Cupcake Toppers

Hello everyone, today I have some cupcake toppers to show you.

My sister is hosting a baby shower for her friend and she asked my to make some toppers for her. It isn't known if the baby is a girl or a boy so I went with a blue/pink colour combo but stuck with generic wording which I created on my computer. I cut out each sentiment with a circle nestie, stamped in blue or pink the old valentine letter background from the Magnolia Valentine Collection 2009 and then distressed each one with antique linen and vintage photo distress ink. I then layered this onto a scalloped circle that had also been distressed. For the back I used up some scraps of DP and gave each one the distress treatment too!

I cut down some skewers to the appropriate length and attached my circles with foam pads. Finally I finished off by adding some ribbon to each one.

Sorry about the awful photos, the sun was just too bright to get a decent shot.

Supplies
Card/Paper: White card, various scraps of DP
Stamps: Magnolia - Old Valentine Letter - Valentine Collection 2009
Embellishments: Ribbon
Tools: Trouvaille, nesties
Thanks for looking x

Tomorrow is a Blank Page

Hello everyone, today I have a card to show you using a stamp from the Magnolia Graduate and Student Collection 2009.

For my card I stamped the Tomorrow Sentiment from the Magnolia Graduate and Student Collection 2009 using memento tuxedo black ink and cut it out using a labels 2 die. 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 I sponged around the egdes of each element with distress inks. I used the scalloped stitched lace doohickey die for the decorative edge and the so wrapped lovely die for the tags. I sponged each tag with distress ink and I stamped them with the Old Valentine letter background stamp from the Magnolia Valentine Collection 2009. I finished off with a doily, some lace, flowers, twine, a brad and some pearls.

Supplies
Card/Paper: White card. Basic Grey - Picadilly
Stamps: Magnolia - Tomorrow Sentiment - Graduate and Student Collection 2009. Old Valentine Letter - Valentine Collection 2009
Colouring: Distress inks - vintage photo, antique linen
Embellishments: Lace, doily, brad, twine, flowers, pearls
Tools: Sewing machine, trouvaille, nesties, doohickeys
Thanks for looking x

Pink Tilda with Heart

Hello everyone, 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

Christmas Eve Tilda

Hello everyone, today's card features one of my favourite Magnolia stamps..... Christmas Eve Tilda from the Magnolia So Jolly & Under the Mistletoe Collection 2009. I love this stamp as I love the way that it can be used all year round for a variety of different occassions..... so versatile!!!

I have coloured my image with distress inks, the background has been inked with antique linen and vintage photo and I have stamped the Old Valentine Letter from the Magnoia Valentine Collection 2009 in vintage photo ink too.

All the DPs are from Papermania and each one has been inked with antique linen and edged with walnut stain inks. The punched edge was done with an MS punch that was one of my new purchases from when we were in Florida and the ribbon and pearls are from my stash. The sentiment is from WOJ, the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and I punched out the little branches with my leone em punch.


Supplies
Card/Paper: Ivory pearlescent card, PM - Exquisite Collection
Stamps: Magnolia - Christmas Eve Tilda - So Jolly & Under the Mistletoe Collection 2009, Old Valentine Letter - Valentine Collection 2009, Sentiment - WOJ
Colouring: Distress inks - tattered rose, antique linen, walnut stain, vintage photo, black soot. Gold gel pen
Embellishments: Flowers, ribbon, pearls
Tools: Cuttlebug, nesties, leone em punch, MS punch, sewing machine
Thanks for looking x

My Published Card

Hello everyone, the card I have to show you today was one of the cards that I had published in the second Magnolia Ink magazine. It fits perfectly with two challenges; Simon Says Stamp has a theme of distressing and Creative Card Crew Challenge 47 has a theme of vintage/aged.


Well, I really struggle to achieve a distressed look well, but when I reveived the DT kit for the magazine, it just said "distress" to me so I gave it my best shot and I was pretty pleased with how my cards turned out in the end. The stamp is an older Magnolia stamp from the Spring 2007 Valentine and Congratulations Collection and it is coloured with distress inks and highlighted with stickles. I have stamped all the edges of each element with different flourish stamps, also from Magnolia, and I have also distressed them with antique linen distress ink. I have used the Magnolia Old Valentine Letter stamp from the Valentine Collection 2009 to add some detail to a piece of card and also distressed it with antique linen.



Supplies
Card/Paper: All provided by Magnolia
Stamps: Magnolia
Colouring: Distress inks
Embellishments: Roses, stickles, heart, ribbon, pearls
Tools: Ink applicator tool, water brush

Thanks for looking x