Vow Renewal Congrats

Hello.

My sister asked me to make a card for a couple that were renewing their vows.  Their favorite colours are blue and yellow, so she wanted a card with that colour scheme but for the rest, she left it up to me.

Here's the card I created and I'm happy to say that my sister was pleased with it...yay.

This adorable image I've used is a Precious Moments digi stamp.  

I wasn't really sure of what image is appropriate for a vow renewal card, but I thought this one might do.  I've colored it with a combination of markers and coloured pencils--sorry though, but I couldn't be bothered with jotting down the colours I used this time.

Challenge for this card:

Open-Minded Crafting Challenge #36 - Wedding or Anniversary

Artistic Inspirations Challenge #131 - Anything Goes with a twist of Swirls 

Craft Your Passion Challenge #262 - Always Anything Goes

Scribble and Scrap Challenge #44 - Always Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations May Challenge - Flower Power

Not Just Cards Challenge #19 - Always Anything Goes

The Cutie Pie Challenge #87 - Layer it up!

Stamp and Create May Challenge - May Flowers

Card Mania Challenge #68 - Pearls and Swirls

Inspiration Destination Challenge #33 - Anything Goes

    

That's all for now.  Thanks for stopping by.  Your visit is always very much appreciated.  Enjoy your day and have a wonderful week!

Materials and Tools Used:

Sentiments:  Computer generated

Designer Papers:  Chatterbox Guest Plaid; Provo Craft Stone Washed Denim-Basic Checks; one unknow paper 

Dies:  Go Kreate XXL Square Frames Frilly #10; Spellbinders Petite Ovals and Twisted Metal Accents; Crealies Creative Flowers No. 02; Elizabeth Designs 730 Curvy Leaves 

Punches:  Martha Stewart Daisy Dot edge punch; Michaels mini daisy

Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pads Walnut Stain, Wild Honey and Stormy Sky; pearls and cabochons from my stash

Colouring Medium:  Letraset Promarker and Pantone Tria markers; Faber-Castell Polychormos and Prismacolor Premier coloured pencils 

Class of 2015 Congrats - Magnolia-licious 'Use A Numeral'

Hello.

Today we're starting a new challenge at the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog.  The new theme is 'Use A Numeral.'  For complete details of the challenge and how you can join in the fun, visit the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog site.  Don't forget to check out what my DT teammates have created to inspire you to play along with us.

This, as you can see, is really an easel card--one of my favorite card styles.

Close-up of the Magnolia Stamps image being featured...

- Diploma Tilda from the 4th Graduation Collection 2015

The stamp for all the above image is 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.
Check out also the stamps from Wee Stamps, Wild Rose Studios, Saturated Canary and Candibeans and Crafter's Companion, along with cutting dies from various companies including Memory Box, PoppyStamps, Magnolia Doohickey, Wild Rose Studio.
Prices are discounted, you get excellent customer service and you also get to earn 2% credit to be applied to future purchases.

Come and join our challenge at the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog and you will have a chance to win a Special Surprise from the Magnolia-licious store when you follow the rules and theme of our challenge.

For your chance to win a "Leave A Comment" Surprise Package Prize from Magnolia-licious, there is a weekly random draw.  All you have to do is leave a comment--the more you comment the greater your chances.

- comment on any or all the postings on the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog
- comments on related postings on the DT gals' blogs for that week

Challenges for this card:
Polkadoodles Challenge Week 17 - Anything But Square
Inspiration Destination Challenge #30 - Anything Goes
Simply Papercraft Challenge #3 - Anything Goes or Lots of Layers
Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe #223 - Anything Goes
Brown Sugar Challenge #143 - Anything Goes
Deep Ocean Challenge #102 - Shaped Cards
Glitter n Sparkle Challenge #134 - Easel Cards
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #308 - Make your own embellishments (flowers)
Chocolate, Coffee and Cards Challenge #89 - Use A Die Cut
Love To Scrap! Challenge LTSCB #92 - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by.  Your visit is always very much appreciated.  Enjoy your day and have a wonderful week!

