Cupcake Challenge 177

Hello, this week over on Cupcake Challenge 177 we have a theme of recycling and we would like to see something recycled on your card or project. This week we are sponsored by Creations by AR who are offering us 2 templates as a prize and also they are offering anyone who takes part in the challenge this week a 10% discount (fantastic!!!) all you need to do is quote the discount code challenge10 when you place your order. Our second sponsor this week is Bugaboo Stamps and they are giving one lucky winner 7 digital images. I am also entering my card into Totally Gorjuss Challenge 116 where the theme is KISS, and Secret Crafter Challenge 170 has a theme of ribbon.

For my recycled elements, I have used the die cut shapes and the snowflake from some christmas cards. I have drawn a line with a copic multiliner and popped up the die cuts with foam pads. I then added two small bows and the sentiment is from Waltzingmouse. A very quick and easy card....we ended up with two christmas cards with these dies cuts on so I have salvaged some more, probably enough for another two cards so watch this space!!!!

Supplies
Card/Paper: White pearlised card
Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Compliments of the season
Embellishments: Ribbon, die cuts
Tools: Corner chomper
Thanks for looking x

Hand Baked Edible Goods!

Hello everyone, today I have a card to show you that I made for my sister's birthday, she loves vintage things and I love this stamp set from Waltzingmouse so I just had to use it again! I am entering my card into the following challenges; Secret Crafter Challenge 169 has a theme of food and drink and Simon Says has a theme of anything goes.

For my card I stamped my image and cut it with a nestie. While it was still in the die I sponged it with antique linen and vintage photo distress inks. The DP is from basic grey and it has all been sponged with vintage photo ink too. Finally I finished off with some seam binding, a flower and a pin.

Supplies
Card/Paper: Ivory card. Basic Grey - Picadilly
Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Rescue Remedies
Ink: Distress inks - antique linen, vintage photo
Embellishments: Seam binding, flower, pin
Tools: Trouvaille, nesties, TH blending tool, sewing machine
Thanks for looking x

Balm of Friendship

Hello everyone, today I have a card to show you that my sister asked me to make for her to give to a friend and I have used the fabulous sketch from Waltzingmouse Challenge 81.

I was lucky enough to win the Waltzingmouse Christmas Card Challenge and the rescue remedies set was one of the sets I bought with my voucher.....I love this set and I can see it getting used A LOT!! I stamped my image and cut it with a nestie. While it was still in the die I sponged it with antique linen and vintage photo distress inks. The DP is from basic grey and it has all been sponged with vintage photo ink too. Finally I finished off with some blue satin ribbon and the brad is from Laura Ashley.

Supplies
Card/Paper: Ivory card. Basic Grey - Picadilly
Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Rescue Remedies
Ink: Distress inks - antique linen, vintage photo
Embellishments: Ribbon, brad
Tools: Trouvaille, nesties, TH blending tool, sewing machine
Thanks for looking x

Cupcake Challenge 176

Hello everyone, today on Cupcake Challenge 176 we have a theme of "all you need is love" and this week we are sponsored by Tiddly Inks who are giving us a $10 gift voucher as a prize.

For my card I have used Pink Tilda with Heart from the Magnolia Pink Collection 2008 and she is coloured with copics. The background has been sponged with worn lipstick distress ink and stamped with the Magnolia Old Valentine Letter from the Valentine Collection 2009 and the postage 14th Feb sentiment stamp is also from the same collection. All the DP is also by Magnolia and the flowers, doily etc are all from my stash.

Supplies
Card/Paper: Pinka nd white card. DP - Magnolia
Stamps: Magnolia - Pink Tilda with Heart - Pink Collection 2008. Old Valentine Letter and 14th Feb postage - Valentine Collection 2009
Colouring: Copics
Embellishments: Ribbon, flowers, doily, pearls, pin
Tools: Trouvaille, nesties, sewing machine.
Thanks for looking x

TOMIC Challenge 33

Hello everyone, today on TOMIC Challenge 33 we have a sketch for you to follow and we would like to see some fabric on your creation. As usual, Magnolia are kindly sponsoring the challenge and one lucky winner will receive a secret prize.

For my card I have used Tilda Sending Love Letter from the Magnolia Sweet Crazy Love Collection 2012 and she is coloured with copics and highlighted with stickles. The sentiment is also from the same collection and the DPs are also by Magnolia. The punched edge is an MS punch and I have finished off with some ribbon, a metal corner embellishment and some jewels.

