Sending Love Your Way - Magnolia-licious 'Anything Goes With Pearls'

Hello.  Happy Tuesday.

We're midway in our current challenge at the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog.  The theme is 'Anything Goes With Pearls.'  There's one more week for you to join us--I hope you can play along.
Please hop to the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog to get complete details on the challenge and don't forget to check out what my DT teammates have created to inspire you.

Here's the card that I came up with--it's a front-panel centre side-step card.

This challenge theme is right up my alley as pearls are one of my favorite embellishments.  I usually add pearls to my cards anyway, but one this card I've added a lot more of them than I usual do.

Here's a view of the inside of my card.

I love the fancy-fold feature of this type of card--it's one of my favorite card styles.
(You can find the template that I used HERE if you're interested.)

Here's closer look at the Magnolia Stamps images being showcased.

- Tilda With Heart from the You Are So Special Collection 2011

- Kangaroo Tilda from the Australian Collection 2012.
I've had this stamp for a long time but I think this is the first chance I've got to ink and colour the image --pathetic, eh? since she's just adorable.

Magnolia Stamps are available from Magnolia-licious, Diana's on-line store where she carries a large selection of both full-size and mini Magnolia stamps.  And if you don't see the particular one you are looking for, e-mail Diana and I'm sure she'll be happy to bring it in for you.
And other-brand stamps that the store carries include Stamping Bella, Wee Stamps, Wild Rose Studios, Saturated Canary and Crafter's Companion.

Challenges for this card:
Artistic Inspirations Challenge #153 - Anything Goes
Crafty Friends Challenge #28 - Anything Goes
Creative Craft Cottage Challenge #60 - Anything Goes
Die Cut Diva's Challenge - Something Spring
Dream Valley Challenge #128 - Girlie
Jo's Scrap Shack FFC #131 - Anything Goes
One Crazy Stamper March Challenge - Anything Goes
Stempelsonne Challenge #162 - Anything Goes
Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Swirls and Pearls
Where The Heart Is Challenge #7 - Easter/Anything Goes

That's it for now.  Thanks for stopping by.  I appreciate the visit.  Hope you're enjoying your day!

Materials and Tools Used:

Sentiments:  Computer generated

Designer Papers:  DCWV Nana's Nursery Baby Boy paper pad 

Dies:  Go Kreate Square Frames Frilly #4; Spellbinder Petite Ovals; Sizzix Tim Holtz Tattered Flower Garland; Memory Box 98312 Fancy Blossoms; Whimsy Stamps Elegant Flourishes; CC Designs Olive Branch; Joy! Crafts 6002/0162 Swirls 1  

Punches:  Punch Bunch Large Impatients; Marvy Uchida Small Star

Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pads Walnut Stain, Broken China and Evergreen Bough; pearls from my stash

Colouring medium:  Alcohol ink markers from Letraset - Promarkers and Pantone Trias, Shin-Han Touch markers; coloured pencils to help with the shading
- face and skin:  blush, coral, soft peach, vanilla--for the cheeks:  oatmeal, pastel pink
- hair and shoes Tilda #1:  burnt sienna, Touch BR100, caramel, sandstone
- hair and boots Tilda #2:  cocoa, Touch BR92, cinnamon, tan
- green shades:  peacock green, 563-T, soft green, pastel green
- heart:  burnt umber, coral, dusky pink
- kangaroo:  cocoa, raw sienna, mustard, pastel yellow
- yellow shades:  lemon, primrose   
- white shading:  warm grey 5-T, cool grey 4-T, cool grey 1-T

- dotted background:  grey green, 5507-T, tea green, 5527-T  

- ground: sandstone, warm grey 5-T