... {Sylvias Stamping Place} ...

LO: Burg Roetteln

2012-01-26T17:37:00.001+01:00

Hi everyone and happy Thursday :-)
Today I want to show you a layout I made recently.
It's my youngest son Jonas in this picture exploring Roetteln Castle in October last year .

Hallo zusammen und Euch allen einen wunderschönen Donnerstag :-)

Heute möchte ich Euch ein Layout zeigen, das ich vor einiger Zeit erstellt habe.

Auf dem Foto ist mein jüngster Sohn Jonas zu sehen, wie er bei einem Ausflug im October letzten Jahres auf Burg Rötteln herum "turnt" :-)

recipe:

stamps - My Mind's Eye
patterned papers - Kaisercraft + Bo Bunny
tools - sewing machine, Big Shot
dies - Spellbinders: 'Fleur de Lis Accents', 'Picot Edge Circles', 'Classic Circles Large', 'Labels Eight'
other supplies - American Crafts black cardstock, Sakura black gel pen, rhinestones, American Crafts Thickers, Kaisercraft Tiny Alphabet, Distress inks

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Sylvia

Amazing & Unique = You

2012-01-25T07:14:00.002+01:00

Hi everyone and happy Wednesday :-)
Today I want to show another Valentine's card I created using my new Hero Arts stamps plus some Kaisercraft collectables. I contoured the elements on the large piece of cardstock sticker using a black pen and added a touch of sparkle to the center of the rose.
I also countoured the angel postage stamp with a white gel pen.
The large cardstock sticker was put on dimensionals for more interest.
I added some distressing all around the edges, stamped the words and then sewed around all edges - that's it :-)

Hallo zusammen und Euch allen einen wunderschönen Mittwoch :-)

Heute möchte ich Euch wieder eine Valentins Karte zeigen, die ich mit meinen neuen Hero Arts Stempeln und den Kaisercraft collectables gestaltet habe. Ich habe die Elemente auf dem großen Cardstock Sticker mit einem schwarzen Stift nachgefahren/konturiert und dann hab' ich noch die Rosenmitte mit etwas Glitzer verziert. Außerdem habe ich auch die Engels Briefmarke mit einem weißen Gelstift konturiert.

Der große Cardstock Sticker wurde dann auf 3D Schaumstoff-Klebeblöckchen gesetzt, damit's ein bisschen interessanter aussieht. Alle Ränder wurden distressed und dann hab' ich noch rundherum genäht- das war's auch schon :-)

card recipe:

stamps - Hero Arts 'You & Me' clear stamp set
patterned paper - Kaisercraft 'Timeless'
cardstock stickers - Kaisercraft 'Sweet Nothing' collectables
tools - mini sewing machine
other supplies - Clairefontaine white cardstock, Sew Sweet moss green crinkled seam binding, Sakura white gel pen, Stabilo black pen, Ranger Stickles 'Stardust', Distress 'Walnut Stain' ink, foam tape from stash

challenges:

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Sylvia

Keep The Sun in your Heart

2012-01-22T08:39:00.002+01:00

Hi everyone and happy Sunday :-)
How's the weather where you live? Right here it's as ugly as can be: Stormy, rainy, grey but over 10°C (50°F). So I guess I have the 'right' card for the weather and my mood (because of the weather) *lol*

Hallo zusammen und Euch allen einen wunderschönen Sonntag :-)

Wie ist das Wetter so bei Euch? Hier bei uns ist es so eklig wie es nur sein kann: Stürmisch, regnerisch, grau aber über 10°C (50°F) warm! Also habe ich hier eine Karte, die glaube ich ganz gut zum Wetter und zu meinem derzeitigen Gemüt (wegen des Wetters) passt *lol*

I created the background by stamping the raindrops repeatedly on white cardstock with light blue pigment ink until the paper was covered for around three quarters. Then I sprayed the paper with two blue spray paints (light and medium blue Glimmer Mists) and put this paper on foam tape for some dimension

Ich habe den Hintergrund gestaltet, indem ich die Regentropfen so lange mit hellblauer Pigment Stempelfarbe auf ein weißes Stück Cardstock gestempelt habe, bis es ungefähr zu dreiviertel voll war. Dann habe ich den ganzen Hintergrund mit zwei verschiedenen Blautönen (hell- und mittelblau) von Glimmer Mists besprüht und anschließend dieses Papier mit Hilfe von Schaum Klebepads auf die Kartenbasis gesetzt.

For the focal point I stamped the sentiment, sun and open umbrella onto another piece of white cardstock, then covered it with yellow spray paints. I then cut it out using a classic rectangle Spellbinders die, leaving the umbrella outside the die so it wasn't cut away. To finish the card, I stamped and cut out the closed umbrella trimming closely and glued it to the small rectangle.

Für den mittleren Teil habe ich den Spruch, die Sonne und den geöffneten Regenschirm auf ein Stück Cardstock gestempelt und dann mit gelber Sprühfarbe bearbeitet. Dann habe ich das ganze mit einer Spellbinders Stanze (classic rectangle) ausgestanzt, wobei ich den Schirm außerhalb der Stanze gelassen habe, damit er nicht weg gestanzt wird. Zum Abschluß habe ich dann noch den geschlossenen Regenschirm gestempelt, konturengenau ausgeschnitten und auf das schmale Rechteck aufgeklebt

card recipe:

stamps - Lawn Fawn 'Partly Cloudy'
tools - Big Shot
dies - Spellbinders Nestabilities 'Classic Rectangles'
other supplies - Clairefontaine white cardstock, Tattered Angels frost and denim blue Glimmer Mists, October Afternoon lemen drop Sprinklers, Sakura white gel pen, foam tape from stash

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Sylvia

Go.See.Do. ...Explore...

2012-01-19T06:18:00.003+01:00

Hi everyone and happy Thursday :-)

Today I want to show you this simple fun card I created using my Unity Stamps, that I got in a prize package from Two Peas in a Bucket last year for winning one of their challenges :-)

I thought the October Afternoon 'Rocket Age' papers with that cute little astronaut, exploring the outer space are perfect for this traveling card ;-)

Hallo zusammen und Euch allen einen wunderschönen Donnerstag :-)

Heute möchte ich Euch diese einfache, lustige Karte zeigen, die ich mit meinen Unity Stempeln gemacht habe. Die Unity Stempel waren in einem Paket von Two Peas in a Bucket, das ich letztes Jahr also Preis für einen Challenge Gewinn erhalten hatte :-)

Ich fand, dass das October Afternoon 'Rocket Age' Papier mit dem niedlichen kleinen Astronaut, der das Weltall erkundet, eigentlich perfekt zum Reise Thema der Karte passt ;-)

card recipe:

stamps - Unity Stamp 'Go.See.Do.'
patterned papers - October Afternoon 'Rocket Age' 8x8 pad
cardstock - Bazzill (white), from stash (manila)
other supplies - Crate Paper 'Peppermint' sticker, May Arts navy button twine

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Sylvia

I Love U

2012-01-17T07:01:00.003+01:00

Hi everyone and happy Tuesday :-)
I just fell in love with the beautiful Kaisercraft Vintage Collectables and had to create something with them.
So here's another Valentine's card :-)

Hallo zusammen und Euch allen einen wunderschönen Dienstag :-)

Ich hab' mich kürzlich total in diese schönen Kaisercraft Vintage Collectables verliebt und musste einfach was mit denen machen. Darum zeige ich Euch also heute schon wieder eine Valentins Karte ;-)

card recipe:

patterned papers - Bo Bunny 'Welcome Home' collection 6x6 pad, Kaisercraft 'Timeless' collection
cardstock elements - Kaisercraft 'Sweet Nothings' Collectables
tools - sewing machine
other supplies - Clairefontaine white cardstock, Authentique alpha stickers, Prima rhinestones, Distress 'Walnut Stain' ink, foam tape from stash

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Sylvia

{DT} - Cardabilities Sketch #47 and New Design Team Reveal

2012-01-15T14:51:00.001+01:00

Hi everyone and happy Sunday :-)
It's January 15th and this means we have a new sketch for you at Cardabilities!
Here's the sketch for our challenge #47, provided by Karan Gerber:

Hallo zusammen und einen wunderschönen Sonntag Euch allen :-)

Es ist der 15. Januar und das heißt, es gibt wieder einen neuen Sketch für Euch bei Cardabilities!

Hier der Sketch für Challenge #47 von Karan Gerber:

my card:

I was running a bit wild with my new Spray Paints *lol* but I totally love their possibilities and am experimenting lots with them lately ;-) Of course I also had to add some sewing again.. love my little mini sewing machine so much ... don't know how I could ever exist without this :-)

Ich hab's ein bisschen wild getrieben mit meinen neuen Sprüh Farben *lol* aber ich finde die Möglichkeiten, die man mit ihnen hat einfach toll und hab' in letzter Zeit recht viel damit rum experimentiert ;-)

Natürlich musste ich auch meine kleine Mini Nähmaschine wieder zum Einsatz bringen.. ich liebe dieses Maschinchen und weiß gar nicht wie ich je ohne es Karten gestalten konnt ;-)

But not only do we have a new sketch challenge starting today at Cardabilities, but it's also the reveal of our new design team!

Aber wir haben heute nicht nur eine neue Sketch Challenge für Euch bei Cardabilities, sondern ab heute gibt es auch ein neues Design Team!

There are some returning designers (like me) but also new faces - and all of them are so very talented!
Here's the complete list of our new Jan-Mar 2012 design team
(you can also find the links to their blog on my blog side bar on the right side)

Es gibt einige bekannte Gesichter, aber auch viele neue - und alle von ihnen sind wirklich sehr talentiert!

