A couple of Xmas cards

 
 

Hi here are a couple more Xmas cards, using Magnolia stamps I got last year - am waiting for the new stamp club ones to arrive. The Santa Tilda is coloured with copics on SU whisper white and snowflakes are Cuttlebug. The background papers are ones I've had ages from K&Co. The sentiment is from Memory makers and the snow and silver glitters are from Martha Stewart. Love them!

Tilda with Robin is coloured with water soluable crayons from caran d'Ache, my old favourites, been neglecting them since discovering Copics, but I think they have a softness which the pens don't! Papers are BG Wassail and card is from SU and Bazzill (kraft.) Spellbinders Fancy Tags were cut in two, cuttlebug snowflakes and stars and Happy Holidays sentiment is from K&Co. Lace was from stash. Hope you like them I had fun making them. Thanks for looking xx

A Card for Nana

 

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Yesterday was my MILs 94th birthday and I made this card for her. I have had the 'chocs' stamps for a while and not used them. As MIL ( we all call her Nana) loves her choccies I thought it ideal for her card. I'm sorry it's not a good photo as the card is brown, white and pink! Not as black as it looks in the photograph! I stamped on to whisper white and used Copics to colour the image. I used my Cricut and Cuttlebug for die cutting and MS doiley lace punch. I also used a SU stamp for the 'Happy Birthday'sentiment. Nana also enjoys watching footie on TV so my son's present made everyone smile - he gave her a Man U blanket to cover her legs whilst watching TV and she loved it!!
Thankyou all for stopping by xx

Sunday Stampers

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Here is a card I made for this weeks Sunday Stampers 'Halloween'. challenge. It's ages since I took part in a challenge and only just made it in time. Image is Tilda by Magnolia, the die cuts are Quickutz and Cuttlebug. I used water soluble crayons to colour the image. Thanks for stopping by xx

Canvas

Hi Here is a canvas I made for a friends' birthday - a bit late but I think she's forgiven me. I sponged on distress inks of frayed burlap, blue china and milled lavender, then I stamped on a stemplglede grunge corner using Stazon timber brown which I also used to stamp the script from SU. Maribel is stamped on to stampbord and coloured gently with weathered wood, frayed burlap, blue china and worn lipstick with a water brush. I used EK retro punches and grunge paper for the flower which was also coloured with distress inks and sprayed with gold glimmer mist. The little swirly die cut is on the cricut home accents cartridge which I'm loving but forget to use, which is typical of me! Lastly the little embelishment was from a kit I got yonks ago from QVC! Thanks for taking the time Too visit, I do appreciate all your comments xx

A couple of cards

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Sorry I have been absent from blog world and anything else computery. Had a bit of a family crisis and then just as things were getting back to normal I lost my internet connection. I have done very little card making these past few weeks but managed to finish these 2 cards wich I started weeks ago.

The noel card is made using a lovely tree from Flourishes - a US site I stamped it with a colourbox inkpad in dark brown, sorry I don't have its correct name, it was in one of those stacking thingies. Backgound paper is BG wassail as is the die cut 'noel' I also used some stickles crystal on the tree, please click on picture to see it clearer.

Card no 2 is Anya from the greetings farm and she is coloured with Copics. the corrurgated card is from a local craft shop, love it! Flower is Prima Belle Fleur, I forgot which papers I used but the card is Papertrey 'enchanted evening' and Bazzil dark brown. Thanks for stopping by, I am looking forward to seeing what you have all been up to xx

A Card for SIL

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I made this card for my sister in law using BG wisteria papers and coloured with Copics, I managed to colour my new top with a deep pink blob as well - hope it comes out in the wash. The image is a Gorgus Girl from Sugar Nellie, matted on to gold mirri card sorry, I can't remember whos' corner stamp it is, I've had it for so long. Corners punched with my new Chomper corner rounder ( love it! ) The flower is Belle Fleur from Prima. Hope everyone is enjoying this gorgeous sunshine and that you all have a great weekend. Thanks for stopping by xxx

First Christmas Card

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Love this image of Herb enjoying his cuppa ( from WOJ) . I have coloured him using my copics. The papers are BG Wassail. I die cut the snowflakes with my Cuttlebug to which added some gold stickles. 'Joy' was in a set from Flourishes and I used my Cricut and Nesties for the circles. Border is a MS lace doiley punch. Now, I have had a dickens of a job trying to load this picture, I will proceed to try again! Success! apparently Blogger didn't like my first choice of photo - told me it was a bad image! So you'll have to put up with this one, which isn't as bad!! Thanks for stopping by xx

Keepsake box

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After seeing Stephs' wonderful keepsake boxes here, I was inspired to make one. Steph kindly gave me permision to case hers, but as I didn't have the right ingredients, I decided to use the gorgeous BG wassail papers, die cuts and SU chocolate chip card to make a stocking filler. I bought an inexpenve bath bomb already in red foil so the papers were a pefect match The template is a download from PTI designed by the extremely talented Lauren Meader. I still intend to case Stephs though as they are fantastic! Thanks for calling, hope you are all having a wonderful bank holiday and that you have better weather than me! lol. xxx

Lots to do Challenge

 

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Made this just in time for this weeks LTD challenge which is to do anything we like! So I have had this peg kicking around for a couple of years and thought it time to do something a little different, other than cards. I applied some gesso ( which is still on my finger nails!) all over the peg which I had pulled apart, and left to dry. Then went around the edges with a Dabber ( cloudy blue) I used ds tape to stick down my PTI papers and tied a bow. Stuck on a few BG buttons and an EK success punched small flower! 'Notes' was printed off my computer on whisper white. Check out the LTD challenge blog it's run by Hilda and Sam, a couple of very talented ladies. Also take a look at their Technique Zone - here Thanks for stopping by and thanks for all the kind well wishes for my grandddaughter Dainelle xxx

A Card for Danielle and Sunday Stampers

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I needed to make a card for my Granddaughter Danielle who just spent the weekend in hospital and as this weeks SS challenge is 'blue' and I had already decided on the SU blue papers, I was able to combine the two. My gorguss girl is stamped with Memento and coloured with copics on whisper white. The little doo dads were coloured with Memento summer sky, large flower is EK Success punches and the border punch is Martha Stewart - which was part of the candy I won ( below ) and I love it!! Thanks Steph. Stitching was done on my Janome mini. Thanks for stopping by xx

Sunday Stampers Grunge rose

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This weeks SS challenge theme is roses. After seeing the gorgeous roses made by Hels and Linda and helped byWendy Vecchis brilliant tutorial I decided to have a go. I didn't appear to have the right size six sided flower but then found an Autumn leaves one that served the purpose. I coloured my rose with aged mahogony and sprayed it with gold shimmer mist - though after I thought copper might have been better. The rose sat alone for a couple of days as I couldn't think what to use it for and I was running out of time for the SS deadline. I would have like to put in on a box lid but thay would have taken ages, instead I made a card with the sweet image of Maribel from Stempelglade stamped on to glossy and 'water' coloured with distress inks. The frame 'Home Accents' I cut on my Cricut using BG Kraft and then inked a little with aged mahogany and brushed cordroy. the leaves were die cut too. The striped background was Cosmo Cricket and the pink one, My minds eye. When I took this photo my OH grabbed his camera and took one too -I think he was impressed!! Doesn''t happen too often these days! I am really pleased with the way this card turned out hope you like it too xx

Magnolia Candy ( Closes August 20th )

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Kim has some lovely Magnolia Candy up for grabs to celebrate her new Magnolia blog If you haven't visited Kim before and are a fan of Tilda and friends you are in for a treat. Good luck all xx