Sunday 27 May 2012

Oyster STamps Bog Hop Winner

Oops! I am a bit behind announcing who won the Blog Hop. The winner is........... Flowergirl.

Once again, thank you all for taking the time to join in with the Blog Hop and leaving comments and hope you can join me on the next one!

Friday 25 May 2012

Oyster Stamps........ last chance

Thank you to everyone who has joined in with the very first Oyster Stamps Blog Hop, I hope you have enjoyed looking at what the other members have done. In order to be in with a chance of winning 2 sets of the Spellbinders Cut and Fold Dies, don't forget to leave a comment on each of the design team members blogs. The closing time for making a comment is 6pm Friday 25th May (today) and the winner will be announced on Saturday 26th May.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog and leaving a comment

Paul x

Monday 21 May 2012

Oyster Stamps Blog Hop - My turn!

Well here goes, my first ever Blog Hop for Oyster Stamps.

I am 4th on the list, so if you have come to me first, you need to go back and see the others:
Day 1 was Neet
Day 2 was Linda
Day 3 was Pam
Day 4 is me
Day 5 is Barbara
Day 6 is Martine

I have done this as a scheduled post, so I hope it works!
If you would like to take part in the giveaway and be in with a chance of winning 2 Spellbinders Cut & Fold dies, then  you need to comment on all 6 of the entries.

So here goes...................................



Ingredients:
  • Spellbinders Floral Burst Cut & Fold
  • Spellbinders Damask Accents Border
  • Spellbinders Standard Circle Large
  • Memory Box Valerian Flourish
  • Memory Box Vivienne Butterfly
  • Memory Box Darla Butterfly
  • Memory Box Scalloped Posie
The base card (white) measures 19cm x 19cm.

First we will start off by doing all the cutting out. You need the following:
  • 1 x piece of black card measuring 12.5cm x 12.5cm
  • 1 x piece of black card measuring 11cm x 11cm
  • 4 x Valerian Flourish on black card
  • 1 x Darla Butterfly on black card
  • 1 x Scalloped Posie on black card
  • 1 x Standard Circle Large on black card
  • 1 x piece of white card measuring 12cm x 12cm
  • 1 x Floral Burst on white card
  • 1 x Damask Accents Border on white card
  • 1 x Vivienne Butterfly on white card
Now to assemble everything!
  • Take the Damask Accents border and score as indicated on the picture below and then valley & mountain fold



  • When you have done all the folding, stick both ends together to create a circle/rosette
  • take the Floral Burst die and put onto the piece of black card measuring 11cm x 11cm and draw around the die and then cut out with a pair of scissors.
  • Next take the white Floral Burst die cut and stick onto the black piece of card you have just cut out, then take the black circle dire cut and stick on top. Then you need to use a quick drying dries clear glue (I use Cosmic Shimmer Acrylic Glue) and put a big blob onto the middle of the black circle
  • Next take the Damask Accents border and stick onto the glue and hold for a few minutes for it to set. At this point you can take the Scalloped Posie and push into the middle and it will help you to hold it all in place whilst it is drying


  • Then take the piece of white card measuring 12cm x 12cm and mat onto the black piece of black card measuring 12.5cm x 12.5cm then turn over so that the black side is facing you and out double sided tape along all four sides and then attach the Valerian Flourish on each side and then mount onto your card black. By the time you have done this, the glue should have dried so that you can attach the topper to the white mount, then add the butterfly and I then finished off with some teardrop stick on gems
Hopefully your card will then look like mine! My sample is done in black and white, but you can choose whatever colours you want.

Everything is available from Oyster Stamps with the exception of the teardrop stick on gems which I have had for years!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed my card. If you have any questions please feel free to ask, but please be aware that at busy times it may take me a while to reply.

Don't forget to leave me a comment and a comment on other blogs to be in with a chance to win!

The next hop is the lovely Barbara on Tuesday and then the grand finale from Martine on Wednesday

Paul xxxxx







Friday 18 May 2012

Oyster Blog Hop has started!!!

The Oyster Stamps Blog Hop has started!!!!!!!!!!!!


We start with Neet on Friday
Followed by Linda on Saturday
Then onto Pam on Sunday
Yours truly on Monday
Tuesday with move to Barbara
With the grand finale from Martine


Don't forget to leave a comment on all 6 blogs to be in with a chance of winning 2 Spellbinder Cut & Fold die sets


Enjoy!


Paul x

Wednesday 16 May 2012

Blog Hop!!!!

How exciting! I am going to be involved in my very first Blog Hop over the next few days in conjunction with Oyster Stamps who is hosting there very first Blog Hop together with the other members of the very talented design team! Plus there will also be some candy up for grabs too!!!!!