Marvelous Magnolia 1st Challenge Reminder

Hi Everyone!

A quick post today to remind you that the 1st challenge at

Marvelous Magnolia Challenge starts on Thursday November 1st.

The Pink Team designing members will showcase

their gorgeous creations to get 

your creativity going.

Marvelous Magnolia Challenge is a weekly challenge 

with a new challenge theme on every Thursday. 

There are a few simple rules:

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1. You may enter any paper crafting items.

2. You must use at least one Magnolia stamp.

3. You may enter 2 current creations, no back linking.

4. There's no limit as to how many challenges you may enter.

5. Create, enjoy, win prizes, and have fun!

So mark your calendar and come visit us and join in the fun

at Marvelous Magnolia Challenge!

See you soon,

Katie

Tilda with Heart Flowers - 3rd GDT Card for MDUC

Hi Everyone!

This week just flied by so quickly, it's weekend already.

Today I have a tag card to share with you ~

my 3rd guest design card for MDUC.

The theme for this week's new challenge is Birthstone ~

Use your own birthstone as the main color of your creation.

I was born in February so amethyst is my birthstone.

I love color purple but somehow I seldom use it in my paper crafts.

To add more challenge for myself, I decided to use 

orange and yellow, another colors I rarely use.

This tag card measures 6.25"(H) x 4.25"(W).

I used Spellbinder Petite Oval, Resplendent and 

Curved Rectangle dies to cut the frames.

I water colored Summer Flower Tilda and Heart Flowers 

with TH Distress Inks.

I used Viva Decor Glitter Gel and Pearl Pen

to add more sparkles to the images.

The DP is from Webster's Pages. 

I used Magnolia DooHickey dies to cut the dragonfly, 

flowers, swirls, fence, and grass. 

I attached a TH small easel die cut to the back of

the card to prop it upright for display.

I think these 3 colors are in harmony :^)

What do you think?

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Hope you'll hop over to MDUC to see all the lovely

creations by the designer team.

Hugs,

Katie

I wish to enter this card in the following challenges:

• Simply Magnolia- Sparkles and swirls
• Lovely hAnglar or Sweet Magnolia- Use ribbon or trim
• Creative Craft Challenge2- All about 3
• Divas by Design- Use some orange
• PaperPlay- Things with wings

A New Magnolia Challenge Blog Announcement

Hello Magnolia Fans...

I have a great news for you ~

a new weekly challenge

 

is here for Magnolia lovers.

The 1st challenge begins on November 1.

I am lucky enough to be chosen as a DT member.

We are looking for 13 more DT members.

The DT call begins today!

We will be happy to have you stop by

Marvelous Magnolia Challenge

to check out our brand new blog and

details of challenge rules and DT call.

Have a wonderful day! 

Santa's coming to town- 2nd GDT card for MDUC

Hello Everyone!

I have a tag card to share with you today.

I won a guest design spot for October at MDUC 

and this is my 2nd GDT card.

Our new challenge this week is ~

Fa La La La - Get inspired by a song. 

My card was inspired by the song ~ Santa is coming to town.

I used Edwin With Sack from the newest Magnolia
collection ~ A Christmas Story.

I water colored Edwin and fussy cut out the image before
adding glitters to the fur trims on the coat and hat.

However, my camera never seems to pick up any sparkles.

The card measures 6"(H) x 5"(W).

I attached a TH small easel on the back of the card 

so it can stand upright for display.
The heart shaped tag is a mini Christmas wish list.

DPs are from Webster's Pages and Stampin'Up.

Dies and punch are Magnolia DooHickey, Memory Box and MS.

The Poinsettia is handmade using Magnolia die cuts.

I will post a tutorial on how to make these

water-distressed poinsettia in a future post.

Hope you enjoy this visit and thanks for stopping by.

Don't forget to hop over to MDUC to see 

all the beautiful creations by the DT.