Materials and Tools Used:

Sentiments:  Computer generated

Designer Papers:  DCWV The Nantucket Stack paper pad; Recollections Red Wave

Dies:  Go Kreate XXL Square Frames Frilly #3; Spellbinders Classic Ovals, Petite Ovals and Rose Creations; Elizabeth Crafts 730 Curvy Leaves; Marianne Design LR0116 Swirls 

Punches:  Marvy Uchida Medium Star

Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pads Walnut Stain and Aged Mahogany; Making Memories Graduate metal embellishment; pearls from my stash

Colouring medium:  Alcohol ink markers from Letraset - Promarkers and Pantone Trias; coloured pencils to help with the shading
- face and skin:  blush, coral, soft peach, vanilla--for the cheeks:  oatmeal, pastel pink
- hair and shoes:  burnt sienna, caramel, sandstone, black coloured pencil
- red rose: burgundy, crimson, antique pink, cocktail pink
- blue graduation gown and cap: midnight blue, 652-T, 549-T, 283-T
- green stems:  5767-T, apple cider
- white shading:  warm grey 5-T, cool grey 4-T, cool grey 1-T

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

For A Special Couple - Magnolia-licious 'W"ednesday #58

Hello!  Happy Wednesday!

It's time for another "W"ednesday Post at the Magnolia-licious Challenge.  Wednesdays are when the DT gals take turns showcasing on our cards the other stamps beside Magnolia stamps that the Magnolia-licious on-line store carries.  Today it's Katie's and my turns to participate.  This is the last "W"ednesday Post for the year--we'll be taking a break for the month of December.

I'm taking a slight detour from all the Christmas cards and decided to make a wedding card instead.

Don't know why I went with purple/lavender/lilac tone.  Probably just because I haven't made a card with those shades for a while...tee hee.  And this is how I've decorated the inside of my card.

Close-up of the coloured image...

This adorable image is called Love Me Do designed by Sylvia Zet of Wee Stamps.

The stamp for this image is available from Magnolia-licious, Diana's on-line store.  See the rest of the Wee Stamps collection HERE.

You may also want to check out the other stamps that Magnolia-licious carries--stamps from Magnolia Stamps of course, Wild Rose Studios, Candibeans and Saturated Canary.
Prices are discounted, you get excellent customer service and you also get to earn 2% credit to be applied to future purchases.  Sweet!

For your chance to win a "Leave A Comment" Surprise Package Prize from Magnolia-licious, there is a weekly random draw.  All you have to do is leave a comment--the more you comment the greater your chances.

- comment on any or all the postings on the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog
- comments on related postings on the DT gals' blogs for that week (which includes this one...tee hee)

Challenges for this card:
ABC Challenge - X is for Xtra Special
Creative Card Crew Challenge #75 - Stripes
Creative Fingers Challenge #57 - Anything Goes
A Creative Romance - Something Old (designer papers from Anna Griffin and DCWV which I've had for years and have been discontinued)
Milk Coffee - Lots of Embellishments Challenge
Addicted to Stamps Challenge #92 - Lots of Layers
Treasured Times Stamps Challenge #29 - Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge #84 - Anything Goes
Passion for Promarker Week 274 - Blooming Marvellous
Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge - Use Die Cuts

That's it for me.  Thanks for stopping by.  Your visit is always very much appreciated.  Enjoy your day and have a wonderful week!

Materials and Tools Used: 

Sentiments:  Computer generated

Designer Papers:  Anna Griffin paper with damask pattern; DCWV Nana's Nursery Baby Boy paper pad  

Dies:  Spellbinders A2 Scalloped Borders One; Lifestyle Crafts Nesting Circles; Joy! Crafts Square Flowers 6002/0068 and Bille's Flourishes 6002/0263; Memory Box 98780 Queen of Hearts

Punches: Nellie Snellen Floral Punches Extra Large Leaf and Large Rose Leaves  

Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pads Walnut Stain and Dusty Concord; pearls from my stash 

Colouring medium:  Alcohol ink markers from Letraset - Promarkers and Pantone Trias 

Congrats! You're expecting...

