Say it with Flowers

Hi Everyone

Very quick post as I couldn't resist making a card tonight as there were some fantastic challenges around.
LOTV -Sketch
Cute Card Thursday -Someone special
Just Magnolia - One for the Girls
Basic Grey - Punch it
A Spoonful of Sugar -Cute & Girly
Papertake weekly - Say it with Flowers
Penny Black - Flowers

Phew told you I was inspired!!!

I just love this new Tilda and I know I went a little mad with the flowers, which I also glimmer misted but ho hum they are very cute that way.

Recipe: Stamps: Sentiments x2 penny Black Salutations, Midsummer Tilda from magnolia. Papers:  Basic Grey - Sugared. Martha Stewart Lever Border Punch - Lace Doily. Flowers fromWild Orchid. Card Candy from Craftwork Cards. Ribbon from stash & stickles all over!

Thanks for looking

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Blooming Gorgeous

Hi Everyone

Boy I've been so busy this week and although I have made some cards I haven't had time to post them! I've missed a few fantastic challenges as well ho hum!.

Todays card covers a massive four challenges to make up for my absence :

Just Magnolia - Fabulous Sketch
Secret Crafter - Colour Challenge
Totally Gorjuss - Dimension
Cute Card Thursday - Blooming Gorgeous

So I used this very cute Charlston Tilda from my winter Magnolia pack. She just looks like she is on her way out to paint the town red! However instead of red I took a rest from Valentines pink and red and used these very delish BG Wisteria papers, which I really have not used enough. I have double mounted her and embossed the paper to provide plenty of dimension and of course applied plenty of stickles to basically everything!

Recipe: Stamps: Magnolia - Charlston Tilda. Papers: Basic Grey - Wisteria. & coordinations  - eggplant. Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Daisy Pattern. Martha Stewart Lever Deep Edge Punch - Garden Trellis. Sentiment from craftwork cards. Ribbon and flowers from stash plus loads of Star Dust Stickles

Thanks for looking
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Let it snow

Hi all

I promise you I really don't want it too snow!
Although I love looking at everything blanketed in white from my window, life doesn't work that way and at some point you always have to venture out into the frozen ice or slushy paths and roads.

Todays card is for the yummy sketch over at Truely Scrumptious and I have also included it in Cute card Thursday which was Girly Swirly and Just magnolia to make a card for someone special.

 I tweaked the swirl to fit the layout, but apart from that everything else was very simple. I can't tell you who the special person is as they read this blog! A closer view below.

Recipe: 245/365 Stamps: Magnolia - Wrapped Tilda, Hero Arts - Clings snowflake circle coloured with copics and brilliance inks. Papers: From stash. Punches - Martha Stewart Lever Border Punch - Icicles.  Die cut Nesties - Circles,  Bigz - Decorative Accent w/Flower. Cuttlebug embossing folder - Snowflakes. Loads of Stardust stickles.

Thanks for looking

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Sparkle, Glitz & Bling

Hi all

Gosh when is this windy weather going to cease. Its been blowing all the leaves from my Magnolia tree into my neighbours garden and I keep getting these dirty looks thrown at me when I leave the house (although I do offer to help!). How embarrassing!! Thankfully there are hardly any leaves left on the tree so my troubles will be over soon.

I made a bit of a whoopsie yesterday and forgot to to post my card so now I have missed the challenge I will post later in the week Oops!

Today my card followed the lovely sketch over at Friday sketchers, but also covers the challenges on Totally Gorjuss to use any girlie image, Creative Inspirations to Sparkle, Just Magnolia to use masking, a little bit of BG paper for the Basic Grey 'Glitz and Bling' challenge and finally Papertake Weekly to create use your favourite Christmas stamps

Recipe:  227/365 Stamps - Magnolia - Wrapped Tilda & Snowy circle coloured with Copics and the bow is watercoloured with Jellyroll pens. Papers Basic Grey - Snowbank, Sei -winter Song, Flocked snowflake vellum. Sentiment and Card candy -craftwork cards. Tulle and pins from stash. Plus loads of stickles !!

 Thanks for looking

Hugs

Sara xx

Snow much fun

Hi all

What horrid weather today! Its been gloomy and rainy all day, but now the wind has really whipped itself into a real freenzy and the news is saying we are due to be hit by the worst storms this year. Lovely!

Oh well I had some great news today, I have won my first blog challenge which was over at Totally Gorjuss - how apt the theme was 'bling'!

So onwards and upwards to my next card I had to use another of my recent purchases for the NEC, which was this very cute snowman and once again I managed to combine a few challenges. The sketch is from the very very talented Mina over at Just Magnolia, the theme is based on create a scene from A spoonful of sugar, and also managed to squeeze in some snow (hard that when you are using snowmen.... LOL!!) for the Cupcake Craft challenge & finally unusually for me I used a liberal sprinkle of glitter which qualified it for Cute card Thursday which was 'glitter me silly'!

