Say it with...Love

Hello and welcome to this weeks Annabelle Challenge. Did you see the new Sign above for the challenge? Pretty Awesome!!! We hope you'll join us for this weeks Say it with Love challenge.

Now you are going to find my card quite different from the typical "Love" type card. No reds, pinks, hearts, or flowers. Instead it's "Puppy" love! In honor of our new puppy, Cricket I created this card.

I used the adorable puppy from Party Animals 2 and the sentiment from Hooo Loves Christmas for this card.
I based the colors for my card off some designer paper scraps that I had. The "bone" border was stamped on Bashful Blue cs with More Mustard and Chocolate Chip ink. The puppy image was colored with various Copic markers. I added Pineapple Sprinkles and some paw print ribbon to complete the card.

Here is Coleen with the new puppy Cricket

Be sure to stop by the AnnaBelle blog as there is a sale going on right now all month long called March Madness and you won't want to miss out on some really great deals.

AnnaBelle - Say it with...Yellow Challenge

Hi! - Wow wasn't this weeks "Release" Hop Awesome! I hope you enjoyed seeing what the DT came up with using the new sets and if you haven't already purchased either of the sets...head on over to the AnnaBelle Store and pick them up!
You won't be sorry.

So for our challenge today we are Saying it with...Yellow.
I must admit this is "not" a favorite color of mine. With that said though I love how my card turned out so I may just have to amend my comment to read I "usually" don't care for the color yellow.

Enough "chit chat" though as I'm sure you want to see my card.

For this card I used both of the newly released sets:
Easter Hope and Border By Design3
The border was stamped on yellow dp with Versa Mark ink and embossed with yellow ep. I stamped the Tulip with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored it with Stampin' Pastel Chalks (SU) and cut it out. I added an embossed panel of Whisper White and stamped the sentiment and embossed with Black EP.
Pineapple Sprinkles were added and a Yellow Satin Bow.

Card Stock: Crushed Curry, Old Olive, Whisper White
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Stampin' Pastel Chalks - SU
Swiss Dot Embossing Folder-Cuttlebug Machine
Nestabilitie Dies
Sprinkles-AnnaBelle Stamps
Ribbon - Ellen Hutson
EP - Embossing Arts (Please note this company is no longer in Business)

Don't forget to check out the other DT members projects by clicking on the links below:

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


Bellas
Liz
Kerry

Say it with...Polka Dots

Hello and welcome to the AnnaBelle Weekly Challenge.
This week our theme is: Say it with...Polka Dots! - Who doesn't love Polka Dots. They are just so much fun.

Want to see how I used Polka Dots for the theme...(Yep your just biting your nails in anticipation of something good)

Okay here it is:

For this card I started with the adorable "Lil Monster" stamp set. I just think he's so cute and so much fun to use.
I colored him with Copic Markers

and cut him out. I'm actually pleased with the Copic coloring on this card. Next I stamped the Polka Dot background (Backgrounds By Design 1)with a Versa Mark ink pad on Green textured cardstock. Then I added the Polka Dot DP (DCWV) and a punched border, (Optic Dot-Marthat Stewart) I mounted this on Whisper White Card Stock and then again on Bashful Blue cs. Next I stamped the sentiment with Brilliant Blue ink and tied on some Polka Dot ribbon (American Crafts). To finish off the dotted theme I added 3 Olive Sprinkles. The Card base is Not Quite Navy-SU
Oh I almost forgot that I paper pieced the shirt with a bright orange polka dot pattern to add some contrast. Source Unknown as the card stock was a gift.

Now please check out what the other DT members have created using this theme and then give it a try yourself.

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


Bellas
Liz
Kerry




Be sure to link back for your chance to win a $20 Gift Voucher at the end of the month.

Say it with: Pink, Blue and Chocolate

Hello everyone! Wow is time every going by quickly. It's hard to believe we are into February already, but it's true.
So are you ready for this weeks AnnaBelle Challenge? Our theme this week is, Say it in...Pink, Blue and Chocolate.
For some reason those colors seem to remind me of "Baby" cards but as you can see I did NOT use them for a baby themed card but instead created a birthday themed card.

For a change I also decided to decorate the inside of the card so here is a picture of the inside as well.

