All things GROW..........

Happy Tuesday to all!

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

Come and join us at AnnaBelle Stamps,  the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month as we have fun sharing a new set or two with you!

Play along with us for your chance to win the Blog Hop set,  All things Grow.  As you will see when you visit the teams blogs, All things grow set is easy to create with !

For this little number, I used the colours from JUGS#93 and the sketch from Iwona's Sketchbook Saturday Challenge#20, Iwona's sketch are fabulous to work with, simple and elegant sketch yet again!

The Recipe:

Stamps:  AnnaBelle's All things Grow , Stemmed Flowers and  BBD3
Cardstock: Xpress it Blending Cardstock,Blush Blossom, Cameo Coral, Basic Gray
 Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine- Onyx Black, Blush Blossom, Cameo Coral
Copics:R20, R22, R24, C1, C3
Accessories:  White 16mm Satin Ribbon (coloured with R20), 3mm Icicle sprinkles, mini Rhinestones, Nestabilities Labels #4 and circles, Corner Chomper, SU embossing folder

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 :

Playing along is now even easier with a Sprinkle of extra goodness added!

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 this fabulous set! The hop will run for 1 week!


This week's HOPPIN' DEAL
Along with each of our blog hops we will announce our special deal that will run for the same week.ANY purchase that includes the All Things Grow set from Tuesday 19th July - 26th July will receive a pack of 6mm Sprinkles - FREE!
If you haven't tried our Sprinkles then this is a perfect chance to give them a go! Just add the colour you'd like to the comments section at checkout :) If you are the winner of the set and you purchased it during the deal you can choose another set of the same size!


The team wil have some fabulous creations to showcase the Blog Hop set!
Checkout the links in the sidebar or just keep hopping along!

Christmas in July

Another creation for Scrapbook Boutique, still using the Echo Park Paper, however this versatile little pack works for Christmas too!   If you want some more details on this number jump over to Scrapbook boutique blog for all the details. 

Make sure you check out the newest Design Teamie over at Scrapbook Boutique , Therese Calvird from Lost in Paper!  Therese has a beautiful style and I know she will inspire you too!

Evelyn has a selection of Therese's cards on the Blog, including my ALL time favourite (the second one, drool, drool!), whenever I think of Therese's cards this is the stunner that pops into my mind!

Anyhoo, onto sharing a christmas goodie with you, it is never too early to start on Christmas cards- even though I say that I always have a mad rush in December, maybe this year will be different-lol!!

The Recipe:
Stamps:CC designs Sugarplums- Trim the tree, Hero Arts Clear -Holiday Sayings
Cardstock: Xpress-it Blending Cardstock , White Smooth Cardstock
Paper :6 x 6 Echo Park Metropolitan Collection 

Ink: Memento-  Tuxedo Black, Versafine- Onyx black

Copics: : skin: E50, E51, E53, Ruffles:C00, C1 ,C3,Shoes, sash and ornament: R22, R24, R27, R29, R59,Dress, socks and Ornament: YG00, YG03, YG06, YG09 Hair: E30, Y21, Y32, YR21, YR30
Accessories: Cheery Lyn Designs Fanciful Flourish Die, French Pastry Doily Die, Nestabilities Labels 18, Memory Box Die- Loop boarder, Cuttlebug 5 x 7 Christmas Countdown Embossing Folder, Adhesive Pearls, We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper, clear spica pen

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

Welcome to another Friday at AnnaBelle's and this means it's time for another AnnaBelle's challenge

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

This week my card is made using the FTL148 sketch, how perfect is the timing for this sketch!

 Guest designer for July, Betty Benton who will be joining in the fun, who I am sure will have another beautiful creation to share with us!!

You can check out her beautiful creations at BeeBee Stamps!

Firstly I inked up the christmas trees in certainly celery, then added Wild Wasabi to the bottoms of the trees, a bit like rock n roll technique but without the roll-lol!!

The Recipe:

Stamps: AnnaBelle's Christmas Scene Baubles

Cardstock: Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Wild Wasabi, Real Red

Ink: Certainly Celery, Wild Wasabi, Real RedAccessories:AnnaBelle's 3mm Icicle sprinkles,AnnaBelle's 9mm Green Striped ribbon, AnnaBelle's  Red /White hemp twine, Nestabilities Circles, Clear Spica Pen, Cuttlebug 5" X 7" polka dots embossing folder.

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 ☺

Make sure you stop in and check out the 'Circle' of creations the rest of the team whipped up!

Say it in..........

Welcome to another Friday at AnnaBelle's and this means it's time for another AnnaBelle's challenge

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

 Guest designer for July, Betty Benton who will be joining in the fun, who I am sure will have another beautiful creation to share with us!!

You can check out her beautiful creations at BeeBee Stamps!