Hier ist eine komplette Liste des neuen Januar - März 2012 Design Teams

(die Liste mit Links ist auch auf der rechten Seite meines Blogs immer zu finden)

Agata Blomberg
Alexis Easton
Amy Prior
Anita Mulcahney
Anna Iwanowska
Brenda Becknell
Carina Lindholm
DeNetra Bates
Guylaine Seyler
Jessica Pascarella
Jolanda van Pareren
Rochelle Washington
Stephanie Castro
Stephanie Lee
Sylvia Blum (me)

card recipe:

stamps - Whimsy Stamps: Film Strip Sentiments by Raindrop Echo Designs
patterned papers - Pink Paislee 'Nantucket' 6x6 + 'Hometown Summer'
tools - mini sewing machine, Big Shot
dies - Spelbinders 'Classic Circles Large', 'Scalloped Circles Large'
other supplies - Kaisercraft champagne rhinestones, Martha Stewart border punch, Scrapbook Werkstatt, October Afternoon pink and yellow Sprinklers, paper doily, Sakura white gel pen, paper piecing tool from stash, foam tape from stash

challenges:

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Sylvia

{DT} - Let's Ink It Up - Anything Goes

2012-01-14T14:00:00.007+01:00

Hi everyone and happy Saturday :-)

It's still the 14th here in Germany but it's the 15th in Australia already and that means a new challenge is up and running for the month of January at Let's Ink It Up :-)

We start the new year not only with a new blog design but also with a challenge everyone loves:
Anything Goes

We also have an amazing prize for one lucky winner:
A Scor-Buddy and Mat sponsored by Scor Pal

Here's my project I did for the challenge:

tag recipe:

stamp - Whimsy Stamps 'Everyday Circle Postmarks' by Raindrop Echo Designs
patterned papers - Authentique 'Gathering' 6x6 paper pad
tools - Big Shot, Corner Chomper
dies - Spellbinders 'Picot Edge Circles' and 'Classic Circles Large'
other supplies - Bazzill kraft cardstock, Kaisercraft orange rhinestones, Sew Sweet orange crinkled seam binding, May Arts natural button twine, Sakura white gel pen, Distress Walnut Stain inks, paper piecing tool from stash, foam tape from stash

challenges:

Let's Ink It Up #19 (anything goes)
Alphabet Challenge (Y = you can choose)
Annabelle Stamps (say it with...anything goes)
Crafty Cardmakers #59 (no floral embellishments)
Crafty Catz #119 (use something new) - the patterned papers are new
Cupcake Craft #174 (something new) - patterned papers
Paper Pretties (sentiment as focal point)
Simply Create (more than two layers) - there are three on this tag
Some Odd Girls (bling it up)
Stampin' for the Weekend #24 (out with the old) - I have the orange seam binding for ages now ;)
The Stamp Man (use red) - the poppies.. hope that's enough red

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Sylvia

Sympathy Card

2012-01-13T07:43:00.004+01:00

Hi everyone and happy Friday :-)

Today I want to show you a Sympathy card.
For me (and I think for most of us), Sympathy cards are always difficult to make.
But this one came together of its own volition.

I stamped the flowers (Penny Black) with silver acrylic paint on the die cut picot edge circle (Spellbinders) of black cardstock and the silver acrylic paint really gives it such a nice shimmer - hope you can see it in the pictures

card recipe:

stamps - Penny Black
cardstock - American Crafts (black), Clairefontaine (white)
dies - Spellbinders Picot Edge Circles
other supplies - Sew Sweet white crinkled seam binding, Kaisercraft silver pearl brad, silver acrylic paint, foam tape from stash

challenges:

Anything Goes #58 (anything goes)
Crazy Challenge #101 (lace and/or pearls) - only one huge pearl, no lace.. but hope it's ok ;)
Deep Ocean Challenge #16 (lots of white)
Hooked On Craft #15 (try something new) - stamping with acrylic paint
I Brake For Stamps (clean and simple)
Lexis Creations #56 (anything goes)
Stamp and Create (anything goes)
Top Tip Tuesday #67 (anything goes)

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Sylvia

Spellbinders DT Call Finalist

2012-01-09T18:15:00.002+01:00

Hi everyone and happy Monday :-)

I don't have a project to show today and I hope you don't mind me sharing 'only' my tremendous excitement, instead ;-) But look who's name is on the list of finalists:

Spellbinders Design Team Finalists

*wooohoooooo*

I am still totally overwhelmed and cannot stop pinching me again and again .... hoping not to wake up from this dream :-) that of course has not yet come true... but I am soooo proud to see my name on this list amongst such wonderful, outstanding and amazingly talented ladies *wow*
And even if I may not make it to the team, this result -being in the final round of their call- just makes me super happy and proud :-)

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Sylvia

{DT} - Time To Celebrate

2012-01-08T09:43:00.003+01:00

Hi everyone and happy Sunday :-)

Today I want to share this simple celebration card I created using a digi kit called 'Wellington' from The Digichick Store. I immediately fell in love with the cheery colors in this kit and that cute banner just cried to me: 'pick me' *lol*

The card is for our current Card Caravan challenge over at The Hybridchick, where we want to see you add a little bit (or a lot *g*) of sparkle/bling to your creations ... ha.. isn't that super easy? ;-))

card recipe:

stamp - Whimsy Stamps: 'Birthday Letter Seals' stamp set by Raindrop Echo Designs
pp and elements - 'Wellington Designer Kit' by Karen Lewis Designs
other supplies - Clairefontaine white cardstock, Kaisercraft clear rhinestone, foam tape from stash

challenges:

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Sylvia

I {heart} You

2012-01-07T13:10:00.005+01:00

Hi everyone and happy Saturday :-)

Today I have another Valentine's card that I want to share with you.
I created the card using one of my new favorite paper collections: 'Love Me' from My Mind's Eye.
I just love the colors and patterns in this collection and can't stop myself using them - hope you are not bored to death to see the third project in a row using these papers *lol*

The banner was cut out from a patterned paper and then I punched out some of the little hearts on the flags with a small heart punch and put the banner on dimensional foam tape.
The heart has two layers: basic was punched out from light blue cardstock (distressed with walnut stain Distress inks) and then put a cardstock sticker element on top of it
The alpha stickers are super glittery.. I just love glitter *lol*
And recently I found myself sewing on cards all the time ;-) Just love the look of it .. hope you do, too :-)

card recipe:

patterned papers - My Mind's Eye 'Love Me' Collection
cardstock stickers - My Mind's Eye 'Love Me' Collection
tools - sewing machine
other supplies - Dani Peuss dark grey cardstock, American Crafts white glitter alpha stickers, Rayher small heart punch, EK Success larger heart punch, LilyBee Design index journaling card, foam tape from stash, Mini Glue Dots

challenges:

Clearly Inspired #43 (Valentine's Day)
Crafty Ann's #56 (let's think hot) - I think the pinks and reds on this card count as 'hot'?! ;-)
Delightful Challenges (have a heart)
Stampendous (January challenge: bling) - the stickers are glitter stickers with lots of bling..hope you can see it at least in the close ups

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Sylvia

LO: Little Rascal

2012-01-06T09:11:00.002+01:00

Hi everyone and happy Friday :-)

Yep, you read it right in the title of this post... I've made a paper LO! *bg*

This is one of my creative goals for 2012: Make LOs and more other stuff than only cards.
And so here's my first paper LO for 2012 (my fourth all in all *lol*)

The title on this LO ('Kleiner Schlawiner') is German for 'Little Rascal' ... that's what my son Aaron always was and still is... but in it's best way :-)))

Have a great day!

recipe:

patterned papers - My Mind's Eye 'Love Me' collection, Kaisercraft 'Timeless' collection
cardstock - Bazzill (white)
paint - October Afternoon 'Red Wagon' and 'Lemon Drop' Sprinklers
tools - sewing machine w/white thread
other supplies - EK Success butterfly punch, Fiskars heart punch, Rayher red rhinestone, Prima clear crystals, SBW paper doily, Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type alpha stickers, Sharpie black pen, white paper from stash, Tim Holtz distressing tool, foam tape from stash, Mini Glue Dots

challenges:

Scrapbook Werkstatt Forum - Monatsstarter #1

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Sylvia

With Love

2012-01-05T10:06:00.006+01:00

Hi everyone and happy Thursday :-)
After some DT work and working on some magazine submissions, I finally had the time to create a card 'just for fun' *yay*

I created a card following this weeks
Mojo Monday sketch

here's my card

and some close ups

card recipe:

stamps - Whimsy Stamps: 'Film Strip Sentiments' by Raindrop Echo Designs
patterned papers - My Mind's Eye Love Me Collection: Hearts + Pink Hex, Kaisercraft Timeless Collection: Ledger
tools - mini sewing machine, Big Shot
dies - Spellbinders 'Labels Twenty'
other supplies - Bazzill blue cardstock, Scrapbook Werkstatt paper doily, Rayher red rhinestones, Fiskars heart punch, Distress inks in 'Walnut Stain', 'Antique Linen', 'Vintage Photo', foam tape from stash

challenges:

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Sylvia

Happy New Year - Altered Journal

2012-01-01T14:26:00.006+01:00

Hi everyone and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

I hope everyone had a great start into a wonderful new year 2012!

I started the year by altering an old and ugly little hardbound journal into a 'tie-through' 2012 journal.
This is my first ever journal I created and it will definitely not be my last :-)
I really had a blast with this little project!

This is what the original hardbound journal looked like before I started creating (as I told you.. old and ugly *lol*)

And here are some pictures of my altered version :-)

before and after

front (inside)

back

inside

inside fully opened
(all pages are blank yet, but soon to be filled ;-) )

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope 2012 will be a great one for you!

recipe:

patterned papers - Crate Paper 'Prudence' collection
stamps - Whimsy Stamps 'Lavish Flourished' by Raindrop Echo Designs
dies - Spellbinders 'Labels Twenty' and 'Twisted Metal Tags and Accents'
tools - Big Shot, Crop-A-Dile
other supplies - hardbound journal from stash, Dani Peuss dark brown cardstock, Sew Sweet brown crinkled seam binding altered with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists in 'Lime Pie', Sakura white gel pen, Distress inks in Vintage Photo + Antique Linen, American Crafts white glitter foam Thickers alpha,Bo Bunny blue half pearls, 2 dark brown eyelets from stash, Making Memories white acrylic paint, Basic Grey precision file, foam tape from stash

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Sylvia

{DT} - Cardabilities Sketch #46

2011-12-30T14:57:00.001+01:00

Hi everyone and happy Friday :-)

The year is coming to an end and today is the 30th of December - so it's time for another sketch from cardabilities!

Without further ado, here's my card:

And this is the sketch from Karan:

So what are you waiting for? Hop on over to the cardabilities and play along!

card recipe:

stamps - Whimsy Stamps 'Everyday Circle Postmarks' rubber stamp setby Raindrop Echo Designs
patterned papers - Crate Paper 'Prudence' collection
tools - AEG mini sewing machine, Big Shot, Silhouette SD machine
other supplies - Dani Peuss brown cardstock, Spellbinders 'Fleur De Lis Accents', Crate Paper glitter cardstock border, Tombow blue Dual Brush pen, Ranger Stickles 'waterfall', My Mind's Eye 'Lush' rhinestone, Distress inks 'walnut stain', Colorbox brown chalk ink, foam tape from stash

challenges:

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Sylvia

I {heart} Our Friendship

2011-12-28T13:46:00.001+01:00

Hi everyone and happy Wednesday :-)
I hope you all enjoyed the holidays and Santa was good to you ;-)

Today I want to share this simple friendship card I created for the CAS-ual Fridays challenge where they want to see projects with kraft and twine this time.

To create this card I used up some scraps from my Pink Paislee Nantucket 6x6 paper pad
I punched out hearts in different sizes and then sewed them together. One of the hearts was put on dimensional adhesive tape

card recipe:

stamps - Whimsy Stamps: Friendship Noteables 2
patterned papers - Pink Paislee: 'Nantucket' 6x6 paper pad
tools - AEG mini sewing machine
other supplies - Bazzill kraft cardstock, The Twinery Baker's Twine, EK Success corner rounder + heart punch, Rayher mini heart punch + decorative edge scissors, Sakura white gel pen, Brilliance moonlight white pigment ink, Color Box white pigment ink, Ranger Walnut Stain Distress inks, Glue Dots mini glue dots, foam tape from stash

challenges:

CAS-ual Fridays #33 (kraft + twine)

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Sylvia

Merry Christmas / Frohe Weihnachten

2011-12-24T15:33:00.001+01:00

Hi everyone and happy Christmas Eve, my lovely blogging friends!
Wishing you all a very merry Christmas!

