It’s time for a Challenge (or two)!

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.

Special to me - Detail
Special to me – Detail
Special to me
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.

Banner Love!

Welcome back to the new challenge at CAS(E) this Sketch, this week our sketch is from Chrissy, so get your thinking caps on!

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Banner Love – Detail
Banner Love
Banner Love

And here’s the rest of the team!

Donna
Ardyth
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:  Sequin string. Prismacolor Pencil – Poppy Red.

Golden Anniversary at AnnaBelle Stamps!

Today we have a new sketch challenge to share at AnnaBelle Stamps  and  I thought I would try my hand at Marion’s  Topical Tuesday – Monochromatic Copic Colouring and I just love the finished look.  Especially in my favourite colour (my apologies Marion that it’s the same as yours) aaah, the Copic BG family, my very first refill…

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Happy Anniversary – Detail
Happy Anniversary
Happy Anniversary

You could WIN a $15 GV by joining the challenge, just add your creations to the inlinkz at AnnaBelle Stamps Blog, we’d LOVE you to join us!  And we have exciting news today as we have some new Teamies yaaaaay, you are going to adore their creations so don’t forget  to visit the Belles to see their fantastic creations.  A BIG welcome to Tobi and Marcia (the links are in my sidebar).

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Other Supplies:   Ink – Versamark. Gold twine. Mister Hueys mist – Gold. Scoreboard. Heat Tool. Copic marker – BG13.  Pool Cardstock.

About our challenges: 
– We post our challenges every Friday at  8:00pm AEST (AEDT during Daylight Savings).
– Each challenge runs for two weeks, and will close on the Friday 10.00am so that we can announce and showcase our weekly winners prior to the next challenge.
– Each challenge 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 if you have a blog.
– Please link directly to your entry not just to your blog or gallery.
– 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 so if you don’t yet have any we’ve created a Digi Freebie page!  Each month we will add a new image for you to choose from to play along with!

You & Me Colour Blocking

Here is another card that I had published for the Australian Cardmaking, Stamping & Papercraft magazine.  I had so much fun with this one, the theme was ‘colour blocking’ and I totally adore these colours together.

Hope you have a great week planned.  I’ll be back soon.

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You & Me - Detail
You & Me – Detail
You & Me
You & Me

Other Supplies:

What news?

So here’s my fabulous news I am  so lucky to be the newest member of the wonderful design team at Purple Onion Designs (insert happy dance here – the kind that clicks your heels together)!  What an inspirational and fun group of people they are not to mention that I am also having a blast playing with such gorgeous stamps.

To start things off  I have a video to share…   I just had to colour this little bird from Sweet Offerings.  Hope you like it as much as I do!

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Love - Detail
Love – Detail
Love
Love

Other Supplies:   Inktense Pencils – Antique White, Neutral Grey, Iris Blue, Sea Blue, Sicilian Yellow, Mustard, Oak, Dark Chocolate, Willow, Ionian Green.  Mask It Masking Film.

Congratulations it’s another Bloghop & Giveaway at Scrapbook Boutique!

Hi everyone, 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  wonderful blog!    And YOU have a chance to WIN this gorgeous stamp set  from Flourishesall you need to do is  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  May 18th.

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Bees & Blossoms

For all the deets on how to WIN a $30 gift voucher  just stop by Scrapbook Boutique blog, you have until the end of May to join us!  This month the challenge is  White, Pink & Yellow!

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I just loved colouring these gorgeous flowers from Flourishes, and of course it needed just a little sparkle….

Congratulations - Detail
Congratulations – Detail
Congratulations
Congratulations

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

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Other Supplies:  Prismacolor Pencils – Pink, Blush Pink, Cream, Lemon Yellow, French Grey 70%, Warm Grey 20, 50%, White, Limepeel, Olive Green, Sable.

Squared Posies ****

Here is a set of cards that was accepted by the Australian Cardmaking, Stamping & Papercraft magazine.  It was so much fun to colour these gorgeous images from AnnaBelle Stamps Squared Posies, this is such a versatile set with so many sweet senitments too!  Hope you like them as much as I do.

