AnnaBelle Sketch Challenge

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Annabelle Stamps

June 29, 2012

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Welcome back! Friday has rolled around again, so it is time for another challenge at AnnaBelle Stamps. Being the end of the month, means we have a sketch challenge. Quite an easy one…with so many possibilities!

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Today I used one of the new dies that is now selling in the store – Cuts by Design – Shapes 1. I also used two little flowers from the Stemmed Flowers set and with a little bit of masking, I created a flowery label. I coloured them in with Copics.

To add a little texture to the card, I embossed a pattern using my scoreboard (again!). The central panel is popped up with dimensionals.

Supplies

Stamps: AnnaBelle Stamps Stemmed Flowers, AnnaBelle Stamps Squared Posies stamp set (sentiment)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Verscolor – Green Tea, Versafine – Onyx Black, Distress Marker – Peeled Paint (detail on leaves)

Card: AnnaBelle Stamps pre-cut smooth white cards

Other Supplies: AnnaBelle Stamps – Cuts by Design – Shapes 1, Cuttlebug, foam dimensionals, AnnaBelle Stamps satin ribbon – Moss, Copic Markers (YR31, Y32, YR65, YR68, R29), Martha Stewart scoreboard, Mask-It film, Tombow adhesive, AnnaBelle Stamps 4mm Sprinkles – Icicle

Hope you can find the time to play along with us. This week the winner will receive the Lil Bee’s Big Flowers stamp set.

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out the rest of the DT projects. Their links are on my sidebar. And don’t forget that Andrea is giving away a Spillbinder’s Grand Calibur. Click on the blinkie on my sidebar to see how it could be you.

Thanks for stopping by,

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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Say it with…

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Annabelle Stamps

June 22, 2012

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Hi…time for another challenge at AnnaBelle Stamps. Quite a tricky colour combo this week.

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I had to hunt through my card stock to match the colours (as I don’t have a grey ink!) In the end I came up with the following 2 cards.

To continue on with the grey theme, I used silver embossing powder for the sentiments. I also added Glossy Accents to the little heart on the second card.

Supplies

Stamps: AnnaBelle Stamps Fanciful Flowers stamp set, AnnaBelle Stamps Love Birds stamp set (sentiment on 2nd card)

Ink: Versamark watermark ink

Card: AnnaBelle Stamps pre-cut smooth white cards , Bazzill cardstock – light grey, dark grey, green and blue (not sure of the correct colour names!)

Other Supplies: Silver embossing powder, heat tool, anti static pillow, Carl Craft punch – small and medium heart, Glossy Accents, foam dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out the rest of the DT projects. Their links are on my sidebar. And don’t forget that Andrea is giving away a Spillbinder’s Grand Calibur. Click on the blinkie on my sidebar to see how it could be you.

Thanks for stopping by,

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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Butterflies Three

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Challenges, Hero Arts

June 17, 2012

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Popping in quickly with another card for the current Hero Arts challenge which has a ‘Thinking of You’ theme. I inked up my new Hero Arts Leaf and Floral background in Versamark and clear embossed. I then used several blue Distress Inks over that…they resisted the embossed areas. I used a MFT butterfly die. Easy! Oh and the dry embossed border was done on my scoreboard.

Supplies

Stamps: Hero Arts Leaf and Floral Background (CG405), Hero Arts Classic Messages (CL414)

Ink: Versamark watermark ink, Distress markers – Chipped Sapphire, Faded Jeans, Broken China

Card: AnnaBelle Stamps smooth white pre-cut cards

Other Supplies: Blending tool, Hero Arts embossing powder, Heat tool, Basic Grey – buttons, AnnaBelle Stamps 0.8mm twine – natural, Martha Stewart scoreboard, MFT – Die-Namics butterflies, Cuttlebug, Zots glue dots

Thanks for stopping by,

Marion

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Say it with…Paper Piecing

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Annabelle Stamps, Distress inks

June 15, 2012

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Friday has rolled around again, so that means another challenge at AnnaBelle Stamps. This week is a fun one…who doesn’t love a paper piecing challenge?

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Today the Belles are giving you a peek at some new AnnaBelle stamps that are being officially released into the store this afternoon at 4pm (AEST). Be sure to head to the AnnaBelle Stamps Blog at 4pm for the full release AND for a give away!! In the meantime you’ll just have to check out the Belle’s creations for some hints.

I have created a little scene today, masking off everything outside the circle using Mask It.

The kite is covered in Glossy Accents to give it a little shine…but it doesn’t show in the photo very well. I added some simple Copic shading to the trees and grass. I probably should have added some to the kite, but only thought of that now!

For this one I put the sentiment inside the card…something I never seem to do. Don’t know why really!

Supplies

Stamps: AnnaBelle Stamps Tomorrow’s Dream stamp set

Ink: Versafine – Onyx Black, Distress Inks – Broken China, Faded Jeans, Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint, Versacolor – Green Tea, Memento ink – Danube Blue

Card: AnnaBelle Stamps pre-cut smooth white cards – square

Other Supplies: Blending tool, Mask It, Copic Markers, Spellbinders circle die – Standard circles small, Cuttlebug, foam dimensionals, My Mind’s Eye paper – Lost and Found (Kite), Kaisercraft paper (trees), Brand unknown patterned paper (clouds), Glossy Accents, Mask It

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out the rest of the DT projects. Their links are on my sidebar. And don’t forget to head to the AnnaBelle Stamps Blog at 4pm for the full release and a giveaway!

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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You’re in my Thoughts

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Challenges, Hero Arts

June 11, 2012

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Due to the long (wet and wintery) weekend that we’ve had here in Australia, I’ve managed to get crafty and ink up some stamps that I haven’t had a chance to ink up. I have created this one for the current Hero Arts challenge which has a ‘Thinking of You’ theme.

Using distress markers, I coloured right onto the stamp, spritzed with pearlised water and then stamped onto watercolour paper. Such a fun technique (which I have never tried before!) This is another reason why I LOVE my distress markers! I highly recommend them.

Supplies

Stamps:Hero Arts Etched Flowers (CG430), Hero Arts Live and Laugh (CL520)

Ink: Versafine – Vintage Sepia, Distress markers – Worn Lipstick, Fired Brick, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss

Card: Aquarello watercolour paper, Hero Arts Blush (mixed folding cards)

Other Supplies: Mini mister, Perfect pearls,  Martha Stewart Butterfly punch (3 in 1), vellum, AnnaBelle Stamps pearls – 3mm and 4mm, foam dimensionals, Gloss accents (to adhere butterflies).

Thanks for stopping by.

Marion

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