EDWIN WITH BINOCULARS – A Day at the Beach!

Hello everybody!

I’ve got some exciting news to share with you. Several weeks ago, I was asked to join the Magnolia Sweden Design Team! Today, I’ve officially joined the team! Yay!!!! I’m so excited! I’ve created a new blog for Magnolia cards only, here is the link: http://created-by-silvie-z-magnolia.blogspot.com/

I hope you’ll become a regular visitor of my Magnolia blog!

Now to my card. I’ve made a card featuring Edwin with Binoculars from the Bon Voyage collection 2010. I love this collection so much, I think this is my favourite one so far (well, I say this everytime Magnolia releases a new collection, lol) I used Ewin with binoculars for my card. Hope you like it!

I’m entering my card to the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamps Challenge – Summertime & Blue

Totally Gorjuss – Aqua

Paper Play Challenges – Bon Voyage

All That Scrap’s - First Magnolia Challenge – Anything Magnolia

The sea shell are real. And on the picture above you can see where they come from :-) This is actually the decoration in my bathroom. All the shells were collected on the beaches of Brittany :-)

Supplies:

Stamps : Edwin with binoculars from Magnolia Bon Voyage Collection 2010, colored with Copics, Catslife Press – the sentiment, Hero Arts CL138 (alphabet set for the words Sea & Sun)

Copics:

trousers, scarf, hat: B 29, 28, 24, 23, 21; R 29, 27, 24

shirt : C 3, 2, 1, 00

shoes: C 7, 5, 2, 00

hair: E 59, 53, 49, 25

Skin: E 13, 11, 00, 000, R22

Binoculars: YR24, 23, Y17 BG0000, 34

Paper: Magnolia New England Stripe & White Weathered Wood (both form Bon Voyage Collection 2010), Color core’dinations – blue, heavy based white cardstock colored with blue Colorbox pigment ink (the front, the back and the inside of the card)

Embellishments : Wheel charm, real sea shells, dew drops, Stardust Stickles, white rope, WACO Pearl marker (white & red), ‘fisherman’s net’.

Tools : Martha Stewart Quilted border & coin punch,Distrezz it all machine, Scor-tape, 3D foam, Ranger Ink Blending Tool, Embossing Powder (for the sentiment), needle & thread

Inks :

Distress Inks: Weathered wood & broken china for the sentiment oval, dragonly blact for the text; Colorbox pigment – red & blue

Thank you very much for stopping by and leaving a comment!

Have a wonderful day!

Silvie

Tilda With Peony - Warm wishes!

Hello dear friends!
It’s been quite a long time since I posted a card on my blog. I’ve been having some problems with my right wrist and the pain won’t allow me to color and scrap for a very long time. It’s getting a bit better now and hopefully all the pain will be gone very soon.
I couldn’t resist and color one of my fav Tildas - Tilda with Peony. It took me several days to make my card and I suffered quite a lot due to my painful wrist. As always - I did the stitching by hand and all the butterflies were first stamped and then cut out – so quite a challenge with all the pain. Nevertheless I quite like the result given all the wrist problems. I hope you like my card too!

I’m entering my card to the following challenges:
SimonSays Stamp Challenge –Dotty
Sir Stampalot Challenge – Bring On the Bling
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Summer Days
Paper Play - Anything goes
Dutch Dare- Anything goes


All the paper roses were originally white. I sprayed them with Glimmer mist – Pearl (the white roses) and S.W.A.K (the pink ones). What a pity you can’t see all the shimmer!
I added some glitter to Tilda’s peony too using Copic Spica pen (02 pink).



Supplies:
Stamps: Tilda with Peony from Magnolia Wedding 2010, Stampin’ up Wheel – Very Vintage, Hero Arts –Raindrop Background, Hero Arts – CL130 (sentiment), MSE –Frames and MessagesGarden Faire Sentiments (butterflies)
Copics:
Shin: E13, 11, 00, R20
Hair: E59, 53, 49, 25
Dress: RV29, 25, 23, 21, C3, 1, 00
Peony: RV14, 11, 10, YG99, 97, 93, copic spica glitter pen 02 pink
Inkssentials white opaque pen
Tools: Spellbinders – Tag, Distrezz it all machine, EK Success circular cutter, Inkssential white opaque pen, Blending tool, Scor-tape, Clear Embossing powder (for the sentiment), 3d foam tape, thread & needle
Embellies: Wild Orchids crafts paper roses, Glimmer mist – Pearl, S.W.A.K., Stampin’ Up grograin ribbon, rope, Flatback pearls, Waco Pearl marker, Inkessentials white opaque pen
Inks: Colorbox Pigment & Chalk, Hero Arts Shadow ink –soft blossom, Distress –Tea dye, Adirondack - Watermelon

Thank you very much for stopping by!
Happy crafting!
Hugs to you all,
Silvie

I'm back!

