Magnolia-licious and More DT - Shaped Cards

Good morning!  It is time for another challenge at Magnolia-licious Challenge and it is a theme I love - shaped cards!  I have used the Sizzix Ornate Oval die to create my tri-fold card.  Trying to get a photo of it when it is open was a bit of a nightmare though!  The gorgeous paper was a gift from my sweet friend Louise and is by Magnolia.

On the front of the card I have used a Hero Arts stamp in the centre of the frame and added some glimmer mist to create blotches for an aged look.  The birdcage is from my stash and I have painted it with picket fence crackle paint.

I have used the Orchid Doohickey to make the white orchids.  The gorgeous pink flower was also a gift and the rest of the flowers are from The Ribbon Girl.

The pearl bead trim is also from The Ribbon Girl and the ribbon on top of the birdcage is from my stash.

For the centre panel I used some of the gorgeous Magnolia paper and topped it with a Spellbinder butterfly.

I used the same stamp for the final centre panel as on the first before adding my sweet Tilda as a Star, coloured with copics.

The above photo shows the card flattened out but it doesn't stand up unsupported like this.

On the back of the last panel I added some more of the Magnolia paper and the sentiment, leaving the other two panels free for a hand written message.

I hope you like it and I've inspired you to join us this fortnight at Magnolia-licious!  Pop over to the blog to see the rest of the team's stunning shaped cards.

As always Diana is offering a fabulous prize from the Magnolia-licious store to the lucky winner so good luck if you decide to enter.  Thanks for looking! x

Magnolia Down Under Challenges DT - Flower Power

 Good evening!  We have another great challenge over at Magnolia Down Under Challenges this week and our theme is "Flower Power".  Of course this was the perfect opportunity to make more orchids with my Doohickey die #92 - told you you'd be seeing them a lot lol!

Here's a closer look at the orchids.  I've used both sizes on here and added a blue cherry blossom from my stash and a berry stem from The Ribbon Girl.  The gorgeous paper was a gift from my lovely friend Chelsea.

I added some Shabby Blue Frantage to some butterflies from my stash and a little sentiment.

  I have used the mini Rose Scent Tilda #255 and coloured her with copics.  The whole card was spritzed with pearl Glimmer Mist - as you can see even Tilda caught a little!

I hope you like it and I've inspired you to join us this week at Magnolia Down Under Challenges.  Pop over to the blog to see the rest of the team's stunning flower power creations!  Thanks for looking! x

Just Because...

 Good morning!  I hope your week is off to a good start.  I'd like to share a card I made last night just for the fun of it, using, of course, sweet Tilda.

 I have coloured Tilda with Cross Necklace #381 with copics and added some white dots to her dress and cheeks with a gel pen.  I've used Shabby Green Frantage around the image and card base and Tattered Rose distress ink around Tilda.

 The beautiful pink rose and flower stamens are from The Ribbon Girl and I have used dies to make the other flowers.  The gorgeous lacey flowers are of course doohickey dies.

 The pin was a gift from my sweet friend Louise and the ribbon and lace are from The Ribbon Girl, as is the tulle and pleated trim you can just see peeping out from behind the rose leaf die #18.  I've used the Scalloped Tag die #28 for the tag.

I hope you like it and thanks for looking! x

Magnolia Down Under Challenges DT - Anything Goes

Good evening!  I am so excited to share my project for this week's Magnolia Down Under Challenge where our theme is "Anything Goes".  I've had a tiny heart shaped chocolate tin in my craft room since Valentine's Day thinking that I would alter it at some point and here is the finished piece!  I really love how it turned out! It started out black on the bottom and pink on the top, which I covered with a coat of gesso followed by a coat of Pickett Fence Crackle Paint.

I've added the cute mini Tilda with Two Rosettes #3097 over the top.

While the paint was still wet I sprinkled on some Shabby Blue Frantage.  The pretty blue lace was a gift from my lovely friend Louise.

I am so in love with my new Orchids Doohickey #92!  I've used it so often since it arrived - as you'll see over the next few posts!  I also added a gorgeous Kort & Godt flower and a brass key (which I've Frantaged too) from The Ribbon Girl.

The button twine is also from The Ribbon Girl and I added some Martha Stewart punched butterflies to complete the lid on the lace...

...and on the right hand side.  Let's have a look inside shall we?

When you open up the tin there is a gold cherub nestled on a bed of ivory tulle.  The tulle is from The Ribbon Girl and the cherub was a gift from my lovely friend Kylie.  I also added another hand made orchid and some pearls.

