A Consuming Passion!

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2012-01-27T00:30:00.000+11:00

Hello Blogger's,

It's time for the latest challenge here at AnnaBelle Stamps and this week is our sketch challenge.

We hope you'll find time to play along with us again this week.

Here's my card which used images from 'Love Birds'. With so many sweet images to choose from this 'New Home' card came together well. A sponged oval with the birdhouse, bird and leaves stamped around. The DP is from KaiserCraft Blae & Ivy 6.5x6.5" paper pad. The sentiment was stamped to vellum in SU close to cocoa.

Why not check in with the Belle's and our guest designer Cath for more inspiration. You will find all their links under the DT tab at the top of my page.

Thanks for calling past, you've brightened up what has been a very wet and miserable week here in Sydney! I'm hoping for a little sunshine tomorrow morning......fingers crossed!

Happy Australia Day!

2012-01-26T08:00:00.000+11:00

Hello Blogger's.

Today we Australian's are celebrating our National Day.

However you celebrate Australia Day, have a safe and happy day!

On the move............

2012-01-24T10:11:00.000+11:00

Hello Blogger's.

Thought I should explain my absence of late! Walshie and I found a house we like 4 hours north of Sydney and are in the process of buying it. I should say we first saw it back in November so it's been going on a while. Our house in Sydney will go on the market on Saturday and we've been busy getting it ready to sell. They came yesterday to take photos for the Internet and organise the floor plan. I felt physically sick for the hour and a half they were here. I hate the whole process of people wandering through my home making judgement on it and just want it to be over quickly before I really get cold feet and back out:) How silly right...... but we've been here so long......too long really. Ian tells me this is another adventure and I should be looking at it as such. After all it's not as bad as moving from one side of the world to another!

As I type this it's raining.....yet again.......I hope it's dry on Saturday! Wish us luck...............

A Little Birdie Told Me......

2012-01-21T09:00:00.000+11:00

Hello all,

I finally sat down to make a card for a couple of CAS challenges. The girls from Less Is More #50 asked for 'one layer BIRDS' this week ......perfect for AnnaBelle Stamps new "Love Birds" set.

Over at Splitcoast Stampers this weeks challenge is a sketch using colour blocking so I thought I might combine the two.

I sponged using Memento desert sand and tangelo as well as Ranger distress inks, Skattered straw. The image and sentiment uses SU close to cocoa. To complete my card I rounded opposite corners and added an ABS pumpkin Sprinkle.

I'm running late for both the challenges but it's been like a mad house here so little time for any crafting.

Thanks for popping past.........have a great weekend!

AnnaBelle Stamps Say It In......

2012-01-20T00:30:00.000+11:00

Hello Blogger's,

Today at AnnaBelle Stamps we have a new Say It In challenge for you. ........Sorry about my picture but the colours are Yellow Lime and Turquoise.

Here's the card I made:

White ribbed card layered with the top layer stamped using one of the backgrounds from BBD7. After this I cut a section using a Spellbinder Labels 17 die. A flower and sentiment from Fanciful Flowers, stamped using inks from VersaColor (lime), SU (baja breeze) and Ranger (scattered straw) is stamped to the base card. I added AnnaBelle Stamps Sprinkles in lime and waterfall and also tied some paper cord and green twine to complete my card.

Don't forget to check out the Belle's cards and our guest designer Cath. All the links are under the DT tab at the top of my page. So many people joined in last week, hope you can play along again this week.

Till next time................

AnnaBelle Stamps.

2012-01-15T07:00:00.000+11:00

No card to share today, just wanted to let you know that AnnaBelle's new sets were released Sat. 14th.

If you've been watching the sneak peeks I don't need to tell you how good they are!!!

Andrea designed each of the sets in this release. She's offering a great deal you'll want to check out, as well as a giveaway for one lucky person.

Go take a look for yourselves......but be quick!!!!!

AnnaBelle Stamps.

