Challenges

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas & a chance to SAVE at AnnaBelle Stamps!

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Welcome  back for the new challenge at AnnaBelle Stamps.  This month It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas,  I’m hoping that you are already well on your way to making your Chrissy cards but if not, this is a great chance to start.

Exciting News!!  Head over HERE and you can see that AnnaBelle Stamps has 3 new Christmas Sets and to celebrate until midnight 8th November (AEDT) ALL Christmas sets have been discounted by 15%!

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 I always have so much fun when I use Santa’s Star set, these images are just too cute!

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happy christmas

You can add your creations to the inlinkz at AnnaBelle Stamps Blog, we’d LOVE you to join us!  Don’t forget  to visit the Belles to see their fabulous creations (the links are in my sidebar).

I would like to share my card at Simon Says Stamps challenge this week where it’s Anything Goes!

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Other Supplies:  Cardstock – Smooth White.  Inks – Memento – Espresso Truffle, Pistachio. Copics – YG03,17. E31,33,25. R05. Y11,17,21. T0. 0.

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 stamped image, this can include our digi range.- 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 Top3 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 if you have a blog.- 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 or page.
– 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.- Have fun!

Joy & a chance to SAVE with the Printable Pages for Christmas!

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This week at AnnaBelle Stamps we are featuring our Printable Pages…  Christmas cards and tags are a breeze to make with funky images and a great variety of sentiments too.  I just love how the Sprinkles sit so perfectly on these trees!

And because it’s our Friday Feature these pages have been reduced by 20% for the next week!

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Joy – Detail (Purple)
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Joy (Purple)
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Joy – Detail (Orange)
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Joy (Orange)

You still have time to join us with our current challenge, you can find the deets HERE!  Also don’t forget to check out the rest of the team members creations you can find their links in my sidebar.

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Other Supplies:  Cardstock – White, Limeade. Inks – Memento Grape Jelly, Tangelo, Tuxedo Black. Bigshot. Oval Dies. WRMK Corner Chomper – 1/8″ and 1/4″.  Copics – BV00,02. YG00,03. E31. Y21,35.

Quite Like You (video)!

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I’m back today with another challenge card, I had a spare 10 minutes and couldn’t resist this week’s colours at Craft Dash so filmed as I went.

You can watch my video here or Watch it at Youtube.

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Quite Like You – Detail
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Quite Like You

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 I’m heading off today we are going camping at the beach for a few days so cross my fingers for some good weather, hope you have a wonderful week too, Hugs

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Other Supplies:  Cardstock – Recycled. Leaves.

Dream with Runway & CTS (video)!

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Maybe I can dream that I have the style of one of these glamorous models at Runway Inspired Challenge and can put together an outfit as stunning as this (let alone look good in it too lol), but I’m afraid for me, I didn’t inherit that gene…..  all I can say is I’m lucky I wear a uniform to work, I would have a melt down every morning if I had to actually choose what I had to wear.

Anyhoo I digress, I thought I would film while I made this card as I had a request to show how I made this card HERE.

You can watch it here or Watch it at Youtube.

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I used this fab sketch from Chrissy at CAS(E) this Sketch, she always knows how to challenge us!   Thanks for stopping by, Hugs

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Other Supplies:  Cardstock SBB – Apricot, Fireberry, Carrot, Poppy, Smoke.

Scribble Scrabble for AnnaBelle Stamps!

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This week at  AnnaBelle Stamps where we are playing with two of our newer stamp sets Scribble Scrabble and you get a chance to save on these wonderful sets too….

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Oh my, these would have to be my all time fave sets right now and again I had to use both of them on this one card…    love that ‘home made’ washi (now if only I could use the ones that I’ve bought, lol).

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Handmade – Detail

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You still have time to join us with our current challenge, you can find the deets HERE!  Also don’t forget to check out the rest of the team members creations you can find their links in my sidebar.

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Other Supplies:  Cardstock – Kraft. Ink – Memento – Tuxedo Black  Luxe – Love Letter. Distress Ink – Old Paper.  Pinking scissors. Stamp-a-ma-jig.

BIG Birthday Wishes!

~ lostinpaper ~ 19 Comments

Back with a fun card today for a a little fella I know (hope it’s okay to use pink on a boy’s card???)  Having some fun with the gorgeous inspiration from The Alley Way Stamps, texture paste and enamel accents….

