I Heart You!

Here's another card that was published in our local scrapbook magazine...

Isn't this couple adorable? ;)

Everything here was colored with Prismacolor Pencils and Mineral Spirits. The papers are Carta Bella, flowers are Prima Marketing, Magnolia and generic, the heart tags are Folded Heart Doohickey, and the rest are trims, seam binding, pearls, cheese cloth and brads.

If I don't see you before, then I wish you a Happy Valentine's Day!! ~xoxo~

~XOXO~ Card

Two of my Magnolia cards will be published in the next issue of our local scrapbook magazine *Papeles y Más*... and one of them is this one:

I thought it would be nice to create something different to my usual style...

A *simpler* and a little bit *manly* card. I thought it would be nice to create something different to my usual style ;)

And to add a little bit more fun, I did it in 3D and added embroidery floss to the balloons. The sentiment is chipboard by Make It Crafty, which I colored with Copics. And Edwin was colored with Prismacolor Pencils and Mineral Spirits.

Anyway, I can't wait for the magazine to be published and see what the rest of the ladies did! It sure is going to be a terrific issue :-)

Thanks for stopping by! ~xoxo~

A Valentine's Card

Hey lovelies,

Here's my latest Magnolia creation... a Valentine's Card!

This is the lovely Tilda with Bunny Balloon from the latest Lost & Found Collection, which I colored her with Prismacolor Pencils.

Papers are by AC, the sentiment is Magnolia, flowers are Magnolia and Wild Orchid Crafts, and the folded heart tags are Doo Hickeys by Magnolia. The rest are trims, seam binding, brads, pearls, washi tape, cheese cloth, doily, and stickles to add some sparkle ;-)

Thanks for stopping by!! ~xoxo~

Mom To-Be

Hi there lovelies!

Here's my latest card for a very *Special Moment*...

This is *Gift From Heaven Tilda* and she is one of the newest stamps from the *Special Moments* Collection. Isn't she lovely?

I colored her with Distress Inks and used the *no-lines* technique. Yes, I'm so in love with this technique! ;-)
The background was also colored with Distress Inks. Check the bottom of this post for the rest of the materials used.

On July 6th I'll be back to -->Scrapper's Place<-- span="" style="color: #c27ba0;">*Coloring With Distress Inks*
- Basic & Intermediate. If you live close by and would love to learn how to color with Distress Inks, this is your opportunity sign up!
Well I guess that's all for now. Thanks for stopping by!!

Recipe:

• Stamp & Sentiment - Magnolia
• Inks - StazOn Baby Blue, Distress Inks (Hair: Antique Linen, Walnut Stain; Skin: Tattered Rose, Vintage Photo, Aged Mahogany; Dress & Shoes: Milled Lavender, Victorian Velvet), Stickles
• Patterned Paper - Magnolia
• Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts, Generic
• Pearls - Magnolia
• Folded Heart Die - Magnolia Doo Hickey
• Butterfly - Martha Stewart punch
• Scalloped Oval & Oval Templates - Nestabilities by Spellbinders
• Other - trims, seam binding, sheer ribbon, machine stitching, Cheese Cloth

Sweet Valentine

Hi everyone,

Here's a last minute card that I created for Valentine's Day...

This is Tilda with Big Ice Cream and she is my very first Tilda with *no lines* technique... Woohooo!!!

I always struggled with this technique and after having tried many~many times, I finally could create one (at least decent enough to show off...LOL!!)

Here's a close-up of her...

I also did a *wash-out* effect on her with white acrylic paint to *fade* her just a little bit and to give her an even more watercolor effect ;-)

All in all, I really liked how she turned out :-D

Finally, I'm happy to announce that we have four new DT members...

~ Jill ~

~ Giada ~

~ Ashlee ~

~ Shirin ~

Click on their names to visit their blogs and give them a *warm welcome* to Magnolia!!

Happy Valentine's Day!!

Recipe:

• Stamps - Magnolia
• Inks - StazOn Baby Blue, Distress Inks, Acrylic Paint
• Patterned Paper - Magnolia, Canvas Corp.
• Tag - Magnolia Doo Hickey
• Border - Memory Box
• Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts, Generic
• Pearls - Magnolia
• Other - Cheese Cloth, Doily, Trim, Sheer Ribbon, Machine Stitching

Tilda Interactive Card

Hi everyone!

Today I want to share with you an interactive card that I created using one of the many beautiful Tildas from the newest Valentine's Collection.

I created the base of the card using a 8-pointed star shape that I found on the internet. I loved this shape and how cute it made the card look. I'm definitely going to use it again!

Now for the interactive part... this is what's behind Tilda:

That tiny spiral that you see there is called a "wobble" and what it does is that it makes your image move or shake.

At the bottom of this post you will find a short video in which I show you how it works. I'm also pretty excited about this video, because for the first time you'll hear me speaking in English!! :-o So please don't laugh ok? LOL!

