CAS Christmas

Hello everyone, the card I have made today is certainly the quickest card I have ever made! My fellow cupcakes and I have a challenge among ourselves and this month the theme is CAS christmas. Well this couldn't have come at a better time as I vowed that this year I would try and come up with a design that would be quick for me to do so I wouldn't be frantically making christmas cards at the last minute.

Well I love doing CAS cards but I always colour an image and at least one piece of DP slips its way into the design, but I was determind to try something else. I don't have many just stamping stamps.... you know the kind I mean where you just stamp the image and its done.... mine are mostly stamp an image and colour it in types.... but I hunted through my Magnolias and found two snowflakes and a sentiment..... perfect!....but what to do with them........

....well as always I always find so much inspiration from my fellow bloggers and I just LOVE the cards that Sarita at Little Princess Cards produces....if you haven't been there check out her blog it is just fantastic! So filled with ideas this is what I made.....

I think it looks a little better in real life as it is a bit of a dull day today and my picture hasn't turned out too well.... but I'm really pleased with how the card turned out. I might just try and do a few more CAS cards in the future.... I think I have the bug!!

Supplies
Card/Paper: White and pink card
Stamps: Magnolia Christmas Collection 2008
Embellishments: Ribbon
Tools: Cuttlebug, nesties
Thanks for looking x

Magnolia 4 in 1

Hello everyone, I haven't started on next years christmas cards just yet!! this is just one that I didn't get the chance to post sooner and it fits perfectly with four challenges. Firstly, I am entering it for Roses on Paper Challenge 28 where the theme is to use your favourite colouring medium - mine is copics, and the following challenges all have a theme of something new - Papertake, Cute Card Tursday Challenge 94 and Stamp Something - my something new is my Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses pad, this was the first time I used it!


The image is Tilda with Yulehat from the Magnolia Christmas Collection 2008 and she is coloured with copics. The paper is BG eskimo kisses and I used my snowflake folder for the embossing. I machine stitched all the edges and the flowers, ribbon, brad etc are from my stash. I used some silver stickles to bling up my flower and the sentiment is computer generated.


Finally, a close up.

Supplies
Card/Paper: Red and white card, BG - Eskimo Kisses
Stamps: Magnolia - Tilda with Yulehat - Christmas Collection 2008
Colouring: Copics, inksenntials pen for highlights.
Embellishments: Flowers, brad, charm, ribbon, stickles, jewel
Tools: Corner rounder punch, sewing maching, MS doily lace punch, Cuttlebug, snowflake folder

Thanks for looking x

Stamptacular Challenge 39

Hello everyone, for Stamptacular Challenge 39 we have a theme of Snowtacular and we want to see lots of snow on your cards and/or projects. We are sponsored this week by Card Art and they have given us this fabulous prize:

For my DT creations this week I have made the little set below. It is Jeff's card, a gift box and some tags for his presents, he isn't into cute and a lot of fuss so I have gone with this simple design.


Here is everything together. The papers are from pebbles inc and the stamp is from the Magnolia Christmas Collection 2008.


Here is a better look at the card. I have stitched around all the edges and for the snowflakes, I have punched some in navy card and some out of acetate, but the acetate ones don't show up to well in the photo!


And finally, a closer look at the box. It was a box that a necklace came in and I simply altered it.

Supplies
Card/Paper: White and navy card, Pebbles inc
Stamps: Magnolia - Christmas Collection 2008
Embellishments: Ribbon, jewels, brads
Tools: Cuttlebug, nesties, snowflake folder, MS snowflake punch, Fiskars border punch, sewing machine

Thanks for looking x

Stamptacular Challenge 38

Hello everyone, apologies for the late post and the fact that I have been such a bad blogger this week, I'm sure you are all feeling the stress too!!! This is my DT card for Stamptacular Challenge 38 and this week we have a theme of multi-folds. We are sponsored by Simon Says Stamp and they have given us the fabulous prize of a $25 voucher plus free shipping.


For my card I have used Tilda Decorating the Christmas Tree and the Christmas Tree from the Magnolia Christmas Collection 2008. I have coloured them with distress inks and embellished with gold stickles.


My DPs are from Basic Grey and on the inside I have used the Heart Ornament, also from the Magnolia Christmas Collection 2008 and some random snowflakes.


