Let It Snow!

Hello.  Happy Tuesday!

We're midway in our current challenge at the Magnolia-licious and Wee Stamps Challenge Blog where the theme is...WEATHER WAYS.  Show some kind of weather in your card/project--sunny, wintry, snowy, rainy, icy, cold, hot, foggy, etc.  You have one more week to join the challenge.  It's Magnolia-licious Team B's turn to show our cards/projects for you inspirations.

So I went with the wintry snowy weather...

I've done some masking work in the stamping of the two Magnolia images I used here.  The colouring was done with my Letraset Promarker and Pantone Tria markers. 

The two images being featured are:
- Silent Night Tilda from the So Jolly & Under the Mistletoe Collection 2009
- Winter Fence from the Santa Collection 2008

 

Although this Tilda is an older Tilda, she is still one of my favorite Christmas images. 

Check out Diana's on-line store, Magnolia-licious--an excellent source for your Magnolia stamps, both full-size and mini stamps. If you don't see the particular one you are looking for in the store, ask Diana if she can bring it in for you.
Also available now at Magnolia-licious are those adorable Wee Stamps by Sylvia Zet and exquisite cutting dies from Magnolia, Memory Box, PoppyStamps.
Diana offers discounted prices, excellent customer service and you also get to earn 2% in-store credit with every purchase!
Don't forget to check out the "Deal of the Day", a new feature at Magnolia-licious store. The 'deal' item changes daily and is hugely discounted!

This is another easel card from me, but this time it is a twisted easel card.  I've taken pictures of the card on display from a couple of different angles...

Challenges for this card:
It's a Magnolia Challenge - Christmas Sketch #56
As You Like It Challenge #2 - Favorite 2-Colour Combo (and why) (Blue and Brown--blue is my favorite colour and brown complements it beautifully)
Charisma Cardz Challenge #19- No Digis Allowed
Basic Grey Challenges - #94 Inspired by a song ("Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!").  Using BG Offbeat Unexpected DP.
My Time To Craft Challenge #222 - Christmas in May
Christmas Stampin' All Year Long Challenge #16 - Christmas Carols ("Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!")
Creative Corner Challenge #19 - A Song  ("Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!")
Simply Create Too Challenge #37 - Anything Goes
Joanna Sheen Challenge - Girls, girls, girls
Passion for ProMarkers Week 199 - Anything Goes Anniversary Challenge

That's all for now.  Don't forget to hop over the Magnolia-licious and Wee Stamps Challenge Blog to check out the fabulous cards of my DT teammates.  While you're there you can also get the details on how to enter the draw for the prize 'Leave A Comment Surprise Package'.

Thanks for dropping by.  I very much appreciate all your visits and comments. Have a wonderful week.

Materials and Tools Used:
Sentiments:  Inkadinkado 'Snowman' and 'Winter Wonderland'.  The 'Let it snow!' is computer generated. 
DP's:  Creating Keepsakes Argyle Sweater-Blue; Basic Grey Offbeat Unexpected; My Mind's Eye Playful Posies paper pad; Hot Off the Press Mixing Masculine paper collection
Dies:  Spellbinders Classic Ovals, Scalloped Ovals and Labels Eighteen; Memory Box Frosty Border and Whimsical Flourish; Magnolia Doohickey Poinsettia
Punches:  EK Success medium and small Retro Flowers; various snowflake punches from Martha Stewart, EK Success and others
Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pad Walnut Stain; pearls and glitter from my stash
Colouring Medium:  Alcohol-ink based markers from Letraset--Promarkers and Pantone Trias

Just Sittin' Here...

Hello.  Happy Monday!

Today is Mini Monday #14 at the Magnolia-licious and Wee Stamps Challenge Blog.  Every Monday, a few DT gals get to feature Mini Magnolia images that are available at the Magnolia-licious on-line store.  Today, it's Chris', Patti Jo's and my turn to participate.
So this is the card that I've created...

