Your Wedding DT for Swedish House Crafts

Hi everyone I'm here today with a wedding card using 2 Magnolia images, one is the main image & the other is hidden somewhere ;-)

Quite a bit of colouring on this card but I really enjoyed making it,

The flower I made myself with foamiran, if you look closely behind that you can just see the Roxxtamps Heart Wreath die cut out twice, once in white cardstock & once in pink vellum.

The flower that is coming down from the foamiran flower is a die form the last Magnolia Doohickey Collection Volume 18. I cut it out in watercolour paper then painted it using distress ink refills.

I added corrugated cardboard painted with white gesso to add texture & depth to the card.

The bow is made with a Magnolia Doohickey die that you can pre-order from Swdish House Crafts. It was cut out in the same Maja Design paper as the card.

Down the centre I added another Magnolia die called the Recipe Card & layered it up on top of the corrugated cardboard.

The gorgeous Magnolia stamp is called Mr & Mrs Magnolia from the You're INvited Collection. I stamped onto watercolour paper using the fabulous Tim Holtz stamping platform & coloured them with distress ink refills.....I have a few stamping platforms & I have to say my absolute favourite is the Tim Holtz one, love the size & especially love the sturdiness & quality of it.

Here is the image that was hidden. I used one of the Magnolia mini stamps to co-ordinate with the main image, stamped & coloured it with distress ink refills & then cut it out using a Magnolia Tag die. Its another fabulous way of using those mini stamps. Though this was not originally my idea, I saw it a long time ago from a very talented crafter whose colouring I absolutely adore.......I'm hoping to be like her when I grow up lol. Link to her blog is right here.

For the background colour I used a few different colours to get a sunset sort of colour. To do the backgrounds I use the Watervalve brushes as I find they are fab & quick for colouring the background. I dont fill mine with water I use my water bucket just like I do when Im using my sable brushes.

Here you can where the tag goes & I added waxed cord in white & in pink & some white seam binding & a gorgeous bit of bling to the centre.

The 'Love' metal clip thingy is form my stash as is the foamiran.

I have used 1 sheet of Maja Design Vintage Spring Basics, I've used both sides & its the '7th May' sheet.......my favourite sheet of the whole collection......need get more I think lol.

Thats it from me, thank you for stopping by. Take care.

Lotsa hugs Vicky xxx

List Of Products Used......

Maja Design Vintage Spring Basics 12x12 Collection

Roxstamps - Heart Wreath die

Magnolia Doohickey Sprawling Ferns die

Magnolia Doohickey Bride Bow die

Magnolia Doohickey Recipe Card die (2 dies)

Tim Holtz Stamping Platform

Stazon Stamp Cleaner

EZ Mount Foam

Crafters Companion Water Valve Brushes

You Are Invited

Hi everyone doesn't my heading sound delicious mmmmm, sorry for those on diets.....though if it makes you feel better I cannot eat cake at the minute either lol. Ooooh I lurve cake too.. 

So I made a Lollipop Invite card thingy lol using a fabby new die from Suha.

Look at that scrummy cake die mmmmm and it's pink. My granddaughter is probably gonna steal this off me.......she does with lots of my creations bless her and then sits them all in her bedroom on shelves and her window sill....

Ok anyway the new die is the Gummiapan Story Cake die and it's fab and could be used for so many things....even a wedding cake. I was going to use it with a Tilda but then thought for my first time using it I would give it centre glory on its own.......yep love it that much you will be seeing it again lol. I cut the cake out twice and glued both together to make it thick and then added the white icing bits in white card stock and added stardust stickles to it.

For the middle layer of the card I used Maja Design Monochromess and a punch from my stash to make the edge pretty. The beautiful paper is of course Maja Design Sofiero which you get with the monchromes and at the minute Suha has this beautiful collection on sale.....pop along here to see it and of course buy it before I buy it all.....yes I love it that much lol.

Flowers, lace and corrugated card are from my stash. The leaf is a Magnolia die-cut and the flower type die-cut is from a Magnolia Doo-Hickey Club Kit, Volume 16 I think - but my mind has gone blank lol.

The banner at the bottom is another Magnolia die from a Club Kit. These really are awesome kits and the dies always come in handy, I love how you can mix and match different collections. Olga on the DT does very different things with the dies, she is utterly amazing, it goes to show that a die can be used so many different ways.

Ok last photo which is a little better I think, I've struggled with my pics...insert unhappy face here....

The sentiment is a new Magnolia stamp that came with the Christmas Calender but Suha also has the collection in store. Yhe collection is called "You're Invited", you actually get two stamps with this one. I stamped it then fussy cut it and put it onto a banner cut with a Magnolia die. The circle in the centre was cut out using a Gummiapan die. I love these sets and they are some of my favourite to use.

Thanks for stopping by, take care.

Links to products I used:

Maja Design Sofiero Complete Collection with Monochromes

Gummiapan Dies - Story Cake With Glasing

Gummiapan Dies - Nesting Stitched Circles

Magnolia Country Girl - Grandpa's Flower LeafMagnolia You're Invited - You Are Invited (2 stamps)

EDITED TO ADD - Sorry I didnt realise this hadn't gone live when it should have done.......its late. Will be back with another one tomorrow

Deep Ocean Challenges DT Cards

Hello everyone I'm with my late DT card for our new challenge this fortnight over at Deep Ocean Challenges which is...........

OUR FURRY or FEATHERED FRIENDS

.......as I had no time to make anything & also because I got totally mixed up with my weeks. Luckily though I have cards that have not been blogged. The ones I'm showing you today have got Furry Friends on & whats more they were Easter cards for my family.

These were actually made the morning of Easter Sunday whilst hubster was out with our 2 sons having his father & sons time. So they took me about an hour as they were early back.......thats good going for me.....it normally takes me 3 times that to make a card lol.

All paper was from my stash & I grabbed the 1st ones I saw that went with the image lol.

All the images are LOTV Simply Print which are fabulous, I love them....perfect for those last minute cards.

I kept all the layouts pretty much the same........it was easier than re-thinking a new design for every one & remember I dont do a lot of CAS.........CAS takes a lot longer for a foofy mortal like me ;-)

Yes & even though it was a rush I still machine stitched every card & every image.

The Easter stamps used are both Magnolia stamps from Sir Stamp A Lot.

Card blanks are form my stash as is the seam binding. & little handmade charms on all 3.

The images used are..........

First card on the left (in photo above) - Easter Tricks

Middle Card - Cart Full Of Sunshine

Third card (on the right) - Easter Sweeties

All images were printed out onto matt photo paper as I didnt want a high glossy look from a photo.

Thats it peeps, short & sweet today. Please pop on over to see my teamies fabulous creations & hope you will bring your Furry Friends to come play........

Thanks for stopping by, big hugs

Vicky xxx