Midweek Magnolias and Creative Inspirations

Hi there!

I had some trouble with my computer but I'm finally able to show you a new creation..

Since I'm pretty busy these days (a lot of work unfortunately and little time to play) I've decided to combine two challenges..

The first one is my beloved Midweek Magnolias Challenge where the theme this fortnight is Flourishes..

And I've been invited to contribute as a Guest DT at Creative Inspirations..

(I'll be guest designing for 4 weeks yayyy...)

The challenge is Anything Goes + Option Of A Sketch..

I'm trying to colour all of my new stamps because they are just incredible..

Today I'm presenting you a gift bag with Sagittarius Tilda from the Zodiac Collection 2014..

The sentiment is also from Magnolia.. From the Raising The Ceiling & Right Through My Heart Collection 2010..

The papers are from Maja Design..

All the paper edges are distressed and machine sewn..

I've used two Magnolia Doohickey's..

The first one is this My Love Heart die on the left..

The secon one is the Swirl die on the right..

I love them both..

There's also a small doily hidden under there..

I've added some pearls here and there and some Frantage around the image..

Another thing I love are all the gorgeous flowers I've used for this bag..

They are from Wild Orchid Crafts and I Am Roses..

They are all covered with some Gesso..

And there's even a cute little pin..

Take a look at this wonderful lace..

If you were looking for some amazing trims HERE's the link to an amazing place..

Suhafuha is the best!

Please let the owner know that I sent you when you place your order (cos' I know you will)..

The bark heart with some cheesecloth and that little flower on top is a gorgeous detail too, right? 

The image is stamped with Archival Ink on 300g Langton aquarel paper and coloured with Distress Inks..

I use both the ink pads and the reinkers..

Colours used:

Skin: Vintage Photo, Tattered Rose

Cheeks: Tattered Rose

Hair: Antique Linen, Walnut Stain

Dress: Victorian Velvet, Pumice Stone, Black Soot

Bow: Antique Linen, Walnut Stain, Black Soot

Arrow: Walnut Stain, Pumice Stone, Black Soot

Background: Weathered Wood

Ground: Old Paper, Peeled Paint, Pumice Stone

The flourishes around the image are made with a Stempelglede stamp..

I'm entering this project into the following challenges:

1. A Creative Romance - Jenny's Bingo Game (pink/flowers/pearls)

2. March IAR Designer Challenge - Designer's Choice (I've chosen my favourite colour combo (pink/white) like Tamara)

Like it? I hope you do..

Hugs, Tina

Midweek Magnolias - Anything But A Card

That's right..

You can see from the title of this post that it's time for a brand new challenge at Midweek Magnolias..

And the theme is Anything But A Card..

Remember the Christmas gift box I made not so long ago?? 

I enjoyed so much making it that I've decided to make another one..

How could I not use one of the stamps from the latest Magnolia Winter Wonderland Collection 2013..

This is Puppy Love Tilda..

And I LOOOOOVE her!!!

The box is made out of kraft paper and Papermania Textured paper and then decorated with some DP's..

Maja Design - It's Christmas Time - Sparkle

Inkido - Forever Santa - Christmas Music

All the paper edges are distressed with a Tim Holtz tool and then inked with Walnut Stain Distress Ink..

All the edges are machine sewn too..

The pearls and Bead Berry Spray Clusters are from Wild Orchid Crafts..

I've used several Magnolia Doohickey dies for it:

- View Master  

- Vintage Box Lacing Coffee

- Slender Firs

The View Master and Firs are covered with some Shabby White Frantage..

The cheesecloth is from my stash..

The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and Kort & Godt..

I've used my Spellbinders Opulent Ovals to cut out this cutie..

The image is stamped with Archival Ink on 300g Langton aquarel paper and coloured with Distress Inks and reinkers..

Here are the colours I've used:

Vintage Photo

Tattered Rose

Antique Linen

Walnut Stain

Weathered Wood

Pumice Stone

Victorian Velvet

Peeled Paint

Forest Moss

Aged Mahogany

Black Soot

As you can see I've added some Frantage around the image too..

The dots on her cheeks are made with an Inkssentials White Opaque Pen..

I've also added some Stickles on some parts of her dress and some Glossy Accents on the seal..

For the border of the lid I've used a Martha Stewart punch called Eyelet Lace..

There's some Vintage Seam Binding all around and I finished the look with a bow and one of my gorgeous Mini Bark Hearts from the LLC store..

There's some Gesso and some Crackle Paint here and there and two mini bells hidden on the right side of the biggest flower..

This was my creation for this fortnight's challenge..

I can't wait to see what you come up with..

Don't forget that there's a fantastic mistery prize from Magnolia waiting for one lucky winner..

