ABSC035 - New AnnaBelle Sketch

Hi there peeps. Glad to have you back here at my blog. Today we are sharing a yummy new AnnaBelle sketch for you to play with!!!

HERE IT IS:


And here is my card based on this fun sketch!!




I used two AnnaBelle sets that I haven't used in some time. The main image is from the PARTY ANIMALS 2 set and the sentiment is from the HOLD A CANDLE set, both of them can be purchased HERE!!!

SO..... we would LOVE for you to join us, here's how:

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 chall enges. 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.
- Include a link back to the AnnaBelle 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!

So check out the AnnaBelle Blog for inspiration from my fellow DT members, you won't be sorry!!

Project Life: Week 14/02-20/02

Thanks so much for coming back to view my photos from last week. I am so glad you are here!


MONDAY: Valentines Day was quite a low key affair for us this year. Little token gifts, and a normal work and school day!!


TUESDAY: On Sunday we had a bit of a mishap in the swimming pool. Bryce and I had done a lovely trick of him doing a back flip off my shoulders. The second time around it didn't work as well, and he landed on my head. It was so sore I nearly passed out!


WEDNESDAY: It was Ray's moms' birthday on the 11th and will be Ray's on the 18th. Ray cooked a delicious macaroni and cheese for all of us. It was delicious!


THURSDAY: It was the boys Valentines Disco at school tonight. They were both quite excited about it, and had a lovely time. They were a bit tired the morning after though!!





FRIDAY: Today was a very big and busy day for us. The boys both had their school gala and did exceptionally well!! Brycie got 3 first places, out of his 5 races. I am so proud of how his swimming has improved!! Caide did exceptionally well and was awarded the Senior Victor Ludorum trophy. And then of course it was Ray's 40th birthday!!! We headed off for Drakensville straight after the gala. This photo is of us at supper on Friday night.


SATURDAY: Today was a bit overcast, so in the morning we enjoyed a game of family putt-putt. Ray won the game and I was in a close second place. It was loads of fun!


SUNDAY: Me and my gorgeous boys in the pool. This is where we spent most of the weekend. It was bliss!!

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog. Please stop for a moment and say "hi" while you are here :)

Say it in ... Yellow

Wow, I have had a busy blogging week. This is my fifth post for the week!! It's not only been a busy blogging week, but an absolutely chaotic week as far as kids activities are concerned. As I type this my two older boys are off to their Valentines Disco, and Friday is Ray's 40th birthday, and Caide & Bryce's school gala. Straight after the gala we are heading to the Berg for a lovely relaxing family weekend to celebrate Ray's milestone birthday!!

Anyway, moving on..... Our AnnaBelle Challenge this week is to create a card in YELLOW. What a lovely uplifting colour to play with for you ladies in the Northern Hemisphere that are experiencing such cold weather.

Here is my card:



For my card I used the lovely "Easter Hope" stamp set that was released this week. You can purchase this set, as well as all the other gorgeous AnnaBelle Sets and goodies HERE!

Speaking of the AnnaBelle Shop, do you know that AnnaBelle Stamps has a wonderful gallery full of inspiring cards for you to get ideas on how to use the different sets. It really is a wonderful place to visit. I urge you to go and have a look. Go HERE!

Speaking of inspiration, the links to all the AnnaBelle DT girls are below. Go and check out their fabulous YELLOW creations!!

Belles
Andrea
Sue W
Kylie
Chupa
Ida
Jerusha
Rene'
Lisa
Sue K


Bellas
Liz
Kerry


We would LOVE for you to play along. Once you have created your YELLOW card link it to the AnnaBelle Blog. Have a most wonderful weekend, speak to you next week :)

"Inspired By" challenge at Scrapbook Challenges

Hi there. So glad you decided to drop by my blog today :)

This month I am hosting the "Inspired By" challenge over at Scrapbook Challenges. I am so happy with the way my page turned out for this challenge. This is the picture I used for inspiration:


And here is my scrapbook page:


(FOR A LARGER VIEW JUST CLICK ON THE PHOTO)

This page is all about Bryce's Last Foundation Phase gala that was held in December last year. From this year he is in the Senior Phase. I would really love for you to play along. You can find the details under the Main Page of Scrapbook Challenges. Come on over and join in the fun :)

New Release - Background by Design 3

Welcome back to my blog today. So glad you decided to join us in our February Blog Hop at AnnaBelle Stamps. Today we are releasing another lovely new set called "Backgrounds by Design 3". What a versatile set this is, I can see myself using this set loads, on cards and scrapbook pages!


Here are the two cards I put together with this lovely set.



This card was inspired by a card I saw over at the lovely Andrea's Blog, thanks for the inspiration Andrea, hope you don't mind that I cased your card!!

And here is my second card.



