Prima's Awesome Thanksgiving Prizes

You don't want to miss that!
http://prima.typepad.com/prima/2013/11/with-thanksgiving.html

Look at these Prima stencils and stamps... Yummy!

Happy Holidays everyone!

Dorly

Sea Themed Bog Hop Giveaway Winner

I created a canvas for the Michael Strong Sea themed Blog Hop and offered a small Giveaway.

Thank you all for your lovely comments, I enjoyed reading them.

And without further ado... the winner of the Giveaway is Jan Castle.

Jan Castle wrote:

Great layout Dorly! Your MS fish is perfect with the pearl bubbles for this layout, as are all the sea items. You put a lot of work into this and it is Stunning!!! 
Paper Hugs,
Jan, a follower

Jan, please email me your address so I can send the envelope your way.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed. Have a creative day! Dorly

Michael Strong Sea themed Blog Hop - Canvas and Giveaway

Welcome to the Michael Strong Sea themed Blog Hop!

You must have arrived here from Shelly's Blog with her lovely artwork, showing what to do with the new release of Michael Strong Cloisonne Sea Turtle/Seaweed stamps.

As I don't have that stamp set yet, I used other sea themed Michael Strong stamps.

I created a Mixed Media canvas, using whichever sea themed supplies I had around.

Supplies used:
White canvas - 8X8 inches (20X20 cms)
Acrylic paints
Background sea themed paper - from a magazine

White paper and CS

Yellow CS
Orange CS
Manila CS
EKSuccess - Dotted Wave Edger Punch

Michael Strong Cloisonné Flower stamp (large)

Michael Strong Cloisonné Fish stamp (large)
Michael Strong Cloisonné Seastar stamp (small)

Michael Strong Cloisonné Shell stamp (small)
Washi Tape - colorful bubbles

Washi Tape - blue with white stripes and red dots
Embossing ink
Orange EP
VersaFine ink - Onyx Black
VersaFine ink - Vintage Sepia
ProMarkers
Yellow Stickles
Red Gem and golden metal large brad

White and light blue sticky back half pearls

Blings - in various colors and sizes
Diamond Glaze
3D double sided foam tape

I'm giving this canvas to my DH, and I have a very special wish for him.

The sentiment "If I had three wishes … my first would be for you" was printed on white paper, which was adhered to bright yellow CS punched using the EKSuccess - Dotted Wave Edger Punch.

I used the punched CS in 2 opposite directions.

To create the basic background, I colored the canvas using acrylic paints - black, green, light blue, red and yellow.
The coloring was meant to cover the canvas. Most of it will be covered later so the design wasn't important.

I left the edges of the canvas white on purpose, as I later covered them with Washi Tape with colorful bubbles all over it.
The bubbles fit into the sea (water) theme, and their bright colors add a vivid frame to the canvas.

Then I added the background sea themed paper, which was cut out of a magazine. It seems to fit here perfectly.

I added 2 stripes of Washi Tape - blue with white stripes and red dots, to match the sea waves and to coordinate with the other colors.
As you can see, all the stamped images were glued 3D for extra dimension.

Each stamped image was treated differently.

The Flower, which functions here as the sun, was stamped on white CS using VersaFine ink - Vintage Sepia, and was colored with ProMarkers.
I accented its inner circle using yellow Stickles, then I added a red gem and golden metal large brad to complete its hot, sunny appearance.

I stamped the Fish using Embossing ink on orange CS, then heat embossed it with orange EP.
I carefully cut it with scissors, and added a tiny turquoise bling as its eye.

I also added white sticky back half pearls, to resemble bubbles coming out of its mouth.

I stamped several images of the Shell and the Seastar on Manila CS, using VersaFine ink - Onyx Black.
I covered them with Diamond Glaze to give them a shiny look, and waited for them to dry.
I added each one of them a light blue sticky back half pearl, for decoration.

Finally, I added several blings in various colors and sizes, for extra glam.

Our summer is very hot and humid.
Oh, I wish I could stay in an air conditioned room all day and get creative! How about you?
For more inspiration, please hop to my friend Hetty's Blog where you'll find an adorable creative idea along with a tutorial.

