It's time for the final card for my November Guest Spot at Really Reasonable Ribbon!
This time I decided to bring a little late Sunshine into your life with this cute Stampabilities character!
Challenges:
Creative Inspirations Paint - Anything Goes
Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Stampin For The Weekend - Texture (1 entry only)
Card Recipe:
Image - Lucy Watering Her Flowers by Stampabilities
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Country Drive by Echo Park
Border Punch - Vintage Doily by Martha Stewart
Card Candi - Vintage Honey
Ribbons - Brown with White Stitched Edge, Gingham Multi Orange, White with Grey Dots , Sheer Box Pleats White and Swirl Orgnaza in Moss
I love how the two ribbons look when layered over each other.
I know it's a corny sentiment but I loved the ribbons so much that I wanted them to be the focus of the card and so I created and cut spools to display them.
It has been a fun month making all these ribbon inspired creations and I hope you have enjoyed seeing them as much as I have making them :)
Katie
Today is a super special day at both Magnolia-Licious Challenge and Magnolia-Licious Highlites!
We have come together as one big team for a great Christmas Blog Hop that will last all the way through to December 29th!
The theme of our hop is "Interactive Gift Tags" and there are some fabulous ideas on teams blogs! Each tag does something other than be a tag, some more, some have hidden parts (mine does!), lots of ideas to make sure you go all the way through the hop.
You should have come to me from Norma, if you didn't then please go back to Magnolia-Licious Highlites so that you don't miss a single spot on the hop.
Also at the beginning you will have found the rules of the game and a reminder is that you need to count up the number of....
Candy Canes in the MAIN PROJECT PHOTO!
So here is that photo, how many can you see?
Count carefully and save that number with the rest of the team projects and when you get to the end of the hop you can send in your answer! (all the details are on the Magnolia-Licious Highlites blog)
Here you can see the "interactive" part of my tag, the panel with Edwin on opens up and there is an original poem underneath.
This is the back for your special message.
Here is a close up of the Celebratory Edwin!
Now you seen my tag and counted my Candy Canes HOP ON TO Angela to see her fabulous creation!
Tag Recipe:
Image - Happy New Year Edwin
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Merry Merry by The Paper Studio
Poem - Written by Me
Ribbon - Michaels
Christmas Tree Sticker - Christmas Crafts
Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
All That Scraps - Anything Goes (with a stamp in the store)
Corrosive - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Creative Inspirations Paint - Anything Goes
Totally Gorjuss - Don't Be Square
Wags N Whiskers - Christmas
Going Grey - Christmas
Addicted to Stamps - Christmastime
Just Keep On Creating - Christmas
Lexis Creations - Christmas
Katie
I'm continuing with that ever growing pile of Christmas cards and this one is a real cutie featuring one of the latest images from the pen of Wendy at Digital Delights!
Challenges:
Corrosive - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Creative Inspirations Paint - Anything Goes
Wags N Whiskers - Christmas
Stampin Sisters in Christ - Christmas Card
Just Keep On Creating - Christmas
Paper Creator Crafts - All About Christmas (3 entries only)
Auds Sentiments - Bingo! (I chose Merry, 3D item and Ribbon)
Card Recipe:
Image - Ornament Joey
Sentiment - Magical Winter Sentiments
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Rejoice by Bo Bunny
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby
Accent - Martha Stewart Woodland
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
It's not long now, less than 1 month, so you really do need to being making those Christmas cards!
Katie
It's time for another Magnolia-Licious challenge and this time we are asking for a Christmas card, but not traditional colors, we want to see lots and lots of PINK!!!!
Now I used a trio of Tildas on my easel fold card and just went super girly on this card!
Challenges:
Pause, Dream, Enjoy - Anything Goes
Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Paper Playtime - Anything Goes
Wags N Whiskers - Christmas
Stampin Sisters in Christ - Christmas Card
Great Impressions - Celebrate the Season (3 entries only)
Just Keep On Creating - Christmas
Paper Creator Crafts - All About Christmas (3 entries only)
Totally Tilda - Recipe (Christmas, 2 papers, pearls and ribbon)
Crafty Creations - Christmas (2 entries only)
Cute Card Thursday - Girls
Sentimental Sunday - Easel Card
Come and Get It - More Than One Fold
Card Recipe:
Image - Tilda with Gift Tags, Christmas Eve Tilda and Ribbon Tilda (mini version in stock)
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper, Tag and Sentiment - Celebrate the Season by Make It Possible
Heart Border - Martha Stewart Vintage Girl
Border and Corner Punch - Vintage Doily by Martha Stewart
Cupcake Stickers - Stickabilities
Trim - Make It Christmas
Ribbon - Double Ruffles White by Really Reasonable Ribbon
This is the last Magnolia-Licious regular challenge for 2012 but , hush don't tell anyone I said something, we are having something super special coming up very soon that you won't want to miss! (but don't tell anyone I told you, it's a secret!)
But before then you know you still need to make some more Christmas cards and I'm sure you can slip in a Pink Magnolia one to share with us!
Katie
It's another challenge at Christmas Card Challenges and we would like to see you use the Paper Piecing technique on your card this week.
Remember that our challenges are always optional, as long as you make a Christmas card we want to see it!
