Hi,

Today is the third and final Birthday Challenge #3 at AnnaBelle Stamps. Today Patti and I are hosting the challenge which we are very excited about. What is today’s birthday challenge?

To make a card/project that has 2 of something starting with B.

(eg: 2 blooms, 2 buttons, 2 bows, 2 bling etc). Why the letter B? Because it stands for Birthday…and 2 because AnnaBelle Stamps is turning 2! Yay.

My inspiration for this card came from JayGee’s Nook Challenge #11 inspiration photo (where I was inspired by the yellow colour theme). I also loosely used the FTL#157 sketch.

So on my card I have two blooms and 2 bits of bling. I wanted to have 2 bows on the yellow twine down the bottom, but they just wouldn’t work for me – so as my hubby suggested, I have used 2 bits of thread – twice bound (ha!).

I very rarely use patterned paper…but I am proud to say that I cut into some for this card! I painted distress inks with water for the flowers. Piercing a border around the edge just framed it off nicely.

Supplies:

Stamps: AnnaBelle Stamps “Whimsy Flowers“, AnnaBelle Stamps “Dotted Flowers” (sentiment)
Ink: Versafine Ink – Onyx Black, Distress Inks – Peeled Paint, Scattered Straw, Versacolor – Cyan, Narcissus
Card: Bazzill card – yellow, X-Press It blending card
Other Supplies: Kaisercraft Lilac Avenue Collection – Dandelion,  Annabelle’s Sprinkles – 6mm Sultana, American Crafts clear embossing powder, heat gun,  foam dimensionals, paint brush, Glossy Accents, sponge dauber, DMC Floss – mustard, Ranger Enamel Accents – black, Kaisercraft tags, Tim Holtz ruler, Making Memories paper piercer

Thanks for stopping by and make sure you head over to Patti’s blog to see what she has created. Add your creation to either the inlinkz below or on Patti’s blog. Hope that you can play along.

• Join in ALL three challenges
• Add your name to the inlinkz code specially designated on the ABS blog.

Major Prize:

The entire August release (4 stamp sets) and 6 packs of 6mm Sprinkles, valued at $142.20 (RRP)! The major prize winner will be announced on our birthday – 15th September!

Hey there blogging buddies,

Today is Birthday Challenge #2 at AnnaBelle Stamps. The DT gals Sue K and Stephanie are hosting this challenge so head on over to their blogs for the details, to see their awesome creations and to link up your creations.

Their challenge is to create a project using blooms! (How fitting, especially for those of us in the Southern Hemisphere where spring is in the air – Yay!) I am also entering this into the current CASE Study #56 Challenge where the talented Julie Lacey is the muse. You can view her gorgeous inspiration card here. I love her layout, her ribbon and her flowers!

I do like creating little scenes so lots of ink was used in this one. I love turning a blank piece of white cardboard into something pretty! I have used lots of AnnaBelle stamps on this one. The tree is from the Tree-MEN-dous set. The grass on the bottom of the circle is from the All Things Grow set and the background stamp is from the Backgrounds by Design 3 set. I created the clouds by using a technique that Darlene used in her card here.

The large rolled rose flower is my new MFT die (which I love) and I finally purchased a leaf die! Both of these things make me happy!

Supplies:

Stamps: AnnaBelle Stamps “Tree-Men-ous”, “Background by Design 3”, “All Things Grow”
Ink: Versafine Ink – Vintage Sepia, Versacolor – Sky Blue, Camillia, Bamboo, Tea Green, Bark,  Tom Holtz Distress Ink – Peeled Paint
Card: Regal Craft Card (white textured sqaure fold), X-Press It Blending card
Other Supplies: Carl Craft Punch – Vinca A (small flower) and Ume (large flower), AnnaBelle stamps 3mm Pearls, Kaisercraft pearls – snow, Copic Markers, sponge daubers, Fiskars stamp press, My Favorite Things Die-Namics – Mini rolled roses die, Sizzix Sizzlits die – Flowers Branches and Leaves, Cuttlebug, Sheer white ribbon, Creative Memories circle cutters

Hope you can join in on all the fun birthday celebrations! Don’t forget there are some awesome prizes!

Thanks for stopping by and I’ll see you soon for Birthday Challenge #3.

• Join in ALL three challenges
• Add your name to the inlinkz code specially designated on the ABS blog.

Major Prize:

The entire August release (4 stamp sets) and 6 packs of 6mm Sprinkles, valued at $142.20 (RRP)! The major prize winner will be announced on our birthday – 15th September!

Hey there fellow crafties,

This week is Birthday Challenge week at AnnaBelle Stamps because they are turning 2! How exciting! There will be 3 challenges in total.

So to get this party started, Sue W and Kylie are hosting the first challenge on their blogs. Their challenge is to create a project using 3 simple steps:

1. Use a new stamp
2. Use a die cut/punch shape
3. Bling

So  head on over to Sue W and Kylie’s blogs to see what they have created.

NB: This is the first of 3 challenges. All challenges will finish on the 14th September at 12.00pm AEST, so if you miss the first one you can still catch up! Enter any of the challenges for a chance to win one 6 x 4 set of your choice and 3 packs of 6mm Sprinkles! Winners will be announced on the 14th of September on each of the DT blogs.

To be eligible to win the major prize you must :

• Join in ALL three challenges
• Add your name to the inlinkz code specially designated on the ABS blog.

