Christmas Cheer

 

Happy Wednesday Peeps!!!

Yesterday I wanted  to make a floral Christmas card, so I went searching for Christmas floral 

arrangements on google and found one using a magnolia, it was so pretty and  I decided to try to make a card version of it.

The magnolia in the flower arrangement was white with just a hint of pink, so I  tried to achieve that look. My flower is a bit more pink than the picture I found on line but really, to color a white flower is a little challenging. I think my magnolia still looks good in the arrangement.

 

I used a few other products to make my floral arrangement. I used the Frosted Foliage Stamp Set for 

the berries and the sprigs of pine are from the Beautiful Boughs Dies.

The gold die cut leaves are from the a retired die set.

The magnolia is die cut out and trimmed down and I cu off one leaf before adding it to my 

card with dimensionals.

The berries are stamped with black sazon and colored with real red, and merry merlot ink using my aqua painter. The leaves and pine are Mossy Meadow ink and card stock.

 

The sentiment is from the Perfectly Plaid  stamp set. I finished with a few rhinestones.

Listed below are all the "ingredients" used to make this project.  

If you would like to buy the products for yourself,

 I would be very happy for you to shop with me.  

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Vicki

Wishing You a Happy Birthday

Happy Thursday Peeps!!!

I was excited to see a new challenge was up at the

Stamps, Ink Paper Challenge Blog after they had

took the summer off.

The new challenge is one of my favorites:

Make a card using your favorite stamp set, ink colors and paper!

Well, folks you know the Good Morning Magnolia is a favorite of mine.

This is another flower I had colored last week when playing with Cajun Craze.

This one is also colored with Cajun Craze but was watered down so much more than the first.

Amazing that it looks so much like Terracotta Tile. 

 

You can see the darkness of the Cajun in there tho, around the bottom 

and in between the petals.

I colored the leaves with Mossy Meadow.

I stamped the flower with Black Stazon in on Thick Whisper White and colored wih my Aqua Painter and ink pads.

I used the matching Magnolia Dies to cut it out.

The base of the card is Terracotta Tile and then a layer of of gingham DSP from the In Colors pack that is mated with Whisper White.

I used another piece of Terracotta and embossed it with the Basket Weave EF.

I matted that with more Whisper White card stock.

The Magnolia was then added with dimensionals.

The sentiment is from the Band Together set, stamped with Black Memento ink and die

cut with a Stitched Rectangle Die.

I finished with a few basic Rhinestones.

Listed below are all the "ingredients" used to make this card.  

If you would like to buy the products for yourself,

 I would be very happy for you to shop with me.  

You can get to my online store by clicking on any of the thumbnail images below.

If you purchase from me be sure and use

my hostess code:

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MY SEPTEMBER SPECIAL!!!

Place an online store order valued at $50 or more (before shipping and tax),

enter the host code  XJ3K2FGZ

and you will earn YOUR CHOICE of ANY Current Item valued at $15 or less! 

Be sure and email me your choice after placing your order.

Items will be ordered and shipped near the end of the month

 

As always if your order is 150.00 or more don't use the hostess code, you will

still receive a gift from me.

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Vicki

Birthday Wishes

 

Happy Tuesday Peeps!!

I so wish you all could see this card in person, it is so much prettier than the picture shows. 

I wanted to play with my Good Morning Magnolia set, I love this flower and it is

so fun to color.

My original thought was, of course, fall so I stamped my big flower with

black stazon ink on thick Whisper White and pulled out my

Cajun Craze ink pad to color.

I used my Aqua Painter and I colored it up and used Mossy Meadow for 

the leaves. I have to tell you I was not real happy with how it turned out but decided to

persevere and try to finish it.

I cut out the flower image with the matching die and then put it

into the Subtle Embossing folder and that is where my inspiration for what you

see here came from. I liked the look of my flower through the Embossing Folder, it toned done the color enough to make it look nicer, to me anyway.

So my answer was Vellum, I die cut a piece using the die for the flower and added it over

the colored the flower.

 

The base of my card is  Cajun Craze card stock, followed by a layer of Whisper White.

The next layer is Early Espresso and then two pieces of DSP from the Come To Gather pack.

I added a strip of Early Espresso card stock across the card between the two pieces of DSP. 

Next I used one of the dies from the Stitched Rectangle dies and Early Espresso card stock, I embossed this die cut piece with the Basket weave EF.

I added the Magnolia to the Espresso piece with dimensionals.

Then added that piece to the card with more dimensionals.

 

My sentiment is from the Itty Bitty Birthday Wishes set and is stamped

with Early Espresso ink and die cut with a Stitched Rectangle Die.

Listed below are all the "ingredients" used to make this card.  

If you would like to buy the products for yourself,

 I would be very happy for you to shop with me.  

You can get to my online store by clicking on any of the thumbnail images below.

If you purchase from me be sure and use

my hostess code:

XJ3K2FGZ

MY SEPTEMBER SPECIAL!!!

Place an online store order valued at $50 or more (before shipping and tax),

enter the host code  XJ3K2FGZ

and you will earn YOUR CHOICE of ANY Current Item valued at $15 or less!  