Hallo zusammen und frohe Weihnachten, meine lieben Blog-Freunde!
Ich wünsche Euch allen ein wunderschönes, fröhliches Weihnachtsfest!

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Sylvia

mom

2011-12-23T15:54:00.003+01:00

Hi everyone and happy Friday :-)

I hope you enjoy the last days before Christmas and you have a bit time for yourself and you are able to enjoy this time of year without having too much stress!

Today I want to show you a NON-XMas card! *g*
Yes, I know I'm a bit early with this card ;-) but I used a sketch from Northridge Publishing and the three panels on the sketch plus the adorable patterns and colors from the Pink Paislee papers I used... well everything screamed 'Mom' to me ;-)

Not sure if I will post again before Christmas eve, so I want so wish you all a very merry and joyful Christmas!

card recipe:

patterned papers - Pink Paislee 'Nantucket' collection (6x6 paper pad)
punches - Fiskars border punch, EK Success butterfly punch, EK Success corner rounder
other supplies - American Crafts white foam glitter Thickers alpha stickers, Kaisercraft champagne rhinestones, paper piecing tool from stash, Sakura white gel pen, Glue Dots Mini Glue Dots

challenges:

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Sylvia

{DT} - Whimsy Stamps December Rubber + Die Release Day 6

2011-12-21T18:57:00.002+01:00

Hi everyone and happy Wednesday :-)

Welcome to our last day of showcasing the new December Whimsy Stamps rubber stamps and dies :-)

Whimsy Stamps is releasing 20 gorgeous new rubber stamps, 3 fabulous new Shapeology dies and 6 new Shape EZ templates and cut files this month. These new goodies are available to buy right now from the Whimsy Stamps store along with all your Whimsy favourites.

Here is card I made using the cute 'Lovey Pup' by Meljen's Designs
I kept this card pretty simple and with no text on the outside, because the text will be on the inside of the card only. And since the recipient of the card is a man I did not use the usual 'love' colors pink and red, but used brown, cream and hints of red :-)

Here is the list of blogs for today's showcase round:

Ellie Stover
Erin Bailey
Jacque Beddingfield

Sylvia Blum (me)
Iris Wiechmann
Zoe McGrath

card recipe:

stamps - Whimsy Stamps: 'Lovey Pup' by Meljen's Designs.
coloring medium - Tombow Dual Brush pens, Mondeluz watercolor pencil, Sakura clear glitter pen

patterned papers - Basic Grey 'Pheobe' collection (6x6 paper pad)

other supplies - Dani Peuss dark brown cardstock, Spellbinders 'Sprightly Sprockets' die, Spellbinders 'Classic Circles Large' die, Rayher red rhinestones, Ranger Antique Linen Distress ink, Tim Holtz distressing tool, Ranger red Stickles, foam tape from stash

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Sylvia

{DT} - Whimsy Stamps December Rubber + Die Release Day 5

2011-12-19T18:00:00.029+01:00

Hi everyone and happy Monday :-)

Welcome to day 5 of the Whimsy Stamps December rubber stamp and die release party :-)

From Wednesday until 21 December the Whimsy DT and Special Guests will be showcasing these fabulous new stamps, dies and Shape EZs with a daily mini blog hop. Each mini blog hop has a new release prize hidden somewhere along the way and you will have 24hrs to enter each prize draw by leaving a comment on every blog listed for that day.

Here is a very colorful card on which I used the new rubber stamp 'Miss Thang' by KennyK.
Ok ok ok... these colors and patterns are a bit funky and fancy but I thought these are just the perfect fit for this super cool girly girl image :o)

I stamped, colored and cut out the little Miss and then I put her on foam tape for dimension.

To be entered into today's mini blog hop prize draw, be sure to leave a comment on ALL of the DT's posts listed below by 12:00PM EST tomorrow. All winners will be announced on the Whimsy Inspirations blog after 12:00PM on 21 December.

Here is the list of blogs for today's mini blog hop:

Beate Johns
Debbie Eastman
Erin Bailey
Sylvia Blum (me!)
Mariska van der Veer
Lori Pachkowsky

card recipe:

stamps - Whimsy Stamps: 'Miss Thang' by KennyK.
coloring medium - Tombow Dual Brush pens, Mondeluz watercolor pencils

patterned papers - Basic Grey 'Pheobe' collection (6x6 paper pad)

other supplies - American Crafts black cardstock, American Crafts black Thickers alpha, Martha Stewart border punch, The Twinery bakers twine, Sew Sweet blue button, foam tape from stash

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Sylvia

{DT} - Whimsy Stamps December Rubber + Die Release Day 3

2011-12-17T18:00:00.064+01:00

Hi everyone and happy Saturday :-)

Welcome to day 3 of the Whimsy Stamps December rubber stamp and die release party :-)

Here is a card I made using the cute new 'Giraffes in Love' stamp by Crissy Armstrong, 'Friendship Notables 2' sentiment stamps and the coordinating 'Shapeology Notables 2 Dies' by Raindrop Echo Designs.

I stamped, colored and cut out the giraffes and then put them on foam tape for dimension.
The crinkled seam binding was originally of a cream color. I just sprayed it with Glimmer Mists in 'coffee shop' to match the colors of my card.

Debbie Eastman
Deb Routledge
Erin Bailey
Jacque Beddingfield
Sylvia Blum (me!)
Bev Rochester

card recipe:

stamps - Whimsy Stamps: 'Giraffes in Love' by Crissy Armstrong, 'Frindship Noteables 2' by Raindrop Echo Design
coloring medium - Tombow Dual Brush pens, Mondeluz watercolor pencils

dies - Whimsy Stamps: 'Shapeology Notables 2 Dies' by Raindrop Echo Design
patterned papers - My Mind's Eye 'Lost&Found Two' collection
tools - Big Shot, AEG mini sewing machine
other supplies - Bazzill brown cardstock, Sew Sweet cream crinkled seam binding, Tattered Angels 'Coffee Shop' Glimmer Mists, Kaisercraft selfadhesive half pearls, Jenni Bowlin decorative pearl pin, foam tape from stash

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Sylvia

{DT} - Cardabilities Sketch #45

2011-12-15T08:01:00.007+01:00

Hi everyone and happy Thursday, again :-)

It's November the 15th and that means a new wonderful sketch from Karan Gerber for cardabilities!

Here is my card

using this adorable cardabilities sketch

Instead of punching out scalloped lines of cardstock and adding them to the horizontal rectangle, I just ruffled crinkled seam binding and adhered it behind the brown panel :)

Ohhh.... and I also have another exciting announcement to make: I made it to the cardabilities DT for a second term (January - March) *yay*

You can read the announcement with a list of all the talented ladies who made it to the team for the next term here on the cardabilities blog :-)

card recipe:

patterned papers - My Mind's Eye 'Lost and Found Christmas' collection
cardstock - Bazzill chocolate
ribbon - Sew Sweet crinkled seam binding
others - foam tape from stash

challenges:

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Sylvia

Spellbinders DT Call

2011-12-15T06:12:00.003+01:00

Hi everyone and happy Thursday :-)

Just a quick note to share my excitement: I made it into round two of Spellbinders DT call competition!
*woohoo*.. how cool is that?!
You can see the announcement with the list of the other 39 amazingly talented ladies who also made it into round 2 HERE

I am excited beyond words! :-)

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Sylvia

{DT} 2Frollein Weihnachts Edition/Christmas Edition

2011-12-13T08:28:00.003+01:00

Hi everyone and happy Tuesday :-)
Hallo zusammen und einen schönen Dienstag Euch Allen :-)

Today I finally can show you my DT creations I made with the adorable christmas edition sheets from 2Frollein!
Heute darf ich Euch endlich meine DT Kreationen mit der 2Frollein Weihnachts-Edition zeigen!

First, here's a gif-t/bottle hanger
Als erstes hier also ein Geschenke-/Flaschen-Hängerchen:

close ups:

challenges:

My second project is -surprise surprise *lol*- a Christmas card:
Mein zweites Projekt ist -welche Überraschung *g*- eine Weihnachtskarte:

challenges:

Ich glaube es sind nicht mehr viele Sets da, aber wenn Ihr Euch beeilt könnt Ihr vielleicht noch ein bis zwei oder auch noch mehr Sets ergattern ;-)

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Sylvia

Christmas Greetings

2011-12-10T20:16:00.007+01:00

Hi everyone and happy Saturday!

Today I want to show you a card I made with my new stamps from the 'Bright Spirits' stamp set by Verve Stamps. Totally love this stamp set: It's so classy, elegant and versatile :)

To create this card I followed the current sketch from the 'Mojo Monday' challenge

The patterned papers I used are from the 'Lost & Found Christmas' 6x6 paper pad.
Did a little bit of layering, distressing, sewing, paper piecing, fussy cutting, coloring, bow tying, die cutting and -of course- I added some bling to it... really simple ;-)

close ups

card recipe:

stamps - Verve Stamps 'Bright Spirits'
coloring medium - Twinklings H2O gold, Ranger Antique Linen Distress ink
patterned papers - My Mind's Eye 'Lost and Found Christmas' 6x6 paper pad
tools - AEG Mini Sewing machine
other supplies - white cardstock from stash, Spellbinders 'Labels 20' dies, cream crinkled seam binding, Jenni Bowlin decorative pearl pins, Kaisercraft champagne rhinestones, foam tape from stash, Glue Dots minis

challenges:

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Sylvia

Season's Greetings

2011-12-06T13:18:00.008+01:00

Hi everyone and happy Tuesday!