You can't really tell from the picture, but this is actually a mini card.  The card measures only 4 inches in diameter. 
I've also made this into an easel card.  I just love the way I can staged easel cards on display.

I have used three stamps from Magnolia for this card:

- Mini Sitting Tilda With Butterfly from the Once Upon A Time Collection 2013
- Death Cap Mushrooms from the Autumn and Halloween Collection 2008
- 'Just Sittin' Here Thinking of You' text from the Chasing Butterfly Collection 2009

Check out Magnolia-licious for these and other Magnolia stamps--both full size and mini.  If you don't see the one you're looking for in the store, contact Diana and ask here if she can bring it in for you. 

Don't forget to check out what Chris and Patti Jo have created for today's Mini Monday at the Magnolia-licious and Wee Stamps Challenge Blog.  And get the details on how you can save a further 10% off the already discounted prices of the mini stamps and...the new feature 'Deal of the Day'--the 'deal' item changes daily and is heavily discounted.

Challenges for this card:
No Matter Which Challenges -  Challenge #9 - Things With Wings
Bearly Mine Challenges - Challenge #86 - Lucky Dip (diecuts, flowers, pearls)
Tuesday Throwdown Challenge 147 - Smell the Roses   
Divas By Design - Shape it up!
Card Making Mamas - CMM69 Punches
The Paper Shelter Challenge 112 - Anything Goes
Charisma Cardz Challenge 19 - No Digis Allowed
Totally Tilda Challenge #72 - More than ONE fold

That's all for today.  Thanks for stopping by.  Your visit is very much appreciated.    

Materials and Tools Used:
DP's:  Recollections Garden Florals paper pad
Dies:  Spellbinders Classic Scalloped Circles, Standard Circles and Labels Eleven; Marianne Design Creatable Flower LR0111
Punches:  Nellie Snellen Floral Punch Small Rose Flower FLP027 and Large Rose Leaves FLP031; Punch Bunch Small Ash Leaf
Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pads Walnut Stain and Wild Honey; pearls from my stash
Colouring Medium:  alcohol-ink based markers from Letraset--Promarkers and Pantone Trias

Princess Zella

Hello.  Happy Friday!  Woo-hoo...weekend coming up!  And Monday is a statutory holiday for us, so it's a long weekend...more woo-hoo!!!

Anyway, I finally have a new card to show you.  

As you can guess, this is a Saturated Canary image by the super-talented Krista.  She is called Princess Zella.

I've coloured her with my Letraset markers--Promarkers and Pantone Trias... and a black coloured pencil to deepen the shades.  LOL...I've got a few I've coloured that are in the garbage bin.  This is the only one I'm quite happy with to put on a card.

Challenges for this card:
Saturated Canary Challenge #43 - Picture Inspiration
Sketch N Stash Challenge #113 - Sketch
Crafts and Me Challenge #133 - Use a Digi
Stamp With Fun Challenge 211 - Selfmade Flowers
Cupcake Craft Challenges - Cupcake 242 Lots of Layers
Loves Rubberstamps Challenges - LRSBC52 May Flowers
Tuesday Throwdown Challenge 147 - Smell the Roses

That's all for today--a short and sweet posting.  Thanks for dropping by.  Your visit is always very much appreciated.  Have a wonderful weekend!
  

Materials and Tools Used:
DP's:  Deja Views Sharon Ann Green Garden Collection; Recollections Bold Basic paper pad
Dies:  Spellbinders Rose Creations; Memory Box Fauntleroy Crest
Punches:  EK Success Medium Retro Flower; Nellie Snellen Floral Punches Extra Large Leaf FLP011 and Large Rose Leaves FLP031; Punch Bunch Small Cosmos
Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pads Walnut Stain and Dusty Concord; pearls from my stash
Colouring Medium:  alcohol-ink based markers from Letraset--Promarkers and Pantone Trias

Hello Ladybug

Hello!

It's time for Wee Wednesday #12 at the Magnolia-licious and Wee Stamps Challenge Blog.  Today it's Jane's, Patti Jo's and my turn to feature Wee Stamps (by Sylvia Zet) images on our cards.
This is what I've created...