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I would also like to share this card with the Color Media Challenge in the Moxie Fab World as well as Simon Says Stamps Use a Rubber or a Clear Stamp Challenge.

Thanks for stopping by, I’ll be back real soon.

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Other Supplies:  Copics -Y17. RV04,13.

Kinda Halloween…. but not (video).

~ lostinpaper ~ 23 Comments

Welcome back today I made a quick card for Craft Dash #27 using the fab sketch from CAS(E) this Sketch.  We don’t celebrate Halloween in Australia but I thought it would be great to use these colours in this style and make a fun masculine card.

You can see my video here or Watch it at Youtube.

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Hope you are having a great day, I’ve spent the last 2 days creating as I’m going underground (ie night duty and then camping) so I need to get just a little organized…  no pressure lol.

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Bluebells and a chance to Save at AnnaBelle Stamps!

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This week at AnnaBelle Stamps we are featuring Sentimental Bluebells…   my card does not have any bluebells at all, but I have embossed and die cut this fabulous label from the set.  Actually this card looks absolutely nothing like what I set out to make, go figure.

And because it’s our Friday Feature stamp set it’s been reduced by 20% for the next week, yay!

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Get Well – Detail

Get Well
Get Well

You still have time to join us with our current challenge, you can find the deets HERE!  Also don’t forget to check out the rest of the team members creations you can find their links in my sidebar.

I would like to share this card at Simon Says Stamp where the challenge this week is to use a clear or a rubber stamp… easy peasy.  Hope you have a great weekend.

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Other Supplies:  Cardstock – White and Green.  Inks – Versamark, Memento Luxe – Love Letter, Versafine – Onyx Black.  Bigshot. Spellbinders Nesties – Standard Straight Circles – Large.  Zing embossing powder – Leaf.  Heat Tool

So Special at AnnaBelle Stamps!

~ lostinpaper ~ 10 Comments

Welcome  back for the new challenge at AnnaBelle Stamps.  This month we have a sketch to play with and I adore it.  Once more I just had to use our new sets Scribble Scrabble, I can’t seem to use one without the other at the moment, I’m addicted!

 Can’t wait to see your take on this fabulous sketch (see the new rules below).

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Special – Detail

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Special

You can add your creations to the inlinkz at AnnaBelle Stamps Blog, we’d LOVE you to join us!  Don’t forget  to visit the Belles to see their fantastic creations (the links are in my sidebar).

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Other Supplies:  ABS Scribble Scrabble 1 & 2 – Round & Round – In the Square.  Cardstock – Smooth White, Plum. Ink: Memento – Rose Bud, Pear Tart. Sweet Plum, Tuxedo Black. Versafine – Onyx Black.  Corner Chomper. Copics – B000,02. Y17.

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 stamped image, this can include our digi range.- 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 Top3 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 if you have a blog.- 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 or page.
– 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.- Have fun!

Back again with a quick share!

~ lostinpaper ~ 10 Comments

Today I had 10 minutes to spare…..  so I made a quick card for the Craft Dash using Lisa’s Wanna Sketch.  You know I should be getting ready for our visitors who arrive today, but I just had to try out these new Luxe inks that arrived, and my they are yummy!

I thought I may as well turn on the video so if you want you can watch it here or Watch it at Youtube.

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Anyhoo, gotta head off to work now.  I’ll be back again soon.

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We’re ‘Beside the Sea’ at AnnaBelle Stamps!

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This week at  AnnaBelle Stamps where we are playing with one of our new stamp sets Beside the Sea.

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This is such a Super fabulous set and I’ve found it sooo versatile,  sweet images and honestly who just doesn’t love to sit down stamp and colour!

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Wtih Sympathy – Detail

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Wtih Sympathy

You still have time to join us with our current challenge, you can find the deets HERE!  Also don’t forget to check out the rest of the team members creations you can find their links in my sidebar.

Hope you have a great weekend.

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Other Supplies:   Copics – E50,51,53. W0.  Masking Paper.  Inks – Memento Peanut Brittle, Toffee Crunch, Desert Sand, Adirondack Lights – Sandal. Versafine – Vintage Sepia.  Light kraft cardstock.

Happy Birthday AnnaBelle Stamps (YOU get to celebrate with a discount)!

