Alva Book

Hello and happy Monday to you.
Today i want to show you something simple... i have made the matching notebook to match the "Alva" card earlier this week. I don't know what happened but i have lost a few pictures on my hard drive so i can only show you the front of the book - the other side is covered with the cute forest animal print of the imaginice DP line.

Stamps: Alva and the big mushroom can be found in the Jingle Jangle Collection and the small mushrooms are from the fall collection.

Papers: Imaginice and Stampin up

Ribbon: all Stampin up

Book was bind for me by my friend Donalda i just had to cover and decorate it. Thank you so much Donalda!

Lil' Alva and her forest friends

Hello happy Wednesday. I really love to work with my new papers. Oh my gosh.. how cute is this new line from Imaginice???? I knew right away when i saw it on the rack, that i wanted to use it with my Alf and Alva Magnolia stamps! All my cards before with this line used kind of "serious" papers, but aren't those images so versatile and look just adorable with any style????

The card created using this weeks fabulous ISMAKI sketch! The sketch required two embellishments on the top right corner but i could not bare to cover up my little deer and that bird :-) so Heidi Swapp's ghost daisy flowers were just perfect. They fill in the empty spot but do not overpower the card layout. I added Paper Glaze to the flower Alva is holding and the top of her hat (heart). Stickles is used on petals of ghost shape and the pink mat. The ribbons can be found in next months Raspberry Ribbon Kit! I used on this card the yellow and green organdy ribbon strings.

Here are a couple of pictures to show the envelo box i made for this card. The tutorial for this envelope can be found here.

Thanks a bunch for stopping by today :-)

i have also altered something to match the card :-) spent some time this weekend with my stuff :-)

Holiday Sketch Challenge

Hello and happy Monday. Do you have some time to make a card this week? Since most of the challenge blogs have a break, i thought show you a sketch you could use if you feel inspired by it. Please take a look how Kristine, Bea and Carole all took a different spin on this sketch. If you like, please post your card with link to your site here so we can take a look at it. Lets have fun!!!
Kristine

Bea

Carole

Jaqueline

I would like to give you some infos what i used on my card. The pictures does not really show how pretty this vine paper from K&Company sparkles. There are also tiny corner embellishments made with crystal stickers on the paper with the font. On the envelope is the vine (both are vines are embellished with green Stickles) and i airbrushed the edges with E31 so it would not be so super white and have more an aged look. The sentiment can still be picked - I think this card works for many occasions. The back of the card is also decorated with some of the Designer Paper.

Stamps: Magnolia new "Jingle Jangle" Collection and to decorate the inside and envelope i used the vine stamp which you can find in the Shabby Chic Collection on the vine is green Stickles
DP/CS: K&Company, Stampin up
Embellishments: Stampin up, Martha Stewart (fond punch), Laces, Making Memories

Thank you Bea, Carole, Jaquelin and Kristine for helping me to make sample cards using this sketch so short notice!! You guys rock!!! xxx

Lil' Elfs

Hi and happy Friday :-) I told you :-) looove the Elfs :-) Heidi came up with this great sketch for the Friday Sketcher blog and i was like whoohoo THAT works with my new stamps. Iam sure you recognize not only the Elf from the new Magnolia line but also take a look at that fabulous bold tree with the swirls!!! I checked the Magnolia Inspiration site to see how Pauline imagined her design and from there my card developed. The stamping explanes itself, to the Elf and on the chocolate chip, distressed mats i added some sparkle with one of my fabulous glitter pens. I liked that look better than the more visible Stickles. Most of the papers and other things on this card are from my stash.. but the flowers and the elegant brads are by Magnolia sent.

Stamps: Elf and tree from Magnolia's new Valentines/Jingle Jangle collection

other: Stampin up "French Script" Background stamp and Amuse sentiment

DP: DCWV Farytale DP and chocolate chip CS

Sorry, i have not had time yet to take the pics how to make envelope and i think i will not be able to post it today either cause iam baby sitting a whole bunch of little ones today :-)

New Magnolia stamps "Jingle Jangle"

iam back with an other card for today. gosh i got yesterday my DT envelope from Magnolia, Sweden and i fell in love with the cute Elfs Pauline designed. I recieved also recieved Valentines stamps, but oh boy i had to pick her first :-) The paper is mine.. i could not resist to add her to this forrest szene. Iam sure you have this paper too.. it was a big hit in summer this year. you can find the sheets in the DCVW paper stacks "fairy" oh all those papers work beautifully with the new line.

Stamps: new, new, new :-) Magnolia Jingle Jangle stamp

Paper: Stampin up and DCVW

Embellishments: not many.. Stampin up Hardware and ribbon super cool scrolls from my friend Carole!!!! xxx