This week I decided to use 2 AnnaBelle Stamp sets for my card. The Mouse is from Party Animals2 - Note not the same as last weeks card with Party Animals1
I also used Backgrounds By Design - Numbers to create the Pink/Chocolate portion of the card.

Details: Stamps: Party Animals2, Backgrounds by Design-Numbers
Card Stock: Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White
Designer Paper: Summer Picnic - SU Retired pattern from 2008
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black,Bashful Blue, Chocolate Chip-Kraft Pigment Pad
Copic Markers
Petals: Pink Blossom Petals Kit - AnnaBelle Stamps
Brown
Chocolate Pearls - Pink Blossom Petals Kit
Chocolate Twisted Paper Cord - AnnaBelle Stamps
Paper Distressing Tool - SU
Foam Mounting Tape

So drop by the DT members blogs and check out their Fantastic Creations and leave them some comment love. As always you can enter this challenge and link back on the AnnaBelle Blog for a chance to be entered into the monthly challenge for a $20 Gift Voucher to the AnnaBelle Store. If you use AnnaBelle Stamps you get extra chances at winning.

Say it with Emboss Resist

Hello and welcome to this weeks AnnaBelle Challenge:
Emboss Resist. - It's been awhile since I've used this technique but it's really fun, easy and very eye-catching. So why don't you give it a try for a chance to be entered for a Gift Voucher to the AnnaBelle store.

Be sure to drop by the DT members blogs. We have new girls playing today and we hope you'll give them a warm welcome:
Belles
Andrea
Sue W
Kylie
Chupa
Ida
Jerusha
Rene'
Lisa
Sue K


Bellas
Liz
Kerry



ETA - Our Design Team member Teresa is still playing along so be sure to check out her link here:


Supplies: Stamps: Stemmed Flowers, Flowers With Love (Sentiment) and All Things Grow (Butterfly)
Ink: Basic Black, Pink Passion and VersaMark
Embossing Powder: Clear
Card Stock: Bermuda Bay, Pink Passion, Whisper White and Basic Gray Designer Paper (DeLovely line).
Punch: EK Success
Blossom Sprinkles: AnnaBelle
Natural Cotton Twine: AnnaBelle

Say it with...Red and White

Hey did you all enjoy those little "sneak peeks" of tomorrows AnnaBelle release?
Don't forget to check back in to see the Full Cards and join in on the Blog Hop for a chance to win a FREE stamp set.

So now for today's Challenge
Say it with...Red and White.

For this card I went with one of last month's releases (Stemmed Flowers).  I stamped the flower 3 times in Cherry Cobbler ink and added a white pearl heart to the center.  The "hello" sentiment was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  I love how cute it looks between the flowers.
I embossed a piece of Cherry Cobbler cs with the Floral Fantasy embossing folder and brushed on White Craft ink.  I layered this to another piece of Whisper White cs embossed with the Swiss Dot folder.  I also used a EK Success Scallop punch to create the border on the embossed piece.  I added some Real Red 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon and tied a bow to complete my card.  This could be used for a Valentine card or just a general hello/thinking of you type card.

Don't forget to check out what the other DT members have created with these colors.  We also have some new DT members playing along so don't forget to check out their blogs and welcome them to the AnnaBelle Design Team. 

See you all tomorrow for the Release and Blog Hop!

Say it with 1-2-3

Welcome to the first new challenge of the year for AnnaBelle Stamps.  Today we are doing a 1-2-3 challenge. (1 Border Stamp, 2 Petals and 3 Sprinkles).  Doesn't that sound fun!

So for my card I started with one of the borders from Borders By Design 1. It was stamped with Cherry Cobbler ink on Very Vanilla cs.
Next I added a scrap  piece of designer paper and added some Real Red 1/8" Taffeta ribbon from SU.
The sentiment is from: Take The Cake and was stamped in Chocolate Chip ink.  I punched some leaves (retired SU punch) in Kiwi Kiss (also retired SU cs) Used 2 sizes of Brown Petals (Petals Brown Pack-AnnaBelle) and Chili Sprinkles (AnnaBelle).  I also embossed a panel of Cherry Cobbler cs with the Moroccan Screen embossing folder.

Be sure you check out the other great cards from the DT members blogs and don't forget to leave them some comment love.  Also you can enter any of our challenges for a chance to be entered in the drawing for a Gift Voucher to the AnnaBelle Store so be sure to check out the details on the AnnaBelle blog.

