Magnolia Bride and Bridesmaid

Morning Tiddly peeps,

Hope you all had a lovely Easter and didn't eat all your eggs at once. Had this stamp months but not made a card with it so it was time to get it inked up and share it with you.

Papers I used are Lost and Found - Blush collection. I think the pink candy stripe paper maybe from Prima ..?  Could be wrong but cant find paper stack for it to cheek as craft desk looks like i've let a small child in their, who got everything out and had a whale of a time.

(me ..giggle...would loose my head if it was loose. I am always mislaying stuff)

Sorry pics a little blurry, this was coloured with copic markers and polychrome pencils

Mainly used a black pencil on the brides hair and the bridesmaids dress and used a paper blending stump and Sansodor which is a Low odour solvent which you can get from art shops. This helps to blend the wax based polychrome pencils.

Used this beautiful Marianne Creatable die just on the corner of the card blank, and used the latticed centres by adding tiny crystals which will add embelishment to inside of card, when opened. They are  so tiny I usually use theses on my nails when I do nail art.

This is the inside of the card. Looking at this picture the inside is looking very plain ...hmm may have to tweak this a little more. But thought the paper with the sentiment on it went well.

The other die used for the image was Tim holtz - baroque die, But had cut card to small to get the whole of the baroque die. So cut the baroque shape down to create this shape.

ohhhh don't forget that thepaperlane Birthday Challenge is still open to entry's

click on link above to go to site and show us your entry for the shops 2nd Birthday. Your entry has to have either 2 sentiments, or 2 Birthday cakes. If your card is chosen.You will get a

£15 VOUCHER TO SPEND IN STORE

You have until the 10th May 2012

to get your entry in.

Thank you for visiting my blog. Please feel free to leave comment or ask questions about the cards I make. All comments are truly appreciated.

bYe ByE

for now

Klare

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Happy Birthday Paperlane (Tilda Celebrates Midsumer)

Happy Birthday Paperlane, I can not believe that my favourite craft shop is 2 years old. I just love visiting this little shop. Its warm welcoming and friendly and it has the added bonus its sells my favourite things....... crafting goodies.

So to celebrate they are holding a Birthday challenge So why not come and join us and celebrate and you will be in the chance of winning a £15 gift voucher to use in paperlane. So I hear you asking what do I need to do to in for a Chance of winning . Well you need to make a card with either 2 sentiments, or 2 birthday cakes or 2 candles, or you could do all 3.

If you don't have a blog,  no problem please feel free to email your entry, or if you live locally please drop your card into the shop , OR  just click on the little blue frog! on paperlane site to add you entry.

The challenge will be open from today, until the 10th of May, so plenty of time to get your creative juices flowing.Why not pop along to thepaperlane blogspot and see what my fellow design team have made to give you some ideas.

So here is my Birthday wishes for a Happy 2ND Birthday

Front of card

I made an easel card using Tilda celebrates midsummer.

with a few Little surprises.

Inside the little box are the candles for the birthday cake.

And when you lift the top off the cake and in side are a few chocolate hearts.

View from above

 to the side is a slide out tag to write your personal greetings.

So get busy and enter your cards for the

thepaperlane 2 ND Birthday Challenge

Thank you for visiting my blog. Please feel free to leave comment or ask questions about the cards I make. All comments are truly appreciated.

bYe ByE

for now

Klare

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Simply Gorjuss - Snowman stamp card

I liked the the tissue box I made for the the paperlane challenge - unconventional Christmas colours challenge.. (which is still and active challenge so hurry and get your entries in. This months prize is a copic markers storage case) I have 2 of these for my copic markers and I love it. So get your entry in to try win your copic markers storage case.

So as I was just saying I loved making the tissue box that I had to make a card to go with it. So this card has a lot of the same elements and technique's as the tissue box.

So the stamp of the snowman I used is by Simply Gorjuss

To picture the glitter on this card ( there's lots on this card trust me) is very hard to get it to sparkle on camera. Must be a little camera shy.

The card looks so much better in person.

I used the organza snowflake fabric again over the black card for extra sparkle.

