irRESISTible Greetings

Hi everyone and happy Thursday :)

Today, I am sharing a card with you that is made with the awesome irRESISTible texture spray from Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko. This time I used the spray in Wedding Dress to create texture on a piece of acetate.

Check out Imagine Crafts' blog for step-by-step instructions and more inspiration with irRESISTible in Wedding Dress (texture spray and Pico Embellisher) today and during the next days :)

Please visit the Imagine Crafts blog for step-by-step instructions :-)

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope to see you here on my blog again, soon :)

Sylvia xx

Supplies stamps - CAS-ual Fridays Stamps: Beanstalks color medium - IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko: irRESISTible texture spray Wedding Dress; inks - IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko: Memento Luxe "Lilac Posies"; tools - IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko: Craft Mat, Ink Blushers; WRMK Corner Chomper;  others - white cardstock; acetate sheet; Zva Creative rhinestone swirl; Maya Road heart pins; Hug Snug white seam binding; dimensional foam adhesive

Zva Creative December DT Blog Hop!

Hi everyone and happy Monday :)

Happy holidays to you! Zva Creative and the talented new 2014 Design Team welcome you to our December blog hop where we officially welcome many of our new team members to our monthly hops! We are very excited about this year’s team and are sure that you will be inspired by and love their work. Are you ready to hop along and get to know them better?

And as a bonus— today’s hop is EXTRA special because you will get a sneak peek of Zva’s newest products which are set to be released at the next CHA tradeshow!

The hop begins at Zva Creative’s blog! Be sure head on over to check it out! You will also find a complete list of all the participating blogs there (in case there is a glitch along the way). 

As you know, Zva offers many beautiful color groupings for pearls, flowers and crystals.  If you like what you see along the hop you can find a list of stores and online retailers that sell Zva HERE.

After having finished a LOT of Christmas cards during the last weeks, I just wanted to do something totally different :-D Therefore I created this Birthday card in bright colors and with lots of flowers :-)

I cut strips of various patterned papers (Fancy Pants) and adhered them to the bottom of the top folded card. I stamped a simple Birthday sentiment (Whimsy Stamps) with Memento "London Fog" (to match the grey colors from the patterned papers) and wrapped a length of twine around the card and tied it into a bow.
And -of course- I used one of the adorable "Clear Florishes" stickers from Zva Creative to finish my card! :-)  This sticker is not from the brand new collection but it is still gorgeous, isn't it?! :)

If you would like to play along with our design team, just follow along the blog path.  I am linking to one of the Zva designers and that designer is linking to the next and so on. Be prepared to be inspired along the way!

The Blog Hop starts today, December 30th and runs through midnight US Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday, December 31st.

***Prizes***

Hidden on FIVE of the designer’s blogs is a Zva Creative prize package!Winners will be randomly chosen after the hop is over. All you need to do is leave a comment on this Blog Hop post... you do not need to leave a comment on each and every designer's blog post to qualify. However, the more times you comment along the blog hop path, the more chances you will have to win.

The 5 winners will be announced on Wednesday, January 1^st on Zva Creative’s blog.We will do our best to notify each winner, but it's best if you can pop in to Zva’s blog on Wednesday to see if you are a winner!

We also thought it would be more fun to add even more chances to win our blog hop prize!  To increase your chances of winning:

* Comment to let us know that you posted on your Facebook page about our hop (link to any of the blog hop posts)

* Comment to let us know that you "tweeted" about our hop (link to any of the blog hop posts)

* Comment to let us know that you asked your local store to carry Zva creative products.  If they already do, that's fantastic, maybe you can suggest other products that they don't carry.

*Hop over to Zva’s facebook page and “like” our page or leave a comment there to tell us that you stopped by if you already like follow us there!

The blog hop begins at Zva Creative’s blog and your next stop is Windy Robinson. Enjoy!

Thank you for joining us!

P.S. Mark your calendar to join the Zva Creative DT again on January 27^th for their next Zva blog hop!

Supplies Zva Creative - CR06CA-115 Crystal Sticker "Clear Florishes" stamps - Whimsy Stamps "Simple Everyday Greetings" inks - Tsukineko: Memento "London Fog" patterned papers - Fancy Pants "Park Bench" (6x6 paper pad) tools - WRMK Corner Chomper others - white cardstock, natural-silver baker's twine

Zva Creative October DT Blog Hop!

Zva Creative and my fellow Design Team members welcome you to our October blog hop. This month we are celebrating fall and Halloween and are excited to be sharing our new work with you! Thanks so much for joining us!

Today's Blog Hop begins at Zva Creative's Facebook page. Be sure head on over to check it out! 

