InStyle Stamps Blog hop

It's monthly blog hop time with the InStyle Stamps team. Every month our blog hops have a theme and this month it is Giving Thanks. There is a prize for commenting and voting ... a $25 goodie bag from ISS. Check out the InStyle Stamps blog for more details, and a full list of the blog hoppers.

If you are following hop you should have arrived from Wendy ... if you haven't then you can start the blog hop from the InStyles blog.

I have decided to interprete the theme as being thankful for what we have/have had ...And as it it Breast Cancer Awareness month and several of my friends have either lost mums to this cruel disease, or have had it themeselves and had to undergo variuos degrees of treatment, I decided to decorate a candle to match the card I made earlier this month using the gorgeous Hope Flower from InStyle Stamps.  Its not in store yet ... but you can get a freebie if you have a peek here and follow the instructions.

I coloured the floer in using my pens and cut it out.  I used papers from Basic Grey's Bittersweet pad to wrap round the candle.  I added raffia lace and organza ribbon, before attaching some large tea roses and small buds round the base.

It goes really well with the card ...

This is a gift for one of my best friend's, Vicky, who tragically lost her Mum to breast cancer ...

we all have to be thankful for the moments we have, and cherish them forever ... 

just for you sweetie xx

Got a couple more to make.


Now you need to hop over to Axa to see her gorgeous creation.

Recipe:
Stamp(s):
Colouring Media: promarkers and copics
Papers: Basic Grey Bittersweet
Embellishments: from stash