Say it with...Red and Green

Hi! - Wow can you believe that Christmas is just 15 days away! Yikes, I'm so not prepared.  So to get you in the mood today's Annabelle Challenge is to Say it with...Red and Green - Perfect for Christmas.  I did two cards,  One of which I wasn't to thrilled with but am sharing anyway and the other I liked a lot better.  See if you can tell which one is my favorite.

This card has a card base of Glorious Green (retired SU) then layered with Real Red that I stamped stars on (you can't see them very well) from the Annabelle Set, - Santa's Star.  Next I stamped a row of trees from the same set on Gable Green cs (also retired SU) with Green Galore ink.  I stamped a single tree the same way and mounted it to Real Red cs and highlight the star with glitter.  I added a punched border (Martha Stewart punch) some holiday ribbon from Annabelle Stamps and stamped the sentiment with Real Red ink on Green Galore card stock.

For this card I embossed the bottom of some Glorious Green card stock with an embossing folder (Cuttlebug-Provo Craft) and brushed White craft ink on to.  Next I embossed some Whisper White cs with the Swiss Dot embossing folder and once again used that fun ribbon from the Annabelle Store.  I used the set,  Christmas Wish and stamped the background panel with Real Red ink and then stamped the Flourish with Glorious Green and the Sentiment with Real Red.  I used a circle Nestabilitie Die to cut this out and mounted it on the focal panel with foam dimensional tape.  Lastly I added some Holly leaves and Chili Sprinkles both from Annabelle.

Be sure to stop by each of the DT members blogs and see how they used these colors.
Off to make more Christmas cards...almost done.

Say it with...Christmas Scene Baubles

Hello! - Well are you all prepared for Christmas? - Me, not so much.  I'm still working on cards, need to buy gifts and try to do some holiday baking as well.  So much to do...so little time.

So today the Annabelle Challenge is:
Say It With Christmas Scene Baubles.

This is a wonderful holiday set.  I've never heard of the globes being referred to as "baubles" as I've always called them "ornaments" but whatever you call them they make awesome cards.  Today however I chose not to use the globes but rather one of the little scenes in the set and the words.
I saw this adorable card in a magazine and decided I could do something similar with my Annabelle Stamps and this is the result.

I started with a card base of Garden Green (now retired SU).  Then I used an SU background stamp, Wood grain) and stamped it with Close To Cocoa (sadly another retired SU color) on Crumb Cake card stock.  Next I stamped the trees with Garden Green ink on a separate piece of Crumb Cake cs forming a little forest.  Added some snow using, White Liquid Applique.  I added sparkle to the trees with some glitter.
Then I added strips of Cherry Cobbler cs.  I stamped the sentiment with Chocolate Chip ink before mounting my focal piece with foam dimensional tape.  Lastly I added some small Chili Sprinkles to complete my card.  It's really a simple and easy card but I like how it turned out.  Great for those "last minute" cards.

Now you can try this challenge yourself using this set or if you don't have it I'm sure another Christmas Bauble set would also work.  We hope though you like this set enough to order one for yourself or someone else as a gift perhaps.  As always there is a prize up for grabs ($20 Gift Voucher) at the end of the month for anyone entering any of the monthly challenges.

For those wondering my blog header is actually a picture of our house and my mom's next door.  We put the lights up on Saturday in a snow storm, spent 5 hours at it.  I know CRAZY but hey, it's pretty and festive don't you think.  Snow melted  on Tuesday and yesterday during a rain storm but arrived again today.  Getting good use out of our new Studded Snow Tires!

Say it in Gold

Hello!  It's challenge day at Annabelle Stamps and this weeks theme: 

Say It With Gold. - Before I go into the details of this card I must say this card was nearly impossible to get a decent photograph of.  I have a feeling it was the Brushed Gold cs coupled with the glittery gold paper.  Oh how I wish I had a light box right about now but I'm not even sure that would have helped.

Anyway for this card I used my favorite Christmas set (Holly Branch).  I stamped the sentiment with Versamark Ink and embossed it with Gold Detail Embossing Powder.  I did the same with the holly and berries.  This I cut out and omitted part of the swirls (just cut them off) so it would fit on my circle.  I water colored the leaves and berries.