I am featuring the adorable Wee Suzi.  If I remember correctly she was the very first image that was introduced at Wee Stamps. 

This stamps is now available from Magnolia-licious on-line store.  You can see the entire Wee Stamps selections HERE.

This is what the inside of my card looks like.  The flowers image was a free digi from Wee Stamps that I got ages ago--can't really remember when.

Challenges for this card:
StampARTtic May Challenge - Lift a card from one of their Design members (I've chosen Lene's card HERE)
Live & Love Crafts Challenge #11 - 50 Shades of LILAC!
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes
Totally Gorjuss Challenge 182 - Anything Goes with Swirls
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Challenge #38 - Mother's Day
Crafty Calendar May Challenge - Blooms and Blossom
One Stop Craft Challenge #227 - Flower Power
2 Sisters Challenge #142 - Bingo Bash (punches/diecuts, sentiment inside card, flowers)
Card Crafter's Circle Challenge #73 - Buds, Blooms and Blossoms

Please check out Jane's and Patti Jo's gorgeous cards for Wee Wednesday at the Magnolia-licious and Wee Stamps Challenge Blog.  While you're there you can also get the details on the 'Leave a Comment' feature

and the new 'Deal of the Day' offers at the Magnolia-licious on-line store.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Your visit is very much appreciated.  And I love reading your comments too!


Materials and Tools Used:
DP's:  Recollections Habitat paper pad
Dies:  Crealies Creative Flowers No. 19 and Creative Shapes No. 16 (leaves);  Spellbinders Floral Flourishes; Nellie's Corners 2; Magnolia doohickey Romantic Lace; Spellbinders Classic Oval and Scallopped Ovals
Miscellaneous: Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamps pads Walnut Stain and Dusty Concord; pearls from my stash
Colouring Medium: alcohol-ink base markers from Letraset--Promarkers and Pantone Trias

Believe - 3-Step Card 6"x6" - FFFC #88

Hello.  Happy Friday!

It's time for a new challenge at Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge Blog.  It's our Challenge #88 and is being hosted by the lovely May and for the theme she has chosen everyone's favorite...anything goes.  For more details on the challenge and how to join in the fun, hop over to Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge. Have a look also at the fabulous cards and projects that my DT teammates have created.  I hope they will inspire you to join us.

This is what I've created for my DT card.

A surprise in the inside!  I have made this into a 3-step card as you can see here. 
I was trying to find an image and a sentiment to match ones on the card front.  Got this idea from Angela...thanks, Angela!

  

This is a different version of the step card than the ones I've made in the past (HERE and HERE).  When you first open the card, the stairs here are in front of you rather than facing to the right as in my previous cards.  The size of this card is 6" x 6".

I have used my Letraset Promarker and Pantone Tria markers to colour the images for this card.

I am using a background stamp from Magnolia as the main feature--
- Waterlily Background from the Once Upon A Time Collection 2013. 
The Frog Prince is from a separate Magnolia stamp from their Jubilee Collection 2007--all coloured up, cut out and mounted on foam tape.

This is Tilda with Prince Froggy, also from Once Upon A Time Collection 2013. 

Check out Diana's online store, Magnolia-licious--an excellent source for your Magnolia stamps, both full-size and mini stamps.  If you don't see the particular one you are looking for in the store, ask Diana if she can bring it in for you.
Also available now at Magnolia-licious are those adorable Wee Stamps by Sylvia Zet and also cutting dies from Magnolia, Memory Box, PoppyStamps.
Diana offers discounted prices, excellent customer service and you also get to earn 2% in-store credit with every purchase!