Be sure and email me your choice after placing your order.

Items will be ordered and shipped near the end of the month

As always if your order is 150.00 or more don't use the hostess code, you will

still receive a gift from me.

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Vicki

Magnolia Thinking of You

 

Happy Tuesday Peeps!!!

I pulled out my Good Morning Magnolia Bundle again for today's card.

I have a lot going on this week helping

 my daughter prepare for 

Grandbaby #2 first birthday party, so I needed 

something quick and easy and this bundle does that for me.

I do love coloring this flower and it is fast and easy.

I stamped my bloom onto thick Whisper White card stock 

with Black Stazon ink. 

I colored wih my Aqua Painter and in pads using Peal Pink, Daffodil Delight and Pear Pizzazz ink.

 

I used the matching die to cut out the big bloom.

The base of my card is Crumb Cake card stock and I used another

piece of Crumb Cake to emboss with the Brick & Mortar EF.

I used a small strip of DSP from the Magnolia Lane pack across the bottom

part of the card.

I used a few strands of twine pulled from the Flax ribbon to wrap 

around the DSP and tie a small bow.

I added the flower with dimensionals.

I stamped the sentiment onto a scrap of Whisper White and 

then fussy cut it out. I added it

to he card with dimensionals as well.

 

I finished upp my card with a few Metallic gold pearls.

Listed below are all the "ingredients" used to make this card.  

If you would like to buy the products for yourself, I would be very happy for you to shop with me.  You can get to my online store by clicking on any of the thumbnail images below.

Don't forget:

run all this month, for every $50.00 spent Stampin Up 

e-mails you a $5.00 coupon code to redeem in August. 

If you purchase from me this month be sure and use

my hostess code:

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All orders 50.00 and over will receive a gift from me.

As always if your order is 150.00 or more don't use the hostess code, you will

still receive a gift from me.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Vicki

Hello

Happy Monday Peeps!!

Today I am sharing a card I made awhile back.

Again with the beautiful Good Morning Magnolia Bundle.

I stared with a base of Mossy Meadow card stock.

I followed with a layer of Whisper White.

The DSP on here is from the Magnolia Lane pack.

 

I stamped the flower onto thick Whisper White with Black stazon.

I used my Aqua Painter and Petal Pink and Mossy Meadow inks to color the 

pretty buds. I used the matching dies to cu them out.

I added a few extra colored leaves around the buds, along with some die cut leaves.

My sentiment comes from the same set and is stamped with Versamark and embossed with

white embossing powder on Basic Black.

 

I finished up with a twine bow and a few rhinestones.

Listed below are all the "ingredients" used to make this card.  

If you would like to buy the products for yourself, I would be very happy for you to shop with me.  You can get to my online store by clicking on any of the thumbnail images below.

Don't forget:

run all this month, for every $50.00 spent Stampin Up 

e-mails you a $5.00 coupon code to redeem in August. 

If you purchase from me this month be sure and use

my hostess code:

HACE63ZS.

All orders 50.00 and over will receive a gift from me.

As always if your order is 150.00 or more don't use the hostess code, you will

still receive a gift from me.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Vicki

Daisy Thinking of You

 

Happy Wednesday Peeps!

Today's  card share is one I made that is inspired by a card by Stampin Up.

Once a week Stampin Up sends an e-mail to demos with 

ideas and projects for classes or workshops.

I was inspired by a card in this e-mail.

Here is one that is closer to their example:

 

I made this one first, using a different sentiment than the one on their sample

I love it don't you? The Perennial  Essence set is so pretty, 

along with the  matching DSP it makes a pretty card.

I used the Stitched Rectangles on the Thinking of You and the Stitched Nested Labels Dies on

the birthday card.

 

Both cards use the Perennial Essence Flower Centers.

and the leaves come from the Floral Essence stamp set. 

The sentiment on this one is from the Good Morning Magnolia stamp set.

The sentiment on the birthday is from the Everything is Rosy stamp set

 

I added a few sequins and some twine to this one.

Which is your favorite? I can't decide.

All products to make these are available in my online 

store and are linked below.

Thank you for coming by!

Vicki

Hello

 

 Happy Saturday Peeps!!!

Today's card share is made using a couple of challenges

Freshly Made Sketches

and  

Just Add Ink 

has a pretty color challenge this week:

I am again using my fave stamp set, Good Morning Magnolia. A mus have in 

my opinion.

I stamped the flower with black stazon onto a piece of thick whisper white.

I love using the Stamparatus for this, because it is easy to re-ink and stamp again if you don't

get a clear image the first time

I colored the flower with Flirty Flamingo, and the leaves with Granny Apple Green.

I used the matching die to cut out the Magnolia.

 

The base of my card is thick Whisper White. My card is a 5 x 5 inch square.

My next layer is Soft Seafoam  card stock.

I stamped my sentiment and then

embossed with the Subtle EF.

Next layer is a piece of Flirty Flamingo

that is embossed with the Corrugated EF.

My flower is then added with dimensionals.

