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Tuesday 27 October 2009

CARDS FOR FLISS AND IKKI










Hi there! At last - another post! This is going to be a loooong one - sorry!!! Hope you can keep awake until the end!!
I recently won some beautiful Blog Candy rubber stamps over at The Stampers Chef. (Please see my post of October 9th). Fliss is the lovely lady from The Stampers Chef who designs her own range of stamps for Hobby Art Ltd. (You can find a link to the shop on Fliss's blog). There are three sets in her "Oodles of Doodles" range, and the stamps are so detailed and give a perfect impression every time - they were a joy to use. As promised Fliss, here are the cards I made using just a few of your beautiful stamps.
These cards will be sent to the lovely Ikki at Ikki's Cuttlebug Cupboard. If you pay her a visit, you will see she is asking if bloggers would like to make a card to help support her local Breast Cancer Unit. All cards will be sold by the Clinic to raise much-needed funds. Thank you Ikki.

Card No. 1:- 6" square white card with one of the small flowers stamped randomly using black Versafine. The large flower, which has a smaller flower centre, was stamped twice - the small central flower was cut from one of the images and decoupaged. Two red Dew Drops, red ribbon, faux stitching and a greeting to finish.

Card No. 2:- I love these tiny little white cards from Anita's - just 4" square and they have a nice texture to them. (Believe me, they are snow white in real life, but not on my photos - more of a dirty grey)!!! This beautiful butterfly has been stamped onto shrink plastic and partly coloured with Sakura Gelly Roll pens. After shrinking, a layer of Diamond Glaze was added and a sprinkling of Glamour Dust (yep - I've used it again)!! Gold Krylon pen added to the edges, and I made new antennae from gold wire. (The butterfly stamp does have it's own beautiful antennae but I removed them before shrinking, as any tiny sticky-out bits tend to curl up too much - very stressful)!!
Layered onto gold textured card and turquoise Bazzill, gold thread wrapped around the punched corners.

Card No. 3:- This one was quite difficult to photograph as the top layer is acetate and it looks much nicer in real life. (Honest - it does)! The large heart was stamped onto the acetate overlay with Staz-On Cotton White. Glamour Dust added (surprise surprise, as Cilla used to say). The inside is pale green Bazzill adhered to the back section, with two small hearts stamped in Olive Green ColorBox Ink. Edges inked with Topaz Versacolour. The darker green Bazzill, which creates the narrow border, is attached onto the outside of the acetate (on the back), so the acetate is sandwiched between the two layers. Orange and green ribbon, and a stamped sentiment complete the card.
Thank goodness she's finished I hear you say!!!! Have a great week.
Thanks for looking - lotsa hugs, Sylvia xxxx

Sunday 18 October 2009

BEST FRIENDS - ELLIE & MO !!

Hi peeps - hope you are having a wonderful weekend!
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This card is made with the "Ellie & Mo" freebie digi download from the lovely Debbie at The Crafty Pad, and I am entering it into their competition, which ends on 26th October. All entrants must use the image on their card, and they then have the chance to win a 6-week GDT at The Crafty Pad . The lucky winner will be chosen by Debbie and her team on 26th October.
Debbie also designs a range of beautiful rubber stamps which are available to purchase at The Crafty Pad.
Crafty ingredients:- Basic Grey papers, Copics, Stickles Glitter Glue, Retro punches (EK Success), Fiskars border punch, Versacolor ink pads used around the edges of the image. Thank you so much for looking - Hugs, Sylvia xxxx
UPDATE - 27th OCTOBER
WOW! - HAVE JUST HEARD THAT I HAVE WON THE
6-WEEK GDT SPOT AT THE CRAFTY PAD - THANKS SO MUCH TO DEBBIE AND HER TEAM FOR THIS WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY.
Hugs, Sylvia xxx

Saturday 10 October 2009

CHRISTMAS STEP CARD


Hi everyone - hope you've had a lovely day.
When I was hopping around blogland tonight I found a lovely new challenge blog called Crafty Catz(well new to me anyway) and this week's challenge is Snowmen and Snowflakes, so I immediately thought "ooooh - that step card I made a couple of weeks ago will just fit the bill", so here it is....hope you like it!!

The Snowman stamp is part of a set from Elusive Images,the greeting is from a Papermania set. X-Cut Snowflake punch and Fiskars border punch.
Candy Cane Stickles, and a sprinkling of Crystal Glamour Dust here and there!
Brocade Blue cardstock and ink from Stampin'Up.
Thanks for looking - hugs to everyone. Sylvia xxx

Friday 9 October 2009

THANKS TO FLISS AT THE STAMPERS CHEF FOR THIS FABULOUS BLOG CANDY WIN!


Wow!! I am so happy to be the lucky winner of these amazing Blog Candy rubber stamp sets. Many thanks to Fliss at The Stampers Chef (and to her hubby for randomly picking my name out of the bag)!!! The stamps have been designed by the very talented Fliss for Hobby Art Stamps, and if you pop over to her blog you will see a direct link to Hobby Art where these gorgeous stamps are available to buy. They are part of "Felicity's Collection - Oodles of Doodles". As if the three stamp sets were not enough, Fliss generously included an A4 sheet of Kling-On Cushion Foam to mount the stamps onto. Thank you so much Fliss.
Have a great weekend everyone. Hugs, Sylvia xxx

Monday 5 October 2009

12th OCTOBER UPDATE - THE "UGLY" CARD IS NOW ON HER WAY TO MERSEYSIDE!

The Travelling "Ugly" Card arrived in West Yorkshire last week, sent to me by the lovely Lyn (Spyder). The card originated from Dianne Forst in Canada who thought it would be a great idea and lots of fun to see just how far her little card could travel!
And so the journey began - Dianne sent the card to Tracy, also in Canada, then it went to Jen in Hawaii, who sent it to Rita in Massachusetts. Rita sent it to Lyn, and Lyn passed the card to me here in Leeds, West Yorkshire.
12th October, 1.30pm. The Draw has now taken place and "Ugly" is on her way to Cath in Merseyside - enjoy! Thank you to all the lovely bloggers who joined in the fun!
Hugs, Sylvia xxxx