HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEAR WITH MO MANNING and "CELEBRATE" !

Thank you to all my wonderful Followers and to everyone who has visited my Blog during the last 18 months - I have enjoyed every minute of it, and I truly appreciate all your wonderful comments and your friendship.

Wishing everyone a Happy, Healthy and Peaceful 2011 ~

lots of love to all of you.

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I would like to enter this card into Mo's Challenge No 63 - Bless the Beast and the Children.
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Recipe: Basic Grey Lime Rickey paper.

Mo Manning "Celebrate" image,

coloured with Copics, edged with Spiced Marmalade DI and lemon craft chalk.

Base card - SU.

Sentiment - computer generated.

Glitter - SU Dazzling Diamonds.

Stitching - on my little machine!

WOYWW - CHOCOLATE SNOWMEN OF COURSE!

Hi peeps! As if you haven't seen enough snow recently - thought I would share these cute Snowmen chocolate- bar covers.  I have just finished making them, and as it's Wednesday, I decided to send them off to join in the fun at Julia's place -

WOYWW!  (These 8oz. Choccie bars are for my 5 grandchildren by the way - honest)! 

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Now, I can't take any credit whatsoever for this design - I first saw it a few weeks ago on Kerry's fabulous blog, where you will find a link to Laurie's blog and her downloadable template and instructions. Very easy to make, and the hats and scarves require a very small amount of fleece, so if you need a last-minute stocking filler this is ideal.

~ HAVE A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS ~

SENTIMENTAL SUNDAYS - INSPIRED BY SONG - I AM BEAUTIFUL (no matter what they say)!!

Hi peeps - how are you all? Warm and cosy I hope.

This is NOT a Christmas card (hurrah I hear you say!) -    it's this weeks DT card for Sentimental Sundays and there's a great theme for the Challenge ~ "Inspired By Song" (plus a sentiment), and this is my take on the Christina Aguilera song "BEAUTIFUL". Would you believe it - this song choice was my hubby's idea!!

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There were lots of fabulous entries again last week - thanks to everyone who took part, and we look forward to seeing what you come up with for this week's fantastic challenge. For full details, FREEBIE SENTIMENTS, and some great DT inspiration, just click the link above to take you there!

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My card recipe:-

A beautiful digi image from the oh-so-talented  Mo Manning

Ann Vento Sentiment (part of a fab. set) - can be found here

Image coloured with Copics - background coloured with

blue craft chalk, applied with a cotton-wool ball.

Edges inked with Broken China DI, and Versafine Vintage Sepia.

Papers - Stampin UP

Corner punch - Anna Griffin

Ribbon, eyelets and Glamour Dust - from stash.

I would like to enter this into

Challenge 62 at Mo's - Fantasies and Fairies.

(I think this Prima Ballerina in her fab. tutu might be a fantasy for some of us)!! and also at

Allsorts 

~ Free and Easy ~ Anything Goes.

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Have a wonderful, stress-free, "pre-Christmas" week.

Love to all who visit -  

FIRST DT CARD FOR OSAAT! - HOLIDAY CHALLENGE!!

Wow - only two weeks to wait now for Santa's arrival, and here I am with my first DT card for OSAAT!

This is quite a loooong Post, so please pull up a chair and grab a cuppa!

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OK everyone - to get you in the holiday spirit, Stitchy and the DT at OSAAT have come up with a fab. challenge for the festive Holidays, starting  December 12th, ending January 9th, and the winner will receive a £10 voucher to spend here -
 http://www.onestopcardcrafts.co.uk/ 

The theme is "Anything Goes - Surprise Surprise Us", so there's lots of scope, and it doesn't necessarily have to be a card, so you can be as creative as you like!   

ALSO - as well as the above prize, we are spoiling you with a few other Surprise Prizes, so please play along with our quiz too!! 

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Fabulous new digi stamps can be found over at

Stitchy Bear Stamps - with FREEBIES when you spend $10 or more, so pop over and take a peek!

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Did you know, that for the LITTLE ONES, there is a

Stitchy Bear Kids too, HERE 
How fantastic is that!

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Look forward to seeing all your wonderful creations.

For further details, please click the links above.
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My DT card is a centre step design, with the fab. "Holly" digi image by the very talented Claire .  Her beautiful digis are available from Stitchy Bear Stamps, where you will also find a huge selection from other talented designers too (see link above).
Recipe:
Red cardstock - Bazzill
Holly BP - Bo Bunny
Image coloured with Copics, edged with Peeled Paint DI
MS border punch
Sentiment - computer generated
Red gems - Papermania Shimmer Dots
Glitter - Stampin Up Dazzling Diamonds.
I would also like to enter the following challenges:-
The Stamp Man - Christmas - 3 colours,
Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes,
Crafty Ann - Christmas, and
Paper Cupcakes - Christmas card with traditional Red and Green.

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Thanks for popping by today. Do join in the fun - we look forward to seeing you!  Love to all ........ 

                         

HERE IS A CARD I DIDN'T MAKE!!

Just a short post, to share these photos of my FIL's 100th birthday celebration last Saturday. I had never seen a 100th card from Her Majesty before, and probably not a lot of people have, so thought you might like to see one!! (Don't think it's handmade though)!!

Below is the front of the card!

The huge yummy cake was made by the lovely Lisa - we met in blogland a few months ago, and surprise surprise, she lives not very far from me! Pop over  to her beautiful Blog and leave her some lurve!

And last but by no means least - here is my FIL, enjoying his party! Not bad for 100 and he's still going strong (in fact his memory is better than mine)!!!

Hugs to everyone - Sylvia xxxx

CHALLENGE 32 AT SENTIMENTAL SUNDAYS - ANNIVERSARY!

Hi peeps -hope you are all having a fab. weekend - we celebrated my FIL's 100th Birthday yesterday - YES - 100 - how amazing is that! (More about that later)!! 

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Onto this week's Sentimental Sundays challenge where the theme is "Anniversary" - pop over for full details, and grab some fab. freeby sentiments too! Look forward to seeing more of your beautiful creations this week!

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I would like to enter my card into the challenge at Mo's Digital Challenges - Glitz and Glimmer (I think it just about fits the bill)! and Moving Along With The Times - "For Someone Special".

My Card Recipe:- I have used a beautiful Mo Manning image, coloured with Copics, and I decided to go for a "Joy Fold" card design ("Duet" card seems more suitable - wonder why it's called "Joy")? I love this card shape, but it's not very easy to photograph.  The base card is from SU.   Grey and white swirls paper from Rayher - Classic Collection.

Border punch - MS Doily Lace. 

Sentiment -  computer generated, cut out with a SU punch.

The inside sentiment (photo.below) which has been die-cut with a Nestie oval, is from the talented Ann Vento, (Raindrop Echo Designs), and fits in with the theme perfectly.
Edges inked with Tattered Rose DI.

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Love and good wishes to everyone who visits ~
Hugs, Sylvia xxx