Magnolia Advent Calendar

Hello everyone,

Today it is my turn to host the Magnolia Advent Calendar. To be in with a chance to win the last prize, please pop over to my Solo Magnolia Blog for the details.

Happy New Year.

Liza x

Ho Ho Ho

Hello everyone, just a quick post from me today with a last minute make. I needed a few extra gift tags, as you do, and this is just a quick one I put together.

I used a scrap of DP and I have no idea of the brand, sorry! All the other elements were also made using scraps of card or recycled items..... its a great way to use up all your odds and ends. The tulle was wrapped around a box of chocolates I received as a gift from a student, it looked so pretty and I managed to rescue some that wasn't creased or crumpled by the bow, just enough to make a couple of tags! The sentiment is from Waltzingmouse very vintage christmas and it is stamped in fired brick distress ink, I then cut it with a nestie and sponged it with spun sugar distress ink while it was still in the die, love this look! I then popped everything together and added a couple of bells from my stash and hey presto, a cute tag!

This is probably my last post before christmas, so I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. xx

Supplies
Card/Paper: Red and white card. DP - ??
Stamps: Waltzingmouse - very vintage christmas
Ink: Distress inks - fired brick, spun sugar
Embellishments: Tulle, bells
Tools: Sewing machine, trouvaille, nesties, ranger blending tool, corner rounder punch
Thanks for looking x

Christmas Crackers

Hello everyone, today I have a Christmas cracker to show you. I've wanted to have a go at making a cracker for a while so I eventually got my finger out and made one! The one I have done is fairly large and more suitable as packaging for a gift rather than pulling! I am going to enter this into the following challenges; Totally Gorjuss challenge 111 has a theme of "for someone special"...this little gift will be included with my husband's presents, and this week at Papertake they want to see your last christmas makes....I'm well and truly getting to the end of it all now!

The tutorial I used is here, it was really easy to follow and it gives you all the measurements etc. I used DP from DCWV, my DP is quite stury so I didn't put in the extra supports like the tutorial suggests. I also adapted the tutorial a little, I cut a window in the top and added some acetate so you could see the contents of my cracker, but obviously, this is optional.

I embellished my cracker with ribbon and added a sentiment using my Waltzingmouse Very Vintage Christmas Stamp set.

Supplies
Card/Paper: Cream and kraft card. DCWV
Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Very Vintage Christmas
Ink: Distress ink - antique linen, Memento tuxedo black
Embellishments: Ribbon
Tools: Nesties, trouvaille
Thanks for looking x

Cupcake Challenge 173

Hello everyone, today on Cupcake Challenge 173 we have a fabulous sketch to follow that was created by our cupcake mummy, Fluff. This week we are lucky enough to have three sponsors; Crafty Emma's Store are giving us a £10 voucher as a prize, Digital Delights are giving one lucky winner their choice of 3 digi images and Tickled Pink Stamps are giving a winner the choice of a rubber stamp or two digi images.

For my card I have used Frosty with Snowflake from the Magnolia So Snowy Collection 2009 and the O'Frosty the Snowman text stamp from the same collection. The image has been coloured with copics and accented with glitter. My DP is from Pebbles Inc and I have finished off with some ribbon and jewels.

Also our icing on the cupcake sponsor this month is Polka Doodles and they have given us the fab prize of a CD collection. To be in with a chance of winning, all you need to do is join in with one of our challenges.

This is our last challenge of the year at Cupcake and it closes at 8pm (GMT) on Saturday 24th December.

Supplies
Card/Paper: White and navy card. Pebbles Inc
Stamps: Magnolia - Frosty with Snowflake, O'Frosty the Snowman Text - So Snowy Collection 2009
Colouring: Copics - C1, C3, C5, C7, W1, W3, W5, YR02, YR04, YR07, B000, B00, B02, B05, 0
Embellishments: Ribbon, jewels
Tools: Sewing machine
Thanks for looking x

Snowflakes

Hello everyone, today I have made two CAS cards that are my last christmas cards that I need to post....only a couple more to make to hand out! I am entering them for this week's Less is More challenge which is a one layer card with a theme of snow, Creative Inspirations Challenge 141 has a theme of snow, this week's winter wonderland challenge has a theme of snow, and one layer is also the theme for the WMS December Christmas card Challenge.

I think black and white always looks so elegant and I am really pleased with how these cards turned out.....so quick to make too! I used stamps from the WMS very vintage christmas set....the two larger snowflakes were stamped using one of the individual snowflake legs that are in the set. To finish off I added a bit of bling to the centre of each snowflake....and that's it!