Hugs, Tina

Tea Time

Hi everyone!

This is going to be a strange post..

I'm mixing all kinds of challenges and things in this post..

I haven't been feeling very well lately and I had to come up with something..

Here's my newest creation..

I love the new Little London Collection 2013 and I couldn't wait any longer to colour my Afternoon Tea Tilda.. She's so gorgeous.. And the Afternoon Tea Bench as well..

The DP's are of course from Maja Design.. This is a sheet from the Autumn Basics Collection and it's so gorgeous on both sides that I decided to go with just this one..

Of course there's some vintage seam binding on the tags.. Those are Magnolia Doohickey's..

And there's a doily too..

I've added some Shabby White Frantage around the image and on the tags..

There's a piece of corrugated cardboard under the image and I covered it with Crackle Paint..

The pearls are a must have and I'm falling in love with all those gorgeous pins, berries and other stuff you can find in Sandy's store..

You cand find the lace and the gingham ribbon there too..

And of course all those flowers and the foam flower buds are just amazing, don't you think?

The frame is made out of FIMO Air with a mould I got on Etsy..

Some more gorgeous flowers on the right..

And let's not forget that awesome charm.. It says 'tea time'.. Love it!

All the paper edges are distressed and machine sewn..

The image is stamped with Archival Ink on 300g Langton aquarel paper and coloured with Distress Inks and re-inkers..

This is the first time I colour a whole image with only Walnut Stain..

Except for the flower of course.. I've used Aged Mahogany for that one..

The flourishes are from Stempelglede and the postmark is from Magnolia..

I still haven't told you that this card is for the Midweek Magnolias midway reminder..

The theme is song bird and I've chosen a very nice song - Doris Day - Tea For Two..

The other challenge is the Marvelous Magnolia challenge..

We have a Halloween theme this week..

What do you think? I thought it would be nice not to make the usual spooky card.. LOL!

Well..

I really hope you can join both challenges cos' you don't want to miss the chance to win some great prizes..

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

1. Dutch Magnolia Lovers - Challenge #66

2. You Me and Magnolia - Challenge #20 - Anything Goes

3. Lovely Hanglar or Sweet Magnolia - Challenge #80 - Dots or Stripes

You can find the links to most of the products used for this card at the end of the post..

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Hugs, Tina

Midweek Magnolias - Week #72

Hello there!

Are you ready for a new Midweek Magnolias challenge?

Our new theme is Once Upon a Time...

Here's my card:

This is my Tilda with Prince Froggy from the Once Upon a Time Collection 2013..

The papers are from the gorgeous Maja Design Sofiero Limited Edition collection.. 

I've used once again my GoKreate dies..

There's a tag made out of kraft paper.. And it's decorated with some Frantage..

I made the vintage seam binding myself..

The leaf die is a Magnolia Doohickey .. As is the tag..

Another Doohickey on the right side..

This one is one of the newest.. The Event Flags.. Love them!!

There's a doily under there.. 

And some corrugated cardboard covered with Crackle Paint..

Of course I had to use my favourite lace..

And there's a corner that I just adore..

It's made out of MS Clay and my father made the silicone mold for that..

Isn't he great??

The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and Kort & Godt..

The pearls are from WOC too..

All the papers have been distressed and then machine sewn..

You can see that I did some embossing around the image too.. 

The image is stamped with Archival Ink on 300g Langton aquarel paper and coloured with Distress Inks..

I can't really remember all the colours cos' it's been a while since I coloured this one..

Weathered Wood

Pumice Stone

Tattered Rose

Vintage Photo

Antique Linen

Walnut Stain

Scattered Straw

Wild Honey

Forest Moss

Peeled Paint

I made this card for a dear friend and she gave it to her hubby.. Hope he loved it even if it's a little girly.. ;)

That's it folks..

Thanks for visiting!!

Hope to see you back soon..

Hugs, Tina

Midweek Magnolias - Week #53

Here I am with my DT card for Midweek Magnolias..

This week our theme is Everything's Coming Up Roses..

I've chosen Tilda With Veil from the Wedding Collection 2010..

The gorgeous design paper is from Magnolia too..

 I use Papermania textured papers for my die-cuts..

This is a Tim Holtz Alterations die called Caged Bird..

The vintage seam binding is from Live & Love Crafts..

I can't remember where I bought the charm.. Sorry..

I've used Spellbinders ovals and scalloped ovals for the image..

There's a doily under all those layers too..

The pearls are from Rayher..

All the paper edges are distressed with Walnut Stain Distress Ink and machine sewn..

The border was made with a Magnolia Doohickey called Old Swedish Lace..

All the flowers on this card are from Wild Orchid Crafts..

The lace is from my stash..

