Seamus – Jane’s Doodles Blog hop

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January 10, 2015

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Hello! Welcome to the Jane’s Doodles spotlight blog hop, where we are showcasing the ADORABLE Seamus stamp set. Isn’t he just the sweetest?

seamus

I had a LOT of fun creating with this little guy – so much personality. I think it is my favourite JD stamp set to date!

First up I have Seamus juggling some shiny hearts. I curved the sentiment on this one.

Wool you be mine? | Marion Vagg

My second card was cased from this card by Christine. I loved her card design and thought Seamus could get a very similar treatment.

Seamus | Marion Vagg

Now if you would like to win a copy of the Seamus stamp set, leave a comment at all the stops and you will go into a random draw to win your own copy. The winner will be announced on Monday. Also Jane has Seamus on sale in the shop – 15% off for the spotlight blog hop.

Blog Hop order

Jane

Marion <— You are here

Mariana

Tanja (Guest Designer)

Jane’s Doodles

Supplies

Card 1 : Wool you be Mine?

Stamps: Jane’s Doodles Seamus stamp set

Card:  X-Press It Blending card, Lawn Fawn note cards – mermaid

Ink: Memento ink – Tuxedo Black, VersaFine – Onyx Black

Other Supplies: Copic markers (N-0, C-3,C-4, C-6, C-7, YG03, YG23, YG67, B41, B45, O, R05, R14, R39), Wink of Stella brush glitter pen – clear, Glossy Accents, Foam dimensionals.

 

Card 2: Warm and Fuzzy

Stamps: Jane’s Doodles Seamus stamp set, Hero Arts Tweed Pattern woodblock stamp

Card:  X-Press It Blending card

Ink: Memento ink – Tuxedo Black, Ranger Archival ink – Black, Distress ink – Peacock Feathers

Other Supplies: Copic markers (N-0, C-3,C-4, C-6, C-7, B41, B45, O, R05, R14, R39), Glossy Accents, Foam dimensionals, Ink blending tool, Hero Arts white embossing powder, Anti static pillow, Heat tool

Thanks for stopping by,

Marion

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For Some Bunny Special

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January 6, 2015

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Yesterday it was my turn over on the Jane’s Doodles blog. I had a lot of fun making this cute little bunny which is from the Spring stamp set. The background was also created using Jane’s new Stripes and Dots set. I added some Wink of Stella to the ears, tummy and bow for some sparkle.

Some Bunny Special | Marion Vagg

Some Bunny Special - detail | Marion Vagg

Supplies

Stamps: Jane’s Doodles Spring stamp set, Jane’s Doodles Stripes and Dots stamp set

Card: Hero Arts Carnation layering papers, X-Press It Blending card

Ink: Memento ink – Tuxedo Black, VersaFine – Onyx Black, Memento – Angel Pink

Other Supplies: Copic markers (RV10, RV32, RV34, C-3.C-4, C-6), Wink of Stella brush glitter pen – clear, Memory Box tiny bow die, MFT Layered Label die, Cuttlebug, Foam dimensional.


Make sure you head on over to the Jane’s Doodles Blog as Jane has another two cute cards there – my favourite being Seamus the Sheep.

Thanks for stopping by,

Marion

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Tag You’re It Challenge #8

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October 10, 2014

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It’s time for another Tag You’re It! Challenge.

This week we have a very sweet card made by Lisa Arana. I just love her little tag!

TYIC_8

It is not hard to tell where my inspiration came from. I basically used Lisa’s sketch.

You are loved | Marion Vagg

For more details on the challenge and the guidelines, go here.

Supplies

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp Expressions of You stamp set

Card: Simon Says Stamp card stock – Slate and Fog

Ink: Versamark ink

Other Supplies: WPLus9 Rounded Rectangle die, MFT Upsy Daisy die, Cuttlebug, Simon Says Stamp assorted Moonshine sequins, foam dimensionals, Simon Says Stamp You die, Amy Tangarine Yes, Please 6×6 paper pad, WRMK Corner Chomper, Heart brad (been in my stash for MANY years), AnnaBelle Stamps pearl. NB: Swirl die – I seemed to have lost my die and I have no idea what company it is from. It was in my stash (as was the flower!)

