Got your comfy shoes on ready to hop?

Hello Bloggers,

I hope you're here to check out the details for  Scrapbook Boutique's  February  Blog Hop and Inspirational Challenge .

The Hop starts and ends at the Scrapbook Boutique Blog.  If you're following along you should have arrived from Narelle's blog and when you leave me you hop over to Therese's Blog.  We also have a new member of the SB design team joining in the hop today so call past and say hello to Mel.  I've added her link to the DT list under the TAB at the top of my page. 

The hop is open for one week, closing at midday Sunday 17th February. 

To be eligible to win the prize, leave a comment on each of the blogs, with the SB blog being the last one.  The random winner will be drawn from the  SB blog and announced on Monday18th.

Unfortunately the blog hop prize (and the inspiration challenge) are only open to anyone with an Australian mailing address.

One lucky person will receive the following prize from My Minds Eye Collectable - 'Hello'

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We hope you'll join us and play along with our regular monthly inspirational challenge.

   Make a project using the following picture as your inspiration and think LOVE. 

You could be the winner of a $30 gift voucher for Scrapbook Boutique.

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This month I have a little box card to share with you.  Once the belly band is slipped off this opens into a box, housing a little gift card .......and just maybe, as it's February a chocolate heart!

You can find the instructions to make your own box card HERE thanks to the clever Beate.

Once my box was made, I decorated the belly band with Strawberry Beatrice colouring her with Prisma pencils. I also added some die cut hearts and a sentiment with a  brad to add some bling!

Here's the little 4" embossed card that sits inside my box.  It too has a heart sentiment set over a band with more faux crochet lace.

Thanks for taking the time to call past today, enjoy the rest of the hop.

SBB - C.C. Designs - Strawberry Beatrice	SBB - Flourishes - Tag Lines Clear stamps	SBB White Smooth Cardstock 12x12
SBB - 12 x 12 Echo Park - Style Essential paper pack	SBB - Fiskars Compact Stamp Press	SBB - Cuttlebug E F - Kimmy Loves
SBB - Die-namics dies Hearts a Plenty die	SBB - Die-namics Faux Crochet Border die	SBB - Basic Grey - Out of Print Brads
SBB - Beacon Zip Dry Paper Glue	SBB - Spellbinders Classic Ovals	Cuttlebug Cutting and Embossing Machine
Prismacolour Premier Colour Pencils - Tin 72 Colour Set

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Grape, Waterfall and Pumpkin.....

Hi Bloggers,

Here's a fun colour challenge for  AnnaBelle Stamps Challenge ac156.  The challenge runs for two weeks, giving you lots of time to add your project to the AnnaBelle Stamps Blog.  If you add to the Stamp, Embellish, Create site, make sure to add the TAG ac156.

The PRIZE for one lucky entry is a $15 credit to spend in the store.

My card features Boys Party and  CBD 003 Decorated Christmas. 

I used the Scor-Pal to emboss an outline. Sponged the die cuts for the three challenge colours, stamping the sentiment in tuxedo black ink. Two Sprinkles complete this CAS card.

Belles

Andrea

Kylie

        Sue W - me

Marion

Theresa

Danielle

Gayatri

Guest Designer: Janet O'Brien

Check out the DT projects for this week.

Products Used available from AnnaBelle Stamps.

Stamps:   Boys Party

Dies: Cuts By Design 003 Decorated Christmas

Sprinkles: 6mm Waterfall

About AnnaBelle challenges:

- We post our challenges every second Friday at 8:00pm AEST (AEDT during Daylight Savings).

- Each challenge runs for 2 weeks, and will close on the Friday 10.00am so that we can announce and showcase our   winners prior to the next challenge.  

- Each challenge favourite will receive our special blinkie to display on their blog and a $15.00 Discount Coupon to spend in store at AnnaBelle Stamps (or something equivalent). - Our top 3 shares will also have a special blinkie to display!

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 our  Stamp Embellish Createsocial site (you'll need to join) and add the current challenge 'tag' to your photo!  You can also use options like Flickr!

- 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.

- 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 for now, or grab one of our free digi's, it’s all about sharing ideas :)

Take two.......

Hello,

Back again with another card for this week's LIM Kraft and Kreme challenge!   My first card using Pink Petticoat products had a layer of pretty MOCHA dp included...... Oops Kraft and Kreme and nothing else Tillymint!  

So, take two and *I think* this fits the bill for CAS(E) this sketch #13...........

The image is printed to cream water colouring card (as was the first card) with the base card  a richer cream card stock(not sure why this picture makes the image look almost white.....on my shelf it looks much more pleasing). The kraft is AnnaBelle's and it's been crimped.

Onwards...................

Bashing Birthdays.........

Hi Bloggers,

I've been flapping around for a couple of days trying to sort out all the files on my computer!  What a carry on........I needed to be able to save heaps of stuff to a portable hard drive so when I go off, taking my laptop,  I can still access the good stuff! 

Now I'm trying to decide if I dare get rid of the same files on this desktop.......a bit scary.....what do you think?

Anyway whilst playing sorting....I found my Pink Petticoat files with all the scrumptious papers and images and thought I'd use a couple for the Birthday Bash at 2 challenge sites.

LIM are celebrating their 2nd Birthday with a Kraft and Kreme challenge this week.  Whilst over at Becky's Place she has the first challenge for February which is all about things starting with "B".....

Birdies it is, or Birdcage, or Branch :)............

Thanks for calling past today, see you soon.................

Edit:

Pink Petticoat call the colour of this DP ....Mocha

Friday Feature at AnnaBelle Stamps - Love Birds

This is the second post today, scroll down to see 'PEGGY'

Hi Bloggers,

It's time for a Friday Feature at AnnaBelle Stamps, which means you have the chance to purchase the set featured in today's post at a reduced price.  Check in at the AnnaBelle Blog for all the details.

Love Birds is the featured set, just in time for your Valentines cards :)

Friday Feature -  discounted by 20% for this weekend only! 

I thought today I'd share some cards I sent to a magazine for possible publication.  They weren't taken up and as yet not been posted to my blog!  

AnnaBelle Stamps Products used:

Love Birds
BBD #7
A4 Kraft card
Smooth White Card
Pumpkin Sprinkles
White Twine

Peggy - Scrapbook Boutique

Hello........

I'm sharing  a little card made with products from Scrapbook Boutique today. This is Peggy a Wee stamp from Whimsy Stamps.

I've used dp from Fancy Pants called Hopscotch and coloured this little sweetie as a 'red head' to match.

You can find full details on this card over at the Scrapbook Boutique Blog  and I've added the products list below.

Thanks for calling past, see you soon........

SBB - Whimsy Stamps - Peggy	SBB White Smooth Cardstock 12x12	X-Press It Blending Card A4 - 10 sheets
SBB - Fancy Pants Design - 6 x 6 Paper Pad = Hopscotch	SBB - 12 x 12 x 30 sheets Neutrals Paper pack	SBB - Fiskars Compact Stamp Press
SBB-Memento Tuxedo Black ink	SBB - Copic Markers - Ciao 36C	SBB - Memory Box Dies - Honeyblossom Sprig
SBB - Spellbinder Scalloped Circles Petite	Standard Circle Small	SBB - Graphics 45 Staples - Trims
SBB -Grand Calibur	SBB - ScorPal Score Board 12"x12" Imperial	SBB - Beacon Zip Dry Paper Glue
SBB - Scrapbook Adhesives - 3D foam squares 1/4"

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