Also at the end of the video you'll find the supplies list for this card.

And here's the latest on Cupcake. She was looking out the window and it was a perfect setting to take a pic of her ;-)

Thanks for stopping by!!

TOMIC - Challenge #38 "Friendship"

Hi everyone!

It's time for another TOMIC challenge... yesss!!

This week's challenge is *friendship*: you must to use the word "Friend" in your creation AND also a Magnolia Doo Hickey Die.

And here's what I made for this challenge:

Tilda is from the newest 2012 Valentine's Collection and the heart doo hikey die too. I colored Tilda with Distress Inks and blended different colors and Crackle Paint for the background to make a "wash-out" effect ;-)

The swirls and phrase around Tilda were heat embossed using Gold embossing powder. For the sentiments, I used stickers and rubons. I used different flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts, Magnolia, etc. and papers from Girls Paperie and Crate Paper.

Now visit TOMIC's blog and see what the rest of the DT did for this challenge and give it a try too ;-)

Thanks for stopping by!!

Happy Valentine's Day!!

It's a beautiful day filled with love and happiness!!

Hi everyone,

I hope that you're all enjoying your day :-)

So far I've been receiving many candies and chocolates from my friends and co-workers...

so yes... I AM happy!! :-D

My son has this girlfriend...

you know, that first teenage love :-o

Of course, he wanted to impress the young lady with a Valentine's present...

so he got her a stuffed Teddy Bear with a big heart hanging AND a couple of strawberries dipped in chocolate... yum!!! ;-) And finally...

you guessed it! A card! ;-)

Please excuse the quality of the pic, but it was taking during the night hours... and then in the morning, it was still dark outside, so this was the best that I could get :-s

I made this tag/card inspired in the most talented Camilla S. She makes the most beautiful Magnolia cards... and did a tag/card for the newest Magnolia Ink magazine, that inspired me to make this one. Of course, hers is prettier ;-) Anyhow, click -->here<-- to see more of her work.

And speaking of Magnolia... have you seen the new Princes & Princesses Collection?

It's definitely a collection that you don't want to miss! ;-)

Now... to all of you, my cyber-friends...

I wish you a Happy Valentine's Day and *many thanks* for all the friendships and support that you've given me over the past years!!!

Here are a few *love* related images that I found on the Internet. I hope that they serve you for some inspiration!

Valentine's Card

Hi everyone,

I hope that you're all having a wonderful week! :-D

Today I want to show you my latest card from the newest Magnolia "Valentine's 2012 Collection"...

Isn't this collection a beauty? ;-)

Again, I'm trying to keep things simple ;-) so I only did some paper piecing to form a scene... then added trims and paper flowers... and finally colored Tilda with Distress Inks.

Which reminds me... have you seen the latest in Distress Inks? If not, then check out the following video:

Soooo cool!! They even have a white marker!! Yesss!! Anyway, I just can't wait for those to hit the market so I can grab a few and start playing :-D

Well, I guess that's all for now. See you again soon and thanks for stopping by!!

Recipe:

• Patterned Paper - Bo Bunny
• Stamps - Magnolia Valentine's 2012 Collection
• Inks - Archival "Coffee", Distress Inks (Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo, Tattered Rose, Tea Dye, Aged Mahogany, Worn Lipstick, Tumbled Glass)
• Other - paper flowers, trim, dimensionals, embroidery floss, pink pearls

TOMIC - Challenge #34 "Oval Shaped Card + Embossing"

Hi everyone,

A new day starts and with it, a new challenge for TOMIC!

This week's challenge is to create an oval shaped card AND you also have to use embossing in it. It can be either dry embossing or heat embossing ;-)

So here's what I made for this challenge:

And if you look closely to where Tilda is, you'll see that I heat embossed the swirls with gold embossing powder and a heat gun...

As always, the DT has made a magnificent job with this challenge that you don't want to miss. So go check TOMIC out and then give this challenge a shot... there's always a nice prize from Magnolia for the lucky winner ;-)

Happy Stamping!

Recipe:

• Stamp & Sentiment - Magnolia {Valentine's 2012 Collection}
• Inks - Archival "Coffee", Distress Inks (Hair: Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo; Skin: Tattered Rose, Tea Dye, Aged Mahogany; Dress & Shoes: Broken China; Flowers: Worn Lipstick, Peeled Paint, Bundled Sage)
• Patterned Paper - Bo Bunny
• Oval Shapes - Colluzle
• Tag - Magnolia Die
• Border Punch - Martha Stewart
• Other - Paper flowers, brads, tulle, seam binding, machine stitching, doily

It Feels Like Spring

It feels like Spring!

And what a better way to start the season than with "a gift from the heart" ;-)

Today's share is a Magnolia card with Edwin as its main character...

