Just Magnolia Challenge

Happy Tuesday! Hope your week is off to a good start. I think slowly all the kids are heading off back to school! Which means that Summer is over :( It is always too short.  My kids  start the beginning of next week! I will miss them but on the up side, it will be quieter, I can record more video tutorials (next to impossible with my noisy crew here) and I will get back into my routine!

Today I have a card featuring one of the sweetiest Magnolia stamps in my collection. I can’t believe it took me so long to be able to ink her up!

I used the sketch from this week’s Double Dutch challenge (slightly modified) and it also  fits the challenge for Just Magnolia which is “let’s get sentimental” ~ to add words to your card.

• Stamps: Magnolia Wedding collection Tilda with Peony available ~here~ at The Stamp Shoppe, Sentiment by Verve
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper: Bazzil, SU Black, DP from MME La Paperie pack
• Coloring: Copic Markers
• Embellies: Kaiser Pearls, SU Satin Ribbon

Heidi is having a sale at the moment at the Stamp Shoppe. With a deal like this, now is the time to get those little Magnolias that have been on your wish-list!

Moving Sale!  August 23 - September 6

Check out the sale prices on the majority of our inventory.  Many of the stamps are listed at my cost or just above.  And you don't pay any taxes!!!  How awesome is that?  And the order gets delivered to you, no running around to the stores.  Orders will begin shipping September 1st.

 

Thanks for stopping by my little blog today! I will be back tomorrow with my first WOJ sneak peek!

Pretty in Pink

Happy Thursday! Hope your week is going well….the weekend is not far away now! For my card today, I took a break from my Copic Markers and used my Distress Inkpads. I have to start using them more because it took me awhile to get this one colored up!

 

The Just Magnolia Challenge this week is to use acetate on your card so I thought I would give it a try. I am also going to submit it to the  Creative Crew challenge which is Cute & Girly.

I stamped the center of the acetate with the Medallion Stamp by SU! using Stazon White ink. I was happy that it dried well and did not smear. Directly behind this, I adhered a paper doily that I stamped with a sentiment.

For some reason, the pink on my colored image and the pink on my DP look very different but IRL they are a much better match! Really!

• Stamps: Magnolia 2010 Collection Prom Queen available ~here~ at The Stamp Shoppe, Medallion Stamp & Sentiment by SU!
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper: SU! Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Magnolia DP available ~here~
• Coloring: Distress Inks
• Embellies: SU! Ribbon, Wilton Doily

The Stamp Shoppe News:

This week, make your on sale!!  Use the coupon code: MYOS and get 20% off your entire order. This includes all new 2010 stamps in stock.

(coupon expires August 15)

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!

Just Magnolia Challenge ~ The Stamp Shoppe DT Card

Hi there! Thanks for swinging by today! We have been having severe thunderstorms these past few days and it has been dark and muggy outside. I took the kids to see a movie yesterday…Despicable Me. It was a nice film and the we all enjoyed it. With such terrible weather, it was hard to take very good pictures. I ended up taking this one using a day-lamp!

I hadn’t had the opportunity to ink up this little cutie yet and she seemed perfect to go with the lovely sketch over at Just Magnolia this week!

• Stamps: Magnolia 2010 Fairytale Collection Elf Tilda
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper: SU! whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Magnolia DP
• Coloring: Copic Markers, Stickles
• Embellies: Magnolia Flowers

All the Magnolia items are available over at The Stamp Shoppe! Thanks for stopping by today! Also wanted to let you now that I finally had time to list some of my cards on Ebay….I know it has been awhile! You can find them ~here~.

 

Just Magnolia Challenge ~ The Stamp Shoppe

Happy Wednesday! Thanks for stopping by today! Just a quick post for me. My card today is for the Just Magnolia Challenge which is to go vintage. I am not sure really how well I have done but I didn’t have much free time and my Mojo has disappeared! My friend Claudia had a wonderful sketch on her blog yesterday and that saved me!

