Cheers!

Hi guys!
I am back with a card to share.. My elbow feels a lot better thanks to prayers and some good old medicine and linements :) Must be my age, I may have brittle bones! lol..
Here's a card I made a couple of weeks ago using a very cute stamp from Magnolia :) This stamp is a special release stamp and for you Singapore stampers, it's available at Paper Craft Gardens. Hope you can drop by the shop, they have a wide selection of Magnolia stamps, papers and DooHickey Dies! It's my little haven here in Singapore :) The shop is located at the 3rd floor of Suntec City Mall Tower 3, near the cinema. On a side note, a couple of weeks ago Pauline Bertilsson, the very talented creator of Magnolia stamps, visited the shop together with her whole family. They were in Singapore en route to Australia for the Paperific event. I was pretty bummed out that I didn't get to meet all of them, but I am still happy that they were able to tour this small but amazing country :) Maybe someday I will get to meet them :)
Ok, here's my card :)

Cheers!

Cardstock: Bazill; Patterned Papers: My Mind's Eye; Alpha: American Crafts; Flowers: iamroses, Prima; Stickers: K & Company; Rhinestones: Kaiser Crafts; Misc: Doily, bells, twine, Distress Inks, Liquid Pearls

Stamping: Magnolia Stamp Congratulations Tilda, Copic Markes, Memento Ink, Xpress It Blending Paper

Tools: EK Success punch

Thank you so much for stopping by :)

Something for the midweek..

Hello Magnolia friends :) It's the midweek and it seems that the weekend is just within our fingertips! Just wanted to share a card for today. This is something that I've actually finished a month ago but never got the chance to post. This is Tilda with Winding Flowers from the Summer Memories collection. I requested this stamp from my DT kit because it's just adorable :) I love Tilda's skirt and blouse and shoes :) Tilda is so fashionable! lol..

Have a Nice Day

Cardstock: Bazill; Patterned Papers: My Mind's Eye; Flowers: Iamroses; Misc: brad, filigree, twine, bells, dragonfly charm, tulle, Liquid Pearls, cracke paint, Distress Inks, ribbon

Stamping: Magnolia Summer Memories; Memento Ink; Copic Markers

Tools: Magnolia Doohickey Die and Cottage Cuts

Thanks for stopping by :)

Little Christmas in August

Hello Magnolia friends! How are you today?
I have been in kind of a card/project rut these past couple of weeks :( I am surrounded with so much project inspirations from Facebook and blogland but I was having so much difficulty doing anything at all.. So sad :( While not having the creative juice I was productive enough though :) I actually colored so many images I can fill up a photo album :) haha..
But -- I found my mojo again :) and once I start I can't stop :) I've made a couple of cards, tags and bookmarks and I am one happy camper :)
Here is a card I'd like to share with you guys using the awesome images from Magnolia's mini collection Little Christmas. I colored my images with Copics :)

Little Christmas

Materials: Cardstock: Bazzill; Patterned Papers: MME; Rhinestones: Prima; Flowers and pistils:  I am Roses; Others: doily, twine, tulle and bells, Stickles, Liquid Pearl

Stamps: Magnolia Little Christmas; Memento Ink; Xpress It Blending Paper; Copics

Thanks for stopping by and have a great week ahead!

Still experimenting...

Hi everybody!
I've stuffed myself full with chocolates and marshmallow rabbits to the max and I know serious walking and sweating is in the midst to burn all those calories off :) But hey it's easter so that's a good excuse to fill our stomachs with sweets :)
I'd like to share a card with all off you, it's not really stellar but I thought it would be really good to share this experimenting journey. I am still trying to master my hand in using distress inks and this is one of the cards I did. I was looking for hot pressed watercolor paper, a couple of the DT girls use this paper because of the smooth surface, but it costs a fortune :( luckily I was able to find a small artshop here in Singapore that sells 'em :) I did buy the cheapest among the lot since I am still on the learning curve. The cold press paper is also good because of the textured effect and I also like this effect on this image. At the moment I have three papers I am using, I like to keep them handy because sometimes my mood changes :) So I have the Daler Rowley Aquafine Coldpress 300gsm, Canson Watercolour Pad 200gsm and Schut Aquarellebloc Hot Pressed 300gsm.
On this card, I used the Daler Rowley Aquafine Coldpress 300gsm paper. It's still quite messy but like my previous card, I kinda like it :) What I did to make it a bit messy is to outline the image with Weathered Wood. The few images I did also with Distress Inks I have not lined and it looks really good too :) I will share some soon but in the meantime here's my card :)

Materials: Patterned Papers: My Mind's Eye; Cardstock: Bazzill; Brads: Basic Grey; Flowers: Prima and I am Roses; Misc Ribbon and Twine

Stamping: Magnolia Stamps Tilda with Butterfly Dress from the Butterfly Dreams Collection; Archival Ink, Distress Inks, Autumn Leaves Stamps

.. still a bit messy but it's okay :) ...