2012-01-14T09:00:00.000+11:00

Hello Bloggeroos,

Saturday again! Did you get through Black Friday without any mishaps? What about your plans for this week end? We're hoping for a couple of days without wind. Then we can enjoy the garden looking tidy, as we sit under the awning relaxing........yeah right, like that's going to happen!

We have soccer tonight and our team are top of the table and on a bit of a winning streak.....long may it last! We, hopefully, will get a few photos as per our 'homework' assignment. This week we're delving into P, TV and AV....... having gone through full manual. P is pretty straight forward the other two should be fun!

I'm pleased to report that the Camera shop did a great job printing a few of our shots and will, from now on get the gig full time!!! I'll share a couple soon.

OK enough babble I have a little card to share today. I was stoked you liked my quick and simple card of Thursday.........I'm thinking there might be a rush on wide tipped Copic markers....well maybe.

Today's card uses another of the AnnaBelle Stamps NEW sets available from the 14th January. It's called 'Love Birds' and is just packed with the cutest little images (20 in all) and ten sentiments. Check the blog to see some of the Belle's sneak peeks.

My card is a bit Laura Ashley...ish with the panel of stamped leaves and hearts sitting over a layer of pale mint green card. The central panel features two of the stamps from the set plus the sentiment and this panel is popped up on foam dots. A nice little engagement or wedding card I think...... hope you like it.

Thanks for taking the time to call by again today........I enjoy your visits :). See you next week.........

AnnaBelle Stamps - Say It With Anything Goes......

2012-01-13T12:00:00.000+11:00

Hello, hello,

Back today with a huge smile on my dial..........:) I'll have to share that at a later date though cos it's AnnaBelle Stamps challenge day......so better get on with it.

I'm thinking this week will be a bumper challenge week here at AnnaBelle Stamps as Andrea asks us to 'Say It With ....Anything Goes'. The Belle's could be hopping around the world with this one...........

Here's a sneak peek of another new set ..........Look who's back.....'Lil Monster's Valentine'......just in time too, Valentine Day is just around the corner. He comes with 4 sentiments that work for lots more than just Valentines .... I was thinking Birthday with my card and had fun using my Copics to colour this image.

My card starts with a Kraft pre-folded base followed by some bright yellow. I've stamped BBD5 to smooth white card and cut some ABS digital paper in green check, distressing the top edges. The flowers are from one of the older sets (Helen's Party) and so useful to fill in little spaces :)

Once coloured I cut him out with fine point scissors. The small die cut behind the sentiment is from Nellie's Multi Frame's MFD 005.

I'm entering this card in this weeks challenge at Catch The Bug - Anything goes at Bugaboo.

Don't forget to pay a visit to the Belle's and our January guest designer Cath. Links are under the DT tab at the top of my page. Oooh and wish Sue K and Andrea 'Happy Birthday'. Both will be celebrating over the weekend.

Thanks for calling past today..............have a great week end.

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 Friday 10.00am so that we can announce and showcase our weekly winners prior to the next challenge.

- Each week’s winner will receive our special blinkie to display on their blog and a $10.00 Gift Voucher to spend in store at AnnaBelle Stamps (or something equivalent).

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 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, it’s all about sharing ideas :)

A Rant and the beautiful Silhouette Gardens......

2012-01-12T09:00:00.000+11:00

Hi Blogger's,

I have a confession to make (insert sheepish grin!). Remember my WORD for the year? Yes that one!!! Oh dear, I really 'lost it' on Tuesday with a boy, the manager as it happens (straight out of kindergarten - I think) in our local photo developing shop.

To cut a long story short, the photos we took over Christmas for our photography class had been chopped and darkened so much they were horrid! His answer to my reasonable (I thought) enquiry as to why this should be..... given that I had chosen the right settings on my (expensive) camera was that I shouldn't expect what I see on a computer screen AND their machines in store, for that matter, which are calibrated to industry standard (Oh yeah). As these are both back lit.. and that apparently makes a big difference!
Well wish you could have heard the conversation from then on.......maybe it's good you didn't!!
I was offered a refund with them keeping our photos. I declined, preferring to show them to the class letting everyone know where I received this 'wonderful' service...... so much for Serenity ah!