Challenges for this card:
Passion for Promarkers - Week 196 - To Die For
Bearly Mine Challenges - Challenge #84 - Anything Goes
Everybody Art Challenges  - Challenge #234 - Pearls
Creative Craft Challenges2 - Challenge #9 - All About Animals
Going Grey With Scrap-Creations - GGSC151 - Insects or Animals
Celebrate the Occasion - Challenge #110 - Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments Designs - The Letter B (Believe sentiment, border punch, blue, blossoms, butterflies)
Crafty Boots Challenges - Use a stamped character
Cupcake Craft Challenges - Cupcake 240 - All At Sea
The Cutie Pie Challenge Blog - Challenge #43 - Lots of Layers (waterlilies have lots of layers too)
Love to Create Challenge Blog - Challenge #63 - Punches and/or Dies

 

I've drawn up the templates for the base of this card, both in inches and centimetres.  See my posting below this one or click HERE. 

Thanks for stopping by.  I appreciate your visits very much.  Love reading your comments too.  Have a fabulous weekend!


Materials and Tools Used:
Sentiments:  Computer generated
DP's:  SEI Addison paper pad; Recollections Garden Florals paper pad
Dies:  La La Land Crafts Waterlily die set; Cheery Lynn Designs Exotic Butterfly mini and Small Angel Wing; Spellbinders Fantastic Flourish Two
Punches: Martha Stewart French Scroll edge punch
Miscellaneous: Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pads Walnut Stain, Tattered Rose and Dusty Concord; Coluzzle oval template; pearls from my stash
Colouring Medium: alcohol-ink based markers from Letraset--Promarkers and Pantone Trias

Template for 3-Step Card (6" x 6") - front facing

Hello.

This 3-step card (posted HERE) is bigger than the one I've made before--this is my usual size of 6" x 6".  Also I've added a little twist as the stairs are now facing you when you open the card, instead of to the side.

card front

card inside

Here are the templates for the card base...

PDF template in inches HERE.
PDF template in centimetres HERE.

Decorate as desired.

I'm not doing a tutorial on this one, but am just supplying you with the templates, but you can refer to my tutorial for the smaller card HERE if you're not certain of where to cut, how to fold or where to apply glue.

Have fun!

Carpe Diem

Hello.  Happy Tuesday!

We're into our second week of the current challenge at the Magnolia-licious and Wee Stamps Challenge Blog where the theme is to use VELLUM in fun, creative ways.  This is a sort-of midway reminder--you have a couple more week to join the challenge.  It's Magnolia-licious Team B's turn to show our cards/projects for the challenge.

Here's my card...

Parchment craft or Pergamano is a craft that interests me but I have done very little of it.  I have made use of some of the Pergamano tools that I have to make this faux lace for the vellum element on my card.    

This cute image being featured is of Happy Princess Tilda and she's one of the images from Magnolia's Once Upon A Time Collection 2013.

In the inside of my card...

I am featuring another adorable image from the same Once Upon A Time Collection 2013.  This is Tilda Longstocking.  Yes...again!  I don't usually feature the same image in two postings in a row--just bad planning here!  This one was actually done before the previous one.  Oh well.

The images on this card were coloured using my Letraset Promarker and Pantone Tria markers.

Both the Magnolia stamps I've used here are available from Diana's on-line store, Magnolia-licious--an excellent source for your Magnolia stamps, both full-size and mini stamps. If you don't see the particular one you are looking for in the store, ask Diana if she can bring it in for you.
Also available now at Magnolia-licious are those adorable Wee Stamps by Sylvia Zet and also cutting dies from Magnolia, Memory Box, PoppyStamps.
Diana offers discounted prices, excellent customer service and you also get to earn 2% in-store credit with every purchase!

Challenges for this card:
Paper Crafting Journey - Use a Sentiment!
Stampin' for the Weekend - Die cuts and/or punches
Totally Papercrafts Friday Challenge #164 - Flowers and Lace (faux lace)
Wags 'n Whiskers Challenge #102 - May Flowers
Milk Coffee Challenge - Lace and Pearls (faux lace)
Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #42 - Make Your Mark
Creative Moments Challenge #15 - Spring
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge 124 - Anything Goes
Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Anything But Birthday
Passion for Promarkers Week 196 - To Die For

That's all for today.  Don't forget to hop over the Magnolia-licious and Wee Stamps Challenge Blog to check out the fabulous cards of my DT teammates.  While you're there you can also get the details on the 'Leave A Comment Surprise Package' feature and now the new "Deal of the Day" offers at Magnolia-licious on-line store.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I'm always grateful for your visit.  Have a wonderful day and enjoy the rest of your week!