Here's a list of participants (in case there is a glitch along the way):

Sylvia Blum 

Lisa Somerville

Carole Maurin

Nicole Martel

Anna Zaprzelska

Christin Grønnslett

Jolanda Meurs

Andrea Ewen

Fabi Ormerod

Irene Tan

Marley van derHeijden

Justina Tey

Marilia Lopes

Marley van derHeijden

Windy Robinson

As you know, Zva offers many beautiful color groupings for pearls, flowers and crystals.  If you like what you see along the hop you can find a list of stores and online retailers that sell Zva HERE.

As mentioned above, this months hop is all about Fall and/or Halloween :)

We do not celebrate Halloween here in Germany, but I can't help but love the "mood" of this special holiday :) I love to create and send out Halloween greeting cards and therefore I have this Halloween card to share with you.

I just love how easy it is to create a really special card without having much work involved if you use the gorgeous Zva Creative bling! In this case I have used the Flourish Jet Crystal (CRB-06CA-128) and cut it apart into two pieces and used one swirl above and the other one below the focal point. A seam binding tied into a bow and the card is finished. Love the result and I hope you love it, too!

Oh and I have another Halloween project I want to share with you, in case you haven't seen it yet.

It is not new, but I thought you would be interested in it, too.

I have created this little Halloween treatbox using the rhinestone swirl embellishment from Zva Creative (CRB-03CA-107) 

You can find all details (incl. template for the box and a short video instruction) 

***here***

And I think these two also go wonderful together:

If you would like to play along with our design team, just follow along the blog path.  I am linking to one of the Zva designers and that designer is linking to the next and so on. Be prepared to be inspired along the way!

The Blog Hop starts today, October 28th and runs through midnight US Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday, October 29th.

***Prizes***

Hidden on FIVE of the designer's blogs is a Zva Creative prize package! Winners will be randomly chosen after the hop is over. All you need to do is leave a comment on this Blog Hop post... you do not need to leave a comment on each and every designer's blog post to qualify. However, the more times you comment along the blog hop path, the more chances you will have to win.

The 5 winners will be announced on Wednesday, October 30th on Zva Creative's Facebook page!

We also thought it would be more fun to add even more chances to win our blog hop prize!  To increase your chances of winning:

* Comment to let us know that you posted on your Facebook page about our hop (link to any of the blog hop posts)

* Comment to let us know that you "tweeted" about our hop (link to any of the blog hop posts)

* Comment to let us know that you asked your local store to carry Zva creative products.  If they already do, that's fantastic, maybe you can suggest other products that they don't carry.

The blog hop begins here at Zva Creative's Facebook page! Your next stop is Lisa Somerville. Enjoy!

Thank you for joining us!

Supplies Zva Creative: "Flourish Jet Crystal" (CRB-06CA-128) + rhinestone swirl embellishment (CRB-03CA-107) stamps - Hero Arts "Spooky Halloween" patterned papers - Teresa Collins "Maskerade Party  - Admit One" tools - die cutting machine dies - Spellbinders classic and scalloped circle others - American Crafts black cardstock, Hero Arts inks "Orange Soda", Tsukineko inks "Versafine Onyx Black", orange seam binding, Glue Dots mini, dimensional foam pads

Bundle of Joy Baby Card

Hi everyone and happy Sunday :)	Hallo zusammen und Euch allen einen wunderschönen Sonntag :)
This is my second post today and if you are looking for the Halloween tag card I made for Scrapbook Werkstatts inspirations gallery, please scroll down to the next post or click here.	Dies ist das zweite Posting am heutigen Tag und falls Ihr auf der Suche nach der Halloween Tag Karte seid, die ich für die Scrapbook Werkstatt Inspirations Gallerie gemacht habe, dann scrollt bitte nach unten oder klickt hier.
I usually don't post twice a day, but in this special case I cannot wait any longer to post this card I made today, because it is an entry for Seize the Sketch and the challenge is closing in a few hours ;-)	Normalerweise poste ich ja nicht zweimal an einem Tag, aber in diesem speziellen Fall blieb mir nichts anderes übrig, dann diese Karte ist für die Seize the Sketch Challenge und die endet in ein paar Stunden ;-)
This is the sketch they provide	Dies ist der bereitgestellte Sketch
I did not follow the sketch 100%, but it definitely was my inspiration. I changed a few things (like the rectangle going beneath instead of over the flag) and I addes some more elements. I am not sure it is eligible to be an entry for the challenge, although, but hope so :-)	Ich habe mich nicht 100%ig daran gehalten, aber es war definitiv der Ausgangspunkt für meine Karte! Ich habe ein paar Kleinigkeiten geändert (z.B. das große Rechteck unter das Banner, anstatt darüber) und ich habe ein paar Elemente hinzugefügt. Ich bin also nicht ganz sicher, ob das hier überhaupt ein "gültiger" Beitrag für die Challenge ist, aber ich hoffe es mal :-)
Wishing you all a wonderful rest of the weekend! Talk to you soon (Zva Creative DT Blog Hop for October is tomorrow! *hint hint* ;-) )	Ich wünsche Euch allen einen ganz wunderschönen Rest vom verbleibenden Wochenende! Ich hoffe Ihr besucht mich bald wieder (Morgen ist der Zva Creative DT Blog Hop für Oktober *mal mit dem Zaunpfahl wink*)