Needless to say our photography 'teacher' pulled all the excuses to pieces............Be warned......what you take on your camera is not always what you'll receive back.......'THEY' calibrate their machines so as not to disappoint the average point and click photographer. Me thinks they tweak the machines and can't be bothered to check what thay are actually printing.

Ah well I've ranted, I feel better, shame about my WORD though! The boss has taken the photos to the Camera shop to have them developed this morning!

Perhaps I can make up for my rant by sharing a card today.

I've cased a card I saw here. Loved the idea and thought it would be perfect for AnnaBelle Stamps NEW set (due 14th January) Silhouette Gardens. I've made mine very CAS just one layer over the card base with some silver twine to add the shine. The swipes of red come from the one wide tipped Copic marker I own......think I'd like a few more of these though It's a great idea for quick cards....don't you think.

Thanks for listening to my grumble, I'm all good now........:)

Purple, Die Cuts and Challenges.......

2012-01-11T08:30:00.000+11:00

Hi Blogger's,

Staying on track entering my cards in a few more challenges this year, I noticed Less Is More Week 49 challenges us to use Predominantly Purple in a CAS card. I like purple, though I have a problem photographing it......it usually looks more like blue! Over at SCS the CAS challenge is to use die cuts, so I thought I could combine the two.

My card is another using the positive and negative die cuts. Well my first one caused a little ripple ...... so why not :).

I've cut strips of purple card in various widths, then glued them to thin white card. Die cut a butterfly from Spellbinders 'Fanciful Flight' from this colour blocked card. Then embossed it through the Cuttlebug using a Swiss dots embossing folder.

I stamped the sentiment from AnnaBelle Stamps NEW* set 'Love Birds' in SU concord crush, using a stamp-a-ma-jig to help placement.

My colour blocked, die cut panel was added to the card front using foam dots. Purple Stickles gives a little sparkle to the die cut butterfly before adding this to the card front.

That's it today, thanks for stopping by. Till next time...........

* New sets go on sale January 14th.

Scrapbook Boutique - January Blog Hop and Inspiration Challenge.

2012-01-10T08:30:00.000+11:00

I'm hopping today with Scrapbook Boutique,

The Hop starts and ends at the Scrapbook Boutique Blog. If you're following along you should have arrived from Sue K's blog and when you leave me you hop over to Therese's Blog.

The hop is open for one week, closing at midday Tuesday 17th January.

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 Wednesday 18th.

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

The Blog Hop prize this month is this beautiful set from Penny Black - Flower Gallery

Why not play along with our regular monthly inspirational challenge.

The theme is Purple, Green and White. Make a project using the following picture as your inspirationand you could be the winner of a $30 gift voucher for Scrapbook Boutique.

(Link your project on the SB Blog before 31/1/12)

Take a look at these delicious cupcakes.....so pretty!
The detail on each of these little fancies is amazing.....wish I had this kind of patience. Here's what I came up with using Heartfelt Creations stamps and dies.

Using the background stamp with one daisy popped up over a vellum sentiment strip. Some green leaves tucked in to finish the card front. For those who are interested here's how:

1. Trim Purple card from Core’dinations Tim Holtz & Ranger Distress Collection to 4-1/8” x 5-3/8”.

2. Stamp the Daisy Patch Background to smooth white card using distress inks in dusty concord. Trim image to 4-2/8” x 5-4/8”.

3. Trim vellum to 1-4/8” and wrap around the bottom of the stamped background securing at the back.

4. Using a Copic Multiliner add the faux stitching along the top and bottom of the vellum. Stamp Sentiment in onyx black and set aside to dry.

5. Stamp the two largest daisy patch flowers using dusty concord ink. I stamped off the largest before stamping the image I would use, to give a lighter outline.

6. Using the matching dies, die cut the two Daisy Patch flowers. Using Zip Dry glue attach the petals together and add some Glossy Accents to the centre of the flower.

7. From a scrap of green card die cut a leaf branch from the Spellbinders foliage dies and run it through a paper crimper to add some dimension.