Today I want to show you another hybrid card using Pink Paislee digital patterned papers and elements. This time it's the 'Holiday Magic' collection I used :-)

I cut out the stockings from the print out and then put two of them on foam tape for dimension.
I added some twine to 'hang' the stockings on (instead of using the black 'string' the digital element comes originally with)
I also put some 'Rock Candy' Stickles onto the cuffs and added rhinestones for some extra bling (because for me it's not a holiday card without any bling ;-) )

close up

card recipe:

patterned papers - Pink Paislee 'Holiday Magic' digital patterned papers
elements and sentiment - Pink Paislee 'Holiday Magic' digital elements
other supplies - white cardstock from stash, May Arts natural twine, Kaisercraft blue rhinestones, Ranger Rock Candy Stickles, foam tape from stash, Glue Dots Minis

Moxie Fab World Tuesday Trigger I was inspired by the colors, circles (baubles) and of course that it's Christmas :-)

ETA:

So proud that my card was chosen as one of the 'Trigger Targets' :-)

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Sylvia

Snowball Fight

2011-12-04T20:39:00.000+01:00

Hi everyone and happy Sunday :-)
I hope you all had -or still have- a great weekend!
Today I want to show you a hybrid card I made with Pink Paislee's 'Snow Day' patterned papers and elements. LOVE the colors and patterns of this collection and the elements are just the cutest :-)

close ups:

card recipe:

patterned papers - Pink Paislee 'Snow Day' (digital)
elements - Pink Paislee 'Snow Day' (digital)
font - Palatino Linotype
other supplies - white cardstock from stash, Sew Sweet baby blue crinkled seam binding, Sew Sweet baby blue button, May Arts pink button twine, Ranger picket fence Distress Stain, Ranger Broken China Distress inks, Sakura white gel pen, paper piecing tool from stash, foam tape from stash, Glue Dots Minis

challenges:

Cardmadfairy's Digi Days #22 (winter wonderland)
Card Makin Mamas #34 (sentiments)
Craft Your Days Away #34 (buttons or bows)
Fairy Fun Challenge (beat the winter blues: use blue and white)
Gingerloft #30 (winter or christmas)
One Stop Craft #160 (let it snow)
Speedy The Cat's Friends #84 (favorite embellishment) - ribbons and buttons are definitely some of my faves!
Totally Papercrafts #95 (let it snow)

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Sylvia

{DT} - Let's Ink It Up - It's Christmas Time

2011-12-03T18:12:00.003+01:00

Hi everyone and happy Saturday :-)

We are up and running with a new challenge at Let's Ink It Up!
This time we want to see your christmas cards/projects!
Due to the Holidays this time the challenge will only run 2 weeks! So hurry to get your entries in :-)

And we have two wonderful sponsors this time:
Simon Says Stamps
with a 20$ gift voucher
and
Paper Pretties
with two wonderful stamp sets

I'd say these are really cool prizes... so what are you waiting for.. get your entries in HERE

Here's my card I made for the challenge:

I used my gorgeous and brand new 'Bright Spirits' stamp set by Verve Stamps that I got just yesterday as my prize for being one of the winners of their Mojo Monday challenge in November. Thank you so much, Verve Stamps for being so generous!!!

I also followed the current sketch at Mojo Monday to create this card :-)

card recipe:

stamps - Verve Stamps 'Bright Spirits'
patterned papers - Basic Grey 'Fruitcake' collection
other supplies - Spellbinders 'Blossom Tags and Accents' dies, natural cardstock from stash, Sew Sweet cream crinkled seam binding, red grosgrain ribbon from stash, Kaisercraft champagne rhinestones and red decorative pearl brad, Ranger Stardust Stickles, natural cotton lace from stash, Ranger Antique Linen Distress inks, foam tape from stash, Glue Dots Minis

challenges:

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Sylvia

guardian angel for a sweet young lady

2011-12-02T19:05:00.015+01:00

Hi my lovely blogging friends!

After pondering about it a little I decided to edit this post, so no one feels scared or something like that by the story behind this little package.

Here's a little gift set for a sweet friend of mine.. just wanted to show you the wrapping, the little guardian angel and the small simple card to go along with it

top view:

card only:

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Sylvia

{DT} - life is what you make it

2011-11-30T14:36:00.000+01:00

Hi everyone and happy Wednesday :-)

It's the 30th of November and this means reveal of a new sketch at cardabilities provided by Karan Gerber!

This time I got a bit messy and tried something more 'arty' than I usually do.
Not sure if I like the result, but it definitely was lots of fun to create it :-)

and here are some close ups of my card (can you see the lovely shimmer I got by using some Glimmer Mists?)

and this is Karan's sketch I followed to create the above card:

card recipe:

stamps - Whimsy Stamps: 'The Fun Life Tickets' by Raindrop Echo Designs
patterned papers - Jillibean Soup 'Dutch Mustard Soup' collection
tools - Big Shot, AEG Mini sewing machine
other supplies - Spellbinders 'Labels 20' die, white cardstock and corrugated cardstock from stash, McGill leaf punch, Divine Twine baker's twine, Ranger 'picket fence' Distress Stain, Tattered Angels butterscotch Glimmer Mists,Prima paper flowers, Dovecraft decorative pearl brad, Sakura black gel pen, Ranger walnut stain Distress inks, old book pages from stash

challenges:

cardabilities #44 (sketch)

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Sylvia

Brrr....

2011-11-29T13:28:00.005+01:00

Hi everyone and happy Tuesday :-)

Today I want to share a card with you that I made 'just because': No special DT work... just for fun ;-)

ETA: Thanks so very much, Lydia for featuring this little winter card on the SCS Facebook page!

As soon as I saw the new 'Snowfall' collection by Bo Bunny I fell in love with the colors and patterns and just had to have this adorable collection! What I did not know the time I ordered them is that they have lots of glitter on their papers. *phew*... it's not easy to work with 12x12 papers that have lots of glitter all over their patterns and use them for cards... (well at least that's what I thought when I got them first) .. but now I just started creating and I think the result is neat with all the glitter ;-)

The blue background is a specialty cardstock by Bazzill and it has a little bit of subtle shimmer what I think is just gorgeous!

card recipe:

stamps - Bo Bunny Press 'Snowfall' clear stamps
patterned papers - Bo Bunny Press 'Snowfall' collection
cardstock - Bazzill blue specialty shimmer cardstock
tools - Big Shot
other supplies - Spellbinders 'Label 20' die, Spellbinders 'Classic Circles Large' die, Sew Sweet chalk white crinkled seam binding, Bo Bunny Press 'Snowfall' jewels, Jenni Bowlin decorative pearl pin, Sakura white gel pen, Ranger Vintage Photo Distress inks, Colorbox Frost White pigment ink, Glue Dots, paper piecing tool and foam tape from stash,

challenges:

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Sylvia

{DT} - Winter Wonderland

2011-11-27T07:43:00.002+01:00

Hi everyone and happy Sunday :-)

It's time for another Card Caravan Challenge!
I'm your host this fortnight and since I love everything sparkle (especially around the holidays) I dare you to 'make it sparkle' :-)

If you'd like to play along, just hop on over to The Hybrid Chick and enter your creation there!

To create my card I used paper from 'Visions of Sugarplum' by Danielle Engebretson and sentiment rubber stamps from the new Whimsy Stamps 'Sleigh Ride' sentiment set by Raindrop Echo Design.

To create the locket behind the sentiment and the trim I just used some wool felt instead of cardstock/paper to cut them out! The die cuts I used are both from the 'Fleur de Lis Accents' die set by Spellbinders

I also added some blue rhinestones and Stardust Stickles (because that's the challenge: make it sparkle ;-) )

card recipe:

stamps - Whimsy Stamps: 'Sleigh Ride' sentiment set by Raindrop Echo Design
patterned papers - 'Visions of Sugarplums' by Danielle Engebretson
tools - AEG Mini sewing machine, Big Shot
other supplies - Spellbinders 'Fleur de Lis Accents', Spellbinders 'Classic Circles Large', Bazzill blue cardstock, Divine Twine Aqua baker's twine, Sew Sweet mullberry wool felt, Kaisercraft blue rhinestones, Ranger Stardust Stickles, Ranger Distress Broken China inks, foam tape from stash

challenges:

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Sylvia

Gift Bag

2011-11-25T19:25:00.004+01:00

Hi everyone and happy Friday :-)

Today I want to show you a gift bag I made some weeks ago, using the 'Emporium' digi kit by The Digichick Designers.

I made a huge paper flower by die cutting some pages of an old book and some tissue paper with the largest of the Spellbinders scalloped circles dies, then crumpled and misted them all with some blue Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists.

After drying I layered and secured them all with a huge pearl brad, then put some Stickles all around the edges of the flower.

Close up of the paper flower:

I hope you liked my little gift bag and wishing you all a wonderful weekend!

card recipe:

patterned papers - 'Emporium' by The Digichick Designers
tools - AEG Mini Sewing machine, Big Shot
other supplies - VBS kraft bag, Spellbinders scalloped circles large, May Arts white sheer ruffle ribbon, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist Frost, Kaisercraft white pearl brad, Ranger Stickles Stardust, Ranger Distress inks Vintage Photo, white thread from stash, old book pages from stash, tissue paper from stash, Glue Dots Mini Glue Dots

challenges:

Crafts and Me #62 (shabby chic/vintage)
Digital Tuesday #138 (sparkle and shine)
Just For Fun (favorite shapes) - circles are definitely one of my all time fave shapes :-)
Moving Along With The Times (ribbons and bows)
My Craft Spot #34 (handmade flower)
Pals Paper Arts #121 (pearls)
Paper Crafting Journey (anything goes)

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Sylvia

{DT} - Last Day of Whimsy Stamps November Release Showcase

2011-11-23T18:01:00.021+01:00

Hi everyone and happy Wednesday :-)
I'm glad you stopped by my blog and I hope you had a great week so far!

Today is our last day of our Whimsy Stamps November Rubber Die Release Showcase!

Here's my little project (a Christmas candle) using the adorable 'Wee Let It Snow' rubber stamp by Sylvia Zet and the 'Layered Snowflake Dies' set.

And here you can see the original 'label' before wrapping it around the candle ;-)

Sorry for the not so good pictures, but good daylight is hard to get these days *sigh*
Everything that looks so greyish/muddy on the first picture is actually a beautiful bright twinkling white (like you can see it in the second picture). It's all colored with Heavenly White Twinklings, but I wasn't able to catch that in the picture yesterday evening :-/

And the RED is NOT that bold IRL *lol* I think it's because I must have used wrong camera settings yesterday while shooting the pictures :-(

To take a peek at all the other fab new release creations my fellow DT team mates and our special guests made for the last day of our showcase, please visit the blogs of these amazingly talented women:

Debbie Eastman
Ellie Stover
Stephanne Maraver
Tammy Louise Cunliffe

special guest:
Dena Concienne

challenges:

Bunny Zoe's Crafts #18 (christmas with pearls) - see the huge pearls on the brads? (I know it's hard to see because they are on the side, but they are there! *lol*)
Forever Friends (must include animal + christmas is coming)
House That Stamps Built (christmas + snowflake)
Little Red Wagon #108 (christmas)
Papercraft Star #72 (anything goes)
Scrapbook Sisters Card Challenge #61 (christmas)
Shopping Our Stash #27 (christmas/winter)
Stamp-n-doodle (snow)
Truly Scrumptious #70 (christmas w/pearls or vintage) - same like above: the pearls are on the side

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Sylvia

2nd LO ever phew

2011-11-22T16:27:00.001+01:00

Hi everyone and happy Tuesday :-)

A little 'warning' upfront: I am currently trying to get into scrapbooking... but... mmm... well.... it's a long, hard way *lol* I am trying, experimenting and learning... and here's what I came up with using the current sketch #59 from Sketchabilities provided by Karan Gerber!
(I hope Karan doesn't mind me bungle her wonderful sketch with my amateurish LO ;-))) )

To be honest, I'm kind of happy with the result (for me as an absolute beginner *lol*)!

