A Just Magnolia card and my new look blog

What do you think of my new look?  My ‘old’ blog was looking very dull compared to everyone elses in blogland so I spent Saturday evening downloading this new template (link at the bottom of the blog) and reloading all my widgets.  I’m really pleased with it but I just need to find out how to amend the horizontal menu bar under the header.

We had a lovely weekend .  The weather yesterday was lovely (not what they forecast) so we went for a lovely walk with my parents, fed the ducks and enjoyed a huge ice cream. 

This card is for my mum (from Thomas).  I’ve used Mina’s fabulous sketch for this weeks Just Magnolia challenge.  There are a few new stash bits  on this card; flower soft and dew drops both of which I love and will be using a lot more of in the future.

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Magnolia, Papermania sentiment

Colouring medium: Distress inks (glitter pen on her wings)

Paper: Anna Griffin and Imaginisce (I think!!)

Embellishments: Prima and punched flowers, ribbon, dew drops, flowersoft, gem stickers

Tools: Oval nesties, MS lace doily punch

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A DT card and some exciting news!

The news first because I’m so excited I could burst! I’ve been chosen as one of the lucky 15 to be part of the Whiff of Joy Anniversary blog hop!! I did a little dance around the living room when I saw my name on Katherina’s blog. Now I can’t wait to receive my stamp!!

OK, deep breath and back to earth – this is a DT card for the gorgeous Bildmalarna Stamps. Isn’t this Mimosa just adorable? I’ve used this weeks sketch at Friday Sketchers to make a card for my Mums birthday. I’ve used one of my new Autumn Leaves border stamps which arrived this morning. These are fantastic, there are 9 stamps in the set and I’ve used one of the narrowest ones for this card.

I’m also going to enter this card in this weeks Next Level challenge which is buttons & bows.

Card Recipe:

Stamps – Mimosas Summer Day from Bildmalarna, Autumn Leaves border stamp, Papermania sentiment

Colouring Medium: Distress inks and tombow pens

Papers: Crate Paper Katlin collection

Embellishments: Prima flowers, Quickutz ‘Marisa’ alphabet, buttons and thread from stash

Tools: Quickutz Squeeze, corner rounder punch

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Stampavie DT Call

I really should have been doing some housework this lunchtime but Thomas tested my patience to the limit all morning so while he took a nap I decided on a bit of ‘me’ time and finished this card. I have an anniversary, a family birthday and a wedding all coming up in the next week so I’m on a mission to get all the cards done in time.

This is for my sister and brother-in-laws wedding anniversary this weekend. The layout was a lovely one to use – I definitely seem to prefer symmetrical sketches. There’s plenty of embellishments on this card, don’t think I could have fitted anymore on! And what a difference photographing the card in natural light! I really must try and do this every time.

I’m going to enter this card into several challenges:

Stampavie DT call, Creative Card Crew (Ribbons), Papertake Weekly (My Favourite Things), Spoon Full of Sugar (Hearts), Stamp with Stampavie (sketch)

Card Recipe:

Stamp: Sarah Kay “A Kiss for Chloe”

Colouring Medium: Distress Inks: Tattered Rose (skin), Worn Lipstick (Chloe’s dungarees), Tea Dye, Brushed Cordroy, Walnut Stain (hair, hats and boys dungarees)

Paper: Basic Grey Bittersweet

Embellishments: Paper roses (Wild Orchid Crafts), dress pins with added beads, ribbon, pearls

Tools: Oval nesties, MS lace doily punch, Leon-Em branch punch

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Truly Scrumptious Challenge

It’s time for another Truly Scrumptious challenge. It’s another sketch from me this time and the added theme is to make a card using only black, white and one other colour (excluding hair & skin).

This is the sketch

And here is my card

This card didn’t turn out exactly as I had pictured it in my head but I like it nonetheless! Daisy is coloured with distress ink and I used H2O’s for the flowers in her hair and the patches on her jeans. The rest of the card is very simple, I just added some ribbon and tulle under my flower as an embellishment.

I hope you will visit the Truly Scrumptious blog to see all the fab DT cards and join in our challenge.

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Whiff of Joy Guest DT Call

Katherina is looking for 15 people to become Guest DT members for a blog hop to celebrate WOJ’s first birthday.  To enter you need to make a card following the sketch on her blog. 

This is an unusual shape but I really like how its turned out.  I love this WOJ image, she is my all time favourite (so far!) and I’ve coloured her with distress inks.  I’ve layered the butterflies using card and vellum.  I wanted to spritz them with glimmer mist but it made the vellum go all curly so I started again and added some sparkle using a glitter pen. 

 

 

I’ve tried to show the dimension of the butterflies by taking a photo from a different angle.

 

 

 

 

My peel off markers came in handy again to colour the pearls and brad.

Now don’t fall off your chair but I’ve decorated the inside too!  I needed to really because of the shape of the front.  I kept it simple and added another butterfly.

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Whiff of Joy (Papermania sentiment)

Colouring medium: Distress inks – Pine Needles (trousers, belt and hairband) Spiced Marmalade (top), Fired Brick (flowers), Tea Dye & Walnut Stain (hair, shoes & basket)

Paper: My Minds Eye

Embellishments: Quickutz butterfly, Quickutz tag, pearls, silver dragonflies, Cuttlebug corner die

Tools: Circle & oval nesties, MS scallop punch

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Blog Candy Winner

Hi everyone, I'm pleased to announce the winner of my blog candy (chosen by Random.Org) is No. 37...................

Lovely Linda (Lovely Linda's Craft Central)

Congratulations Linda, please contact me with your address and I will send your goodies to you.

Thanks to everyone who joined in!

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BLOG CANDY!!!!

This post will stay at the top of my blog until 1st July.

Well my first blog candy giveaway is long overdue.  My plan was to post about this candy on my blog-anniversary which I thought was the end of June but when I checked it was actually 10th June!!  So its a few days late but better late than never eh?

So this is what I’ve got to give away to one lucky winner:

6 x 6 K & Co Sparkly Sweet pad

Sarah Kay ‘First Kiss’ stamp

A selection of ribbons & charms

A selection of paper flowers including some roses (cream, pink, lilac, blue, red) and cherry blossoms

If you’d like a chance to win these this is what you need to do:

Post about my candy on your blog with a link back to my blog

Tell me the three favourite embellishments you like to use on your cards

You don’t have to become a follower of my blog but if you would like to then that would be great!

I will post internationally so everyone can enter.  The deadline to enter is Wednesday 1st July, 5pm GMT.

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