Supplies stamps - Lawn Fawn "Plus One" patterned papers - Studio Calico "Story Time" collection: "Good Night Moon", "Land of Nod", "Starfall" + "Baby Boy Stickers Accents" others - white cardstock, Zva Creative mini flowers ice blue crystal (CRW-06CA-153), SBW white paper doily, Tsukineko Brilliance ink "Pearlescent Blue Sky", UniBall Signo white gel pen, paper piercing tool, dimensional foam adhesive

Challenges Seize the Sketch #6

CAS-ual Fridays Stamps: October Sneak Peek #1 - Halloween Cards

Hi everyone and happy Sunday :)	Hallo zusammen und Euch allen einen wunderschönen Sonntag :)
Today is the first day of the sneak peeks for the new to be released CAS-ual Fridays Stamps stamp sets and Fri-Dies!	Heute ist der erste Vorschau Tag der brandneuen Stempelsets und Stanzen von CAS-ual Fridays Stamps!
There are two new stamp sets and three new die sets *woot*	Es gibt zwei neue Stempelsets und drei neue Stanzen *juhu*
On the first sneak peek day the DT shows you projects made with this super cute Halloween set "Spooky" ETA: Michele is releasing this early and it is available NOW *woot*	Am ersten Sneak Peek Tag zeigt Euch das DT Projekte mit diesem super niedlichen Halloween Set "Spooky" Nachtrag: Michele hat dieses Set nun früher zum Verkauf freigegeben und man kann es SOFORT bestelltn *juhu*
I kept my first card very simple, by just letting the funny ghost peek inside the card ;-)	Meine Karte ist wieder mal sehr einfach gehalten und ich fand es einfach putzig den kleinen lustigen Geist so von der Seite her reinblinzeln zu lassen ;-)
But wait, there is more :-D I have another card to share with you that I made by following the current sketch at "Seize the Sketch". Of course, I used stamps from the "Spooky" set again on this second card! :)	Aber halt, ich hab' noch mehr :-D Ich hab' nämlich noch eine zweite Karte dich ich nach dem aktuellen Sketch von "Seize the Sketch" gewerkelt habe. Natürlich habe ich auch hier wieder Stempel aus dem "Spooky" Set benutzt! :)
ETA:   *** Thank You ***
Find more inspiration with this fun set here on the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps blog!	Schaut doch auch auf dem CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Blog vorbei! Dort findet Ihr noch viel mehr tolle Inspirationen mit diesem Set!

Supplies card 1: stamps - CAS-ual Fridays Stamps "Spooky" coloring medium - Tombow Dual Brush pens: grey others - AC black cardstock, orange + white cardstock, paper piercing tool, UniBall Signo white gel pen, Hero Arts ink "Orange Soda", Versafine ink "Onyx Black", May Arts orange chevron ribbon, dimensional foam pads card 2: stamps - CAS-ual Fridays Stamps "Spooky" others - MME "Mischievous" patterned papers, Zva Creative mini flowers ice blue crystals, Kaisercraft black rhinestones, Versafine ink "Onyx Black", black gel pen, white gel pen, paper piercing tool, natural button twine, dimensional foam adhesive

Challenges Seize the Sketch #5 (card #2) Simon Says Wednesday Challenge (card #2) 2 Creative Chicks #7 Bearly Mine #106 Craftin' Boutique #10  Crafty Calendar October  Crazy 4 Challenges Cuttin' and Stampin' #39 Really Reasonable Ribbon #81 (card #1) Ribbon Carousel #86 (card #1) Sarah Hurley #85