Hi everybody !

I’m back from my vacation!!! Me and my boyfriend we spent an awesome week in London! It was fantastic, the weather was beautiful and we saw many beautiful places! What’s more we flew across the Channel in the biggest airliner in the world –Airbus 380 (see some pictures below). Will be back later today to post my new card!

Some pictures from London:



And the beautiful (and very very big :-) ) A380
We had a chance to visit the cockpit :-)

Silvie

Bubbling Tilda - Enjoy

My new blog design!

Hi everybody!

How is everyone doing today? The weather is sunny and warm here in Brittany. The whole week should be like this! What a perfect beginning of summer!

It’s been quite a few days since my last post. I’ve spent last few days trying to create my blog background and header using a digital scrapbooking kit and some of my Maggies. Hope you like it!

This is not the final version as there are just a few more things to adjust but most of the work is done. To be honest, it was very difficult as I’m not an expert in blog design :-). Luckily, I live with the most incredible man who helped me create something original! So before I show you my new card, I’d like to say a HUGE THANK YOU to Aurélien! Thank you for you patience, advice and help! You rock!

Now to my card....I tried to create a card for a friend whose fav colors are turquoise blue & lilac. To be honest, I do not like very much how the card turned out……Hope my friend likes it…..and I hope you like it too :-)

Supplies:

Stamps : BubblingTilda from Magnolia Fairytale Collection 2010 (colored with Copics), Hero Arts Old French Writing, Sentiment is from Fiskars Cameo Ovations stamp Set.

Copics:
dress : B16, 14, 12, 00 , hair: E59, 49, 35, 25, skin: E 13, 11, 00, R20

Paper: Magnolia -Bubbles, HOTP -Baby

Embellishments : Wild Orchids Crafts paper roses & lilac baby's breath flower; Dew drops, Ranger Liquid pearls, Stickles glitter, Crackle paint, Glimmer mist –Pearl & Carribean blue; Copic Glitter pen; Satin ribbon

Tools : Distrezz-it-all machine, Spellbinders Nestabilities: Large Scalloped squares, Fancy Tags; Martha Stewart doily lace border punch, Cuttlebug A2 embossing folder - Tiny Bubbles, 3D foam dots, Ranger Ink Blending tool, needle, thread

Inks: Distress ( milled lavender, dusty concord), Colorbox

Thank you very much for stopping by and taking time to comment. I love to read them all!

Have a wonderful day!

Silvie

Lady Tilda for you!

Hello everybody!
I hope your are having a great weekend!
Yesterday I made a card using Lady Tilda from the Magnolia Fairytale collection 2010. I hope you like it!

I'm entering my card for the following challenge:

Stampalot challenge

Their theme is "PUNCH IT". For my card, I used Martha Stewart Punch Around the Page Eylet lace (around the card but also under the ribbon) & Frond Branch punch, Fiskars Oval Punch, Fiskars Scalloped Oval Punch






Supplies:
Stamps: Lady Tilda from Magnolia Fairytale collection 2010, sentiment is from Fiskars Cameo Ovations clear stamps set and the tiny butterfly is from MSE Garden Faire stamp set
Copics:
dress : R89, 85, 83; 81
skin: E 13, 11, 00, R20
hair : E59, 53, 49, 25
flower: YG67, 63, R24, 20, Y17
Paper: Magnolia: Angel dots, Basic Grey: Indian Summer & Sugar Rush
Embellishments : Paper Roses and Burgundy Crystal drops are from Wild Orchid Crafts, Flatback Pearls, Smooch Illuminate, Ranger Ice Stickles (Crystal Ice, Cheery Ice), Satin ribbon
Tools : Cuttlebug A2 embossing folder – Swiss dots, Spellbinders Nestabilities: Classic Ovals, Big Scalloped Ovals, Martha Stewart punch - Eylet lace & Frond Branch punch, Fiskars Oval Punch, Fiskars Scalloped Oval Punch, Ranger Ink Blending Tool & Page Distresser, needle & metallic thread, 3D foam dots
Inks : Distress Inks (Victorian Velvet, Aged Mahogany), ColorBox Pigment Inks

Thank you so very much for looking!

