AnnaBelle Stamps Challenge - A Sketch

Evening...er almost Morning friends... as I'm typing this post it's just hitting midnight... I was busy this evening and have 2 cards to share with you.  But first, a very warm welcome to my new followers, so nice to see new faces.  Welcome, I hope you'll enjoy browsing around.

Right, back to the cards... the first one is an entry for AnnaBelle Stamps Challenge.  They have a super sketch for you to follow.  And here is another new girly stamp of mine, which I've used for the first time.  She's called Emma and is another Elisabeth Bell creation and you can purchase her here.  I just loved her to bits when I first set eyes on her and now I own her... isn't she an absolute doll!?

I've used a pink AC cardstock for the base of my card. Matted a gorgeous piece of DP which is new from the Merrypak store. It's a pad of 50, 6x6 inch sheets, 10 different designs (5 sheets of each design) by Wilson & Maclagan for only R29-95. Now is that a bargain or what?  Emma was coloured in with copics and I added a bit of glaze, which you'll see better in the pic below. Further embellies are AnnaBelle's gorgeous sprinkles, they are to die for and come in a wonderful variety of colours, so visit their shop here.  Roses and cherry blossom are from my stash.

I hope you're having fun crafting now that the weekend has arrived. Thanks for popping around, I really enjoy your visits. Take care, hugs Sharon

Annabelle Stamps Challenge... Pearls

It has unfortunately been far too long since I've entered an Annabelle Stamps challenge. Andrea's products are amazing, so it's really worthwhile visiting her Shop whilst you're about it too.  The challenge this week is for you to use Pearls on your card and as I have plenty of those in stock, I thought I would enter.  Here is my creation... hope you like it!

The digistamp is a very special one and brand new from Elisabeth Bell's range. Read all about it here.  She's a digi stamp and I was fortunate enough to purchase her for the low low price if 8 South African Cents!  She is absolutely adorable and I can see that I'll be using her a lot!  I've coloured her in with my Copics and added some glitter to her fairy wings.  The DP is from Making Memories, Maddi Paisley and was so stunning that I kept this card very simple.  At times I feel we overload the cards with layers and we lose sight of the stunning DP underneath. Further embellies are 2 satin ribbons which I just criss-crossed and added some new flowers for effect. And... for the challenge I've added a few Pearls, different sizes and colours to compliment the card.

I hope you'll feel inspired to visit Annabelle Stamps today. Thanks for all the lovely comments, they really make it all worthwhile... It's almost 1am Sunday morning, so I'd better get some shut-eye, nitety nite... hugs Sharon xoxo

Annabelle Stamps Sketch Challenge # 012

Hello friends, hope you all had a good Tuesday?  I've spent a quiet evening making a card for the Annabelle Stamps Challenge, which I so enjoy taking part in.  All you have to do is follow their sketch and add lots of bling. This card is special, as I am using one of the Annabelle stamps. Isn't she a cutie?  She is so dainty.  Please visit their blog as their DT members have produced some amazing creations.  

I've used a pale grey cardstock for the base of my card. The DP from CNA is a pale blue with a pale grey embossed swirl. As I used lilacs and blues to colour my image, which I matted onto a navy blue nestie, I incorporated these colours into the card as well. Finished off by adding this gorgeous broad ribbon, some bling and ending off with a lilac spotted bow with blue flower.

Hope you like this one?  All comments are welcomed... thanks for popping by.  Tons of hugs Sharon

AnnaBelle Bling Sketch Challenge 008

Hello friends... shew, I have almost been in tears... for the past 3 days I have desperately been wanting to make some cards, but the mojo (creativity) was just not there... so I've been sitting around pretty much idle, but managing to catch up with some housework!!  It is hellishly hot in Cape Town today (isn't that so Debbie? ;) ), somewhere around 30 degrees and I have had my fan on since early this morning.  An item on my New Year's wish list is definitely an aircon unit.   Well, let me get to it then... Andrea at AnnaBelle Stamps has given us a lovely sketch to work with this week. I coloured in this new Blueberry Tilda a few days ago and as the mojo has made a brief appearance, here's my somewhat plain creation for today... but it's better than nothing, right? 

I really hope you like this little card today.  Don't you just love this little cutie? She is absolutely adorable.  Thanks for visiting, I always enjoy your comments... take care, hugs Sharon   p.s. I'm going back to the drawing board now, before the mojo disappears completely! haha

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Greetings again my dear friends... Thank you so much for the lovely comments you have been leaving on the cards I've made... I really appreciate each and every one. It just inspires me to continue doing what I'm doing and there's always room for improvement!

Thanks also to those followers who have been posting pics on their blogs of the snow - I am quite envious. It just seems right to have snow at Christmastime. One can also enjoy the lovely gammon, cornish hens, Christmas pudding, etc... when it's cold.  Nevertheless, in the heat, we also still cook a warm meal (at least our household does!) and it's still enjoyed by all!

This is my little entry for the Annabelle Bling Sketch Challenge this week. The base of my card is white. Once again I've used the lovely snowflake paper from American Crafts called Merrymint Marshmellow. I've really enjoyed using this one and am thankful that I still have another sheet over for next year. The image is a digi one which I've coloured with my Copics and glittered for pizzaz, after all it is a Christmas card and you need to have lots of glitter.  Further embellished with lovely bling stick on flowers, courtesy of Paola and silver glitter ribbon and bows from my own stash.  Hope you like this one... 3 more challenges to take part in, so watch this space... take care, hugs Sharon

Annabelle Sketch Bling Challenge

Good Morning... I thought I'd try something different to my usual cute girly cards.  This gorgeous stamp was purchased on Saturday at Charmaine's shop and it can be used in a variety of ways.  I will be using this quite a bit I think, especially when I start making Christmas cards for next year. You can ink it in white and stamp onto navy cardstock and then further embellish with snow. I've seen it in person and it looks absolutely stunning.

This card is my entry for the Annabelle Sketch Bling Challenge. To view the sketch, please visit their blog.  Not a lot of entries so far, I'm hoping all you crafters will be encouraged to enter. The sentiment is Happy Birthday in Afrikaans, which is my second language.  I really hope you like this one.  As you can see from all the challenges I've entered, I've been a busy bee.  Hope my friend Jacque will pay me a visit, as I told her I was going to be busy now that I'm on leave... hehehe   Happy crafting everyone and a wonderful week for you all... Hope all those Christmas cards have made it to the post office.  Blessings, Sharon x

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Hello friends... hope you're all having a splendid start to the week.  I'm counting the days until I go on leave - 2 weeks to go!   Rene of Stamping in Sunny SA and fellow South African crafter left a comment on my previous post and has tempted (or should I say challenged ;)) me to join the AnnaBelle Sketch 4 this week.  And... I'm up for the challenge ! It's the first time I've had to work off a sketch and I hope I've stuck to the rules, you'll just have to correct me if I haven't.  Here's the sketch from Andrea.

And here is my entry. All I had to do was to follow the sketch, use any image and add some bling.  I think I've managed to do that. 

I furthermore carried the theme through for the inside of the card.

I really hope I qualify as there's a lovely prize of $20.00 to spend on some AnnaBelle stamps.  This would really be a lovely prize to win, seeing that I don't own any AnnaBelle stamps at present.  Hope you like my card and if you do, please leave a comment. I appreciate you taking the time to do so and so enjoy reading them.  Enjoy the rest of the week... happy crafting everyone! Smiles Sharon x