Therese

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Celebrate
Enjoy – Detail
Enjoy
For You – Detail
For You
Thanks – Detail
Thanks

Other Supplies:

Celebrate

Versamagic – Oasis Green. Large Circle dies – size 70mm. stampamajig twine, black ink,bigshot, pop dots, mounting foam.  Copics – Y11,13,17,35,38. Prisma Pencils – White, Black, Lemon Yellow, Dark Brown, Sepia.

Enjoy

Prisma Pencils – Process Red, Mulberry, Dark Purple, Black, White, Limepeel, Apple Green.

For You

Copics – R05,22,27,29. T0. Y13.  Prisma Pencils – Canary Yellow, Spanish Orange, Yellowed Orange, Poppy Red, Process Red, Mulberry, Dark Purple, Limepeel, Olive Green, Apple Green, Black, Sepia, Dark Brown, Warm Grey 20, 70%, French Grey 20, 50%, Ginger Root.

Thanks

Prisma Pencils – Black, Apple Gree, Chartreuse, Limepeel,  Olive Green, Dark Brown, Dark Umber, Ginger Root, French Grey 20,50%, Poppy red.  Copics – R02,22,27,29.

Getting all Folky at AnnaBelle Stamps!

*** Please scroll down for my CAS(E) this Sketch post***

Welcome back, it’s time for a new sketch challenge at AnnaBelle Stamps!  I had sooo much fun stamping this card, would you believe that  I used a total of six sets of stamps, I think that’s a record for me lol!

Congratulations - Details
Congratulations – Details
Congratulations
Congratulations

You could WIN a $15 GV by joining the challenge, just add your creations to the inlinkz at AnnaBelle Stamps Blog, we’d LOVE you to join us!  And don’t forget  to visit the other Belles to see their fantastic creations (the links are in my sidebar) also don’t forget we have Janet O’Brien as our wonderful Guest Designer!

Other Supplies:  ABS Memento Inks – Summer Sky, Danube Blue, Bahama Blue, Love Letter, Rose Bud, Angel Pink,

About our challenges: 

– We post our challenges every Friday at  8:00pm AEST (AEDT during Daylight Savings).
– Each challenge runs for two weeks, and will close on the Friday 10.00am so that we can announce and showcase our weekly winners prior to the next challenge.
– Each challenge 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 if you have a blog.
– Please link directly to your entry not just to your blog or gallery.
– 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 so if you don’t yet have any we’ve created a Digi Freebie page!  Each month we will add a new image for you to choose from to play along with!

For You! CTS#15

Welcome Back!  It’s time for a new challenge at CAS(E) this Sketch and yet another fantastic sketch from Lisa!  I totally had a blast with these Dear Lizzy Neapolitan goodies!

For You - Detail
For You – Detail
For You
For You

And here’s the rest of the team, go check them out, they are AMAZING!

Jackie
Ardyth
Christina
Chrissy
Gayatri
Jen
Karolyn
Kim
Lisa
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.

Other Supplies:

Yaaaaay I’m a Guest designer at Jay Gees Nook!

HAPPY Valentines Day!   I was sooooo excited when Judith asked me if I would be Guest designer this month at  Jay Gee’s Nook!   She has the most fantastic design team at her blog where you can find such wonderful inspiration and fab tutorials.  Today we are having a group post so head  HERE to see what fun the the team have created, I know I am always inspired by them!   Today’s theme…

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To ‘share the love’ I thought I would colour this cute little fellow called ‘Freckles’ from Purple Onion Designs, isn’t he adorable….   do you think that a kiss would turn him into a prince?

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One of a Kind – Detail
One of a Kind
One of a Kind

Thanks so much for stopping by today, it’s been a blast!

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Other Supplies:   Prismacolor Pencils – White, True Green, Grass Green, Dark Green.  Gamsol & Blending Stumps.  Bigshot.  Nestabilities – Small Straight Circles.  Heat Tool. Copic Multiliner.

Just a little ambitious…

Alright, so I’ve been wanting to share in some challenges and haven’t had a chance until now.  So of course I combined three fab ideas and here is the result. Probably not my most ‘smartest’ idea to colour in the 10 minute dash...  I took the whole 10 minutes, and had to stop colouring because I ran out of time lol.  I was planning to round the corners…   or not, anyway I didn’t have the time to make the decision in the end.  I’m also sharing this card over at Runway Inspired Challenges and at Simon Says Stamp where we were asked to ‘have a heart’.   Hope you are having a fun day…  ps don’t look too closely at my colouring.

