Greetings from North Queensland! I now understand why a lot of Aussies head north during the winter! I am currently sitting in my sister’s lounge room in shorts and t-shirt with the ceiling fan on…and it is winter! It is such a nice change from cold land down south!

Anyway, yesterday my Mum, sister and I had our little craft stall at the Craft Spectacular and it was such a fun day! Lots of people through the door and lots of sales which is always exciting! In addition to selling my cards, I also made a whole heap of little girls hair clips out of grosgrain ribbon and felt…so when I get home I’ll take some decent pictures and share them with you all.

But onto a baby card that I made recently which was one of my sales yesterday. I used the ‘Welcome Baby’ sentiment out of Jane’s Doodles ‘Noah’s Ark’ stamp set and stamped it repeatedly in distress inks to make the background. The giraffe is a Recollections stamp and coloured in with copic markers.

Supplies:

Stamps: Recollections – Zoo-Licious, Jane’s Doodles – Noah’s Ark stamp set (sentiment) , Hero Arts – Playful Animals stamp set (CL155) (little star), Hero Arts – Envelope Pattern woodblock stamp (S5507)
Ink: Versafine Ink – sepia, Memento Ink – Tuxedo Black, Distress inks – dried marigold, scattered straw
Card: X-Press It Blending card, Regal Craft Card (white smooth square fold), green card
Other Supplies: Copic markers, Glossy Accents, Basic Grey button – brights, foam dimensional, spellbinders Nesties – label 4, Cuttlebug, Kaisercraft grosgrain ribbon – brown, DMC Floss – white, Quickutz die – tag, AnnaBelle Stamps pearls – 3mm, blending tool

Thanks for stopping by,

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Hi,

Today is release Day 4 at AnnaBelle Stamps where we are revealing the ‘Dotted Flowers’ stamp set. Another beautiful set with infinite possibilities.

And it is also challenge day! Say it with…one layer.

So to combine the two, I came up with this.

I did some masking to create a frame and then created my little spring scene. I handmade some clouds and sponged around then to create the sky before stamping. For the flowers centres I used white enamel accents from Ranger and also added some white dots with a white gel pen.

Supplies:

Stamps: AnnaBelle Stamps “Dotted Flowers”
Ink: Versafine Ink – Onyx Black, Tim Holtz Distress inks – Tumbled Glass, Peeled Paint, Scattered Straw Versacolor cubes – Opera Pink, Peony, Heliotrope
Card: Regal Craft Card (White textured single fold)
Other Supplies: AnnaBelle’s 4mm white pearls, scrap paper (to create the frame mask), Ranger white enamel accents, Signo uniball white gel pen, pink prismacolor pencil (for some of the flower centres)

Make sure you check out what the other DT members have created by heading to the AnnaBelle Stamps Blog.

Hope you can play along with us.

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Hi there,

Hope you have been enjoying the new stamp sets that have already been revealed at AnnaBelle Stamps. Today the DT are showcasing the new “Stamped for Christmas” set.

My inspiration for this card was taken from this Christmas card made by Jennifer McGuire. I used the little star stamp from the set to make the patterned background along with distress inks.

I made my own clouds and added some texture by stamping the ‘With Love’ sentiment from the set.

Supplies:

Stamps: AnnaBelle Stamps “Stamped for Christmas”
Ink: Tim Holtz distress inks – Tumbled Glass, Peeled Paint, Broken China
Card: Regal Craft Card (White textured single fold), X-Press It Blending card
Other Supplies: AnnaBelles 3mm, 4mm and 5mm white pearls, AnnaBelles 3mm, 4mm and 5mm Cherry Sprinkles, foam dimensionals, red DMC floss, Kaisercraft patterned paper – Stocking, blending tool, glossy accents (to adhere pearls and sprinkles).

Don’t forget to add your name to the inlinkz for a chance to win the ‘Whimsy Flowers’ set that was revealed on Monday. For details go here.

All the new sets (there are 4) will be available at the AnnaBelle Stamps store this Friday. There will be a special deal – purchase the entire release for $99.95 (RRP $118.80) and also get free postage! The special deal will start on Friday and run until next Tuesday.

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to come back tomorrow for release 4 and AnnaBelle’s Weekly challenge.

Take care,

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Hi everyone,

Today is Release Day 2 for Annabelle Stamps where the Squared Posies stamp set is being revealed and will be available for purchase in the store this coming Friday. Another beautiful stamp set, I am sure you will agree, with lots of possibilities. I just love all those sentiments!

And here is a very CAS card that I made using this set.

The flower was coloured in with prismacolor pencils and gamsol. To add some shine, I also used glossy accents. I couldn’t resist…I am addicted to this stuff!