• Stamps: Magnolia Fairytale collection Lady Tilda, Sentiment from SU!
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper: SU! Bashful Blue, Whisper White, DCWV Once upon a Time DP
• Coloring: Copic Markers
• Embellies: Papertrey ribbon, Magnolia Flower, Wilton Doily

Hope you have a lovely day and if you see my MOJO….tell it to come back home to me! LOL!

Explosion Box & Stamp Shoppe Sale

Happy Wednesday! Today I am super excited to show you this explosion box that I made! I first saw on one Suzanne Dean’s blog and I followed her link to the tutorial on Splitcoasters. Here is the one I made…..with a few tweaks here and there!

   

I just love how it turned out! I waited so long to get my hands on this sweet ballerina and I knew I had to do something special with her!

• Stamps: Magnolia Ballerina Tilda 2010 Fairytale Collection available ~ here~
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper: SU Very Vanilla, Pink Pirouette, Basic Grey Porcelain DP
• Coloring: Copic Markers, Shimmerz (Angel Wings)
• Embellies: Magnolia Pink Gardenia, May Arts silk ribbon

The Stamp Shoppe is having an amazing sale! If you have a few Magnolias that are on your wish list….now is definitely the time to get them!

Hope you have a great day and thanks for stopping by my little blog!

Wags ‘n Whiskers Sneak Peek ~ The Stamp Shoppe DT Card

Happy Wednesday Everyone! I hope you are all having a wonderful week. I have been so busy that I have had no time to blog hop at all. The children’s last day of school is tomorrow and for my eldest, it is his last day of elementary school. I am in denial. Where did the time go? His graduation ceremony was yesterday and it was beautiful. One of my favorite parts was an amazing slide-show that showed the kids at various activities and school events. It was set to “Time of Your Life”, “Waving Flag” and another funky one I don’t even know! LOL! We were so proud of our guy and overjoyed when he won the award for Outstanding Achievement in Science! Sorry, I know I am running on! I’ll get to my cards!

My first card features a sneak peek of Wags ‘n Whiskers’ new release with our new illustrator Emma Metcafe.  The line is called Millie and Friends and this collection is called “Let’s Party”. It is so fun and whimsical and for my card, I just went clean and simple. It seems to suit the image so well. My paper is Cosmo Cricket Joyride and I colored my image based on the color palette of my DP. The release will be both rubber and digital………something to suit everyone…..and will be this coming Friday the 25th.

My next card is features Magnolia stamps from The Stamp Shoppe. I combined last week’s theme (which I missed) of accessory stamps and this week’s theme of red and white. This card again is Clean And Simple but I really like how it turned out. I just colored the same image three times and to add some interest I embossed my white cardstock with a  Swiss Dots folder.Oh…and a little stickles to the lace. I can’t help myself. Even CAS needs a little bling!

I also want to remind you of the specials this month over at The Stamp Shoppe:

June Special:  15%off 2009 Fortune and Graduation collection as well as the following flowers: gardenias, cherry blossoms, and shabby chic roses.

Use coupon code: june2010

Thanks for swinging by.

Sketch Saturday & The Stampe Shoppe

Happy Saturday! Thanks for stopping by today. I have 2 cards to show you today. My first one is for this week’s Sketch Saturday challenge. I just love having gorgeous sketches made up and waiting for me to use! LOL! I wanted to show you another sneak peek of the new City Girls release from Whiff of Joy. You won’t have to wait much longer. They will be release on June 25th!

Don’t forget that Katharina is also offering a very wonderful special:

I just love this sophisticated  image. Her hair cute is so chic and I love the martini glass! I tried something different for the circle component of the sketch. I used black cardstock and a Spellbinders die for the outer one. I also sprayed it with Shimmerz and added some gemstones to glam it up. The inner circle is a Verve stamp that I airbrushed and sponged to match the rest of the card.