Materials and Tools Used:
Sentiments:  Computer generated
DP's:  Recollections Baticked My Interest Mango; Authentique Bundle Collection Gathering
Dies:  Spellbinders Labels Eleven; Noor! Design/Joy! Crafts Vintage Borders 6002/0162 and Square Flowers 6002/0068  
Punches: Nellie Snellen Floral Punches Large Rose Leaves; EK Success circle
Miscellenous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pads Walnut Stain and Rusty Hinge; vellum and  pearls from my stash; Pergamano tools and supplies
Colouring Medium: alcohol-ink based markers from Letraset--Promarkers and Pantone Trias (-T)
- face and skin--blush, coral, soft peach, vanilla, oatmeal, pastel pink
- hair--burnt sienna, cinnamon, tan
- dress--terra cotta, spice, honeycomb, apricot
- crown--raw sienna, mustard, pastel yellow, buttercup
- sky--powder blue, warm grey 5-T, cool greys 4-T and 2-T
- ground--sandstone, meadow green, grass, olive green, pine, warm grey 5-T
- 2nd Tilda's hair and shoes--burnt sienna; caramel, sandstone
- apron and longstockings--soft green, 333-T, pastel green, 331-T

Tilda in Green and Yellow Longstockings

Hello.

This style of card is one of my favorites--a front-panel side step card. (Template HERE if you're interested.)

I am featuring one of the many adorable images from Magnolia's newest stamp collection--
-Tilda Longstocking from the Once Upon A Time Collection 2013.
The background however is from an older collection--
-Tulip Walkway from the Butterfly Dreams Collection 2011.

The Tilda image was stamped separately from the background--not masked.  She was cut out and then placed on the background image on pieces of foam tape to give it a more 3-D look (only in real life though...LOL...I don't think you can tell from the picture).

The inside of my card was decorated like this...

and here I am featuring--
-Tilda With Little Pocket from the With Love Collection 2013.

Magnolia stamps are available from Diana's on-line store, Magnolia-licious--an excellent source for both full-size and mini stamps. If you don't see the particular one you are looking for in the store, ask Diana if she can bring it in for you.
Also available now at Magnolia-licious are those adorable Wee Stamps by Sylvia Zet and also  cutting dies from Magnolia, Memory Box, PoppyStamps.
Diana offers discounted prices, excellent customer service and you also get to earn 2% in-store credit with every purchase!

Challenges for this card:
Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #42 - Make Your Mark
Papertake Weekly Challenge - Weather With You
Oldie But a Goodie Challenge - Make It Girly (Tulip Walkway stamp is from 2011)
Loves Rubberstamps Challenge -  LRSBC49 The Great Outdoors
Deep Ocean Challenge #50 - Favorite Colour Combo
City Crafter Challenge Blog Week 156 - Clouds
Creative Card Crew Challenge 34 - Handmade Flowers
Die Cuttin' Diva's Challenge #112 - Flowers (Spellbinders Labels Seventeen)

That's all for now.  Thanks for stopping by.  Your visits are always very much appreciated.  Enjoy your weekend!!!


Materials and Tools Used:
Sentiments: Computer generated
DP's: K&Company Teal Floral & Letter Flat Paper; Recollections Batiked My Interest Surf
Dies: Spellbinders Labels Seventeen
Punches: Punch Bunch Daisy medium and small; Punch Bunch Ash Leaf medium; Martha Stewart Daisy Dot edge punch
Miscellaneous: Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pad Walnut Stain; lace, pearls and brads from my stash
Colouring Medium: alcohol-ink based markers from Letraset--Promarkers and Pantone Trias