ship ahoy

I think im now on a roll with my magnolias, its like buses none for ages then they all come at once!

Coloured with distress inks using the new splodge away mat, every layer has been stickled and edges distressed with walnut stain, apart from the bazzill the only patterned paper ive used is a cloud one by WMK. the mesh is again from the pack mentioned in Saturdays post (from suzicraft) all the embellishments are cut from the cricut dress up dolls cartridge.
Sorry about the poor pic it was taken on my iphone.

Im entering this in just magnolia challenge - green
The shabby tea room - flags, ive been inspired by the colours duck egg blue/green and ive included a flag
Simon says stamp - bit o green

Not too sure

Yesterday I was pottering in my craft room I started pushing bits of paper around on a card but nothing was coming too me, it just didn't look right so after 20 minutes of staring at it bingo it hit me, the problem was the size of the base card, I changed it from a 5 x 7 to a 6 x 6 then it all just fell into place. I think I over did it on the strong colour for the background , next time I use black soot I will make sure it's more subtle, I think it's all came together pretty well to think at the beginning I was going to give up. The moral of this story is if in doubt change the size lol
Im enetering this into the wild orchid crafts challenge - Bingo, ive used gems, flowers ribbon/lace

Happy Mothers Day

wishing all you mams (moms, Mums) out there a very happy mothers day. I was so busy making everyone elses mam a mothers day card that i only got around to making my mam one last night.
Again i used the sweet tilda with parasol and made an 8 x8 easel card i distressed it, glittered it used MME papers as well as the freebie websters papges, i used rafia for the bow this was a bargain from suzicrafts, the pack contained 2 pieces of material hessian, rafia, magic mesh type etc in 2 different colours for only 75p needless to say i bought a few diffrent ones. the image was coloured with distress inks.
Im going to be back later to link it up with a few challenges.

here are the challenges im entering this week

simon says stamp - bit o' green
cute card Thursday- 4th birthday celebration
Just Magnolia - green
Today im planning on visiting my mam (i visit her every day so thats nothing different) get a few bits and bobs from the shop then relax and craft, Ashleigh bought me a craft magazine as part of my mothers day pressent only it was one i already had but i was still over the moon as it was the one with the free websters pages and the rate im using them up i will be into the 2nd pad in no time.

crafty afternoon

Today i was working a short early shift at work 7 till 11 so when i came home i had my cuppa, some lunch and quick chat with martin before he went and got some shut eye (he works nights). I then had the whole afternoon to craft as i didn't even have to go and pick up sam from school.

I decided to make an easel card using a magnolia image tilda with parasol, ive coloured her with a mix of promarkers and distress inks ive also edged everything in a mix of brushed corduroy, tattered rose and walnut stain flowers and also prima chiffon flowers, the centre of the flower is actually a snowflake button from dress it up, the leaves, corners and butterfly were cut on the cricut, the greeting wqs generated on the computer and everything is edged with a sparkle of stickles. Im going to enter tis card in the following challenges

simply magnolia anything goes
cute card Thursday birthday or celebration
Do You Stack Up favourite colour

Papertake weekly one for the girls

Im going to visit my local craft shop tomorrow (suzicraft) as ive got the whole day off to get crafty, i shall be a happy bunny :)