Hugs,

Katie

I wish to enter this card in the following challenges:

• Tilda's Town- Marry Christmas
• Lovely hAnglar or Sweet Magnolia- Ribbon or Trim
• Magnolia Stamp Lovers- Dies
• Deep Ocean- Anything goes

U Rock- Fashionista Challenge DT Card

Hi Everyone!

Today we have a new challenge for you at Fashionista.
The theme is Anything Goes
sponsored by Kenny K.

For my DT card, I used Anime Game Kid as the focal image.

The side step card measures 6"(W) x 5.5"(W).

I colored the digi image with Copic markers.

I distressed most paper edges with distressing tool, 

Distress Ink, and chalk ink.

I decorated the card with jute ribbon, baker's twine,

blings, punch-outs, die-cuts and a paper clip. 

I also decorated the side step with magazine cut-outs

of mini Yu-Gi-Oh cards.

My son and his buddies are nuts about Yu-Gi-Oh cards. 

Whenever they get together to play, 

they are into this card game for hours.

When I saw this digi, right away I thought

it would be perfect for my son or his card friends.

DPs are from Magnolia and Basic Grey.

Dies are from Stampin'Up and Spellbinder.

Punches are Stampin'Up and Fiskar.

Thanks for stopping by. 

I would love it if you can play along with us at Fashionista Challenge 

and see my teammates' fabulous creations. 

Hugs,

Katie

I wish to enter this card in the following challenges:

• Simon Says Stamps- Dies and/or punches
• Ribbon Girls- Boy card
• Stampalot- Punch away
• Creative Inspiration- Anything goes

Magician Boy

Hi Everyone!

Hope you all had a great weekend.

My family have been sick with a nasty flu for 2 weeks now.

Luckily I am fine, keeping my fingers cross.

Today, I have a Halloween card to share with you.

I have used the sketch from The Sketchy Challenges for this card.

The image is LOTV's Abracadabra.

I water colored the image with TH distress inks and re-inkers.

I used Viva Decor pearl pen and glitter gel 

to add some blings around the image.

The card measures 5.5" x 5.5". 

The DP and dies are from Memory Box. 

The little bats are Stampin'Up stamp.

I top stitched the main image and 

distressed most paper edges with a distressing tool.

Hope you enjoy this visit and thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Katie

I wish to enter this card in the following challenges:

• The Sketchy Challenges
• LLC- Halloween
• Stamptacular Sunday- Bootacular
• Simon Says Stamps- Dies and/or punches
• Allsorts- Too cute to spook
• 7kids- Black and orange
• Stamping for the weekend- Something spooky
• Hooked on Craft- Halloween
• Ribbon Girls- Boy card
• Deep Ocean- Anything goes

Snow Globe Shaker Card- MDUC Guest Design

Happy Sunday Everyone!

A week ago I won a guest design spot over at MDUC. 

I was invited to participate in a brand new challenge starting today .

The theme is Shaker Card.

We want you to make part of your card a shaker.

I have never made a shaker card before and

here's my 1st attempt of a shaker card.

The card measures 5.5"(H) x 7"(W) x 1.5"(D).

I made a snow globe card with one side a shaker 

and the other side a shadow box.

The shaker is 1/2" deep. I stamped and water colored 

Magnolia Winter Night background, and added

some FlowerSoft white snow flakes in

between the window sheet 

and the background.

I water colored Edwin on Christmas Eve.

I used various die cuts, snowflake punch-outs, pom pom ribbon,

pearls, and blings to complete the scene.

When you turn the snow globe around, 

it shows a shadow box Christmas ornament winter scene 

with Edwin on sled and Tilda Santa's Little Helper.

I colored Edwin and Tilda with Copic markers.

I added a few accordion folds to join the 2 sides together.

The card can then be fold flat for mailing. 

DPs are from Magnolia and Basic Grey.

Dies and punches are from Magnolia, Memory Box, 

Tim Holtz, Spellbinder, and Martha Stewart.

I had fun making this card and will make a few more,

probably only one side though :^)

Thanks very much for stopping by. 

Hope you will hop over to MDUC to see all the wonderful

DT creations and join in the fun!