On the inside of the lid I added a beautiful sentiment from Stempelglede - "Take care you're special to me".  This has been Frantaged too.

Here's a close up of the sweet cherub...

...and the sentiment.

I hope you like it and I've inspired you to join us at Magnolia Down Under for our Anything Goes challenge. Pop over to the blog to see the rest of the team's stunning creations.  Thanks for looking and enjoy the rest of your weekend! x

A Labour of Love!

Morning!!  You might want to grab yourself a cuppa if you're going to read to the end of todays post as there are a lot of photos lol!!  After collecting lots of little bits and pieces for over a year especially with this project in mind, I finally found time to create it!  It is a photo album of our holiday in France over three years ago!  Hasn't taken long to get around to it then lol!!!  The whole book has been made from chipboard I have been saving from the backs of my children's colouring pads and I have used one MME Lost and Found Sunshine 6x6 pad for the whole album except the back cover!  I wanted the front to look like a shabby french gite.  By complete coincidence I have used the colour palette from the Prima PPP for this month and have used a whole host of Prima products so have entered the challenge for the first time ever!  Here's some close ups...

...After adding papers I used gesso and a Prima brick wall mask to create the wall of the gite and I've then added some window elements from Prima.  The gorgeous blue flower is from Prima and so are the blossom branch and hydrangeas.  The daisy and rolled flower are from The Ribbon Girl.

Hanging from the branch above the window is a little birdcage - actually a charm - also from The Ribbon Girl.

I have attached the shutters so that one is open and the other is hanging by one hinge to add to the shabby feel.

Along the edge of the front cover I have added some gorgeous vintage cream lace from The Ribbon Girl and the pretty blue lace was a gift from my friend Louise.  I have added some more of the Prima flowers at the corner of the door.

I have stamped throughout the album using Stempelglede's Vintage Garden set.  To create the look of some worn plaster areas I have added some torn pieces of packaging here and there around the door ...

...and window.

The gorgeous doors are also from Prima and again I have attached one so that it is open and added some tulle trim to look like a curtain blowing out in the breeze.

Rather than spoil my "gite" with a title I created a tag using a Magnolia die and grungepaper to add to the ring binders at the side.  I painted the tag with gesso and added some stamping with weathered wood distress ink.  The letters are from Webster's Pages and then I have painted rock candy crackle paint over the top before inking with walnut stain distress ink.  I've added some more Prima flowers to the tag.

On the back of the tag I have added the date, also with Webster's Pages stickers.

I have used lots of tearing and distressing throughout the album to continue with the theme of the front.  The second page edge has been cut with Tim Holtz doily edge die.

The flowers are from Prima and the cute heart button is from Ribbon Girl.

I have left some areas of the pages free from paper on these next pages and painted them with picket fence crackle paint.

The button was cut with Tim Holtz Sewing Room die and the journal stickers are from Webster's Pages.

For the following day's pages I have used lace where the papers join, as well as tearing and punching.

I created a journal section by punching with an EK success punch along the edge to look as though the paper has been torn from a diary.  The little starfish is from Hobby Craft.

Here are the next two pages.

Again I used lace where the papers join along with some gorgeous Martha Stewart mini doilies which were a gift from my friend Debbie.

This BoBunny chipboard sticker was a perfect match for this page as there are fleur de lys motifs on some of the photos.

I used a whole Martha Stewart doily at the page edge to act as a journal area and page turner in one!  The "Fun" sticker is from Webster's Pages.

I have done something a little different on this next page...

...added some flowers my little boy collected on the trip!  I have used the corners of the plastic packets from scrapbooking supplies to keep the flowers safe and glued them to the page with glossy accents.

On these next two pages there is just some stamping and Webster's Pages journal stickers.  I have cut the page edge with Tim Holtz Plaque and Postage edge die...

...and added a shabby bow that I have created with some seam binding that sprayed with a brown glimmer mist to age it.

On this page I used the off cut section from using the Plaque and Postage die to create the fancy oval section on the left hand side...

...the gorgeous lace is another gift from my friend Louise and I have used some more Prima flowers and another button from The Ribbon Girl.

This gorgeous scrollwork element is from Bo Bunny.

I had a lot of photos to fit onto the last two pages so embellishments were kept to a minimum...

...just some alphabet chipboard stickers!

On the last page I created the back of the "gite" using papers from Bo Bunny and some more stencilling with the Prima brick mask.  Phew!  That's it!!  I hope I haven'te bored you too much if you've read to the end!  I hope you like my album and thanks for looking! x