Thanks for looking and have a great week ahead :)

I wish I knew how to dance..

.. so I can wear the same tutu as Tilda :)
The Princes and Princesses collection is really absolutely amazing :) I would love to have each and every stamp in this series but the girl has to eat .. so, I'm slowly building up this collection.
These past few cards I've done I have been using Distress Ink re-inkers for coloring. I am enjoying it a lot! At the moment my Copics are taking a back seat but they are not forgotten :) I love the Distress Ink process, it's a little slower than the Copics but the end results are really beautiful.
Here's a simple card I made today using Distress Inks..

Tilda with Ballet Shoes

Materials: Patterned Papers: Basic Grey, Prima Pearls, Maya Road & misc hat pins, organza ribbon, paper flowers and stamens, metal butterlfy charm, Signo pen

Stamping: Magnolia Stamp Tilda With Ballet Shoes from the Princes and Princesses collection, Archival Ink, Distress Inks stamps and reinkers

Also please grab a copy of the new Magnolia Ink magazine. It's chock full of amazing works that will inspire you guys to create and create :) I've read and marveled at everybody's work over and over!

Thanks for visiting and have a great week ahead :)

Welcome To The Castle!

The Princes and Princesses collection is now available for purchase! Singapore Magnolia Stampers you can grab your stamps from Paper Crafts Garden - the new stamps and papers are available in their shop! Yay :)

Here's a card I made this weekend using the new stamps :) Oh! I just love this collection very much!

Tilda and Her Castle

Materials: Patterned Papers: My Mind's Eye; Cardstock: Bazzill; Organza ribbon, paper roses; Prima flowers and Rhinestones, American Crafts Pen

Stamping: Magnolia Stamps, Distress Inks, Archival Ink

The Magnolia Stamp Club Spring Kit will be a whole new different collection :) That's exciting news isn't it?


Thanks for looking and have a great week ahead :)

TOMIC # 39

I hope you can join in TOMIC # 39 this week. We're celebrating Tilda's birthday!
Happy birthday to our sweet girl!

Tilda with a Kite

Materials: Patterned Papers: My Mind's Eye; Cardstock: Bazill; Rhinestones: Kaiser Crafts

Stamping: Magnolia Stamps, Distress Inks, Archival Ink

Others: Flourish stamp (Unknown), Ranger Embossing Powder, Organza Ribbon, Paper Roses, Twine, American Crafts Pen

Thanks for looking :)

Tilda Chiquita Banana

I’ve posted this card on my Facebook this week. It’s the first card I made colored in Distress Inks. I do have to say I have enjoyed coloring with Distress inks but it does take patience and a heat gun to put all of  these together :)  Thru process and many mistakes I’ve made I’ve learned the important basics like using the correct brush and drying time (hence the heat gun) . The paper is important too however as I am still on the learning curve, I am still using average watercolor paper in 300gsm. I will eventually invest on good paper once I’ve got the techniques at bay. But in the meantime, I am having fun and loving the process which is super important :)
Doesn’t Tilda look like the lady in the Chiquita Banana commercials? 

Tilda Going Bananas

Materials: Cardstock: Bazzill; Patterned Paper: My Mind’s Eye; Flowers: Prima and I am Roses; Twine, Ribbon, Lace, DMC thread, Maya Road Hat Pins, Dimensional Pearls

Coloring: Distress Ink: Tattered Rose, Vintage Photo, Antique Linen, Brushed Curduroy, Spun Sugar, Fired Brick, Scattered Straw, Peeled Paint, Broken China, Black Soot, Weathered Wood

Tools: Martha Stewart Punches

 

This stamp is from the Sweet Crazy Love collection and it’s really cute :) and whimsy :) I wonder if I can pull off the same look.. haha ..

Thanks for looking :)

Mangolia Mania Challenge - Ribbon or Lace

Hi everybody!
What happens when you don't update your blog for a week? More cards that is :)
A week ago I bought a few meters of these acetate lace from a local craft store here in Singapore. I opted for white because at least I can color it with some mists to conform with any color to coordinate the cards I am making. Although, I am not sure if I can actually mists acetate lace... But hey, white is a pretty safe color so I am good to go :)
Here's my entry for the Magnolia Mania Challenge



Hello sitting Tilda
Materials: Bazzill Cardstock, My Mind's Eye Patterned Paper, Basic Grey Stickers, Prima Flowers
Stamping: Magnolia Stamp, Hero Arts Stamp, Memento Ink, Copic Markers, Copic Blending Paper
Others: Lace, Robin's Nest Dew Drops, Distress Ink
Die Cut: MFT, Felt

And here is a close-up:

Thanks for looking!

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