Ok ok ok .... I admit I have to practice getting good pictures of this large 12x12 size (that has been the most difficult part on this LO for me *lol*)
I think the page looks nicer IRL than here on the pictures... also the white strokes are NOT that 'bold' and contrasting!!! They are much more subtle IRL .. just adding a little bit of texture to the page.
As I said before.. I have to practice getting good pictures *sigh*

Anyway... it's a beginner's LO (it's my second traditional LO I ever made)... so please bear with me!

Any constructive criticism is more than welcome!

close ups:

recipe:

cardstock - Bazzill
patterned papers - My Little Shoebox 'Enchanted Garden'
stickers and alphas - Echo Park Paper 'Country Drive'
font - CKJacque
others - Fiskars border punch, Fiskars 1.5'' square punch, sewing machine, Distress 'Broken China' ink, Sakura white gel pen, Gesso, doublesided adhesive tape , white thread

challenges:

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Sylvia

{DT} - Whimsy Stamps Mini Blog Hop - Day 5

2011-11-21T18:01:00.025+01:00

Hi everyone and happy Monday :-)
I'm glad you stopped by my blog and I hope you had a great weekend!

Today is Day 5 of our Whimsy Stamps November Rubber Die Release Showcase!

On Wednesday (16 November) Whimsy Stamps released this month's rubber designs and new shapeology dies. From then until 23 November the Whimsy Stamps DT and Special Guests are showcasing these fabulous new stamps and dies with a daily mini blog hop.

Each mini blog hop has a new release prize hidden somewhere along the way and you have 24hrs to enter each prize draw.

To be entered into today's mini blog hop prize draw, be sure to leave a comment on ALL of the DT's posts listed below by 12.00PM EST tomorrow. All winners will be announced on the Whimsy Inspirations blog after 12.00PM EST on 23 November.

Here's my card using lots of the new goodies:
The sweet image rubber stamp is 'Served With Love' by Crissy Armstrong, the sentiment is from Raindrop Echo Design's new sentiment rubber stamp set 'Winter Notables 1' and I cut it out using the 'Elegant Notables 1' die cuts. I also cut out three snowflakes from pp using the medium sized snowflake from the 'Layered Snowflake Dies' set.

And here's an additional close up where you can see all the 'snow' (the falling snow that I created using some Liquid Pearls in White Opal and the sparkly snow that I created using my beloved Stardust Stickles ;-) )

To take a peek at the fab new release creations my fellow DT team mates and our special guests Beate, Deb and Jacque made, please click on the links below:

Debbie Eastman
Ellie Stover
Erin Bailey
Simonne Clay
Stephanne Maraver

Special Guests:

Beate Johns
Deb Routledge
Jacque Beddingfield

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to check the Whimsy Inspirations blog tomorrow for more new release creations!

card recipe:

stamps - Whimsy Stamps: 'Served With Love' by Crissy Armstrong, 'Winter Notables 1' by Raindrop Echo Design
coloring medium - Tombows Dual Brush pens, Twinklings H2O Heavenly White, Ranger Stickles Stardust, Ranger 'Broken China' Distress inks
patterned papers - Basic Grey 'Figgy Pudding' collection
tools - Big Shot, AEG Mini Sewing machine
dies - Whimsy Stamps Shapeology 'Elegant Notables 1' + 'Layered Snowflakes'
other supplies - Sew Sweet Jade Green crinkled seam binding, Kaisercraft clear rhinestones, Ranger Liquid Pearls White Opal, Jenni Bowlin decorative pearl pin, white cardstock and foam tape from stash

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Sylvia

{DT} - Whimsy Stamps Mini Blog Hop - Day 2

2011-11-18T18:01:00.004+01:00

Hello and welcome to Day 2 of our November Rubber Die Release Showcase!

Each mini blog hop has a new release prize hidden somewhere along the way and you have 24hrs to enter each prize draw.

Here's my card using Meljen's 'Bundled Little Snowboy' rubber stamp and one of the sentiments from the 'Sleigh Ride' stamp set by Raindrop Echo Designs.

and a close up of the cute little snowy (and maybe you can see all the sparkle here, too ;-) )

To take a peek at the fabulous new release creations my fellow DT team mates and our special guest Alberto made, please click on the links below:

Ann Vento

Alberto Gava {Special Guest}

Debbie Eastman

Ellie Stover

Erin Bailey

Sylvia Blum {that's me!}

Tammy Louise Cunliffe

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to check the Whimsy Inspirations blog tomorrow for more new release creations!

card recipe:

stamps - Whimsy Stamps: 'Bundled Little Snowboy' by Meljen's Design, 'Sleigh Ride' by Raindrop Echo Design
coloring medium - Tombows Dual Brush pens, Mondeluz watercolor pencils, Twinklings H2O, Sakura Stardust, Ranger 'Walnut Stain' Distress inks
patterned papers - Basic Grey 'Figgy Pudding' collection
tools - Big Shot, AEG Mini Sewing machine
other supplies - Spellbinders 'Blossom Tags and Accents' and 'Classic Circles Large' dies, Sew Sweet white crinkled seam binding, My Mind's Eye 'Lush' rhinestones, white cardstock and foam tape from stash

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Sylvia

2Frollein Weihnachts DT / 2Frollein Christmas DT

2011-11-18T08:42:00.002+01:00

Hi everyone and happy Friday :-)

Hallo zusammen und Euch allen einen wunderschönen Freitag :-)

Today I have some awesome news to share with you: I made the '2Frollein' Christmas DT.

'2Frollein', that's Felicitas Klink and Janna Werner and I'm truly delighted these amazingly talented ladies chose me to be part of the reveal of their brand new '2Frollein' products on December 6th :-)

Ich hab' heute ein paar schöne Neuigkeiten: Und zwar bin ich im Weihnachts DT von 2Frollein.
2Frollein das sind Felicitas Klink und Janna Werner und ich freue mich wirklich total, das ich dabei sein darf, wenn diese beiden unglaublich tollen und talentierten "Frollein" ;-) ihre brandneuen Produkte vorstellen werden (am 6. Dezember ist es soweit!) *freu*

Stay tuned... :-D

Man darf also gespannt sein... :-D

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Sylvia

{DT} - Cardabilities Sketch #43

2011-11-15T15:57:00.000+01:00

Hi everyone and happy Tuesday :-)

It's the 15th of November and that means reveal of the new sketch over at Cardabilities!

Here's my card::

And this is Karan's beautiful sketch, provided for this fortnight challenge at Cardabilities

card recipe:

patterned papers - My Minds Eye 'Believe' collection
other supplies - white cardstock, Fiskars border punch, EK Success circle punch, foam tape

challenges:

Cardabilities #43 (sketch)

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Sylvia

{DT} - celebrate the moment

2011-11-13T09:03:00.004+01:00

Hi everyone and happy Sunday :-)

Welcome to our next installment of The Hybrid Chick Card Caravan Challenge.
This next two weeks we want you to create 'something birthday' - I guess that's not too difficult, is it? ;-)

I created a card where I did some experimenting by mixing up styles that normally aren't used together *g*
I started with a 'shabby, vintage' looking background by choosing a blue floral background paper from 'The Sun Will Come Out' by Sugarplum Paperie and then distressed it with Walnut Stain Distress inks to give it that little shabby look. I also used my beloved seam binding and pearls, which normally is associated with the vintage look.

But I then ran a little crazy with some doodling ;-) I recently discovered the blog from a super talented German lady: Janna Werner's Papiersalat. And she does doodling all the time and it looks so beautiful!
Well.. I also did some doodling myself .. ages ago .. but however, I totally went off of this when I began doing more cute cards a few years ago. But now that I've seen it again I wanted to incorporate some doodling into my card. Thanks for the inspiration, Janna :-)

If you are following me for some time now, you should know that I love experimenting and doing unexpected things ;-) And even though this really is a crazy mix of styles, I kind of like the result, although. And I hope you like it a bit, too :-)

and a close up
(Where you can see that I have to practice doodling a little bit, because I made a little mistake with the circle doodling around the sentiment. But well, I think that's doodling: nothing perfect, but fun :-) )

card recipe:

stamps - Whimsy Stamps 'Birthday Letter Seals' rubber stamps by Raindrop Echo Design
coloring medium - Tombow Dual Brush pens, Sakura black and white gel pens, Distress inks in Broken China and Walnut Stain
patterend papers and flower element - 'The Sun Will Come Out' by Sugarplum Paperie
other supplies - Sew Sweet white crinkled seam binding, Kaisercraft orange rhinestones and blue halfpearl, Fiskars border punch, foam tape from stash

challenges:

The Hybrid Chick Card Caravan #6 (something birthday)
Crafts and Me #60 (birthdays) - ladies, I miss you!
Just Some Lines (light blue and orange)
Speedy The Cat's Friends #81 (favorite technique) - distressing with inks that is
Fahionista Friday #96 (try something new) - doodling (not really new, but years long neglected.. I hope it counts as 'new' ;-) )

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Sylvia

Shabby Birthday

2011-11-08T18:07:00.007+01:00

Hi everyone and happy Tuesday :-)

Oh my... I have not visited the 'Mojo Monday' blog for a long time now (I really don't know why, because they always have amazing sketches!). But today I did and as soon as I saw the sketch I knew what I wanted to do with it.

Here's my card

and a close up

the sketch

card recipe:

stamps - Whimsy Stamps: 'Oval Snippets' and 'Lavish Flourishes' by Raindrop Echo Designs
patterned papers and elements - 'Emporium' by The Digichick Designers
tools - mini sewing machine, Big Shot
other supplies - Spellbinders 'Fleurs de Lis' accents die, Sew Sweet rose crinkled seam binding, Jenni Bowlin pearl pins, Kaisercraft pink rhinestones, glue dots, Bazzill vanilla cardstock

challenges:

Mojo Monday #214 (sketch)
2 Sisters #64 (ribbon)
4 Crafty Chicks #62 (die cuts)
Addicted To Stamps #17 (shabby, shabby chic or vintage)
Card Cupids (bling)
Card Makin Mamas (die cuts)
Corrosive Challenge #136 (with flourish)
Crafty Cardmakers #55 (pink, cream, brown) - I hope the brown ink counts as 'brown'?!
Incy Wincy Designs #119 (stitching)
Kraftin Kimmie #103 (use pins)
Let's Ink It Up #17 (favorite technique) - one of my favs: distressing
Ooh La La Creations #92 (stitching)

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Sylvia

Joy

2011-11-07T06:38:00.001+01:00

Hi everyone and happy Monday :-)

Today I want to show you this holiday tag I made using some digi kits from Hero Arts. I hope you like it :-)

tag recipe:

stamps, paper and tag - all Hero Arts digi kits: Hero Arts: Holiday Prints and Holiday Swirls
tools - mini sewing machine
other supplies - blue gingham ribbon, Making Memories mini staples, Kaisercraft blue rhinestones

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Sylvia

{DT} - Christmas Snails :)

2011-11-06T01:01:00.039+01:00

Hi everyone and happy Sunday :-)

Today is the first Sunday in November (oops.. is it really November already?!) and that means there's a new challenge starting at
Let's Ink It Up Challenges

This time we want to see you using your favorite technique
I have many techniques, I like to use and decided to do some distressing with inks on this card

The lovely Nancy from Lelo Design just asked me, if I want to do a little bit of guest designing to help spread the word about her new winter/christmas collection and I was happy to accept, because I really like her cute images.. especially the super sweet snails, she always draws!

