A bit of recycling

Hello everyone, today I have 4 CAS Christmas cards to show you and to make these I did a bit of recycling!! After last christmas I put aside 4 cards that had been sent to us and I thought I could recycle parts of them to make some CAS cards for this year.

The patterned shapes and the snowflake came off one card and we received two cards with a red glittered front and a large gold glittered shape. I used my heart, star and circle nesties to cut shapes from the glittered card and I ended up with an assortment of die cut shapes. After a bit of arranging I decided what would go where and I created these four cards.....which I have to say I am really pleased with and they look really effective in real life!!!

All the sentiments came from WMS and I used my copic multi liner to draw in the fine black lines. I used my corner chomper to shape the corners and I finished off each card with a ribbon bow.

I hope you all have a fab Christmas and new Year. xx

Supplies
Card/Paper: White card
Stamps: WMS - Seasons of Love, Compliments of the Season
Embellishments: Ribbon
Tools: Corner chomper, trouvaille, nesties
Thanks for looking x

Sleigh Bells Ring

Hello everyone, a last minute christmas card to show you today. I am entering it into the Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge 128.

For my card I have used my Waltzingmouse Sets: Compliments of the season and vintage labels 4. The DP is from basic grey and I have finished off with some ribbon.

Supplies
Card/Paper: White and pink card. Basic Grey
Stamps: WMS - Compliments of the Season & Vintage Labels 4
Ink: Memento
Embellishments: Ribbon
Tools: Nesties, trouvaille, bow easy, sewing machine
Thanks for looking x

Cupcake Challenge 223

Hello everyone, this week at Cupcake Challenge 223 we have our last challenge of the year and we have a theme of Cupcakes so we would like to see something cakey on your card/project!! This week we are sponsored by Di's Digi Downloads who are giving us a $10 gift certificate for one lucky winner and Saturated Canary are giving one lucky winner two images of their choice.

For my card I used a stamp from my WMS Rescue Remedies set and it is stamped with memento tuxedo black ink. The DP is from DCWV and I thought it was perfect for the stamp!! I used an MS punch to create the decorative edge and I finished off with a doily, some ribbon and jewels.

Supplies
Card/Paper: White and kraft card. DCWV - The Sweet Stack
Stamps: WMS - Rescue Remedies
Embellishments: Ribbon, doily, jewels
Tools: Sewing machine, corner chomper, nesties, MS punch, trouvaille, bow easy
Thanks for looking x

Tilda with Lamb

Hello everyone, today I have a card to show you featuring stamps from the Magnolia Nativity and Christmas Story Collections 2012.

For my card I have used Holy Tilda with Lamb and I have stamped her with Memento rich cocoa ink for a softer look and she is coloured with copics. The DP is some I had in my stash so I am not sure of the brand. I inked some card with antique linen and vintage photo distress ink and I stamped the Holly Swirl stamp from the Magnolia Christmas Story Collection 2012. I used a DooHickey Tag die and I inked it with DIs and stamped it with the Jingle Jangle Snowflake from the same collection.

I used a DooHickey die to create the swirl and I finished off with some lace, ribbon and pearls. Finally, I used a die from Joy Crafts to create my card stand.

Supplies
Card/Paper: Red, ivory and kraft card. Sorry don't know the brand of my DP!
Stamps: Magnolia - Holy Tilda with Lamb - Nativity Collection 2012. Jingle Jangle Snowflake, Holly Swirl - Christmas Story Collection 2012.
Colouring: Copics - E000, E00, E11, E50, E31, E25, E29, E40, E43, E47, E33, E37, E51, E53, R20, W1, W3, W5, W7, 0
Embellishments: Ribbon, lace, pearls
Tools: Sewing machine, DooHickeys, TH Blending tool, Trouvaille, Joy Crafts die
Thanks for looking x

Magnolia Advent Calendar

Hello everyone, today it is my turn to open the door on Magnolia's Advent Calendar. Please pop over to my Solo Magnolia Blog to take part. Good luck! xx

Edwin with Sack

Hello everyone, today I have a card to show you that features a stamp from the Magnolia Christmas Story Collection 2012. I am entering it into the following challenges; Simply Magnolia have a theme of Tis the Season, The Ribbon Girl December challenge has a christmas theme (My lace is from TRG), Tilda's Town Challenge 30 has a theme of Christmas, and this week's Simon Says Challenge has a theme of snowflakes,

For my card I have used Edwin with Sack and I have coloured him with copics. I distressed round the edges of my image with weathered wood distress ink and I also stamped a couple of Jingle Jangle snowflakes. The DPs are from Pebbles inc and I added some ribbon, lace, jewels and a doily.

For the bottom section of my easel card I have stamped a sentiment and snowflake from my WMS Compliments of the Season set and I used a die from Joy Crafts that has been designed by Noor Design.

