by the seaside

Hello and a Happy Monday to you! Today we have a new challenge from Cupcake Craft Challenges where we have a get wet challenge, so would like to see any water themed project.

I've created a sunny(!) seaside picture, well we can at least hope!

Sorry, cannot for the life of me reproduce the cropped version on here. Computer failure ... or me ...
 

Papers: Basic grey ~ June Bug

Image: Magnolia ~ Tilda in Key Largo.

Tilda is on Spellbinders ~ Decorative Labels Twenty-Two

Used a Magnolia ~ Simple Tag for the little tag sticking out.

The sun is shining with this X-Cut Doily. Added a >La La Land Banner die cut.

Some clouds  using Magnolia dies.

And my waves were created with a Memory Box die.

Thank you for looking.

Keeley

pink dragon

Yay! It's Friday. They can't come around soon enough for me at the moment. And so for another challenge at Crafts 4 Eternity, where we have a challenge of at least three different papers.

My project was easy and I completed it in an evening, although it went on into the wee small hours! I cased a paper bag I had decorated previously HERE just changing the papers and dies and also cased the colouring I'd done of the same image HERE.

Papers: Magnolia ~ Princes & Princesses

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Dies: Spellbinders ~ Radiant Rectangles and A2 Curved Borders One.

Image: Magnolia ~ Teddy Bear Love.

 

Magnolia ~ Wrapped Starlight die.

Back of the bag has a pocket.

 

Tags in pockets.

 

To put inside, I made a book! Of course!

 

Back of the book.

 

I am entering this in at:

• F for Fantasy ~ Alphabet Challenge
• Lift It ~ The Pink Elephant Challenge: I lifted my own
• Fantasy ~ C.R.A.F.T. Challenge 
• flowers & lace ~ Totally Papercrafts 
• for a special lady ~ Marvelous Magnolia
• anything goes ~ Simon Says Challenge     

Thank you for looking.

Keeley.

c.u.t.e

Hello! I'm a wee bit late with my post today for Cupcake Craft Challenges, where we have a theme this week of cute and cuddly.

 

Almost everything I used is from the My Mind's Eye ~ Lost & Found: Blush collection.

Image: Magnolia ~ Teddy Bear Love.

The front has a little pull out card.

Thank you for looking.

Keeley

Puff! The Magic Dragon

Who remembers Puff! The Magic Dragon? ... he lived by the sea! Anyway, that is what these papers remind me of. Maybe he still exists frolicking in the autumn mists? I don't know.

This week at Crafts 4 Eternity our theme is feature wings. I have the wings on my fairy and Puff! has them too!! After all, all dragons need to fly!

I've decorated a little kraft bag this week and so here is the front of it.

Papers: Magnolia.

Image: Magnolia ~ Summer Flower Tilda coloured with copics and stickles.

Die cuts Spellbinders ~ A2 Floral Ribbon Threader.

The front also has a tag made from the Magnolia ~ Wrapped Starlight die.

So now for the back. I have created the scallopy shapes with Spellbinders ~ A2 Curved Borders One die and made a little pocket.

   

Added some dragony tags using the Magnolia ~ So Wrapped Lovely die.

 

Also to the face of the pocket, I added a Magnolia ~ Dream Tag

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Inside, I have made a pull-out notebook.

Here is the front:

And here is the back.

I am entering this in at the following challenges:

• spring colours ~ The Pink Elephant
• add flowers ~ The Ribbon Girl 
• flowers & fantasy ~ Deep Ocean Challenge 
• pastels ~ Die Cuttin' Divas 
• no squares ~ Crafty Creations 
• get krafty ~ Totally Papercrafts  

Thank you for looking.

Keeley.   

now we are 6

This week on Crafts 4 Eternity, we have this fabulous SPRING COLOUR recipe for you to follow.

This a card I made for a sweet little girl I know, who turned 6 recently.

Papers: Crate Paper ~ Emma's Shoppe. These were so much fun to work with.