There is so many layers and so much happening on this card but it all works

fabric over black card

white card layered with black swirl paper enhanced with stickles on swirls

memory box FROSTYVILLE BORDER Craft Die

also used the magnolia doohickey die

matted and layered the image

coloured with copic marker pens and added glitter glass

added some  holographic snowflakes thats I have had for years

also added black stick on crystals

topped off with a white snowflake chocolate box tied bow.

Thank you for visiting my blog. Please feel free to leave comment or ask questions about the cards I make. All comments are truly appreciated.

bYe ByE

for now

Klare

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 PS Debbie dolphins is having a little give away for a cute this cute stamp

Just click on link above for her blog and follow the instructions to entered in the draw for that cute stamp.

Unconventional Christmas Colours - This months paperlane challenge

Good Morning, This months challenge at the paperlane Is

 UNCONVENTIONAL CHRISTMAS COLOURS

So the colours that are out of bounds are Red, Green, and Blue!!!

So for this  Challenge I thought I would make a cute little tissue box. With this been the season we tend to get sniffles a snuffles. I think this will look great on your desk and would make good little gift to cheer someone up whos got a snotty nose.

So my unconventional Christmas colours were, blacks, grey, with a hint of purple

I really enjoyed making this. I used the pocket sized packs of tissues, Made the little box for tissues to go into, using my score board. Used spellbinders die to cut out tissue window

Added the back board to tissue box ready to decorate.

Don't you just love this cute snowman stamp by Simply gorjuss.

I coloured him with copic markers then added glitter/glass. Its more like crushed glass than glitter. The name of it escapes me, but the sell it at thepaperlane 

Anyway I added this crushed glass to the head of the snowman and to parts of his body. Also to the snow drifts. The snow drifts were created by making a paper mask,  I ripped up post - it note paper

To give the ragged edge put it on image and used black on cut and dry foam to sponge on the drifts.

For the background I used the resist technique. After stamping the snowman I masking him off, Then used the snowflake stamp with versa embossing ink, added embossing powder, heat set it.

Then used black ink with the cut and dry foam over the stamped snowflakes,
to created the snowing night sky.

I used the beautiful black / grey coloured papers behind image. Cut to size layered it on white card.

Added silver stickles to the swirls on the paper. Added the ribbons. The Martha Stewart branch punch was used to add a little extra decoration. The sentiment I have used is from Craft stamper magazine. which you can buy from paperlane. I used the black crystal stones for snowman's eyes and around the card to add extra sparkle. Used the Tim holtz vintage market die to create the lettering.

Think that's about it. If I missed anything out and want to know how I did it. or what I used, just drop me a comment.

I hope you like it and that I have inspired you to join us this month paperlane challenge

UNCONVENTIONAL CHRISTMAS COLOURS

 No reds, greens or blues!!!

If you click on the link above you will be able to see what lovely creations my fellow DT member's have crafted to give you some inspiration.

Now show us what you can do.

Thank you for visiting my blog. Please feel free to leave comment or ask questions about the cards I make. All comments are truly appreciated.

bYe ByE

for now

Klare

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Nellie Snellen Flying Frog (gift book)

Sorry I've not posted for a little while. You know how it is sometimes you loose your crafting mo jo and am busy with other things.  Now the dark nights are here I've been busy during the day with the horse. Hes been taking up a lot of my day, and with limited daylight hours its difficult at times to get done what I need to get done.

I have had this little stamp a while and have not inked her up yet. Shes from the Nellie Snellen range.

I didn't do a card this time, I would call this a gift book.

They are easy to make.

The pages are made by concertinaed card. You make 4 and interlock them to form frame.

When stuck down in to the cover of your book.

The frame leaves a recessed area.

Which can be used as I have to leave your sentiment.

Or you could fill with a small gift like candy bars.

Just thought I would share a few cute pictures of my daughters dog.

Thank you for visiting my blog. Please feel free to leave comment or ask questions about the cards I make. All comments are truly appreciated.

bYe ByE

for now

Klare

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x

PS. Not long left to get your entry in for this months Challenge at the paperlane

this months challenge is Snowflakes-and-Sparkle

If you dont manage to make this months challenge why not join us with the next one,

Show us what you can do and you can even win a fab little prize for your efforts.