8. Arrange the leaf and Daisy over the vellum, using Zip Dry glue to adhere.

9. Adhere the stamped background to the purple card before adding this to the 5.5” x 4.25” smooth white card base.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges this week:

Gingerloft Challenge - GL31 - Anything goes. (ends 21/1)

I thought I'd sneak in another little card to share. I really liked the cupcake with the woven iced top so used that as the inspiration for this card......What do you think?

So simple to weave strips from paper scraps. Punch a few flowers and a dab of Stickles for the centre. I added a sentiment from the same set as the first card and a Heartfelt Creations Posy Patch die cut flower.

Looking forward to seeing all your projects this month..........See yoou soon!

2012-01-09T21:37:00.000+11:00

Call back tomorrow 8.30am for this month Scrapbook Boutique Blog Hop and Challenge.

Daisy Delight

2012-01-07T08:00:00.000+11:00

Happy Saturday Blogger's, any plans for the week end?

The start of the year is always a busy time for me where Birthday cards are concerned. Thank goodness for CAS cards!

Here's one card using AnnaBelle Stamps Colour challenge this week, which is Black White and Silver. Hope you're playing along with us........details here.

ABS 'Daisy Delight' embossed in opaque vanilla to pure black card. A sentiment from 'Squared Posies' which is actually embossed in silver (though you can't really see that in my photo.....sorry).

Corner chomped opposite corners.....love this.

To complete I added ABS silver metallic Sprinkles.

This card is my entry to 'I Brake For Stamps' CAS challenge this week

Thanks for calling past today. Enjoy the week end. See you soon......

AnnaBelle Say It In ..............

2012-01-06T12:00:00.001+11:00

Hellooooo

We're so excited here at AnnaBelle Stamps as we have NEW stamps to share with you. We're giving you sneak peaks at two sets today along with the new BBD 7, all of which should be available to purchase from January 14th.

We also have two fabulous new members to the Design Team ... Therese and Jess, you are going to love their work I promise. Andrea has also invited Cath Dean to join us for January as our guest designer. What a great way to start the new year.

I've added the girls links under the DT tab at the top of my page so why not go welcome them. Andrea has more exciting news coming....... so keep watching.

Right, I better get on with the reason for the post today which is of course our usual Friday ABS challenge which this week is to 'Say It In Black, White and Silver". We hope you'll join in and share your projects with us.

Both my cards feature images and sentiments from Garden Silhouettes.

I'm hoping to make a few more male cards this year so this challenge was a great way to start.

How about a fabulous new BBD set, no.7 in the series and it's checks and stripes..... just right for all your male cards. I silver embossed my sentiment and added a chipboard U ........it works I think!

I'm adding this card in the CAS challenge over at the Outlawz site this week.
It's also my entry to CASual Friday's challenge CFC34

Simon Says Stamp challenge this week is to use something NEW so how about new stamp sets???

Here's a second card using the beautiful corner scrolls as well as one of the silhouette images......so pretty embossed in opaque white with a little silver twine bow!

That's it for me, but go check in with the girls who, I'm sure will inspire you with their work.

Till next time......................


- 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 Friday 10.00am 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 $10.00 Gift Voucher to spend in store at AnnaBelle Stamps (or something equivalent).  

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 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, it’s all about sharing ideas :)

Splitcoast Stampers CAS

2012-01-05T07:00:00.000+11:00

Hey ho back again, with a card to share today.

The CAS challenge at SCS this week is Beverages and as I'm trying to join in a few more challenges this year here goes.

Fancy a cuppa?

Waltzingmouse Stamps has the perfect little sets.

Afternoon Tea Sentiments for the cup which I paper pieced.

and

Afternoon Tea for the sentiment and little tea bag thingy.

See you tomorrow I hope, ready to play along with AnnaBelle Stamps Challenge.

Wednesday whatnots......

2012-01-04T09:00:00.000+11:00

Hello, we're halfway through the first week of the new year and the weather has been amazing. Lots of people in Sydney returned to work yesterday but 'the boss' is off for a few more days....... would you like to see how he's spending his time?