Supplies
Card/Paper: White, blue and navy card. Pebbles inc
Stamps: Magnolia - Edwin with Sack, Jingle Jangle Snowflake - Christmas Story Collection 2012. WMS - Complements of the Season
Colouring: Copics - E000, E00, E11, R20, E50, E31, E25, E29, E33, E37, BG000, BG01, BG05, BG09, C1, C3, C5, C7, Y11, Y17, YR23, W1, W3, W5, 0. Distress inks - weathered wood, broken china.
Embellishments: Ribbon, lace, doily, jewels
Tools: Trouvaille, Joy Crafts die, sewing machine
Thanks for looking x

Cupcake Challenge 221

Hello everyone, today on Cupcake Challenge 221 we have a theme of white on white and this week we are sponsored by our regular sponsor Simon Says Stamp who are giving us a $20 gift certificate as a prize and SK Digis are also giving us a $10 gift certificate as a prize.

For my card today I have used stamps from Waltzingmouse to create a clean and simple anniversary card.

The sentiment and frame were stamped with Memento tuxedo black ink and I added a row of jewels beneath the sentiment for a bit of bling!

The background was embossed with one of my favourite embossing folders called cottage floral by craft concepts and I finished off with some white satin ribbon.

Supplies
Card/Paper: White card
Stamps: WMS - Fancy Phrases & Vintage Labels 4
Embellishments: Ribbon, jewels
Tools: Sewing machine, trouvaille, embossing folder, nesties
Thanks for looking x

Goosebump Tilda

Hello Everyone, today I have a card to show you from the Magnolia Turning Leaves Collection 2012. I am entering this card into the following challenges; Tilda's Town Challenge 28, Simon Says Stamp and Creative Card Crew Challenge 24 all have a theme of anything goes.

For my card I have used Goosebump Tilda from the Magnolia Turning Leaves Collection 2012 and she is coloured with distress inks. The DP is from basic grey and I have used doohickey dies to cut the decorative edge and the swirl. I finished off with some ribbon and jewels.

Supplies
Card/Paper: Black and white card. Basic Grey - Olivia
Stamps: Magnolia - Goosebump Tilda - Turning Leaves Collection 2012
Colouring: Distress inks
Embellishments: Ribbon, jewels
Tools: Trouvaille, nesties, doohickeys, sewing machine
Thanks for looking x

Angel Tilda

Hello everyone, today I have a Magnolia DT card to share with you. I have used Angel Tilda with Glory from the Magnolia Nativity Collection 2012. I am entering this card into the following challenges; this week's Papertake has a theme of ribbon and pearls, Tilda's Town Challenge 28 has a theme of anything goes, Cute Card Thursday Challenge 244 has a theme of girls and Totally Papercrafts Challenge 144 has a theme of stitching.

For my card I coloured Tilda with copics, cut her out with a circle nestie and inked the edges with weathered wood distress ink before I removed it from the die. I then layered this onto a die cut that I created using a Joy Crafts die designed by Noor Design, again I sponged this before I removed it from the die. I used no DP for this card, instead I created my own by sponging some card with ink and stamping some Sweet Snowflakes from the Magnolia Sweet Christmas Dreams Collection 2011. I used the largest die from the spellbinders romantic rectangles set to create my card base.

Supplies
Card/Paper: White card
Stamps: Magnolia - Angel Tilda with Glory - Nativity Collection 2012. Sweet Snowflakes - Sweet Christmas Dreams Collection 2011.
Colouring: Copics, Distress ink - weathered wood
Embellishments: Ribbon, pearls
Tools: Trouvaille, nesties, Joy Crafts die, sewing machine, TH blending tool
Thanks for looking x

Jingle Jangle

Hello everyone, I have finally managed to get a card made using stamps from the Magnolia Christmas Story Collection 2012. Having a new baby takes up sooooo much time!!! I am entering this card for the following challenges; Simply Magnolia Challenge has a sketch to follow this week, the Magnolia-licious November Challenge has a theme of something hidden (Tag), Totally Tilda Challenge 60 has a christmas recipe challenge, Stamptacular Challenge 190 has a recipe challenge and Creative Card Crew Challenge 24 has a theme of anything goes.

For the front of my card I have used Jingle Jangle Tilda and she is coloured with copics and highlighted with stickles. I have inked around my image with spun sugar distress ink and I have stamped the jingle jangle snowflake in the same colour. The DP is from basic grey and I have used a DooHickey die for the decorative edge.

For the inside of my card I have used Tilda with 2 little gifts and she is coloured with copics. I have inked the edges with spun sugar and once again stamped them with the jingle jangle snowflake.

Finally, I have created a hidden tag and for this I stamped the Merry Christmas text stamp.