Here is a final pic of the two cards together.

Supplies
Card/Paper: White card
Stamps: WMS - very vintage christmas
Ink: Memento tuxedo black.
Embellishments: Jewels
Thanks for looking x

TOMIC Challenge 28

Hello everyone, I'm back with my second post for today. This one is for TOMIC Challenge 28 where we have a theme of christmas decorations and we would like to see you create your own decoration to hang in your home or on your tree! As usual, Magnolia are giving one lucky winner a fabulous surprise prize, so what are you waiting for......

I created a decoration for my tree..... I used Ribbon Tilda from the Magnolia Sweet Christmas Dreams collection 2011 and she is coloured with copics. I cut out a circle with my nesties and I embossed it with my snowflake folder, to add some dimension I created a frame with my nesties and added this to my embossed circle. I attached Tilda with some foam pads and finished off with some roses and a pearl topped pin.

Supplies
Card/Paper: White pearlised card
Stamps: Magnolia - Ribbon Tilda - Sweet Christmas Dreams Collection 2011
Colouring: Copics - E000, E00, E11, RV10, E50, E31, E25, E29, R46, R22, R27, R29, R59, C1, C3, C5, 0
Embellishments: Ribbon, pin, flowers
Tools: Trouvaille, nesties, snowflake folder, leone em branch punch
Thanks for looking x

Cupcake Challenge 172

Hello everyone, today on Cupcake Challenge 172 we have a theme of don't look at the light which means we would like to see lots of sparkles on your card/project. This week we are sponsored by the fabulous Saturated Canary and Krista has very kindly given the DT some images to work with. I am also entering this card into Cute Card Thursday Challenge 194 where the theme is anything goes.

For my card I have used peace and love hipster from Saturated Canary and she is coloured with copics and accented with stickles. The DP is from DCWV and it is all sparkly and glittery, but unfortunately it doesn't show that well on my picture....typical! I kept this card simple.....I faffed around for ages trying to find some more DP to match my base so I could create some layers, but I wasn't happy with any of them and I think it was because the base layer is so pretty I didn't want to cover it up! So simple it is and I finished off with some ribbon and a waltzingmouse sentiment that I stamped on kraft cardstock.

Also our icing on the cupcake sponsor this month is Polka Doodles and they have given us the fab prize of a CD collection. To be in with a chance of winning, all you need to do is join in with one of our challenges.

Supplies
Card/Paper: Blue, white, pink and kraft card. DCWV - pocket full of posies
Stamps: Saturated canary - Peace and love hipster
Colouring: Copics - sorry I didn't note down the colours for this one.
Embellishments: Ribbon, jewels, stickles
Tools: Sewing machine
Thanks for looking x

Seasons Greetings

Hello everyone, I have a couple of cards to show you today, and yippee!! only a few more christmas cards to go! I am entering my cards into the following challenges: Creative Card Crew has a theme of tis the season, Papertake has a theme of anything goes, Simon Says has a photo inspiration - I have chosen the image with the poinsettia, and finally Stamptacular Challenge 142 has a theme of christmas glitz.

The first one is made using stamps from my Waltzingmouse very vintage christmas set..... I cut out a circle with a nestie, while is was still in the die I sponged the card with antique linen distress ink then stamped some snowflakes, finally I stamped my sentiment with memento tuxedo black ink. The DP is from basic grey and I made the poinsettia using marianne creatables dies..... I cut the first layer of my flower from red card then I sponged it with fired brick distress ink while it was still in the die, I repeated it again with red then once again with green card. I then shaped each of the layers using a ball tool and a mouse mat and then I glued them all together. The centre was cut with black card, shaped and popped in the middle. Finally, I added some swirls cut from a marianne creatables die, some ribbon and jewels.

For my second card I used the same layout.....I worked well with my first one so I thought why not!!! I used a frame from my Waltzingmouse vintage labels four set, stamped it with memento then coloured it using a copic marker, finally I used a sentiment from the very vintage christmas set. I made the spirelli using bakers twine and a scalloped circle, and I added a button and a heart shaped jewel to the centre. I finished off with some die cut swirls, ribbon and jewels.

Finally, I have a bit of a toot....one of my jewellery sets made it onto the front page of Etsy yesterday, I was so chuffed!!

