Paper pleating.

This is for Just Magnolia's monthly challenge which is paper pleating, I didn't find it that easy maybe I should have used the very useful tutorial on the blog, d'oh! But anyway here's my effort.

Recipe for card

Butterfly Tilda stamp coloured with copics, papers are a 12x12 I bought ages ago sorry don't know what it's called. flowers, buttons and ribbons from my stash.

Lots of challenges in one post.

I haven't used a Magnolia stamp in ages so I thought I'd combined these two challenges to use this lovely stamp. The sketch is this weeks Just Magnolia challenge and A spoon full of sugar asks you to use Non traditional Christmas colours (No red or Green) I've used Basic grey Eskimo kisses papers with some glitter and mirror card and die cut some snowflakes. The sentiment is from a popcorn bear set but fits and makes the image more christmassy.



The next project is for Totally Gorguss challenge which is 'Not a card' so having gone a done a little Christmas shopping this morning I bagged some bargins to change into yummy pressie for friends and family. So out of this lot below I'm going to make something that looks like I've spent a fortune when I haven't! ( I hope, well that's the plan anyway?)


I bought some cheap as chips Diaries from Asda and have covered them with some pretty shimmery paper and added a Gorguss image and some beads, ribbon and a charm. Hope they all like their pressies come Christmas day?


Now last but not least one for Saturday challenge over at Secret crafter, this weeks it's Christmas trees, the tree image is a digi one from All that scraps coloured copics and the Santa is from Whiff of Joy. The papers are from Doodlebug with some added mirror cardstock and a bit of glitter just because!

Just Magnolia challenge

Now the Christmas cards are beginning to roll off the production line, this challenge just called for a winter image and some new My minds eye glittery papers. I've coloured with copics and added a little glitter glue for sparkle. The ribbon and snowflake brads are from my stash.

Pink & Grey bookmark

Another couple challenges in one again. This is for Just Magnolia, colours of grey & pink and an optional black and Bee crafty make a bookmark (with a free download)
I've used the free download of a pile of books and sat this cute little Tilda on the top. I've coloured with copics and a little bit of glitter pen. I've used a grommet thingy put in with my big bite (which I am still struggling to master!) I've added a couple bit of ribbon and some paper flowers with brads. Hope you like?

Just Magnolia - Mina's sketch

The Just Magnolia challenge this week is a sketch, I've used the cute Tilda with birdcage coloured with copics and then papers are polka doodles. It looked it bit flat when I put it together dry so I doodled around the edges of each piece of paper and card. I added a paper ribbon then a yummy velvet one. The sentiment has a pearl brad in the centre. I love the little paper buttons so cute and different from using real ones. Hope you like?

Just Magnolia week 19

Here's my take on Rach's sketch for week 19's Magnolia challenge.
I've used a cute tilda with cupcake coloured with copic markers and layered up a little just to give a bit of depth. The papers are My minds eye and some whitewashed backing card slightly sanded on the edges. A little added ribbon and ribbon slider to finish.

Just Magnolia challenge week 17 - Martine's sketch

With Martine's sketch I've used a similar idea to one of the DT cards and made a little note book, not quite as polished as hers but still useful. My Tilda is coloured with copics and the papers are basic grey 'Wistera' just love the colours, I so love purples and have since a young girl!

Just Magnolia week 16 'Distressing'

I really enjoyed doing this one this morning, it's been a mad very, very stressful couple of weeks at work and I just needed to forget everything else that's been going on in my life and do something creative to relax.


I'd coloured the image earlier using my new 'beloved' copics markers (still really limited on colours so my card colour choices had to go with that!), next I sanded & inked my choice of papers which I can't remember the name of, sorry? then matted and layers the image over some more of the pattern papers and some glitter card. Added a couple pieces of ribbon across the centre.


Next I made a distressed flower by using my scalloped punch cutting ramdonly around the edges, sanding and inking and then pushing upwards etc, next another circle of plain card and to finish a bit of ribbon and a paper button inked to match. Added pearl brads to complete the front. I used the same techniques to distress the papers inside the card.

Just Magnolia challenge week - Sketch by Tab

Here's my Just Magnolia challenge entry for week 15, I used papers from the 'Wisteria' collection of Basic grey and assorted card from my stash. The image is coloured mainly in watercolour pens with skin tones done with copics. The brads and sequins are from my stash.

This card is for my father-in-law who is still very very ill in hospital, not done a card before as he's just been so bad we weren't sure if he would make it and it almost feels wrong to take the card in now. But he was sat up in bed when we visited the other day and we had a conversation with him (of sorts) for the first time in over a month! We don't want to get too excited because he is still so very ill but it made me cry when I saw him smile and ask what time was tea time!

Just Magnolia week 13 Sketch by Mina

Here's my twist on the 'Just Magnolia' challenge sketch.
I've used a Tilda from the butterflies collection so cute! Coloured with watercolour pencils and H2o's, then matted onto Bling cardstock, the papers and stickers are Doddlebug.

Just Magnolia challenge week 5

Well not quite sure if I'm happy with this one or not really, I'm loving the back ground papers and the way the sketch came together but my colouring of my Tilda has a lot to be desired? Still struggling to use my whisper pens, maybe I'll go back to using my watercolour pencils I seem to be able to control the colour better with them. I've been using photo paper to stamp the images on because I like the shiny surface but that's what's making the colouring difficult.

Anyhoo! I used Basic grey papers, sprayed my cardstock on central square and flowers with Glimmer mists. Ribbon and brads from stash. And of course Magnolia stamp.

Here's a bonus ATC I made with some scraps of Basic grey papers.