 

I finished up with a few little rhinestones from the Noble  Peacock pack.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Vicki

Seaside Spray Magnolia

Happy Friday Peeps!!!

I had to pull out my Good Morning Magnolia set, I just love it so much!

I had just played around with the new incolor
Seaside Spray and wondered how it would look on that big Magnolia.
I really think that color is so amazing and looks pretty good on the flower!

 

The base of my card is a piece of thick whisper white.

I then used a piece of DSP from the incolor 6x6 pack 

in Seaside Spray, I love the gingham.

I used another piece of white and die cut it with the largest die in the 

stitched rectangle dies set.

I then embossed with the Basket Weave EF, which is back and available to order. YAY!!

It is one of my favorite embossing folder!

I added my big Magnolia to the card with dimensionals.

 

My sentiment is from the Band Together Stamp set.

I die cut two rectangles from the Stitched Rectangle Dies, one in whisper white and

another in Seaside Spray for the sentiment pieces.

I added it to the card with dimensionals.

I finished it with a few Seaside Spray Faceted Dots, from the incolor pack.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Vicki

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Beautiful Friendship Cards

Happy 4th Peeps!!

Today I am sharing 4 cards I made using the Beautiful Friendship stamp set.

This set is so pretty and makes some

really nice cards fast and easy.

I made these four CAS cards in less than an hour.

I used Calypso Coral for my first one:

 

I also used Daffodil Delight and Pear Pizzazz inks on this one.

The sentiment is from the Good Morning Magnolia stamp set.

Next up I used Flirty Flamingo:

 

This one also used Daffodil Delight but I used Granny Apple Green for the leaves 

on this one.

The sentiment is from the retired Lasting Lily stamp set.

Next I decided to use colored card bases.

This one is Highland Heather:

 

I added a tilted panel to these two.

The sentiment is from the Good Morning Magnolia set.

 

This color is one of the new incolors, Seaside Spray.

The sentiment on here is from the Piece of Cake stamp set.

 All four of these cards are very easy, clean and simple.

I did pop up with dimensionals all the image panels on each card.

I finished each card with rhinestones.

These are flat and easy mailable.

I like how they came out, how about you?

Which is your favorite?

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Vicki

Beautiful Friendship Thanks

 

Happy Sunday Peeps!!

As promised, today's card share is one 

with no watercoloring involved.

This card uses the Beautiful Friendship stamp set along with two

of the new in colors.

I used Rococo Rose and Terracotta Tile along with Granny Apple Green for the leaves.

 

The base of my card is thick Whisper White.

I followed that up with a piece of DSP from the new incolor DSP pack in Terracotta.

I used a piece of Terracotta cardstock to matt the DSP.

I used the Detailed Band dies for my sentiment piece with Terracotta card stock.

I die cut the cener of the die with whisper white to use for my

stamped Thanks.

 

I finished with a few of the new incolor faceted dots.

Thanks for coming by!

If you would like any of the supplies I used to make my card they are linked below 

to my online store. I would love to have you order from me.

Vicki

Magnolia Thanks

 

Happy Saturday Peeps!!

Today is my final card I made in my Good Morning Magnolia Series.

However, it will not be my final card with this

set, I just love it to much to not use it again.

I do have a couple of Simple cards coming up that is not waercolored

and may appeal to you if coloring is not your thing. :)

This card features the other flower in the set, the bud.

It is just as gorgeous and a lot easier to color.

Takes just a bit of color at the base and where the petals overlap each other

There is a die for this flower in the die set as well.

I tucked in a few pieces of dyed Mossy Meadow twine at the 

ends of the sentiment piece.

The base of my card is Crumb Cake cardstock.

I  used a piece of the DSP from the Magnolia Lane pack and

matted it with a piece of Whisper White.

I then used a strip of Crumb Cake and embossed it with the Basket Weave embossing folder

I matted that piece with more whisper white and added it to the base.

Next arranged my flower in the strip leaving room for my sentiment piece.

My sentiment is from the Magnolia set and I stamped it with Black Memento Ink

onto Whisper White.

I used a die from the Detailed Bands to die cut the 

sentiment. It was added to the card with 

dimensionals.

I die cut the viney type leaves with Mossy Meadow, they are dies in the Deatiled Bands die as well

and added around the flower buds.

I finished with a few rhinestones on this one a well.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Vicki

Magnolia Celebrate

Happy Friday Peeps!

Today's share is my third in my Good Morning Magnolia Series.

I used Mossy Meadow for my card base on this one.

Followed that with a piece of Whisper White and 

a piece of DSP from the Magnolia Lane pack.

I used another piece of Mossy Meadow and

die cut a piece for my flower using the Stitched Nested Label Dies

I added this to the base with dimensionals and then added my flower with dimensionals as well.

 

My sentiment comes from he Band Together stamp set.

I stamped with Black Memento ink and die cut it using a die from the

Detailed Band die set.

I added it to he card with dimensionals and glue.

 

I finished this one with just a few basic rhinestones.

Thank you so much for stopping by today.

I hope you are enjoying  Magnolia cards and if you need any supplies

I would be happy if you considered purchasing from me.

Vicki