Challenges

Introducing Cards4Men and it’s Super (video)!

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Welcome to my mini series Cards4Men!  I’m so excited to finally have some ‘me’ time to create this as it was on my to do list this year and guess what, it’s July already, go figure.   So I went to my card stash the other day and I really had no masculine cards to speak of so, opportunity seized and voila a card mini series was born.

When it comes to Cards4Men here are a few basic tips that work for me…

  • keep it simple
  • make it bold & bright
  • use graphic design
  • humour (they love this)
  • and keep it simple
  • use dedicated masculine stamp sets
  • use plain fonts
  • avoid bling, lace & ribbon (usually)
  • and did I say keep it simple

I thought I would start with a fun card using some Super stamps from Paper Smooches, these images can be used for men young and old, and they are fun to boot!

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

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Super

Hope to see you soon for the next installment.

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Other Supplies:  Copics – E000,00,25,29,33.  B21,24. Y35. R05.

Friends at Muse!

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Today at Muse I was thinking that it time for some flowers and with an untouched amazing set of stamps from WPlus9 (I know sacrilege right…  I need to join Darnell’s NBUS challenge lol) called Fresh Cut Florals it was easy.  So it’s one layered with some pencil shading for depth otherwise a fairly simple design.

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

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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:  Cardstock – Recycled.  Prismacolor Pencils – Olive Green, Limepeel, Dark Purple.

Time for a new Challenge at Scrapbook Boutique Bloghop & Giveaway!

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Welcome back, it’s time for the new challenge at Scrapbook Boutique, that means it’s also time for  a blog hop…    so of course more wonderful prizes to be won!  You should have arrived here from  Sue’s  fab blog!

For your chance to WIN a $10 store voucher, just leave a comment at each blog along the hop, you have until midday 17th July (you must have an Australian address to be eligible) and the winner will be announced at the Scrapbook Boutique blog 

And for all the deets on how to join this month’s challenge and have the chance to WIN a $30 gift voucher stop by Scrapbook Boutique blog, you have until the end of July to join us!

Here is the inspiration for this month’s challenge…

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I had so much fun playing with these Paper Smooches stamps, and Scripty Sayings is definitely a new fave!

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Enjoy – Detail
Enjoy
Enjoy

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

ETA:  I would like to share this card with the current challenge at Paper Smooches which is Anything Goes…  I thought I’d missed the deadline, doh!

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Other Supplies:  Copics E25,31,33,49. YR00,12,24.

Time to challenge… Marion!

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My very wonderful blog friend Marion suggested when I met her last year that we should do a ‘little challenge’, what a fantastic idea I said.  Well that was June last year and life kinda got in the way….   until now.  So she spent a whole 3 minutes on Pinterest and came up with this photo for inspiration, oh WOW!

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And after some deliberation I decided to stray away from the butterflies and went for a floral take, hope you like it.

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Wonderful

Now you really should head over to Marion’s blog and  see what she created, I know I can’t wait!

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Other Supplies:  Dew Drops (Winter Retreat).  Papertrey Ink – Beautiful Blooms II Die Collection.

It’s a JOLLY July Christmas at AnnaBelle Stamps!

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Today it’s time for Christmas in July at AnnaBelle Stamps and the best thing is you have the chance to SAVE 30% off all Christmas stamps this month, WOW!  I decided to play with some of the newer sets that really have the most amazing fonts and images,.  I decided to keep it clean & simple and I thought why not make it Black & White (with just a smidge of silver), this card came together soooo quickly it would be a great one to mass produce!

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Joy

Don’t forget head on over to AnnaBelle Stamp’s blog and see what the others have been up to as well!

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Other Supplies:  Silver twine.

Enjoy the challenge at Mama Elephant and Me!

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I’m so excited today as I’m sharing my first card as part of the Mama Elephant and ME Challenge design team!   Will you take a look at this inspiration photo, I had sooo many ideas and finally settled for some bright colours and fun flowers, I can’t wait to see what you can do with it!

 

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Enjoy

We would LOVE you to join us, there is no limit to how many entries although you must use a Mama Elephant stamp to play and best of all the Winner gets a stamp set of their choice.   Just link up your card using the Inlinkz thingy at the Mama Elephant and ME Challenge blog by July 28th.

pssst Don’t forget to head over and visit the other teamies the inspiration is mind boggling (you can find the links in my sidebar)!  Hugs,

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Other Supplies:  Cardstock – Ocean, Yellow, Melon, Kale.  Copics – W0.  Memento Markers – Pear Tart, New Sprout.

Stamper’s Challenge with ‘CandiBean’!

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Today I have a couple of cards that were published with the Australian Cardmaking, Stamping & Papercraft magazine.  This was a stamper’s challenge where I got to play with this sweet little image from Little Darlings Rubber Stamps.  Cute stamps, Copic colouring and patterned paper = fun!

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Hi

Short and sweet today as I’m off to work now, have a great one!

