Say it with............................

Hello all, hope your week has been a fabulously warm one, it is very cold and wet here at the moment, can't wait for Summer to roll in!

This week at AnnaBelle's we are Saying it with..... Sponging and Masking, we would love you to play along with us too!

 

Who doesn't LOVE a Sale????

Everything is discounted! Some sets will be retired and some items will have new packaging! It's not Spring cleaning, just a little tidy up ready for a fresh start in July!  Check it out at AnnaBelle's Stamps

As much as I am not usually enthusiastic about sponging (why sponge when you can air brush-lol!) I really did enjoy the challenge and the end result of sponging!

I sponged the daisies with Daffodil delight then grabbed the sponge dauber to accent the centre of each daisy with Tangerine Tango.  Of course I needed some copics added to the daisy, coloured the dots in the centres are coloured with the YR07
The striped paper is made with the chisel end of the copic markers and a ruler

The Recipe:

Stamps: AnnaBelle's Daisy Delights, Acacia
 Cardstock:  Xpress it blending cardstock, Basic Black
Ink:Daffodil Delight, Tangerine Tango,Memento Tuxedo Black
 Copics: YR04, YR07, Y17

Accessories: Daffodil Delight Satin Ribbon, PTI Black Twill

How To Play Along :



- We post our challenges every Friday at 12:00pm AEST (AEDT during Daylight Savings).
- Our Sketch Challenge Runs from the last Friday of a month through till the last Friday of the following month.
- Each Friday in between we have themed challenges. To be eligible for the monthly prize of a $20 gift voucher to spend in store at AnnaBelle Stamps you MUST take part in the sketch challenge AND one of the weekly challenges.
- Please link directly to your entry not just to your blog.
- Copy and save our challenge banner and include it and a link back to this blog in your post.
- Please don't link to postings made prior to the date of our current challenge. All projects submitted must be new.
- A maximum of 5 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, but you can play along without them. For those who use AnnaBelle stamps and upload to the Gallery
HERE then you will also be in the running to be our Monthly Guest Designer Just like Janet!

Make sure you stop by the DT girls blogs and our guest Designer Janet to see their stunning creations

case study 16

 Welcome back to CASE study #16!

This week we bid farewell to our November muse, Heather Pulvirenti from Witty Title Here, but not without a final inspiration card.  It has certainly been a pleasure having Heather as part of our team for the month, she has provided lots of inspiration to me and I can see in your entries you too!!!

To check out all the details for Heather's sample here

I have used Heather's layout as my inspiration

Here is my take ...

I made this card for my MILwho lost her brother this week in a tragic workplace accident, I am hoping that it will put a smile back on her face.

The Recipe:

Cardstock: Xpress it blending cardstock, PTI stamper select white (PTI), Pure Poppy , Basic Black, Crumb Cake
Stamps: Poppies and greeting (Sweet n Sassy), Through the trees, Background Basics:Tin Types  (PTI)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo black,
Copics:R20, R22, R27, R29, C1, G21, G24, G28
Accessories:Multi liner, Nesties circles and Blossoms ,  White satin  ribbon,

 Here is a quick rundown of what you can do to join in the fun. 

Take what works best for you from Heather's (above) and show us how you were inspired.

There is no right or wrong it is just YOUR way!!

We would all love you to play along with us at CASE study again

 Sounds like a fun? Sure does! It is now your turn to whip up a storm!

If you need some additional enticement, Iwona is awarding one lucky winner with a $25 gift certificate to Artful Delight.- yah, shopping!!

The design team also has fabulous creations,

Iwona aka Chupa

Amy

Andrea

Jean

Julie

Lenet

Melyssa

Lil' Old Me

Teneale

 Heather Pulvirenti (November Muse)

Thanks again for stopping by

Happy CASing

Sue

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With Sympathy

A friend asked me to make a sympathy card for her, part of me doesn't really like make these ones but the other part (which spurs me into action) knows that a wonderful card can make a huge difference to someone who is grieving. I kept this one pretty simple.

I have used this card from Heather Nichols as my inspiration.  Heather used the brayer for the background around the tree, can you guess what I used instead?????? Yup...... the air compressor, you always knew that it would be back *wink wink* !!

I stamped the leaves of the tree with olive and then rolled the artichoke around the edges.

The recipe:

Cardstock: Confetti Cream, Crumb Cake & Very Vanilla (SU)

Ink: Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Always artichoke, Tea Dye inks (PTI)

Stamps: Though the trees & Background Basics- Text style (PTI)

Copics- Oops cant remember the #'s, there was a blue, brown and a green

Accessories: Kraft Taffeta Ribbon (SU), Airbrush system and compressor

Hope to see you back here for another addition of CASE study challenge, Mariana's card is stunning!!

Thanks for stopping by

Sue

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SS130210 and Curtain Call: Act 17

Two in one!! Welcome to the Stacey's Curtain Call Colour Challenge: Act 17 and Andrea's Stampin Moments SS130210. When I first saw the colours of the CCCC, I was a little worried, I loved all the colours but was unsure about adding in the going gray. But it all came together quite well and I am very happy with the outcome. They certainly aren't colours that I would normally put together, but that is the great advantage of playing along with the colour challenges and the layout challenges alike- taking you beyond what you would normally do. Why not give it a go and play along with one or both the challenges too!

The recipe:

Stamps: PTI Background Basics:petal power, Through the trees

Ink: SU Chocolate chip, going gray, so saffron and more mustard

Cardstock: SU Chocolate chip, So Saffron, More Mustard, Very Vanilla and Going Gray

Accessories: SU 1 1/4"& 1 3/8"circle punches, SU So Saffron grosgrain ribbon, Kaiser dark brown pearls

Thanks for Stopping by

Happy Crafting

Sue

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