• Stamps: Whiff of Joy City Girls II ( available ~here~ as of June 25th), Verve Stamps
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper: SU! White & Black cardstock, DP My Mind’s Eye
• Coloring: Copic Markers
• Embellies: Flowers are a gift from my dear friend Jacque :)

I hope you join us this week over at Sketch Saturday. We have a fabulous prize this week from our generous sponsor:

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The next card that I have to show you features the beautiful Magnolia Bridal couple.  I have fantastic news for my fellow Canadians. Heidi from The Stamp Shoppe already has her restocks of the Fairytale collection and she has the new Magnolia Ink magazine! I can’t wait to see it. She also has confirmation that her Wedding Collection stamps have been shipped and she will have them early next week! OMGosh! I can’t wait.I was very lucky to have been RAKed with a couple of them and so I have this to show you :)

 

This was a card I made for a friend who wanted a custom card for a wedding she was attending.  I wanted to keep it very soft and elegant. The frame was made with a Spellbinders die and I used a shimmery paper and that plus the pearls really gives the frame that extra touch of elegance.  I used silk ribbon and I love how it softly drapes down. I added some Stickles and some Shimmerz to the veil and head-piece and also the hem of her dress. I also added stickles to the edge of my cardstock mat. You can see this much better in this picture:

I also want to remind you of the specials this month over at The Stamp Shoppe:

June Special:  15%off 2009 Fortune and Graduation collection as well as the following flowers: gardenias, cherry blossoms, and shabby chic roses.

Use coupon code: june2010

Enjoy your weekend and I hope you have enjoyed your little stop over here! I really appreciate that you did!

 

The Stamp Shoppe ~ All about Edwin

Happy Wednesday! It rained all day yesterday…….which was a very good thing. We have had so little rain in the last month and there are some pretty bad forest fires in parts of Quebec. On Monday, we could actually smell the smoke from them and they are very far away. The rain has helped a lot.

Today I have a card featuring the often neglected Edwin! I have had this image for ages and this is the first time that it has been inked up. This cutie is carried by The Stamp Shoppe and is from the 2009 Fortune collection. I think he can be used for so many occasions. I used some of my favorite (sadly retired) DP and the gorgeous sketch from the Sketchy Colors challenge. It was designed by my very talented friend Lena Katrine and as soon as I saw it, I knew I had to try it out.

• Stamps: Magnolia Fortune Collection: Lucky Edwin, SU! Sentiment
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper: SU Vanilla, Navy, Parisien Breeze D
• Coloring: Copic Marker
• Embellies: Kaiser Craft Pearls, Wilton Doily

Here are this months's specaila over at The Stamp Shoppe:

June Special: 15%off 2009 Fortune and Graduation collection as well as the following flowers: gardenias, cherry blossoms, and shabby chic roses.

Use coupon code: june2010

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamp Shoppe May Challenge & Just Magnolia Challenge

Happy Wednesday! Hope you have all been having happy, wonderful and inky days! We had a four day week-end and I am wiped out! The weather was amazing which meant we spent a lot of time outdoors! I also watched the Lost Finale Sunday night. I had it recorded and started to watch it at around 9pm. There was a 2 hours pre-finale show and then the 2 hour finale. I cried so many times during the finale and then got to bed way past my bed-time. I am still recovering!

This month The Stamp Shoppe’s blog challenge is to be inspired by the picture below. If you participate you could win 15% off your next order plus some goodies. That sounds pretty good to me! Also the May specials are 15% off all stamps in the 2008 Pink Collection and 2009 Pets and Animals collection (not including stamp combos), just use the coupon code: may2010

I used these gorgeous new stamp from the Fairytale collection and used the sketch from this week’s Just Magnolia challenge. I will admit that I NEVER use this much yellow on a card but I really LOVE it! In the picture below you can see the effect of the shimmerz that I used on her dress and wings. I added stickles to the star on her wand and to the edges of my oval. I colored my ribbon with my copic markes to get the perfect match with her shoes! LOL!

