Sunday 9 November 2008

Sunday Stampers - Week 34 - Love Is Like A.....

Morning Stampers,

Another Sunday, which means another new challenge from the Sunday Stamper. This week my theme is Butterfly.

Now, there is a very special reason why I have chosen this theme this week. If you click here, you will be magically transported to Dan's Blog. Dan has posted this week about a most wonderful request from The Holocaust Museum in Houston. They are hoping to collect 1.5million decorated butterflies and hold an exhibition in 2012, showing all of the butterflies they have been sent, and this exhibition will be held to commemorate that 1.5million children who lost their lives in the Holocaust. Dan has done his usual magic and made a template for two butterfly designs, which you can download to use with a CriCut or, if like me you haven't got a CriCut, you can also download the images straight to your printer. I printed off several of the butterflies and then simply cut them out. *I will at this point remind you all that I am a completely useless computery person and I was well chuffed that I managed to do this downloading lark all by myself :O)) The only stipulation is that you don't use any glitter on your decorated butterflies.

I would love that peeps could hop over to Dan's Blog and read all about this very special request - and maybe decorate your own butterfly.

However, if you are limited for time etc, please join in the Sunday Stamper anyway - simply use a butterfly stamp or incorporate a butterfly in your stamped design this week. Once you have completed your artwork, please pop a message on here and add a link to the place where you are showing your entry.




Yesterday I spent a lovely crafty day with my friend Linda. Whilst I am a bit slow at crafting at the moment cos of my horrid pain, I did manage to make a few butterflies for this good cause. After cutting out the images, I simply decorated with stamping techniques and inkyness.


I will just mention that the stamps I used on this fancy butterfly - wow, they are the brand new Flourish designs from The Artistic Stamper. Oh my goodness, I simply adore these new designs, they are so fabby to use and I know you will all think I am biased, but seriously, they are so versatile and just perfect!! :O)) Go on, you know you need to have a look here, don't you LOL

Here is one that I only managed to half do - I will try to get it finished later but thought I would include this piccie so you can see how easy it is to just download and print off the butterfly itself.




Anyway, thanks for looking and reading everyone - I think that this is a wonderful tribute to all those innocents who lost their lives so needlessly.

Hels xx

23 comments:

Claireabelle said...

Fantastic butterflies for a very worthy cause
xx

Jennie -The Artistic Stamper said...

will be doing butterflies on my blog this week too! love the flourish one ... hehe xx

Joy said...

Hels your butterflies are gorgeous This is such a worthy cause, shall start mine today xxx

Ann said...

Gorgeous Hels & I will get them done this week xxx

Craftyideas said...

Beautiful butterflies xx

voodoo vixen said...

Wooo Hooo! I already done them! Now Hels, that has got to be a first, right? ;) Mine are on my blog.... and I am so chuffed you have chosen this theme for today of all days... 'lest we forget'.
Dan heard about the butterflies from me in case you think I am nuts! ;)

Andrea said...

Hels your butterflies are just adorable and when Dan gives my my cut outs I shall be making some of these, most likely not this week though, sorry, but I shall be doing some for such a good cause xx

crafty creations said...

Your butterflies are gorgeous Hels

And thanks to Dan here's mine

http://inkythings.blogspot.com/2008/11/sunaday-stamper-butterflies.html

Craftyideas said...

Have made a butterfly and put it on my blog xx

Dan said...

Beautiful butterflies Hels!! Thanks for spreading the word about the Butterfly Project!

Cazz said...

You have a lovely blog and I too have been to Dans site and seen the butterlies xx - great idea.

I have joined in with the challenge but bear with me as I have only caught the challenge bug today

http://thecazzbar.blogspot.com/2008/11/butterfly-challenge.html

Here's the link to mine xx

Hels Sheridan said...

Thanks everyone :O)) x

Calv said...

These butterflies are gorgeous Hels, i might have to go visit Jennies shop for those flourishes. :)

Hels Sheridan said...

:O)) Go for it Calv, you will love them!! LOL

Liz said...

Aw these are gorgeous Hels :D

Liz xxx

Unknown said...

Fabulous butterflys Hels ... Now are they flying or dancing I wonder :0)
My challenge entry is here

TonyaA said...

Love the butterflies!
I have awarded your blog with the I love Your Blog Award.
Love Always!
Tonya

craftyrachel said...

Delightful butterflies! I will try to get on them this week.

Hels Sheridan said...

Thanks :O)) x

Shazza said...

gorgeous butteflies Hels
x

Liverpool Lou (Anne) said...

Your butterflies are gorgeous Hels :)
I've done one, but hope to do more. It's on my blog
Anne x

Anonymous said...

I love the butterflies

June said...

Gorgeous butterflies and love the work you do with inks
Hugs June xx

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