Why not take the plunge and come and join us?

I decided to flip the sketch on its side and came up with this. In place of a sentiment, I added a butterfly – so I can use this for any occasion. The technique I used is called trapped embossed resist. I stamped and clear heat embossed Fanciful Flowers onto some patterned paper from My Mind’s Eye. (Yes you read that right, I used some patterned paper!) I then went over the stamped images with distress inks – the clear embossed flowers resisted the ink, trapping the patterned paper behind the clear embossing. It was fun to get all “technique-y!” I am entering this into the Simon Says Stamp Presents a Patterned Paper Challenge over at Lilypad cards.

And while I was at it, I decided to make a blue one as well. The patterned paper didn’t show through as well, but it is there – if you squint!!

Supplies:

Stamps: AnnaBelle Stamps Fanciful Flowers stamp set
Ink: Versamark watermark ink, Distress inks – Victorian Velvet, Tattered Rose, Frayed Burlap, Stormy Sky, Weathered Wood
Card: AnnaBelle Stamps smooth white card
Other Supplies: AnnaBelle Stamps Natural jute twine, American Craft clear embossing powder, heat gun, My Mind’s Eye – Lost and Found patterned paper, lace, Glossy Accents (to adhere twine and butterflies), Martha Stewart Butterfly punches, vellum, AnnaBelle Stamps pearls, Ranger Wondertape (1/2″), Ink blending tool,

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out what the rest of the DT have created. The Belles’ links are on my side bar.

Thanks for visiting.