• Stamps: Magnolia Fairytale collection: Flying Tilda
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper: SU Whisper White, Magnolia DP
• Coloring: Copic Markers, Shimmerz
• Embellies: Papertrey ribbon, Prima flowers, mesh ribbon

Have a wonderful day and thank you for swinging by today!

Fairy bubbles ~ The Stamp Shoppe DT Card

Happy Wednesday! The weather has been wonderful here the past few days and yesterday I spent a lot of time outside working on my garden. It is a lot of work but it is slowly taking shape. I bought the vegetable plants yesterday and hope to get them all in today. My little guy will be helping me so I am sure it will take ALL day! LOL!

The Stamp Shoppe received the Fairytale collection last week and they are going fast. Be sure to get them soon if you don’t want to be disappointed. I couldn’t wait to ink this one up. I don’t usually like the profile Tildas but this one is gorgeous. She is colored with copics and I have added stickles to the bubbles and the outer edges of her wings. I paired the image up with this yummy paper which is also by Magnolia and available at The Stamp Shoppe as are the gorgeous Magnolia flowers. They are pure luxury and I love everything teams up so perfectly together. My card fits two challenges this week! The Just Magnolia challenge and A Spoonful of Sugar both have similar themes. Just Magnolia is “one for the girls” and A Spoonful is “cute & girly”. I think my card fits both of these nicely!

• Stamps: Magnolia Fairytale Collection Tilda Blowing Bubbles (this seems to be out of stock at the moment but check back!)
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper: Magnolia Once Upon a Time Collection
• Embellies: Magnolia Flowers, Papertrey Satin Ribbon, Pink Crochet Ribbon, BG Pearls, Leaves made with SU! die

Don’t forget to create a card for The Stamp Shoppe May Challenge. I am getting mine together to show you next week. You can read more about it -->here<--   and the May specials are 15% off all stamps in the 2008 Pink Collection and 2009 Pets and Animals collection (not including stamp combos), just use the coupon code: may2010

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

Just Magnolia Challenge ~ Two Stamps

Happy Tuesday! I am super excited to show you my card for today. As soon as I saw this sweet Tilda with Apple, she reminded me of Snow White. When I saw the Just Magnolia challenge I knew I had an opportunity to create a cute little scene with Snow White and her Prince! It was a little bit of work and took some time but I enjoyed every minute of creating it. I also made a video of how I colored Snow White Tilda. It is broken up into small segments to enable uploading to YouTube. Enjoy!

 

I created an Easel card and added an acetate over-lay to the front of the card. Love the look of this. I stamped the sentiment onto plain acetate and adhered it so my panel that run across.

• Stamps: Magnolia Fairytale Collection: Available -->here<-- at The Stamp Shoppe for my fellow Canadians, Oak tree from older collection
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper: SU! Wild Wasabi, My Minds Eye DP, Fancy Pants overlay
• Coloring: Copic Markers
• Embellies: Yikes….none!

Here are my coloring videos. (My allergies were acting up so I apologize for the throat clearing and gravelly voice)

Just a heads up to my fellow Canadians. Heidi has received the Fairytale Collection plus more flowers and the new Magnlia Ink at her store The Stamp Shoppe. They are going really quickly so if you want them, you should get them now! She has also posted the May Challenge. You can read more about it -->here<--   and the May specials are 15% off all stamps in the 2008 Pink Collection and 2009 Pets and Animals collection (not including stamp combos), just use the coupon code: may2010

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Wags ‘n Whiskers Sneak Peak & Stamp Shoppe DT Card

Happy Wednesday! Thanks for stopping by today! I had a serious case of no MOJO yesterday. Which was pretty bad timing because I had some dead-lines! What do you do when that happens? This is what I ended up doing. I just left! I went grocery shopping and came home and cooked up a storm! It feels good to have a whole bunch of meals made and a fridge stocked up with home-made salsa and fresh veggies ready to go!  I am not sure if my MOJO has returned but at least I was able to get some cards made after my little session in the kitchen!