Hello.  Happy Tuesday!

We're midway in our current challenge at the Magnolia-licious and Wee Stamps Challenge Blog.  The theme is Lucious Lace.  You have another week to join the challenge.

This week is Magnolia-licious Team B's turn to show our inspirational cards/projects--Team A's turn was last week.  I'm in Team B, so this is my card...

 

 

One the card front, I'm featuring a Magnolia image from their newly released Special Moments Collection 2013.

This is Gift from Heaven Tilda--isn't she just the cutest expectant mother?

And being featured inside the card is this Delivery From Heaven, from the same Special Moments Collection 2013.

These two Magnolia stamps are available from Magnolia-licious, Diana's on-line store.  She has a vast selection of both the full size and mini stamps.  And if you don't see the particular one you are looking for, contact Diana and ask her if she can bring it in for you. 
Magnolia-licious also carries the wonderful Wee Stamps by Sylvia Zet.
Prices are discounted.  Along with excellent customer service, you get to earn 2% in-store credit of every order, to be applied to future purchases.  Sweet!

Challenges I am entering with this card:
Heck of a Challenge for June - Bingo (horizontal--lace, yellow, flowers)
Stamping Sensations June Challenge - Summer Blooms
Lovely hAnglar or Sweet Magnolia Challenge #71 - Lace and Pearls
Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge #85 - Keep It Krafty (Cheery Lynn Designs dies: Large Rose B155, Miniature Rose B152 and Pair of Ferns B118)
Aud Sentiments Challenge #82 -  Anything Goes
A Creative Romance Challenge #1 - Anything Goes
Stampin' for the Weekend Challenge #47 - Cute

That's all for now.  Thanks for stopping by.  Your visits are always very much appreciated.  Have a wonderful week!

Materials and Tools Used:
Sentiments:  Computer generated
DP's: One gorgeously designed paper from DeSerres Art Store--not sure who makes it; one paper from SEI Park Buddies paper collection New Tricks
Dies:  Spellbinders Classic and Standard Ovals;  Joy! Crafts/Noor! Design Lace Corner 6002/0148; Cheery Lynn Designs Large Rose B155, Miniature Rose B152 and Pair of Ferns B118; Crealies Creative Flowers No. 06
Punches: Martha Steward edge punch--don't know what the pattern is called, Nellie Snellen Floral Punch Extra Large Leaf LFP011
Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pads Walnut Stain and Wild Honey; lace from Michaels; pearls from my stash
Colouring Medium:  alcohol ink markers from Letraset--Promarkers and Pantone Trias

Congrats on Retirement

Hello!

I've made this card for a co-worker in the office where I work. He's retiring in June. I have used an In2stamps image called Ratcliffe's Jump Of Joy from their new April Releases Collection. You can purchase this stamps from the In2stamps on-line store. I thought this is just the perfect image for a celebration. If I was the one who was retiring, I would surely be jumping for joy myself...LOL. (sigh) All that extra time to do my crafting...at least that's the myth, right?

This card is my entry to a few challenges:

Sketch and Stash Challenge 35 - I am using Lorraine's sketch shown here.

A Spoon Full of Sugar Challenge 103 - a recipe challenge to use 3 designer papers and 3 buttons.
Colour Create Challenge 44 - colours are khaki, aqua, brown and cream.
Night Shift Stamping Challenge 15 - Männerkarte.
Stamp Something - Celebrate Something Challenge.

Thanks so much for dropping by.

Stamps: In2stamps Ratcliffe's Jump Of Joy from the April Releases Collection; the sentiment is computer generated.

DP's: Fiskars Heidi Grace Design Paisley, 2 papers from DCWV Holiday Stack.
Tools: Spellbinders Nestabilities Large and Small Ovals, Big Shot.

Misc.: Vintage Attic pearls, ribbon and buttons from my stash.