Special to me - Detail
Special to me – Detail
Special to me
Special to me

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Other Supplies:  Light Peach, Peach, Ginger root, Sand, Blush Pink, Pink, Process Red, Warm Grey 20%, French Grey 50%, 70%, Sepia, Light Cerulean Blue, True Blue, Peacock Blue, Cream, Beige, Light Umber, White.  Recycled cardstock.

It’s LoVe at Scrapbook Boutique’s Bloghop & Giveaway!

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  fabulous blog!    And YOU have a chance to WIN this gorgeous stamp set by My Mind’s Eye from Scrapbook Boutique all you need to do is  leave a comment at each blog along the hop, you have until midday 17th February (you must have an Australian address to be eligible) and the winner will be announced at the Scrapbook Boutique blog  February 18th.

MME - Collectable - Memorable 'Hello'
MME – Collectable – Memorable ‘Hello’

For all the deets on how to WIN a $30 gift voucher  just stop by Scrapbook Boutique blog, you have until the end of February to enter!  This month the challenge is  LoVe!

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Congratulations - Detail
Congratulations – Detail
Congratulations
Congratulations

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

Other Supplies:  Copics – R05. RV13. T0,2.   Pink Satin Ribbon.  White Gel Pen

It’s ‘Love Birds’ at AnnaBelle Stamps Feature Friday!

Welcome back!  For this week’s Friday Feature  Andrea has asked the DT to revisit Love Birds, perfect timing, just in time for Valentines!  But the best news is that it will be discounted by 20% this weekend!!

Love Birds - Detail
Love Birds – Detail
Love Birds
Love Birds

Don’t forget you still have time to join  us for our current sketch challenge  you can find all the deets HERE!

I would also like to share this card at the Make a Card with a Window Challenge in the Moxie Fab World and also Simon Says Stamp are having an Anything Goes Challenge…   perfect!

Have a great weekend everyone!

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Other Supplies:  Vanilla & Red Cardstock.  ABS – Acetate. Teresa Collins Paper Pad – Vintage Finds.  ABS Ink – Versafine – Onyx Black. Stazon – Jet Black. Distress Ink – Frayed Burlap.  Bigshot.  Spellbinders Nestabilities – Straight Circles – Small.  Martha Stewarts – Heart Confetti Punch.

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I’ve been playing with Paper Smooches stamps again…..  I can’t help myself, how cute is this cow, doncha just adore him?  I was lucky enough to have this card published in the Australian Cardmaking, Stamping & Papercraft magazine for their Valentine’s feature.

I’m glad to say that the rain has stopped today…   ooh and it;s so nice to see the sun, luckily my hubby will be home to ‘catch up’ on all the washing, while I’m off playing at work lol!

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sMOOches

Other Supplies:   Tiny flower punch (Punch Bunch)  Copics – R20,81. T0,2. Y13.

I Quite Like this!

It’s time for a new challenge at CAS(E) this Sketch and what a fantastic design Jackie has created for us.  As soon as I saw this sketch I had a plan, doncha love that!

Quite Like You - Detail
Quite Like You – Detail
Quite Like You
Quite Like You

I’m also sharing this card with the Make Your Own Background Paper Challenge in the Moxie Fab World!

And here’s the rest of the team, you are going to just LOVE their take on this sketch!

Jackie
Ardyth
Christina
Chrissy
Gayatri
Jen
Karolyn
Kim
Lisa
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.

Other Supplies:

A Big Bunch of Love at AnnaBelle Stamps!

*** Please scroll down for my CAS(E) this Sketch post***

Welcome back, it’s time for a new colour challenge at AnnaBelle Stamps!  Soooo many possibilities with this FAB combo….   but I just had to ink up Lil Bee’s Big Flowers, isn’t he just the cutest!

Big Bunch of Love - Detail
Big Bunch of Love – Detail
Big Bunch of Love
Big Bunch of Love

You could WIN a $15 GV by joining the challenge, just add your creations to the inlinkz at AnnaBelle Stamps Blog, we’d LOVE you to join us!  Also don’t forget  to visit the other Belles to see their fabulous creations (the links are in my sidebar).

