.. i have a thing for tags .. and bells ..

So I bought a pack of bells from the local art supply store and I was quite excited to use them in my projects. I thought it was a cute idea to have a project that makes a small tingling sound :)
I've also started a couple of tag projects Magnolia and non-Magnolia related. I love tags because they are quick and easy to jazz up :)
So here's the latest tag that I made for TOMIC this week. Please join us for this really fun challenge aptly named Fruity Pockets :) There's a prize for the lucky draw winner and a chance to be picked as top 5 for the month!

Just For You

Materials: Tag: Ink Essentials; Cardstock: Bazzill; Pocket: 7gypsies; Flowers: Prima, WOC, iamroses; Rhinestone: Prima; Others: bells, charm, tulle; doily, Sizzix embossing folder, Distress Stains, Tattered Angels Chalkboard Mist

Die cut: Magnolia Doohickey Die

Stamping: Tilda with Arrow from the Sweet Crazy Love Collection; Archival Ink; Distress Inks; Hero Arts; American Crafts Embossing powder; Versamark Ink

.. love the bells :) ..

Thanks for dropping by and have a great week ahead!

.. I want my mommy ...

Happy Mother's day to all the mother's and wives out there. I wish I could give my mother a kiss and hug on this special day but I'm here and she's vacationing with my dad :) I love you mommy :)
So I dedicate this card to all the women celebrating this day.

Mom

Materials: Patterned Papers: Basic Grey; Cardstock: Bazzill; Alpha: American Crafts; Brads: GCD & Laura Ashley; Hat Pins: Jenni Bowlin; Flowers: iamroses & WOC; Misc: doily, twine, charm, organza ribbon, lace

Stamping; Tilda Sending Love Letter from the Sweet Crazy Love Collection; Langton cold pressed paper; Archival Ink; Distress ink, misc flourish stamp, Ranger gold embossing powder

Others: Martha Stewart punch

Thanks for stopping by :)

.. a SMASH*ing good time! ..

So I started keeping a Smash book for all the knick knacks I have relating to Magnolia. This smash book is dedicated to just anything Magnolia - images that I have colored that never made to any project, emails from Lena and Asa from Magnolia, from my fellow DT members, ideas I have for projects for the Ink.. I will show some pages I have done from time to time in my smash book :) In the meantime, this is the cover I did for my smash book, the tag is actually something I did a few weeks ago and posted. It's not really advisable to put any of the flowers you usually put on the card in any of the pages as it will create too much of a bulk. I try to keep it simple inside.

SMASH Book

Smash book is by K&Company, it's actually a baby smash book but I liked the images inside and it's in green (which is my favorite color by the way)!

 

For me it's a really practical 'album' for images that I just like to color :) it's kinda fun to see how I have/will evolve with regards to my coloring style, etc. so maybe you can call it my coloring book of sorts :) I will still continue to do cards and other stuff with the cute images :) I actually do very minimal scrapbooking since I started Project Life - right now my interest is really with coloring Magnolias - it's so addictive :)

Thanks for stopping by this midweek :)

Have a Sunny Day...

.. or not in my part of the universe. Today, the sun decided to take a vacay and not show up. Dark clouds showed up at 7am but it's actually a welcome weather considering how hot it has been this couple of weeks. I like the rain, it makes me want to stay in bed or eat cup noodles :)
Today I'd like to share a card I made last night watching re-runs of CSI Miami. Hmm.. Miami - the beach :).. I made a scene with the Spring Kit Club from Magnolia - aren't the stamps lovely? I've enjoyed putting color in the images especially scenes :)
Here's the card:

Have a Sunny Day

Materials: Patterned Paper: Basic Grey; Cardstock: Bazzill; Roses and stamens: iamroses; Pearls: Kaiser Crafts; Others: washi tape, twine, dragonfly charm, American Craft pen

Stamping: Tilda Offshore, Tilda Unachor, Memory Shells, Have a Sunny Day text: Summer Memories; Wedding Background: Wedding Collection; Archival Ink; Langton Cold Pressed Paper; Distress Ink

Thanks for visiting and have a great week ahead!

Tag .. You're it!

Hey everybody!
I've been MIA for a couple of weeks now as I was wrapping up some assigments for Magnolia Ink. It was my first time to send in projects for the Ink and I guess I was overthinking and overworking and overshooting a lot .. :) .. In a couple of days I will again start working on the Ink, I'm just waiting for the materials to come and I am excited to get working on it.
Have you guys grabbed a copy of the new Magnolia Ink magazine by the way? Raise your hands if you think this issue is the bomb! :) .. It's an awesome issue and it's full of wonderful and creative ideas and projects that will inspire you to create. And with the release of the magazine, the new collection Summer Memories is out as well. Can you handle this much Magnolia or are you like me who just can't have enough of them? :)
I'd like to share a tag with you guys that I made 2 days ago to get into my regular programming of crafting. This image is actually something I colored a few weeks ago and saved it for any project that pops in my mind.

Tag

Materials: Shipping tag; Die Cut and Vintage Tag - Jolee's Boutique; Brad - American Crafts; Roses and Twine and Doily

Stamping: Tilda with Floating Hearts (Princes and Princesses); Distress Inks; Archival Ink; Cold Press watercolor paper - Schutt

I hope you guys had a great holiday weekend!

