Mariah - Make it Crafty

Hi everyone,

Its been a little busy here its our daughter's birthday on the 31st Aug, Fathers Day on the 1st Sept (omg haven't made the card yet!) Make it Crafty has a DT call so I am going to enter her birthday card, I love Zoe's images and have been using them for a while now..

This is Mariah from Make it Crafty digi stamps, as my daughter loves blue and Paris Iv'e used Cafe de Paris also from Mic. The card stock is American Crafts, DP is Maja Design Vintage Summer Basics, the Post Card is from Pink Gem designs Digi stamp and a doily. 

I've used Copic markers to colour Mariah and the Cafe. I love butterflies so this has Tim Holtz On the Edge 'Butterflight' which I have cut from white card stock and DT papers, the Eiffel tower and Poodle are from Cottage Cutz and a Magnolia Tag with flower & Rose ribbon is from Paper2, the pearl strip and flat-back pearls from my stash. I succumbed and used Shabby White Frantage (I love it) and lots of Ranger Star Dust stickles, oops the ribbon bow is from my stash as well.  I hope Karen (daughter) doesn't check out my blog until she has her card tomorrow lol.

A close up of Mariah and Cafe de Paris.

I am going to enter this in the Make it Crafty DT Call.

Until next time, happy crafting.. 

Peggy - Clean & Simple

Hi everyone,

Its a little dull here in Melbourne today but good for crafting LOL.

I have made a card for my niece in the UK and thought I might share it with you,

I've used Peggy (she's so cute) in lemon yellow, I love using Copic markers, I chose pale blue for her basket of flowers & bows on her shoes, the card stock is Kaiser with lemon pearl card (my stash) for the lovely Spellbinders die frame, flowers from Paper2, the centre rose is coloured with copic B02. She has lots of Ranger Star Dust stickles and this time I've used some Stampendous Shabby White Frantage, the sentiment is from Scrapmatts with a ribbon bow from my stash.

Wyanet (Beautiful)

Hi everyone,

I hope that you are all well and still enjoying the sun, we had some sunshine in Melbourne today but its still chilly!

After playing with my new Olympus camera (oh my gosh its sooo different from my old Olympus) I've figured it out enough to get a better shot of my cards now!! 

I have a new card featuring the lovely Wyanet (Beautiful) Whimsy/Wee stamp.

I've used browns and reds to really make Wyanet shine (I love the little outcrop she is sitting on) I have coloured her with Copic markers on X-press it card. The card stock is Kaiser and the chevron stripe too, I thought it complimented the Bo-Bunny's Zoology nicely to make a lovely Tepee.  

I have used Silk lace from Stableford Importers (got it at the last Craft Fair I went to) also some lovely bright yellow daisies from Paper2 with quilled centres (made by me) to contrast with the daisies, raffia paper tie, Spellbinders dies, a feather that I coloured with Copics to match the red orange theme and last but not least - Ranger Star Dust and Platinum Stickles. 

Oops nearly forgot the sentiment from Scrapmatts.

A little side view of the Tepee with just a glimpse of the inside of the card.

I would like to enter this card in the following Challenges:

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Magnolia-licous Challenge - Lacey Lace

Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Challenge #62 Theme Clean and Simplehttp://whimsyinspires.blogspot.com.au

Until next time,

 

Black and White

Hi everyone,

Its been a little chilly and wet so far this week, I hope that where ever you are it is nice weather.

I have an unsual card that I thought you might like to see, there is a brilliant Challenge on 

Magnolia Down Under, its Black & White, not a colour combination that I find easy to do but I do like a challenge ha, ha!

 "Santa on Christmas Eve"

I thought it might be different to 'dress' Santa in a grey suit with a red sack instead of the other way round, I have set santa in a Forest of La La Land trees edged with silver versa color ink, along with a La La Land heart fence, Memory box Bianca Snowflake (which is gorgeous) also Magnolia Doohickey's Snowflake. I did cut an Icicle Border from Cottage Cutz for the top of the card but it disapeared under snowflakes (it must have snowed hard when my back was turned) there is another one inside though as you can see below...

There is a rather gorgeous Post Card to Santa that I found in the Pink Gem Design site whilst looking through their Christmas section - I was sooo pleased to find it, it will get used an awful lot with the run up to Christmas LOL.

I did try to stay true to the black and white theme but its a little tricky, I had to have some red somewhere, and just a little black ribbon bow from my stash.  I wanted more white than black so I've used pearl strips on the fence and icicle on the inside of the card and not to forget lots and lots of Ranger Star Dust Stickles - along with some Kaiser craft flowers, 

I just love glitter as you can see from the close up of Santa!