I really appreciate your time and your kind comments.

I wish you all a wonderful week!

Silvie

Princess Tilda - Wishing you Happy Birthday

Hi everybody, happy Monday to you! Finally got a chance to play yesterday! Here is my new easel card with Princess Tilda:

Supplies:

Stamps : Princess Tilda from Magnolia Fairytale Collection 2010 (colored with Copics), Hero Arts Old French Writing, Sentiment is from Hero Arts Birthday Expressions CL222 Set.

Embellishments :Flatback Pearls, Wild Orchids Crafts paper roses, Stickles Glitter glue, Smootch Illuminate, Glimmer mist –Pearl, Satin ribbon

Tools : Spellbinders Nestabilities: Classic Ovals, Martha Stewart doily lace border punch, Martha Stewart Frond Branch punch, Cuttlebug A2 embossing folder - Swiss dots, 3D foam dots, Ranger Ink Blending tool & Page distresser, Clear embossing powder (for the sentiment), needle, thread

Paper: Basic Grey: Kioshi

Inks : Distress Inks, ColorBox Pigment Inks


Hope you like my card! Thank you for stopping by!
Have a wonderful day!

Hugs,
Silvie

Tilda With Curls - A Day To Celebrate!

Hi everybody ! I have made a card today using Tilda with Curls, another cute Magnolia stamp! She is definitely one of my favourites!

Here you can see the message on the tag:

I sprayed the flowers with Glimmer mist (pearl) and added some Smooch Pearlized top coat on Tilda’s dress . Unfortunately the images don’t show all the shimmer…

The supplies:
Stamps : Magnolia Tilda with Curls - colored with Copics, Hero Arts –Woodgrain pattern, Sentiment is from Hero Arts ‘Birthday Messages’ clear stamp set

Copics: skin: E 13, 11, 00, R20, hair : E35, YR23, Y23, dress : V12, V000, V0000, G00, G000, G0000

Paper: Tim Holtz

Embellishments : Paper Roses from Wild Orchid Crafts, Flatback Pearls, Satin ribbon, Ranger Liquid pearls, Glimmer mist –Pearl , Smooch – Illuminate

Tools : Cuttlebug A2 embossing folder – Swiss dots, Cuttlebug Embossing borders –Just My Type, Spellbinders Nestabilities: labels trio, Martha Stewart Heart Lace border punch, Martha Stewart Frond Branch punch, Ranger Ink Blending Tool & Page Distresser, Embossing Powder (for the sentiment), needle & metallic thread, Fiskars tear edge ruler, 3D foam dots

Inks : Distress Inks, ColorBox Pigment Inks

Thank you for your visit and your comments!

Silvie

CAPTAIN EDWIN

Hi everybody, this is my new card. I struggled little bit with this one but I hope you like the result :-) This Edwin is from the latest Magnolia Fairy Tale collection and I have to say that I LOVE every single stamp from this collection.

So here is my Captain Edwin:

The DP is by Karen Foster. Actually, I didn't use the original 12 x 12 paper as it is too dark and I wanted to have ALL the tiny pirate images on my card. If I had cut the 12 x 12 paper in a small square it wouldn't be so nice on my card (and what's more I have only one sheet of this paper and I didn't want to waste it because I can't find this paper anywhere here in France, lol). So I scanned my 12 x 12 sheet, reduced it to fit my card, lightened it little bit with Photoshop and distressed with Distress Ink pads.


The text in the background is taken from the song A Pirate's life by Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer. I though it would be a nice background for my Captain Edwin. Again I used Photoshop to play with the words (some words are smaller, bolder or in capital letters....) and I also added some Pirate images.