Finally, a close up

Supplies
Card/Paper: Red, white and Gold card, Basic Grey - Wassail
Stamps: Magnolia - Christmas Collection 2008
Colouring: Distress inks - fired brick, vintage photo, tattered rose, walnut stain, peeled paint, weathered wood and black soot. Inksenntials pen for highlights.
Embellishments: Stickles, jewels, gold tinsel twine
Tools: Water brush

Thanks for looking x

Stamptacular Challenge 36

Hello everyone, today for Stamptacular Challenge 36 we have a theme of let it shine, where we want to see glitter, bling and all things shiny. We have two sponsors this week:
Emma is offering a SU punch and free shipping on SU orders over £45

And our very own Paula has put this fabulous stamp up as a prize

The DT have made some fabulous cards and projects this week, so please pop on over and join in the fun.


For my card I have used Tilda with Yulehat and she has been masked so she is sitting on the big christmas ornament, both stamps are from the Magnolia Christmas Collection 2008. I have coloured them with distress inks and highlighted with stickles. The DPs are from my stash and they are all glittery, but unfortunately it doesn't show up too well in the picture.



Supplies
Card/Paper: Red and white card, DP from stash
Stamps: Magnolia - Christmas Collection 2008
Colouring: Distress inks - fired brick, tattered rose, weathered wood, walnut stain, worn lipstick, black soot.
Embellishments: Ribbon, jewel, stickles
Tools: MS snowflake punch, water brush, cuttlebug, nesties

Thanks for looking x

A Pink Magnolia Christmas

Hello everyone, today's card was made to match the gift card holder that I made in my previous post. I am entering it for four challenges; Just Magnolia Challenge 32 which has a theme of masking, Creative Card Crew Challenge 38 which has a theme of favourite things..... my favourite colour is pink, and Magnolia Down Under Challenge 27 and this week's Papertake both have a theme of Christmas.


For my card I have masked Tilda with Yulehat so she is sitting on the Big Christmas Ornament and both are from the Magnolia Christmas Collection 2008. My image is coloured with distress inks and embellished with silver stickles for a bit of bling! The embossing has been done using my snowflake folder and the flowers, ribbon etc are from my stash.


For the inside I have coloured Tilda once again, but this time I cut her out and popped her at the side of the greeting space. My DPs are from DCWV and the sentiment is also from the Magnolia Christmas Collection 2008.



As usual, a close up of my image.


Supplies
Card/Paper: Pink and white card, DCWV - Rose tinted christmas
Stamps: Magnolia - Christmas Collection 2008
Colouring: Distress inks - tattered rose, worn lipstick, walnut stain, weathered wood, black soot, inkssentials pen for highlights
Embellishments: Flowers, ribbon, chain, charm, jewels brad, stickles
Tools: Cuttlebug, nesties, MS snowflake punch, snowflake folder, corner rounder punch

Thanks for looking x

Gift Card Holder Tutorial

Here is a quick tutorial to show you how I make my gift card holders.



Step 1: Take a piece of card measuring 25 x 10 cms and score at 5 cms and 15 cms - on the image I have marked the score lines in black so they are easier to see.












Step 2: Turn the card and score at 1 cm and 9 cms



















Step 3: Cut and remove the pieces as shown in the picture and shape the remaining tabs by cutting off the corners.





















Step 4: Fold along all the score lines and apply double sided tape or a strong glue of your choice to the back side of the tabs.

















Step 5: Remove the backing tape, fold and adhere to form a small pocket for your gift card.











Step 6: Your basic gift card holder is complete, all you need to do now is decorate it! It will stay close on its own or you can choose to keep it closed by using a small magnet, velcro or like me, incorporate a ribbon into your design.

For my finished gift card holder the papers are from DCWV, I have used my snowflake folder for the embossing and Tilda with Yulehat is from the Magnolia Christmas Collection 2008.
Thanks for looking x

Cupcake Challenge 67

Hello everyone, Cupcake Challenge 67 has a theme of Gift Card Holder this week..... nice and useful for this time of year becasue as well as gift cards they are also useful to give money in as a gift.