So here's my card using one of the brand new (yesterday released) Lelo stamps from the 2011 winter/christmas collection:

I colored all of the snow parts with Twinklings H2O in heavenly white which gives it a nice and subtle shimmer, but unfortunately it doesn't show in the picture.

card recipe:

stamps - Lelo Design 'Sleigh Snails'
coloring mediums - Tombow Dual Brush pens, Mondeluz watercolor pencils, Twinklings H2O in heavenly white, Sakura white gel pen
patterned papers - Love Me Do by Jady Day Studio
tools - Big Shot
other supplies - American Crafts blue cardstock, Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels 8(?), May Arts white sheer ruffle ribbon, Sew Sweet crinkled seam binding in Baby Blue, snowflake metal charm from stash, foam tape from stash

challenges:

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Sylvia

Season's Greeting

2011-11-05T10:04:00.002+01:00

Hi everyone and happy Saturday :-)

Today I want to show you a collage Christmas card...what a contrast to all of the more CAS cards I made recently ;-) But I hope you like it!

and a close up

card recipe:

stamps - Arty Pants 'Christmas Believe Digital Stamp', Whimsy Stamps 'Winter Letter Seals' rubber stamps by Raindrop Echo Design
coloring medium - Mondeluz watercolorp encils, Distress inks, Sakura white gel pen, Stickles
patterned papers - 'Dejavu' by Roben Marie Smith
tools - Big Shot
other supplies - Spellbinders 'Fleur de Lis Accents' dies, white cardstock, Kaisercraft black rhinestones, May Arts olive green Cotton and Lace Ribbon , Tim Holtz distressing tool, foam tape

challenges:

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Sylvia

{DT} - Warm Winter Wishes

2011-11-04T20:45:00.001+01:00

Hi everyone and happy Friday :-)

Today I want to show you a card that has been published in the latest issue of Whimsy Stamps Inspirations magazine:

I hope you can see all the spaaaarkleeeee on this card?! ;-)
It's always so hard to catch white sparkle in a photo *sigh*

card recipe:

stamps - Whimsy Stamps: 'Warm Winter Wishes' digi stamp by Crissy Armstrong, 'Winter Letter Seals' rubber stamps by Raindrop Echo Designs
coloring medium - Tombow Dual Brush pens, Mondeluz watercolor pencils, Sakura white gel pen, Twinklings H2O in heavenly white, Ranger Stickles in Stardust
patterned papers - Basic Grey 'Fruitcake' collection
tools - Big Shot
other supplies - Nestabilities Label 11 dies, Nestabilities classic circle dies, Bazzill blue cardstock, Sew Sweet blue crinkled seam binding, Kaisercraft selfadhesive half pearl, christmas tree charm from stash, foam tape from stash

challenges:

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Sylvia

Hero Arts Fresh Face Winner!

2011-11-03T18:28:00.000+01:00

Hi everyone and happy Thursday!

Oh yessssss.. and for me this IS a *happy* Thursday!
Why you may ask? Well, I'm so very excited .... I just found out that I'm the
'Fresh Face' Winner from Hero Arts's October contest - 2nd round
*yay*

And of course I have to show you the winning card again *lol*
I used the 'Let It Snow' clear stamp set by Hero Arts and loooots of glitter for this card

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Sylvia

Sweet Baby Girl

2011-11-01T09:04:00.007+01:00

Hi everyone and happy Tuesday :-)

Today I want to show you a CAS baby girl card that I made.
This one was really quick and easy to make and since I made my own sentiment it could be used for baby shower invitations, too (great for mass production)

~~I will add the card recipe later today~~.. until then... have a wonderful Tuesday! :-)

card recipe:

stamps - 'Baby Girl Clothes' by Artypants
coloring medium - Tombow Dual Brush pen
cardstock - American Crafts (pink), Clairefontaine (white)
font - Luna Bar (available at dafont.com)
other supplies - May Arts sheer ruffle edged ribbon in baby pink, Fiskars border punch, Kaisercraft clear rhinestone, paper piercing tool, foam tape from stash

challenges:

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Sylvia

{DT} - Card Caravan Challenge and Whimsy Blog Hop

2011-10-31T17:00:00.003+01:00

Hi everyone and happy Monday :)

We have a new Card Caravan Challenge started over at The Hybrid Chick, yesterday :-)
For the next two weeks, we want to see 'homemade' flowers somewhere on your cards :-)
As always you don't have to use stuff from The Digichick store, but we sure would love it, if you do ;-)

Here's my card using the adorable 'Emporium' collab kit by The Digichick Designers

now onto our
WHIMSY BLOG HOP

To create the blue rolled flower on the right side, I used one of the brand new Whimsy Stamps Shape EZ by TLC! The wonderful Tammy Louise Cunliff designed some awesome cutting files that can either be used with a digital die cutting machine or just being used as a template to cut it out by hand.

So to celebrate the launch of this brand new product line, there is a blog hop starting today, Monday 31st and ending on Sunday November 6th, noon EST.

For this hop we have several different prize draws. One lucky hopper will win a grand prize of a $25 gift certificate. In addition to this, we have hidden several surprise prizes throughout the hop, so be sure to leave a comment on every post along the hop to be entered into the surprise draws. All winners will be announced on the Whimsy Stamps blog after the blog hop has ended.

If you came here from the fabulous Stephanne Maraver, then you are on the right track. If you want to begin the hop, please hop over to Debbie Eastman's blog and start there.

To continue, please visit our last stop - the wonderful and super talented artist herself:
Tammy Louise Cunliff

card recipe:

patterned papers and elements - Emporium by The Digichick Designers
tools - Silhouette SD machine
other supplies - Whimsy Stamps Shape EZ by TLC 'Flower Swirl', Sew Sweet 'baby blue' crinkled seam binding , Sew Sweet 'baby blue' 50g mixed button bag, May Arts natural kraft button twine, Kaisercraft champagne selfadhesive half pearl, Ranger Stickles, Glue Dots mini

challenges:

The Hybrid Chick Card Caravan #5 (use a homemade flower)

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Sylvia

{DT} - Cardabilities Sketch #42

2011-10-30T13:45:00.006+01:00

Hi everyone and happy Sunday :)

Today we have a new sketch for you over at cardabilities.
And as always, it's another great one, designed by Karan Gerber

Here's my card :-)
I guess I've gone a bit crazy with my mini sewing machine on this card *lol* I not only sew around the borders of the kraft card base, but also around the circle sentiment... I just wanted to do a little 'doodle sewing' ... I hope you like it :-)

And this is the wonderful sketch provided by Karan Gerber for Cardabilities
Thanks Karan for always coming up with the most beautiful and inspiring sketches!

card recipe:

stamp - Whimsy Stamps 'Winter Letter Seals' by Raindrop Echo Design
patterned papers - Basic Grey 'Fruitcake' collection
tools - Silhouette SD machine, mini sewing machine
other supplies - Spellbinders classic circles large, Bazzill kraft cardstock, The Cutting Files 'Doilie Shapes Set 1' dies, Ranger Stickles in Stardust, Ranger Distress ink (green), Tsukineko Brilliance ink (white), foam tape from stash

challenges:

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Sylvia

2Peas Goodies Made Into a Halloween Card

2011-10-29T12:22:00.004+02:00

Hi everyone and happy Saturday :-)

Today I have another Halloween card to share with you.

I got some really cool Halloween papers from the 'Trick or Treat' collection by My Little Shoebox in a package from TwoPeasinaBucket.com recently. These papers (and some fun things more) were my prize for winning one of their challenges - THANKS SO MUCH @ 2Peas!!!

And since I am a bit obsessed by all things Halloween I just had to create something with these adorable papers :-)))

The pumpkins are actually cut out from one of the patterned papers and then put on dimensional adhesive.
The sentiment stamp is from a clear stamp set by Cosmo Cricket.

The greeeeeeeen lace (isn't that just perfect for Halloween projects?) and the black ruffled ribbon underneath it are both from Sew Sweet.

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope you'll have a great weekend!

card recipe:

stamps - Cosmo Cricket
patterned papers - My Little Shoebox 'Trick or Treat' collection from Two Peas in a Bucket
other supplies - May Arts black sheer ruffle ribbon, Sass and Belle green cotton lace, foam tape from stash

challenges:

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Sylvia

Christmas Carolers

2011-10-27T20:37:00.004+02:00

Hi everyone and happy Thursday :-)

Today I want to share a simple Christmas card with you where I used a Silhouette (in a double sense, because it's a silhouette and also a Silhouette cutting file ;-) ) from Hero Arts as the focal point.

I also decorated the inside of the card, because I wanted a Christmas greeting to be on the card and since I did not have enough room on the front I stamped it on the inside ;-)

card recipe:

stamps - Hero Arts 'Classic Christmas Borders' clear stamp set
patterned papers - Basic Grey 'Fruitcake' collection
tools - Silhouette SD
other supplies - Hero Arts digital cutting file 'Carolers Silhouette' from Silhouette online store, kraft cardstock from stash, Martha Stewart border punch, Stampendous snowflake sticker, My Mind's Eye blue rhinestone, paper piecing tool from stash, Sakura white gel pen, foam tape from stash

challenges:

ABC Christmas Challenge (V is for Vintage) - I hope these carolers count as 'vintage' even though this card is not really in vintage style :-)
Charisma Cardz #43 (anything goes)
Craft your passion #81 (use kraft)
Scrapbook Sisters Card Challenges #58 (anything goes)

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Sylvia

Paper Pumpkins (w/tutorial)

2011-10-26T18:13:00.005+02:00

Hi everyone and happy Wednesday :-)

I recently saw some fall decoration with pumpkins made of paper and I loved the idea.
So I tried to do some myself. These are really small (almost 2'' wide) but you can do them any size you want.
It all depends on the diameter of the circles you use for it (you also can use ovals to create the pumpkins.. I think this looks even more 'real' than the circles)

Ok.. I thought I'd put together a little tutorial on how to make these cuties.. they are really super easy and quick to make!