Other supplies:
Stamps :
Captain Edwin from Magnolia Fairy Tale collection 2010 - colored with COPICS, Cornish Heritage Farms- Shiver Me Timbers

Copics:
skin: E 13, 11, 00, R20
hair: E 25, 53, 59
coat/boots: E 21, 31, 33, 25, 29, 49
trousers: E 57, 53, 51
belt & headband: R59, 29, 24
hat & shoulder strap: C9, 7, 5, 1, 00
t-shirt: B02, 00, C3, 00
sword: C3, 1, 00 YR 24, 17, 00

DP: Karen Foster

Embellishments : Flatback Pearls, Ribbon, Skull&Bones metal charm

Tools :
Martha Stewart Punch around the page - Spider web, Spellbinders Nestabilities: Labels Trio, Ranger Page Distresser & Blending tool, Fiskars tear edge ruler, thread & needle, clear embossing powder (for the sentiment), 3D foam dots

Inks :
Distress Inks: Vintage Photo, Tea dye, Aged Mahogany
Colorbox Pigment ink (for the sentiment)



Thank you so much for stopping by today to view my card!
Have a wonderful day!

Silvie

Tilda With Newspaper - Birthday wishes

Hi everybody! I'd like to share my latest card with you! Don't you think this Tilda is a cutie? I love her!

The supplies:
Stamps : Tilda with newspaper from Magnolia Winter Collection 2008 , colored with Distress Inks, HOTP - Edges & Borders Stamps, Fancy Pants - From the Garden, Hero Arts -Old French Writing, Sentiment : Hero Arts - "Birthday Messages"

Embellishments : Flatback Pearls, Ribbon

Tools : Spellbinders Nestabilities: Labels Two, Labels Trio, 3D foam dots, Bledning Tool,

Inks : Distress Inks

THANK YOU FOR POPPING IN! Have a wonderful day!

Silvie

SWEET TILDA - Thinking of you

Hi everybody, this is my 1st Easel card. I used Sweet Tilda from Magnolia Raising the Ceiling Collection. I colored her with copics and she was fun to color! The most difficult part was the stitching, lol. I don’t have a sewing machine, so I have to do the stitching by hand :-( So here she is:







The supplies:
Stamps : Sweet Tilda from Magnolia Raising the Ceiling Collection 2010, colored with Copics
Sentiment 1 (Thinking of you) is from CTMH Tender Tags set
Sentiment 2 (My dear, …) is Stampin’ up

Paper: Memory Box-Sprout Collection

Embellishments : Paper Roses from Wild Orchid Crafts, Flatback Pearls, Ribbon, Ranger Stickles

Tools : Spellbinders Nestabilities: Scalloped Ovals, Martha Stewart Doily Lace border punch, Martha Stewart Frond Branch punch, Fiskars Tear Edge Ruler, 3D foam dots, Ranger Ink Blending Tool, Embossing Powder (for the sentiment), needle & metallic thread

Inks : Distress Inks: Victoria Velvet (for the punched border), old paper & vintage photo (for the distressed edges on the scalloped ovals), shabby shutters & peeled paint (leaves), Ranger Adirondack wild plum (for the 'torn' background cardstock)


Thank you for stopping by! Have a great day!

Silvie

Standing Fall Tilda

Stamps : Standing Fall Tilda from Magnolia Halloween & Autumn Collection 2008 (colored with Distress inks), Hero Arts Old French Writing, Sentiment ‘Be Happy’ is from Hero Arts Share Laughter Clear Stamp Set, the postage stamp is from Love Post Boxed Set by Inkadinkado

Embellishments : Prima Pearls, Rhinestones, Petaloo paper flowers, Creative Impressions brads, Violet satin ribbon, Ranger Liquid pearls

Tools : Spellbinders Nestabilities: Labels four, Labels trio, Scalloped circle; Cuttlebug A2 embossing folders - Birds & Swirls, D'vine Swirl; Fiskars tear edge ruler, 3D foam dots, Ranger Ink Blending tool, Clear embossing powder (for the sentiment)

Inks : Distress Ink pads, Colorbox Pigment ink pads






This flower was created using the Spellbinders Nestabilities Round Scalloped circle die, Cuttlebug embossing folder D'vine Swirl and colored with Distress Ink pads. I added a yellow Petaloo flower and one Prima Rhinestone .

Thank you for visiting me today! Have a great week!