Thanks for stopping by. 

I should stay away from you...

.. but I couldn't resist .. :) ..
Okay, what I meant was I need to focus first on Magnolia Ink assignments before I start inking the really cute stamps from the Spring kit club. But they were calling me and I just couldn't say no :( ..
I am really looking forward to seeing the whole collection which is focused on summer folies.. the beach, sailor suits, treading in the water, flowers and bees :) .. I love summer :) I wish I could go to the beach and get really tanned (which is pretty easy for someone like me), walk on sand, eat barbequed food and snow ice. Being in this part of the world (south east Asia), we only know two seasons which is summer and rain. And in Singapore we get to experience that everyday..
I'd like to share a card with all of you using a stamp from the Spring kit club. I love this stamp :) Edwin reminds me of my nephews who like to hunt for sea creatures when we are at the beach.

Edwin with Starfish

Materials: Patterned Papers: Basic Grey; Cardstock: Bazzill; Sheer Flowers: Maya Road; Rhinestones: Me and my Big Ideas and Kaiser Crafts; Misc Flowers, stamen and twine; American Crafts Pen; Paper Doily

Stamps: Magnolia Stamps from the 2012 Spring Stamp Club and Wedding Collection; Archival Ink; Distress Ink; Schut cold press Aquarelle paper; Misc Flourish stamp; Versamark Ink; American Crafts embossing powder

Tools: polka dot embossing folder from Cuttlebug

I've now started using cold press paper for Distress Ink coloring, I'm still getting used to it and I'm sure there's still room (ok, maybe a whole floor :)..) for improvement. I couldn't stay away from using bright and colorful hues, that's just me :) I feel like soft colors are really not me, but the beauty of the Magnolia stamps is they are really perfect for any coloring mediums and colors that will suit your preference. For the sentiment, I actually wrote it and embossed with powder.
That's it for me today, I hope you guys 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 :)

Who's up for some easter lovin'?

Happy Easter everybody :)
We thank the Lord for giving us his only Son and we rejoice that Jesus Christ has risen!
It's been a tiring weekend for me since I went home to Manila. Although Singapore is only 3hr 40min away by plane to the Philippines, I wasn't able to sleep coz I was so excited to see my family :) But as I had to do a little work first before going home to my "real" bed, I was absolutely spent.. But seeing my mom and dad, my brother and sister in law, 3 rambunctious nephews and our dogs made the travel all worth it :)
Before going home I was able to finish my DT card for TOMIC # 44. The theme for this week is Somebunny Loves You :) This is my first DT card ever - as in ever! :) And I am so happy to be able to share it with all of you :)  I've again colored my Tilda with Distress Inks. I absolutely adore this Tilda which is from the Hoppy Easter collection. I did some masking with Tilda and the bench. Masking is fun :)  My bunny in this card is the very subtle cute bunnies in the Magnolia patterned paper. I decided to make yellow the dominant color instead of the blue (which was the dominant color in the inspiration picture) because yellow is such a happy color :)
Here's my card..

Somebunny Loves You

Materials: Patterned Papers: Magnolia, My Mind's Eye; Cardstock: Bazzill; Flowers: Prima, I am Roses; Wood Flourish: Kaiser Crafts; Pens: American Crafts and Signo

Stamping: Magnolia Stamps; Archival Ink; Distress Inks

Others: Die Cut Fence from Magnolia

.. cute little bunnies ..

.. my colors are still quite messy but in an odd way, i kinda like it :) .. yeah, i'm weird like that ..

I hope you guys can join us this week at TOMIC and get the chance to win an awesome prize package from Magnolia! Furthermore, you may be picked as top 5 for the month and get that guest spot for TOMIC :)

And again from me, my family and our pets...

Happy Easter :)



.. Rumor Has It ...

.. the new collection from Magnolia ..

It's coming sooner than you think :)

(photo grabbed from Facebook from the Magnolia World Page)

Tell me a joke Tilda..

Happy Sunday everyone!
I'd like to share a card with you that I made this week. I am a very slow cardmaker.. haha.. I wish my life revolved around crafts but I need to work to pay the rent.. haha.. Someday when I get my early retirement then maybe this will come true. :) ..
Back to the card, I've returned to coloring with Copics. I thought I became a bit rusty :) But how cute is this stamp? Tilda doesn't even have to tell me a joke because her costume is enough to give a smile to everybody who will see her!

Jester Tilda

Materials: Cardstock: Bazzill; Patterned Papers: Basic Grey Plumeria; American Crafts Embossing Powder; American Crafts Pen; Prima Rhinestones; Stickles; Misc Ribbons and Paper Roses; Distress Inks

Stamping: Magnolia Jester Tilda from Princes and Princesses collection; Copic markers; Copic Blending Paper; Misc flourish Stamp; Memento Black Tuxedo Ink; Versamark Ink

Others: Magnolia Fence Die Cut; Cottage Cuts Scalloped Doily

I hope you guys have a great week ahead :)

Thanks for stopping by :)