Topical Tuesday – Inlaid Die Cutting technique

Hellooooo again. Well I am pleased to say my craft room is unpacked and I have started crafting again 🙂 Yay.

Today it is my turn over on the AnnaBelle Stamps blog, bringing you a technique that I think is pretty cool. To see the process I used to make this tag, head on over to the AnnaBelle Stamps blog for a photo tutorial.

Inlaid die cutting - Merry Christmas tag

Supplies

Stamps: AnnaBelle Stamps Merry Messages Stamp set

Ink: VersaFine – Onyx Black

Paper: AnnaBelle Stamps Smooth white cardstock, Bazzill card stock – 3 shades of Aqua

Other Supplies: AnnaBelle Stamps Decorated Christmas dies, Cuttlebug, AnnaBelle Stamps Licorice Gingham ribbon, AnnaBelle Stamps White hemp twine 0.8mm, Stamp-a-ma-jig stamp positioner, Memento marker – Tuxedo Black, PTI Tag Sae #2 die, Tombow Mono Multi liquid adhesive

Head over here to have a peek at my tutorial,

Thanks for stopping by,

Marion

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Just saying hello at Muse #39

Hello. I am back with another card for the Muse Card Club.

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Just saying hello

This card was inspired by a new blue and white stripe t-shirt that I bought for my daughter. It goes to show that inspiration can be found anywhere. The little bird die cut is nestled in so it has a flush finish. I love doing this.

Just saying hello - detail

Here are some of the guidelines if you are unfamiliar with how Muse works.

  • Use the Muse card as inspiration, explain your interpretation and link back to Muse.
  • Provide supportive comments to at least 3 of your fellow member’s submissions.
  • Vote for 3 of your fellow member’s submissions that you find inspiring, once voting opens.

For the full challenge guidelines go here.

Supplies

Stamps: Hero Arts Classic Messages stamp set

Ink: Memento ink – Danube Blue

Card: Neenah Solar white cardstock, Hero Arts Folded notecards – Azure

Other Supplies: WPlus9 Folk art florals dies, Cuttlebug, Foam dimensionals, Copic Marker – R29m, Tombow Mono Multi Adhesive

Hope you will be able to find some time to play along.

Thanks for stopping by,

Marion

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Dad You Rock!

*If you are looking for the AnnaBelle Stamps Blog hop and Giveaway, see post below this one*

I’m back with a card that I made on behalf of my kids for my hubby’s birthday which was yesterday. He told me it is the best card I have made him – so I guess it gets the thumbs up! Gotta love that.

It didn’t take long to put together. The chevrons behind the cut-out letters is washi tape.

Dad You Rock

Dad You Rock - detail

And what’s a birthday without a cake? There is ALWAYS time for one in our household. In my opinion you are never too old for a fun cake!

Clock cake

Supplies

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp Expressions of You stamp set

Ink: Versamark watermark ink

Card: X-Press It Copic Blending Blending Card, Hero Arts folded Note cards – Azure

Other Supplies: Die-Namics High Rise Alphabet lower case, Cuttlebug, AnnaBelle Stamps white embossing powder, heat tool, anti static pillow, foam dimensionals, Smash washi tape

Thanks for taking a peek,

Marion

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Muse #35 – You are loved

Hello. I am back with another card for the Muse Card Club.

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This week I had fun combining lots of different products from different companies – Hero Arts, Papertrey Ink and Simon Says Stamp. I coloured in the flower with a mix of Copic markers and Prismacolor pencils.

You are loved

Here are some of the guidelines if you are unfamiliar with how Muse works.

  • Use the Muse card as inspiration, explain your interpretation and link back to Muse.
  • Provide supportive comments to at least 3 of your fellow member’s submissions.
  • Vote for 3 of your fellow member’s submissions that you find inspiring, once voting opens.

For the full challenge guidelines go here.