Details:  Card Stock:  Whisper White, Brushed Gold, Cherry Cobbler

Ink:  Versa Mark, Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler

Designer Paper: DCWV-Holiday Collection from 2009

Punch: Martha Stewart

Circle Nestabilitie Die

Foam Mounting Tape

Here is a close-up of the Glittery Card Stock:

See you again on Monday for the newest Annabelle Release. 

Say it with...Hold A Candle

Hi!  Welcome to Annabelle's Say It With....Challenge.  This week we are showcasing the stamp set: (Hold A Candle).  I have 2 cards to share today so let's get started.

For my first card I chose the current MojoMonday sketch:
As you can see I rotated the sketch to fit my images.  Isn't it wonderful you can interpret the sketch in different ways.

My card base is: Chocolate Chip layered with Cherry Cobbler and some Plaid Designer Paper (Cosmo Cricket-Mr. Campy line).  I stamped the Balloons on Very Vanilla Card Stock and colored them with Prisma Color Pencils.  The balloons and the strings were highlighted with a Clear Spica Glitter pen (doesn't show in the photo :o( though.)  I added a Loopy Border at the bottom and double tied some Soft Green Satin Ribbon.  The sentiment was stamped with Chocolate Chip ink and I added 3 Chili Sprinkles underneath it.

My second card was actually the first card I made for this challenge but I wasn't sure it showed off the stamps from the set all that well so I made the other one as well using different stamps from the set.

For this card all the card stock & dp is exactly the same except I used Close to Cocoa for the card base.  It's hard to tell in the scan but the cobbler layered were embossed with the Swiss Dot embossing folder and I added a strip done using a Chain Punch across the layer.   

You can see how using the same papers but different stamps and layouts can really change up your cards.

Now remember you can participate in this challenge.  We'd love for you to use the set, (Hold a Candle) but if you don't own it "yet" then feel free to use another set as long as it uses a Candle somewhere on the card.  All challenge cards are eligible for the $20 voucher given away at the end of the month.

Be sure to check out the DT cards.  I've seen them and they are fabulous!

Say it in Black and White - Annabelle Stamps

Welcome!  So did you all enjoy the Preview Blog Hop this past week.  Aren't the new sets just so much fun!  Hope you've popped on over to the Annabelle Store and stocked up on these wonderful sets.      Now it's time for our Friday challenge:  Say it in Black and White.  - I love this color combo.  It lends itself to some really wonderful cards.  I needed something fairly easy because with all the stamping last week my Carpal Tunnel is acting up so I didn't want to stress my hand any further then I need to.  Still I wanted something that was eye-catching as well.  I remembered this card that I'd saved to my files and thought you know that layout would work great with this color combo.  What do you think, pretty striking (yes I am pleased with myself) if you ask me.
Details are simple:  Card Base:  Basic Black, layered with Whisper White that I distressed the edges of.  Then I cut a smaller black panel and added strips of designer paper.  The polka dot and flowered pattern are both from Daisy Bucket-Black Tie Affair.  The smaller dotted print at the bottom is just a piece of a scrap that I'm not sure of who the manufacturer is.  I embossed the candles from (Hold a Candle) with a Versa Mark pad and Winter White EP (SU-retired).  The Happy Birthday sentiment was embossed with Bold Black EP (SU) on Whisper White cs.  Accesories:  Zigzag Punch-EK Success, Black Grosgrain Ribbon SU, Black currant sprinkles-Annabelle  and foam mounting tape.
That's it.  Quick and Fun.  Be sure to check out the other DT members blogs to see what they did with this challenge. You can give it a try yourself.  Remember all challenges are now eligible for the Gift Voucher at the end of the month.  So if you participate please upload your link on the Annabelle Blog.

O Christmas Tree

Hello and welcome.  It's Friday and time for a couple of challenges.

First up the Blogger Challenge this week:  This wonderful CAS sketch:

Be sure to check out the other members blog (see my sidebar for links) to see how they used this great sketch.

Once again I've combined this challenge with the Annabelle Challenge: Say it with NO Designer Paper.  OMG - That sort of scared me as I rarely make a card anymore that doesn't use DP.  But being the "trouper" that I am (ha ha) I took up the challenge and here is what I came up with.

