Getting sketchy

It is Friday again. This week at AnnaBelle Stamps we have a challenge for you which is to choose your favourite AnnaBelle Stamps sketch. To view all of the AnnaBelle sketches you need to head here.

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I loved the AnnaBelle sketch AC155 the first time around and I really loved the card I made…it is my favourite card to date. So I decided to choose the same sketch, but this time I flipped it. I wanted to case my first card – so used the same stamp set. I just went with another colour palette which is a bit different for me and changed up some of the elements.

Thanks so much

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Supplies

Stamps: AnnaBelle Stamps Daisy Delight stamp set, AnnaBelle Stamps BBD#6 stamp set, AnnaBelle Stamps Standing Tall stamp set (sentiment).

Ink: Versamark Watermark ink

Card: AnnaBelle Stamps smooth white cardstock, Hero Arts Folded notecards – Daffodil and Poppy

Other Supplies: AnnaBelle Stamps white embossing powder, heat tool, anti-static pillow, Copic markers, Wplus9 Folk Art Florals Designer Dies (leaves), MFT notebook edge die, Foam dimensionals, AnnaBelle Stamps 3mm pearl sprinkles

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

Thanks for stopping by,

Marion

About our challenges:

  • We post our challenges every Friday at 8:00pm 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 $15.00 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 upload 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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Happy Birthday, Ardyth!

The lovely Darnell has organised a surprise birthday extravaganza for Ardyth, who is celebrating her birthday today!

I have the pleasure of working with Ardyth on the Muse Card Club blog. I love Ardyth’s CAS cardmaking style and she always amazes me with her wonderful, and often clever, creations.

Happy birthday Ardyth. You do so much for the on-line card world – so now it our turn to do something special for you.

May your day be filled with fun, happiness and a little cake 🙂

Friend - Happy Birthday

Supplies

Stamps: Practicing Creativity ‘You’re Dandy’ stamp set

Ink: Memento – Nautical Blue

Card: Hero Arts Folded Note card – Snow, blue card stock (brand unknown)

Other Supplies: PTI Block Alphabet die collection, Cuttlebug, Washi tape (can’t remember the brand), Carl Craft flower punch, AnnaBelle Stamps metallic sprinkle, foam dimensionals, Tombow Mono Multi liquid glue (to adhere letters and flower)

Please head on over to Darnell’s blog and check out all the wonderful cards that have been made for Ardyth.

Until next time,

Marion

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Friday Feature at AnnaBelle Stamps

For this week’s Friday Feature at AnnaBelle Stamps, the Belles are showcasing the Backgrounds By Design Stamp sets. Go here to check them all out. Today I have used one of my favourites –  BBD set #5.

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Andrea has 20% off all the Background By Design sets for the weekend until midnight Sunday (AEST). Use the discount code: ff009

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Supplies

Stamps: AnnaBelle Stamps BBD#5 Stamp set, AnnaBelle Stamps Holly Branch stamp set (top part of sentiment), AnnaBelle Stamps Shape it Up Stamp set (bottom part of sentiment)

Ink: Versamark watermark ink, VersaFine – Onyx Black

Card: AnnaBelle Stamps smooth white cardstock, Hero Arts layering papers – various colours

Other Supplies: AnnaBelle Stamps white embossing powder, Heat gun, American Craft Thickers letter stickers, Copic markers

Be sure to check out the rest of the Belles’ projects to see how they have used this set – their links are on my side bar.

Thanks for stopping by,

Marion

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Just for you – Muse #18

I am excited to be back with another card for the Muse Card Club.

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I have made a very cheerful and colourful card this week. I had fun colouring in a great stamp set from Jane’s Doodles called Doodle Flowers.

Just for you

I can’t wait to see how my card inspires you this week.

Here are some of the guidelines if you are unfamiliar with how Muse works.

  • Use the Muse card as inspiration, explain your interpretation and link back to Muse.
  • Provide supportive comments to at least 3 of your fellow member’s submissions.
  • Vote for 3 of your fellow member’s submissions that you find inspiring, once voting opens.

For the full challenge guidelines go here.