Halloween Treat Box

Hi everyone and happy weekend :)	Hallo zusammen und Euch allen ein wunderschönes Wochenende :)
Today I want to share a super quick and easy to create treat box!	Heute möchte ich Euch ein super schnelles und ganz einfaches Schächtelchen zeigen!
For the box, I used a 8" x 5 1/2" piece of design paper from Teresa Collins' "Masquerade Party" collection and one of the border strips from the same collection. An adorable Zva Creative rhinestone swirl, some black rhinestones and there you have it!	Für die Box habe ich ein 8" x 5 1/2" großes Rechteck aus einem Papier von Teresa Collins' "Masquerade Party" zurecht geschnitten. Sowie eine der Bordüren aus derselben Serie. Noch einen hübschen Schnörkel-Sticker von Zva Creative und ein paar schwarze Glitzersteine hier und da und das wars auch schon!
I am adding a template below, where you can see where to score, fold, cut and glue the paper to create the box. For the sleeve, I simple cut one of the border strips and fold it around the box and then glued it on the back.	Unten findet Ihr eine Vorlage aus der Ihr die Maße ersehen könnt. Außerdem habe ich eingezeichnet wo genau Ihr schneiden, falzen und kleben müsst. Für die Banderole habe ich mir einfach eine der Bordüren genommen, sie um die Box gefaltet und dann hinten zusammen geklebt.
I also did a short video on how to create/assemble the box :) You can find it directly on YouTube, here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiUkvmuJDu4 or just view it below ;-)	Ich habe außerdem ein kurzes Video gedreht in dem ich Euch zeige wie man die Box zusammen bastelt :) Auf YouTube findet Ihr es hier: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiUkvmuJDu4 Oder Ihr schaut es Euch direkt hier unten an ;-)
template:
Click on template to enlarge to original size; You can also right click and save it on your computer if you want to	Klickt auf die Vorlage um sie in Originalgröße anzuzeigen; Ihr könnt sie auch auf Euren Computer runterladen wenn Ihr wollt

Supplies patterned papers - Teresa Collins: "Masquerade Party - Admit One" + "Masquerade Party - Border Strips" others - Zva Creative rhinestone swirl embellishment (CRB-03CA-107), Kaisercraft black rhinestones

Zva Creative September DT Blog Hop

Hi everyone and happy Monday :)

I am super thrilled and excited to be part of the Zva Creative September DT blog hop! :)

Today's Blog Hop begins at Zva Creative's Facebook page! Be sure head on over to check it out!

Here's a list of participants (in case there is a glitch along the way):

Anna Zaprzelska
Andrea Ewen
Marilia Lopes
Lisa Somerville
Jolanda Meurs
Carole Maurin
Nicole Martel
Fabi Omerod
Windy Robinson
Sylvia Blum (you are here)
Justina Tey

As you know, Zva offers many beautiful color groupings for pearls, flowers and crystals.  If you like what you see along the hop you can find a list of stores and online retailers that sell Zva HERE.

I was able to technically keep my wedding card really simple, because the gorgeous Zva Creative embellishments did the "job" for me :)

I distressed the patterned background paper using a Tim Holtz paper distresser and some Distress inks in Walnut Stain.

I then added my beloved faux stitching using a paper piercing tool and a white gel pen.

Besides adhering the awesome white pearl swirl and adding some ice blue flower accents here and there, the only thing I had to do was stamping the sentiment and wrapping around an off white seam binding that I also embellished with one of the ice blue flower accents.

If you would like to play along with our design team, just follow along the blog path.  I am linking to one of the Zva designers and that designer is linking to the next and so on. Be prepared to be inspired along the way! The Blog Hop starts today, September 30th and runs through midnight US Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday, October 1^st.

***Prizes***

Hidden on FIVE of the designer's blogs is a Zva Creative  prize package!

Winners will be randomly chosen after the hop is over. All you need to do is leave a comment on this Blog Hop post... you do not need to leave a comment on each and every designer's blog post to qualify. However, the more times you comment along the blog hop path, the more chances you will have to win.

The 5 winners will be announced on Wednesday, October 2nd on Zva Creative's Facebook page!

We also thought it would be more fun to add even more chances to win our blog hop prize!  

To increase your chances of winning:

- Comment to let us know that you posted on your Facebook page about our hop (link to any of the blog hop posts)
- Comment to let us know that you "tweeted" about our hop (link to any of the blog hop posts)

- Comment to let us know that you asked your local store to carry Zva creative products.  If they already do, that's fantastic, maybe you can suggest other products that they don't carry.

The blog hop begins here at Zva Creative's Facebook page! 
And your next stop is


Justina Tey


Enjoy!

Thank you for joining us!

~°~ Sylvia ~°~

P.S. Mark your calendar to join us again on October 28th for our next Zva blog hop!

Supplies Zva Creative - White Pearl Flourish Swirl (CRS-06CA-110), Ice Blue Flower Accents Crystal Stickers (CRW-06CA-153) stamps - CAS-ual Fridays Stamps "Truth Is" patterned papers - Fancy Pants "Memories Captured - Shining Star" (content of SBW October Kit) tools - Tim Holtz paper distresser, paper piercing tool others - Hug Snug off white seam binding, Versafine ink "Vintage Sepia", Distress inks "Walnut Stain", Glue Dots mini