A card for a very special couple......

Hi everyone,
Today i would like to share a card for a very special couple,
My daughter & son-in-law are celebrating their 28th Wedding Anniversary.
Happy anniversary Sylvia & Stuart.

I would like to enter this project into the following challenges.
http://reves2scrap.blogspot.fr/ 30-6-14
Scribble & Scrap "Anything goes"

View from above,
I wanted to make an unusual shape.

It's quite a big box, So i had to join 3 pieces of kraft card together,
I also made the leaves with kraft card.

Top view of box.

Front view of box.

Money Gift Box

Items used.
Kraft card.
Burlap (That Craft Place)
Speckled card (From my stash)
Wallpaper.
Lace (Local linen shop)
Pearls (The Range)
Burlap.
Fence Die.
Hearts Die.
Flowers (From my stash)
Computer (Text)
Lots of care.
Lots of love (From my heart)

Thank you so much for visiting my blog,
Your comments brighten my day.

Lots of love,
Sylvia X

2 more Father's day books.....

Hi everyone,

I'm back with a quick post.....

I've really enjoyed altering these books....

This one is for my Son-in-law (Stuart)

He is blind, So i've made it very tactile.

This one is for my Son (Jeff)

Items used.

Items used.

Notebooks  (£ shop)

Carpet tiles (B & Q)

Kraft card, From my stash.

Ship stamp (Creative stamping)

Just a note stamp (Design objectives)

Sending love stamp (Anita's)

Father's day stamp (Personal impressions)

Buttons from my stash.

Pieces of leather (Left-over) from a previous project....

Clock (That Craft Place)

Gold peel-offs.

Old metal charm (From a bracelet)

Thank you so much for the lovely comments on my previous post,

I really appreciate them.

Lots of love, 

Sylvia X

Father's day gift......

Hi everyone,

I got a special request to make this book...

Which is a good thing.... It helped me to unwind,

I hope you like it.

I would like to enter this project into the following challenges.
Charisma Cardz - Fathers Day  35.. 12-6-14

A Vintage Journey - Get some Texture 17 .. 12-6-14

Baffies Kreativladen - For a Man 46.. 11-6-14

Simply create too - Fathers Day 143.. 9-6-14

I started with a note-book from the £ shop....

The first layer is a piece of carpet tile,

Then i added a piece of Kraft card,

The next layer is a piece of corrugated card....

Then i added the main image,

The banner is from a left-over piece of leather i used to upholster a seat.....

Finally i added more text & some interesting buttons ....

Can buttons be interesting ?

Items used.

Notebook  (£ shop)

Carpet tile (B & Q)

Kraft card, From my stash.

Ship stamp (Creative stamping)

Just a note stamp (Design objectives)

Sending love stamp (Anita's)

Father's day stamp (Personal impressions)

Buttons from my stash.

Piece of leather (Left-over) from a previous project....

Clock (That Craft Place)

I plan to make more of these Books.....

Thank you so much for visiting my blog,
Your comments mean so much to me.
Lots of love,
Sylvia X

My project for Through the Purple Haze # 44

Hi everyone,

I hope you are all keeping well,

Sorry i've been missing a lot lately,

Two of my cousins have passed away within 2 days of each other.....

Sad times, I will be back as soon as possible....

http://www.throughthepurplehazechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/

This week our theme is

MAKE YOUR OWN BACKGROUND

So get creative and use stamps, mists, stencils, texture paste- whatever you have :)

We are sponsored by lovely Milk Coffee 

For the light background I used a make-up brush

to dab pink ink on, To give a mottled effect,

For the Dark background, I scrunshed some cardstock up,

Then flattened it out & wiped some Distress inks over it.

 Items used.

Image

White cardstock.

Pink buttons from my stash.

Promarkers.

Tim Holtz Distress inks.

Make-up brush.

Nestie.

Thank you for visiting my blog,

I will catch up with everyone as soon as possible.

Lots of love,

Sylvia X

My latest project for Through the Purple Haze.... # 43

Hello everyone,

What have you been doing today, 

I hope you have found the time to craft.