1 - punch (or die cut) 15-18 circles or ovals from plain orange or patterned papers
I only used 12 circles for these samples, but I think it would look even more nice with more circles or ovals
The circles can be any size (mine in this sample are 1.5'' inches)

2- fold the circles in half with patterns on the inside (refer to picture)

3 - put adhesive on one half of the outside of each circle (refer to picture - upper row)

4 - glue the half circles all together side to side (except for the last one!) and this is what you have:

5 - roll a piece of rectangular brown or green paper to create the stem

6 - put the rolled paper 'stem' in the center and glue the last circle halfs together

I know this little tutorial is anything but perfect but I hope you got the idea :-) It's really super easy!

card recipe:

patterned papers - 'Unforgettable' ScrapMatters Mega Collab
tools - Silhouette SD (I cut out the circles with this machine), ScorPal
other supplies - doublesided adhesive tape from stash

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Sylvia

Let It Snow

2011-10-23T17:38:00.005+02:00

Hi everyone and happy Sunday :-)

I hope your Sunday is as wonderful as mine is. It's a cold but wonderful sunny day!
So we decided to visit 'Rötteln Castle' (it's a castle ruin, 10km from where we live... here in the 'deep Black Forest')

Here's one shot I took so you can see a part of the ruin and a tiny bit of the 'Black Forest', too ;-)

Since this is my stamping blog, I have a stamped card to share with you, also :D
Here's a clean and simple winter card using a clear stamp set from Hero Arts.
The photo doesn't show it but I stamped the tiny snowflakes twice: once on the white cardstock
I then wiped over it with blue Distress inks. After that I stamped the snowflakes again in white and put some Stickles in the center of each one. IRL the second white impression does show nicely, but it doesn't in the picture :-/ .. well.. please imagine ;-)

card recipe:

stamps - Hero Arts 'Let It Snow' clear stamp set
coloring medium - Tombow Dual Brush Pens, Ranger Stickles
other supplies - white cardstock from stash, black gel pen from stash

challenges:

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Sylvia

{DT} - Whimsy Stamps Mini Blog Hop - Last Day

2011-10-19T18:01:00.017+02:00

Hi everyone, happy Friday and welcome to Day 7 of our October Rubber Die Release Showcase :-)

On Wednesday (12 October), Whimsy Stamps released this month's rubber designs and new shapeology dies. From then until 19 October the Whimsy Stamps DT and Special Guests are showcasing these fabulous new stamps and dies with a daily mini blog hop.

And here is my creation using the new 'Seasonal Ornaments' plus matching shapeology dies 'Ornaments Die Set' :) I also used 'Lavish Flourishes' from last month's release and the sentiment is from the 'Winter Letter Seals' stamp set from last year (I think)

All new stamps and dies are now available in the Whimsy Stamps Store!

To take a peek at the other today's fabulous new release creations by Design Team, please click on the links below:

Annika Ryan
Debbie Eastman
Erin Bailey
Simonne Clay
Stephanne Maraver
Sylvia Blum (me)

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to check ou the brand new Whimsy Inspirations Magazine for tons of Whimsy inspiration and tutorials!!!

card recipe:

stamps- Whimsy Stamps: 'Seasonal Ornaments', 'Lavish Flourishes', 'Winter Letter Seals' all by Raindrop Echo Design
coloring medium - Tombow Dual Brush pens, Ranger Stickles
patterned papers - Basic Grey 'Fruitcake' collection
tools - Big Shot
other supplies - Whimsy Stamps 'Ornaments Die Set' by Raindrop Echo Design, Basic Grey kraft cardstock, Martha Stewart border punch, red cardstock from stash, red grosgrain ribbon from stash, foam tape from stash

~°~ Thanks for visiting my blog ~°~

Sylvia

{DT} - Whimsy Stamps Mini Blog Hop - Day 6

2011-10-18T18:01:00.015+02:00

Hi everyone, happy Friday and welcome to Day 6 of our October Rubber Die Release Showcase :-)

On Wednesday (12 October), Whimsy Stamps released this month's rubber designs and new shapeology dies. From then until 19 October the Whimsy Stamps DT and Special Guests are showcasing these fabulous new stamps and dies with a daily mini blog hop.

Each mini blog hop has a new release prize hidden somewhere along the way and you have 24hrs to enter each prize draw.

To be entered into today's mini blog hop prize draw, be sure to leave a comment on ALL of the DT's posts listed below by 12.00 PM EST tomorrow. All winners will be announced on the Whimsy Inspirations blog after 12.00 PM EST on 19 October.

And here is my creation using the fun 'Bart Loves Christmas' stamp by Crissy Armstrong. Isn't he cute?! *lol*

All new stamps and dies are now available in the Whimsy Stamps Store!

To take a peek at the other today's fabulous new release creations by Design Team, please click on the links below:

Annika Ryan
Erin Bailey
Sylvia Blum (me)
Tammy Louise Cunliffe

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to check the Whimsy Inspirations blog tomorrow for more new release creations!

card recipe:

stamps- Whimsy Stamps: 'Bart Loves Christmas' by Crissy Armstrong, 'Lavish Flourishes' by Raindrop Echo Designs
coloring medium - Tombow Dual Brush pens, Mondeluz watercolor pencils, Twinklings H2O, Ranger Stickles
patterned papers - Basic Grey 'Fruitcake' collection
tools- Big Shot
other supplies - Sass and Belle cream cottage lace, small moss grosgrain ribbon from stash, Spellbinders scalloped circles large, Spellbinders classic circles large, Poinsettias from Making Memories 'Fa La La' page kit, foam tape from stash

challenges:

Pink Ink Sketch Challenge (sketch)

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Sylvia

{DT} - Whimsy Stamps Mini Blog Hop - Day 5

2011-10-17T18:01:00.040+02:00

Hi everyone, happy Friday and welcome to Day 5 of our October Rubber Die Release Showcase :-)

On Wednesday (12 October), Whimsy Stamps released this month's rubber designs and new shapeology dies. From then until 19 October the Whimsy Stamps DT and Special Guests are showcasing these fabulous new stamps and dies with a daily mini blog hop.

Each mini blog hop has a new release prize hidden somewhere along the way and you have 24hrs to enter each prize draw.

To be entered into today's mini blog hop prize draw, be sure to leave a comment on ALL of the DT's posts listed below by 12.00 PM EST tomorrow. All winners will be announced on the Whimsy Inspirations blog after 12.00 PM EST on 19 October.

And here is my creation (a christmas tree treat bag) using the new stamps 'Mistletoe' by KennyK and 'Holiday Mini Postage Stamps' by Raindrop Echo Designs:

And a close up of the adorable 'Mistletoe'.. hope you can see all the sparkle :-)

All new stamps and dies are now available in the Whimsy Stamps Store!

To take a peek at the other today's fabulous new release creations by Design Team, please click on the links below:

Erin Bailey
Ellie Stover
Simonne Clay
Stephanne Maraver
Sylvia Blum (me)
Mariska van der Veer {Special Guest}

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to check the Whimsy Inspirations blog tomorrow for more new release creations!

card recipe:

stamps- Whimsy Stamps 'Mistletoe' by KennyK, 'Holiday Mini Postage Stamps' by Raindrop Echo Designs
coloring medium - Tombow Dual Brush pens, Mondeluz watercolor pencils, Sakura Stickles
patterned papers - 'Fa La La' by Making Memories
tools - Big Shot
other suplies - Whimsy Stamps 'Mini Postage Stamp Die' by Raindrop Echo Design, Simply J Studio 'O Christmas Tree Bag' template, Alyssiane red satin ribbon, Glue Dots glues lines and mini glue dots

challenges:

link parties:

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Sylvia

{CT} - Potion No 1

2011-10-16T14:35:00.003+02:00

Hi everyone and happy Sunday!

I hope you all have such nice weather like we have: it's cold outside but we have a wonderful blue sky and the sun is shining ... the perfect October day :)

Today there is a new Card Caravan challenge starting at The Hybrid Chick and this time we have a color challenge: Use green, purple and orange.

Well, to me this color combo screams 'Halloween' ;-) but you don't have to do a Halloween card or project! You can create whatever you like if only you use the colors! :)

To create this little project I used an old glass bottle where the Prima Flowers came in a few years ago :-)
I used some digital patterned papers and wordart from The Digichick store and also a ribbon and a decorative brad from Alyssiane that I got in a package from Two Peas in a Bucket for winning one of their challenges recently :-D

Can't wait to see what YOU will come up with and I hope to see your creation linked up in our challenge!

project recipe:

patterned papers - 'Hocus Pocus' by Cluster Queen Creations and geniaBeana, 'Daydreamer' by Danielle Engebretson
elements and wordart/stamp - 'Haunted - The Elements' by Mari Koegelenberg Creations
tools - Big Shot
other supplies - Nestabilities classic circles large, Alyssiane ribbon and brad, Glue Dots mini glue dots

challenges:

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Sylvia

Cardabilities Sketch #41

2011-10-15T15:59:00.003+02:00

Hi everyone and happy Saturday :)

I'm super excited today, since this is my first challenge as an official DT member for cardabilities

I really adore Karan's sketches and this one is another stunner and it is soooo inspiring and easy to follow

And here's my card

card recipe:

stamps - Whimsy Stamps 'Lavish Flourishes' and 'The Fun Life Tickets' by Raindrop Echo Design, 'Luscious Linda' by Kenny K.
coloring medium - Tombow Dual Brush pens, Mondeluz watercolor pencils, Distress inks
patterned papers - Basic Grey Kraft (don't know the collection's name at the moment)
tools - Big Shot
other supplies - dark brown cardstock from stash, Spellbinders Label 11 dies, Prima flowers, brads, spacers, maxi ric rac and foam tape from stash

challenges:

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Sylvia

{DT} - Whimsy Stamps Mini Blog Hop - Day 2

2011-10-14T18:01:00.063+02:00

Hi everyone, happy Friday and welcome to Day 2 of our October Rubber Die Release Showcase :-)

On Wednesday (12 October), Whimsy Stamps released this month's rubber designs and new shapeology dies. From then until 19 October the Whimsy Stamps DT and Special Guests are showcasing these fabulous new stamps and dies with a daily mini blog hop.

Each mini blog hop has a new release prize hidden somewhere along the way and you have 24hrs to enter each prize draw.

To be entered into today's mini blog hop prize draw, be sure to leave a comment on ALL of the DT's posts listed below by 12.00 PM EST tomorrow. All winners will be announced on the Whimsy Inspirations blog after 12.00 PM EST on 19 October.

And here is my creation using one of Crissy Armstrongs new rubber stamps called 'Jolly Little Santa' and also some of the great 'Holiday Mini Postage Stamps' by Raindrop Echo Designs:

I put on lots of Stickles glitter on this tag (on the trees and postage stamps and I colored all the whites on Santas clothes with the shimmery Twinklings H2O but unfortunately it doesn't show very well in the picture)
Jolly Little Santa was stamped, colored, cut out and put on foam tape. The Mini Postage Stamps where cut out using the matching shapeologie die. I distressed the manila tag with some Disress inks and stamped Lavish Flourishes all around the edges to achieve some extra texture.

Here is a full list of the wonderful new rubber stamps and dies that have been released on Tuesday

4 Crissy Armstrong rubber stamps
Bart Loves Christmas ~ Christmas Dreaming ~ Jolly Little Santa ~ Little Santa Claws

4 Kenny K rubber stamps
Drama Queen ~ Lady Victoria ~ Mistletoe ~ Mrs Claus

7 Raindrop Echo Designs rubber stamp sets
Holiday Mini Postage Stamps ~ Holiday Pennants ~ Postcard to Santa ~ Seasonal Ornaments (compatible die available) ~ Stockings (compatible die available) ~ Advent Calendar ~ Holiday Postage Stamps

2 Raindrop Echo Designs Shapeology dies
Stockings Dies ~ Ornaments Dies

Finally, I would like to let you know that issue #4 of the Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Magazine will be released on 19 October! Woo-hoo! It's a FULL issue packed with never-before-seen creations from the Whimsy Stamps DT and guest designers, so be sure to check it out for lots of gorgeous inspiration!