Such a handsome young man isn't he? ;-)  And I also love the fact that he is carrying a flower...  it's so romantic :-D

Now about my card...  all papers and stamps are from Magnolia, the border punch is from Martha Stewart, rhynestones are from Basics, and the paper flowers are those generic ones I found at my local craft store, except for the blue one, which I handmade using my Sizzix ;-)

I colored Edwin with Distress Inks...  and I also distressed the papers with white acrylic paint and machine stitching.

Finally, this card is competing in the following challenges:  Friday Sketchers and Stamp Something.

I'll be back soon with another project.  In the meantime...  *thanks* for stopping by!! :-)

New *Magnolia Ink Magazine*

Happy New Year!!!

Hi everyone,

Just a quick note to let you all know that you can now order the new *Magnolia Ink Magazine ~ 2011 Valentine's Edition*.

It's full with cards, ideas and TONS of inspiration.  Oh and there's also an interview with Pauline, the creator of Magnolia ;-)

So click -->here<-- to get your copy!

Loving Wishes

Good day everyone!

Today I want to share with you my latest Magnolia card from the *2010 Wedding Collection*.  It's another Easel card, using -->this<-- sketch for inspiration.  Too bad I couldn't make it on time for it :-(  Anyhow, here's my version:

*Almost* everything that you see in here is from the Dear Lizzy collection by American Crafts, except for Tilda (of course!), the ribbons, and the flowers (Prima, Magnolia).  The title "Loving Wishes" is from Magnolia too.

I colored Tilda with Distress Inks (Antique Linen, Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain, Tattered Rose, Tea Dye, Worn Lipstick, Milled Lavender, Old Paper, Crushed Olive).  I also used the scalloped circle Spellbinder for the white background, and the oval Spellbinder to mat the title.  Of course, my sewing machine for stitching...  and *lots* of dimensionals ;-)

Now I'm working on a mini album, which I plan on finishing soon (fingers crossed!), so don't forget to drop by again ;-)  Also, my *blog candy* is due on Sunday...  if you haven't had the chance to play, don't wait until the last minute to do so...  *anyone* is welcome to join in the fun!!

Thanks for dropping by and *Happy 4th of July*!!

SWF #48

 

Hey everyone,

Stamp With Fun's challenge this week is a sketch:

 

And here's my version of it:

 

I used one of the newest Magnolia stamps, as well as the new Bo Bunny paper collection:  Sophie.  Aren't those colors adorable?

Now drop by Stamp With Fun's blog and take part of the challenge...  there is always a price! :-D

Recipe:

• Patterned Paper - Sophie by Bo Bunny
• Stamp - Magnolia
• Inks - Palette, Copics
• Big Flower - Heidi Swapp
• Brad - Magnolia
• Other - silk flowers, paper flowers, flower insert, ribbon, chalk, machine stitching

Challenge #44 - Stamp With Fun

Hello! Stamp With Fun has a new challenge for this week: a sketch! And here's my version of it: I just can't stop playing with these cuties (Magnolias)!! :-D Thanks for stopping by! Recipe:

• Patterned Paper - My Mind's Eye, Daisy D
• Stamps - Magnolia
• Inks - Copics, Cat's Eye Chalk
• Flowers - Bazzil, Magnolia
• Other - ribbon, machine stitching

Loving Wishes

This is one of my favorite stamps from the newest Magnolia's Winter 2009 kit collection. It is so versatile, and yet so heartwarming... you just want to use it with everything that you make ;-D Also, loved the color combination... *pink & green* is so "in"! Here's a full view of the card: So what do you think? Should I make another card/project using this image? Yeah, I think so too! ;-D Thanks for stopping by!

Recipe:

• Patterned Paper - My Mind's Eye, Daisy D
• Stamps - Magnolia
• Inks - Copics, Cat's Eye Chalk, Antique Acrylic Paint
• Flowers - Magnolia
• Heart - Sizzix
• Other - ribbons, glitter, pop-up dots, machine stitching

Love You

Hi everyone, Here's a *Love* card I did recently using the newest stamps from the Winter 2009 kit - Raising the Ceiling Collection. This kit comes with lots of beautiful stamps and gorgeous coordinating flowers and papers. If you haven't ordered it, then make sure you do so... you won't regret it! ;-) Here's a full view of the card: Loved how vintage these papers are... and the flowers and ribbons make a perfect addition! So what do you think? Thanks for stopping by! :-D

Recipe:

• Patterned Paper - Magnolia
• Stamp - Edwin by Magnolia
• Inks - Copics, Cat's Eye Chalk, Acrylic Paint
• Heart - Sizzix
• Chipboard Letter - Cosmo Cricket
• Flowers - Magnolia
• Ribbons - Magnolia
• Brad - Magnolia
• Other - Stickles, glitter, pop-up dots