Supplies

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp Expressions of You stamp set, Hero Arts Etched Flowers Cling stamp, Hero Arts Envelope Pattern stamp, Papertrey Ink Life is Sweet Stamp set (Leaves)

Ink: Memento ink – Gray Flannel, Bamboo Leaves, Hero Arts Mid tone Ink – Field Greens, Raspberry Jam

Card: X-Press It Copic Blending Blending Card, Hero Arts folded Note cards – Snow and Grenadine

Other Supplies: Copic markers, Prismacolor pencils, PTI Tag Sake #3 die, PTI The Sweet Life dies, Cuttlebug, Simon Says Stamp You die, Foam Dimensionals, AnnaBelle Stamps 0.8mm Hemp twine – white, Stamp-a-ma-jig

Hope you can find some time to play along and thanks for stopping by,

Marion

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Friday Feature – Butterfly Sunshine

Yay, it’s Friday!

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It’s birthday week at AnnaBelle Stamps! For one week only, it is 20% off storewide to celebrate AnnaBelle Stamp’s 4th birthday.  The code is – 4years – with the clearance section as the only exclusion.

For this week’s Friday Feature, the Belles are using the newly released stamp set Butterfly Sunshine. It is such a lovely set.

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Happiest of Days

I must admit I don’t use a lot of kraft cardstock – to be honest I find it a bit ‘dirty’ looking, but I thought it worked OK here as it really let the focal image take centre stage. I couldn’t have spaced out the sun rays evenly if I hadn’t used my stamp-a-ma-jig. I have only acquired one recently, and I don’t know how I managed so long with out one! A must have tool in your stash, especially if you are working with rubber stamps like this set is.

Happiest of Days - detail

Supplies

Stamps: AnnaBelle Stamps Butterfly sunshine  stamp set

Ink: Hero Arts inks – Butter bar, VersaFine Onyx Black

Card: AnnaBelle Stamps smooth white cardstock, AnnaBelle Stamps Kraft cardstock

Other Supplies: PTI Mat Stack 3 die, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders circle die, Foam dimensionals, AnnaBelle Stamps Black current Sprinkles – 3mm, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Copic markers

Be sure to check out the rest of the Belles’ projects to see how they have used this set – their links are on my side bar.

Thanks for stopping by,

Marion

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Loved

Hello. It’s time for another challenge at AnnaBelle Stamps.

Before I get onto my card – some housekeeping. Things are changing slightly here at AnnaBelles.

  • Challenges will now run for a month – so more opportunities for you to enter.
  • We also ask that you use an AnnaBelle Stamp as your main focal image. If you don’t have any AnnaBelle Stamps – no problem, there are some freebie digi stamps HERE.
  • Finally, one random winner will receive a $20 gift voucher to the store. We will still be featuring our Top 3.

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For this week’s card I used Splat Attack which is a newly released set and it is a lot of fun to play with.

Loved

Loved - detail

Supplies

Stamps: AnnaBelle Stamps Splat Attack stamp set

Ink: Hero Arts Inks – Pool, Tide, Green Hills, Butterbar, Bubblegum and Pale  Tomato, VersaFine – Onyx Black

Card: AnnaBelle Stamps Smooth White cardstock

Other Supplies: Memory Box Darla Butterfly die, Cuttlebug, Vellum

Be sure to check out the rest of the Belles’ projects – their links are on my side bar.

Thanks for stopping by,
Marion

About our challenges:

  • We post our challenges the first Friday of each month at 8:00pm AEST (AEDT during Daylight Savings).
  • Each challenge runs until 24 hours prior to the next challenge.
  • All entries MUST include AnnaBelle Stamps as the main focal image, this can include our digi range.
  • One random winner will be the lucky recipient of a $20.00 AnnaBelle Stamps Discount Coupon!  This opens the challenge up for everyone to play along with and to have a chance at the prize.
  • We will feature our Top 3 picks and announce the winner prior to the next challenge going live.

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 upload your card to a image sharing site like Flickr and include a link to the challenge in your description.
  • 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.
  • You may enter any of our challenges several times as long as each submission is with a new creation.
  • Only AnnaBelle images can be used as the main image.
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