Sunday Stamper - Week 170 - Love Potion #9 **plus giveaway**

Goodly Morning Stampers... a very happy Sunday to you all... firstly, THANK YOU to all who joined in with last weeks challenge and AlfieCat says thank you for the lovely birthday greetings you left for him :O)) So... this week is going to be a special one... I hinted in yesterday's post that something was happening... well... on Wednesday it is my 4th Blogaversary... where did that time go!! The next four days up until and including Wednesday are going to be "countdown" days and I will be giving away a piece of artwork on each day... starting with today and the creation I have made for this weeks Sunday Stamper. The very first theme on the Sunday Stamper was "love" and I know we have seen this return a few times but it is a lovely *ahem, pardon the pun* theme... so this weeks theme is... LOVE. To join in with the challenge is simples: make a little something, it can be anything you fancy... add in some stamping and the theme and then leave a comment for me here with a link to the place you are showing your entry. Each commentee will be entered into the draw to win this T'Pouch that I have made... and if you enter the challenge too, your name will be entered twice. The winner will be announced on next weeks Sunday Stamper post. The challenge/draw will remain open until 21:00, Saturday 10th September 2011.



So... enough waffling about the theme etc and onto my T'Pouch that I made for my entry. I wanted to make something a bit OTT (ok, so there's nothing new in that but... you know what I mean) So... I cut some of that gorgeous Seasonal Paper Stash using the Tag Alterations, cut a plain card tag and then stuck them together. I used Cut & Dry to paint watered down Traditional Tan over the top of the paper so it was dulled down a bit... and then I went bonkers with Picket Fence, Fired Brick and Aged Mahogany Distress Stains.


The T'Pouch itself was made in the normal way **if you would like the measurements to make one yourself, please just drop me an email** ... and I used more of the Seasonal Paper Stash to make the covers for the front and back. Some scripty stamping found its way onto the tag and the front/back bits... using Gold Dabber for all over scripty stamping and then Coffee Archival for stamping it in patches. A whole lot more of the paper was then cut using the Rosette dies... which I have finally got the knack of fastening them together... use a great big dollop of Multi Medium on the little circle bit... and use acrylic blocks to weigh them down... works a treat!




As you can see, I also went a bit bonkers with the embellies too... well, it is a special piece, so why not! The Corked Vials have a drip of Aged Mahogany Stain in them... which were then spritzed with a dash of water so it mixed to the bottom of them... and then I stamped some of those cute new label stamps from the Duke of Distress, aged them and popped them onto the bottles. On the tallest bottle there is a rather gorgeous crown - I have no idea where this came from but... it is sooo lovely and chunky I can see myself trawling yonder t'internet to see if I can find some more!




So... enough of the waffling about how I made the T'Pouch... and on again with the news about the 4th Blogaversary. Now, I have never celebrated one before... mainly because I have forgotten every single year... but this year I am ahead of the game and seeing as it is quite a milestone, I have decided that I should celebrate in style... and by way of a HUGE thank you to all you followers and commenters, I thought I would share a few goodies with you. As I said before, today is the first day of the countdown and I will be giving away the T'Pouch. In the coming days I will have more arty things to giveaway... and on Wednesday I will be giving away another piece of artwork... plus an extra little something too :O)) So... don't forget to leave me a comment... and if you join in with the Sunday Stamper this week you will be entered twice into todays draw. Right, that is certainly enough waffling and whittering for one day... thank you all again for all your lovely comments, for following me and for making this little old blog such a special place for me. Thanks for looking... TTFN!

Hels x