Just Magnolia - 'Romantic Doily' challenge

Morning all - it's Friday again, so time for another Just Magnolia challenge, which this week is 'Romantic Doily'. They're just so popular at the moment arn't they?!! Seem to be just about everywhere, so it should suit most crafters & of course very open to different interperatations...so what will you do? Make sure you enter using the link to the challenge blog above - we'd love to see what you do with yours! Don't forget to head over to the rest of the design team too - they've some real beauties for you as usual! Anyhow here's what I did with mine...

...The beautiful papers are by Fancy Pants and actually came free with a copy of Simply Cards & Papercrafts magazine who I do commissions for - what a FAB freebie! Here's a closer look...

...I cut the 'Memories' tab out of the Fancy Pants paper collection & matt it onto kraft cardstock keeping the nice label shape...

..This beautiful Tilda is 'Tilda with Butterfly Dress' from the Butterfly Dreams '11 collection....I've coloured her with Distress Inks & added white gel pen & glitter highlights with Crystal Glamour Dust...

....Flowers are from WOC & have been distressed with white paint, lovin' these little pearl sprays at the mo - think they look great coming off the page like this & really add dimention,they look really pretty too! Also notice the pretty Doo Hickey heart swirl die...

...I cut the bunting from the patternef papers & stamped individual letters with Stampin Up alphabet stamps. I then matt each piece onto kraft card-stock, punched the holes & thread the waxed cotton through tying in a knot on either side...

LOTV Card 'Emma Swing'

Good Morning & today I have a lovely LOTV card I made with this cute little stamp that I found the other day & decided I just haven't used enough!...

......This card & box set is available from my ebay please see side bar for direct link...

...Beautiful papers are the Pixie Glen by Prima & are one of my all time face collcetions, so pretty! The stamp is 'Emma Swing' by LOTV...how cute?...

...She's been coloured with Distress Inks & highlighted with Crystal Glamour Dust, which looks particularly effective on this image, the pics really don't do it justice - it's so much prettier in real...

..Flowers are from WOC & have been distressed with white paint. Notice the cute little crown charm...

...I made a shabby ribbon bow with pink & blue seam binding & coupled with a Mognolia Doo HIckey heart swirl die & handmade glass pebble, button & twine...

Magnolia Card & Bag Set

Here is a little Magnolia card & bag set, made from scrummy Fancy Pants papers that I actually got free a while ago with the magazine I do commissions for Simply Crads & Papercrafts. I've been admiring them for ages & I've also been meaning to have a go at doing some bunting as I keep seeing it around, but never actually done it myself....So this seemed like the perfect opportunity to combine the 2 & here's the end result!...

...First of all here's a closer look at the 6x6" card...

...Love this cute Tilda! She's 'Kneeling Tilda' from the Butterfly Dreams '11 collection, she's been coloured with Distress Inks as usual & highlighted with Crystal Glamour Dust...

...Flowers are from WOC, combined with Magnolia Doo Hickey heart swirl die & pretty pearls that I've sprayed & coloured with Aqua Alcohol Ink, the ribbon roses have Sworofski crystals in the centers...

...And here's my first attempt at bunting! I'm well chuffed with the result & think it looks really effective, so will defo be going in the repetoir!...

...Now here's the matching bag I made, which I'm entering into the TOMIC challege...

...And a closer look...

...The image is 'Hello Little Butterfly' from the Butterfly Dreams '11 collection, again she has been coloured with Distress Inks & highlighted with Crystal Glamour Dust... 

...The flowers are from WOC & have been distressed with white paint, the die is Magnolia Doo Hickey heart swirl die...

...The 'LOVE' sentiment has been spelled in Prima mini-alphas onto die cut tab, the butterfly is a Martha Stewart punch...

...Lastly here's a shabby bow I tied onto the handles with flower center & twine bow...

Anniversary Set Commission (Card & Box/ Wall hanger & Bag)

Hi there & today I'd like to shoe you a recent commission from a customer who wanted an Anniversay Card & Box Set, and somthing special as a keepsake, so I suggested a wall hanger to match. I stuck to a traditional pastel colour scheme with lovely papers by K&Co. & tried to give it plenty of contemporary touches, here's the end result...