Hugs,

Katie

I wish to enter this creation in the following challenges:

• Tilda's Town- Walking in a winter wonderland
• Magnolia Stamp Lovers- Use 2 different shapes of dies
• Simon Says Stamps- Dies and/or punches
• Paper Play- Simply cute
• Divas by Design- Anything goes
• Creative Inspirations- Anything goes
• Deep Ocean- Anything goes
• Ribbon Girls- Boy card

Winner of my Fashionista Anything ChristmasChallenge Blog Hop

Hi all, just a quick post to announce the winner of my Fashionista Challenge's

Anything Christmas Blog Hops, here and here.

The random winner of 3 free digis from

Michelle Perkett Studio

is

Cebelica !!

Congratulations Cebelica, please contact Rina at
FashionistaChallenge@gmail.com
to claim your prize.

Hugs,
Katie

Ski Jump- A Christmas Card for Boys

Hi Everyone.

Hope you all had a great weekend and a wonderful start for the week.

It's Thanksgiving weekend here in Canada, 

so we get an extra day off.

Today, I have a card to share with you ~

A Christmas card for boys.

I used CLP October sketch for my layout.
The image is LOTV Ski Jump,
and the sentiment is also from LOTV.

I stamped the image with StazOn ink and 

water colored it with TH Distress Inks.

I added some liquid pearls, glitters,

and Flowersoft snow.

The card measures 5.5" x 5.5". 

DPs are Memory Box and Magnolia.

Snowflake wreath die is Memory Box.

The poinsettia is handmade using Magnolia die cuts.

I cut out the little pom poms from pom pom ribbon

and used them to decorate the top edge.

 Thanks for stopping by, have a wonderful week!

Hugs,

Katie

I wish to enter this card the following challenges:

• LOTV- Christmas card for boys
• CLP- October sketch challenge
• Cup Cake Craft- Autumn/winter
• Delightful Challenges- Winter holidays
• Anything Goes- Animal
• Stampalot- Punch away

Fashionista Challenge #7 Top 5 and Voting Begins

Hello Everyone.

Just a quick post to let you know the  top 5 for Fashionista Challenge  

Challenge #7 Anything Goes Christmas
have been selected.

We'd love it if you would hop over to see if you're in the top 5.
You can also begin voting for your favourite. 
There is a great prize from our sponsor for the People's Choice Winner 
as well as a fabulous prize being offered to a lucky voter.
See today's post at Fashionista Challenge for details.

Hugs,

Katie

Organza Gift Bag/ eReader Bag

Hi Everyone!

A warm welcome to my new followers.

And many thanks to all of you for visiting my blog.  

Your loving comments are my inspirations.

I have a clean and simple creation to share with you today ~

an altered gift bag .

I have this plain organza bag in my stash for a couple of years.

I hate throwing things away, especially something 

like this so sheer and dainty. 

I decided to dress it up a little with lace,

ribbons, and pearls.

The organza bag measures 10"(H) x 5"(W). 

It is big enough to be used as an e-Reader carrying bag.

The image is The Little Conductor from Stampsmith.

I inked up the stamp with Archival Ink and

stamped it on TAP (Transfer Artist Paper).

I transferred the image to fine cotton cloth following

the TAP package instruction.

This is the first time I used TAP and am impressed

how easy it is to ink up the paper and

the image turned out really sharp.

I used ribbon and lace cutouts to frame the stamp image.

I also sewed a strip of white rose ribbon along the draw string edge

and the tie-ends to add some interest.

I left the image uncolored to keep it clean and simple.

I am happy with the result and would like to make more 

carrying bag/pouches/gift bags using TAP.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Hugs,

Katie

I wish to enter this project in the following challenges"

• The Stampsmith- Gratitute
• Fashionable Stamping- Alter it
• Craft Room- Alter it
• Crafts and Me- My sentiments exactly
• Lollipop Crafts- Something old and something new (Old- organza bag; new-organza rose ribbon)
• Divas by Design- Use texture
• Sweet Stamping- Vintage
• Stampin' for the Weekend- Feeling floral
• Papertake Weekly- Anything goes