Snow flakes and Sparkles- Gingerbread house (molly bloom stamp)

Hi, Well this months challenge at the paperlane is Snowflakes and Sparkles. This Challenge was set by my fellow Design Team member Kerry. Why don't you go and cheek out some of her lovely cards she makes on her blog paw pads and inkpads. You can also find the other lovely ladies who are on the DT for the paperlane .They all do such lovely work and I'm sure they would love you to pay them a visit to their little crafting blogs.

Well this is my card  for this months challenge. I had this idea for this card sitting in my head since they released the Molly Bloom stamps for Christmas back in September time.

This is the front of the card. I used Lost and Found paper for the front of the card and embellished it a little, It didn't need much as, I wanted the inside of the card to be the main focal point.

The window is cut out from a template I found free on the Internet. I cut 2 of these out one slightly smaller and layered it on top. My template didn't have window sil so added that as an after thought. For the glass in the window I used and acetate sheet. Stamped it with a Great impressions snowflake image and  versa mark embossing ink and then sprinkled white embossing power, heated to set. I wanted to create the scene of you looking out of the window onto.

And here is the view from your card created window.

Just loved this stamp as soon as seen it. I just knew what I was going to do with it.

I stamped the image about 3 times. Then started planing which parts I was going to cut out to layer.

I started with the trees I cut all the parts there were to be covered in snow. Then the house its self was cut out. and its little window also.Then I cut out the sweet path and the lolly pops and jelly sweets.

For the snow on the trees and house roof, I used puff paint but it didn't puff up,maybe because it was ment to be used on fabric. But did  add texture this was then sprinkled with glamour dust. I also added stickles to create icicles along roof edges.

I thought I would add a little extra to the ginger bread house. So I cut around the door added a stick on pearl (changed pearl colour by adding colour with copic) to make door knob. So when you open the door you are greeted by a little gingerbread man all ready to come out and play with the other two whom are outside, having a little snowball fight. The little gingerbread men are a molly bloom stamp also. (Gingerbread garland Christmas 2010 range) I cut these out and coloured with copics.Added some pearl pen to create the little snowballs.

To give you a place to write your sentiment I added a tag that just slips behind the image.

I just used a postcard cut it to a tag shape. Distressed it with walnut stain. stamped with Christmas sentiment. Added some more glitter, a bell tied on with rustic twine.

I hope you like it and that I have inspired you to join us this month paperlane challenge. 

Snowflakes and Sparkles

Thank you for visiting my blog. Please feel free to leave comment or ask questions about the cards I make. All comments are truly appreciated.

bYe ByE

for now

Klare

:O)

x
p.s. Why dont you cheek out debbie dolphins blog she's got some cute candy to give away



 

Nellie Snellen - fairy on present (christmas card

Thought I had better get started as Christmas is not far away ... only 61 sleeps. So made a Christmas card to share with you. Ive had this little stamp about a month sitting on my desk. Its a Nellie Snellen stamp and shes just a little cutie.

I used lots of glitter in this card Yet picturing glitter and getting it to sparkle on my photos is difficult to show you effectively.

The fairy image was masked off. Then the  background was stamped with a

 Great Impressions wooden stamp.

I stamped it with chalk ink pixie pink. Then I added holographic embossing powder I have had for years, Heated it to set the embossing powder. Then I coloured fairy with copic markers.

Added lovely bronze gold coloured glitter to stars on image and glamour dust to fur trim of her jacket

layered my lace, ribbon and daisy trim that I think looks like snowflakes,added button clusters.

Don't know if you can see from pictures. I used some of this organza glittered snowflake fabric

over the top of my design papers. I have had it a year, seen it thought it looked lovely, bought it then thought what do I do with it. Then had a light bulb moment... I will layer it over the papers and it worked well with this card.

Thank you for visiting my blog. Please feel free to leave comment or ask questions about the cards I make. All comments are truly appreciated.