I seem to be having a bit of an Autumn theme going with the colours of both of these cards, what tells you I am dreaming of cooler crisper weather!!

The set will be available straight away with free postage for 24hrs for those living in Australia and for the rest of us we will get a $5.00 discount. The code for Australian customers is "febrelease" and for others is "intfebrelease". You will only need to key in the code to receive the free postage or discount offer on any order that includes the released set. When there is more than one set and you decide to purchase both then we'll include a little something extra as a treat!

So as normal we are holding a blog hop with this release. You will start at the Annabelle Blog, and follow the links along the way. If you leave a comment on each of our blogs you could win this wonderful set!!!

****The next person you need to visit is the lovely LISA go and leave a comment on her blog****

Hope you enjoy your HOP with us, don't forget to leave a comment along the way!! We hope you enjoyed the inspiration provided for you by all the DT members. Why not treat yourself and purchase these two lovely sets, they would be a lovely addition to your stamp collection. The sets are available for purchase HERE!!

Project Life: Week 07/02-13/02

Hello and welcome back to my blog today. I am so happy that you stopped by!!!

Here are last weeks photos, enjoy!!


MONDAY: I have been spending some more time in my spinning/knitting room, and am really enjoying it. It's funny how I go through the different phases with all the hobbies I have. I have spun some lovely wool lately. It's such a wonderful feeling to complete a skein of homespun yarn!!


TUESDAY: A close-up of our curious and very brave chicks. When you come into their hock they are all over you, especially when you have some food in your hands!!


WEDNESDAY: Today was such a proud for me. Today my 3½ year old son got his Water Safety Badge. He really has come along in leaps and bounds with his swimming, and I am so happy that he, like his two brothers, loves the water!! Also think his scrunched up cap face is just too cute!!


THURSDAY: Today is my 2nd day back running, and I couldn't be happier. Since going back to work I have let my exercising rountine lapse terribly, and I have been feeling a bit depressed about it. Now I can feel what has been missing in my life, and I realise I NEED to excercise to be a complete person. I am running on a Tuesday, Thursday & Friday and look forward to getting back into a healthier way of life!!! Yes, I am very hot and sweaty!!


FRIDAY: My very cute boys with their very cute chicks. I love that they are learning a little about self-sustainable living. They really love going to check on how many eggs have been laid every day, and don't mind mucking in to clean the hock and to give the chicks fresh food and water.


SATURDAY: Well Jamie has taken a couple more steps since getting his badge on Wednesday. He is now swimming the whole width of the pool. We decided to practise over the weekend, and I demonstrated to him how he should try and swim with his face in the water, then lift his head up to breath, and then put it back in the water again. He copied me to a tee, and can now swim. We are beyond happy!!!!!


SUNDAY: We went out to lunch today for a early Valentines Day celebration. We went to the Lodge and enjoyed a delicious meal and a wonderful couple of hours together, the boys were on their best behaviour too!! Thanks for a lovely lunch Babe!

Thanks so much for stopping by and visiting my little space. I really do appreciate any comments that are left, they mean so much so me!!!

If you would like a bigger view on any of the photos just click on it.

P.S. Please scroll down for the AnnaBelle Stamps post!!

New Release - Easter Hope Stamp Set

Welcome back to my blog today. So glad you decided to join us in our February Blog Hop at AnnaBelle Stamps. Today we are releasing a GORGEOUS new set called "Easter Hope". I LOVE this set!!!!!


This set is packed full of lovely stamps and is perfect for Easter cards or Christian based cards.

Here are the two cards I put together with this lovely set.



And here is my second card.



The set will be available straight away with free postage for 24hrs for those living in Australia and for the rest of us we will get a $5.00 discount. The code for Australian customers is "febrelease" and for others is "intfebrelease". You will only need to key in the code to receive the free postage or discount offer on any order that includes the released set. When there is more than one set and you decide to purchase both then we'll include a little something extra as a treat!

So as normal we are holding a blog hop with this release. You will start at the Annabelle Blog, and follow the links along the way. If you leave a comment on each of our blogs you could win this wonderful set!!!

****The next person you need to visit is LISA go and leave a comment on her blog****

Hope you enjoy your HOP with us, don't forget to leave a comment along the way!! We will be releasing another gorgeous set tomorrow, so please come back again then!!!!

Sketch 241 - Scrapbook Challenges

Evening!!! The new sketch is up at Scrapbook Challenges and it really is a goodie!!! This one was created by the very talented Shannon. LOOK:


And here is my take on this lovely sketch:




I absolutey adore these photos of Jamie taken at the Chelmsford Challenge on the 6th of this month. This sketch was the perfect layout for them. Why not stop by Scrapbook Challenges and become a member, it really is a very inspiring place to be!!

