B&W New Style

Evening All,

I have decided that I really love Magnolia stamps but unfortunately at the moment money is tight so I have to make do with what I have which isn't very many (5) lol Well so many of you lovely bloggers make absolutely fab cards using the stamps and when I seen that the Magnolia Down Under Challenge was Black and White I was intrigued lol I have never tried to color any image in b&w so I said I'd give it ago not 2 sure about it but as it's only a 1st try I can only get better as they say lol !!

Recipe 

White and Black card from the Papermill

The dp's are DCVW The Paper Stack Black & White Prints

X Cut Oval Cutter

Magnolia Stamp Tilda with Armful of Tulips

Diecut Swirls cut on my Cuttlebug

White Card Candy 

Copics 

W-5, W-3, W-1

Challenges

http://magnoliadownunderchallenges.blogspot.com/ Challenge #129 Black & White Image

http://justmagnolia.blogspot.com/ Week 139 - Sketch

http://papersundaes.blogspot.com Pick your fav paper sundaes challenge - mine is #84 Magnolias

Thanks for looking

Hugs Mandy xxx

Mini Bear Sports Car !

Good Evening,

I meant to post this card yesterday but got held up in work and was so tired when I got home that I never got round to it :( I did get on for a few mins and found that I had won the 1st place prize on lotv's 1st challenge and I won a set of Martha Stewart punches :) and I also got 1st prize on the digi doodle shop best challenge and won a $10 dollar gift card for their website :) So on to my card I was trying to get the hang of shading with my copics but  not quite sure I did that lol. The 2nd challenge for 2012 on lotv is to use your favorite stamp I don't have very many lotv stamps and have only stamped 1 or 2 of what I have so I decided out of them all that I like this one the best :) 

Recipe

Cardstock from the papermill

Embossed Grey Bobble Dot Card from Kanban

BP from the Smirk for him 6x6 paper pad

Martha Stewart corner punch

LOTV Stamp Mini Bear

Glass like dots from Personal Impressions

You can't really see in the pic but I applied Glossy Accents to the headlights and his nose 

Copics : C-1,C-3,C-5,C-7, W-1,W-3,W-5,BG10,BG34,BG49,E31,E33,E35,E37,E50

Challenges 

http://digidoodleshopsbest.blogspot.com/ - Challenge #90 Embossing

http://liliofthevalleythursdaychallenge.blogspot.com/ Challenge 2 your fav lotv stamp

http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/ Spots &/or stripes

Thanks for looking 

Hugs Mandy xxx

3rd Birthday

Good Morning all and what a chilly morning it is here :(

Well it's Charisma Cardz 3rd Birthday today :)  Happy 3rd Birthday !!! I am going to try and participate in as many challenges this year with Charisma Cardz as their Design Team are fab and really help with inspiration when needed :) The added option for the challenge was to add the number 3!! I also thought I would try my luck at getting at chance to be a DT for the paper shelter I have never been on a design team before and I have to say it sounds fab so thought why not give it ago lol 

Recipe 

Red  & Pink card stock from the paper mill

Backing paper from the Born to Shop Bubbles range

Flowers are Anita's large paper rose buds in red and pink

Magnolia Stamp 

Martha Stewart Large and Small Butterfly Punch

Martha Stewart Poppy Border Punch 

Gems, Ribbon and Glittery no 3 from Stash

Copics - 

RV95, RV21, RV23, RV34, RV42,R59, R29, R37, R46, R05,E29, E57, E31, E11, E08,  E35, E00, E51

Challenges

http://magnolia-liciouschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/first-challenge-of-2012.html 

-Pink,White & Red Challenge

http://magnoliadownunderchallenges.blogspot.com/

-Challenge #128 Anything Goes

http://justmagnolia.blogspot.com/

- Week #138 Anything Goes

http://charismacardz.blogspot.com/

-Challenge #1 - Happy 3rd Birthday Charisma

http://thepapershelter.blogspot.com/

-Dt Call

Thanks for looking have a lovely day

Hugs Mandy xxx

New Year New Me !!

Good Evening All,

I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and a Happy New Year!! 

The Christmas period before and after has been hectic and I didn't find any time to make any cards other then my commissioned ones :( but as the title post says I am going to try my best to blog and make as many cards as I can over 2012 fingers crossed lol :) Well anyway onto my 1st card for 2012 here it is. I know pic quality isn't great but I can't find my camera so had to take it with phone and light in craft room isn't that great :(

Recipe

My new Liliofthevalley baby stamp 

Circles all cut with my new Circle Dies

Tonic flower punches 

The butterflies and gems are from my stash

Copic Colors : C-1,R20,RV000,RV10,RV21,E51 &E00

Challenges

http://liliofthevalleythursdaychallenge.blogspot.com/ - Challenge 1 new beginnings

http://thepapershelter.blogspot.com/ -Challenge #45 - Anything Goes

http://digidoodleshopsbest.blogspot.com/ - Challenge #89 -New Beginnings

http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/ -Die Cute Special

http://cupcakecraftchallenges.blogspot.com/  Cupcake 174 -Something New

Thanks for stopping by 

Hugs Mandy xxx

Just a quick post

Evening all just wanted to pop on reali quick. I was checking the challenges that I entered my last card into and couldn't believe it wen I saw my name as the facebook winner for charismacardz I didn't expect my name to be on the screen but was reali happy wen I saw it. Well that's all for tonight will hopefully be blogging again soon with some more cards.


Hugs Mandy xxx

Sorry !!

Afternoon evryone,

I'm sorry that what I said in my last post didn't happen. I went to bed as soon as I came home from work after that post as I had a very high temp was frezzing one min then roastin the next I come down with this bad case of the flu every couple of months dont know why but when I get the flu I have it for at least a month thank go this time it hasn't lasted that long and I am feeling alot better. I have also been trying to help the girl I baybysit for a house as hers was flooded in the crazy floods we had her last week her son is in a wheelchair so she has to get one that is accessible for him so hopefully she gets one soon. Im also off for a week over halloween but have  60 wedding thank you cards to do for a girl I know and also loads of christmas commisissions so prob wont't get another card on till after then but fingers crossed I mitght lol. Well anyway I do have a card to show you all that I managed to make this morning.

Recipe

Liliofthevalleystamp

Papermania christmas papers

Martha Stewart Holly border punch

Papermania green glitter

Snowflakes from stash

Merry Christmas die cut topper from stash

Sorry but I forgor to note the copic colors I used :(

Challenges :

http://liliofthevalleythursdaychallenge.blogspot.com/ Challenge 118- A sketch by Bev

http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/ Anything Goes

http://charismacardz.blogspot.com/ Challenge #43- Anything Goes

Thanks for looking see u soon 

Hugs mandy xxx

M.I.A

Hey everyone,

Sorry i've been M.I.A for the last few weeks i've had so much work to do in work and at home and have had alot of comissioned orders over the past few weeks which left me with no time for crafting :(:( Well I did get a lil time last night to color one of my liliofthevalley stamps so hopefull I can make it up into a card after work and get it uploaded fingers crossed :) I also ordered some bits and pieces from lilliofthevalley and create and craft and some arrived this morning so will try get some piccies.

Enjoy the afternoon and hopefull i'll be back with another post tonite :)

Hugs Mandy xxx