A BIRTHDAY AT ADDICTED TO CAS!

Good morning lovely bloggers, friends and followers - thanks so much for visiting!

Today at ATCAS, Kylie is hosting our challenge, and her chosen code-word is 

Our amazing Sponsor for this challenge, is Bugaboo Stamps, and our CAS Perfectionist will receive 7 Bugaboo digis of their own choice.

There is plenty of DT inspiration on the ATCAS Blog, so do pop over and see what my Teamies have been creating! 

Here's mine!

Recipe:-

Melon Mambo Spotty paper and ink - Stampin' Up.

SU Crumb Cake card cut with a Nesties Scallop Circle die.

Nesties circle die.

SU heart punch.

Two stamps have been used for the sentiment - the tiny "with love" is from an old Papermania set, and "On your Birthday" is part of a SU stamp (the other part of the stamp was covered with cellotape before inking, cellotape removed before stamping)!

Look forward to seeing your beautiful birthday cards -

Hugs ~

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ADDICTED TO CAS, AND SOME NEWS!

Hi lovely bloggers - it's good to see you!

My card today is for the current fortnightly challenge at Addicted to CAS. 

The Codeword is "RAINBOW", and you can interpret this in any way you wish.  
There are several days left if you would like to join in, and you can find  some beautiful DT inspiration on the Challenge Blog.
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Now - onto my News snippet!  
I was thrilled when Kylie, from Addicted to CAS , asked me to join her Design Team, and of course it was a big fat Yes from me!  My new Teamies are a very talented group of ladies, and I am so happy to be working alongside them.

So here I am with my first ATCAS  DT project - I hope you like it!

Recipe:

Aperture and frame cut with Nestabilities Classic Squares.

The rainbow was inked onto the cut-out square, then attached through the aperture, onto the inside of the card.
Distress Inks applied with TH Inkssentials ink applicators. 
Chipped Sapphire, Indigo, Faded Jeans, Peeled Paint, Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade and Fired Brick.

Butterfly - SU Elegant Butterfly punch.

Sentiment - Hero Arts.

Look forward to seeing you soon, at Addicted to CAS!
Have a happy weekend

Hugs, 

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CELEBRATION CANDY!

Hi lovely bloggers.  

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I'm sending a big wave to my Followers today, plus the chance to win some celebration Candy!

What am I celebrating? Four years of Blogging, and 400 Followers!  It was on May 18th 2009 when I nervously posted my first project. I have met some wonderful people through blogging, both in cyber-land, and in the "real" world -  thank you so much for your friendship - it wouldn't have been the same without you!  So here is a little "Thank You" Candy - a £20 gift voucher to spend in Glenda's fabulous on-line shop - Chocolate Baroque.

To enter, please add your  link below, and  pop the Candy picture onto your sidebar with a link back to my blog.
 The candy closes on May 20th - the winner will be drawn shortly afterwards.

Hugs and Huge Thanks ~ 

UPDATE - 20th MAY - 
Thank you so much to everyone who entered my Candy Draw -
Hubby's Hairy Hand came to the rescue, as Mr. Random.Org just didn't want to play, and the name picked out of the hat was #1 - VIV !
Please e-mail me with your details Viv. Glenda at Chocolate Baroque will then send you a code for your Voucher. 
Hugs, Sylvia xx