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Hi – Other Supplies:  Copics – E000,00,25,29,31,33,50. B000,02. Y11,21. BV00,02. YG03,13. G40. R05,20,27.


Heart – Other Supplies:  Copics E000,00,31,33,50. R-2,05,20.

Hello Baby!

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Sadly I missed last month’s sketch with Lisa, what with an overseas holiday, then visitors and both our computers were in the hospital so I couldn’t even edit a photo…  gasp!  Now I’m back on track and had a few minutes to spare today (well not really I should be cleaning the house before our next visitors arrive tonight) but I ‘needed’ to make a card for fun.  So I thought I would film as I go just in case you had a few spare minutes to watch when you ‘could’  be cleaning the house too (wink)!

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

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Hello Baby – Detail
Hello Baby
Hello Baby

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I would also like to share this card with Simon Says Stamp where the challenge is ‘Anything Goes’, sounds like a perfect fit for me!  I’ll be back real soon.

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Other Supplies:  Copics B000.  Y13.

Time for a new Challenge at Scrapbook Boutique Bloghop & Giveaway!

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Welcome back, it’s time for the new challenge at Scrapbook Boutique, that means it’s also time for  a blog hop…    so of course more wonderful prizes to be won!  You should have arrived here from  Sue’s  fab blog!

For your chance to WIN a $10 store voucher, just leave a comment at each blog along the hop, you have until midday 17th June (you must have an Australian address to be eligible) and the winner will be announced at the Scrapbook Boutique blog 

And for all the deets on how to join this month’s challenge and have the chance to WIN a $30 gift voucher stop by Scrapbook Boutique blog, you have until the end of June to join us!

Here is the inspiration for this month’s challenge…

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So as easy as this looks, I totally struggled with this…  so after much debate I ended up using the butterflies and the teal colour for my inspiration.  Looking at how CAS my card is there shouldn’t have been a struggle at all lol.

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Best Wishes
Best Wishes

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

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A New Challenge at AnnaBelle Stamps!

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It’s time for a new sketch challenge at AnnaBelle Stamps and I kept this one real clean and simple.  I just had to play with the Scribble Scrabble sets again and used a few pencils to help with the shading, so easy!

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A True Friend – Detail
A True Friend
A True Friend

You can add your creations to the Inlinkz at AnnaBelle Stamps Blog (see the rules below).  And of course don’t forget to visit the other Belles to see their gorgeous cards, the links are in my sidebar.

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Other Supples:  Prismacolor Pencils – Warm Grey 20,50,70%  Memento Marker – Pear Tart

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!

Sweet Wishes at AnnaBelle Stamps!

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Another beautiful set is our feature for AnnaBelle Stamps this month, how could you not adore Remember When, these flowers and sentiments are soo sweet.  Although today I made the flowers into what I kinda think looks like giant grass, and it’s been too long since I coloured this gorgeous girl.  Hope you like it, it’s kinda different for me.

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Sweet Wishes – Detail
Sweet Wishes
Sweet Wishes

There is more inspiration over at AnnaBelle Stamps Blog, so head on over there to see what the others have been up to this month.  Hugs,

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Other Supplies:  Prismacolor Pencils – Warm Grey 20% French Grey 50,70%,Burnt Ochre,Light & Dark Umber,Black, White, True Blue, Copenhagen Blue, Light Peach, Peach, Pink, Poppy Red, Carmine Red.  Inktense Pencils – Leaf, Spring & Apple Green, Cadmium Yellow, Deep Indigo, Iris Blue, Bark, Mustard, Baked Earth, Saddle Brown, Poppy Red, Carmine Pink.

Time for a new Challenge at Scrapbook Boutique Bloghop & a Giveaway!

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Welcome back, it’s time for the new challenge at Scrapbook Boutique, that means it’s also time for  a blog hop…    so of course more wonderful prizes to be won!  You should have arrived here from  Sue’s  incredible blog!

For your chance to WIN a $10 store voucher, just leave a comment at each blog along the hop, you have until midday 17th May (you must have an Australian address to be eligible) and the winner will be announced at the Scrapbook Boutique blog 

And for all the deets on how to join this month’s challenge and have the chance to WIN a $30 gift voucher stop by Scrapbook Boutique blog, you have until the end of May to join us!

Here is the inspiration for this month’s challenge…

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I’m in total denial here as there is absolutely no way that we could be heading into Winter already…..   but alas for us it’s time to use Autumn colours so I’ve made Sympathy card (in memory of Summer) as bright and cheery as I dare.  Love this funky font and fab leaf stamps from Paper Smooches!

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With Sympathy
With Sympathy

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

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Shine Bright Pandamonium!

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Having heaps of fun here with Lisa’s Wanna Sketch and of course Mama Elephant’s challenge aaannnd it’s time for Anything Goes at Simon Says so you can count me in there too!  I decided to film as I was creating in case you want to watch.  I was inspired by Shannon’s card HERE, isn’t it fab!

