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 :-)

VALENTINE

Hello and happy Monday.
My card for today was inspired by the wonderful new Valentines word files you can find over at The Cutting Cafe! I printed the Valentines directly onto the Basic Grey Designer paper and tucked that underneath the other panels. This way i had my Sentiment added to the card and i did not had to worry where else to add. The Basic Grey paper is one of the lines from last year but oh is it pretty.. it matches perfectly the pink Ribbon strings you will receive in your Raspberry Ribbon kit for next month. You should check it out.. you will get all kinds of fresh Spring colors in that one :-)
After a long time i have made my own envelope using one of the big 12x12 sheets of the same line Basic Grey paper. Come back a little later once i have all the photos edited and the text ready to see how it is created - yes... lol i did have my memory card this time in the camera :-)

Here is the decorated inside of the card. To add the sentiment i used a piece of the Basic Grey rose paper with a little pattern on but not overpowering so the Sentiment will still stand out. It is hard to see but here is a little Victorian (Perlmutt - i don't know the English word for that) heart as decoration added as well. The frame is high lightened with Stickles you can find this and Basic Grey Papers at Summers store!

Stamps: "Tilda throwing hearts" can be found in the Spring 2007 Collection, Sentiment by Regina of "The Cutting Cafe"

CS/DP: Basic Grey "Two Scoops"

Embellishments: Ribbons by Raspberry Ribbons, Stickles, victorian embellishments found at Archivers and Joann, Prima Marketing, Martha Stewart

This handmade card is for sale :-) Thank you for swinging by! xxx

Claudi

A handful of love and another of kisses...

Good morning... it is time that my husband and i go back to our routine.. since he is home during the holidays i go to bed each night later and later and i need my beauty sleep lol. Puh... this card was made i think end of November but than i got the new Magnolia stamps and STAMPAVIE goodies and i totally forgot to show this card. But now it is really time.. i have already cleaned up my winter paper and pulled my Spring colors out. I do this paper from My Minds eye is very pretty and will also work for Valentines.
I usually keep the ribbon ends longer until the card is ready to be mailed because everytime i untie bow and have to bind it again it will never turn out the same anymore.

Well.. and here you see two pictures of the inside of the card. Iam not happy the way the picture turned out. It is all about the time of the day i take my pictures. I love this sentiment i bought especially to use with my Magnolia stamps. It says

"A handful of love an other of kisses
an angel sent on a snowflake
to deliver winter wishes"

Stamps: Magnolia "Snowflake, Tilda and sled" from the Winter/Christmas Collection 2008 in Sweden

Paper/CS: Purely Promegranate (retiered SU color 2007), So Saffron, Whisper White, My Minds Eye (I think Laundry Line)

Embellishments: Stampin up Purely Promegranate Satin Ribbon, Swarovski Chrystal, Lace and hemp gift from my dear friend Carole i think it is 7 Gypsies, SU Dazzeling Diamond Dust as snow and buttons Making Memories

Happy Heart Day

Hello all i wish you all a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!! May all your wishes come true and you and your family stay healthy. Puh.. i am late with my posting for today... lol.. i had not even time to make a card or even THINK about a layout for the last 3 days. Gosh.. where am i going to start lol. I think those are going to be so cute again on Spring cards. My card uses several scrap papers from the stash. so i can not give you all the credits for the Designer papers i used. The Polkadot paper is Making Memories. I airbrushed the flower with E31 to match the look of the card and all the papers are airbrushed as well. The sentiment is from Stampin up.

The hearts on the envelope are also from Magnolia and i added to the polka dots and stripes Stickles so are the tiny dots on the scalloped circle in the inside of the card.