I started with a card base of Kraft (Crumb Cake) and stamped the snowflakes from, Santa's Star which happens to be on sale this week with Craft White pigment ink.  The next layer was done using Handsome Hunter (retired SU) card stock that I embossed with the Snow Dots embossing folder.  It's a little hard to see in the photo but it's there.  The strip of red is Real Red cs pierced and then I added some of the pretty Christmas ribbon available on the Annabelle Store blog.

I stamped the larger Christmas tree with sentiment on Whisper White cs, colored with Prisma Color Pencils and cut it out and mounted it with foam dimensional tape.  The smaller trees were stamped directly on the white panel and colored the same way.  I added Chili 3mm Sprinkles from Annabelle.  The stars on the smaller trees were colored with a Yellow Spica Glitter Pen and the larger star has Lemone Glitter on it.  I also added punched photo corners of Kraft cs and mounted the panel on a piece of Close to Cocoa cs.

We've added a new DT member.  Our fabulous Guest Designer from last month, Iwona (Chupa) has agreed to join the DT so please stop by her blog and give her a warm welcome.  You won't be sorry.  Her card is just fabulous!

You can now participate in all the weekly challenges and have a chance for the $20 Gift Voucher given away at the end of the month.  You can even combine the challenge with the monthly sketch challenge if you'd like.  Just be sure to link back on the Annabelle Blog so we can see your card.

Lastly we have BIG things coming next week starting the 15th with new Sneak Peeks and you won't want to miss them.  The new stamps are so doggone cute.  I can't wait for you to see them.

One For the Money...Two for the Show

Yep it's a "Two-fer" Challenge Card today. 
First up it's the Annabelle Challenge - Say it with Brown and Blue
Next we have the Blogger Challenge 171 - Anniversary

Due to time constraints I sometimes find now that I have to combine challenges.  Since it's already Friday in Australia and now back East in the US you are viewing my card for both these challenges.

For this card I used 2 Annabelle Stamp sets: Ballerina Rose (Flowers) and Flowers With Love (Sentiment).
For my Designer Paper I picked out a retired SU pattern, Parisian Breeze.  This showcases, Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze and Kraft (aka Crumb Cake now).
The flowers were stamped with Chocolate Chip ink and I added just a hint of Glitter (Nirvana - Art Institute) to the centers.  I also added some felt flowers in Baja Breeze/Chocolate Chip with brads from Pinkhedge Hog Crafts.
I use the SU Scallop Punch and added some Chocolate Sprinkles (Annabelle Stamps).
The ribbon is a retired SU Grosgrain-Taupe which matches the Crumb Cake pretty doggone close.  It looks darker in the picture, not sure why but I had a really hard time trying to get this card to photograph right.

So now be sure to stop by the Annabelle Blog or visit the DT members blogs by clicking on their names on my sidebar.
You can also visit the BC Members blog the same way. 
I'm sure they'd all love for you to stop by for a visit.

Autumn Beauty

Happy Friday! - What a week it's been. Monday was fairly normal but the rest of the week has been so busy and somewhat stressful.  I've been recovering from a late Summer Cold so haven't been feeling to well.  Tuesday morning we started our Bowling League.  I did okay for the first day (146-149-142) a little below my normal average but not bad for not bowling since early April. 

Wednesday I had a dental appointment for a Root Canal.  I'm not really keen on going to Dentist (have had some bad experiences) so I was a bit stressed out about that.  My BP was up when they took it but I survived the procedure even though I still have a little numbing on my tongue yet today and my mouth is a bit sore from having it open for 2 hours.

Today I worked on this card, took my mom shopping, went to another doctor's appointment and took Coleen shopping for her mommy's birthday present.  Another very busy, tiring day.

So with all that here is my challenge card:

 Once again I've combined the Annabelle Challenge (Say it With Sprinkles) with the Blogger Challenge Group Challenge (Fall).  I saw this card on another blog and really liked how it looked so I thought I'd give it a try using Annabelle Stamps.  I chose the tree from the (Tree-men-dous" stamp set and stamped it using Chocolate Chip and Sage Shadow inks.  Then I combined that with some retired SU paper (Autumn Vine) and added Toffee Sprinkles.  The sentiment was computer generated and I added a leaf from the set using More Mustard Ink.  I tied on some twill ribbon and embossed the More Mustard Panel with the Distressed Stripe embossing folder.  Focal panel was mounted using foam mounting tape. My card base is the new Cajun Craze card stock.