Challenges:
Pause, Dream, Enjoy - Anything Goes
Paper Playtime - Anything Goes
Wags N Whiskers - Christmas
Just Keep On Creating - Christmas
Little Claires - Christmas (3 entries only)
Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Flourishes - A Card that makes you Happy (there is something about the Christmas Pud that makes me smile)
Craft Room - Punches or Dies (3 entries only)
Holly Jolly Christmas - 3 R's (Ribbon, Red, Rhinestones)
Winter Wonderland - Food Glorious Food
Card Recipe:
Image - Christmas Pudding by Pink Gem Designs
Sentiment - Christmas Crafts
Paper - Martha Stewart Wonderland
Border Punch- Martha Stewart
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby
Buttons and Rhinestones - Unknown
Gloss - Liquid Embossing by All Night Media
This little Christmas Pudding image was so cute that I just had to make more than one of them. After paper piecing the image I added white paint accents and some liquid embossing to the berries for a little extra.
So now you go and choose an image, cut out your scissors and come and play with us at Christmas Card Challenges
Katie
It's time for another Gem of A Challenge featuring the fabulous designs from Janet at Pink Gem Designs
This week we have a one of my favorite challenges as we want you to get cutting and use the Paper Piecing technique on your card.
Challenges:
Pause, Dream, Enjoy - Anything Goes
Paper Playtime - Anything Goes
Incy Wincy - Hip to B Square
Wags N Whiskers - Christmas
Paper Creator Crafts - All About Christmas (3 entries only)
Bearly Mine - Snowflakes
Ladybugs Craft Ink - Snowflakes
Craft Room - Punches or Dies (3 entries only)
Going Grey - Winter (she is bundled up for Winter)
Top Tip Tuesday - Kids and Teens
Cute Card Thursday - Girls
Card Recipe:
Image - Winter Chloe
Medium- Copic Markers
Paper- Holly Jolly by The Paper Studio
Die Cut- Spellbinders
Border Punch- Snowflake by Martha Stewart
Ribbon- Michaels
Button Brads- The Paper Studio
Snowflakes- Unknown
Twine- The Twinery
Rhinestones - Michaels
Although it can be a little fiddly I really love this technique and it adds a completely different look to your creations. I paper pieced the shoes, pants, sweater, scarf and headband and just filled in with my Copics.
I hope you liked it and will come over and share with us at Gem of A Challenge
Katie
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
It's bright and sunny here but the cooler temps have been making me think more and more about the upcoming Holiday season. So I'm continuing with that ever growing pile of Christmas cards and this one is a real cutie featuring one of the latest images from the pen of Wendy at Digital Delights!
Challenges:
Just Keep On Creating - Christmas
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - More than 6 months old (the hats are years old and the paper is last years too)
The Crafty Pad - Christmas
One Stitch at a Time - Use a Digi
My Mum's Craft Shop - Inspired by a Song (Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer)
Anything Goes - Stitching Real or Faux
Craft Room - Punches or Dies (3 entries only)
Holly Jolly Christmas - 3 R's (I have 4; Reindeer, Ribbon, Red, Rhinestones)
Card Recipe:
Image - Ditzy Reindeer
Sentiment - Magical Winter Sentiments
Paper - Mrs Claus Kitchen by DCWV
Medium - Copic Markers
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Ribbon - Michaels
Hats - American Crafts
Rhinestones - $1 Spot
There you go with today's card, be sure to keep popping back, I have lots scheduled in the weeks running up to Christmas.
Enjoy your day with your family and loved ones and stay safe.
Katie
I wanted to let you know if things are a little quiet here over the next week it is that I fly out to England Friday evening for my Nana's funeral.
I will be gone for a week and it is bittersweet as I love going home but this time it's for a reason I wanted to just not happen. But my beautiful Nana was 96 and led a fabulous and very full life and I will remember her as the lady I saw just a couple of months ago when we had the great fortune to all be together for 4 weeks.
Love you Nana and always will.
Katie
For my project for the Scor-Pal meets Hampton Arts week I decided to make an album based on one I saw a friend of mine make. She had taken a class and I only got a quick look and so I had to find my way around making it and I hope you like it!
Project Recipe:
Stamps - Best Thing is Each Other, Bless Beyond Measure and Too Much of a Good Thing all by Hampton Arts
Inks - Blackbird Chalk, Popcorn Chalk and Dye Ink Seattle Sky all by Hampton Arts
Papers and Accents - Graphic 45
Tools - Scor-Pal, Scor-Mat and Circle Punch
Adhesive - Scor-Tape
Start with a piece of card stock measuring 12" by 9". Line up the long side at the top fence of the Scor-Pal and score at 5 3/4" and 6 1/4" and burnish the score lines.
I cut the calendar accents from the paper and inked each edge with the Seattle Sky ink
I used the Blackbird to stamp the sentiments and inked the edges again
For the inserts for the album you need to start with card stock measuring 8" by 5 1/2". Line up the 5 1/2" side to the top fence of the Scor-Pal and score at 1/2". Rotate to the longer 8" side and score at 2 1/4" and 5 3/4". Burnish all score lines.
Use a circle punch to make a semicircle in the center of the top side (as in the photo) to form a finger hold. Create the "gift card envelope" using Scor-Tape
for a firm hold.
Complete for 12 envelopes (one for each month) and decorate as desired.
Add Scor-Tape to the bottom edges (under the score line) so you can attach the envelopes to the album (six on each side of the score lines)
After attaching the envelopes to the cover add patterned paper to cover the inside cover over the ends as in the photo.
Smooth the patterned paper to seal in the ends of the envelopes.
This is how the envelopes look when attached on both sides.
Decorate the front and make a band to hold the album closed.
This is how it looks inside when complete.
Each envelope holds a calendar insert and it would be a great gift.
I am entering this in the following challenges:
Anything But a Card - Holidays (I chose Thanksgiving)
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Dream Valley - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Allsorts - It;s a Gift
Di's Digis - Fall Colors
Rogue Redheads - Uncard
Sugar Creek Hollow - Kraft
Robyn's Fetish - Make it Vintage
Frosted Designs - Color Challenge
Katie
