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This means it is time for another of AnnaBelle's fabulous Bling Sketch challenges!

If you want to play along too, check out all the details at the end of this post, and give it a whirl!

Today we are saying farewell to one of our teamies, the very talented Stephanie will be leaving us :(

As we all know sometimes life just gets a little hectic and somethings needs to give!

We wish you well Stephanie for all that you do in the future, will keep popping in to see what you are up!

I have teamed this sketch with CSAYL- 'Clean and Simple' and Colour Create Challenge #80 colours- 'Lime, Aqua and White'

The Recipe:

Stamps: AnnaBelle's Hooo Loves Christmas, BBD3 and 5

Cardstock: Green Galore, SSW

Ink: Versafine- Onyx Black, Green Galore, Tempting Turquoise

Accessories:AnnaBelle's 3mm and 6mm Turquoise sprinkles, 3mm and 4mm Icicle sprinkles, 5mm Silver sprinkles, Star Gems Crystal

About Our challenges

- We post our challenges every Friday at 12:00pm AEST (AEDT during Daylight Savings).
- Each challenge runs for a week, and will close on the Thursday 5.00pm 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 special little something. Our last challenge for the month will be a sketch challenge which will attract our main prize of a $15.00 gift voucher for that weeks winner.


How To Play Along :
- Copy and save our challenge banner and include it and a link back to the ABS blog in your post.
- Please link directly to your entry not just to your blog.
- 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 challenge 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 ☺

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Hopping along with AnnaBelle Stamps

Welcome back for another Terrific Tuesday,Great to have you join us at AnnaBelle Stamps for another Blog Hop !!
I think we are all still recovering from our birthday celebrations last week, hope you all enjoyed them as much as we did!
 Congratulations to all the winners, hope we will see your creations made with your brand spankin' new stamps!

If you have come here from Kylie's blog you are on the right track, then head along to Stephanie's.

Today's featured set is Stamped for Christmas, 25 gorgeous little stamps in this fabbo set!  Christmas is only 90 odd days away, best to start thinking about stamping up some Christmas cards- no-one enjoys 'frantic Christmas stamping'!

I have used the inspiration photo from this weeks challenge at CSAYL , I really love their challenges, inspiring me to get a jump on the stack of Christmas cards I need!

The Recipe:

Stamps: AnnaBelle's  Stamped for Christmas, Santa's Star, Lil'Inker designs- Sentiment Flags
Cardstock: SSW, Wild Wasabi, Xpress-it Blending cardstock
 Ink:  Versafine- Onyx Black, Memento Tuxedo Black,  Real Red
Copics: R20, R22, R24, R27, R29, G21, G24, G28, G29, C1, colourless blender
Accessories: AnnaBelle's 7mm Stitched ribbon- Red, AnnaBelle's 3mm Icicle and Cherry sprinkles,   Polar white flower soft, Dimensional Magic

I know the rest of the team will have some stunning creations, make sure you stop by!

Next stop on the Hop is Stephanie's

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. You can comment if you like, and leave your name using the Inlinkz on any of the DT blogs, or here on the ABS blog. You don't have to comment on all of our blogs, just remember to add your name for your chance to win the Blog Hop prize!

Along with each of our blog hops we will announce a special deal :)

The special deal for this hop, is a 20% discount on the Stamped for Christmas set for the next 2 weeks, so if you like the vesatility of this set grab it now and enjoy a discount!!

- The prize for this weeks blog hop will be the set Stamped for Christmas flowers

The team will have some fabulous creations to showcase the Blog Hop set- Stamped for Christmas, checkout the links in the sidebar or just keep hopping along!

3rd and Final Birthday challenge

Our 2nd Birthday celebrations are continuing today!!!! 
I hope you  are enjoying the fun challenges we have been sharing with you

You can check out all the details for our Birthday festivities here, you have until the 14th to complete the challenges to be in the running for the fabulous prize (more details below!)

Patti and Marion  are setting the 3rd and final birthday challenge for you, if you choose to play along your entry will need to include
2 of something starting with B
(ie. 2 buttons, 2 bling, 2 bows etc).

Well, I think I got a little carried away with my 'B's' but had a
lot of fun!
2 Big bling, 2 baubles, 2 bows
The Challenge over at CSAYL is to make a card for a teacher, this one is for Rylee's teacher, how organised am I-love it!!!

The Recipe:

Stamps:  AnnaBelle's Christmas Scene Baubles, Holly Branch (sentiment)
Paper: A Muse Gingham

Cardstock: SSW,  Basic Black
Ink:  Versafine-Onyx black

Accessories:AnnaBelle's  3mm  and 6mm Icicle sprinkles,  clear spica pens , MFT Die-namics Solid Bracket boarder

How to celebrate along with us......
Enter any of the challenges for a chance to win one 6 x 4 set of your choice and 3 packs 6mm Sprinkles! Winners will be announced on the 14th September on each of the DT blogs.


To be eligible to win the MAJOR PRIZE you must :
- Join in ALL three challenges
- Add your name to the inlinkz code specially designated.

The MAJOR Prize!............
The entire August release AND 6 packs of 6mm Sprinkles, value $142.20 (RRP)
What a way to party !

The major prize winner will be announced on our birthday - 15th September!!!

 So be sure to check back in

All challenges will finish on the 14th September at 12.00pm AEST, so if you miss the first one you can still catch up!

CSAYL- inspiration photo

By playing along with the challenges at CSAYL I am slowly starting to build up my christmas card stash!  I am hoping, this year will be the year there will be no mad December stamping- fingers crossed!
This weeks challenge is to create a christmas card based on the inspiration picture below... YUMMO!!

I have teamed it up with Iwona's Sketchbook Saturday Challenge #24 sketch

The Recipe:

Stamps: CC designs -Santa Birgitta

Cardstock: Rose Red, Xpress it blending cardstock

Paper: Echo Park Little Girl and Springtime

Ink: Memento- Tuxedo Black

Copics: Y00, Y02, Y11, Y13, Y15Y21, Y32, Y35,E50, E51, E53, RV0000, RV00, RV10, RV11, RV13, RV14, RV25, R39

Accessories: AnnaBelles Icicle sprinkles, Nestabilites ovals and Labels 19, glitter, MFT die-namics snowflakes, dimensional magic, clear spica pen

CSAYL- Gimme the bird!

This will be a super quick post, busy day ahead tomorrow and I must hit the hay!!

The challenge for the week at CSAYL is Just "gimme the bird"!

Use a bird image on your holiday card or project

I just wanted to give it a go again this week, not to mention the other bonus is to add to my slow growing Christmas card supply!

The Recipe:

Stamps: AnnaBelle's Holly Branch, PTI Wise Owl, Can't remember  about the dots- possibly PTI

Cardstock: AC white and Red glitter, Curious Metallics White, Crumb Cake, Ridinghood Red, SS white

Ink: Versa fine- Onyx Black, Memento Tuxedo Black, Ridinghood Red

Copics: G21, G29, YG63, YG67

Accessories: AnnaBelles Cherry Sprinkles, Black Rhinestones, SU punch, TE Birds and branch die, 'WISH' is from a Christmas decoration.