Supplies
Card/Paper: White and pink card. Basic Grey - Eskimo Kisses
Stamps: Magnolia - Jingle Jangle Tilda, Tilda with 2 Little Gifts, Jingle Jangle Snowflake, Merry Christmas Text - Christmas Story Collection 2012
Colouring: Copics. Spun sugar distress ink
Embellishments: Ribbon, pearls, stickles
Tools: Sewing machine, DooHickey - old swedish lace, nesties, corner chomper, bow easy
Thanks for looking x

Cupcake Challenge 219

Hello everyone, today on Cupcake Challenge 219 we have a theme of paper pleating and this week we are sponsored by A Day for Daisies who are giving us a $12 gift certificate as a prize and Bunny Zoe's Crafts who are giving us a £10 gift voucher as a prize. I am also entering my card into the following challenges; Stamptacular Challenge 190 has a recipe theme this week's Papertake has a theme of flowers, and Tilda's Town Challenge 27 has a theme of anything goes.

For my card I have used Tilda with Balloon from the Magnolia You are So Special Collection 2011 and she is coloured with copics. The DP is from Papermania and I used my heart-shaped nesties to out out the computer generated sentiment. I finished off with a doily, ribbon and some pearls.

Supplies
Card/Paper: White and pink card. Papermania - Blueberry Hill
Stamps: Magnolia - Tilda with Balloon - You are So Special Collection 2011
Colouring: Copics
Embellishments: Doily, pearls, ribbon
Tools: Sewing machine, bow easy, trouvaille, nesties
Thanks for looking x

Lily with Tulips

Hello everyone, today I have a new stamp to show you that was created by Joy Crafts for Noor Design. This is my final preview of these cuties and I think she is my favourite! She is called Lily with Tulips and currently there are four stamps featuring this new character. They are all available for pre-order from Crealing.

For my card I coloured Lily with copics and my DP is from Echo Park. I used my Joy Crafts Shaped Rectangle die to create the tag and to cut out the WOJ sentiment. I used an MS punch to create the decorative edge and I finished off with some ribbon, jewels and a button.

Supplies
Card/Paper: Red, white and yellow card. Echo Park
Stamps: Joy Crafts - Lily with Tulips
Colouring: Copics. Distress ink - broken china for sponging.
Embellishments: Ribbon, jewels, button, twine
Tools: MS punch, sewing machine, Joy Crafts Shaped Rectangle Die
Thanks for looking x

Lily with Watering Can

Hello everyone, today I have a card to show you that features a new stamp and dies for Noor Design by Joy Crafts. There are four stamps in this collection and this one is called Lily with Watering Can and the leaf and flower dies are part of a new collection. They are available to pre-order from Crealing.

For my card I coloured Lily with copics and I added some glossy accents to the water droplets. The DP is from echo park and the flowers and leaves were cut with new Joy Crafts dies. I finished off with a corner die cut, also from Joy Crafts and some ribbon and jewels.

Supplies
Card/Paper: White and blue card. Echo park
Stamps: Joy Crafts - Lily with Watering Can
Colouring: Copics
Embellishments: Ribbon, jewels, glossy accents
Tools: Joy Crafts Corner Die, Joy Crafts Flower die, Joy Crafts Leaf die, trouvaille, sewing machine
Thanks for looking x

Lily Sitting on a Fence

Hello everyone, today I have a card to show you that features a new stamp and die for Noor Design by Joy Crafts. There are four stamps in this collection and this one is called Lily Sitting on a Fence and she is available for pre-order from Crealing.

For my card I have coloured Lily with copics and to ground the image I coloured some grass using various shades of copics in a flicking motion. I then cut out my grass and I coloured my die cut in the same way that I coloured the grass on the image, I added my die cut using some foam pads and it adds some nice dimension to the image. The DP is from basic grey and the embossed panel was done using the background rose stencil from Joy Crafts. The decorative edge was cut using a DooHickey die and the sentiment is from WOJ.

I finished off with some ribbon and pearls and finally this angled shot shows the dimension achieved with the grass die cut.

Supplies
Card/Paper: White and pink card, Basic Grey - Sugared
Stamps: Joy Crafts - Lily Sitting on a Fence
Colouring: Copics
Embellishments: Ribbon, pearls
Tools: Sewing machine, DooHickey die, Joy Crafts Grass Die, nesties, Joy Crafts Rose embossing stencil.
Thanks for looking x

Lily with Flowers

Hello everyone, today I have a card to show you that features a new stamp and die that were created by Joy Crafts for Noor Design. She is called Lily with Flowers and currently there are four stamps featuring this new character and the new die is a very pretty butterfly.....which I love! The stamps and dies are available to pre-order from Crealing.

