Simple Christmas Cards.

Hello friends out in blogging land! The other day I got my mini Magnolia's from Magnolia-licious, soon as I seen them I visioned a simple card using only one other color. I haven't made such a simple card in a long time. I wanted to show you all how you can make simple Christmas cards using these adorable Mini Magnolia stamps. They are so tiny and super cute! They really don't take long to color. These cards took me about 40 min each to make. I think the layout is really easy and perfect if you are making a lot of cards. I just had to mask those little trees behind the Snowman. I just love masking and it honestly wasn't as bad as I thought cutting out that little image. Both of these images are on 2x2 inch white xpress it card stock, to give you an idea how small the images really are.

Don't forget Magnolia is doing a give a way all month long on the new Magnolia Blog. All you have to do is comment on the Design Team Member's blog. Each day is a new Designer. My day is December 15th!

Have a wonderful day!

Challenges

icopic - light blue, dark blue, white

7kids - Winter

Simon Says stamp - Red and Green must not be seen

Crafts n Me - moody blues

ABC - J is for Jewels and Gems
Simon Says Stamp and Show - Holiday Greeting

Supplies - MINI #161 LIGHTENING EDWIN, MINI #3071 SNOWY HUG, sentiments are from Kraftin Kimmie
Papers - SU card stock, Xpress it Copic blending card,
Ink - Memento and Copics, distress ink,
Accessories - Wild  Orchid Crafts 10mm blue rose, 15mm white rose, Stamens, Blue pearls, Magnolia lace Tilda doohicky die, SU ribbon.

Purple Tilda card for Nana!

Hi there, again! I hope you enjoyed my tutorial. If you like those types of tutorials please let me know I have a few more and if you all would like them I'd be happy to post them. It is all about YOU who read my blog!

I made this card for a special person in my life, my 91 year old great-grandmother, Nana. We lost our papa, her husband of 74 years. He died the Monday before Thanksgiving. She adores my cards and her face brightens up everytime I give her one. She keeps them on the table next to the chair she sits in all day. I hope I can bring a smile to her face. She's just lost without papa. :(  At the funeral I asked her what color Christmas card she wanted she said an Orchid color. She's so elegant! I love her dearly. I need to treasure every moment with her!

Have a great Sunday, everyone!

Challenges

The Beary Scrap - Sketch

ABC Challenge - Non-traditional Colors
Dutch Dare - Christmas

Paperplay - Monochrome



Supply List

Stamp - #3075 Tilda in Christmas Coat
Paper - Magnolia Paper Pack, XPress it Copic Paper, SU card stock,
Ink - Memento, Copics, Smooch Spritz, Chalk Cat's eye,
Accessories - Wild Orchid Craft Flowers, Cherry Blossom purple, purple floral foundations 15mm roses, Wild Rose purple,  Magnolia Doohicky Die, Martha Stewart Snowflake Punch, Zva Crystal swirls, Kaiser crystals, Large Snowflake Christmas tree ornament.



Adding Lots of Shine and Glitter.

I've been asked by my friend, Jennifer Priest, to be a featured artist for Clearsnap. I have made this tutorial to show you how fun and easy using their products to spice up your projects. I hope you enjoy my tutorial.

First get the papers and get your layout figured out. Then I took piece of paper sprayed it with my Smooch Spritz. You can use the heat tool to set the color or you can blot with a dry paper towel.

This next piece of cardstock is going to be the bottom layer of the above piece. I took my colorbox grey ink and distressed the edges.

Then I sprinkles the white glittery embossing powder along the edges and then emboss with your heat tool.

Glue your layers together.

I took a solid color piece of my layout and dabed my grey ink all over it. I did 2 coats to get it nice and wet and ready for the embossing powder.

Then Sprinkle the white glitter embossing powder all over the paper.

Shake it all over and it should look like the picture below.

Then emboss it with your heat tool.

Then I took my patterned paper, I'm goiing to use my smooch spritz and spray the edges.

Take a piece of scrap card stock and cover the paper only leaving the edge to spray, blot with a paer towel and do along all 4 sides.

Put your layout together, look at all that shine!

Another view, and it's so much glittery in person.

I used my Magnolia Doohicky Die and gave my porder a spray with my Smooch Spritz.

I added my smooch border to my image.