I have used Tilda with Yulehat from the Magnolia Christmas Collection 2008 and she is coloured with distress inks. The paper is from DCWV and the embossing has been done with my snowflake folder. The ribbon she is sitting on, wraps around the back and is tied to keep it closed, although the front is heavy enough to keep closed itself I just thought the ribbon looked nice incorporated into the design.


The inside is decorated with the same DP as the front, and I have added a panel where a greeting can be written.

This week we are lucky enough to be sponsored by Soft Pencil Digital Stamps and Elizabeth has very kindly offered a $20 gift voucher to spend in their store.

The rest of the DT have made some fabulous gift card holders, so pop over and take a look. I will be posting a tutorial shortly on how I made mine, so pop back later if you are interested.

Supplies
Card/Paper: Pink and white. DCWV - Rose tinted christmas
Stamps: Magnolia - Tilda with Yulehat - Christmas Collection 2008
Colouring: Distress inks - tattered rose, worn lipstick, weathered wood, walnut stain
Embellishments: Ribbon
Tools: Cuttlebug, snowflake folder, water brush

Thanks for looking x

Merry & Bright

Hello everyone, my second card today is for Roses on Paper Challenge 24 that has a theme of Christmas, Cute Card Thursday Challenge 86 which has a theme of Glitter and also Charisma Cards Challenge 45 that has a theme of Merry & Bright.


I have used Tilda with Yulehat from the Magnolia Christmas Collection 2008 and the large present she is sitting on is from the Santa Collection 2008. Both are coloured with distress inks and I have highlighted the present with loads of silver stickles. The ribbon and DPs are from my stash, sorry I don't know the name of them.


Finally, my usual close up.


Supplies
Card/Paper: Red and white card, DPs from stash
Stamps: Magnolia - Christmas and Santa Collections 2008
Colouring: Distress inks - tattered rose, worn lipstick, fired brick, walnut stain, weathered wood, black soot, inkssentials pen for highlights
Embellishments: Ribbon
Tools: Water brush, cuttlebug, nesties

Thanks for looking x

Snowflake Tildas

Hello everyone, today I have another card that covers three challenges; Just Magnolia has a monochrome theme this week, Simon Says Stamp has a sparkly theme, and finally Creative Card Crew Challenge 34 has a theme of snowflakes.


For my card I have used Tilda with Yulehat and Big Christmas Ornament from the Magnolia Christmas Collection 2008 and they are coloured with distress inks and hightlighted with loads of silver stickles to give some sparkle. The sentiment is from studio g and the papers and flowers are from my stash. It obviously doesn't show on here, but the paper is flocked and the snowflakes are so soft to the touch.... it broke my heart to cut the paper!!!


I have included another card in this post too as they are both very similar. On the second card the large present Tilda is sitting on is from the Magnolia Santa Collection 2008.


Supplies
Card/Paper: Blue and White card, DPs from stash
Stamps: Magnolia - Christmas & Santa Collections 2008
Colouring: Distress inks - tattered rose, worn lipstick, weathered wood, broken china, walnut stain, vintage photo. inkssential pen for highlights
Embellishments: Flowers, charms, chain, stickles, PM pearl brads
Tools: Cuttlebug, nesties, snowflake folder, corner rounder punch, MS snowflake punch, Fiskars threading water punch, water brush

Thanks for looking x

Cupcake Challenge 63 & Winter Wonderland Challenge 22

Hello everyone, this week on Cupcake Challenge 63 we have a fabulous sketch to follow. We are also sponsored by Quixotic Paperie who have put up a £10 gift voucher as a prize. I am also entering this card into Winter Wonderland Challenge 22 that has an open theme.


For my card I have used Tilda with Yulehat from the Magnolia Christmas Collection 2008 and I have coloured her with distress inks. The papers are from DCWV and I have used my snowflake folder for the embossing.

Finally, a close up.

Supplies
Card/Paper: White and pink card, DCWV
Stamps: Magnolia - Tilda with Yulehat - Christmas 2008 Collection
Colouring: Distress inks - tattered rose, worn lipstick, vintage photo and weathered wood. Inkssential pen for highlights
Embellishments: Ribbon, jewels
Tools: Cuttlebug, snowflake embossing folder, MS Snowflake punch, Fiskars threading water punch, water brush

Thanks for looking x