To take a peek at the other today's fabulous new release creations by Design Team, please click on the links below (our mini blog hop for today):

Annika Ryan
Debbie Eastman
Ellie Stover
Sylvia Blum (me)
Tammy Louise Cunliffe

Alberto Gava (guest)

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to check the Whimsy Inspirations blog tomorrow for more new release creations!

card recipe:

stamps - Whimsy Stamps: 'Jolly Little Santa' by Crissy Armstrong, 'Holiday Mini Postage Stamps' by Raindrop Echo Design, 'Lavish Flourishes' by Raindrop Echo Designs; Kars
coloring medium - Tombow Dual Brush pens, Mondeluz watercolor pencils, Twinklings H2O, Ranger Stickles Stardust, Distress inks
tools - Silhouette SD machine
other supplies - 'Mini Postage Stamp' die by Raindrop Echo Design, Christmas Tree dies from Silhouette online store, Divine Baker's Twine Cherry, May Arts green mini ric rac, Prima rose ribbon, Kaiserkraft green half pearls, manila tag, natural lace and foam tape from stash, Glue Dots glue lines

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Sylvia

{DT} Whimsy Stamps Wee BLOG HOP

2011-10-05T18:01:00.015+02:00

Hello and welcome to the Wee Stamps for Whimsy Stamps BLOG HOP!

On Sunday we announced the wonderful news that Whimsy Stamps is exclusively releasing Sylvia Zet's beautiful wee stamps collection in rubber!

Whimsy Stamps is releasing 6 new Wee Stamps for Whimsy Stamps today and these new goodies are available to buy right now from the Whimsy Stamps store along with all your Whimsy favourites.

The Whimsy Stamps DT and Special Guests have been showcasing these fabulous stamps for the past 3 days, and today we are celebrating their release with a BLOG HOP! We are delighted to welcome our wonderful special guests who are joining the Whimsy DT for this hop - Elaine Hughes, Alberto Gava, Mariska van der Veer, Jacque Beddingfield, Dena Concienne, Tab Robinson and Sylvia Zet herself!

The hop starts today (Wednesday October 5th at noon EST) and ends on Tuesday October 11th at noon EST.

For this hop we have 5 different prize draws! One lucky hopper will win the entire new release of 6 stamps. We also have 4 mini candy stops throughout the hop where you can enter to win a new release stamp! I'm not going to tell you where they are, so if you haven't found them you'll just have go back to the beginning and start hopping! *wink*

If you would like to hop along with us today and haven’t arrived from Stephanne's blog, please click here to return to the beginning of the hop at Ann’s blog.

For my blog creation I used the oh so cute wee 'Autumn Blessings' :-)
I stamped him twice, colored and cut out trimming closely to put the cut out part on dimensional foam tape.

So now it’s time for you to continue the hop by hopping over to
Jacque’s blog.

In case you get lost during the hop or you did not start from the beginning, please go to the Whimsy Inspirations blog where you'll find a complete list!

Thank you so much for hopping with us today and we all hope you enjoy the new release!

card recipe:

stamps - Whimsy Stamps: 'Autumn Blessings' by Sylvia Zet
coloring medium - Tombow Dual Brush pens, Mondeluz watercolor pencils, Twinklings H2O white
patterned papers - My Mind's Eye: 'Stella Rose - Mabel' 6x6 paper pad
other supplies - Bazzill kraft cardstock, Sakura white gel pen, We R Memory Keepers red floss, leaf charm from stash, foam tape from stash

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Sylvia

{DT} Wee Stamps @ Whimsy Stamps Sneak Peek Day 3

2011-10-04T18:01:00.002+02:00

Hi everyone and happy Tuesday :)

Welcome to day 3 of our sneak peek days featuring Wee Stamps for Whimsy Stamps rubber stamps,

that will be available in the store at Whimsy Stamps on October 5th!

To create my shabby Christmas card I used the adorable and oh so sweet 'Winter Fairy':

The Whimsy Stamps DT are sharing some fabulous sneak peeks of these darling stamps in the lead up to their release on Wednesday 5th October. We will be holding a fantastic BLOG HOP on 5 October to celebrate the new release, so be sure to join us then as we will be giving away the entire release to one lucky hopper as well as having a few secret prize draws scattered throughout the hop.

To take a peek at today's amazing sneak peek projects, please visit the DT listed below:

Annika Ryan
Chris Olsen
Debbie Eastman
Erin Bailey
Jacque Beddingfield
Simonne Clay
Stephanne Maraver
Sylvia Blum (that's me)
Tammy Louise Cunliffe

And don't forget to check back tomorrow for the big release party aka blog hop :)

card recipe:

stamps - Whimsy Stamps 'Winter Fairy' by Sylvia Zet
coloring medium - Tombow Dual Brush pens, Mondeluz watercolor pencils, Sakura white gel pen, Distress inks
patterned papers - Basic Grey 'Wassail' 6x6 pad
other supplies - Bazzill kraft cardstock, red satin ribbon from stash, Ranger Stickles in Stardust, foam tape from stash

challenges:

Christmas Inspirations #34 (birds or flowers) - the bird and ilex is not my 'focal' but they are definitely there ;) hope it counts!
Craft Your Passion (anything goes plus ribbon)
Crafty Cardmakers (anything goes)
Sparkles Forums (something that sparkles)
The Ribbon Girls (christmas)

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Sylvia

{DT} Wee Stamps @ Whimsy Stamps Sneak Peek Day 2

2011-10-03T18:01:00.013+02:00

Hi everyone and happy Monday :)

Yesterday, Whimsy Stamps announced that they will now be releasing Sylvia Zet's adorable Wee collection exclusively in Whimsy rubber! How exciting!

This month Whimsy Stamps will be releasing six Wee Stamps for Whimsy Stamps rubber stamps on October 5th and I used one of the sweeties - the adorable 'Sweet Blossom' - to create this card:

To take a peek at today's amazing sneak peek projects, please visit the DT listed below...

Annika Ryan
Chris Olsen
Debbie Eastman
Ellie Stover
Erin Bailey
Mariska van der Veer
Sylvia Blum (that's me)

And don't forget to check back tomorrow for more sneak peeks :)

card recipe:

stamps - Whimsy Stamps 'Sweet Blossom' by Sylvia Zet; sentiment from 'Oval Snippets' by Raindrop Echo Design
coloring medium - Tombow Dual Brush pens, Mondeluz watercolor pencils, Distress inks
patterned papers - My Mind's Eye 'Stella Rose - Mabel' 6x6 pad
tools - Silhouette SD machine
other supplies - Spellbinders classic ovals dies, American Crafts blue cardstock, Silhouette oval frame die, Silhouette leave die, The Cutting Files 'butterflies' die set, Kaisercraft blue rhinestones, Ranger Stickles in Stardust, lace from stash, Sew Sweet crinkled seam binding in 'elegant peacock'

challenges:

~°~ Thanks for visiting my blog ~°~

Sylvia

{CT} - The Hybrid Chick Card Caravan Challenge - Autumn

2011-10-02T07:07:00.006+02:00

Hi everyone and happy Sunday!

Thanks to all who participated in our last 'Card Caravan Challenge' at The Hybridchick!

I had so much fun visiting your blogs and looking at all your amazing creations!

Today another challenge is starting and we challenge you to do an 'AUTUMN' themed card (that can also include a 'Halloween' card *hint hint*)

Here's my autumnal card using papers and elements from the gorgeous 'Russet Riches' kit by Danielle Engebretson. The sentiment I used on the card is from Whimsy Stamps. It's a digital stamp set containing six sentiments and it's called 'Gratitude Sentiments' by Raindrop Echo Design.

We would be super happy if you'd decide to join in the fun in our Card Caravan Challenges over at The Hybrid Chick. Oh and you can use whatever products you like! You don't have to use products from The Digichick or not even digital! Please feel free to use whatever you like to...if only it fits our challenge theme, it's ok :) And the most important thing is: HAVE FUN! :)

card recipe:

stamp - Whimsy Stamps: 'Gratitude Sentiments' by Raindrop Echo Design
patterned papers and all elements - Danielle Engebretson: 'Russet Riches'
tools - Silhouette SD
other supplies - brown cardstock from stash, ColorBox pigment inks

challenges:

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Sylvia

Let's Ink It Up - Think Pink!

2011-10-01T16:01:00.004+02:00

Hi everyone and happy Sunday!
I hope you enjoy your weekend as much as I do - and I hope this post goes online, since it's scheduled (because I'm away for a dogs workshop over the weekend :) )

I'm super excited to tell you that Let's Ink It Up is back and running again!
The lovely Suzanne has chosen a new design team and we are launching our first (well actually the #16, but the first after the break) challenge today! :)

The theme for the month of October is

THINK PINK

(in support of breast cancer awareness)

And we have an awesome sponsor for this months challenge:
'Mad 4 Markers'
And the prize is a Copicendium and a stamp
*wow*

I created a bag topper using a Magnolia Heart and a sweet Mini Tilda which I got as a RAK from my super sweet internet friend Christina, who not only is sweet, supportive and generous but she also makes the most gorgeous Magnolia and Hanglar Stanglar cards! You really should hop over to her blog and ENJOY her wonderful, stunning creations :)

Ok... back again onto my bag topper for the Let's Ink It Up Challenge
This is really easy to make: I die cut a label 1 from Spellbinders Nestabilities and then folded it in half.
I stamped the heart and Mini Tilda on thick watercolor paper, colored both with Tombows and cut them out trimming closely to set them onto the half label with foam tape for some interest and dimension.
To finish it, I tied a mini ric rac ribbon around the label/topper and adhered a little bling flower from Hero Arts to it.

Finally, I adhered the topper to a cellophan bag full of gorgeous crinkled seam binding from Sew Sweet with two little strips of doublesided adhesive... done!

As said before - pretty easy :)

I hope you will join us in this fun challenge that will run through the whole month of October!
Can't wait to see what you will come up with!

card recipe:

stamps - Magnolia (Heart and Mini Tilda), Crafters Companian (sentiment)
coloring medium - Tombow Dual Brush pens
patterned papers - October Afternoon
tools - Big Shot
other supplies - Spellbinders Label 1 dies, May Arts baby pink mini ric rac available at Sew Sweet, Sew Sweet crinkled seam binding in 'Caviar', Hero Arts Hues flower rhinestone

challenges:

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Sylvia

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mom

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Spellbinders DT Call

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2nd LO ever *phew*

{DT} - Whimsy Stamps Mini Blog Hop - Day 5

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Christmas Carolers

Paper Pumpkins (w/tutorial)

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{DT} - Whimsy Stamps Mini Blog Hop - Day 2

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{DT} Wee Stamps @ Whimsy Stamps Sneak Peek Day 2

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Let's Ink It Up - Think Pink!

2nd LO ever phew