Ally Pally Here I Come!!

Good evening all!  I had a great time today with the POTD shows I did. Thank you all for your support and lovely emails.  A big thanks to Jo Channon for handling the bulk of the shows this time too.  I have had my hands full getting two booths packed and ready to go for our Big Stamp and Scrapbooking Show this Saturday and Sunday at the Alexandra Palace in London.  If you are planning on attending, please stop by and say hello as I am demonstrating on the Rubbernecker stand just inside the door to your right.I would love to put faces with the names that I see visiting the blog!  As you all have been very good at leaving comments and we almost hit 100 (94 at last check), I have decided to give you this one and do the drawing early.  I was trying to put off posting for just a wee bit longer to see if we hit that magic goal, but the show must go on as they say.  I put all the numbers in a basket from 1 to 94, mixed them all up and I have drawn out NUMBER 27.  As I count down the comment list, I see that "Julia" is our first winner of the new comment game!  Please email me your details and I will post off your prize!  Don't forget the game is ongoing, leave a comment after every post to keep playing.
 A quick rundown on the card sample that I've posted.  I used our new A4 sized mask (autumn leaves) to emboss my background.  I then took the black soot distress ink direct to the paper and swiped over the top lightly to bring out the embossing.  I inked around the edges with it too, giving the whole background an interesting haunting look.  I used the new postage stamp nesties to cut the centre focal point and matted and layered them, as well as using the new postage stamp edgebilities to create a border.  I cut my flower out of several sheets out of an old dictionary that I purchased in the States, inked the edges with wild honey distress ink and mounted it in the corner with some black vintage ribbon.  I added some black swirl rhinestones  and I used our new gold PVA dimensional glue  (both of which are brand new and will be on the stand at Ally Pally!) around the edges to frame and finish the card.  I hope you like it!  Let me know what you think.  All for now, Sue x