Other Supplies:  Copics – To,2. C5,7,9. Y11,13,21,35,38. Ro5 (now how did that red get in there?) YG 93,95. B000.  Ranger Stickles – Frosted Lace. ABS Memento – Tuxedo Black. Versafine – Spanish Moss.  Scissors. Stamp-a-ma-jig.


About our challenges: 

– We post our challenges every second Friday at 8:00pm AEST (AEDT during Daylight Savings).
– Each challenge runs for two weeks, and will close on the Friday 10.00am so that we can announce and showcase our weekly winners prior to the next challenge.
– Each  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 if you have a blog.
– Please link directly to your entry not just to your blog or gallery.
– 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 so if you don’t yet have any we’ve created a Digi Freebie page!  Each month we will add a new image for you to choose from to play along with!

Hey Cupcake! Bloghop & Giveaway at Scrapbook Boutique!

It’s time for our first challenge of 2013 to begin 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 W’s fabulous blog!    And YOU have a chance to WIN this gorgeous stamp set by Flourishes from Scrapbook Boutique all you need to do is  leave a comment at each blog along the hop, you have until midday 17th January (you must have an Australian address to be eligible) and the winner will be announced at the Scrapbook Boutique blog  January 18th.

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Bloomin’ Aussie (Flourishes)
For all the deets on how to WIN a $30 gift voucher  just stop by Scrapbook Boutique blog, you have until the end of January to enter!  This month the challenge is  Yellow, Green & White, can you see where I found my inspiration?

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Hey Cupcake - Detail
Hey Cupcake – Detail
Hey Cupcake
Hey Cupcake

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

Other Supplies:  Prismacolor Pencils – Cream, Lemon Yellow, Spring Green, Apple Green, Cool Grey 50%.  Copic Marker – R05.

Mr & Mrs

This is a card that  I had published for a sketch challenge with the Australian Cardmaking, Stamping & Papercraft magazine.  Sketches aren’t easy for me but I was determined to make this one work.  And how better than to use AnnaBelle Stamps!

I’m on holidays this week and so far focusing on the Christmas cards so not much to share at the moment.  I just got home from Zumba and now it’s out to Yum Cha…..   I’ll try and come back real soon, but the beach is totally callling.  Hope you are having a great week!

Mr & Mrs – Detail
Mr & Mrs

Other Supplies:   Pink ribbon, Kaisercraft Champagne Pearls.

Celebrate… another challenge at AnnaBelle Stamps!

***If you are looking for my CAS(E) this Sketch post please scroll down***

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Welcome back, it’s time for another AnnaBelle Stamps colour challenge.   This week the DT were asked to use Lil Bee’s Big Flowers, you will be able to buy this set at a 20% discount as it’s also the Deal of the Week!  With such a cute stamp set and sweet colour combo I thought this was the perfect opportunity to make a much needed wedding card for a friend who gets married next weekend.

You could WIN a $10 GV by joining the challenge, just add your creations to the inlinkz at AnnaBelle Stamps Blog.  Also don’t forget  to visit the other Belles to see their fantastic creations (their links are in my sidebar).  I would love to see what you create with these colours, I really hope you find some time to join us this week.

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Celebrate

Other Supplies:  Copics – G40. RV00. B02.  Prisma Pencils  – Cool Grey 50%. Warm Grey 20%. Zest It.  ABS – Versafine Onyx Black, Memento – Gray Flannel. Two Way Zig Glue Pen. Prisma Glitter (fine)

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 $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 if you have a blog.
– Please link directly to your entry not just to your blog or gallery.
– 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 🙂

It’s hot at CTS!

It’s already Challenge #6 at CAS(E) this Sketch and if you haven’t had a chance to play yet, then I hope you can this week, Lisa has created the most awesome sketch, that you probably won’t be able to resist.  Here’s my take….

You’re Hot – Detail
You’re Hot

Some great news too, if you haven’t heard, we have some amazing new teamies, it would be so nice if you could visit and leave them some love. They are so talented, I’m sure you already know them it’s Karolyn Loncon, Christina Heeren and Jen Wills.   And  here’s the whole team…

Jackie
Christina
Chrissy
Gayatri
Jen
Karolyn
Kim
Laurie
Lisa
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.

Other Supplies:  Copics – R05,27,29.  Prisma Pencils – Cool Grey 50% Warm Grey 20%. White Gel Pen.