Here's our little home on wheels. Unused and uncared for these past few (lots) of months. Well, work takes over and then it's garden, house ..... you know how it goes. I just happened to share some pictures from Pinterest of sweet little vintage trailers, (which is what ours is) decked out with quilts and pillows and even some revamped with all the latest mod cons! That was enough to spur him on, now he talks of long weekends at his favourite beach......fishing..........ahhhhhhh well he seems happy so I've left well alone and got on with some 'secret card business'. I wonder if he could fit me a desk in there..........

Tuesday Treasures

2012-01-03T09:00:00.000+11:00

Happy Tuesday Blogger's......

Here's a card I made late last year and as yet haven't posted to the bloggeroo!

It uses both the positive and negative cut from a Spellbinder foliage die with some soft sponging. Adding a layer of dp behind the cut, some AnnaBelle paper twine and a little label....job done. The ivory base card is linen textured which adds to the natural 'nature' of this one.

I'm adding this card to the Simon Says Stamp "Anything Goes" challenge this week.

Thanks for calling by, see you soon.

Let's get this year on track.......

2012-01-02T13:00:00.000+11:00

Hi Blogger's ..........hope you're all over the headaches and ready to get 2012 started!

I was reading a couple of blog posts yesterday as I waited for friends to arrive at our place. Marcia here made mention of her word for this year..........Well it got me thinking.......I'm not very good at resolutions, each year I say the same kind of things.........eat less, exercise more, you know the kind of thing.

One word to keep in mind what I would like to achieve this year.....now that's more like it.

I've chosen SERENITY. Not sure if it's quite the right word to sum up what I'm aiming for but maybe if I could be more patient, calm and not stress I'd be a better person and 2012 and any challenges it throws our way will be a good year. Wish me luck!

The Roses Challenge

2012-01-01T09:00:00.000+11:00

Happy New Year Blogger's

Hello, hope you're all rested after the Christmas festivities and that santa was good to you. Not sure I really deserved it but he was very good to me! It's been good to have some time away from computers and my craft room but now I'm itching to get started again!

What a great way to start off the new blogging year....... with the ROSES challenge! The Roses are a group of online friends who challenge each other each month. This card is actually for the December Challenge from last year :) and it was my turn to pick the challenge. I asked the girls to make a collage card using a vintage image, lace, ribbon, glitter and one recyled item from Christmas.

Here's mine:

I've used the pretty bowl of roses for my vintage image. The lace is threaded through with fine satin ribbon. See the mother of pearl button .... that's my recyled item. It's the spare button from a pretty blouse I received at Christmas. My die cut rose ......I hope you can see, is liberally sprinkled with glitter.

I can't wait to see the cards the girls made why not join me, you'll find all the links under the DT tab at the top of my page.

See you soon.............

Merry Christmas

2011-12-24T08:00:00.000+11:00

Hello, are you still beavering away getting ready for the festive season? Does your house smell of cinnamon and spices from the baking of traditional family favourites?

Ian and I are spending Christmas with friends out of Sydney this year, coming back for the New Year celebrations. This last year has just flown past.....like most years we've had highs and lows but in the main it hasn't been too bad and we're grateful for that. We know there are many who have not been so fortunate. The early part of the year seemed to be filled with natural disasters. It was a sad year too, loosing a crafting 'friend'. Her family will be in my thoughts this year as I'm sure they will be in yours too.

Whatever your Christmas traditions may be, I wish you a safe and happy festive season and a happy and healthy new year.

I have one more Christmas project to share with you today, though you may have seen an earlier project just like it, using non traditional Christmas colours.

A friend of mine really liked the Christmas decoration I made for Heartfelt Creations and asked if I'd make one for her. This time I used red and green....... much more traditional colours and papers. She's happy and this decoration will be displayed along with so many more she brings out every year. Her house looks amazing!!

Thanks for visiting me this year. Blogging wouldn't be as much fun if you didn't!

MERRY CHRISTMAS I hope you'll call back in the new year.

