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Welcome to our February sketch challenge!  Before we get to that we have two winners to announce and two goodbyes.  
Today is Teresa and Tiffany's last day on our DT and we'd like to thank them for their contribution throughout their term and all of the beautiful creations that were shared.  All the best ladies for what lies ahead and we hope to see you playing along with our challenges!!
Thank you to everyone who took part through January, we loved taking a look at everyones creations and were once again amazed!  
Firstly we'd like to announce the Guest Designer spot, and I have to say this was not easy!  


Congratulations to Lyn!  We'd love for you to join us here on the ABS blog :)  Email me for further details!  Here is Lyn's gorgeous card :

Our random winner of the gift voucher is :

ABSC033 - 29

Say It With a Recipe - 8

Say It In Red & White - 16

Say It With Emboss Resist - 8

A total of 61 With Mary D no. 46!  Congratulations Mary!  Be sure to email me so I can send the information on your prize gift voucher!

On to this months sketch!

And what the fabulous Design Team created using it!

Ida

Iwona

Jerusha

Kerry

Kylie

Lisa

Liz

Sue K

Sue W

Andrea

Tiffany

Teresa

An amazing group of cards don't you think?  Now it's your turn!  Simply include your link in the Inlinkz box below for your chance to win!  Good luck everyone!
Hugs,
Andrea

Say It With...

...Emboss Resist!  This is a great technique that I hadn't used in awhile, but it's always a good one to re-visit!
Today we are officially welcoming four new girls to our team, or should I say teams!  Our regular DT - Belles - will remain taking part in the weekly challenges and the release each month, and a new smaller DT - Bellas - will join us each week for the challenges.  Would you like to meet them??
First up we have Lisa Lara from Lisa's Life Lines :

Sue Kohler from My Inner Reflection :

And joining our new Bellas team is Liz Weber from Card Creations by Liz.  Liz didn't have all the supplies she needed for this challenge but she will most definitely be joining us for next week!  UPDATE : Liz had a very helpful friend who had the supplies she needed!  And if I'd had the internet I would have had it up earlier!!

Kerry Steger from Stamped Simplicity :

Haven't they done an incredible job with this challenge!!   Pop along to the DT blogs for some more inspiration and to say hello to our newest girls!  We're so happy they decided to join us!  Join in this challenge and if you like, combine it with the sketch as well for a double chance at this months prize!  Leave your link below and we'll come for a visit as well :)
Hugs,
Andrea

And the Winner is....

Hello everyone on this beautiful Sunday!  A big thank you to those who took part in our blog hop yesterday!  The averages were good to win this month weren't they lol!, but we can only have one winner which is no.5 Nicole Mullin!  Email me your details and we'll work it out :)

Thanks for stopping by today!

Hugs,
Andrea

Release - All Things Grow

We are so very excited to introduce you too our newest set "All Things Grow"!  This set is now available for purchase in our store!  Free Postage is on offer this release for a limited time of 24hrs when you include this set in your order!  Simply use the code - abs037 - at checkout.  If you have purchased this set and are the lucky winner from our Blog Hop, you will be able to choose another set to take advantage of the Free Postage offer, or have the purchase price refunded when it is the only item!

We hope you enjoyed all the little Sneak Peeks you saw from this set, and we know you are going to love what you will see today!

To join in our Blog Hop you will need to start HERE on my blog and visit each of the DT blogs leaving some love as you go :)  You will find our Guest Designer along the way, so be sure to make her feel welcome!  You'll end up back here where all you will need to do is add you blog link to the Inlinkz below.  If you don't have a blog simply leave a comment and I will add the comments to the Inlinkz total to choose a random winner which will be announced tomorrow afternoon.

Here's a little look at all the other super new items in the store!

Beautiful new Twisted Paper Cord in 11 colours!

Natural Jute and Natural Cotton

9mm Striped Fine Grosgrain in 6 colours

7mm Single Stitched Grosgrain in 4 colours

38mm Fine Grosgrain Ribbon in 3 colours

And in our Sprinkle range we've added the following!!

3mm Sprinkles : 

Raspberry

Lilac

Waterfall

Olive

Rose

4mm Sprinkles :

Raspberry

Boysenberry

Lilac

Waterfall

Licorice

Olive

Rose

Grape

Pumpkin

6mm Sprinkles

Licorice

Toffee

Cherry

Cornflower

Take a look today, I'm sure you're going to love everything as much as we do!

Happy hopping!

Hugs,

Andrea

Say It In...

...Red and White!  This can be used for so many occasions!  Did you enjoy our sneak peeks from yesterday??  I had such fun going around and seeing what everyone came up with, and now I can't wait to see the full view tomorrow!  The free postage offer is on any stamp order that includes the released set, and we post internationally :)
Our card today is from the lovely Tiffany who will be leaving us soon to concentrate on family life!

We'd love for you to join in with this weeks challenge!  Remember you can combine it with our monthly sketch for a double chance at the prize, or use AnnaBelle Stamps and add them to the Gallery for a very special chance at being one of our Guest Designers (details HERE).
Thanks for stopping by today, and we hope to see you tomorrow!
Hugs,
Andrea

Sneak Peek - January Release

Who would like a little Sneak Peek at what's to come this Saturday??  I know I do because I haven't seen any of the creations the ladies have made, so I can't wait to hop around and see what's been going on lol!!!

Before I do I'd like to tell you about our Releases for this year, and you are definitely going to want to hear!
Each month we will offer a little Sneak Peek on the 13th, as a little reminder what's about to start.  Each set will be released one day apart from the 15th (this month there is only one so it's going to be really simple).  The set will be available straight away with free postage for 24hrs.  You will only need to key in a code that will be given on the day of the release to receive the free postage offer on any stamp 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!  Sound good??  I think so :)

We have a gorgeous set this month (am I aloud to say that??) as well as all new...
- RIBBONS
- SPRINKLES
- TWINES
Take a little look here :

Hope to see you this Saturday!
Hugs,
Andrea

New Belles!

Hello all!  Before I announce who will be joining our team from February, I'd like to thank all you lovely ladies who applied...your blogs and words amazed me, and made it very hard to make a decision!  We have two new ladies joining us, but that's not the end because we have Guest Design spots to fill as well, so please keep adding your designs to our challenges!

We are so happy to introduce  :

Lisa Lara of Lisa's Life Lines

and

Sue Kohler of My Inner Reflection

Take a look at these ladies amazing creations!  We can't wait to see what they create using our very own AnnaBelle Stamps! You will see them here from February :)  For now don't forget to join us this Thursday for a little Sneak Peek at what's to come on Saturday!

Thanks everyone, and have an amazing day!

Hugs,
Andrea

Say It With...

...A 1, 2, 3 Recipe!  1 Border Stamp, 2 Petals and 3 Sprinkles!  Thanks Sue for a great idea for a challenge!
This challenge will run for a week and can be combined with our sketch challenge as well for a double chance at this months prize!  Use an AnnaBelle stamp as your main image and upload to our Gallery as well as here and you could be one of our future Guest Designers  - check all the details out HERE for that one!
Here's my card for todays challenge, but we'd much rather be showing one of your cards!

We would love for you to play along with us, and to kick start your day why not check out the Design Team creations here :
Andrea (you've seen mine!  But I'd love a visit :-)
Sue W
Kylie
Iwona
Teresa
Tiffany
Rene'
Jersusha
Ida
Happy stamping everyone!!