Say it with…a stamped background

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Annabelle Stamps

April 20, 2012

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Well Friday has certainly come around mighty fast this week. Hope you are ready to jump into another AnnaBelle Stamps Challenge.

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This week I have a stamped background, but it is only a partial one! I have used BBD#6 and one of my favourites, Love Birds. This is a one layer card which is quite unusual for me. I have been drawn to cards using masking lately, so thought I would give it a go. Check out Heather Telford’s blog for some other masking ideas – she is a master at it.

Supplies

Stamps: AnnaBelle Stamps Love Birds stamp set, AnnaBelle Stamps BBD#6 Stamp set, AnnaBelle Stamps Fanciful Flowers stamp set (sentiment)

Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black, Distress Ink – Faded Jeans, Tumbled Glass, Antique Linen, Chipped Sapphire

Card:  AnnaBelle Stamps pre-cut cards

Other Supplies: Blending tool, Mask-It

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out the rest of the DT projects. Their links are on my sidebar.

Until next time,

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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Acetate flowers

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acetate, Annabelle Stamps, Challenges, Hero Arts

April 19, 2012

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Hello again,

I am still on holidays, so I have been in crafty heaven (hence the number of posts!)

I have another card to share with you after playing around with my Upsy Daisy die from Die-namics. This time using acetate. Yep – that flower is made from acetate! I coloured it with some pigment ink that I found at my local art shop – I would have used alcohol inks if I owned them, but I don’t, so I went looking for a substitute. I was surprised at the things I found that could be used to colour acetate.

The flower has 3 layers to it and I used my heat gun to shape the flowers to give them some dimension.

I am entering this into the Lilypads Flower Challenge sponsored by Simon Says Stamp.

Supplies

Stamps: Hero Arts Background Flourish (CG119), AnnaBelle Stamps Background By Design #7

Ink: Distress Ink – Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick, Art Spectrum pigment ink – Crimson

Card: AnnaBelle Stamps Pre-cut smooth white card

Other Supplies: AnnaBelle Stamps Acetate sheets, Die-namics die – Upsy Daisy, Die-namics die – Labelled Layered die, Cuttlebug, Kaisercraft grosgrain ribbon – pale pink, AnnaBelle Stamps 3mm pearls, 3D foam adhesive, Ink blending tool, heat tool, Glossy Accents and Zots adhesive dots (to adhere flower).

Until next time,

Marion

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Say it with…Black

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Annabelle Stamps

April 13, 2012

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*See post below for Online Card Class Winners*

Happy Friday everyone,

Hope that you had a blessed and relaxing Easter break. This week at AnnaBelle Stamps we have a black challenge for you.

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For some inspiration this week I needed a little help so I went blog surfing to some of my favourite card makers to see if I could get some ideas (I think my mojo has gone on holidays!) I ended up at Laurie Willison’s blog and came across this lovely creation. I took this as my starting point. Thanks Laurie for the inspiration!

I just had to have a little bit of colour in it – hence the tab of red ribbon. I white heat embossed Fanciful Flowers onto black card stock. The gingham background was created using Backgrounds by Design #7.

Supplies

Stamps: AnnaBelle Stamps Fanciful Flowers Stamp set, AnnaBelle Stamps BBD#7 Stamp set

Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black, Versamark Watermark ink

Card: Regal Craft Cards – white square textured pre-scored card, AnnaBelle Stamps pre-cut cards (for gingham panel), Plain black card stock

Other Supplies: Spellbinders Labels 2, Cuttlebug, 3D foam adhesive, red saddle stitch ribbon, Zing white embossing powder, heat gun, anti static pillow, black felt pen, Fiskars stamp press

Before I go, Andrea has a little sale happening, but only for today – so go and grab yourself a bargain!

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out the rest of the DT projects. Their links are on my sidebar.

Until next time,

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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ABSC 048… and a new DT member

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Annabelle Stamps

March 30, 2012

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Hi everyone,

Welcome to another AnnaBelle Stamps Challenge. Today we are welcoming a VERY talented lady onto the Design Team – Danielle Dawes. I have been a fan of Danielle’s for a while now and we are so happy that she is joining our team. Head over to her blog and leave her some love.

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This week I am taking a little break but hopefully you will be able to find some time and play along.  Be sure to check out what the rest of the DT have created. Their links are on my side bar.

Until next time,

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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Topical Tuesday Technique Video

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Annabelle Stamps, Distress inks, Video tutorial

March 27, 2012

9 comments

Hi everyone,

Today I have a little video to share with you that I have created showing water colouring with Distress Inks…my first ever video! To view it you will have to head over to the Stamp, Embellish, Create at AnnaBelle Stamps. Stamp, Embellish, Create is an online paper crafting community – a place to share ideas and learn from each other – and it is free to sign up!

Here is the card I created using AnnaBelle’s “Love Birds” stamp set. Go HERE to view the video.

Supplies

Stamps: AnnaBelle Stamps “Love Birds” stamp set

Ink: Versafine – Onyx Black, Distress Inks – Tumbled Glass, Chipped Sapphire, Worn Lipstick, Dusty Concord, Spun Sugar, Fired Brick

Card: AnnaBelle Stamps pre -cut cards, Aquarello watercolour paper

Other Supplies: Zing clear embossing powder, Silver thread, Paper piercer, foam dimensional, Zig watercolour pen, Perfect Pearls, Mini mister,  WRMK Corner Chomper, Glossy Accents, foam dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by,

Marion

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Say it with…Twine

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Annabelle Stamps

March 23, 2012

15 comments

Happy Friday,

Welcome to another challenge at AnnaBelle Stamps. This week is an awesome challenge and one I have been looking forward to! Say it with twine…who doesn’t love twine? And it was even easier for me as Andrea has the most excellent twine in store…I LOVE the new 0.8mm twine that comes in so many awesome colours! Check them out here.

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I had so much fun making this card and I love how it turned out!

I created the twine flowers by sticking a large glue dot onto the back of each button. I then cut small lengths of twine and created each petal.  I then adhered each flower to the card with Glossy Accents. I added some shading to the stems and leaves with a green Prismacolor pencil.

Supplies:

Stamps: AnnaBelle Stamps Garden Silhouettes (for leaves, grass and sentiment), AnnaBelle Stamps Fanciful Flowers (stems), AnnaBelle Stamps BBD#7 (gingham clouds)
Ink: Versafine – Onyx Black, Distress Inks – Tumbled Glass, Faded Jeans, Versacolor – Tea Green
Card: AnnaBelle Stamps pre -cut cards, Regal Craft card – White textured square
Other Supplies: AnnaBelle Stamps 0.8mm twine – red, Basic Grey buttons – brights, Memory Box cloud die, Cuttlebug, Zots Glue dots, Glossy Accents, Prismacolor pencil – green, foam dimensionals, Blending Tool

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.

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 🙂
Read More