My first card features a sneak peek of the brand new Wags ‘n Whiskers release illustrated by Cris de Lara. How fun is this one? I love the beach and this image makes me yearn for the ocean and the sand! I want to do just what my little ticket says: PLAY!

• Stamps: Wags ‘n Whiskers available –>here<—on Friday May 7th
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper: SU Baja Breeze, Kraft, Parisien Breeze
• Coloring: Copic Markers, Angel Wings Shimmerz
• Embellies: SU Ribbon, Prima flower and Tim Hotz ticket from Stamp & Create

On Friday, we will have a new release complete with a Blog Hop and prizes! So don’t forget to check out the Wags blog and join in the fun. Would you like to win the WHOLE NEW RELEASE?! Click -->here<— to find out how. You will also find there the list of divas to visit today for more sneak peeks.

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My second card that I have to show you is for The Stamp Shoppe. I noticed that Heidi has this little cutie on sale and it reminded me how much I love her. She was one of my very first Tildas! She is on the beach doing a little hula dance. Hmmmmm …. I am starting to notice a theme here. I can’t wait for summer and I NEED to get to a beach! LOL!  I used the sketch from this week's Just Magnolia challenge.

 

• Stamps: Magnolia 2008 Collection: Hawaii Tilda on sale --here<—at The Stamp Shoppe
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper: SU Wild Wasabi, My Mind’s Eye DP
• Coloring: Copic Markers
• Embellies: May Arts Ribbon, Magnolia flower

I wanted to let you know about The Stamp Shoppe’s May Specials.  This month you will receive 15% off all stamps in the 2008 Pink Collection and 2009 Pets and Animals collection (not including stamp combos), just use the coupon code: may2010

That’s it for me. I will be back tomorrow with more fun things to show you and tell you about!

Another Double Challenge Friday!

Happy Friday! I am happy to tell you that the temperature has been steadily climbing and we should be at 22 C by Saturday. Crazy weather! Image going from snow to this in 4 days!

This week at Friday Sketchers, it was Claudia’s turn to provide us with a sketch and it is super fun to work with! Just to let you know that we are celebrating our 2nd Birthday over at Friday Sketchers and we will be having a special birthday blog bash next week…….complete with some surprises! I hope you will be able to  join us!

Heidi received this in her Spring Kit and very kindly stamped this and a few others for me. I think her Fairytale order is in so you won’t have to wait much longer to get your hands on this one! She will be sending the stamp my way too but sent me this in advance! She knows me all too well! Patience is something I struggle with……….especially when it comes to Magnolia stamps! I think this is probably now my favorite Tilda of all time and I loved coloring her up! Then sketch was just perfect to create an elegant card and really show-case this gorgeous image. I added some stickles around the edge of the cardstock, her head-piece and on the ground underneath and the sliders were some that I got from my friend Jacqueline’s store ->here<-

• Stamps: Magnolia Fairytale Collection: Lady Tilda soon available at The Stamp Shoppe for Canadians
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper: Papertrey Lavender Moon, SU Whisper White, DP is from stash
• Coloring: Copic Markers, Stickles
• Embellies: Papertrey Ribbon, Sliders from Cute Card’s & Stamps

Be sure to check out all the samples that my fellow DT sisters have created for your inspiration.  We hope  you will be able to play along and post your own creation on the Friday Sketcher blog . Our sponsor this week is Sew Many Cards.

Aud, Carole, Claudia, Tanja, Jacque, Janneke, Inge

 

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I also have my card for this week’s Wags ‘n Whiskers challenge to show you. It was my turn to pick a theme and I picked “April Showers bring May flowers”. So I want to see flowers on your project. I picked this theme a while ago and it is pretty ironic that in actual fact it snowed all over my beautiful tulips and daffodils earlier this week!