 

Oh don't forget only a few days left to get your entry's in for the thepaperlane challenge

Glitz and Sparkle is this months challenge.

bYe ByE

for now

Klare

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x



The paperlane challenge 04 - Glitz and Sparkle

Well the new challenge at the paperlane is here again. This months challenge is Glitz and Sparkle.  So grab your glitters,  stickles and stamps, and get stamping, cutting, glittering, and colouring, to show us what lovely cards etc you can create. We look forward, as we  always  do every month to see what you have in store for us. On this challenge you can now use Molly Blooms or Magnolia Stamps. Why don't you pop on over to the paperlane challenge blogspot to see what the girls on the DT have made for this challenge.

For my card I choose to use a Magnolia stamp. Thought I would try a different fold as I have not used this style before. I think it worked out well the card just all came together.  I didn't have a definite idea of how I wanted the finished card to look . You know sometimes you plan the card out in you head, and know how you want the card to look when you finish. Well this was not one of them cards. I knew what fold style I wanted to use and that was about all.

I am still in my toad stool phase. It felt funny colouring it blue tho and I nearly gave up and scrapped it in favour of a red and white toad stool. But am glad I persevered with the blue.

The lost and found paper is my absolute favorite. It already has lots of sparkle but I couldn't restrain myself from adding more to it in the form of stickles and pearl pen, also crystals.

Even the paper rosettes I made got the stickles,  glitter, and crystals  makeover  with some cute organza ribbon treatment for  a little extra special look .

this is the inside of the card.

I wanted the card to be able to fold flat. The paper rosette would have been to bulky.

But I wanted to tie in the front of the card with the inside. So I used some of the spot ribbon to make the rosette for the inside. I just used a running stitch along edge and gathered it to form the rosette then added organza ribbon and another  sparkley crystal  to the center.

I hope you like it and that I have inspired you to join us this month at

The Paperlane Glitz and Sparkle Challenge

Thank you for stopping at my blog. Feel free to leave a  comment, As they are truly appreciated 

thank you.

bYe ByE

for now

Klare

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Beautiful tilda - (magnolia butterfly dreams)

Hi, Hope you have had a lovely weekend. The sun is shining here at the moment.

But I am feeling the cold.

Today I would like to share my card I made a few weeks ago. From the title you will have guessed its a magnolia stamp From the butterfly dreams collection 2011

only have 2 magnolia stamps at present and this one you have already seen. It was used on the canvas bag I made. But I like to use my stamps over and over again on different projects. So you will see them again been used on new idea's and projects.

I just love the magnolia doohickey dies but they are a little expensive.

but a girls got to have what she like sometimes.

I like the delicate colours you can get by using your distress inks to colour your images.

Still like to use my copic markers, but with inks I seam to get more a of a look I'm happy with. Maybe I just need more practice with my copic colouring.

And here's the inside of the card, simple but compliments the front of the card.

Needed to make a box envelope to accommodate this card as the flowers made it to bulky to go in to regular envelope. I found a tutorial on how to make the envelope on this ladies blog site.

needed to adapt the measurement's to accommodate this card, as it was bigger than 6x6. Used the 12x12 Prima botanics paper for the envelope,

 as I had used paper from same collection 6x6 paper pad for card.

I just love papers that have writing on or scrolls and flourishes, post cards images.

Just a little reminder, the challenge is still open at the paperlane this months challenge is 

"Anything but a card"

So grab your molly bloom stamps and join us.

Entries need to be in by 28th September 2011 and this months lovely prize is a

 character stamp from the BRAND NEW Molly Blooms 'Winter Wonderland Collection'!

The have some lovely stamps in this new collection.

Thank you for popping by today.

bYe ByE

hUgGlEs

Klare

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x

Lili of the valley - dandelion clock

Good afternoon, slow progress on the decorating bedroom situation, hubby keeps saying you cant rush it ...grrrr. sick of dust from sanding celling and walls, already gone through one pot of filler for all the dings & dents in wall. So to get away from it all I hid in my craft room. while he sanded filled & sanded some more.

I pulled out my Lili of the valley - dandelion clock stamp & prima papers

I am really pleased how this card turned out. Usually I think the cards I make are just ok & every one Else's are so much better. But this card I really like.

