Wednesday 31 October 2012

FF.Monthly Challenge Anything Goes

Hello Everyone
I hope we are all well.....and all getting ready for Christmas....my card stash is building up. nicely.....so for Forever Friends Monthly Challenge this month is ANYTHING GOES......so i have used this gorgeous Christmas Shoe ...with Holly and Berries...from Bugaboo Digi Images who is our Sponsor this Month....

Card Recipe
SU.Card....
Bugaboo Xmas Shoe image.....
Promarkers for colouring....
Papermania Home for Christmas Paper Pack....
Message Clearly Besotted Stamps....
Pearls The Hobby House.....
Lovely sunny day here in Gibraltar....but think rain promised for Friday......
Thanks for looking .....
Enjoy your day....

Sunday 28 October 2012

Less is More

Morning All
A fabulous day her in Gib 21degs....hows the weather where you are...we are off into Spain to do some Geo Caching a Treasure Hunt with a GPS.
Less  is More this week is a SKETCH ...Chrissie has given us some wonderful inspiration....
so here is my CARD...I have used   Hero Arts cling stamp i have had this stamp a couple of years uninked called Elegant Weeds...the Background is Pan Pastels....they are so easy and creamy to go on...then stamped on the top..then cut into Three sections...and die cut a Butterfly......
Thanks for looking .....
Enjoy your day....
Hugs Sylvie xx

Friday 26 October 2012

Ruby's Rainbows

Hello Everyone
I have been busy card making this week ....i must be feeling better......this card i made for a friends birthday on Tuesday...and we went to a fabulous restaurant in Gib Cafe Rojo ....there was three of us we had a fab time Mary`s treat how nice!!!!
Ruby`s Rainbows Challenge would like a Doily on your card....so my card fits this to a Tee....
Papers Papermania...Stampin Up Stamp set...using my versamagic  ink Pads....Cheery Lyn Doily Die...Bakers twine ...love it .....this photo was taken Tuesday morning...when it was lovely and Sunny...the rain is here now.....lovely crafting weather....
Thanks for looking.....
Hugs Sylvie xxx

Thursday 25 October 2012

Fab`n`Funky Challenge

Hello
I recently purchased from the lovely Stephanie a lot of her gorgeous new stamp set ....the designs are all Fabulous....this is her new business venture...so she needs all the support she can get ...and you wont be disappointed...she has a fabby Design team...there cards are stunning so do take a look at there Blogs....they are listed on the web site....So her is what i have come up with LOTV Christmas Papers....aren`t they gorgeous...Reindeer from the stamp set....and the Messages....Promarkers for colouring....Bakers Twine from Joanna Sheen...Cuttlebug Snowflake Die and it also Embosses....Some Glamour Dust on the S.Flake and the Circle edge for a bit of interest...i love the way my card has turned out....
I would alo like to enter my card into Lets Create and Craft where they want DIMENSION  on your card ...check out the design teams cards....
I would like to enter my card into http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/ where this week they would like an Animal on your card....
Thanks for looking...Hugs Sylvie xxxx

I Love Promarkers

Hello All
I hope you are all having a good week......the weather here in Gib today gas been torrential rain all day.....just trying to brighten up now....it is still warm....so thats ok...and we do need the rain.....
i manage to take my Picture in between the showers....
I Love Promarkers want a Christmas Card this week......so this is what i have come up with.....i have used a LOTV image....coloured with my gorgeous Promarkers...Martha Stewart Border Punch...Kanban Christmas Papers...Die cut some Stars....Craftwork Cards Message...Glamour Dust for a bit of Sparkle.....and i think thats it ....
Thanks for looking....enjoy your evening....dont forget we put the clocks back this week.....
Hugs Sylvie xxx

Monday 22 October 2012

Christmas Card Club




Hello All
Hope we are all well......we have had a gorgeous day here in Gibraltar yesterday....we had a picnic in Spain....and did a Geo Caching....we only found one out of Three.....we looked for  Two on Beaches without finding them....then found the other one in the gorgeous Pina Del Rey Natural Park....Fabulous there...with lots of people  walking ...Picnicing...Childen playing games and riding there Bikes....Fabuous Day had by all...then a lovely Coffee in the town nearby and a game of Scrabble...we know how to party Lol!!!!!!Then made this card when i got home ....It was the Lovely Lizzies turn to choose the Theme for our Christmas Card Club.... this fortnight which is a Musical theme...thanks Lizzie enjoyed......
Card Recipe
Penny Black Caroling Trio....
Promarkers for colouring.....
LOTV.Christmas Paper.....
Bakers Twine Joanna Sheen...
Wild Rose Studio Message Stamp....
Craftwork Cards Candi.......
Thanks for looking...enjoy your day !!!!!
Hugs Sylvie xxxx

Thursday 18 October 2012

i Love Promarkers Anything goes

Hello All
I hope we are all well... i am feeling much better....i have taken all my Antibiotics.....so fingers crossed....tomorrow i am meeting a fellow Blogger as she is coming to Gibraltar on a Cruise....the weather has changed a tad...so fingers crossed it keeps dry tomorrow...we will have a coffee together and a crafty chat......
It is my Brother Bri`s Birthday on SUNDAY...... so i have made him this card which is suitable for this weeks  I Love Promarkers Challenge Anything Goes.....his present is a voucher ...to have a garden make over...he suffers with his back and finds it difficult to do his garden...so hopefully he will love his Pressie......

