AnnaBelle Stamps Blog Hop

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Annabelle Stamps, Challenges

October 12, 2012

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Hello and welcome to the latest blog hop for AnnaBelle Stamps. You should have arrived from the lovely Sue Kohler’s blog.

This month the Belles are showcasing the Round for Christmas stamp set. It isn’t a new set, but it does match the newly released Cuts By Design 3 dies. Gotta love matching dies!

For my first card I went very CAS and based it on a sketch from a new sketch challenge CAS(E) this Sketch #1. I just moved the sentiment!

After white heat embossing the images, I coloured them in with Prismacolors and a blending pencil. I added some scoring top and bottom.

And while I was at it, I thought I would make another similar card…this time with lots of white space…and with my new (to me) distress inks from the Summer Collection.

Supplies

Stamps: AnnaBelle Stamps Round For Christmas stamp set, AnnaBelle Stamps Jewelled Christmas stamp set (sentiment on second card)

Ink: Versamark watermark ink, Distress Inks – Salty Ocean, Picked Raspberry and Mowed Lawn, Versafine – Onyx Black

Card: AnnaBelle Stamps Smooth White cardstock, AnnaBelle Stamps Kraft cardstock

Other Supplies: Martha Stewart Score Board, AnnaBelle Stamps white embossing powder, heat tool, anti-static pillow, Prismacolor Pencils, Derwent Blending pencil, WRMK Corner Chomper

Now for a GIVEAWAY. In order to be in the running to win your very own ‘Round For Christmas’ Stamp set, 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 to enter.

Andrea also has a Deal of the Week – which is 20% off the Round for Christmas set (until next Friday).

Your next stop on the hop is Therese.

Thanks for stopping by,

Marion

Blog Hop Order

ABS blog

Andrea

Kylie

Sue

Marion <– you’re here!

Therese

Danielle

Gayatri

ABS Blog

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Say it with…

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Annabelle Stamps, Bookmarks

October 12, 2012

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Hello! The last two weeks have been so hectic for me – I completely missed all the festivities of World Card Making Day and have fallen so far behind on blog reading (not to mention commenting). Hopefully life can calm down a little – but in reality not likely with school starting back this week and a number of other everyday happenings piling up! Anyway, I am digressing! Glad that you could join me for another challenge at AnnaBelle Stamps.

This week’s colour combo was certainly a challenge for me (I tend towards bright colours) so I had to tone down for this week. All the Belles have used the Tomorrow’s Dream stamp set, but all you need to do is use the colour combo.

I’m not to good when it comes to colouring hair and face – but I took the plunge and had a go using Prismacolor Pencils and Gamsol. I created the bookmark cut out by ‘stretching’ a tag die I own…a very nifty little technique that I learnt recently. I will share soon how I did this.

Supplies

Stamps: AnnaBelle Stamps Tomorrow’s Dream stamp set

Ink: Memento – Tuxedo Black, Versafine – Onyx Black, Distress Ink – Salty Ocean, Distress Markers – Peeled Paint, Tattered Rose, Worn Lipstick

Card: AnnaBelle Stamps Smooth White card stock

Other Supplies: Hero Arts Long and Cute Tags – Frame cut die, Cuttlebug, Paper Palette – Tassels, Watercolour brush, Prismacolor pencils, Gamsol, Blending stubs, Hole punch

This week’s winner will receive a $10 Gift Voucher to the AnnaBelle Store. Be sure to check out the rest of the Belles projects – their links are on my sidebar. We also have a Guest Designer for the month of October – Karin Akesdotter. Make sure you stop by her blog as well.

I’ll be back at 4pm (Australia EST) for a blog hop…hope to see you then.

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…Thanks

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Annabelle Stamps, Thank you

October 5, 2012

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Welcome to another challenge at AnnaBelle Stamps.

The Belles were given the challenge to use a background stamp this week…but you don’t have to, it just needs to be a thank you card.

I am really in love with the BBD#5 background stamp. All I did was white heat embossed the background stamp onto several different colours of Hero Arts layering papers. I then added some tone on tone shading with Copic markers to add more interest.

Supplies

Stamps:  AnnaBelle Stamps BBD# 5 stamp set, AnnaBelle Stamps Garden Silhouettes stamp set (sentiment)

Ink: Versamark watermark ink

Card: AnnaBelle Stamps Smooth White card stock, HA Layering papers – Poppy, Carnation, Punch, Mandarin

Other Supplies: MFT Hearts-a-Plenty Die, Cuttlebug, AnnaBelle Stamps Buttons – Rapsberry, Copic Markers, AnnaBelle Stamps embossing powder – white, heat tool, anti-static pillow, AnnaBelle Stamps hemp twine – 0.8mm white, Zots glue dots

This week’s winner will receive a $10 Gift Voucher to the AnnaBelle Store. Hope you will find the time to play along. Be sure to check out the rest of the Belles projects – their links are on my sidebar.

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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AnnaBelle Stamps Sketch Challenge #54

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Annabelle Stamps, Christmas Cards

September 28, 2012

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This week at AnnaBelle Stamps we have a sketch challenge as we have come to the end of another month. Where is this year going?

Well even though I am on holidays at the moment, my mojo is somewhat lacking, as silly me decided to have a garage sale this Saturday!! Therefore in order to get some inspiration flowing through my veins, I decided to look through my archives and find some inspiration from a previous card. When I came across this Christmas tag I created last year…I decided to do a remodel and make it into a card. So glad I am taking the KickStart Online Class.

Supplies

Stamps: AnnaBelle Stamps  Squared Posies stamp set, AnnaBelle Stamps  BBD# 5 stamp set, AnnaBelle Stamps Gifted Swirls stamp set, AnnaBelle Stamps Daisy Delight stamp set (leaves)

Ink: Versafine – Onyx Black, Versafine – Vintage Sepia, Memento – Tuxedo Black

Card: AnnaBelle Stamps Kraft card stock, AnnaBelle Stamps Smooth White card stock

Other Supplies: WRMK Corner Chomper, MFT Layered Label Die, Cuttlebug, AnnaBelle Stamps Metallic Sprinkles, Copic Markers – RV29, R29.

This week’s winner will receive a $10 Gift Voucher to the AnnaBelle Store. Hope you will find the time to play along. Be sure to check out the rest of the Belles projects – their links are on my sidebar.

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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Thinking of you – class card

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Annabelle Stamps, Rub ons

September 22, 2012

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I am currently taking the Kick Start – the new Online Card Class. I love these classes because I love watching talented people craft! These classes are jam packed with inspiration.

On Day 4 were we asked to go back through our supplies and use something ‘old’. Well for me that means rub-ons…and yes I have a BIG stash of them. They were one of my first loves! I also revisited a twine flower that I used a while back here…and decided to give it another go.

And do you like my colourful wave strip? It is made with this new AnnaBelle Stamps Die – it is a banner die. I love using product other than their intended purpose.

Supplies

Stamps: None (believe it or not!)

Ink: None!

Card: AnnaBelle Stamps Kraft card, Hero Arts Layering papers, white cardstock

Other Supplies: AnnaBelle Stamps Decorated Christmas Cuts by Design 3 die, MFT Upsy Daisy Die (for leaves), Cuttlebug, AnnaBelle Stamps twine – natural, AnnaBelle Stamp white twine – 0.8mm, American Crafts button – , Rub-on, Zots glue dots – large

Thanks for visiting,

Marion

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