Hope you can find some time to play along. To link up your creations head to the Tag You’re It! Challenge blog.

Thanks for stopping by,

Marion

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A challenge with Therese

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July 7, 2014

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Today my blogging buddy Therese Calvird and I have a little treat for you. When we met in person over a year ago, we decided that we should have a mini challenge between us. It has taken a little while to get off the ground, but better late than never right?

For today’s challenge we are using this gorgeous cake as our inspiration.

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I loved the airy look of the butterflies and the overall colour scheme. Here is what I came up with.

You're Loved | Marion Vagg

I white heat embossed the Hero Arts Antique Engraving’s butterfly onto vellum and cut it out. The leaves are also die cut from vellum to replicate that airy look on the cake. In order to create some interest in the background, I blended in some distress inks and then using a Studio Calico Chevron mask, I lightly spritzed it with some water. The water reacts with the distress ink and created a watermark look.

You're Love - Detail | Mario Vagg

Well I am off to Therese’s blog – Lostinpaper, to she what gorgeous creation she has made. How about you hop on over as well?

Supplies

Stamps: Hero Arts Antique Engravings stamp set, AnnaBelle Stamps Scribble Scrabble 1 – Round and Round Stamp set (sentiment)

Card: Xpress-It Blending card, Vellum, Black cardstock

Ink: Distress Markers – Salty Ocean, Broken China, Peacock Feathers

Other Supplies: Hero Arts white embossing powder, Heat tool, Anti-Static pillow, Water spray bottle, Studio Calico Huey’s Masks – Chevron Mask, AnnaBelle Stamps clear sprinkles, WPlus 9 Folk Art Floral’s die, Cuttlebug, Glossy Accents (to adhere sprinkles an butterflies)

Thanks for stopping by,

Marion

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Playing around with Plaid

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March 15, 2014

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Today I am donning my Laura Bassen hat and attempting to create a plaid pattern for the first time for the online card class – Clean and Simple Card making 3.

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I created the stripes using masking tape as shown in her video. I could watch this woman stamp all day – so much talent and comedy all wrapped up in one video. Below are two versions that I came up with.

You are loved | Marion Vagg

You are loved 2 | Marion Vagg

I’m also popping this over in the February Work it Wednesday gallery on the Simon Says Stamp Blog.

Supplies

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp ‘You’ Stamp set

Card: AnnaBelle Stamps Smooth White Cardstock

Ink: VersaFine – Onyx Black, Distress Ink – Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade, Picked Raspberry, Peacock Feathers, Salty Ocean and Mowed Lawn

Other Supplies: MFT Heart Stax dies, Cuttlebug, Inkadinkadoo Masking paper, Sponge daubers, Eclipse masking tape

Thanks for stopping by,

Marion

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New monthly challenge at Annabelle Stamps

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February 7, 2014

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It is time for a new challenge at AnnaBelle Stamps and we are getting in the mood for a little bit of love 🙂

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I’ve made another window card…Because

…with a love heart centre thanks to a little bit of masking.

Because - inside

And I added a little bit of Wink of Stella to the flowers for some subtle shimmer (yes I caved and bought one….nothing like jumping on the bandwagon :))

Because - detail

Supplies

Stamps: AnnaBelle Stamps BBD#5, AnnaBelle Stamps Stemmed Flowers, AnnaBelle Stamps Jewelled Tree (dots), AnnaBelle Stamps Love Birds (sentiment)

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

Card: Hero Arts notecards – Cerulean

Other Supplies: MFT Heart Stax dies, Cuttlebug, Inkadinkadoo Masking paper, Wink of Stella pen (clear)

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

Hope that you will find some time to play along.

Until next time,

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 which can be found here.
  • 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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