Supplies
Card/Paper: Ivory and kraft card. DP - Magnolia
Stamps: Magnolia - Tilda Sending Love Letter, you are my heart text - Sweet Crazy Love Collection 2012.
Colouring: Copics
Embellishments: Metal corner embellishment, ribbon, jewels, stickles
Tools: MS punch, sewing machine
Thanks for looking x

Cupcake Challenge 175

Hello everyone, over on Cupcake Challenge 175 we have a theme of winter birthday and this week I have made a very quick one layer card. This week we are sponsored by My Mum's Craft Shop who are kindly giving us a £10 gift voucher as a prize.

For my card I tried a technique that I had never done before, but had wanted to try for a while.....I masked off my card base and sponged ink directly onto it. First I used spun sugar then added a little worn lipstick to the edges for a bit of depth. I really like the effect but I think I need a bit more practice to get it to look sharper......this was my second attempt, the positioning of my masks wasn't so good on my first one!!! I then used a snowflake from my WMS seasons of love set and stamped it using spun sugar. I finished off with the sentiment, also from WMS fancy phrases set.....and that's it!!

Supplies
Card/Paper: Pearlised white card
Stamps: WMS - Seasons of Love, Fancy Phrases
Ink: Distress inks - spun sugar, worn lipstick
Tools: TH blending tool
Thanks for looking x

Tilda with Cozy Heart

Hello everyone, just a quickie from me today. I am entering this card into the following challenges; Simon Says, Just Magnolia and Hanglar Challenge 138 and Cute Card Thursday Challenge 198 have a theme of something new (Stamp) and Magnolia Down Under Challenge 128 has a theme of anything goes.

For my card I have used Tilda with cozy heart from the Magnolia Sweet Crazy Love Collection 2012 and she is coloured with copics and highlighted with stickles. The sentiment is from the same collection and the DP is from Melissa Frances. I finished off with some pearls, ribbon and flowers.

Supplies
Card/Paper: Cream and kraft card. Melissa Frances - 5th Avenue
Stamps: Magnolia - Tilda with cozy heart - sweet crazy love collection 2012
Colouring: Copics. Distress ink - spun sugar
Embellishments: Flowers, ribbon, pearls, stickles
Tools: Trouvaille, nesties, corner rounder punch, sewing machine
Thanks for looking x

Cupcake Challenge 174

Hello everyone, today on Cupcake Challenge 174 we have our first challenge of the year and it is my turn to choose the theme and I have picked "something new". We would like to see a card/project for something new or you can use new stash for your creation. This week we are sponsored by Sew Sweet who are giving us a £10 gift voucher as a prize and Squiggle Stamps who are giving one lucky winner three digi images. I am also entering this card into this week's Papertake challenge where the theme is anything goes,

For my card my new items are the stamp, some new copics and the DP. I have used Tilda loves flowers from the Magnolia Sweet Crazy Love Collection 2012 and she is coloured with copics. The lush DP is from Echo Park and I finished off with some ribbon and jewels.

Supplies
Card/Paper: Green, white, pink and kraft card. Echo park - country drive
Stamps: Magnolia - Tilda loves flowers - Sweet Crazy Love Collection 2012
Colouring: Copics
Embellishments: Jewels, ribbon, stickles
Tools: Sewing machine, MS punch, bow easy
Thanks for looking x

Vintage Merry Christmas

Hello everyone, I hope you all had a fabulous new year. No, I'm not starting early!!! this is the card I had on my Solo Magnolia Blog the other day for the last door on the Magnolia advent calendar.

For my card I have used Tilda with jolly wreath from the Magnolia So Jolly and Under the Mistletoe Collection 2009 and she is coloured with copics and highlighted with stickles and glossy accents. I used the Silent Night background from the Magnolia Santa Collection 2008 to create my music notes DP and my other DP is from MME (I think). The sentiment is from magnolia too and it has been stamped with vintage photo distress ink. I finished off with a doily, some jewels, and a piece of lace.

Supplies
Card/Paper: Red, kraft and ivory card. DP - MME (I think)
Stamps: Magnolia - Tilda with Jolly Wreath, Vintage Merry Christmas Post - So Jolly and Under the Mistletoe Collection 2009, Silent Night Background - Santa Collection 2008
Colouring: Copics - E000, E00, E11, RV10, R22, R27, R29, R59, G21, YG67, G99, E43, E47, R49, C1, C3, C5, C7, 100, W1, W3, W5, W7, 0
Embellishments: Lace, jewels, doily, stickles, glossy accents
Tools: Sewing machine nesties, trouvaille, Ranger blending tool
Thanks for looking x

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