Scrapbook Boutique - Merry Christmas Snowman

2011-12-21T06:00:00.000+11:00

Hello Blogger's,

Here's a Christmas set I'm posting for Scrapbook Boutique. Super quick and easy card for those of us still working on last minute Christmas cards :) with an equally quick gift bag to match.

This little snowman is from Inkadinka Cling and coloured with Copic markers came together really quickly. I did stamp the bird twice so I could pop him up to add a little dimension though.

The dp is from a new 6 x 6 inch paper pad from Authentique the collection is called Gathering, lots of pretty paper ready for the new year! I've added a little icicle border using a MFT die-namics die, adding some sparkle with glitter.

The gift bag is made using another Labels 8 die cut which is just folded to attach over the top of the clear bag. The Merry Christmas sentiment was just a perfect fit.

You can find the directions for both at the Scrapbook Boutique blog.

Thanks for calling past............

SBB White Smooth Cardstock 12x12	X-Press It Blending Card A4 - 10 sheets	SBB-Memento Tuxedo Black ink	SBB - Inkadinkacling Stamps - Merry Christmas Snowman
Cuttlebug Cutting and Embossing Machine	SBB - Spellbinders Labels 8 die	SBB - Copic Markers - Ciao 36C	Clearsnap - Donna Salazar Fairy Dust - Sugar Shimmer
SBB-Authentique 6" x 6" paper pad - Gathering	SBB - MFT Die-Namics - Icicle Border	SBB - ScorPal Score Board 12"x12" Imperial	SBB - Scrapbook Adhesives - 3D foam squares 1/4"
SBB - Art Glitter - Designer Dries Clear Adhesive	SBB - Beacon Zip Dry Paper Glue

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AnnaBelle Stamps

2011-12-16T12:00:00.000+11:00

Welcome to AnnaBelle Stamps Friday challenge. I think we just might be swamped with entries with Andrea's theme this time :)....... So come on ...... show us what you've got......we want to see your Christmas Cards! If you're anything like me you're still making one .....or two!

For my card I chose to feature a sentiment from 'Stamped For Christmas', though I also clear embossed the music score from BBD 6 to green card. Using Spellbinders square and Fleu De Lis dies for the frame and traditional colours I couldn't resist a die cut and embossed Poinsettia :)

My base card is one of ABS 140mm square pre-cut Kraft cards that come in a pack of 10. The dp is from KaiserCraft's December 25th 6" x 6" collection. AnnaBelle's beautiful red satin ribbon tied a pretty bow and I've added tiny cherry Sprinkles on either side of an artichoke Sprinkle, with 3 3mm toffee Sprinkles in the centre of the Poinsettia.

Hope you'll go check in with the Belle's today, all the links are under the DT tab at the top of my page.

Only one week to go..........are you ready? I'm almost there.... some wrapping to organise and a couple more bits of shopping then it's just some baking for Christmas bits to take with us......Phew how do all the Mums manage and those who work too??????? If you're one of these amazing ladies ........you deserve a medal! Or as my Dad used to say "your blood's worth bottling".........well you get the idea!

Have a good week end...............

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 week’s 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 week’s 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.

Scrapbook Boutique - Merry Christmas Book Frame.

2011-12-14T00:10:00.000+11:00

Hello Blogger's,

I'm sharing a card I made for Scrapbook Boutique today. It features some of the fabulous sets from Heartfelt Creations 'Book Frame 1' and 'Petite Poinsettia'.

I've used the book frame for a Christmas card by adding the Poinsettia as well as a Christmas sentiment but it could be used for many other occasions too.

How pretty the Petite Poinsettia looks when stamped and die cut, almost real! I'll admit that lots of my cards this year have one popped in somewhere.

You can find the instructions for this card over at the Scrapbook Boutique blog. All the products are linked below.

Poinsettias are in bloom here at the moment. I was given a lovely one last Christmas and managed to keep it in a pot. I hope to plant it in the garden eventually...... but for now I enjoy it outside on the balcony. After all the rain here in Sydney, my plant is looking much fuller than it does in this picture and the leaves are a beautiful deep green.