So that's it for me this week. - I wish I could say things will be quieter this weekend but my Mother-in-law is coming down Saturday for another visit and will be staying with us.  Plus Sunday is my daughter, Greta's birthday so we'll be busy with that as well.

Be sure to check out the DT on the Annabelle Blog and also the Blogger Challenge Group to see what they've done with these two challenges.  Note that the BC Group will only be doing the Fall Challenge and the Annabelle DT will be using Sprinkles on their cards although not necessarily a Fall themed card.

It's a Party - Happy Birthday Annabelle Stamps

Happy Birthday! - Yes today we are celebrating a birthday.  Annabelle Stamps is officially 1 year old! - What a great year it's been.   I'm proud to be a part of the Annabelle Stamps Design Team and want to say thanks to Andrea for allowing me to be a part of this new Stamp Company and awesome design team.

To celebrate this event Andrea is having a BLOG HOP and you are invited to attend.

Since today is our (Say it With) challenge all the DT members will have a post using the theme...Say it with Yellow and Gray.

There is a PRIZE up for grabs for completing the Blog Hop.  You'll start the hop at the Annabelle Blog and proceed from there.  If you get lost along the way you can always return there for a list of the DT members blogs in the hop.

You should have arrived here from SUE'S blog and once you leave you'll proceed to RENE'S blog for the next stop on the hop.  Please leave a comment on ALL the blogs listed on the hop for your chance to win a Voucher for $20 to the Annabelle store.  The prize winner will be announced next Friday.

For my card today I used 2 Annabelle Stamp sets, (Sentimental Bluebells and Ballerina Rose). I stamped the Medallion with Basic Gray ink on Whisper White cs and cut it out with a Circle Nestabilitie Die.  Then I mounted that to another circle of Going Gray cs (retired SU).  I then cut out a smaller circle of Whisper White and stamped a portion of the flowers from the Bluebell set (I masked off the leaves first) and colored this with Prisma Colored Pencils.  I added some Crystal glitter (Art Institute) to the rim.
My designer paper is from an old retired SU series, Spring Flowers.  I was excited about finding a piece of dp with Yellow an Gray in it!  I paired this with Barely Banana cs and punched the lace border out of Basic Gray cs. Then I tied some Basic Gray satin ribbon (also retired SU) and sadly my last piece around the card.  This was mounted to a card base of Going Gray.  Finally I added some Silver Sprinkles to complete my card.

So off you go now on the Hop.  Have fun and don't forget to say Happy Birthday Annabelle Stamps!

Say it with Cream

Hello and welcome to this weeks Annabelle Challenge: 
Say it in...Cream.

  Once again I'm going to have to say this was a bit of a "challenge" for me.  I don't have many papers or embellishments that are cream colored so I had to dig through my paper stash to find something I felt was suitable for the challenge.

I chose a patter from Cratepaper.com, (Crate Avenue Collection - Glam).  So yes my card is actually Cream and Gray but I think it works.

I'm using this weeks current Mojo Monday sketch for this card.  This is a very different sketch then I woul normally follow so again another "challenge.

My card base is:  Very Vanilla (that counts as cream doesn't it?) Then I layered some Basic Gray cs brushed with a Vanilla Craft pad and embossed apiece of creamy/beige paper (DCWV) with the Textile Textured embossing folder.  I added the panels of Basic Gray and Crate paper with some Cream Twill ribbon (JoAnn Essentials) along with Black Currant Sprinkles.  The flowers and sentiment (Floral Silhouettes - ABS020) were embossed using Opaque Vanilla EP from Annabelle Stamps.  I added a Scalloped border of Vanilla Card Stock and punched the border of the DP using my Scroll and Dots punch (EK Success).  To finish off the card I added 3 Cream Hearts (Annabelle Stamps).  I think this cad has a nice elegant feel to it.

Be sure to check out what the other DT members did using the color Cream.

Also don't forget you still have a week left to make a card for the current Annabelle Sketch challenge.  There is a PRIZE up for grabs so get your entry in as soon as possible.

Say it with Chocolate and Orange

Hi, It's Friday (well in Australia) and time once again for the Annabelle (Say it With...) challenge.  This time we had to create projects using Chocolate and Orange.    These are YUMMY colors together.  I decided to use one of the new release sets (Floral Silhouettes) for my card.  However before I give you the recipe I will tell you this was not the first card that I made for this challenge.