As has been typical all week the photo is not the best.... of course  its the light rather than my rubbish photography!! It is tricky to see all of the glitter, but trust me its everywhere & the swowflakes have been covered in Twicklets which really make them sparkle.

The close up shows the snowy glitter highlights on top of the image, which has been coloured in distressed inks.

The snowflakes were made by punching and die-cutting snowflakes in acetate which were then covered in glossy accents and then sprinkled with the twinklets. Twicklets are made of finely ground glass so really do twinkle if you excuse the jokelet! I picked these up at Crafts U Love a couple of weeks ago going and was dying to use them. I have coloured the back of some of the snowflakes with a copic pen to give them a bit of depth.

Recipe: 217/365 Stamps: Frosty the snowman with snowflake, Winter Night background from magnolia & coloureed with distressed inks sentiment from Artifacts. Papers: Snowbank from Basic Grey & glitter card from stash. Brads, spacers & Charm from Zoe Bunny Crafts& finished off with loads of glitter and stickles!!

Thanks for looking

Hugs

Sara

Magnolia Goes Green

Hi all

Another quick post tonight as I have been on a course all day and have not stopped all evening as I have an early start in the morning to get to the NEC. I'm meeting my friend at 7.30 at Oxford services, but that is over an hour's drive before hand!! Eek!!

Anyway back to the task to hand. There was a monochromatic theme at Just magnolia and I thought I would go green so I could also enter this in the ABC Challenge I used the loveley sketch over at Papertake Weekly and coloured Tilda with Lantern with distressed inks to go with the lovely muted greens of the papers.

Recipe: 208/365 Stamps: Magnolia - Tilda with lamp and Christmas ticket. Paper: Papermania - Wonderful Christmas Time, glitter paper from stash. Pins from Making Memories. Ribbon and dots from Stash.

Right off to get some beauty sleep ready for the NEC or should I really say foot preparing sleep LOL!!

Thanks for looking

Hugs

Sara xx

Cute Card Thursday - 83

Hi all

Today's card is keeping with the Xmas theme - I still have a few to make !! However once again I have combined a couple of challenges, firstly Cute Card Thursday to include candy corns and I also used the sketch from Just magnolia.

The two papers both have candy themes within them and this cute little Tilda just fitted the bill. (I didn't realise until I was half way throught the post, that the flower had popped up in the middle so looks a bit odd - oops but I have now corrected!! )
A close up (without flower LOL) .........

Recipe: 202/365 Stamps: Tilda with Ornament & Christmas Tag, Magnolia coloured with distressed inks. Papers: Imaginisce - Polar Expressions Flannel PJ's, Basic Grey - Eskimo kisses. Flowers & Holly from Woodware Punch covered with stickles & ribbon from stash.
Thanks for looking
Hugs
Sara xx

Have a hoot

Hi all

This week I am up at my parents in the north of England, which is great as I always get spoiled rotten and as my mum is a fellow crafter I get to spend quite a bit of crafting and not worrying about chores...........

So today I am have been busy making Xmas cards (which I will put up on a slide show at the end of the week) and made a card for my brother for his birthday next month which just so happens to have a flying owl (ABC challenge), makes reference to family (Creative Inspirations), includes autumn colours (Secret Crafter) and uses a sketch (Just Magnolia). Phew I believe that covers 4 challenges.....

I had received these stamps in my order from the new Magnolia spooky range, but as we don't really celebrate Halloween I wanted to make a card that used the stamps a bit differently and men's cards are always a tough one for me.

So without further ado.....

Recipe: 184/365
Stamps: Magnolia - So Spooky; spooky moon and tree branch, flying owl. Kelly Panacci - Twit Twoo. Papers My minds eye - Andrea Victoria; Golden Beads & Sizzix little sizzles card stock neutrals. Embossed with Cuttlebug- Forest Branches. E line by Prima. Peel off from stash. Coloured with distressed inks.
OMG look at the time I must fly (LOL)
Hugs
Sarax

First Challenge

Hi All

Where does all the time go. I'm not even working, but still seem to have no time what with one thing or another..... Still I have another first today and a triple. Confused..... all will be revealed.


This card is to cover three challenges
Just Magnolia; A spoonful of sugar
& Papertake Weekly. Not bad for my first go eh....
Unfortunately in the photograph the colours are quite washed out. If anyone has any tips........?

Recipe: 182/365 Stamps from the latest Spooky Magnolia release from Sir Stampalot. All coloured in with distressed inks. The black coordinations paper has been put through the cuttlebug embossing folder and the left over bits used to make the flowers using a quickutz nesting flowers cookie cutter die from Crafts U Love. The pattern paper is from the Daisy & Dandelion trick or treat paper pack - from the Glitter Pot.


You won't believe it but I will have another one for you tomorrow.....
Right off to have a lie down to get over the shock

Saraxx