Magnolia sitting on a swing card.

Good afternoon, The weathers a little bit warmer but I still have goose bumps on top of goose bumps. I really feel the cold. Give me a hot place any day. Roll on summer and hurry up about it.

Hope some of you popped along to the paperlane Demo day in store on Saturday.

Poor Cas had a few glitches, what with the power in store going off and of course everything these days been powered by electric was a bit of a nightmare for her so Big HUGS TO HER.

I popped in to see the  wonderful new stamp range  that my fellow D.T. member (Bev)  launched at paperlanes demo day.

Click here to see her work and the new

Uniko Studio's stamps.

Greats stamps, lovely quality, Also simple clean designs and up to date with toady's modern trends. I tried the cogs and pocket watch stamps at the make and take demo. These would look fab on any mediums you use your stamps on, and you get a lot of stamps for your money. Not only that the packaging is fantastic, Fabulous storage for your stamps, also keeps them clean and dust free, clearly labelled. They are currently on sale at

the paperlane Northallerton.

Made a card on Friday to share with you.

Thought I would try a tent card and here is the results of my efforts

Papers used were Prima Pixie glen,

Used the magnolia swing stamp and Tilda sitting upon it.

Swing I mounted it with eyelets and chain so it would actually swing back and forth.

The arrangement of flowers are a selection I placed together. These are from

wild orchid crafts

The base of the tent card I had to cut in an oval  so when the card was close the base piece when folded didn't show in the main oval window.

Also added a few little embellishment's like ribbon and buttons and small dummy charm, as the card was for my daughter on the birth of my 1st grandchild.

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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All wrapped up

Hello,

So are you ready? As only six more sleeps till our gifts are given, New and old happy memories are shared and made. Or are you like me still wrapping and making gifts tags. So today I just wanted to share with you the tags I have made to go with my gift wrapping paper. Just a little effort and your gifts will look fab.

I needed tags to go on my gifts, didn't have any to match my paper so made these little gems.

I used lost and found paper, this was from my scraps box, Cut the tag shape free hand. Added some silver stickles and did a scroll pattern. Added the glitter glass to edges to give the frosty ice appearance to edges. Added the spellbinders shapeabilities Fleur de lis pendant to top of tag this was folded in half then secured with eyelet.

Then I cut out Tim holtz bird from the caged bird die cutter. Cut him out in card, took a page from my old falling apart dictionary and cut the bird out again, glued this to card. Used my embossing pen to add ink to places I wanted the embossing powers to stick too then added gold embossing powder and heat set. Did the wings the same way but after heat setting the gold embossing powder, went over again with embossing ink pen and added black embossing powder and heat set again. This gave the two tones of colour on wings. Added few feathers.

So here's the finished look. Added rustic twine and little bell. Tied bow around gift and added the tag.

Hope you all have a lovely Christmas.

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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Magnolia- Blowing bubbles

Hi, I have a new card I have just finished to share with you today.

I am getting in to my magnolia stamps now. Its funny as when first seen the magnolia stamps, I was none to keen on them. It was the fact their was little expression, as the mouth was an absent feature in these stamps. But now I like to work with them. What I like about the range, are the other stamps that you can use with them to create your own little scene. eg toad stools windows, paths, walls etc (note to self must invest in some of those stamps)

Anyway lets get on with the bit you have come to see. Showing you the card.

My good friend Caz, lent me one of her magnolia stamps so I could have a little play.

Decided I was going to use papers from my scraps box as its overflowing.

No toad stools this time, altho I was tempted to add some I can tell you.

But thought you must be sick of seeing them..lol. I like the way the silver glitter on her dress turned out.I used my Quickie glue pen, and just drew where I wanted the glitter to stick. For the finer areas of glitter I just dotted the pen to get the fading effect when the glitter was added. For her wings, I stamped that part of the stamp on some pergamano parchment craft paper, cut them out leaving a tag so I could glue them down to give the 3d effect. also added glitter and some

 distress ink to give them a slight blush of colour.

 I also coloured and glittered the wings on the original stamped image to give more depth.

Added more bubbles instead of toadstools. Made card up and thought I had finished it.Was sat looking at it and thought  this corner was bare.

It was missing something. So stamped some more bubbles on scrap of water colour paper

cut them out, Glued in place and then added glossy assents, while it was still wet sprinkled some decoart glamour dust on to give bubbles some sparkle.

Right I best go now and tidy my craft room. Think I must have had every scrap of paper out from the scraps box to make this card trying to see what worked and what didn't. I coloured the image first then thought hmmmm what papers can I put with this now eek.

But that's how I usually work ... in disorganisation..lol

When I am making a card you cant see my desk for everything I get out.

 As for the floor its a good job I have a laminate floor, easier to clean. its looking very pretty at the moment with fall out of all the glitters I have been using.

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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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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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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