Just Magnolia Week 23

Hello Fellow Bloggers

I hope you have all had a good day today. I actually managed to go shopping on my own, and didn't have to rush back to collect the children from school - hubby had the day off work too, he's cleaned the carpets, washed curtains and cleaned windows, and now gone to Morrisons to return the carpet cleaner and buy some ingredients to bake a cake (his first attempt has only turned out about 1cm deep (aaaaahhh! he's really disappointed!) But I can't say anything, my cakes never turn out very deep!

Anyway, now to my card today - it is for the Just Magnolia Challenge 23, which is a sketch by Bev. I loved using it, and I'm pleased with the way the card has turned out. I have stamped Tilda, coloured her with watercolour pencils, and decoupaged her up.

Just to update you re. my Mum - she came out of hospital on Tuesday evening after being in hospital for almost a fortnight. She has undergone lots of tests, and is waiting for some of the results, the results that have come back so far have all been inconclusive - the doctors do not yet know why she developed fluid on her lungs. She is supposed to go back into hospital for some further investigation and is waiting for a date. But she seems well in herself and is just extremely happy to be home!

Anyway, best go link my card to the challenge. Hope to be back soon.

Love, Andrea xx

Just Magnolia and Spoon Full of Sugar Challenges

Hello everyone - hope you are all well today!

I am hoping to enter my card today in this week's Just Magnolia challenge (which is ribbons and bows) and the Spoon Full of Sugar challenge (which is distressing).


I have used the Magnolia stamps I recently won in Tab's candy - I have decoupaged Tilda (first time I have tried decoupaging a stamped image - quite pleased actually), and I masked her to add the strawberry to make it look as though she was leaning on the strawberry (first attempt at this too, and I think it could have been a bit more central). I then stamped the sentiment onto shrink plastic (first attempt at making my own charm for a card - not over impressed with it as I have not cut it out very well - uneven cutting seems to show up more after it was shrunk!). As I was adding the charm, I somehow managed to upset my bow and I can't get it to look good again (oh well - if I try anymore to put it right, I'll end up with no bow at all I think!)


I have distressed the edges of the image and the patterned papers (which are Kay and Co) a bit and added red ink - I'm not brave enough to do it too much yet, but I hope it's enough to be entered in this week's Spoon Full of Sugar challenge!

The layout I used was last week's Papertake Weekly sketch, but I didn't finish the card in time to enter that (just don't know where time goes!).

I've just realised that I forgot to glitter Tilda's wings, so I'll do that when I've finished blogging this evening.

Anyway, must go and link this post to the challenges before it's too late! Hope to see you again soon.

Love, Andrea xx

Just Magnolia Challenge #7

Wow - we have been having gorgeous weather for the past week or so - hope we have more of this through the summer!

Hooray - I've managed to make another card for the Just Magnolia Challenge!! This challenge was to include animals or insects - my card has butterflies on the backing paper, and I've added a butterfly charm, and (not sure if you can see it!) there is a small butterfly sticker in the corner of the image base card. The image is coloured with watercolour pencils.

Items Used:

Image - Shy Tilda coloured with watercolour pencils
Backing Papers - Kay and Co Sparkly Sweet

Charm and Gems - From stash


I have some more cards which I hope to show you over the next few days, so see you soon!

Love from

Andrea

Just Magnolia Challenge #5

Yay!! I have managed to make a card for the Just Magnolia Challenge this week. This card is for my goddaughter, who is going to be 10 on Friday ... where on earth does time go?!! Happy Birthday Cate - hope you have a fantastic day!

I have cut around Tilda's legs and then placed a square of paper underneath and left her legs 'loose' so that it looks as though she is sitting on a box - I'm really pleased with how that worked! My son was impressed when he saw it too - he told me "You are talented Mum" - aawwww, I was so touched!

I haven't added a separate sentiment as the paper has Happy Birthday text on it, so I have added Sakura Clear Stardust pen over the text to act as the sentiment.

Items I have used:
Image - Tilda with Puppy from Magnolia Stamps
Papers - From Crafters Companion Occasions and Cute Companions CDs
Flowers and Gems - Papermania
Ribbon and Heart Bead - From Stash

Just Magnolia Challenge #1

Hello, I'm back after cooking tea - what a mish mash that turned out to be - hadn't got the salmon I was expecting to cook in the freezer, only one piece of breaded fish, and forgot to buy potatoes today - doh! Anyway, we're all fed and watered, so I can attempt to post my entry to the first Just Magnolia Challenge - if I manage to enter, it will be by the skin of my teeth!! So here goes -

I loved this sketch when I saw it, but I'm not so happy with my card - don't know why but it just has not turned out as well as I hoped!