AnnaBelle Stamps Birthday Challenge # 1

AnnaBelle Stamps Birthday Challenge # 1

Hello........

It's time to start the celebrations and I'm so pleased you're here to join in......

First of all, congratulations to our Blinkie winner Amy.  Have fun with your new stamps and hopefully you'll share your creations with us in our weekly challenges :).

Kylie and I host today's challenge for AnnaBelle Stamps 2nd Birthday Celebrations. We hope you'll join in as we get to pick the project to win today's prize........hope it's you!!!

We're issuing a 1,2,3, challenge:-

1. One New Stamp    (Any new Stamp but if you have ABS use your latest purchase :))

2. Die Cuts/Punch Shapes

3. Bling

You have until 12pm Aust. EST September 14th to link your entries on either of our blogs (see the linky thingie at the bottom of this post) and the prize..... 1 x 6 x 4 ABS set of your choice and 3 packs of 6mm Sprinkles.   Don't forget if you enter this and the next two challenges (total 3) you'll be in the running for the amazing major prize..........The complete August release and 6 packs of 6mm Sprinkles.  Check the ABS Blog for all the details.

Here's what I came up with using the August release set Whimsy Flowers:

Using the circular image which I haven't inked until now.  My card base is SU Sahara sand and I've layered some Kaisercraft dsp (Blae & Ivy 6.5" Pad) over some punched American Craft card. Then I die cut a window using Spellbinders Labels 9, enabling me to stamp a sentiment to the card base in SU not quite navy.  3 tiny blueberry Sprinkles within the frame for my bling. Some lime hemp cord wrapped and finished in a bow before this layer is popped up on foam dots.  The circular image was stamped twice on SS card a Spellbinder circle die cut  one image and I hand cut the inner flower shape of the second image to sit over the main flower. The centre of the flower is a punched circle, stamped with one of the accent stamps from the set. I snipped around the edge of the circle and added one more Sprinkle for the centre :) before popping it up with a foam dot to complete the flower.  The stamped circle is adhered to the card base with foam tape.

I couldn't resist making a little gift box to match this card.......it's a little cutie I cut using my P I.  I'm afraid it's been ages since I've had time to play with my die cutting machine and it's such fun!  I plan to rectify that though...... over the summer.

You could make a similar box by scoring and cutting ....... It measures 4" x 2-3/8" and 7/8" deep. Just right to hold three treat size chocolates. A Spellbinder heart and scalloped heart could cut the window and a scalloped border punch could give you the fancy edge on the lid!  I used the small accent stamp again over the SS card and I've added three more Sprinkles and a trimmed down flower to complete my gift box.

Well that's it for me but don't forget to go check in with Kylie I'm sure she'll have a gorgeous creation to share.  Our third and last challenge will be hosted by Patti and Marion so don't miss that on Monday 12th.

Good Luck everyone..........

AnnaBelle Products:

Whimsy Flowers

Background By Design 2

3mm Blueberry Sprinkles

4mm Artichoke Sprinkles

Lime Hemp Twine

InLinkz.com
Other Products:
SU Sahara Sand Card. Not Quite Navy Ink. American Craft Card dk Blue.  Kaisercraft dsp Blae & Ivy 6.5 Paper Pad. Pazzles Inspiration Creative Cutter.

Heartfelt Creations

Hello,

I've a couple of cards to share for this week Heartfelt Creation showcase. You can see all the designers cards on the Heartfelt Creations Blog, but the girls would love you to pay them a visit! All the links are under the Design Team tag at the top of my page.

When I first saw this foliage stamp I thought of Christmas trees and just had to make one Christmas card with it........

4.25 x 5.75 inch - top fold card.

HC Products:  HCPC 3408 Woodland Fern PreCut Set.

Other Products:

RomanPrint: Ivory card in plain and textured. Scraps of Kaisercraft dsp. SU Pear Pizzazz ink. Martha Stewart: Florentine gold coarse glitter. LSS tiny red gems. Glintex: gold foil thread.  LSS gold gem star. EK Success: corner rounder. Piercing tool.

AnnaBelle: red/white twine. Paper Mill: foam adhesive pads. Zip Dry glue and Dries Clear adhesive.

Instructions:

1.     Trim textured A4 ivory card to 4.25 in wide, score and fold to make a 4.25 x 5.75” top fold card.

2.     Trim plain ivory card to 4 x 5.5” and stamp one complete fern image in the centre of the card using p.p. ink.  Mask the bottom of the fern stamp then stamp off the page either side of the main image 2 smaller images.

3.     Trim the scrap of dsp to make the tubs for the trees, using a corner rounder to shape the bottom of the tubs. Glue into position with Zip Dry. Tie a bow in the twine and add to the front of the centre tub, using Dries Clear to adhere.

4.     Add the tiny red gems to decorate the centre tree. Using a piercing tool piece a small hole fore and aft of the gems ready to add the gold foil thread.