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Some exciting news today, it’s birthday time  at AnnaBelle Stamps and you get to share in the celebrations!  For one week we will have a discount coupon of 20% off storewide to celebrate our 4th birthday on Sunday.  The code is – 4years – with the clearance section as the only exclusion.

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This week for our Friday Feature we are playing with one of our new cling rubber stamp sets Butterfly Sunshine .

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I had a blast colouring these gorgeous butterflies and while you are here I would like to tell you just why I LOVE Inktense pencils….   to be able to get such amazing colour and on ‘normal’ cardstock, no warping, the back is as clean as a whistle and I get to use my ‘all time’ fave ink without a worry, what’s not to like!

Enough rambling and onto the card.

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Friend – Detail

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Friend

You still have time to join us with our current challenge, you can find the deets HERE!  Also don’t forget to check out the rest of the team members creations you can find their links in my sidebar.  Thanks for stopping by, hope you have a great weekend.

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Other Supplies:  Inktense Pencils – Iris Blue, Iron Blue, Teal Green, Antique White. Quickie Glue Pen.  Prisma fine glitter. Ink – Versafine Onyx Black.

Hero Arts meets Craft Dash!

~ lostinpaper ~ 9 Comments

Another quick share, I should be sitting here making DT cards but I really wanted to play with Craft Dash #25 so I did (it’s only 10 minutes after all).  I thought it was also the perfect opportunity to combine the Button It Challenge at A Blog Named Hero, where I haven’t had a chance to join in for yonks.  Anyhoo I had the camera out so I decided to film as I went, hope you like it.

You can see my video here or Watch it at Youtube.

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CD With Sympathy – Detail

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CD With Sympathy

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Better get to ‘work’ now lol. Hugs

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Smiling with another Scrapbook Boutique Bloghop & Giveaway!

~ lostinpaper ~ 32 Comments

Welcome back, it’s time for the new challenge at Scrapbook Boutique, and that means that it’s also time for  a blog hop…    and of course yet more wonderful prizes to be won!  You should have arrived here from  Sue’s  inspirational blog!    And YOU have a chance to WIN this gorgeous stamp set from Flourishes, all you need to do is  leave a comment at each blog along the hop, you have until midday 17th September (you must have an Australian address to be eligible) and the winner will be announced at the Scrapbook Boutique blog  September 18th

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For all the deets on how to WIN a $30 gift voucher  just stop by Scrapbook Boutique blog, you have until the end of September to join us!

Spring is in the Air

This month the challenge is  Spring is in the Air  and I just had to play with some fabulous stamps from Hero Arts & Flourishes.

Gotta say that this is not my fave colour combination and when I think about it maybe it’s the fact that my school uniform was dark green and bright yellow and I wore it for way too many years….   I don’t mind how this card turned out but you can’t love everything you make right, I’m thinking maybe in different colours?

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Smiling – Detail

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Smiling

From here you are heading to the Scrapbook Boutique Blog, thanks for joining us, it’s been so much fun!

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Other Supplies:  Prismacolor Pencils – Yellow Ochre, Lemon Yellow, Olive Green, Limepeel, French Grey 50, 70%.

Having some Challenge fun for aMUSEment!

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Two of my all time fave blog friends have some fun challenges, so I just had to join them.  I used one of Jackie’s Pantone Fashion Colours – Linen Card Challenge and paired it with Lisa’s Wanna Sketch and voila I had today’s card for Muse!

I can’t wait to see how this card inspires you!

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Little Note – Detail

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Little Note

 

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All of the deets can  be found here on the Muse blog….     but here’s how it works:

  • Use ANYTHING you want from your stash to create a project inspired by this week’s Muse.
  • In your post, explain how you were inspired and link back to the Muse blog.
  • Provide supportive comments on at least 3 other member’s submissions.
  • Vote for three of your fellow member’s submissions.

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Other Supplies:  Custom Stick Ons – Clouds (Collected & C0)

It’s time for a Challenge (or two)!

~ lostinpaper ~ 14 Comments

I have a quick share today and with all the anticipation of my holidays, I can’t believe that I am already back to work.  I did manage to get heaps achieved though and my house is a ‘little more’ Spring cleaned than a month ago.  Sadly not a lot of card making time, but today I did have a spare hour where I managed to make a card for the current TAWS Be Inspired Challenge and Simon Says Stamp who are having fun with some Animal Antics.

