Birthday Blog Hop & new challenge at Annabelle Stamps

Morning everyone. Welcome back to my blog, lots of fun things happening here today, so I am going to be busy busy busy!!!

Firstly....we are celebrating 1 year since we opened our AnnaBelle Stamps store and we have a little surprise for someone, a $20.00 gift voucher to spend in store! So if you'd like to join in our blog hop for your chance to win you'll need to start at the AnnaBelle Blog and follow the link to your next blog. Simply leave a comment as you go :)There are so many wonderful goodies in the Annabelle Shop, so this is a wonderful prize.

****The next person you need to visit is JERUSHA, go and leave a comment on her blog :)****

On a personal note, it has been an absolute pleasure to have been involved with Andrea and Annabelle Stamps. Andrea has the biggest kindest heart, and is amazingly generous. The stamp sets that she has produced are of the highest quality, and are just wonderful to work with. So Andrea, from me to you...a HUGE thank-you for all that you have done for me and the other DT girls in the time we have been working for you :)

We also have a new challenge for you this week, and that is to create a GREY & YELLOW card. I don't think I have ever used this color combo on a card before, but when I put this card together I was pleasantly surprised, it really works!!

Here is my card:



I used the gorgeous "Branch Out" stamp set for this card. I love this set because I find it is super easy to use to make a more masculine type card. I also added some yummy Pineapple Sprinkles, also by Annabelle Stamps. Here is just a look at the rest of the stamps included in the "Branch Out" set.


I really hope you will Blog Hop with us!!! As far as the challenge goes, you have 2 weeks to make your card, and link it to the Annabelle Blog. You also have 1 week left to take part in the Sketch Challenge to stand a chance to win the "Diva" stamp set.

Please stop back here later today. I am participating in another Hop, this time for Scrapbook Challenges, and there are some SPECTACULAR (I mean really SPECTACULAR) prizes up for grabs :)

Sketch 215 @ Scrapbook Challenges & 100 Followers

I have reached 100 Followers. Yahoo!!! Thanks so much to all the lovely people that have signed up to follow my blog, I really do appreciate it so much xxx

So I am a day late in posting this, but to show you my dedication to SC, am doing this post at 4:30am. Yup, rather early.

So here is the fun sketch we got to play with this week:


And here is my page:




I did this layout to tell the story of the crush my 3 year old Jamie has on his older brother Bryce's "girlfriend". It is so super cute to watch!!

We would love for you to sign up as a member of Scrapbook Challenges, it is such a fun group to be a part of :)

Have a wonderful week!!!

Challenge #18 Sketch Challenge at Teddy Stampers

Afternoon ladies, sorry I am a bit late in posting my Teddy Stampers card today!! Hope you don't mind :-)

So our next challenge is a sketch challenge and it was great fun to make a card based on this sketch. Check it out -


And here is my card -




The sponsor for this challenge is Die Cut Dreams


We would love for you to play along with us in this fun challenge. Just remember you MUST include a teddy acrylic, digital, or rubber stamp.

Go and check out the Teddy Stampers Blog, there you will find all the other wonderful cards made by the awesome DT girls. Once you have completed your card you will also need to link it there.

Hope you will get crafty with us ;-)

Sketch ABSC029 @ Annabelle Stamps

Hi Ladies. Welcome back for another sketch challenge with Annabelle Stamps. I really am having a blast playing with the recently released stamp sets, they are just so much fun!!

Here is the wonderful sketch Andrea gave us to play with :)


And here is my card :)




I used the Party Animals 2 stamp set to create this card, is this little puppy not the cutest thing you have seen!! Check out all the other lovely stamps included in the set:



I finished off my card with a bit of machine stitching, a border punch strip and some delicious Chilli Sprinkles, which are available from Annabelle Stamps. I LOVE my Sprinkles :)

So we hope you will take part in our Sketch Challenge. You have 2 weeks to create your card and link it to the Annabelle Blog. Don't forget to add some bling where indicated on the sketch!! The lovely "Diva" stamp set is the wonderful prize for the winner of this challenge. Hope you have a wonderful crafty weekend xx

A new layout for Creative Scrappers

Just a quick post this morning, I have a new page to share with you. Yes, I have been scrapping up a storm lately!!!