The Recipe:

Stamps: AnnaBelle's BBD5,  Daisy Delight and Daisy Delight Silhouette

Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Wild Wasabi

Ink: VersaMark

Accessories:AnnaBelle's 3mm and 6mm Lime sprinkles,AnnaBelle's 9mm Green Striped ribbon, MFT Die-namic Double Scallop Boarder, AnnaBelle's Opaque White Embossing Powder

Please check the info below as some of the details on how to play our challenges have changed!

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 ☺

Make sure you stop in and check out the 'Framed' creations the rest of the team have created!

Happy Hopping!

Happy Tuesday to all!

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

Come and join us at AnnaBelle Stamps,  the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month as we have fun sharing a new set or two with you!

The AnnaBelle's store has a swish new look and some fabulous new products, be sure to check it out!

Play along with us for your chance to win the Blog Hop set,  BBD 4 set.  As you will see when you visit the teams blogs, Lil' monster and BBD4 are fun and easy to play with
For this little number, I have flipped and used the sketch from Iwona's Sketchbook Saturday Challenge#18

For the background, I have inked up the solid rectangle in BBD4, then dabbed it with a baby wipe to smoosh (the technical term!) the ink around, for a less solid image.

The Recipe:

Stamps:  AnnaBelle's Lil' Monster's balloon and  BBD4
Cardstock: Xpress it Blending Cardstock, Basic Black, Pure Poppy, Robin's nest
 Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine- Onyx Black, Pure Poppy, Pumpkin Pie
Copics: E29, E31, E33, E35, E37,R02, R14, R17, R29, BG0000, BG10, BG11, BG13, BG15, BG18 
Accessories:   Red and white Hemp twine, Nestabilities Circles and Pinking circles, 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 :

Playing along is now even easier! You can leave a comment on one or all of the DT blogs and add your name using the Inlinkz tool which can be found on any of the DT blogs. 
The hop will stay open for 1 week, a random winner will be drawn on Tuesday the 12th of July
and if you've commented on the mystery DT blog then you will be the winner of the Blog hop set!!

Star Boy Luka

Another creation with Echo Park Dots and Stripes paper packs, from Scrapbook Boutique.

 If you want some more details on this number jump over to Scrapbook boutique blog for all the details. 

 

Of course the dots HAD to be used-lol!!   Starboy Luka has another outing, I think the La La Land stamps are becoming a bit of an addiction too, Evelyn has a fabulous selection over at the store!

The Recipe:
Stamps:La La Land Star Boy Luka
Cardstock: Xpress-it Blending Cardstock, Robin's Egg , Crimson and  Black Cardstock
Paper :6 x 6 Echo Park Metropolitan Collection

Ink: Memento-  Tuxedo Black,,
Paper: Kaisercraft  Party Animals Collection - 'Surprise' (on the red star)
Copics: Hair: E31, E33, E35, E37, E29 Skin: E50, E51, E53, Top, Boots and Mask: R14, R17, R29 Pants, Armbands: BG10, BG13, BG15 Cape and star: Y11, Y15, Y17  Buckle: C1, C3, C5, C7
 Accessories: MME Lime twist Happy Go Lucky "together" Twine ,Nestabilities Ovals and Stars, buttons,stapler,  3/4" circle punch, WE R Memory Keepers- Corner Chomper, Dimensional Magic

Say it with...............Frames and a Sorry :(

Hello,  woohoo it's  Friday and this means it's time for another AnnaBelle's challenge

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

My apoligies for not making it around to commenting on all the amazing entries in the ABSC039, as always we think time is infinate and was planning on doing my comments this morning but they weren't there (not sure if it is just my computer on the blink) !!  I will make a point of getting to them earlier this week- once again SORRY!

 Guest designer for July, Betty Benton who will be joining in the fun, who I am sure will have another beautiful creation to share with us!!

You can check out her beautiful creations at BeeBee Stamps!

 I cannot believe there is no gingham in this one, seems my addiction my be waning- as if-lol!!!

But there is however, some airbrushing on the flower, can't leave all my favourites out now can I??

I have tried to create a little photo frame, you can't see it in the picture (was a little difficult to capture), but I have some Acetate in front of Molly to act as glass- it looks really cool IRL!

The Recipe:

Stamps: AnnaBelle's Lil Molly's flowers

Cardstock: Xpress it Blending cardstock,SU Vintage Violet, Orchid Opulence 

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Copics: Hair: E30, Y21, Y32, YR21, YR30, skin: E50, E51, E53, Dress and flowers: V000, V01, Y12, V15, V17, RV10, RV21

Accessories:AnnaBelle's 3mm and 6mm Icicle sprinkles,AnnaBelle's white petals, Cuttlebug 5"x 7" Embossing folder-Jamara, MFT Die-namic Leafy Flourish, Nesties Ovals and Labels 17, Acetate

Please check the info below as some of the details on how to play our challenges have changed!

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 ☺

Make sure you stop in and check out the 'Framed' creations the rest of the team have created!