LOTV - Little Ballerina

Hi all - todays post is a LOTV card & box set I made using this cute little ballerina stamp that I thought would be perfect for their 'Anything but a Christmas Card' challenge this week. I wanted to use Autum(ish) colours & do a slightly vintage feel. Lovely papers are Once Upon a Springtime by Graphic 45 & are simply enchanting!

...I've inked the paper edges with Walnut Satin Distress Ink, then distressed with a craft knife. 2 of the corners have been folded back to reveal the double sided print & paper underneath. Here's a closer look..

...The lovely Post Card has been cut from the designer paper collection. Edges have real stitching...

...Image has been coloured with Distress Inks & highlighted with Crystal Stickles glitter glue, as have paper flowers...

...The sentiment is a LOTV stamp onto watercolour paper & coloured with same Distress Inks as image. Flowers are from Wild Orchid crafts & have been distressed with white paint. Say it in Crystals & Pearls swirl flourishes are by Prima...

...Tim Holtz fancy flourishes die has been cut from grunge paper, sprayed with white paint, inked with Distress Inks & finished with Glossy Accents...

...Above shows inside decrated in same paper collection, with Spellbinders Nestabilities labels dies for writing space, Spellbinders Fany Tags die 3, Martha Stewart punches butterflies & paper flowers. Below is the matching box made from lovely peachy colouered Prism card-stock. Bothe inside & box have been decorated in Viva Decor pearls in Salmon...

I'd like to enter into the following challenges:

LOTV - Anything but a Christmas Card
Anything Goes - Cutting Corners
Fab 'n' Funky - Anything Goes
Crafts & Me - Pearls & Swirls
Charisma Cards - Spots
Card Makin' Mamas - Sentiments
Pile it On - Sugar & Spice
Dream Valley - Sparkle

Magnolia Christmas Card 'Jolly Tilda'

Hey there & I have another Magnolia Christmas card using one of the 2009 collections again - this time in easel form. I love my easel cards & haven't done many recently, so thought it was about time for a festive one! I'm still in traditional X-mas colours & this ones particularly rich & warm in a shabby, vintagy style...

...Designer paper collection is 'Mitten Weather' by Cosmo Cricket in fabulous retro prints. Edges have been inked with Walnut Satin & distressed with a craft knife, I've then added 'Vintage Christmas' Flower Soft to highlight. Here's a closer look..

...This is 'Jolly Tilda' from the 2009 So Jolly collection & she looks great in these warm red & greens, so much detail on the presents with the lovely wrapping paper. Image has been coloured with Copic markers...

...The glitter highlights are Crystal Glamour dust & really sparkle when they catch the light, especially in the dark - perfect for theose winter nights by the fire!...

...Mullberry flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts & the handmade paper ones are made from a Marriane Design die, using the spiral technique. All flowers have been distressed with white paint...

...The lovely ribbon is by Maya Road & is really Christmasy!, I've tied in a knot then added a button tied with white hemp & a silver heart charm. The edge puch is Martha Stewart doily lace & the swirl you can just see is a Magnolia Doo Hickey die, both cut from Lime Green Prism card-stock ...

...The sentiment has been wrote in Cosmo Cricket mini-alphas & I've stamped with Stamps Away Christmas Postage stamp..

...Heres a look at the matching box I made from white Bazzil card-stock, the tag is a Spellbinders Fancy Tags 3 die & sits on circular die cut & off whtie doily mathcing the one fo the card front...

I'd like to enter into the following competitions:

Charisma Cardz - Spots
Do You Stack Up - Ribbon or anything you can tie
Fussy & Fancy - Photo Inspiration
Stamptacular Sunday - Anything Christams
Addicted to Stamps - Christmas Card

Magnolia Christmas Card 'Christmas Party Tilda'

Hey again & today (or should I say tonight - its actually 5 in the morning & I'm up posting cause I can't sleep!) Anyhow - I've another Magnolia Christmas card here using one of the older Tilda images, but still a really great image...

...Papers are a designer 6x6 paper pad by Papermania, edges have been distressed with Walnut Satin & craft knife. Heres a closer look...

Like I said she really is a pretty Tilda & looks great in these vibrant reds & greens. I've stamped a Fancy Pants border stamp aroud the corners & edges of the image & other papers in Walnut Satin Distress Ink to add to the shabby look...

...This is 'Christmas Party Tilda' from the 2009 'So Jolly' collection...

...She has been coloured with Copic Markers, which I'm having a bit of a dabble with again & lovin' at the mo! She's also been highlighted with Crystal Glamour Dust which REALLY sparkles!!!...

Tim Holtz fancy flourish die with green seam binding, flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts & crystal vine all make up the floral arrangement...

Great little circular sentiment stamp coloured with Copics & mounted on to Spellbinders Fancy Tags 3 dies distressed with Old Paper DI & tied through holes with red & green seam binding distressed wtih white paint...

I'd like to enter into the following challenges...

Magnolialicious - Photo

Anything Goes - A Real Sweetie

Delightfull Challenge - Red & Green

Totally Papercrafts - Christmas

Sweet Stampin - Punches & Dies

 

Magnolia Christmas Card

Hey everyone - it seems like its been an age since I posted so its great to be back! I've been making some Magnolia X-mas cards with some of my old Magnolia stamps that I went mad stamping loads of images of when I first got them. Anyhow I came across them & thought they deserved some colour!!!

Heres the first one I made using 'Tilda with Christmas Cracker' from the 'So Jolly' collection...

...I've made them in my fave shabby chique style, which this cheese cloth really adds to the effect of - lovin' my cheese cloth at the mo!!! Here's a closer look...

...I've used a Fancy Pants stamp around the edges & corners of the image & paper, stmaped in Tim Holtz Walnut Stain ink. Paper edges have then been inked also & distressed with craft knife. Image has been (unusually for me) coloured with Copics, & although I do prefer my Distress Inks, I love the vibrancy of the reds & greens for christmas makes...

...Flowers are from Wild Orchid crafts & I think these are percect for festive makes!. They have been slightly distressed with white paint...

...The border puch you can just see in the photo above is Martha Stweart PATP French Scroll edge punch. Below is a shabby ribbon bow with rose & charm..

...I'd like to enter into the following competitions...
Delightful Challenge - Red & Green
Paper Sundeas - Beautiful Bows

Magnolia Card - Edwin & Sketh challenge @ TOMIC

Hi all - hope everyones having a good weekend. Todays post is a card I made for the current TOMIC challenge, which is to use Edwin & a great little sketch...

...I used 'Santa Edwin' from Merry Little Christmas Collection '10 & papers by DCWV. Here's a closer look...

...I used gold DCWV textured cardstock...

...I've sat Edwin on some coreogated card Distressed with Walnut Satin & white paint.The tags at the top are a Spellbinders Fancy Tags 3 die, cut into 2 ends...

...I'd like to enter into the following challenges:
TOMIC - Edwin & Sketch
Sweet Stamps - Red, Green & Gold
Just Magnolia - Black, Grey, Red & White
 2 Sisters Challenge Blog - Anything Goes