...I made a 6x6" card from white Bazzil cardstock & puched the rdges with Martha Stewart French Scroll PATP punch, here's a closer look...

...I used a Tim Holtz ornate book plate for the center which has been hand coloured by me (Will be doing a tutorial on them soon, in the mean time look out for my article in Simply Cards & Papercrafts!) I then added the 'Congrats' sentiment in mini-alphas onto coreogated card...

...The stunning large pale blue roses & most other flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts, paired with Magnolia Doo Hickey 'Heart Swirl Branch' die...

...And here's the Wall-hanger. I cut an MDF base (approx 8.5x6") using a jigsaw from 6ml MDF & sanded the edges. I then sprayed with White Primer & coated with 2 coats of blue acrylic paint, before distressing with a craft knife to create an old wood-look/ peeled paint type effect. I then attsached some fastners with tiny screws & tied ric-rac through to hang...

...The pretty sentiment is from a HOTP CD-rom & has been edged with gorgeous Pink Paisly decorative circle. Again most of the flowers including the large blue stunner are from WOC. The  birdy is a Tim, Holtz die made from grungeboard & Bazzil card-stock...

...Below shows a hand-made glass pebble on a shabby seam-binding bow...

...And lastly here's the matching bag, with name tag...

...The sentiment is from the HOTP CD-rom & the wings are Tim Holtz grungeboard with hand-made heart from manuscript paper...

...Here's a look at the whole set together...

Magnolia Card & Box Set commission

Morning all & hope everyones having a good weekend! Today's post is a card & box set that was commissioned from a customer for a female Birthday in pretty pastel colours....

...I made a 6x6" apature card, with a card-stock inner. The inner has a Magnolia window stamp on, which can be seen through the apature in the card front, here's a closer look...

...The pretty corners are Marriane Design dies cut from white Bazzil, and the butterflies are Classic Butterfly punces by Martha Stewart. Flowers from WOC...

...This gorgeous Tilda is 'Tilda with Hawaii Flower from the 'Sweet Rainbow '11' collection, she's been coloured with Distress Inks & highlighted with Crystal Glamour Dust. The background stamp is 'Romantic Window' from the 'You are So Special' collection, coloured & highlighted in the same way...

...Below shows the inner, the sentiment is from 1000 Card Quotes CD-rom by HOTP...

...Here's the card shown inside the box...

...And here is a view of the back of the card, showing my signature stamp...

Just Magnolia 'Pink, Pearls & Lace' challenge

Morning all, it's Friday again & time for another challenge at Just Magnolia. This weeks challenge is Pink, Pearls & Lace, which is right up my street! & I'm sure will be a popular one with plenty of scope for creativety & different interperatations. The design team have loads of inspiration waiting for you, so be sure to pop over using the link above, then don't forget to enter using Mr. Linky - we'd love to see what you create! Anyhow here's what I did...

...The gorgeous papers are from the Pixie Glen by Prima & are sooooo beautiful - I LOVE this pad!!! I added some pretty lace across the top of the card & 2 peach 8ml pearls to the image as well as some Viva Declor Salmon faux pearls for that part of the challenge. Here's a closer look...

...Paper edges have been inked with Walnut Saton then distressed wtih a craft knife. The 'True Love' tab & little postcards, along with the large scalloped square have all been cut from the paper pad. I used 'Tilda with Hawaii Flower' from the Sweet Rainbow '11 collection, one of my fave Magnolia images ever! She's so pretty & I think she looks great in these soft, muted peachy pinks!...

...I've coloued her with Distress Inks & highlighted with Crystal Glamour Dust so she really sparkles!...

...Most of the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts & are accompanied by Magnolia Doo Hicket Hearl Swirl Die & a shabby seam binding bow. I also added some coreogated card, twine & cheesecloth to add to the shabby, almost rustic effect.