5.     Starting from the bottom zigzag the foil through the pierced holes up one side then down the other. Secure the ends of the foil at the back of the ivory card.

6.     Add the star to the top of the tree.

7.     Run some Zip Dry glue around the edge of the card and sprinkle with the glitter.

8.     Add foam dots to the back of the stamped image and attach to the textured card base.

I really like the pretty colours in this second card Framed Wishes............

4.25 x 5.5 inch top fold card

HP Products:  HCPC 3397 Bella Rose Vintage Background PreCut Set

                        Spellbinders Hearts and Scalloped hearts dies

Other Products:

                        RomanPrint: ivory card, ivory ribbed card. Coredinations pink card. SU close to cocoa ink. Prisma pencils and OMS. Pink/Brown ribbon. PortaCraft: lilac gems. Zip Dry glue and dries clear adhesive.

Instructions:

Trim, score and fold ivory ribbed card to make a 4.25” x 5.5 top fold card.

1.     Stamp image from HCPC 3397 to ivory card using close to cocoa ink.
Trim to 4” x 5.25 inches and colour with Prisma pencils and OMS.

2.     Use a plain heart and a larger scalloped heart die to cut and emboss a frame from pink Cordinations card. Lightly sand the front of the frame.

3.     Position the frame over the sentiment on the background stamp and adhere with Zip Dry glue.

4.     Stamp a portion of the image to a scrap of ivory card, making sure you have captured the butterfly. Colour the butterfly and cut out. Position over the main image so that it overlaps onto the frame.

5.     Wrap some pink/brown ribbon around the bottom section of the image securing at the back and knot to one side.

6.     Add lilac gems to the centre of the posy flowers.

7.     Use Zip Dry glue to adhere the completed card front to the ribbed base card.

Thanks so much for your visit today I'm back tomorrow with the 1st AnnaBelle Stamps Birthday Challenge. Don't forget there are lots of great prizes up for grabs so come take a look..............

Amy's celebrating a Blog-o-versary with 1000 sheets of 6 x 6 paper to give away!

It's broken down into 5 candies and Amy has added some gorgeous stamps too.

Click on the pic to take you to her fabulous blog.

AnnaBelle Stamps Blog Hop.

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.

It's not a requirement to comment on all of our blogs, (though we love it if you do :)) just remember to add your name to the Inlinkz link on any of the blogs for your chance to win this fabulous set! The hop will run for one week!

Along with each of our blog hops we will announce our special deal that will run for the same week.

- The special deal  for our Blog Hop is to receive 20% off  Dotted Flowers for the next two weeks. 

- The prize for this weeks blog hop will be the featured set Dotted Flowers.

Hello Bloggers,

Good to see you here for AnnaBelle Stamps first Blog Hop for September.

Our Blog Hop starts and ends at the AnnaBelle Stamps Blog. If you came here from Andrea's blog you're on the right track, when you leave me you'll be heading over to Kylie's  fabulous Blog.  This week we feature  Dotted Flowers designed by Andrea.

Here's my card:

Do you have the AnnaBelle Birthday Blinkie on your Blog??  If you do,  (you've still got time) don't forget to check in on the 7th to see who the lucky winner of 2 of the ABS 6 x 4" sets is. 

Then join us from Thursday 8th for the start of the Birthday challenges with the major prize announced on Wednesday 14th.

OK, next stop for you is Kylie.......... Good luck to everyone with the Blinkie.........Hope you can all join in on Thursday when Kylie and I present our challenge..........


Products:
AnnaBelle Stamps: Dotted Flowers, Smooth White Card, Memento New Sprout ink, lime green/tuftan flowered ribbon.
Other: Coredinations Green card. Basic Grey origins paper pad. SU chocolate chip and so saffron ink. Fiskars upper crest punch. Foam adhesive dots.

AnnaBelle Stamps Say It in ......

Hello,

We're on the countdown to the AnnaBelle Birthday Celebrations 6 DAYS TO GO and Andrea will be announcing the Blinkie winner to kick off a week of Birthday celebrations you won't want to miss! Click the link HERE to get your Blinkie and help us spread the word.....It would be sooooo good to see a few more names on this list !!!!

OK enough spruiking from me lets get on.........

Are you ready for this weeks AnnaBelle Stamps challenge? It's a great colour challenge  so hope you'll play along with us.

Here's my card using Dotted Flowers.  I've added red buttons (covering the dots....oops) and some gorgeous AnnaBelle red/white twine......so yummy!

My card is joining the entries for M I M challenge # 52  this week. They have an awesome sponser......go check it out!!!!

Check out the Belle's creations, if you can links in the DT Tab at the top of my page. That's it I'm off to work on some Birthday goodies...........see you soon.


Products:
AnnaBelle Stamps: Dotted Flowers, Red/white twine. 
Other: S U Kraft. Chocolate Chip and Poppy Parade ink. Brilliance Moonlight White ink. EK Success corner rounder. Brown Zig marker.