Die: Magnolia So Wrapped Lovely.

Image: Magnolia ~ Pink Ribbon Tilda coloured with copics and stickles.

Dies for frame: Spellbinders ~ Decorative Labels Eight.

I am entering this in at the following challenges:

• anything goes ~ Marvelous Magnolias
• fussy and fancy ~ Tilda's Town
• Spring fever ~ Stamptacular Sunday 
• Spring ~ Stamp with Fun 
• flowers or fairies ~ Crafty Creations 
• Happy Birthday ~ Simon Says Challenge 
• Birthday girl in pink ~ Totally Papercrafts
• photo inspiration ~ Deep Ocean Challenge 
• Spring fling ~ The Corrosive Challenge 
• Magnolia & flowers ~ The Ribbon Girl  

Thank you for looking.

keeley

me 2 u thinking of you

Oh my, I was so busy thinking it's Good Friday and I have a day off, that I clean forgot all about posting my entry for this week's challenge at Crafts 4 Eternity, where we have a challenge of feature a cute image.

This is a card I made a while back and features the cute Me to You ~ Embossed Stickers and matching papers.

I used my Spellbinders oval dies to create a layered effect.

Thank you for looking and have a lovely Bank Holiday Easter weekend!

keeley

this moment

Hello! So here we are at Monday where we have a fabby challenge for you at Cupcake Craft Challenges where we have a theme of mythical creatures, so bring on your fairies, dragons etc. We are sponsored this week by Little Miss Muffet Stamps.

Here is my piece, it is A4 sized and I have trouble photographing.

I have used Imaginisce ~ Twitterpated: Critter Chatter and some scraps for this piece, backed onto kraft paper.

The image is Little Miss Muffet ~ Clover: I believe as usual coloured with copics with some added stickles. How cute is this?

Thank you for looking.

Keeley 

tulipmania

Hello there, and here we are arriving at Friday again, with another fun challenge at Crafts 4 Eternity. This week, we have a fabby citrus sorbet colour challenge, using these colours as a guide.

I really had fun with this challenge, these colours are so me! Couldn't resist to add a hint of earthy brown with it.

I even dug out my Magnolia stamps again, and used this Magnolia ~ Tilda with Big Tulip Pot and coloured her with copics with added stickles.

I made some butterflies with my Sizzix: Tim Holtz ~ Butterfly die and added some beaded lace ribbon.

I coloured some plain tulip flowers with my Dylusions ink sprays to match the papers.

Papers: October Afternoon ~ Fly A Kite

Thank you for looking.

Keeley    

style.

Hello and a Happy Friday to you all. This week at Crafts 4 Eternity, our challenge is a mother theme.

Now whenever I think of my Mother, I think of her as stylish. She always was. And still is. 

Soooooo ... I have also just discovered and ADORE the mixed media world. I think I have dabbled before, but not really realised it. I have soooo many art types that I like and just go with the flow as the flow goes. Don't worry, I have some cutesy Magnolias planned and coming up for those that prefer these posts. How I love being crafty, is that you can do just about anything you like. Some people like to stick to just one thing, and I do that too at times, but then I like to get daring and test the waters. Push my boundaries. 

OK, so here is what I came up with, on my first mission. This was made a week ago, I have learned sooo much more since then. That even now, I would think I would do it differently.

First of all, I layered Glitz paper layers to my manila cardstock. Then I used Tim Holtz ~ Distress Stain: Picket Fence to the whole thing. Then I added bits of various stamps and tissue paper.

For my image, I use the Dylusions: Couture Collection ~ Walk in the Park stamps.

 

I used manila cardstock, which I inked with a Prima stamp and then sprayed with Dylusion

ink. Then I cut apart and layered as appropriate!

My other half even liked this! 

For the lettering, I used Tim Holtz grungeboard letters that I've had for ever and not used. I sprayed them with Dylusions sprays, then covered them with glossy accents.

Thank you for looking.

keeley