TOMIC Challenge 53

Hello everyone, it is our 1 year anniversary today over on the TOMIC Challenge blog and it is my last challenge as a TOMIC DT member for a while.....I am expecting a baby in September and I have chosen to stand down for the next 6 months at least to give myself a break. For this special challenge we have a theme of anything goes and we have lots of prizes for you.

For my card I have used Edwin in Miami from the Magnolia Summer Memories Collection 2012 and he is coloured with copics and highlighted with glossy accents. I have also used the Memory Shells and the Have a Sunny Day Sentiment from the same collection. I used my new Spellbinders Romantic Rectangles dies to cut out my image and while it was still in the die I sponged broken china and antique linen distress inks onto it to create the background. My DP is from DCWV and I finished off with some ribbon and jewels.

Supplies
Card/Paper: White and kraft card, DCWV - Linen Closet
Stamps: Magnolia - Edwin in Miami, Memory Shells, Have a Sunny Day Text - Summer Memories Collection 2012
Colouring: Copics - E000, E00, E11, R20, E43, E47, E49, E02, E51, E53, E35, E50, BG000, BG01, BG05, BG10, BG15, BG23, C1, C3, C5, 0. Distress inks - antique linen, broken china.
Embellishments: Ribbon, jewels
Tools: Sewing machine, nesties
Thanks for looking x

TOMIC Challenge 45

Hello everyone, over on TOMIC Challenge 45 we have a theme of criss cross card and we would like you to use stamps from the prince and princesses collection. As usual, Magnolia are providing one lucky winner with a fabulous prize.

For my card I used Princess Party Tilda from the Magnolia Prince and Princesses Collection 2012 and she is coloured with copics. The DP is from DCWV and I used a Magnolia doohickey die to make the heart-shaped tab.

I finished off with some ribbon, jewels, a charm and flowers from my supplies.

Edit: The dimensions of my card are:
Card base - 5 x 5 inches
Insert - 4.75 x 4.75 inches

Supplies
Card/Paper: White and pink card. DCWV
Stamps: Magnolia - Princess Party Tilda - Prince and Princesses Collection 2012
Colouring: Copics
Embellishments: Ribbon, flowers, charm, jewels
Tools: Trouvaille, Magnolia Doohickey die, sewing machine
Thanks for looking x

TOMIC Challenge 36

Hello everyone, today on TOMIC Challenge 36 we have a special challenge to celebrate Edwin's birthday! So we would like to see you use your Edwin stamps and we also have a sketch for you to follow.

For my card I have used Edwin with stolen heart from the Magnolia Sweet Crazy Love Collection 2012 and he is coloured with copics. The DP is from basic grey and the die cut has been done using a spellbinders fancy tag die. I finished off with some twill and some jewels.

For the inside I stamped and coloured the I love you image from the same collection. Apologies for the yellowish glow on my photos, I took them as the sun was going down....so hard to get a good picture at that time of day!!

Supplies
Card/Paper: White and navy card. Basic Grey - Boxer
Stamps: Magnolia - Edwin with stolen heart and I love you - Sweet Crazy Love Collection 2012
Colouring: Copics
Embellishments: Twill, jewels
Tools: Sewing machine, corner chomper, trouvaille, fancy tags die
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

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

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

TOMIC Challenge 12

Hello everyone, today over on TOMIC Challenge 12 we have a special challenge for you. It is the birthday of Magnolia Ink Magazine and as it is printed on recycled paper we would like to see something recycled on your cards/projects.

For my card I recycled some dictionary pages from an old english/spanish dictionary.



So onto my card.... I have used Tilda Writing Diary from the Magnolia Right Through My Heart Collection 2010 and I have coloured her with copics. The DP is also from Magnolia, the something old, something new collection, and I have stitched on a piece of a dictionary page. All the elements were sponged with antique linen distress ink and edged with walnut stain.

The seam binding is from wild orchid and I coloured it using antique linen and walnut stain inks so it would match my card, and I tied a double bow using my bow easy tool. The flowers and pearls are also from wild orchid and I finished off with a little silver stickles along the hem of her dress.

Supplies
Card/Paper: Brown and ivory card. Magnolia - Something old, something new collection
Stamps: Magnolia - Tilda Writing Diary - Right Through My Heart Collection 2010
Colouring: Copics - E000, E00, E11, R20, E50, E51, E53, E57, E41, E43, E47, E49, E25, E29, W1, C1, C3, C5, C7, 0. Distress inks - antique linen, walnut stain.
Embellishments: Seam binding, pearls, flowers
Tools: Sewing machine, trouvaille, nesties, TH blending tool, bow easy.
Thanks for looking x

TOMIC Challenge 3

Hello everyone, welcome to TOMIC Challenge 3 where this week we have a theme of summer. As usual, Magnolia are sponsoring us with a surprise for the winner!

For my card I have used Tilda with Ice Cream from the Magnolia Lazy Summer Days Collection 2009 and she is coloured with copics. The DP is from K & Co and I have used a doily from my stash. I really struggled with this card, I couldn't get the layout how I wanted it, but I think it is growing on me! The sentiment is from SU and the ribbon and jewels are from my stash.

Supplies
Card/Paper: Pink and white card, K & Co - Belle by Amy Butler
Stamps: Magnolia - Tilda with Ice Cream - Lazy Summer Days Collection 2009
Colouring: Copics - E000, E00, E11, R20, E31, E41, E43, E47, E49, B000, B00, B05, Y17, YG06, RV000, RV02, RV04, C1, C3, W1, W3, W5, W7, 0. Distress ink - Broken china
Embellishments: Ribbon, jewels, doily
Tools: Trouvaille, nesties, sewing machine, blending tool
Thanks for looking x

TOMIC Challenge 1

Hello everyone and welcome to the very first challenge at The Official Magnolia Inspiration Challenge (TOMIC) we are all very excited to be here and we hope you will all join us for lots of fun. For this first week all of the DT are taking part, but for forthcoming weeks we will be split into teams as there are so many of us. This week we have a theme of Happy Birthday and Magnolia are sponsoring our challenges with a surprise package for the winner.

For my card I have used Bridesmaid Tilda from the Magnolia Wedding Collection 2010 and she has been coloured with copics and embellished with silver stickles. The lush DPs are from K & Co and they have quite a vintage feel. I planned my layout around the little bird in the bottom right hand corner so you could see him peeking through. I used an MS punch for the scalloped edge and the sentiment is from cats life press. To embellish my card I used some cream twill, pearls, twine and a charm

I finished off the inside of my card with the left over DPs from the front. I put them together in a patch work effect and used some zig zag stitches for the joins. I really love how this turned out.

Supplies
Card/Paper: Dark red and white card, K & C - Flora and Fauna
Stamps: Magnolia - Bridesmaid Tilda - Wedding Collection 2010
Colouring: Copics - E00, E02, E11, R20, V12, V17, E53, E25, E29, E43, E47, E49, R81, R85, YG11, YG67, G21, C1, C3, C5, W1, W3, W5, W7, 0
Embellishments: Twill ribbon, pearls, twine, charm
Tools: Sewing machine, nesties, trouvaille, MS Trellis punch
Thanks for looking x