Card Recipe
Stampin Up Papers....
Little Claires Card Stamp....
Tim Holtz Dies....
Craftwork Cards Letters....
Bakers Twine....
Promarkers for colouring....
SU.Border Punch....
Have a nice Day....
Hello to all my new Followers.....
Hugs Sylvie xxx

Friday 12 October 2012

CAS(E) this Sketch


Hello All 
I  hope we are all well .... My cold is certainly hanging i went to the Doctors yesterday and he has given me a course of Antibiotics..... I was in bed all day yersterday....... When will it go !!!!!!! this is a new Challenge today so i really pushed myself to join in Case this Sketch  i am not to good at this Simple Challenges with a lot of White Space....... but  here goes...the colours i have used have not come out to good on the Pickie very Sunny and hot in Gib today.....i have used Stampin Up ...Grey... Black and Red...from there Paper Packs....Die -Namics Hexagon Dies.....Bakers Twine....Message Waltzing Mouse Stamps.....
thanks for looking ...enjoy your day!!!!!!
Hugs Sylvie xxx

    

Monday 8 October 2012

Papertake Weekly Challenge

Hello All
How are we all today....the weather here in Gibraltar is really hot 26degs today.....my cold is similar...i keep forcing myself to do things ...
We have three different lots of Friends coming this week ...stay at hotels around Gib....
So this card i have made today is for one of Roys Special friends...whom he used to sail with in the uk...since we have been in Gib ..he has built his own boat...called Laura ....so its Dick`s birthday on Sunday...i am sure this card will be right up his street.. I hope so...
Papertake Weekly Challenge  is Anything Goes this week so my card will be very suitable.....and they have a Special  Birthday...they are 5 years old...Congrats to all the team for a superb job!!....

Card Recipe
SU Stamp.....and Card.....Message...Punch...
Craftwork Cards Letter...... Love them.....
Thanks for stopping by.....
Hugs Sylvie xxx
Hello to my new Folloers

Sunday 7 October 2012

Our Craft Lounge Think Pink

Hello All
 I hope we are all well...i still have this dreadful throat and cold ..we had to come back from our break in Granada...as i was poorly....it seems to be going about ...my Daughter Claire is having a really bad time of it ....and has to carry on working...at least i could stay in bed....enough of this gloom...this Challenge is new to me Our Craft Lounge where they want Pink on your card...for Breast cancer Awareness Month... My friend June whom i went to Ally Pally with...sent me these Bobbin cards on Monday... they are from Craft Work Cards...but they had run out at the show...we were so disappointed.... as there Display card was stunning....Thanks June for the gift....
I would also like to enter my card into Dream Valley Challenges wwhere they also want Pink...for Breast Cancer Awareness Month......

 Card Recipe
 Craftwork Cards Cards....
Tim Holtz Dress form Die....
Sizzix Scissor Die etc.... Sewing Machine Charm....
Personal Impresions Tape measure Stamp....
SU.White Ink Pad...to ink the edges.... Love the shape of this card.... I have left my card without a Message as couldn`t find right place for it .....what do you think????..... We have still gorgeous weather here in Gibraltar 24 degs.... yesterday...
 Have a nice day.... Hugs Sylvie xxxx

Christmas Card Club Sylvies choice

Hello Everyone I hope we are all well.....I have come back from the ..cold .... wet ... Uk... With a sore throat and cold sores..... Tomorow we are going to Granada for three days... My birthday treat from Roy....

Thanks to everyone who sent me Birthday cards.... I had 25 altogether including lots of hand made ones.... Thanks again..
... I met my friend June in London and we were taken to Ally Pally by Junes husband John.. We had a great time laughed all day and talked a bit..... and managed time to spend some money... got some very nice stash....
Right on  to my card.....i made Pinky`s  Challenge Card  for the 23rd. Sept.  and my card at the same time and Scheduled both ...with me coming and going and friends and family coming ..i put the same card on both Challenges....so the one i am puting on now is the one that should have gone on Pinky`s....are you all still with me...still red and white ...but some kraft paper  as well....yawn...Yawn......

Card Recipe
FF.Stamp
Promarkers for colouring...
Nestie Die Frame....
LOTV. kraft Paper Pad....
SU.Message stamp....
Die-Namics Snowflake Die....
Thanks for looking ....Enjoy your Day.....
Hugs Sylvie xxxxx

Monday 1 October 2012

St.Lukes Hospice Challenge


Hello Everyone
It is time again for St.Lukes Hospice Challenge....October already...and we would like you to make an easy peasy Simple Xmas card ...with lots of white space...i think we are all getting plenty of practice now on this type of card...so lets make this month our best ever for entries....Yeh!!!!! The Charity needs all the support you can give them....
The prize this month is a gorgeous stamp set  Twas the night before Christmas kindly donated by
Waltzingmouse

Card Recipe
LOTV Christmas Paper Pack....
Nesties Star Dies..
SU.Message....
Papermania Gems....
Thanks for looking ...looking forward to seeing all your entries...
Hugs Sylvie xxx