The lantern on the right was made with a Marianne Design die..

There's some cheesecloth under the image and some corrugated cardboard covered with Picket Fence Crackle Paint.. 

The image is stamped with Archival Ink on 300g Langton aquarel paper and coloured with Distress Inks..

The flourish is from a Stempelglede set..

The dots are made with Liquid Pearls..

I just wanted to show you the tulle on her head if you missed it..

Isn't it gorgeous??

She also has some fancy earrings.. ;)

The flowers are covered with Crackle Paint but I'm afraid you can't really see it on the pictures..

Can't wait to hear what you think..

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Hugs, Tina

Midweek Magnolias - Week #51

Hello there!

It's time for a new challenge at Midweek Magnolias and this week we want to see Lots Of Layers..

I love layers and every time I make a card I try to add as many as possibble.. Papers, doilies, cheesecloth... The more the better..

Here's my card for this challenge:

I've used Beautiful Tilda from the Butterfly Dreams Collection 2011.. One of my all time favourites..

The DP's are from Magnolia and Papermania.. The textured papers are from Papermania..
The flowers are from Wild Ochid Crafts..
The rolled flowers are from Kort & Godt.. I've glued pearls in the centers..

The vintage seam binding is from Live & Love Crafts.. The tag is a Magnolia Doohickey called Bloomy Tag.. The pearls are from Rayher..
I've used my GoKreate Large Frames Frilly #10 for the card's shape..

I've used the Tim Holtz die Butterflight on the left.. The dots on the border are made with Liquid Pearls..
I've cut out the image with one of the regular Spellbinders circles and than added some cheesecloth and the pearl string around the whole thing..

The lace is from a local store.. The pearl spray is from Kort & Godt too..
There's also a doily under all those layers..
All the paper edges are distressed and machine sewn..

The image is stamped with Archival Ink on 300g Langton Extra Smooth (Hot Pressed) aquarel paper and coloured with Distress Inks..
Here's the list of colours used for this one:
Weathered Wood
Tattered Rose
Vintage Photo
Antique Linen
Walnut Stain
Pumice Stone
Dusty Concord
Milled Lavender

The dots around the image are made with Opal White Liquid Pearls..
I've used Frosted Lace Stickles on her dress and Star Dust Stickles on the wings and butterfly..

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
1. It's a Magnolia Challenge - Doily
2. Magnolia Mania - Butterflies
3. Lovely Hanglar or Sweet Magnolia - Ribbon or Trim
4. Inky Chicks - Challenge #5 - Use a Magnolia Image
5. Stamp and Create with Magnolia - Spring with Pastel Colors

Well.. That's all from me for now..
I'll be posting another card tomorrow so don't forget to come back..

Tina xx

Midweek Magnolias - Week #47

Here's my card for the new challenge over at Midweek Magnolias..

The theme is Valentine..

I love all the stamps from the With Love Collection 2013 and it was really easy for me to choose a stamp for this challenge..

My choice is Tilda With Dot Bow..

I loooooooove her!!!

The only thing I didn't really know was where to put her..

I don't have many background stamps but I knew this one would be perfect..

The Tin Boxes are from the A Little Yummy For Your Tummy Collection 2009..

These gorgeous DP's are also from Magnolia..

There's some kraft paper used on this one and Papermania Textured Papers..

The vintage seam binding is from Live & Love Crafts..

The tag is a Doohickey..

I've used two Doohickey border dies..

The Old Swedish Lace and Tilda Lace..

All the papers are distressed with Walnut Stain and machine sewn..

All the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts..

The pearls are from WOC too..

There's some cheesecloth under the image..

I love this Doohickey.. It's called Floral Swirl Corner..

I used it a second time to cut out the pink flowers and then added some pearls..

The image is stamped with Archival Ink on 300g Langton Hot Pressed aquarel paper and coloured with Distress Inks..

The colours:

Weathered Wood

Pumice Stone

Antique Linen

Frayed Burlap

Vintage Photo

Tattered Rose

Victorian Velvet

Aged Mahogany

I often mix them together to get new colours..

The dots around the image are made with Liquid Pearls..

I've added some stickles on the dots of her bow and on the sleeves..

The heart in her hand is completely covered with Crackle Paint..

 I love masking and I promise to do it more often.. :)

It's so fun creating all those scenes.. Isn't it?

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

1. MDUC - Challenge #182 - Love is in the Air

2. Totally Tilda - #64 - Photo Inspiration

3. Deep Ocean Challenge #44 - Love and Lace

4. Inky Chicks Challenge #3 - Valentine or Anniversary Card

5. The Ribbon Girl February Card Challenge - Love You or Valentine

That's all from me..

Thanks for stopping!!

Hugs, Tina