Supplies
Card/Paper: White, cream, kraft, pink card. Basic grey
Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Very vintage christmas, vintage labels 4
Colouring: Distress ink - fired brick, peeled paint, antique linen. Copic - R81
Embellishments: Button, jewels, ribbon
Tools: Nesties, sewing machine, marianne dies
Thanks for looking x

Cupcake Challenge 171

Hello everyone today over on Cupcake Challenge 171 we have a theme of DIY where we would like to see you make your own papers.

This week we are sponsored by our regular sponsor Simon Says Stamp and as usual they are giving us a $20 gift certificate as a prize.

So for my card I have used my Waltzingmouse stamps yet again.... I love the very vintage christmas set and have used it for most of my cards this year. To make my DP, first I distressed my card with weathered wood distress ink and a TH blending tool, then I used the border stamp from the set and I repeatedly stamped it in weathered wood ink. I left a space at the bottom to stamp my sentiment. The other DP is from Magnolia and I finished off with some ribbon a button and jewel from my stash.

Supplies
Card/Paper: White and navy card. DP - Magnolia
Stamps: WMS - very vintage christmas
Ink: Weathered wood distress ink
Embellishments: Ribbon, button, jewel
Tools: Sewing machine, TH blending tool
Thanks for looking x

CAS Christmas Wishes

Hello everyone, today I have some CAS cards to show you....I still have a ton to make and there will be a lot of CAS ones this year that's for sure!!!

These were really simple to do..... I used my snowflake folder for the embossed background and the christmas wishes stamp is from my Waltzingmouse Very Vintage Christmas set. I stamped the sentiment and cut it out using a labels 2 nestie and finished off with some ribbon from my stash.

Here is the same card in blue.

Finally, all four cards that I made....a really simple design that was quick to put together.

Supplies
Card/Paper: White, blue and pink card
Stamps: WMS - Very Vintage Christmas
Embellishments: Ribbon
Tools: Trouvaille, nesties, snowflakes embossing folder
Thanks for looking x

Cupcake Challenge 170

Hello everyone, today on Cupcake Challenge 170 we have a theme of colouring on kraft, it was a great challenge for me as I had never coloured on kraft before and it was something I had wanted to try for a while! This week we are sponsored once again by Crafty Emma's Store who are giving us the prize of a £10 gift certificate. I am also entering this card into the following challenges; Stamptacular Challenge 140 where the theme is anything christmas, and this week's Papertake Challenge has a festive theme.

For my card I have used the NOEL stamp from the Magnolia So Jolly & Under the Mistletoe Collection 2009 and I have coloured it with copics and embellished with red stickles. I made the background DP, first I sponged it with antique linen distress ink then I randomly stamped one of the holly stamps from the WMS very vintage christmas set. Finally I finished off with some gold ribbon from my stash.

Our icing on the cupcake is sponsored by Crafts U Love this month and they are giving us a prize of a £15 gift certificate, all you have to do is join in with one of our challenges to be in with a chance to win.

Supplies
Card/Paper: Cream and kraft card
Stamps: Magnolia - NOEL - So Jolly & Under the Mistletoe Collection 2009
Colouring: Copics - E50, E51, E53, E57, E31, E33, E35, E37, R46, YG67, W1, W3, W5,W7, 0
Embellishments: Ribbon, stickles
Tools: Sewing machine
Thanks for looking x

Season's Greetings

Hello everyone, I have another christmas card to show you this evening, using my Waltzingmouse stamps once again! This is another card for the Waltzingmouse Christmas Card Challenges where the theme is snow.

For my card I have used papers from Echo Park and I got out some red, silver and blue stickles and added glitter to all the red dots on the background paper and some of the snowflakes...... the card is nice and glittery IRL!!! I used a frame from the WMS vintage labels 4 set and I stamped it in memento tuxedo black ink then coloured it in with my R46 copic. The sentiment is from the WMS very vintage christmas set. Finally I finished off with some ribbon and a snowflake charm.

Supplies
Card/Paper: White and red card. Echo park
Stamps: WMS - vintage labels 4 and very vintage christmas sets
Colouring: Copic - R46.
Embellishments: Charm
Tools: Sewing machine, nesties, trouvaille
Thanks for looking x

Cupcake Challenge 169

Hello everyone, today over on Cupcake Challenge 169 we have a theme of teenage boys so we would like to see cards or projects made for a teenage boy! This week we are sponsored by Lili of the Valley who are giving us a £10 gift voucher for one lucky winner.