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Special to me – Detail

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Special to me

Have a great week, I’ll be back real soon with some DT cards to share.

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Other Supplies:  Copics – R20,22. B02. Y17.

Lil Monster’s decorating!

~ lostinpaper ~ 11 Comments

There’s been some great changes at AnnaBelle Stamps and now you have a whole month to join in our challenges aaannnnd there’s a chance to WIN a $20 discount coupon!  (The new guidelines are listed below)

I think this Lil Monster is just too cute, but I’m not sure what the crown is all about, I guess it could well be a decorating or housewarming party lol.  Can’t wait to see your take on the ‘splash’ inspiration.

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New Home – Detail

New Home
New Home

You can add your creations to the inlinkz at AnnaBelle Stamps Blog, we’d LOVE you to join us!  Don’t forget  to visit the Belles to see their fantastic creations (the links are in my sidebar).

I would also like to share this card with Simon Says Stamp where this week’s challenge is Animal Antics.

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Other Supplies:  Ink – Memento – Tuxedo Black, Bahama Blue, Rich Cocoa, Toffee Crunch, Copics – E25,31,33,50. Y13,35. B000,02. T0. Stamp-a-ma-jig.

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 stamped image, this can include our digi range.

– 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 Top3 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 if you have a blog.

– 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 or page.

– 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.

– Have fun!

Hello Splat Attack… and a chance to SAVE at AnnaBelle Stamps! !

~ lostinpaper ~ 19 Comments

Back today with a card for AnnaBelle Stamps where we are playing with one of our new stamp sets Splat Attack and the best part is that you can SAVE 20% on this stunning set!

I decided not to go with the ‘splat’ idea for this card as I thought it would be too obvious, so I just played with some fab coloured inks and made a pattern instead.  Gotta say this card is incredibly different to the original version I had in my mind and it looked at the bin more than once lol, but I think I saved it, you can let me know.

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You still have time to join us with our current challenge, you can find the deets HERE!  Thanks for stopping by, hope you have a great weekend.

I would also like to share this card with the Anything Goes challenge this week at Simon Says Stamp.

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Other Supplies:  Cardstock – Bazzill – Sea Salt. Vellum. Inks – Versamark. Hero Arts – Soft Apricot, Pale Tomato, Butter Bar. Zing Embossing Powder – Aqua. Heat tool. Bigshot. Nesties – Standard Circles – Large.

Thanks for absolutely everything at CAS(E) this Sketch!

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Welcome back it’s time for my last DT member challenge at CAS(E) this Sketch and this week our sketch is from Karolyn!

It’s always sad to say goodbye and this one is particularly difficult as this has become one of my all time fave challenges and who would’ve ever thought that a ‘sketch’ challenge would embrace me like this one has, I was totally a ‘colour challenge’ girl when Jackie lured me in…  Thank you so much for including me in what has to be the most exceptional and hard working team.  You ALL have consistently inspired me to work and push myself that little bit harder.  Hugs to you all and keep up the amazing work.  Now…  with all my ‘spare’ time I hope to have time to join in the challenge fun lol, although originally I think I was planning to spend some more QT with my sweet supportive hubby.

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Thank You – Detail

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Thank You

And here’s the rest of the team!

Donna
Christina
Chrissy
Gayatri
Jen
Karolyn
Kim
N@Ali
Julie

We’d absolutely love you to join us, all you need to do is create a clean & simple (CAS) card using the sketch  and add it to the link at the CTS blog You can find all the deets HERE.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

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Other Supplies:  Prismacolor Pencils – Warm Grey 20,70%, Sky Light Blue. Yellow Cardstock.

Cupcake Bouquet – Craft Dash #24 (Video)

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Hiya, I’m back and have finally had a chance to make a ‘card for fun’.   Things have been so hectic around here that it’s nice to find a few spare minutes and share in one of my fave challenges at the Craft Dash and with such a sweet colour mix I really couldn’t resist.  I’ve been filming a few tutorials in the past couple of days so I thought it was just as easy to film whilst I was creating…  but be warned it took me nearly the whole 10 minutes lol.  Hugs

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Hey Cupcake – Detail

Hey Cupcake
Hey Cupcake

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Other Supplies:  Copics E50,51,53.