This is a quick and easy page I created based on Sketch 118 over at Creative Scrappers. This was the perfect layout for a gorgeous photo I had of my youngest son, Jamie.

Here is the sketch:


And here is my page.


Here are some of the products used on my page:
- Lots of Basic Grey stuff
- Word "Pure" cut with my Slice
- Thickers alphabet stickers
- Purple Gems are Sprinkles by Annabelle Stamps (LOVE these!!) and are available here

Would love to know what you think of my page :)

Product Challenge @ Scrapbook Challenges

Hello! So I just posted today's challenge over at Scrapbook Challenges.

My challenge is to use the following products on your layout:

1. A border punch! I find I use my border punches ALL the time, they just finish off a strip of patterned paper perfectly!

2. A banner! I created my banner myself, but you could use cut patterned paper or any other bought product for this item.

3. A machine or hand cut title! I used my Slice machine to cut my title.

OR

You could replace one of the above items and instead create a stamped embellishment. This is such a fun thing to do on a scrapbook page!!

So do you want to see my page??




Some of the products I used on this layout are:

- Border Punch - Fiskars
- Red Gems are called Sprinkles and are available here. I have these in a whole range of colors and use them on most of my pages!
- Slice & Design card used: Think Pink
- Colored staples by Making Memories
- Owl stamp - part of a set by Simon Says

So.... I would LOVE for you to play along. Come and join us at Scrapbook Challenges and link your page!! Enjoy the rest of your day x

Fabric Tuesday's at Quiltstory

So the two awesome sisters Heather & Megan over at Quiltstory had the idea to start "Fabric Tuesday's" over at their blog. The idea is to link your fabric creation.

So today I am going to share a cushion I made last month. I made it with the left-over fabric from my first ever quilt, the Avignon Picnic quilt, which I blogged about here.

Please don't get me wrong, I love this cushion way more than the face in my photo would indicate :)



Check out Quiltstory to see all the other wonderful fabric creations!!

Sketch 214 @ Scrapbook Challenges

Afternoon Ladies! I am here to share with you the latest sketch from Pamela at Scrapbook Challenges. This turned out to be the perfect sketch for some very special photos I had to scrap.

Here is the lovely sketch we got to play with :)


My page is one I did about the very special celebration of my Gran's 80th birthday!! She suffers from emphysema, so for her to still be with us is truly a blessing! Here is my page.



We would love for you to play along with us over at Scrapbook Challenges. It is a wonderful group of ladies and there are so many fun challenges to take part in!!

Say it with a Bow @ Annabelle Stamps

Morning ladies. I am back with our Friday challenge over at Annabelle Stamps. Sorry I am a bit late with this, but it has been another crazy week. For those that don't know our country is in chaos at the moment with all the strikes that are going on!! It is quite scary how a group of people can just hijack the country!! Bryce has been told to stay at home for the last 2 days because the mobs are going to schools and are intimidating the kids and teachers! Caide is away on tour in Durban and I have been worrying so much about him. It is awful to have your child far away from you when all this frightening stuff is going on. So, hence the lateness with this card. Better late than never, right???

So as the heading of this post would indicate our challenge for this week is to post a card with a lovely bow on it. For me this wasn't a difficult challenge because I use bows on my cards often. I think it just finishes off a card perfectly. And then to work with some lovely new Annabelle Stamps...well, just fun!! I used the "Thoughtful Stems" set for the image and the "Branch Out" set for the sentiment. The brown little gems on the butterflies and the gorgeous brown ribbon are also available from Annabelle Stamps! Here is my card.




I hope you will play along with us in this fun and easy challenge. Once you have created your card with a bow link it to the Annabelle Blog.