For my card I have used Paul Texting from Mo's Digital Pencil..... perfect for a teenage boy.... and I have coloured him with copics and added some glossy accents to the phone and his MP3 player! The DP is from basic grey and i finished off with some twill and buttons from my stash and a TH ticket.

Don't forget our icing on the cupcake sponsor this month is Crafts U Love and they are giving one lucky winner a £15 gift voucher.

Supplies
Card/Paper: Cream and kraft card. Basic Grey - Boxer
Stamps: Mo's Digital Pencil - Paul Texting
Colouring: Copics - E000, E00, E11, E50, E51, E53, E57, E43, E47, B93, B95, B97, W1, W3, W5, W7, C1, C3, C5, C7, 0
Embellishments: Twill, buttons, glossy accents, TH Ticket
Tools: Sewing machine
Thanks for looking x

A Holly Wreath For You

Hello everyone, here is another christmas card I have made with my new waltzingmouse stamps. It is a simple card that I really enjoyed making and it is for another of the WM Christmas Card Challenges.

I used stamps from the waltzingmouse very vintage christmas set and firstly I selected a circle nestie and drew around it (faintly) onto my card to give me a guide. I then used the holly leaves stamps and stamped them in a circular design, I also stamped several others onto some spare card. I coloured my holly and berries using copics and I cut out the extra ones that I stamped and added them to my wreath for a bit of dimension. I stamped the "for you" sentiment in the centre and finally I finished off with some glossy accents on my berries and a large double bow.

Supplies
Card/Paper: White and red card
Stamps: Waltzingmouse - very vintage christmas
Colouring: Copics
Embellishments: Ribbon, glossy accents
Tools: Bow easy, corner punch
Thanks for looking x

A Merry Christmas to You

Hello everyone, I have made three really easy cards today and I really love how they have turned out. I feel like I am starting to get somewhere with christmas cards, but I have still got loads to make.....some CAS ones I think!!

I have followed the theme for month 3 of the Waltzingmouse christmas card challenge which is kraft, red plus white or cream. I went with cream for my base colour and I distressed it with antique linen distress ink and stamped two of the snowflakes from the very vintage christmas set at random. I then stamped my label out twice, once in red and the other in black and from the red one I cut out the merry christmas and mounted it with foam pads onto the black one. I then layered the whole thing onto a scalloped circle cut from kraft cardstock. I stitched around the edge and added ribbon to finish.

My final photo show all three cards I made with the same design.

Supplies
Card/Paper: Cream and kraft card.
Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Very Vintage Christmas
Ink: Memento tuxedo black and fired brick distress ink
Embellishments: Ribbon
Tools: Sewing machine, trouvaille, nesties, TH blending tool
Thanks for looking x

Waltzingmouse Challenge 73

Hello everyone, today I have two cards to show you that I have made with my new Waltzingmouse stamps, which I LOVE, and I have plans for more cards and tags using this set....so be warned!! I am entering this card into Waltzingmouse Challenge 73 and both cards are also makes for the Waltzingmouse Christmas Card Challenges over on their forum.

For my first card I have followed the sketch from the WM challenge. The DP is by basic grey and I layered it onto kraft cardstock. I distressed my cream card with antique linen then stamped the holly leaves using stamps from the WM very vintage christmas set. I stamped a sentiment from the same set then I used my MS score board to score two lines to define the sentiment. I finished off with dark green ribbon and a bell charm.

I had some scraps on my desk from the card above and I was desperate to make more use of this set, so once again I distressed my cream card with antique linen but this time I stamped the "ho ho ho" sentiment onto it. I stamped the sentiment again with memento tuxedo black and a small flourish from the same stamp set, then I cut it out with a nestie and finally I finished off with some dark green ribbon.

Finally, here is a pic of both cards together.

Supplies
Card/Paper: Cream, kraft card. Basic Grey - Eskimo Kisses
Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Very Vintage Christmas
Ink: Distress ink - antique linen. Memento - tuxedo black
Embellishments: Ribbon, bell charm
Tools: Sewing machine, trouvaille, nesties, MS score board
Thanks for looking x

Cupcake Challenge 168

Hello everyone, today on Cupcake Challenge 168 we have a theme of two's company and we would like to see two or more images of boys and/or girls on your projects. This week we are sponsored by Sassy Studio Designs and they are offering one lucky winner the choice of 4 digital images.

For my card I have done an easel design and I have used Tilda with Ice cream and Summer Tilda from the Magnolia Lazy Summer Days Collection 2009 and both are coloured with copics. The Dp is from echo park and the ribbon and jewels are from my stash.

