Hope you are ready to see some more sneak peeks of the stamps that will be released into the AnnaBelle Store this coming Friday. Today, Andrea, Tobi and I will be showing you some projects made with one of the new sets called Cherry Blossom. Here’s mine.

Be sure to stop by the ABS blog each day this week to see more peeks at the other sets and then a full reveal on Friday night at 8pm AEST with a DT blog hop and a chance to win the whole release.

Head on over to Andrea and Tobi’s blogs to see what they have created with this new set.

Thanks for stopping by,

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Hello. It is Friday again. This week at AnnaBelle Stamps we have a fun theme challenge for you. Who doesn’t like polka dots?

I have to give full credit to Sue Kohler and her idea of using the AnnaBelle stamps ‘Shape it Up stamp’ set and turning it into a flower. Check hers out here. Here is my take on it.

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

And in other news, I’m not sure if you have seen, but I am one of the guest designers in the current online class Summer Card Class 2. I am super excited to be involved and very honoured at the same time. This class is really jam packed with videos and fun techniques. Check it out here.

Thanks for stopping by,

About our challenges:

• We post our challenges every Friday at 8:00pm 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 $15.00 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 upload 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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The lovely Darnell has organised a surprise birthday extravaganza for Ardyth, who is celebrating her birthday today!

I have the pleasure of working with Ardyth on the Muse Card Club blog. I love Ardyth’s CAS cardmaking style and she always amazes me with her wonderful, and often clever, creations.

Happy birthday Ardyth. You do so much for the on-line card world – so now it our turn to do something special for you.

May your day be filled with fun, happiness and a little cake 🙂

Please head on over to Darnell’s blog and check out all the wonderful cards that have been made for Ardyth.

Until next time,

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If you know me, you know I love making tags. Why? I think it is because they can be quick projects – quicker than cards. When I saw that Moxie Fab World had a Gift Tag Challenge, I HAD to play along.

Thanks for dropping by,

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I have some more cards to share for the Online Card Class – His and Hers.

I really loved Heather Nichols watercolour stamping on Day three, so I decided to give it a go. I didn’t end up making a Sympathy card for the female version, as I didn’t have an appropriate sentiment, but I managed to find a sympathy type sentiment for the male version.

I am also entering these into the The Wonder of Watercolor Challenge in the Moxie Fab World.

Stamps: PTI The Sweet Life Stamp set, Paper Smooches Reflections Stamp set, Hero Arts Live and Laugh Stamp set (sentiments)

Ink: Distress Markers – Worn Lipstick, Dusty Concord, Crushed Olive, Peeled Paint, VersaFine – Onyx Black

Card: Canson Watercolour paper – 300gsm, Hero Arts folded notecards – Iris and Pine

Other Supplies: Mister with water

Thanks for looking,

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I am back again today sharing another card at the Muse Card Club. Can you believe we are up to Muse #13 already? Hope that you will find some time to play along this week.

This week, I have made a card by colouring directly onto the stamp using Distress Markers. The Hero Arts Little Stencil Flower stamp actually has a stem, but I was able to leave it off using this method. Before stamping I huffed on the stamp. I then went back over it and added in some details with the same colour distress marker.

The middle flower is popped up on some foam to add some dimension.

I can’t wait to see how my card inspires you this week.

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.

Until next time,

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