For my card I coloured Lily with copics and the DP is from Colorbok. I cut out the butterfly twice, shaped them and added them to my card with a small jewel on each one. The sentiment is from cats life press and I finished off with some ribbon.

Finally, an angular shot! I'll be back tomorrow with more new stamps and dies!

Supplies
Card/Paper: White, blue and green card. Colorbok
Stamps: Joy Crafts - Lily with Flowers. Sentiment - Cats Life Press
Colouring: Copics
Embellishments: Ribbon, jewels
Tools: Sewing machine, trouvaille, nesties, bow easy, Joy Crafts Butterfly die
Thanks for looking x

Cupcake Challenge 217

Hello everyone, today on Cupcake Challenge 217 we have a theme of Get Krafty and we would like to see some kraft card on your creations.

This week we are sponsored by Di's Digi Downloads who are giving us a $10 gift certificate and our regular sponsor Simon Says Stamp who are giving one lucky winner a $20 gift certificate.

This year the majority of my Christmas cards are going to be of the CAS variety and for my card I have used some of my favourite WMS. The main sentiment is from the seasonal remedies set and I stamped it using tuxedo black ink and then distressed it with antique linen and vintage photo distress inks. For the background I distressed my card with antique linen ink and I used the same ink to stamp some snowflakes from the WMS Seasons of Love set. Finally I finished off with some stitching and a bit of deep red ribbon.

Supplies
Card/Paper: White and kraft card
Stamps: WMS - Seasonal Remedies, Seasons of Love
Ink: Distress ink - antique linen
Embellishments: Ribbon
Tools: Sewing machine
Thanks for looking x

Mon Amie

Hello everyone, today I have a card to show you that features stamps from the Magnolia Jingle Jangle Collection 2008.

For my card I used the big daisy from the Magnolia Jingle Jangle Collection 2008 and I stamped and masked the image to create three daisies. I coloured them with copics and I sponged the background with broken china distress ink. My DP is from K & Co and I used DooHickey dies to create the decorative edge and the tags. The sentiment is from WMS and I used a fancy tag to frame it. I finished off with some lace, flowers, a pin, heart and some pearls.

Supplies
Card/Paper: Burgundy and white card. K & Co - Flora & Fauna
Stamps: Magnolia - Big Daisy - Jingle Jangle Collection 2008, WMS - Fancy Phrases
Colouring: Copics. Distress ink - broken china
Embellishments: Lace, flowers, pin, heart, pearls
Tools: Trouvaille, nesties, fancy tags, DooHickey dies, TH Blending tool
Thanks for looking x

Thanks to You

Hello everyone, today I have a quick and easy thank you card to show you. My sister asked me to make this for her ages ago and I am just getting around to blogging it now!!

For my card I have distressed a piece of ivory cardstock with vintage photo distress ink then I made a collage using various prima stamps from the printery and londonderry sets and I stamped them in memento rich cocoa ink. To finish I stitched around the edge and added a sentiment from my WMS fancy phrases set and a row of pearls.

Supplies
Card/Paper: Ivory and kraft card.
Stamps: WMS - Fancy Phrases set.
Ink: Distress inks - vintage photo. Memento - rich cocoa
Embellishments: Pearls
Tools: Sewing machine
Thanks for looking x

Cupcake Challenge 215

Hello everyone, today on Cupcake Challenge 215 we have a theme of paper piecing.

For my card today I have used a Forever Friends image and I have coloured it with copics and paper pieced the blanket.....I think the blanket really lends itself to paper piecing! The DP is from DCWV and I have used a DooHickey die for the decorative edge. The flowers are from Wild Orchid and I pulled the centres out and replaced them with a jewelled brad. The leaves were cut using a Joy Crafts Die designed by Noor Design and I finished off with some ribbon and jewels.

The inside of the card was decorated the same as the front and I found the poem on the internet.

Supplies
Card/Paper: Pink and white card. DCWV - Nana's Nursery (Girl)
Stamps: Forever friends
Colouring: Copics
Embellishments: Ribbon, flowers, brads, jewels
Tools: Sewing machine, Magnolia doohickey die, trouvaille, nesties, bow easy, Joy Crafts Leaf Die
Thanks for looking x

Tulips

Hello everyone, today I have a card to show you that uses an image from the Magnolia Easter Collection 2009.

For my card I used Tulips from the Magnolia Easter Collection 2009 and it is coloured with copics. I really love this image and this card shows Magnolia images can be used for CAS as well as non-cute cards.

I used my MS scoreboard to create the embossed background and I finished off with a simple deep red bow.

Supplies
Card/Paper: Red and white card
Stamps: Magnolia - Tulips - Easter Collection 2009
Colouring: Copics
Embellishments: Ribbon
Tools: MS Scoreboard, bow easy, sewing machine
Thanks for looking x