Non Traditional Christmas

Hello everyone, today's card features a non traditional christmas colour combo....

For my card I have used Christmas Eve Tilda from the Magnolia So Jolly & Under the Mistletoe Collection 2009 and she is coloured with copics. For the background I have sponged the edges with weathered wood distress ink and have stamped the Silent Night background from the Magnolia Santa Collection 2008. The DP is from Bo Bunny and the tag was cut with a Magnolia Doo Hickey die and stamped with the silent night background. I finished the card off with some ribbon, a ribbon slider, some pearls and a little glossy accents on the present and the ribbons in her hair.


Supplies
Card/Paper: White and lilac card, Bo bunny
Stamps: Magnolia - Christmas Eve Tilda - So Jolly & Under the Mistletoe Collection 2009, Silent Night background - Santa Collection 2008
Colouring: Copics - E00, E11, R20, V12, V17, YG11, YG03, YG06, W1, W3, W5, W7, C1, C3, C5, C7, 100, 0. Distress inks - weathered wood
Embellishments: Ribbon, ribbon slider, pearls, glossy accents
Tools: Cuttlebug, nesties, TH blending tool, Doo Hickey tag die
Thanks for looking x

And the winner is......

Hello everyone, just a quick post to announce the winner of day 3 of the Magnolia Advent Calendar.......

The lucky winner is JANET........

Well done hun, please can you e-mail me (liza.carruthers@yahoo.com) your address so Magnolia can get your prize sent off to you.

Magnolia Advent Calendar Day 3

Hello everyone, I am the day three host for Magnolia's advent calendar and each day we have a secret Magnolia prize up for grabs. The card I have to show you today features my favourite stamp from this year's christmas collection......

For my card I have used Secret Tilda from the Magnolia Merry Little Christmas Collection 2010 and she is coloured with copics. The DP is from Bo Bunny and the sentiment from cats life press. I have finished off with some ribbon, jewels and a christmas tree charm.

To be in with a chance to win, please leave a comment below....good luck!

Supplies
Card/Paper: Green, lilac and white card, Bo Bunny
Stamps: Magnolia - Secret Tilda - Merry Little Christmas Collection 2010, Sentiment - Cats Life Press
Colouring: Copics - E00, E11, R20, YG11, YG03, YG06, E53, E25, E29, V12, V17, C1, C3, W1, W3, W5, W7, 0
Embellishments: Ribbon, jewels, charm
Tools: Cuttlebug, nesties

Thanks for looking. x

Magnolia Advent Calendar

Hi Everyone, Magnolia have a new look inspirations blog and to celebrate they are hosting an advent calendar with a prize up for grabs each day in December. The first day starts at the Magnolia blog and for all of the other days you will be directed to one of the design team blogs for a chance to win, so to take a look at the new blog, click HERE.

Thanks for stopping by.

Liza x

Tilda with Jolly Wreath

Hello everyone, For my card today I have used Tilda with Jolly Wreath from the Magnolia So Jolly and Under the Mistletoe Collection 2009.

My image is coloured with copics and I have added loads of bling to the image with various different colours of stickles and some glossy accents. My DP is from echo park and the ribbon is one of my Florida purchases. The punched border is done with an MS punch and the jewels are fom my stash.

Supplies
Card/Paper: Red and white card, Echo park DP
Stamps: Magnolia - Tilda with Jolly Wreath - So Jolly & Under the Mistletoe Collection 2009
Colouring: Copics - E00, E11, R20, E21, E31, E25, E29, G21, G94, G99, R22, R27, R29, R59, B00, B32, B24, B39, C1, C3, C5, C7, 100, W1, W3, W5, W7, 0
Embellishments: Ribbon, jewels, glossy accents, stickles - icicle, silver, christmas red, waterfall
Tools: MS punch, 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

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

I'm Back with Hugs!

Hello everyone, I am back from my hols in Florida. We had such a great time but I think I left my mojo in the states as it has taken me ages to get back into the swing of it again. However this week I managed to pick up a copic and use some of the new stash I bought while I was away.

For my card I have used Tilda Wants a Hug from the Magnolia Merry Little Christmas Collection 2010 and I have coloured her with copics...... although having been away for a while and out of practice I had to paper piece the dress to hide a bad colour choice and naff colouring!!!! The DP is from K & Co and the ribbon and jewels are from my stash. The flourish die cut was cut with a Marianne Creatables die and I stitched around the edges of all the elements with my sewing machine.

I know that technically this is a christmas stamp but I have added two little star shaped jewels to her hair and I hope the holly leaves aren't too obvious!!

Supplies
Card/Paper: Green and ivory card, K & Co - Small Wonders Girl
Stamps: Magnolia - Tilda Wants a Hug - Merry Little Christmas Collection 2010
Colouring: Copics - E00, E11, R20, Y21, YR23, E31, E35, E50, E51, E53, RV000, YG03, W1, W3, W5, W7, 0
Embellishments: Jewels, ribbon, stickles
Tools: Sewing machine, Marianne creatables die, cuttlebug
Thanks for looking x

Tilda with Cherries

Hello everyone, today my card features a new stamp from the Magnolia Cozy Family Autumn Collection 2010

For my card I have used Tilda with Cherries and she is coloured with copics. The DPs were provided by Magnolia and I have used my MS trellis punch for the border. I have finished off with some ribbon and jewels.

Supplies
Card/Paper: Pink and white card, DP provided by Magnolia
Stamps: Magnolia - Tilda with Cherries - Cozy Family Autumn Collection 2010
Colouring: Copics - E00, E02, E11, R20, Y21, YR23, E33, RV000, R32, R35, R27, R46, R59, E53, E57, YG03, G21, YG67, C1, C3, C5, W1, W3, W5, W7, 0
Embellishments: Ribbon, jewels
Tools: Corner rounder punch, MS trellis punch, sewing machine
Thanks for looking x

Waiting Tilda

Hello everyone, today I have a card to show you that features Waiting Tilda from the Magnolia Winter Collection 2008

Tilda is coloured with copics, cut out and popped up on foam pads. The DPs are from Basic Grey, the gorgeous die cut doily has been cut with a Creatables die as is the panel that my ribbon has been threaded through. The pins, ribbon and jewels are all from my stash.

Supplies
Card/Paper: White, pink and blue card, Basic Grey - Eskimo Kisses
Stamps: Magnolia - Waiting Tilda - Winter Collection 2008
Colouring: Copics - E00, E02, E11, R20, R81, R85, E53, E25, E29, E51, E57, C1, C3, C5, 0
Embellishments: Ribbon, jewels, pins
Tools: Sewing machine, creatables dies
Thanks for looking x