Just Magnolia - Green Challenge

Hey there & today I'm posting for the Just Magnolia 'Green' challenge (if you've seen my previous post - this is the card I decided to use for the challenge in the end!) Anyhow make sure you use the link above to check out the fabulous work by the rest of the design team, then be sure to show us your take on 'green' by entering your creation for a chance to win a fab prize too!

I decided on a nature theme ready for spring & things all starting stirr in the ground! I knew I had some great quotes for this kind of thing that I wanted to use, so decided on an easel layout to pinch a bit more space for the words.... soooo here's what I ended up with!...

...The papers are by HOTP, edges have been inked with Walnut Satin using  a blending tool & slightly distressed with a craft knife. I've then sewn around all the edges with my new much loved sewing machine - Can't express how much I'm lovin me sewin machine at the mo!!! - just how much do those stitches add to your card?!!! Here's a closer look...

...The fab Tilda is 'Watercan Tilda' from the Sweet Rainbow' collection  who was just perfect for this make - you can just imagine her diggin' those flower beds & watering the plants with those ever so cute little tools...

...She's been coloured as usual with Distress Inks & gave me chance to use my newer & much under-used DI colour 'Bundled Sage' - great colour, I mixed with a little Shabby Shutters & shaded with Frayed Burlap, Walnut Satin & Black Soot... 

...After achieving my desired look (2nd time round mind - see me previous post!) I just HAD to find the perfect charm to go with the papers & green fingered Tilda & I think this is defo it - how cute is this spade charm?!! The seam binding started life as cream & I sprayed with 2 different shades of green micas...

...The fabulous looking sentiment is actually off a great little HOTP CD-rom thats packed full of these stylish layed out quotes, think it's called '1000 card quotes.'

Just Magnolia - Green challenge

Hi there & today I'm posting a card I made for the Just Magnolia challenge which is to use green. It's not  one of my more common colour schemes, which is why I love challenges so much cause it makes you come up with things you never would have on your own, & often with better results! So here's what I did...

...Anyhow after finishing & contemplating I decided it probably just wasn't quite 'green' enough for the challenge - so I went back to the drawing board & started again, you can check out what I did in my next post. Here's a closer look at this one...

... The stunning papers are Pixie Glen by Prima - this pad I must say just keeps delivering! I've used it for so many makes recently & achieved so many different looks with it, fab...fab...FAB collection - thankyou Prima for such scrummy papers!!! I also used 2 Magnolia images 'Tilda with Hawaii Flower' & 'Stone Path' both from the Butterfly Dreams collection...

...Images have been coloured with Distress Inks & highlighted with Glamour Dust...

...All the roses are from WOC. The fancy tag below is by Spellbinders & the butterflies are Martha Stewart...

Magnolia Card 'Tilda with Butterfly Dress'

Hello again! And I have another Mothers Day card here to show you, this time using Tilda with Butterfly Dress from the Sweet Rainbow collection...

...Lovely papers are by My Minds Eye is pretty mauve & neuterals, here's a closer look...

...Tilda has been coloured with Distress Inks as usual & highlighted with Crystal Glamour Dust...

...Flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts & have been distressed & glittered...

...Pretty 'LOVE' sentiment gives a real creative touch!...

...I added a 'Mother' tag & backed on to kraft to make a tab style sentiment, also a distressed ornate metal conred in mase white paint & glitter effect...

...Here's a peak at the inside of the card, decorated to compliment the front with lovely Marriane Design die-cut frame, Mothers poem by HOTP & Martha Stewart kraft butterflies...

Magnolia Card 'Tilda with Kite' for Mothers Day!

Hi all & today I have a Mothers Day card that I've made & am so chuffed with - think it may be my fave make yet! I've been obsessed with 'finding my style' for the nest part of last year & was really getting miffed that I coundn't seem to put ym finger on it. I massively admire people who have such a distinctive style so that when you see their cards - you instantly know its theirs. Where as mine were just all over the place - I felt really frustrated with it & just wasn't getting the 'look' I wanted or easing into a style of my own I felt happy with. However more recently I feel like I've been getting somewhere with this & when I finished this card & a few other recent makes I thought - hmmm, yeah thats what I'm talking about! I still wouldn't say I was totally content, but defo feel like I'm getting there! ... Is it just me who torments themselves with this nonsence??!! you all probably think I'm mad (& you probably wouldn't be far wrong there either!) haha.



...I just LOVE this paper pad by Kaisercraft, here's a closer look...



...Card has a removable tag, which I made from a die-cut from the paper pad & matted onto bazzil cardstock. I then added an eyelet, lace, charm & decorative stamps...

...Here's the tag out of the card...

...Flowers are from WOC I've distressed them with white paint, then added glitter...

...Love these Tim Holtz ornate bookplates, this one I've painted white & added glitter to, then made a center piece from coreogated card, painted & inked & added some mini-alphas by Prima to spell the 'MUM' sentiment...

...I made a small shabby bow & added an old butterfly jewellrey hair piece that I sprayed white & added glitter to, I then added a Prima say it in pearls & crystals swirl coming from the kite strings!...

...This card comes with a matching box & is available to purchase for Mothers Day / Special Mums/ Mums birthdays etc. from my ebay store (see link in side bar)

xxx

Just Magnolia - Blue & White challenge

Hi all & today its another challenge over at Just Magnolia. This week we want to see your blue & white creations. Blue with whites/ neuterals is one of my fave colour schemes - but for some reason I totally under use it! So loved this challenge & all the design teams makes are fab too, don't forget to pop over to the challenge site using the link above for some great inspiration & then to show us your entry!

...The stunning papers are by Kaisercraft & come in this really pretty aqua shade with silver foil bits, the label shape is a die-cut from the pad too. I've just got my hands on a new (well quite a few years old actually, but new to me!) sewing machine cause my other one was a total waste of time. I've been desperate to stich my cards again & have just LOVED it!!! & sooooo chuffed with the results. Here's a closer look...

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...This Tilda is 'Ice Tilda' from the Sweet Christmas Dreams '11 collection & I just LOVE her!!! - my daugther goes ice-skating too, so it's extra special to me & defo an all year round stamp!...

...I've coloured her with Distress |Inks & highlighted with Crystal Glamour Dust...

...Beautiful flowers are from WOC & I've also highlighted them with Glamour Dust.

LOTV Card - 'Me and my Dog' (Milly)

Hey there I've a LOTV card to show you today that I've been dying to get on my blog, but my internets running really slowly at the mo so its being a real pain & I've given up a few times! Me thinks a format is due or a good service at least. Anyhow back to the card....

...I used a Milly character by LOTV called 'Me & my Dog' & just love this cute little image. I did a shabby style with a slight vintagy feel, here's a closer look...

...The paper is by My Minds Eye & the edges have been inked with Frayed Burlap using a blending tool, then slightly distressed with a craft knife. Notice the cheese cloth to add to the shabby, aged effect...

...Image has been coloured with Distress Inks then highlighted with Crystal Glamour Dust...

...Lovely flowers mostly from Wild Orchid Crafts, accompanied with Magnolia Doo Hickey heart swirl die, Martha Stewart classic butterfly punches, pearl spray & real sworofski crystals...

...Shabby ribbon bow made from Ballet Shoe ribbon! & set with some vintage style jewellrey, over twine that wraps the length of the card blank...

...'Sweet die-cut from We are Memory Keepers collection added with 2 distressed pink brads, also notice the pretty pale aqua pom pom ribbon.