The sentiment is from Waltzingmouse and I have stamped it on kraft (well the closest I can get to kraft!) cardstock. I really like this look as it makes the sentiment stand out.....def be doing it again!!

One final photo.....I love doing easel cards but I do find them difficult to photo!

Our icing on the cupcake sponsors this month are Crafts U Love and they are giving us a £15 gift certificate for one lucky winner. To be in with a chance of winning, just join in with one of our challenges!

Supplies
Card/Paper: White, burgundy and kraft card. Echo Park
Stamps: Magnolia - Tilda with Ice Cream and Summer Tilda - Lazy Summer Days Collection 2009
Colouring: Copics
Embellishments: Jewels, ribbon.
Tools: Sewing machine, nesties, joy crafts bubble embossing template, trouvaille
Thanks for looking x

Tilda with Cross Stitch Heart

Hello everyone, for my card today I have used some more stamps from the new Magnolia collection. I am entering this card into the following challenges; this week's Papertake has a theme of christmas, Simply Magnolia has a theme of anything goes, Stamptacular Sunday Challenge 138 has a theme of punch it, and Totally Tilda Challenge 35 has a christmas theme but no reds, greens or blues.

For my card I decided to go with a mainly white theme, the card base and the card I have used for my embossed panels are two different types hence the colour difference! I have used Tilda with Cross Stitch Heart from the Magnolia Sweet Christmas Dreams Collection 2011 and I have coloured her with copics. I used my snowflakes folder and a craft concepts embossing folder called cottage floral. I used a MS PATP punch for tilda to sit on and some ribbon and jewels to finish off.

For the inside I used an ink blending tool and weathered wood distress ink to distress the edges then I stamped the Sweet Yuletide Christmas Hat with weathered wood distress ink.

Supplies
Card/Paper: White card
Stamps: Magnolia - Tilda with Cross Stitch Heart, Sweet Yuletide Christmas Hat - Sweet Christmas Dreams Collection 2011
Colouring: Copics
Embellishments: Ribbon, jewels
Tools: Sewing machine, TH ink blending tool, MS punch, snowflake embossing folder, cottage floral embossing folder, trouvaille
Thanks for looking x

TOMIC Challenge 23

Hello everyone, welcome to TOMIC Challenge 23. It is group two's turn this week and our theme is to follow a sketch by Tina and to use an Edwin stamp. Once again Magnolia are giving one lucky winner a fabulous secret prize, so pop on over to the challenge and join in.

For my card I have used Edwin on Christmas Eve from the new Magnolia Sweet Christmas Dreams Collection and he is coloured with copics. For the snow I used white flower soft and the DP is from Basic Grey. I used a joy crafts stencil for my embossed panel and I inked it with antique linen distress ink, the punched edge has been done with an MS punch. I finished off with some ribbon and jewels.

Supplies
Card/Paper: Burgundy, white and brown card. Basic Grey - Eskimo Kisses
Stamps: Magnolia - Edwin on Christmas Eve - Sweet Christmas Dreams Collection 2011
Colouring: Copics - E000, E00, E11, RV10, E50, E51, E53, E57, E02, E04, E08, E25, E31, E41, E43, E47, R27, R59, YG11, G21, G94, G99, C3, C5, C7, 0
Embellishments: Ribbon, jewels
Tools: Sewing machine, nesties, trouvaille, MS punch, Joy crafts embossing stencil
Thanks for looking x

Cupcake Challenge 167

Hello everyone, today on Cupcake Challenge 167 we have a theme of textalicious and this week we would like to see text on your card/project.

Once again we are sponsored by our regular sponsor Simon Says Stamp who are giving us a $20 gift certificate as a prize.

For my card I have used some Waltzingmouse Stamps....the frame and line under my sentiment are from the vintage labels 4 set and the sentiment is from the fancy phrases set. The DP is from Melissa Frances and the text is from an old dictionary. The ribbon, lace and pearls are from my stash.

For our icing on the cupcake this month we are thrilled to welcome back Crafts U Love as our sponsor and they are giving us a £15 gift voucher for the lucky winner.

Supplies
Card/Paper: White and brown card. Old dictionary page. DP - Melissa Frances - 5th Avenue
Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Fancy Phrases, Vintage Labels 4
Embellishments: Lace, ribbon, pearls
Tools: Trouvaille, sewing machine, nesties
Thanks for looking x