I used the super cute “Let’s Go Team” stamp from our last release. OMGosh she is a true fan, isn’t she? My middle son (who likes to peruse my projects everyday) really loves this one. I asked him what he liked. Perhaps my coloring? The clever use of flowers as her pom-poms? Maybe the bright paper? No, he told me she looks “crazy excited” and she must be cheering for our hockey team: The Montreal Canadians (who are playing brilliantly at the moment). I just laughed and told him she would make a good girlfriend for him since that is how he looks when he is watching a hockey game! He thought that was gross………….at the moment, girls in general are gross. Except me, but apparently I am not even a girl. I am his “mother”! Sorry, I am babbling, but that is the general level of conversation that I have most of the time.

• Stamps: Wags ‘n Whiskers: Let’s Go team available -->here<--
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper: SU Kraft, Cosmo Cricket Material Girl
• Coloring: Copic Markers
• Embellies: Papertrey ribbon, Prima flowers (that have been somewhat mutilated because they were too big)

I want to let you know that all the Wags’ Crissy Armstrong designs are currently 25% off! WhooHoo! You can purchase them  -->here<--

and….

since next week is our New Release,  this challenge will be open for 2 weeks. The DT will begin sneak peeks on Wednesday with a blog hop and release on Friday, May 7th! (I’ve seen the new images, I am working on them right now…..and they are fabulous!)

Please check the gorgeous cards that the Divas have created for your inspiration and I hope you will get the chance to join us and share your card on the Wags ‘s Whiskers Challenge blog!

Bree, Chris, Christa,  Debbie, Jacqui,  Karen, Lacey, Michelle, Nikki,  Sharon, Tina

Thanks for stopping by and for any of you who stuck with me and my super long post….I give you my thanks and a big hug!

 

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Happy Wednesday! I thought I would show you my poor wee flowers. These pictures were taken yesterday. Yes, we had snow and lots of it. On Monday it was 19 degrees, sunny and hot. The temperature shifted drastically during the night and when we woke up, it was to this. I don’t ever remember such strange weather. They are predicting 22 degrees on Saturday!

I have a Magnolia card to show you. The 4th challenge this month for The Stamp Shoppe which is to create a card with a special fold. Heidi had also thought it would be fun to try out a highlighted background similar to the one shown in Magnolia Ink 2 magazine. I decided to try out the new technique instead of the fold. This is my interpretation.

I really love this Tilda from the Hoppy Easter collection. I think she can be used for many more occasions than just Easter. I stamped and colored her and then masked her. Then I stamped over her with my SU French Script background stamp and airbrushed using my Copic ABS. I then sponged the sides with Vintage photo distress ink. The sentiment is also from SU and I airbrushed and sponged it also.

• Stamps: Magnolia Tilda with Spring Bundler, Stampin Up French Script, Well Scripted
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Vintage Photo Distress Ink
• Paper: Magnolia Easter Line
• Coloring: Copic Markers
• Embellies: Papertrey Silk Ribbon, Crochet Lace, Prima Flowers, SU! Vanilla Hodge Podge Frame and Head-pin, Adhesive Pearls by Kaiser craft

The Stamp Shoppe is having a special SALE for this month! The entire collection of stamps from Chasing Butterflies and Lazy Summer Days is on sale for 15% off! Just use the coupon code: spring

Be sure to play along with any (or all) of the four April challenges for your chance to win 15% off your next order plus a mystery prize!! All you have to do is post a link to your card in Mr. Linky. You may enter as often as you like, each new card created will get you another ballot! See for complete rules and Mr. Linky, the previous post here.

Thanks for stopping by! Don’t forget to enter my blog candy. There are 3 different candies up for grabs. Click -->here< -- to go to the post.

 

Thanks for stopping by!