Magnolia girl

I haven't been using Magnoia long, but I have found the versatility of them so useful! This is the card I made for my Nieces birthday, she is four today. I chose the girl with puppy as it is so cute and added the swing to the picture using the masking technique. I coloured the picture with coloursoft pencils and added Glossy Accents to the boots. I also decoupaged the head and puppy. I added a smile to the girl as I don't like them without a smile! I also used pink pearlescent card, a 12x12" background paper, Prima flowers and a Papermania large brad.

Sarah Kay (again!)

A couple of weeks ago, I was lucky enough to have my husband take the kids to the zoo for an afternoon so I was able to get to work on a card idea that I had in my mind. I had pulled out a turquoise-ish paper that I thought would go with a Sarah Kay image that I had coloured and I wanted to put it together. Anyway, I am quite happy with the result as it is again a bit different to anything I had made, which was the aim again. The only thing I wasn't so happy with was the ribbon.. it was the wrong shade of turquoise! The stamped image was again the Sarah Kay "Precious Moments" clear stamp, coloured in with Copic Ciao markers. The wording stamp was from Elzybells; the paper was from Doodlebug; the cardstock was Core'dinations; the flowers from Prima and the large brad from Papermania.

Penny Black Frolic

I don't know what to think about this card. I enjoyed colouring the picture but I'm not sure about the background paper. I was trying to come up with something different, which it is, but I'm not 100% happy with it. The Rubber Stamped image is Penny Black "Frolic" and it was coloured in with Coloursoft pencils. The paper was from a Papermania 6x6" pack and the flowers are Prima.

Another male card...

This card I am pleased with as I came up with a card sketch first and tried to push my boundries a little. I wanted a card that was different to my normal layout (see below) so I was pleased to try something new and have it work. Also, I tried something new (for me) with the border of the picture and wording with the rough lines. Normally I am a perfectionist and have to have everything lined up and straight so I had to leave my comfort zone to do the squiggly imperfect lines, but I was pleased with the result as again, it was a change to my normal cards. The rubber stamps used are: Funstamps "Racing Ted" and Stampendous "Montage Birthday". The spotty card is Bazzill swiss cardstock and the image is coloured with Copic Ciao markers.

Cupcakes!

This card was made for my Grandad (to give). I tried to go for a more grown-up design. I used the Hero Arts clear stamp set of Cupcakes and coloured them with Copic Ciao markers. The wording is also from the Hero Arts set. The tag was cut with a Quickutz cookie cutter die. The foiled paper is by Penny Black and the flowers are by Prima, held on with a Dovecraft flower brad.

Wish Big!

This card I made when trying to think of ideas for a male birthday card. I started with the image as I thought it is really suitable for men and cute but not too cute. I think this image came from my box of "Images ready" so this is coloured with chalk pencils (my old way of colouring) with Sakura glaze pens for the candles. The stamps used are all Penny Black.

Another card!

As I have now worked out how to post with a photo, I now have a lot of catching up to do so here is another card. The picture isn't perfect as I scanned the card and because of the bow, it didn't sit flat on the scanner. This is all a learning curve though and I have now learnt it is best to take a photo! The stamp is by Penny Black and is called "Wind Caressed". I bought it from The Glitter Pot after seeing their gorgeous example in the shop... I wouldn't have bought it otherwise! I coloured the image with coloursoft pencils and used a pale pink pearlised card for the background which I stamped with the Penny Black "Portraits" stamp in a pink ink and embossed with clear powder. I cut the scallop edge on the pink card with the Woodware trimmer and scallop blade. The flowers are Prima.

Penny Black Acrobat

Here is my first uploaded card to my blog. This is with a Penny Black rubber stamp called "Acrobat". I had the idea for the layout when I was making it but I'm not totally happy with it, I can't see how I can change it now though! The image was coloured in with coloursoft pencils and the flowers are Prima flowers.