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

MDUC Challenge #209

Magnolia-licious & Wee Stamps - Anything Goes Challenge

Until next time,

Hand Bag Card

Hi everyone,

Hope you are enjoying the weather be it hot or our winter cold, my family in the UK are melting with the heat, I think it was the hottest summer since 1979 - OMGoodness doesn't that sound such a long time ago LOL..

I have a lovely card that I made from a design that came with my new Crafters Companion Ultimate Pro board, I loved the design as soon as I saw it - very "Girly" and I bet I will be using this a lot for family and friends birthdays coming up soon.

It is the Quilt & Craft Fair in Melbourne this weekend and I know that Debbie Pamment is going to be there, she has recently celebrated a birthday and as we haven't meet before but emailed lots, I thought I would make her a card, we both live around the Melbourne area (different suburbs) I thought it was too good an opportunity to miss.

Mini Tilda with Two Rosettes

I love Fairies, Butterflies and anything Pinky/Mauve.

I've used purple card stock from Paper2, the Handbag design was quite easy to make. 

For the embellishment I placed a paper doily under a Spellbinders circle die cut with a white paper daisy flower (Paper2) coloured with Copic markers.

Close up of embellishment of Mini Tilda with Two Rosettes coloured with Copic markers.

 Memory Box Chloe butterfly (large) is edged with Kaisercraft Aubergine ink, the smaller butterfly Marianne design #CR1205 again coloured with aubergine ink, finally the flourish is Joy crafts Vintage Borders 6002/0163.

 A gem on the daisy and Ranger Star Dust stickles to add a little sparkle. 

I think Tilda sits just perfectly on the butterflies.

Inside the card I have used vellum with a Birthday greeting stamp from my stash.

Whoops, I forgot the little scrap of ribbon for the handle -  

I hope you like this little effort and thanks for stopping by.

I would like to enter this in to the following challenges:

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Magnolia-licious & Wee Stamps Tuesday Challenge - Anything Goes

A Creative Romance - No Designer Paper's

New Baby Card

Hi again,

Wow, this must look like am a very fast putting up another post so quickly, no I actually made the card on earlier this week for a friend of mine.

I have used a lovely digi stamp from Whimsey Stamps its a Carnival Carousel Horse.  I used pastel colours as we don't know if it is a boy or girl, so I thought I would play safe. and yes, silly me I placed it on pink to take the photo - oh well the baby won't know that ha, ha..

Materials:

AC card stock

Copic markers

Maja Design Vintage Spring Basics

Paper Doily

Magnolia Doo Hickeys Dragon Fly die

Spellbinders dies

Prima flowers

Lace - Paper 2

Versa Color "Baby Blue"

Flat backed Pearls

Ranger Star Dust Stickles

I would like to enter this card in the following Challenge

MDUC What are little Boys Made Of?

Sorry this has been a bit of a rush job as I so wanted to enter this challenge.

Until next time,

Buttons and Bows

Hi everyone,

The last 2 weeks have been really busy, with the school holidays, as well I've had 2 unwell little  granddaughter's, who are now better and back at creche. We took our grandson and his Mum to Melbourne, we went on the Tourist Trams as Jamie loves any sort of transport, cars, trucks & racing cars.   Jamie's Wish with the Starlight Foundation at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne was to meet Michael Schumacher! His wish was fulfilled and Jamie with his parents were very lucky to meet Michael a few years ago when he came over for the Melbourne Grand Prix the year before he retired from Formula 1 racing, it was such a thrill for Jamie.

Anyway enough of my family (I love them all to bits) lol.. 

Here is a card that I am going to enter into Midweek Magnolias Challenge, this has my favourite Tilda on it,

"Tilda with Hawaii Flower"

I have made flowers for this card with cheese cloth which was cut with Spellbinders Rose Creations dies, I put Gesso on the cheese cloth, left it to dry while I cut out more of the rose shapes in Pink sparkling net, layered them together with some mini heart brads then I had the fun of scrunching them up into a flower shape - it was fun, I haven't done that before, its a first!
I think they look quite nice on the card..

Close up of flowers.

Materials used:

Magnolia "Tilda with Hawaii Flower" stamp (Butterfly Wishes)
Magnolia DP
American Card stock
Die-namics Mini film Strip die
Copic markers
XCut Rectangle die
Martha Stewart punch
Spellbinders dies
Organza ribbon, buttons from my button box (lots of odd ones)
Star Dust Ranger Stickles

I would like to enter this card into the following Challenges:

Midweek Magnolias Buttons and Bows:

A Creative Romance - Ribbon or Twine:

Magnolia-licious Some Like it Hot: 

MDUC Tic Tac Toe:

I am happy, as tomorrow (Saturday) we are going down to see our granddaughters yippee and hopefully our grandson too it should be fun!

Until next time,