Major Prize:

The entire August release (4 stamp sets) and 6 packs of 6mm Sprinkles, valued at $142.20 (RRP)! The major prize winner will be announced on our birthday – 15th September!

So I have dived on in and created a mini set of thanks cards for the first challenge. There are 6 cards in total…but I could only fit 3 in the photo. I did 2 of each colour combo. I used the thanks sentiment from the new AnnaBelle Stamps Squared Posies set, I punched out the flower shapes with a small square punch then rounded 2 of the corners with my Corner Chomper. I added a rhinestone to the centre of each one – very CAS, but very me!

Supplies:

Stamps: AnnaBelle Stamps “Squared Posies”
Ink: Versafine Ink – Onyx Black, Versacolor – Cyan, Turquoise, Lagoon Blue, Turquoise, Camillia, Orange, Kaisercraft – Corn
Card: Regal Craft Card
Other Supplies: Carl Craft Punch – Small square, WRMK corner chomper, Kaisercraft Rhinstones

Hope you can join in on all the fun birthday celebrations! Thanks for stopping by and I’ll see you soon for Birthday Challenge #2.

Welcome to another AnnaBelle Stamps Blog Hop. You should have arrived from Patti’s blog. Today the AnnaBelle DT are once again showcasing one of the August stamp releases called Dotted Flowers.

I decided to use some of the sentiments as the focus of my card and combined it with the current PDCC#97 challenge colours of black, white with a splash of red.

And while I was creating, I decided to show you how versatile this stamp set is by making a really simple set of birthday cards. If you know me, you know that I LOVE making sets!

Aren’t all these fun colours just screaming summer?

Supplies:

Stamps: AnnaBelle Stamps “Dotted Flowers”
Ink: Versafine Ink – Onyx Black, Versacolor – Camillia, Cyan, Peony, Turquoise, Kaisercraft – Corn
Card: Regal Craft Card , X-Press It Blending card, Black ribbed card
Other Supplies: Carl Craft Punch – Butterfly, foam dimensionals, WRMK corner chomper, sponge daubers, AnnaBelle Stamps 3mm pearls

Thanks for stopping by…and now you are hopping over to the AnnaBelle Blog. Don’t forget to add your name to the inlinkz below for your chance to win this fabulous stamp set!

PS: Want to win the entire August stamp sets releases and some other goodies valued at $140? Well AnnaBelle stamps is turning 2 next week and we have some fun challenges coming your way starting this Thursday. Check out all the details here.

*If you are looking for the Print Candee Blog hop…please scroll down*

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Happy Friday…and that means another challenge at AnnaBelle Stamps.

This week’s challenge is such a great colour combination to work with. Who doesn’t like using these colours? I used the AnnaBelle “All things Grow” stamp set which I LOVE!

I stamped the reeds in watermark ink on the base card, and then used Vintage Sepia Versafine ink to stamp the reeds on the top card. I love the pop of colour that the red button brings.

Supplies:

Stamps: AnnaBelle Stamps “All things grow” stamp set,  AnnaBelle Stamps “Squared Posies” Stamp set (sentiment)
Ink: Versafine Ink – Vintage Sepia, Versamark watermark ink
Card: Kraft card, white card
Other Supplies: Foam dimensionals, Basic Grey button – red, DMC White thread, Kaisercraft grosgrain ribbon – brown, Kaisercraft pearls

Also don’t forget that September is birthday month at AnnaBelle stamps. As a thank you to those who add this blinkie to their blog we have a little something for you. Simply follow the instructions below and you could be the randomly selected winner of two 6 x 4 sets of your choice!

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• Copy and paste the above code and add it to your sidebar.
• Include the blinkie in a post with a link back to the ABS blog letting everyone know about our Birthday Celebrations, and where they can pick up their very own blinkie.
• Add the link to your post in the Inlinkz box on the ABS blog.
• On the 7th September we will select a random winner just before our party begins!

Thanks for stopping by and I look forward to seeing your creations. Be sure to head to the ABS blog to see the other creations from the DT. Remember that AnnaBelle challenges are not just for Aussies…it is open worldwide! Come along and have a play. The winner will get a special blinkie and also a prize from the store.

Hi everyone,

It’s Friday so that means it is time for another challenge at AnnaBelles’s …this week is a sketch challenge.

I decided to turn the sketch on its side. I actually mixed and matched some stamps for this one. The flower head is from the Squared Posies set, but I wanted a longer stem, so I used some stem/leaves  from a stamp in the Whimsy Flowers set. I decided to use a big button as the circle component of the sketch.

Supplies:

Stamps: AnnaBelle Stamps “Squared Posies” and “Whimsy Flowers“
Ink: Versafine Ink – Onyx Black, Distress Inks – Worn Lipstick, Peeled Paint, Dried Marigold
Card: Regal Craft Card (White textured single fold), Bazzill card – green, ribbed white card, X-Press It blending card
Other Supplies: Annabelle’s Sprinkles – 6mm Lime, American Crafts clear embossing powder, heat gun,  foam dimensionals, paint brush, pink striped grosgrain ribbon, pink button (from my stash brand unknown), Glossy Accents, Cuttlebug, Cuttlebug Polka Dots embossing folder, sponge dauber, WRMK corner chomper, DMC Floss – white, Zots adhesive dots – small, Copic markers, black felt pen

Thanks for dropping by…hope that you can join in and play along – the winner will receive a $15 Gift voucher to the store. Be sure to check out what the rest of the DT have created. Their links are on the left sidebar.

Until next time,