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

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Shine Bright Pandamonium – Detail
Shine Bright Pandamonium
Shine Bright Pandamonium

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Thanks for stopping by,

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Other Supplies:  Copics T0,2.  Clear sequins. Eclipse twin rolls – masking paper.

Let’s Celebrate a new challenge at AnnaBelle Stamps!

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It’s time for a new sketch challenge at AnnaBelle Stamps and this one is gorgeous!  I was inspired by this fabulous card by Maile Belles using her divided panels tip and it wasn’t until I finished the card that I realized I had flipped the sketch lol.   Can you see the subtle stamping in the background behind?

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Celebrate Today – Detail
Celebrate Today
Celebrate Today

I would like to share this card with Simon Says Anything Goes challenge.

You can add your creations to the Inlinkz at AnnaBelle Stamps Blog (see the rules below).  And of course don’t forget to visit the other Belles to see their gorgeous cards, the links are in my sidebar.

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Other Supplies:  Copics – R02,22. 0. YG93. G24,40.  Cardstock SBB – Leaf.  Ink – Memento Olive Grove.

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!

Graffiti Pandamonium!

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I was so excited when my new stamps arrived from Mama Elephant that when my hubby asked me to create a 21st card from a group of workmates that I just had to ink them up for the current Challenge!    …and ever since I saw Shari Carroll make her fabulous Graffiti inlay die cut card at the Online Card Class  I have been addicted to this style, so I thought I would combine the two.

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Graffiti Pandamonium – Detail

 

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Graffiti Pandamonium

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Oh my, I really need to get to and make some DT cards as I have a huge month in May and was planning on getting ahead, but these Panda’s really couldn’t wait lol.  Have a great one, the weather is perfect here today and it’s a long weekend here in Australia, so I may just have to make my way to the beach (again).

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Other Supplies:  Prismacolor Pencils – Warm Grey 20%, Cool Grey 70%, Yellow Chartreuse, Chartreuse, Light Aqua, White.  Cardstock – SBB – Fountain.

Hero Arts Stamper’s Challenge!

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Heaps of photos today so I’ll get right to it!   These are some cards I made for the Australian Cardmaking, Stamping & Papercraft magazine it was a stamper’s challenge and I got to play with these awesome Hero Arts stamps.

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Thank You
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Happy Birthday

Thanks for visiting, hope you had a great Easter and didn’t eat too much chocolate!  I just returned from a walk along the beach the weather is stunning today but very soon I’m off to work so cross my fingers it’s not too busy.

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Thank You – Other Supplies:  Prismacolor Pencils – Pink, Blush Pink, Black, White, Magenta, Process Red.


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Happy Birthday – Other Supplies:  Gold twine, Copics – Y11,13,21. T0.


Hugs & Kisses at AnnaBelle Stamps!

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One of my all time fave sets is the feature for the month of April and I had so much fun stamping with my luxurious ‘Luxe’ inks onto coloured cardstock….   and there is not a speck of black in sight.

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Hugs & Kisses
Hugs & Kisses

There is more inspiration over at AnnaBelle Stamps Blog, so head on over there to see what the others have been up to this month.  Hugs,

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Other Supplies:  Cardstock – Concrete, Butterscotch. Prismacolor Pencils – White.

Best Day Ever at Muse!

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Back with another card for Muse today and I’ve been playing with stencils…    again, creating my own ombre background with different shades of Distress Inks.  And can you see that I have yet another set of wood veneer shapes and I love how this little boat looks all embossed shiny and red!

I can’t wait to see how it inspires you!

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Best Day Ever – Detail
Best Day Ever
Best Day Ever

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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:

Time for a new Challenge at Scrapbook Boutique Bloghop & a Giveaway!

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Welcome back, it’s time for the new challenge at Scrapbook Boutique, that means it’s also time for  a blog hop…    so of course more wonderful prizes to be won!  You should have arrived here from  Sue’s  amazing blog!

You also have the chance to win this gorgeous set from Teresa Collins called Daily Stories, just leave a comment at each blog along the hop, you have until midday 17th April (you must have an Australian address to be eligible) and the winner will be announced at the Scrapbook Boutique blog 

For all the deets on how to join our challenge and have the chance to WIN a $30 gift voucher stop by Scrapbook Boutique blog, you have until the end of April to join us!

Here is the inspiration for this month’s challenge…

SB Apr hop

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Butterfly – Detail
Butterfly
Butterfly

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

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Other Supplies:  Copics – RV10. Cardstock – Mint. White String.

Garden of Life!

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So I was swimming my laps this morning and thinking about making cards (of course) and was trying to think of an idea how to use the fab inspiration from Mama Elephants current challenge.  Then I thought of my Mother’s obsession with her glass bowl with said flowers in the centre and I knew that there was no way I could make anything else until this was created and out of my head lol.  So here it is…   hope you like it Mum x.

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Garden of Life
Garden of Life

Now I can finally get on with my next card.

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Other Supplies:  Prismacolor Pencils – White, Canary Yellow, Yellow Ochre, Limepeel, Olive Green, Warm Grey 20%, Cool Grey 70%.