It's the 17th of the month of a brand new year!! Happy 2017 and welcome to the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps - Calling All Sistah's Blog Hop for January!!
This blog hop was started to remind us all to do our self breast checks each month, as early detection of breast cancer can make such a difference!!
You should have arrived here from the blog of the always fabulous Susan of My Paper Dreamz who I'm sure wowed you with her gorgeous design! If not and you've lost your way on the hop, pop over to the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Blog which is the start of the hop and there is a list of all the hop participants. You will also find some details regarding a few prizes to be had too.....
I mention each month that I never used to check my breasts at all (and I'm 43yrs old) so I had to find some videos on You Tube to help me out and teach me what to do. I found this one here quite helpful but there are many more to choose from. As long as you can find one that makes you comfortable and your able to do each month, that's all that matters!!
For my card this month I really wanted the ribbon to stand out on my white card base, and what stands out more against white than black:
I stamped the ribbon image from the Hope Ribbon stamp set in black Versafine Ink on white card stock. I could then immediately cover it with clear embossing powder and heat set it to create a shiny black image. I grabbed some different pink pencil shades and coloured in random images on the ribbon. I was then able to fussy cut it out and pop up on foam tape over the card front.
I die-cut the Hope Fri-Die from a dark pink paint chip 3x and glued them all together, before adhering over the middle of the ribbon. I then stamped the rest of the sentiment (from the same stamp set) in black and added sequins from the brand new sequin mix created by Pretty Pink Posh for the Calling All Sistah's Collection. The mix is gorgeous and will be wonderful to use on these monthly cards!!
If your interested in any of the products I've used today please don't forget to use my special 'Girl Friday' code to save yourself 15%. Those saved dollars will be perfect for buying the new sequins!!
Your next stop on the hop is Lori at Smiling While Stamping who I just know will have something stunning waiting for you!!
Enjoy the hop and make sure you take a few minutes today to check those breasts. It may change your life!!
Take care
Shona
Hi there everyone!! I'm popping in to remind you about our current challenge running at The Flower Challenge!
We have a 'Blue and Yellow' theme for you this month and already have some stunning entries.
For my card I decided to do a spot of pencil colouring, as my pencils hadn't received any love for a while:
I ended up by doing LOTS of pencil colouring to create this floral frame, and thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it!
I started off by die-cutting a circle from a yellow paint chip and popping this up on foam tape on the card front. The flower was stamped 6x on white CS and coloured using my faithful Faber Castell pencils. I then spent quite a while fussy cutting them all out and going around the edges with a black pen. The flowers were then adhered on top of the circle.
For the sentiment I die-cut the 'celebrate' once from gold CS and twice more from white CS, glued them all together for dimension and then to the card, along with some gold sequins for shine.
The 'celebrate' die is from Waffle Flower, along with the lotus flower from the 'Lotus' stamp set. I used a circle die from Couture Creations and the sequins are from Pretty Pink Posh.
You have until January 25th to link your project to The Flower Challenge and if your struggling with ideas, pop over to the blog to see what the rest of the Design Team have created for you. Really look forward to seeing your creations in the Gallery!!
Take care
Shona
Hi there everyone!! So sorry I've taken so long to let you know the winner of the $30 gift certificate from Winnie and Walter. Between working flat out in gardens every day this past week and causing my computer to get a virus, its been a crazy few days!!
The winner was randomly chosen by my daughter Phoebe. And the winner is:
Janis!!
Who wrote:
I am completly taken with your gorgeous metallic designs!!! So very
beautiful and elegant. LOVE this wreath card and also my fave from over
the W&W blog: the ornament card. Swoon....
Congratulations Janis, thank you for your comments. I will be emailing you shortly with the details. And thank you Winnie and Walter for providing the prize!!
And thank you to everyone who visited and commented on my blog posts. It was a very exciting month!!
Take care
Shona