Supplies

Stamps: Jane’s Doodles Doodle Flowers stamp set, AnnaBelle Stamps BBD#7 stamp set (stripes)

Ink: Memento – Tuxedo Black

Card: X-Press It Copic Blending Blending Card, Hero Arts Folded Note card – Daffodil and Poppy

Other Supplies: Copic Markers, Uniball white signo gel pen, Ranger enamel accents

I am so glad that you stopped by today,

Marion

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Say it with a sketch

Hello. It is Friday again. This week at AnnaBelle Stamps we have a fun sketch challenge for you.

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As you can see, I am still in Copic colouring mode – but this time I added in some gel pen to add more interest to the flowers. For the circle element I have embossed a circle using a circle nestie and an embossing mat. The flower centres are blobs of white enamel accents – love this stuff!

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I am entering this card into the Simon Says Stamps ‘Flower Power’ Challenge and also into the CASology challenge where the cue card is Bloom.

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Supplies

Stamps: AnnaBelle Stamps Standing Tall stamp set

Ink: Memento Ink – Tuxedo Black, VersaFine – Onyx Black

Card: AnnaBelle Stamps smooth white cardstock

Other Supplies: Copic Markers, Nestibilities circle die, Cuttlebug, Tan embossing mat, foam dimensionals, My Mind’s Eye – Be Amazing 6×6 paper pad, Ranger enamel accents – white, Uniball signo gel pen broad – white, foam dimensionals

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

Thanks for stopping by,

Marion

About our challenges:

  • We post our challenges every Friday at 8:00pm 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 $15.00 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 upload 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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I.LOVE.TAGS

If you know me, you know I love making tags. Why? I think it is because they can be quick projects – quicker than cards. When I saw that Moxie Fab World had a Gift Tag Challenge, I HAD to play along.

Happy Birthday Tag

Happy Birthday Tag - detail

Supplies

Stamps: WPLus9 Banner Love stamp set, Hero Arts Playful Lower case alphabet stamp set

Ink: VersaFine – Onyx Black, Memento Ink – Tangelo, Bamboo Leaves, Teal Zeal, Rose Bud

Card:  Roman Tag, Hero Arts Layering papers – Pool, Grass, Mandarin, Carnation

Other Supplies: My Mind’s Eye 6×6 paper pad – Be Amazing, AnnaBelle Stamps pearls – 3mm, AnnaBelle Stamp Hemp twine – white 0.8mm, Kaisercraft grosgrain ribbon, SEI button – orange

Thanks for dropping by,

Marion

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AnnaBelle Stamps Friday Feature Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to AnnaBelle Stamps Friday Feature Blog Hop. You should have arrived from Sue’s lovely blog.

Today, the Belles are showcasing the Lil Belles set. There are quite a few Lil Belles sets, so check them all out below. Today I have decided to use A Beautiful Day stamp set.


So grateful for you

For those of you who know me, patterned paper and I are not the best of friends. Well… I am pleased to say that several pieces of patterned paper were harmed in the making of this card 🙂

Supplies

Stamps: AnnaBelle Stamps A beautiful Day stamp set, AnnaBelle Stamps Squared Posies Stamp set (sentiment)

Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black, Memento – Tuxedo Black, Distress Markers – Peeled Paint, Crushed Olive

Card: AnnaBelle Stamps smooth white cardstock

Other Supplies: Crate Paper patterned paper 6×6 pad, My Minds Eye – Lost and Found patterned paper 6×6 pad Foam dimensionals, Watercolour pen, Prismacolor pencils (highlights, hair and skin), Tombow Mono Multi glue

Now for a GIVEAWAY. If you would like to win a Lil Belle’s set (winner’s choice), comment on all of the DT’s blog and then head back to the ABS blog and add your name to the inlinkz. You have until Sunday 8pm (Australian EST) to enter.

Also ALL the Lil’ Belles sets are discounted by 20% for this weekend only.

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Your next stop on the hop is the one and only, and very talented Therese.

Thanks for stopping by,

Marion

Blog Hop Order

ABS blog

Andrea

Sue

Marion <– you’re here!

Therese

Donna

ABS Blog

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