Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day everyone, mum's or not, we all do 'motherly' things, and I hope you all had a wonderful day!  I had to quickly make a card yesterday for my MIL before we went across to visit yesterday.  So in between going to soccer with Nathan, setting the church up for an afternoon wedding, having lunch and driving to Bendigo, I made this card.  A huge thank you to Marion for her gorgeous Topical Tuesday last week because I had the card idea already to go!

I've used Marion's sketch as well but flipped it around.  I was very cautious on how much water to spray and would've perhaps added a little more if I'd had time to do a couple of samples first...but it just wasn't going to happen yesterday!  The set I've used is Designer Flowers which will be back in stock as soon as I've received samples of new sets and approved their production.  Due to the cost of shipping I need to keep everything until I can make one order :)

Enjoy the remainder of today!

Hugs for now,

Andrea

Friday Feature - Lil Belle's Blog Hop!

Hello and welcome to another Friday Feature from AnnaBelle Stamps!  This week we are hopping with the Lil Belle's, and if you haven't seen these sets before then here they are below :

So for this weekend only you can get 20% off the Lil Belle sets shown above!  All you have to do is key in the discount code - ff008 - and the discount will be applied at checkout!  Also if you follow along with the hop and add a comment as you go you could be the lucky winner of one of the Lil Belle's!!

I have a favourite from these sets, and if you've visited before then you know that Lil Monster's Balloon is one I use often...just take a look at my videos lol!  So here he is again, this time coloured with pencils :)

I needed a bit of a kick start seeing it's been 2 weeks since I last sat at my desk to create so I went in search of a couple of challenges!  The first is from Retro Sketches :

And the second is kind of from Colour Q :

I had to colour Lil Monster in so I matched his body to the kraft cardstock and it's not one of the colours listed, but I came close...2 challenges in one is pretty good for me lol!  I don't know how people do several at once, I'd get very confused!!

On with the Hop!  Next you'll want to stop by Sue's blog for a visit!

Happy hopping everyone!

Hugs for now,

Andrea

Friday Feature - All Things Grow

It's Friday!  I love Friday nights, they just seem so relaxing :)  And I love Friday nights in winter because that means homemade soup and pizza!  I know it's not quite winter, but I'd have soup all year round lol!

It's been a little while since I used what has long been one of my favourite sets, but I wanted to use it simply tonight and since the Paper Players had a one layer card challenge up it was perfect timing!!

I punched a single square in a post-it-note and then hoped I spaced and aligned them evenly...I think I came pretty close!  I only had a short time to pull this together as I'd totally forgotten that I needed to do a card for tonight!!

So did it come together OK??  I even resisted Sprinkles to keep it truly one layer :)

Have a great weekend everyone, and thanks for calling in for a visit :)

Hugs for now,

Andrea

Topical Tuesday #63 - Awash with Watercolour

Thanks for stopping by tonight!  It's time for another Topical Tuesday and this week I've gone back to one of my favourite mediums to colour with - Inktense Pencils!

I've used the set 'Hold A Candle' and had some fun with colour!  Check the full details out on the ABS blog along with the video, or follow THIS link to watch it on Youtube!

Hugs for now,

Andrea

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Hello!  We have a brand new challenge now up on the ABS blog and this week it's a sketch to follow along with!  We also    have some exciting news of a new Belle joining the team...I wonder who it could be?!?  Check all the news out HERE and be sure to welcome Donna to the team!

I had something else in mind, but this is what came out, not quite how I pictured it lol!

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you have a great weekend!

Hugs for now,

Andrea :)

Topical Tuesday #62 - Turn The Page

Hello!  It's Topical Tuesday time and this week I am hosting, and I decided to make another attempt at a mixed media page :)  Here's a little look at what I came up with!

Not perfect, but I think that's what makes this technique such fun!!  Find all the details including a video on the ABS blog!

Hugs for now,

Andrea :)

Friday Feature - Sprinkles Blog Hop

Hello and thank you for popping by tonight for our Friday Feature Blog Hop!  This week we are showcasing our gorgeous Sprinkles that come in a huge range of colours and sizes, and for this weekend are 20% off!!  Simply key in the code - sprinkles20 - for the discount to be applied, and you have until midnight Sunday night to use it!

For playing along with our hop this month you will also go in to the draw for a chance to win a bundle of Sprinkles to the value of $25.00!!  Be sure to comment as you hop along and add you name to the Inlinkz on the ABS blog!!

Now I have to admit that I haven't created anything in something like 3 weeks so I'm a little rusty and needed further inspiration to help me along, so I visited the CASE this Sketch challenge blog and grabbed their sketch :

And the Colour Q challenge blog for the colours :

The closest I had to grey to use were Silver Sprinkles so I hope they look grey enough to enter :)

Here's my card...

Now you'll want to head on over to Sue's blog and check out how she has used Sprinkles this week!!  Be sure to leave a comment as you go and add your name on the ABS blog for your chance to win!

Hugs for now,

Andrea