This week at AnnaBelle Stamps the Belles have been busy whipping up some projects using the Love Birds Stamp set. I really love the images in this set.

My husband and I celebrated our 12th Wedding Anniversary this week, so it was great timing! This was the card I made for my hubby.

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

Andrea is also having a huge AnnaBelle Stamps sale where you can save 30% on ALL stamps!

I’m not sure I will be popping in again before Christmas, so I hope that all of you have a blessed Christmas with your loved ones. We are about to head off to my sister’s place in Queensland. Lots of driving to be done (around about 3000kms all up), but it will be great to catch up with family and friends again.

Until next time,

AnnaBelle Stamps have a great range of Christmas sets and today the Belles are showcasing some of these sets. Head over to the AnnaBelle blog to check out all their projects.

Today I created a wreath using a leaf punch (which I have had punched for over 2 years now!) I just smooshed green ink over them before arranging them into a circle (I drew a circle in pencil to help me). To add some sparkle, I painted the leaves in some glitter glue and then added lots of AnnaBelle Sprinkles and a bow. The sentiment is from the Gifted Swirls stamp set.

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

I appreciate you stopping by. School officially finished for me today – 6 weeks of summer holidays, hopefully with lots of crafting time! Catch you soon.

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Hi everyone,

It is time for a new monthly challenge at AnnaBelle Stamps.

I do find colour challenges a bit tricky, but once I selected some inks that matched the above colours, it all came together quite quickly. I masked off the heart and stamped away until the whole card front was covered. I added some rhinestones to some of the flower centres to add some sparkle.

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

Thanks for stopping by,

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.

This week the Belles are showcasing the Jewelled Christmas Stamp set at AnnaBelle Stamps.

I had some fun trying a new technique this week – creating a marbled background with Adirondack alcohol inks onto glossy card stock. I decided to keep my project small as it was a bit of an experiment – so hence another tag 🙂 I wasn’t sure if I could heat emboss over the top, but it worked a treat. I added some clear sprinkles to add some shine. The tag is nice and glossy in real life.

You still have a couple more days to enter this month’s challenge. Go here for all the details.

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

Thanks for stopping by,

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.

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.

Head over here to have a peek at my tutorial,

Thanks for stopping by,

Hello. It’s time for another month long challenge at AnnaBelle Stamps…. and it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Can you believe it?

I certainly can’t even get into Christmas mode as this week my family and I are moving, so I am up to my eyeballs in boxes and packing and to top it off I have a cold too! I will actually be taking a bit of a blogging break while we move – so things will be a little quiet here for a while. But the good news is that I hope to get a crafty space in our new house and not in the corner of our dining room!

Not your traditional Christmas colours, but I had fun experimenting. I white heat embossed the wreath onto  blue card stock, then water coloured the leaves with Distress markers and a watercolour brush.

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

Thanks for stopping by,
I’ll be back after the move! Wish me luck 🙂

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.