Look At my beautiful Tilda from the Christmas Collection. Doesn't she look fabulous in purple!

You will have to come back later for my full card! I really love it! Sorry for the teaser, I have to keep my readers on edge though.

Be back shorty!

Fussy and Fancy and Just Magnolia *Long Post*

Hello everyone, happy Friday. I'm lazy today and have combined my challenge posts. Hope you all dont mind. I woke up this morning with a bad kink in my neck, lovely! UGH!! Before I get to the Challenges I want to spread the news about the Magnolia Advent Giveaway. The entire Magnolia Design Team will dedicate a day this month for the giveaway. So be sure to visit the Magnolia Design Team NEW Magnolia Design Team Blog every day this month. Each designer will choose a comment and that person will win a prize from Magnolia Sweden!

Now on to my projects. First of my projects is for Just Magnolia. Our theme is Anything Goes with an option of Sparkle. I chose a Birthday card that I made for my friend's daughter. I just love the border. I think it's a perfect card for a little girl.

Challenges

Just Magnolia - Anything Goes with the option of Sparkle
By the Cute and Girly - Children
Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Punch
Paper Sundaes - Adorn those corners
Sketch Saturday - Sketch


**Scroll all the way for Fussy and Fancy**

Supplies

Stamps - American Crafts b-day stamp, #3035 Mini Tilda

Paper - Best Creations inc, SU cardstock

Ink - Memento and Copics

Accessories - Wild Orchid Crafts flowers - 25mm purple rose, 15mm purple rose, Pink rose buds, Oval Nesties, Scalloped Heart MS border punch, Kaiser crystals, ZVA crown crystals, Target dollar spot ribbon, scor-tape.



Here's my project for Fussy and Fancy, Our theme is Anything but a card. I chose to do another frame. I'm making them as gifts and gave this one to my friend Sherri, an early Christmas present. I just love the way it came out. I think the cotton balls make a great blanket of snow. I think it would look great on a card too.. add a sprinkle of glitter ; )

Well that's all for now folks! Sorry for such a long post. Have a wonderful weekend.

Challenges

Fussy and Fancy - Anything but a Card
Bunny Zoe - Christmas but not a card
Copic Creations - A Light Source
ABC Challenge - I is for Ice and Snow
Creative Inspirations - No Cards
Stampavie and more - Snow/snowflakes
Dutch Dare - Christmas
Paperplay - Monochrome
All Sorts - Monochrome

Supplies

Stamps - #3076 Tilda in Winter Light, Bench

Paper - SU card stock, misc gingham, Copic X-press

Ink - Memento and Copics

Accessories - Wild Orchid Craft flowers - Curly roses large, pink Gardenia, 25mm pink rose, 15mm white rose, 8mm pink rose, Stamens, Self adhesive pink pearls, Magnolia Doohicky lace die, Martha S tewart branch punch, Martha Stewart ribbon, hot glue gun, cotton balls.

Magnolia-licious December Challenge, Letter Frame.

Hi there!  cannot believe it's December 1st already. This year flew by, each year goes by faster and faster it seems. It's time for another Magnolia-licious monthly challenge, chosen by the amazing owner of Magnolia-licious Store, Diana Crick. She has chosen to have decorate a letter, whether it be in a frame or a wooden letter or word. I wanted to make something for my daughter Belle, to have in her room all year. I wanted to do a frame for each letter but time isn't my friend these days. Maybe I'll make another after the Holidays. I tried to use another color other than pink and blue which I've been using a lot lately. I hope you will be able to find the time to join us over at the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog.

Have a great day!

Challenges

Magnolia-licious - Letter Frame

Supplies

Stamps - #367 Circus Tilda

Paper - Disney Paper, SU cardstock and Xpress it blending card 

Ink - Memento and Copics

Accessories - Wild Orchid Craft flowers -Blue Flat Gardenia, White Hellebore, Cream Wild Roses, 15mm Blue rose, 15mm white rose, Cream rose buds, Yellow self adhesive pearls, Magnolia Tilda Lace Doohicky Die, Bon Voyage Foilage die, Martha Stewart Butterfly punch, Label 4 nestie, Prima felt letters,

Holiday Greetings, Secret TIlda!