Got a little stuck at one point & it was close to going in the bin.

 Had gap above image that nothing I put in place worked.

 So left it over night & came back to it & added the banner at top & the butterfly.

Love the toadstools, A new stamp I got last week from

the paperlane shop at Northallerton

The inside of card, feel it missing a little some thing ...hmmm

may add some more to this yet. Maybe a feather under butterfly ? don't know

Recipe

White card for base

Red paper from the prima botanics collection

Postcard paper from my stash sorry no make wrote on it, as is the green paper

around image.

Image: Water colour paper,

Distress inks to colour image:

 tattered rose-skin

scattered straw-hair

aged mahogany- top, flowers, shoes

milled lavender and tattered rose- skirt, wings

vintage photo- sole of shoes, distress edges

peeled paint - grass & dandelion

broken china-sky

Toad stools

vintage photo-underside of cap, stalk

aged mahogany- tops cap

also used perfect pearls as paint- perfect copper, forever red

pearl pen for white spots

All edges of papers were distressed with vintage photo distress ink

Sew machine - stitch edges of layers

Small bit of scrap lace used just peeping out from taer in paper

Feathers- black feather thanks to my pet chicken, white feather from shops,

black & white spot feather from the guinea fowl at the stable where I keep my horse.

seam binding-was cream dyed it with tattered rose distress ink

Selection of flowers-from wild orchid crafts

 Pearls sprays, & stick on pearls

Dies- ovals,  Magnolia DooHickey Tilda Lace Die,tim holtz baroque

Stamps- lili of the valley- dandelion clock toadstools by kars,

think the butterfly is kars stamp too.

with love stamp is an old one don't know make

Extras- small crystals on flowers are stones I use for nail art they are really tiny

glamour dust on skirt, wings, flower heads, butterflies

Well best get on and do something today

bYe ByE

HuGgLeS

Klare

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x

The paper lane challenge 03 - Anything but a card

Hi, sorry I have not posted in a little while, but  been busy.  Been trying to sort my bedroom out as we are finally getting round to decorating it. Only bought the wall paper and some of the paint,  2 years ago.  Probably take another 2 years now. The room is stripped,artex removed from celling.and walls  are getting sanded, Once they done it will be,  Ready for  my hubby to get started.

 Never mind . Any way on to the paperlane challenge for this month. It was my turn to decide what the challenge was to be. So I choose Anything but a card, because theres so many other things you can do with your stamps. Than just use them to make a cards.

I choose to make a lantern

(Please never leave candles burning unattended)

I used 2 of the molly stamps. I am in to toad stools at the moment, and molly looked right at home perched on top.

 and here is the back view , I added more toadstools and a Tim Holtz die cut tree with frosted  leaves

side view

And here's the charm, I made that hangs on the front.

To get the toadstools so small from stamped image for the charm, I used shrink plastic

Recipe

Oatmeal shade of linen card

Acetate run through embossing folder to give texture.

Dies used Tim holtz, flourish, and tree

Charm, Old broken necklace, butterfly, shrink plastic for toad stools, frosted  leaves, fishing swivel clasp

Viva decor pearl pen ( for 3d pearls dots on toadstools)

Lovely organza wine red ribbon

Rubber stamps , Molly sitting, and toad stools

and a selection of copic markers

All ribbon, die cutters frosted leaves, butterfly charm, card and stamps, pearl pen, card, used are available at the paperlane shop (Northallerton)

Hope many of you who entered the last Molly challenge, will join us on this challenge

We look forward to seeing your wonderful creations of

Anything but a card challenge

Why don't you go and cheek it out and

show us what you can come up with.  You could win a stamp from

the BRAND NEW Molly Blooms 'Winter Wonderland Collection'

Its so new its not in shops yet but here's a sneaky peek of the collection, 

2011 Winter Wonderland

I have my eye on a few of these stamps and a few ideas for them, whizzing round my head.

The collection  will soon be available to buy at

the paperlane

 

Thank you for dropping by. Happy crafting and enjoy the rest of your day.

Huggles

Klare

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