Remember you still have another week to take part in the Sketch Challenge. (Scroll down for details). There is a great prize up for grabs!!

Also stop by the Annabelle Shop to buy the wonderful new sets that were released this week!! :)

Caide is getting home this afternoon so I can't wait for that. Hope you all have a happy crafty weekend. xxx

I have discovered a new world at Creative Scrappers

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So I was doing a bit of blog surfing at the beginning of this week when I discovered a "new to me" site called Creative Scrappers. It is wonderful!! There is a new sketch posted every week, and the layouts that the DT girls do is awesome. They are currently doing a DT call, which I had to apply for, so hold thumbs for me!!

This weeks sketch is No. 117:


And here is my layout which is based on this sketch:





I had so much fun putting this page together. I used quite a lot of stamping on the page, I especially love how the tree stamp in the right hand corner of the page came out. It is an Annabelle Stamp from the set called "Tree-Men-Dous". I simply inked it with Versamark and stamped it onto my page. You can purchase this stamp set HERE!

If you would like to know anything else about this page feel free to ask.

Hope you are having a great week xx

Preview 3 - "Hold a Candle" stamp set

A warm welcome to those visiting my blog, and welcome back for the last Annabelle review for this month. Today I am sharing another fun and fabulous Birthday Set by Annabelle!! The set I am showcasing today is called "Hold a Candle". This is a "must have" set for those who make lots of birthday cards!!!


For those that are a bit nervous about coloring in images, this is the perfect set to start with. The images are super easy and fun to color, and are great to try blending and shading with your Copics or other markers.

Look at what I did with my card!!





So do you want to win this wonderful stamp set, which would be a perfect addition to your stamp collection???

All you need to do is leave a comment on each of the DT girls blogs which are listed below. Leave a comment on their "Hold a Candle" post to stand a chance to win. You need to leave a comment on each of the blogs to qualify for the prize. You have until the 21st to leave your comment. Once you have done the rounds leave a comment at the Annabelle Blog so we can see that you have completed your hop!!

Here are the links:

ANDREA
KYLIE
TERESA
SUE
IDA
JERUSHA
TIFFANY
RENE' (That's me!!)

Hope you will play along with us and help spread the Annabelle word!!

For those wanting to purchase this set, it will be available NOW, and you will be able to buy it HERE The other new sets will also be available for purchase. Check out the Annabelle Shop because I think Andrea has a bit of a special going, and I know she is super generous when it comes to her customers!!

See you back here on Friday for the next Annabelle Challenge!!

Preview - "Party Animals 2" stamp set

Good Morning ladies, and welcome back to my blog for the next Annabelle review. I am back to share the next exciting Annabelle release!! The set I am showcasing today is called "Party Animals 2". This is another fun,fun,fun set jam packed with delightful images and sentiments!!



This is another "can't do without" stamp set by Annabelle Stamps, what do you think??

And here is the card I came up with for this preview, this was another fun and easy birthday card to put together. I know this is going to be a set I am going to use a lot!!



So do you want to win this wonderful stamp set, which would be a perfect addition to your stamp stash???

All you need to do is leave a comment on each of the DT girls blog which are listed below. Leave a comment on their "Party Animals 2" post to stand a chance to win. You need to leave a comment on each of the blogs to qualify for the prize. You have until the 19th to leave your comment, which is when the next and final new set will be previewed. Once you have done the rounds leave a comment at the Annabelle Blog so we can see that you have completed your hop!!

There are going to be 3 new sets released in August, so there will be 3 sets up for grabs!! This month sees the last of the new stamp sets being released by Annabelle Stamps, so don't miss out on this opportunity!!

Here are the links:

ANDREA
KYLIE
TERESA
SUE
IDA
JERUSHA
TIFFANY
RENE' (That's me!!)

Hope you will play along with us and help spread the Annabelle word!! See you back for the next preview on THURSDAY!!

For those wanting to purchase this set, it will be available after the last set is released on the 19th of this month, and you will be able to buy it HERE