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Hello! - Did you all enjoy the previews of the NEW Annabelle Sets.  If you haven't stopped by the store yet and ordered your sets you can view them here:      There are some really wonderful new sets with more to come in the next couple of months.

It's time now for the PRIZE week sketch.  -  I must admit that I struggle with sketches like this.  The Square shape is not my usual style nor are the various circle elements and bow.  I do think that I followed the sketch as close as I possibly could.  Just not sure it turned out exactly as I had hoped.  Sometimes we all struggle with our "Mojo" and this week that is what happened to me. 

 For this card I used: Sahara Sand, Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue and So Saffron cs.  The DP is Delicate Dogs (retired-SU)                                             I embossed the flowers from the new Floral Silhouettes stamp set using Opaque Vanilla EP (available from Annabelle Stamps) The Punch is: EK Success-Daisy Scallop.  The ribbon is also So Saffron grosgrain-retired SU.  My embellishments are Silver Sprinkles from Annabelle Stamps.

Be sure to check out the DT members blogs and see what they came up with using this set.  I know some have used the gorgeous new Sentimental Bluebells stamp set so you won't want to miss seeing their cards.  Don't forget you have 2 weeks to use this sketch and link back to your card on the Annabelle Blog for your chance to win:

PRIZE : Jar lge White Pearl mix, and jar sml White Pearl mix. 

Final Sneak Peek - Floral Silhouettes

Hi, I hope you have enjoyed this week and the previews of the new Annabelle Sets!  I know I have had fun creating cards for the release.  The 4 sets we've been previewing will be available to purchase here: on June 28th.    Of course you have a chance to WIN this set (Floral Silhouettes) by doing a little "Blog Hop" and finding the DT member who has a sneak peek from our July release! 

For this card I chose one of the Floral Silhouettes because it reminds me of flower that grows wild in the mountains where I live.  We call this flower, Indian Paintbrush.  Here is a picture I took of this flower up at my oldest brother's cabin in the mountains. 

I used the brilliant red of the flowers and the greenery to create my color scheme adding a touch of black to make the card really pop.  The card base is Basic Black layered with Ruby Red.  I embossed this with the Stylized Flowers Cuttlebug embossing folder.

The Designer paper is from SU - Both patterns are retired.

I used the SU Scallop punch for the black border and added Chili Sprinkles.  The flowers were stamped on Very Vanilla cs using markers (Ruby Red, Old Olive and Basic Black) which I colored directly on the rubber and misted lightly before stamping on the card stock.  I cut the circle out and mounted it over the main flower image which was mounted on a Black Nested Rectangle. The sentiment was stamped with Black ink and mounted on Ruby Red cs.

Don't forget to visit ALL the Design Teams blogs, look for the "sneak peek" and head back to the Annabelle Blog and leave your guess in the comment section.