Before you hop to your next step, please take a look here.
I'm offering a small Giveaway.
 

The Giveaway includes:

12 Crafty Individuals 6x6 patterned papers - Travel in Italy

Prima clear stamps - Travel

A bag of embellishments - ribbons, lace, flowers and real vintage buttons

Purple flower stickers

White paper doilies

Old book pages in Hebrew - printed in 1950!

In order to have a chance to win, all you have to do is leave a comment to this post, including your email address (so I can contact you).

I'll draw one lucky name next weekend. I will ship worldwide.

If you're a follower of my blog, either via email, Bloglovin or any other way, please mention it in your comment for an extra chance to win.

One comment per person, please.

Challenge
Heck of a Challenge - The Sea

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Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed. Have a creative day! Dorly

Pay It Forward Blog Award... And New Shoes

I'd like to thank Rosie Guiher for nominating me the LIEBSTER award. Rosie has a great blog called Play Time, and I think you'll enjoy her Clean and Simple style and her lovely creations.
Play Time

About the Liebster award

This award was designed to be a blog award in the pay it forward fashion. Once you've been nominated, you award it to five blogs which you like that have less than 200 followers, to encourage new visitors to visit these blogs.

These are the rules
Thank the person who gave you the award and link back to their blog.
Post the award onto your blog. Give the award to five bloggers you appreciate and who have less than 200 followers.
Leave a comment on their blog, letting them know that you have given them this awesome award.
It's always nice to discover new blogs… I hope you'll be inspired!

Here's my list of 5 blogs. I recommend that you check them out.

1. PearlGemD by Esther Farkash

2. She who stamps & scraps by Marjie Kemper

3. The Happy Room by Kathie McGuire

 4. The Zen of Oriental Card Making by Fabrizio Martellucci

5. Sentiments and Scrapbooks by Barbara Ford

Don't forget to leave a comment, because getting feedback is important to all of us.

In the mood of adding happy colors to my life, here are my new shoes.
They are shockingly colorful, and I just love them. Aren't they awesome?
I hope to post more often from now on.
There will also be a Giveaway for my birthday soon… stay tuned!

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Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed. Have a creative day! Dorly

My Birthday Giveaway Winner

I wanted to thank you all for your lovely comments and for your kind wishes for my birthday.
It was heart warming and it made my special day even happier.
I'm sorry I haven't posted lately, but life kept me busy.
I'm back into creating and I'll post again soon, so stay tuned...
Thank you all for following my blog, for leaving comments and for your support and feedback - it means a lot to me.
Now without further ado, my Giveaway winner is Jenni from the Netherlands.
Jenni, please email me your postal address within 48 hours so I can send you the goodies.
And because you've waited patiently, I'm adding something to your envelope. You'll find out what it is once you get it. Enjoy!
Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed. Have a creative day! Dorly

Birthday Giveaway

Today is my birthday and it's time for a little Blog Candy.
It's my party and I'll scrap if I want to… Can you here it singing in your head?



The candy includes:
5 hand-made recycled papers (A4)
10 black & white patterned papers (6x6)
6 yellow patterned papers (6x6)
1 Heidi Swapp mini mask
2 Plaid metal stencils
3 packs of stickers, one with rubons on their back side
3 checkered ribbons
1 Original Vintage cream lace
1 Original Vintage golden lace
2 packs of buttons
6 large silk flowers
1 pack of Petaloo Pallette of Petals (I may have to ship it without the package)
1 acrylic guitar stamp
Israeli beautiful new postal stamps (not in the photo)

I will ship worldwide.
I'll add a card/tag made by me, of course.
If I get many comments, I may add something - it's a surprise!

The rules are simple, all that I ask is:
1. Be a follower of my blog.
2. Leave a comment so that I know who is playing.
3. If you have a blog, add the Giveaway photo to your sidebar linking it to my blog, and come back with a comment linking to your blog.
Otherwise, spread the word on Facebook etc.

You have time to comment until Monday April 7th, after which I will pick a winner. Good luck!

Have a great day - I know I will!
Dorly
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Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed. Have a creative day! Dorly