Supplies:

Stamps: AnnaBelle Stamps “Squared Posies”
Ink: Versafine Ink – Onyx Black
Card: Regal Craft Card (White textured square fold), White card
Other Supplies: AnnaBelle’s Stamp 16mm white satin ribbon, AnnaBelle’s 3mm white pearls, foam dimensionals, Prismacolor pencils, gamsol, blending stubs

If you missed yesterday’s release of the ‘Whimsy Flowers’ stamp set and a chance to win it, go here. All the new sets (there are 4) will be available at the AnnaBelle Stamps store this Friday. There will be a special deal – purchase the entire release for $99.95 (RRP $118.80) and also get free postage! A perfect time to try out the stamps if you haven’t already. The special deal will start on Friday and run until next Tuesday. Why not head over to the AnnaBelle Blog and check out some other beautiful creations by the DT using this set?

Thanks for stopping by and I’ll be back tomorrow with release 3.

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Hi there fellow crafties,

I have some super exciting news to share with you today! I have been invited by the wonderful Andrea to join the AnnaBelle Stamps Design Team….and I couldn’t be more excited! I am officially now a Belle!

Annabelle Stamps is an Australian online business that carries an original range of high quality photopolymer stamps…check out the store and have a little lookie, not only at their stamp range but other stamping essentials as well (like Copics, inks, twine etc).

Anyway, onto the blog hop where the DT are showcasing the new stamp set ‘Whimsy Flowers’ which is being released into the store this Friday. If you have hopped over from Patti’s blog you are in the right place.

I thought that it was fitting to start my time here at AnnaBelle stamps with a hello card.

Aren’t these flowers just the cutest? Lots of distressing used for the background and the flower was painted with watered down distress inks to give a watercolour look. The green gems are AnnaBelle’s Lime Sprinkles and I also used striped grosgrain ribbon from the store.

AnnaBelle Stamps Blog Hop:

Come and join us the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month as we have fun sharing a new set with you!

How to Play:

To keep our hop as fun and simple as possible, click through each of the DT blogs to see what they’ve created using this set. You can comment if you like, and leave your name using the Inlinkz on any of the DT blogs, or on the ABS blog. You don’t have to comment on all of our blogs, just remember to add your name for your chance to win the Blog Hop prize!
Along with each of our blog hops we will announce a special deal 🙂

• The prize for this week’s blog hop will be the set Whimsy Flowers.
• All the sets will be available from Friday when we release the last one Dotted Flowers.
• The special deal will be: Purchase the entire release for $99.95 (RRP $118.80) and also get free postage! A perfect time to try our stamps if you haven’t already!
• The special deal will start on Friday and run until the following Tuesday.

I know the rest of the team will have some stunning creations to inspire you. Make sure you stop by and leave them some love. Next stop on the hop is the AnnaBelle Stamps Blog.

Supplies:

Stamps: AnnaBelle Stamps ‘Whimsy Flowers”
Ink: Versafine Ink – Onyx Black, Distress Inks – Scattered Straw, Dried Marigold, Peeled Paint, Tumbled Glass
Card: Regal Craft Card (White textured square fold), White card
Other Supplies: Zing clear embossing powder, heat gun, foam dimensionals, Annabelle’s Sprinkles – 6mm Lime, American Crafts black fabric covered Thickers – Doll, Annabelle’s 9mm striped grosgrain ribbon, Ranger enamel accents – black, paintbrush

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Hi,
Just popping in quickly with a REALLY simple card that I made on the weekend. CAS to the max, but I like it!

I made the ladybird by cutting some circles out of punches. Ran one circle through the Cuttlebug with the Swiss Dots embossing folder and then added some Glossy Accents. Easy as!

Supplies:

Stamps: Kaisercraft ‘Butterflies’ mini clear stamp set (insect trail), Waltzing Mouse “Half Pint Heroes” stamp set (sentiment)
Ink: Versafine Ink – Onyx Black
Card: Regal Craft Card (white textured square single fold), red and black cardstock
Other Supplies: Karl Craft Circle punches, single hole punch (for spots), Glossy accents, black felt pen, Cuttlebug, Swiss Dots embossing folder, foam dimensionals, Annabelle Stamps 5mm Cherry Sprinkles.

Thanks for stopping by and I’ll be back tomorrow with some super exciting news!

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Hi ya,

Haven’t been around much lately as I have been busy busy busy. But I did want to have a go at this week’s CFC#12 challenge to use rub-ons or stickers!

I have quite a few rub ons but many don’t ever see the light. Thank you CAS-ual Fridays for making me actually take a look at my rub-ons and find creative ways to use them!

Supplies:

Stamps: None
Ink: None
Card: Regal Craft Card (white textured square), AC cardstock – Plum weave
Other Supplies: Kaisercraft rub-ons – Lilac Avenue, foam dimensionals, thin green ribbon

Thanks for looking,

 

 

Update July 2011:
This card won at CAS-uals Fridays CFC#12 – Here’s the rub.

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