AnnaBelle Sketch Challenge: ABSC050

Wow…where has this last week gone? My has been super busy! We took the kids to my parent’s farm for a relaxing 5 days – but it has been a bit hectic catching up on everything since being back.

Anyway, hope you are ready for another challenge at AnnaBelle Stamps. This week is a sketch challenge.

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I must admit that this card doesn’t feel like a ‘me’ card – but it is nice to try something different now and again. I did have fun colouring in Lil’ Molly with Distress markers – they are awesome. I tend to shy away from images that have hair and skin as I am just not that good at colouring them in…but I guess practice makes perfect!

I pretty much kept to the sketch this time.

Supplies

Stamps: AnnaBelle Stamps Lil Molly’s Flowers stamp set, AnnaBelle Stamps Dotted Flowers Stamp Set (sentiment)

Ink: Versafine – Onyx Black, Ranger Distress Markers

Card: AnnaBelle Stamps Pre-cut smooth white cards

Other Supplies:  Zig Watercolour pen, Acquarello watercolour paper, Foam dimensionals, My Mind’s Eye – Lost and Found patterned paper, AnnaBelle Stamps 4mm Sprinkles – Icicles, Tombow adhesive, Tim Holtz ruler, paper piercer tool, foam piercing mat, WRMK Corner Chomper

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out the rest of the DT projects. Their links are on my sidebar. Hope that you will find some time to play along.

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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Gingham goodness

Hi everyone,

I have made this little gift bag for the Gingham Challenge in the Moxie Fab World. It came together really easily using a whole lot of leftovers. The little paper bag was also a leftover – after making mother’s day gifts for the Mums in my playgroup. I just stamped both sides with a gingham stamp from AnnaBelle stamps. I love how it turned out.

Inside it is filled with lots of chocolate goodness!

Supplies

Stamps: AnnaBelle Stamps BBD#7 stamp set, Hero Arts Live and Laugh stamp set

Ink: Memento ink – Blue Danube, Versafine – Onyx Black

Card: Hero Arts Layering paper – Grenadine, Punch and Carnation, AnnaBelle Stamps smooth white cardstock, Green cardstock (brand unknown)

Other Supplies:  Educational Experience – paper gift bag, MFT Upsy Daisy Die,  Sizzix Sizzlits die – Flowers Branches and Leaves, Cuttlebug, AnnaBelle Stamps 4mmSprinkles – Icicles, Tombow adhesive, AnnaBelle Stamps 16mm satin ribbon – Lime juice, hole punch, chocolate goodies

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you are having a fabulous day!

Until next time,

Marion

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Say it with…orange and lime

Welcome to another challenge at AnnaBelle Stamps.

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This week the Belles are all using the stamp set Lil Monster’s Balloon and soon-to-be in the store – a matching die! How awesome is that? I am so into dies at the moment – I love anything that is going to save me time. I have coloured him in with my new Distress Markers onto watercolour paper. I just wanna say that I LOVE my new markers! (A Happy Mother’s present to myself – any excuse I say!) I can see I am going to have a lot of fun colouring in with these babies!

Supplies

Stamps: AnnaBelle Stamps Lil Monster’s Balloon stamp set, AnnaBelle Stamps Tree-MEN-dous Stamp Set (sentiment)

Ink: Memento – Tuxedo Black, Ranger Distress Markers – Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint, Spiced Marmalade, Dried Marigold, Wild Honey, Mustard Seed, Vintage Photo, Antique Linen, Black Soot

Card:  AnnaBelle Stamps Pre-cut smooth white square cards

Other Supplies: Lil Monster Balloon Die, Cuttlebug, Zig Watercolour pen, Acquarello watercolour paper, Foam dimensionals, 0.8mm Hemp twine – dark brown

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out the rest of the DT projects. Their links are on my sidebar. Hope that you will find some time to play along.

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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Print Candee – Tea-riffic!

Today I am popping in with a fun little card I have made using some Print Candee products. The Creative Team will be posting some lovely creations over the next week with the theme of thank you cards/projects for specific people (e.g: a teacher, mail man, hair stylist, etc.)

Being a teacher myself, I know that a little note of thanks can go a long way – so that is why I have made a card for a teacher. I can across this cute little tutorial and had to give it a try.

I used 3 lots of digital papers. The cup is made from the Buttercup paper pack (Digital Potpourri), the tag and inside pocket is made from the Chevron Pattern Digital Scrapbooking Paper pack (Fancy Dog Studios) and the Flower is made from the Owlicious (Happy Colors) paper pack.

The inside of the card – very punny!

The inside pocket which holds the tea bag.

Kinda cute don’t you think? Be on the look out for the other Creative Team projects as well. Their links are on my side bar.

Supplies

Digital Images/Stamps: Chevron Pattern Digital Scrapbooking Paper (Fancy Dog Studios)Buttercup paper pack (Digital Potpourri), Owlicious (Happy Colors) Paper Pack (Print Candee), Hero Arts Envelope pattern woodblock stamp (on the leaves)

Ink: Canon colour printer, Distress Inks – Mustard Seed, Worn Lipstick, Versacolor – Green Tea

Card: White card

Other Supplies: MFT Upsy Daisy Die, Quickcuts tag die, Sizzix Sizzlits die – Flowers Branches and Leaves, Cuttlebug, AnnaBelle Stamps 4mm and 3mm pearls, Tombow adhesive, Carl Craft Daisy punch – medium, SEI Button, AnnaBelle Stamps 0.8mm hemp twine – natural, Paper Smooches EAD Thank you rub-ons, tea bag, ink blending tool.

Thanks for stopping by.

Marion

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Say it With…Stitching

Welcome to another challenge at AnnaBelle Stamps.

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Well this week I decided to challenge myself. I see loads of great cards with machine stitching on them, which I love. To be honest, I have never tried machine stitching on a card before as I have been too lazy to drag out the old sewing machine! I don’t have a craft room, so my space is limited, but this challenge made me dust off the cobwebs on my machine…and for my first attempt, I still managed to sew in a straight line (considering I haven’t used the thing in about 6 years!) My sister will be proud of me as she is a seamstress!

Obviously I am a little obsessed with creating my own dry embossed background on my score board (it is a phase that will no doubt end soon)…as this is about my 3rd card doing it! I have used BBD#7 for the gingham on the love hearts and the sentiment is from the Love Birds set.

I am entering this into the Gingham Challenge in the Moxie Fab World.

Supplies

Stamps: AnnaBelle Stamps BBD#7 stamp set, AnnaBelle Stamps Love Birds Stamp set

Ink: Memento ink – Blue Danube

Card: AnnaBelle Stamps smooth white cardstock, AnnaBelle Stamps Pre-cut smooth white square cards, Navy Blue card stock (brand unknown)

Other Supplies: Carl Craft heart punch – large and small, sponge dauber, sewing machine, Fiskars scallop border punch, Foam dimensionals, Martha Stewart score board, scoring stylus

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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