Hello my crafty blogging friends! I hope you all had a Happy Thanksgiving, mine was yummy! Here's my card for Just Magnolia, this week is a sketch by Donalda. I had a lot of fun with this sketch I hope you will join us over at the Just Magnolia Challenge Blog .

I tried something a little different with my coloring. Instead of going for the dark and in depth look I went for soft and subtle. What do you think? I like it but I think I like the dark detailed better. I love doing the pink Holiday cards. If the print on the paper was different it could pass for a Valentines card LOL!

Have a wonderful weekend.

Challenges

Just Magnolia - Sketch

Mad for Markers - Non-traditional

Sketchy Colors - Red and White

7kids - Non-traditional colors
Totally Papercrafts - Non-traditional



Supplies

Stamps - #3060 Secret Tilda, Sentiment is Kraftin Kimmie

Paper - Heidi Grace and SU cardstock

Ink - Memento and Copics

Accessories - Wild Orchid Craft flowers - 25mm pink rose, 20mm pink rose, 15mm white rose, 8mm pink rose, pink wild rose, red poinsettia, red self adhesive pearls, Magnolia Tilda Lace Doohicky Die, Dazzling Diamonds, Oval Nesties, SU ribbon, Making Memories ribbon pack.

Candy Winner!!!!

Thank's so much to all of you who entered my Thankful Candy. I will have some Christmas Candy on my Blog this coming week too! Wahoo!

and the winner is.......

Random Integer Generator


Here are your random numbers:



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That's Pattie Goldman! Congratulations Pattie! You can email me at stampinmindy AT yahoo.com
 
Have a wonderful Sunday everyone!

Christmas Angel Tilda!

Happy Friday everyone! Today I have a card for Just Magnolia and Fussy and Fancy. I haven't used my Distress Inks in a while. I though I had colored to dark, but when I was finished I really like the outcome. I embossed the snowflakes in irridecent ice and then added a little blue the the background using my aquapainter. I added white sparkly fluff on the ground and bench, if you look closely.

Have a wonderful day everyone!

My Etsy Store is Updated with my news Christmas Cards!

DONT FORGET ABOUT MY CANDY IT ENDS IN A FEW HOURS!!!

Just Magnolia - Sketch

Fussy and Fancy - Christmas no red or green

Totally Tilda - Blue and Silver

Stamp and Create - Tis the Season

The Beary Scrap - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp - Sparkle

Sketch Saturday - Sketch

Supplies
Stamps - Christmas Angel Tilda, # 1413 Snowflakes, Bench
Ink - Versafine, Distress Inks
Paper - SU cardstock, Creative Imagination
Accessories - Wild Orchid Crafts - White Gardenia Stem flowers, Blue Floral Foundations, Heather stem flower, Stamens, Kaiser crystals, Oval nesties, Embossing Powder,  Handmade pin by June Lanum.

Frosty Winter Greetings!

I have another card I was able to squeeze in, and isn't a DT card. Yay me! I am really obsessed with masking lately and making little scenes. It's really a lot of fun, and you can get so many different looks with the same stamps. I just love these two little Tildas, together they look like sisters out in the snow. I have used my Copic markers once again. I'm really practicing with my markers a lot, since in January I will be going to CHA and doing some demos, with Copics, at the Scor-pal booth with the lovely Diana. I'm so super excited! I cannot wait to finally meet Diana and some fellow DT members in person. Wahoo!!!

I hope you all have a great rest of the week, I'll be back Friday with Just Magnolia and Fussy and Fancy.

Dont forget about my candy, it ends THIS Friday!!

Challenges

Simon Says Stamp and Show - Whatever makes you happy (Friends and snow)

Friday Sketchers - Sketch

Totally Tilda - Blue and Silver

Stamp and Create - Tis the Season

ABC Design Team - Sewing

Simon Says Stamp - Sparkle

Supplies
Stamps - #3075 Tilda in Christmas Coat, #3080 Tilda with Fir, sentiment from Kraftin Kimmie
Paper - SU cardstock, Magnolia Christmas Paper
Ink - Memento and Copics
Accessories - Wild Orchid Crafts - Classic rose, Cherry Blossoms, Rose buds, Blue roses, Kaiser crystals, Magnolia Doohicky Tilda Lace die, Scor-tape, SU Ribbon, Handmade pin from June Lanum (her shop is open).