I would love for you to come back tomorrow. We are releasing our first new stamp set for the month of February from AnnaBelle Stamps, and I will also be posting my weeks' Project Life photos!! :)

Sneak Peak of our new Releases

Hi everyone. Welcome back to my blog today. SO glad you have stopped by :)

Today I am going to be showing you two sneak peaks of the new AnnaBelle Stamps sets that are being released on the 15th & 16th. Here are all the details you need to know!!

Each month we will offer a little Sneak Peek on the 13th, as a little reminder of what's about to start. Each set will be released one day apart from the 15th.The set will be available straight away with free postage for 24hrs for those living in Australia and for the rest of us we will get a $5.00 discount. The code for Australian customers is "febrelease" and for others is "intfebrelease". You will only need to key in the code to receive the free postage or discount offer on any order that includes the released set. When there is more than one set and you decide to purchase both then we'll include a little something extra as a treat!

Doesn't that all sound WONDERFUL!!??!!

I am SO excited about the sets being released , they are really gorgeous in every possible way!! Have a little sneak peak of two of the cards I have made.

Sneak 1


Sneak 2


We would love for you to help spread the AnnaBelle word, please grab the link below and add it to your blog, it would be wonderful if you could do this for us!! ;)


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See you on Tuesday for our first release!!!!

Say it with ... Polka Dots

Hello ladies. Welcome back to my blog this fine Friday!! Hope your week has been a good one, shew, it's been hot here in South Africa. Quite the opposite to what is happening on the other side of the world!!

So, as my title would indicate our AnnaBelle Challenge for today is to create a card with Polka Dots, what a fun and easy challenge. I know you ladies out there have loads of polka dot stuff in your stash.

Do you want to see my card?? O.K, here it is:



(CLICK ON THE IMAGE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE A LARGER VIEW)

For my card I used two different sets. The "Every Day is a Gift" stamp is from one of my favourite and most used sets, SENTIMENTAL BLUEBELLS. The adorable little butterfly stamp is from the ALL THINGS GROW set. Would you like to have a look at what's included in both of these wonderful sets??

SENTIMENTAL BLUEBELLS

ALL THINGS GROW

So we would really love for you to play along!!!! All you need to do is create a Polka Dot card, and link it to the AnnaBelle Blog. If you take part you stand a chance of winning a $20 gift card to spend at the AnnaBelle Shop!!!

Speaking of the AnnaBelle Shop, do you know that AnnaBelle Stamps has a wonderful gallery full of inspiring cards for you to get ideas on how to use the different sets. It really is a wonderful place to visit. I urge you to go and have a look. Go HERE!

Speaking of inspiration, the links to all the AnnaBelle DT girls are below. Go and check out their fabby Polka Dot creations!!

Belles
Andrea
Sue W
Kylie
Chupa
Ida
Jerusha
Rene'
Lisa
Sue K


Bellas
Liz
Kerry


Please stop by my blog again on Sunday because I will be posting some sneak peaks of the new AnnaBelle Sets that are being released on the 15th!! :)

Project Life: Week 31/01-06/02

Welcome back to my blog today. Hope you enjoy the little peak into what went on in our life last week:


MONDAY: Jamie pulled out his ark that his Granny gave him for his 1st birthday and was playing me tune after tune on the little piano part. It was just too cute!! He is in his little costume because Monday is swimming lesson day!


TUESDAY: This is the extent of Jamie's nap every day. A little power doze on the trip out to fetch the boys at Uelzen!


WEDNESDAY: I made my AnnaBelle Challenge card this morning, and this is how my desk looked afterwards. VERY messy, but oh how worth it. I love being creative, it gives me such joy!


THURSDAY: The boys were heading off for school when I turned around and saw this adorable sight. Jamie using his slop as a mode of transport for Noah and 4 Arms AKA Ben Ten!! :)


FRIDAY: It being Friday, I thought it would be nice to take a treat to work, a Wimpy muffin for Ray and I and a mega Hot Chocolate for me, yummy. Must confess I did feel a bit sick and guilty afterwards :(


SATURDAY: Jamie ADORES Billy. He loves to cuddle and play with him, and Billy just lies there and takes it. He is such a special dog. Today Jamie was giving Billy loves, and he called me and asked me to take a photo. Of course I couldn't say no!!


SUNDAY: I was SO proud of my family today, especially Ray!!! We all swam the Chelmsford Challenge. Ray, Bryce and I did the 500m Fun Swim (fun???), and Caide did the 1000m Mens event. Caide did so well and came 7th in his age group in a time of 23min43sec, he improved his time from last year by 6 minutes!!! What I love most about today is that Ray took part, despite doing no excercise for years he got involved and I LOVE that. Thanks Babe xx

Thanks so much for dropping by my little corner of the world. Please stop by and say "hello", I would love to "meet" you!!

(If you would like a bigger view of any of the photos just click on it!)