Have you joined in the Scrapbook Boutique Inspirational Challenge this month? Check out all the details here and come and join the fun.

Thanks for dropping by, I'll be back on Friday with AnnaBelle's Friday Challenge till then...take care.

SBB White Smooth Cardstock 12x12	SBB Textured Card Pack 12x12 Christmas	SBB - MME 6x6 pad Lost & Found Market St.
SBB - H.C. Book Frame 1	SBB - H.C. Petite Poinsettia	SBB - H.C. Holiday Poinsettia Candle
SBB - Memento Rhubarb Stalk Ink	SBB - Colorbox Queue Nested Ink Pads Pigment Basics	SBB - Viva Decor - Inka Gold - Gold
SBB - Spellbinder Edgeabilities - Classic Scallop Die	SBB - Spellbinder Layered Poinsettia Shapeabilities die	SBB - H.C. Bella Rose Dies
SBB - Dew Drops - Christmas	SBB - Scrapbook Adhesives - 3D foam squares 1/4"	SBB - Beacon Zip Dry Paper Glue
SBB - Art Glitter - Designer Dries Clear Adhesive

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Scrapbook Boutique - December Blog Hop

2011-12-10T08:30:00.000+11:00

It's time for Scrapbook Boutique's December Blog Hop and Inspirational Challenge. It's a busy time for everyone but we hope you can join in with the festive fun here at the Scrapbook Boutique.

Here's what you you need to know.........

The Hop starts and ends at the Scrapbook Boutique Blog. If you're following along you should have arrived from Sue K's fabulous blog and when you leave me you hop over to the equally talented Therese's Blog.

The hop is open for one week, closing at midday Saturday 17th December.

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 Sunday 18th.

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

The Blog Hop prize this month is: Prima: North Country.

We would love you to play along with our regular monthly inspirational challenge.

The theme is Pink, Blue, Red and White. Make a project using the following picture as your inspirationand you could be the winner of a $30 gift voucher for Scrapbook Boutique.

(Link your project on the SB Blog before 31/12/11)

I've used a pretty Hero Arts Stamp called Branch & Flourish Tree for my card. Embossed in opaque white over red core'dinations colorcore card, some machine stitching frames the image. The sentiment is computer generated and sits over Spellbinders Fleur De Lis Accents border.......yum!

3 pearls complete the card.

Thanks for calling past today, enjoy the rest of the hop.

Opps......I'm sorry I said in my original post this border was the Spellbinders Grand Lace border, when in fact it is Spellbinders Fleur De Lis Accents. I got it right in the products list though........sorry if I've confused you all!

SBB White Smooth Cardstock 12x12	SBB- core'dinations T.H. Distress Collection 12x12 pad	SBB - Hero Arts Wood Mounted Stamp - Branch & Flourish Tree.	VersaMark Ink
SBB - American Crafts Zing Opaque White E P	Spellbinders Shapeabilities - Fleur De Lis Accents	SBB - Beacon Zip Dry Paper Glue	SBB - Art Glitter - Designer Dries Clear Adhesive
Flourish With A Bling - Adhesive Pearls - white

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AnnaBelle Stamps - Say It With Christmas Boxes

2011-12-09T12:00:00.000+11:00

Hi Blogger's,

It's time for this week's AnnaBelle Stamps Challenge and we're challenging you to 'Say It With Christmas Boxes'. Come and join us with your Christmas box creations..........we love to see them all.

For my box I've used another of the ABS pre-scored boxes.......too easy. These Kraft boxes are quick and simple to construct and best of all no glue or tape required to hold them together! Check them out in store now.

I've used DSP from Kaisercraft 6" paper pad 'Tis The Season. A Spellbinder Classic Oval die for the sentiment and a Layered Poinsettia to finish the top of my Christmas box. Now how to fill this box.................

I hope you'll go check the Belles Christmas Boxes you can see them at the AnnaBelle Blog or better still go visit with the girls. Links are under the DT tab at the top of my page.

Thanks for your visit today, have a great week end......

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.

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.