I would like to share my latest projects with you,

We have a lovely challenge taking place in

Through the Purple Haze.

Our Challenge this week is

Button it Up!

Our Sponsors are:

Lacy Sunshine

who are providing 4 Digis as a prize. 

Heather starting up a magazine in June, so if you want to preorder- visit her shoppe.

Digi Stamps 4 Joy 
who are providing 5 Digis as a prize.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges.

Challenges for Everyone 

549...... 30th May

Dream Valley Challenges Ch # 82 31st May

SENTIMENTAL SUNDAYS 28 1st June

I really enjoyed making this card,

It involved several techniques,

I used Glossy Accents on the eyes

&

Added glitter to the wings.

I did some Paper-Piecing for the pants.

I Decoupaged the flower.

Items used.

Image, Lacy Sunshine (Willow's butterfly friend)

White Cardstock.

Pink Backing Paper & Sparkly Fabric (From my stash)

Promarkers.

Green Buttons (From my stash)

Glossy Accents.

Stickles (Icicle)

Friends are angels  (Inka Stamps)

Basic craft items... Glue etc.

Now on to my 2nd card.....
 Digistamps4Joy
I found this free background & thought it was perfect for "Alex"
I decided to position him "Outside the box"

 Items used.
Image... Digistamps4joy (Alex the surfer)
White cardstock.
Free background image.
Promarkers.
Spectrum Noirs.
Computer (Text)

Thank you so much for visiting my blog,
I really appreciate you taking the time to comment.....

Lots of love,
Sylvia X

My project for "Through the Purple Haze" # 41

Hi everyone,

I hope you are all keeping well.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog.

We have a great challenge over in

Through the Purple Haze.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/throughthepurplehazechallenges/

Anything Goes 

(Optional twist: For a male)

We have lovely Sassy Studio Design with us as sponsor this week

The winner will receive 4 Digi's....

Items used.

Image (Angelica) Sassy Studios.

White Cardstock.

Corrugated Card.

Lace (From my stash)

Burlap

Tim Holtz Distress Inks.

Natural Sponge.

Spectrum Noirs

Once again, Thank you for visiting my blog,
I really appreciate your comments.

Lots of love,
Sylvia x

My project for Feeling Crafty.........

Hi everyone,

It's time to share my project for Feeling Crafty with you.
We have a lovely challenge.

Feeling Crafty CH#28 - One for the Girls/Ladies

CH#28 - for the month of May, we would like to see your For the Girl's/Ladies, projects...for this challenge we have the fabulous Lelli-botfor a sponsor, so I urge to to get into the challenge for a chance to win the prize on offer.

The Prize up for Grabs this month is:-

4 Craft Kits from Lelli-Bot

Comprises off

Pure Elegance

Fantasy Fairies

Radiant Butterflies

Gothic Grunge

I would like to enter this project into the following challenges.

Dream Valley Challenges AG 16-05-14

 Sentimental Sundays Lace 11-05-14

Quite a while back, I bought 20 of these boxes for 50p each.... RRP was £7-99....
Anyone who knows me, knows i love a bargain.

I started by giving the box a coat of paint,
Then i wallpapered the back of the box,
I then fitted a piece of carpet tile to the base,
My next job was to make a pelmet,
For this i used a piece of cereal box, Which i stained & cut in a die,
I then added lace to give it a girly look.
I uses bits of fabric (Left over from previous projects)To make the rolls of fabric on the shelf.
I used cotton from my sewing box to fill the reels Then added the buttons Etc.

Close-up of pelmet & Cotton Reels.

Items used.
One of my bargain boxes.
Wallpaper.
Carpet Tile.
Fabric Pieces.
Buttons & Lace (From my stash)
Scissors & Reels
Cereal Box.
Embossing Folders (Buttons & With Love) Provocraft.
White Acrylic Paint.
Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Vintage Photo)
Sewing Machine & Dress-form Dies

Thank you so much for visiting my blog,
I really appreciate your comments.

Lots of love, Sylvia X
Dream Valley Challenges