Just Magnolia 'Anything Goes with optional Pearls & Swirls'

Morning! & I'm so excited to be posting for Just Magnolia again! I've missed it so much, feels like I've been away for months for some reason?!!

Anyhow, the challenge this week is a special monthly challenge which means anything goes, but with the added option of using pearls & swirls. Such a great challenge, be sure to pop over to see the rest of the design team who have some fab inspiration for you, then upload your Magnolia creations for us to see & to be in with a chance of great prize too, we'd love to see what you create... 

...I made a card & tag set, using these gorgeous Magnolia papers in pretty lemon & lilac - lovin' these cute little ducks! Heres' just the card, which has a smaller removable tag of it's own...

...And here's the large tag...

...The image I used for both makes is 'Tilda of the Valley' from the Princes & Princesses collection, coloured as usual with my beloved Distress Inks. I made the tabs with little alphabet stamps...

...Thanks for stopping by!

Belles & Whistles

Hey all - it feels so good to be blogging again! & how much has blogger changed??? Loving the new format! Here's a little B&W card I made using Melinda blowing kisses - such an old favourite & still lovin' her!

...Love to use a blue & brown combo! The papers are a mixture all by different manufactures that I thought worked well together... Punch is Martha Stewart French Scroll PATP...Edges have been stitched & slightly inked & distressed...

The image has been coloured with Distress Inks...

...The flowers are from WOC & have been distressed with white paint & glittered...

...The ticket is Tim Holtz & the die is Magnolia Doo Hickey Heart Swirl die...

Thanks for looking, hope you'll come back tomorrow for my Just Magnolia DT post!!!

Bye for now.xxx

Welcome Lola-Rose!

Hello all I'm back!!! I've been away from blogging & crafting too for a month or so as we have a new little addition! I had a beautiful baby girl on 27th March 'Lola-Rose' she was 5lbs 12oz, so teeny tiny & totally adorable!!! Anyway here's a little snap of her when she'd literally just been born...

To our precious Lola-Rose...

"Welcome to the world little flower, though your still brand new, you are allready adored more than you'll ever know. Wishing you a lifetimes happiness, sunshine & rainbows like your arrival has given us"...

Mummy & Daddy.

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...