It had been suggested we create some Christmas in July projects and someone joked about trying to use the color challenge for a Christmas card.  So I decided to see if I could create a Christmas card using (Chocolate and Orange) this is the result.  What do you think? It's quite different but still very festive and I like it.

Next is my other card which is a bit more "normal" use of these colors.  As you can see I used the same colors for both cards with the exception of the Cameo Coral on the 2nd card.  Isn't it fun to see how you can create to very different cards using the same stamps and papers!

Card One - Stamp set: Wise Men - Annabelle Stamps
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie
Card Stock: Chocolate Chip,  Close to Cocoa (why did SU retired this color) Pumpkin Pie, Apricot Appeal. Designer Paper is from an old DCWV pack that I've had for a long time. 
Prisma Colored Pencils, Circle Nestabilitie Dies, Pumpkin Pie Grosgrain Ribbon,
Punch - EK Success
Chocolate Pearls & Orange Jewel (Annabelle Stamps)

Card Two - Stamp Set: Floral Silhouettes-Annabelle Stamps
Card Stock: Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie, Cameo Coral and Apricot Appeal
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie and Cameo Coral
Nestabilitie Dies, Punch EK Success, Chocolate Pearls (Annabelle)

Stop by the DT members blogs to see what they did with this color combo and if anyone else tried to do a Christmas card with them.

Say It With...Pink and Green

Hi! - Hope your week has been going well.  Nothing real exciting happening here (still lots of rain) but that should change come the weekend - Hallelujah!  For this weeks Annabelle Challenge our theme is,         "Say it With Pink and Green."  These are lovely colors together.  For my card I picked out designer paper (Sweet Pea - SU) and stamps from Annabelle Stamps ( Flowers With Love). 

I found inspiration for my layout from this card by Genevieve Cassady found on Page 92 of the new, ( Card Creations Vol 8. Issue)  I love the look of the Tag on the card but wanted my sentiment to be at the bottom instead of along the side so for that element I added the gorgeous Sprinkles (Blossom and Olive). I also changed the ribbon element and added the flower.    Other items used:  Flower Ribbon from Annabelle Stamps,  Labels 8 Nestabilitie Die, Aqua Painter, Ink Pads (Rose Red, Pretty in Pink, Old Olive and Memento Tuxedo Black for the sentiment.) Card Stock: Old Olive, Pretty in Pink and Whisper White. Zig Zag Punch (EK Success) and Swiss Dot embossing folder.  Be sure to stop by the DT members blogs and see what they have created using these colors.  Don't forget you still have a week left to participate in the latest sketch challenge for your chance to win some Black Current Metallic Sprinkles.

Say it with...Ribbon - Annabelle Stamps

Hi! - How has your week been?  Mine has been pretty quiet (thankfully) after the busyness of the last couple of weeks I'm enjoying the slower pace this week has offered.

This week the Annabelle challenge is:  Say it with...Ribbon.  I must say this presented a bit of a challenge for me.  First off I wanted to use some of the ribbon that Andrea carries in the Annabelle Store but the only colors I have right now are from her "pink" line.  So I had to pick out paper that would work well with pink ribbon.  Next up was what to do with it other then just tying a bow.  I so wanted to do that really cool looking pleated ribbon style but quite frankly I'm challenged with a sewing machine so I nixed that idea.  Next up I tried knotting my ribbon but didn't like the way that looked.  Then I tried tying little pieces of thread around parts of the ribbon, which looked okay but the knots kept coming untied so I gave that idea up as well.  Finally I settled on "loops" of ribbon and also the tied bow.  What do you know, I actually liked this idea!So what do you think?

Card Details:  Card Stock: Pink Passion, Teal, River Rock, Whisper White (SU)
Stamp Set:  Flowers With Love (Annabelle Stamps)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Pink Passion, River Rock
Other:  Hot Pink Satin Ribbon (Annabelle Stamps)
Designer Paper - Cosmo Cricket - DeLovely
Moroccan Screen Embossing Folder, Pink Jewel

Don't forget to check out the other DT members blogs (Listed on my sidebar) and see how they used ribbon on their creations.

Also you still have a week left to enter the current Annabelle Sketch challenge where a  PRIZE is up for grabs. 

New Stamps Coming soon as well!!!