Garden Delight at Simply Magnolia

Hello everyone, it is time for a new challenge again at Simply Magnolia. This week our theme is

GARDEN DELIGHT

add Flowers and Butterflies

I was inspired by this new beautiful Tilda and was thinking on a Japanese Garden.

I coloured her with Copics and added some Fran'tage around the image. The background papers are from Magnolia as well. I added some Glossy Accent onto the butterflies. Unfortunately it haven't dried fully when I made this photo so they look a bit milky.

With this card I want to join following challenges;

Magnolia  Down Under - Anything Goes
Tilda's Town - Use your stash
Totally Tilda - Going for a Song (Little China Girl by David Bowie)
Live and Love Crafts - Birthstone (September - Saphire)
Totally Papercrafts - Feeling Blue
Midweek Magnolia - Favourite Colour 
A Creative Romance - Anything Goes
Stamp and Create with Magnolia - Summer Bright

Wish you a wonderful day now!
Hugs, Karina

Lots of Layers at Simply Magnolia

Hello and happy Sunday everyone! Before I tell you about our new challenge at Simply Magnolia I want to announce my winner from the Simply Magnolia Blog Hop. A big thank you to everyone who joined us!! Well, here we go... this lucky lady is...

... Heike from My Creativeplace!!

Congratulations Heike!! Please contact me at celtic.rose (at) bluewin.ch to claim your prize until next Saturday. To know who are the winners of my DT mates just check at Simply Magnolia where we will announce all the winners.

Now to our new challenge; this time you can use Tildas again, and animals... just as I did on my card. We want to see

LOTS OF LAYERS

(minimum 4 layers)

Below you can see what I created...

 
And some close ups of the images...

With this card I want to join following challenges:

Tilda's Town - Let's Celebrate (Birthday)
Marvelous Magnolia - Summer Fun
Ribbon Girl - add a Die Cut
Inky Chicks - Use a Magnolia Stamp
Fashionista - Magnolia Creations
Sketchy Challenges - Sketch

Have a wonderful day!
Hugs, Karina

Edwin Only at Simply Magnolia - and Birthday Blog Hop

Wow Ladies! Do you know that May 16th Simply Magnolia turned 2!!

That asks for a celebration, don't you think??

Well so did we, so me and the other DT ladies put together a Blog Hop....what else would be better as our birthday then celebrating it with you all and giving away some yummie goodies?!

For those of you who aren't familiar with a so called Blog Hop here are the rules to play along:

•  Each of the DT ladies have some yummy candy for you on their blogs
•  To have a shot at that candy you need to leave a comment on the Blog Hop post
•  You are follower of Simply Magnolia, or become one
•  You become a follower of my blog when you like what I do

To make sure you don't get lost while you're hopping, here's the list to lead your way

Tracy

Nicole

Karina  (that's me)

Inge

Anja

Cindy

My candy for you will be a Magnolia stamp and some additional goodies like papers, lace etc. Photo will be added soon!

Besides our birthday hop, don't forget to enter the challenge to win one of our three prizes up for grabs!

This time we like to see 

EDWIN ONLY

Here is my card I created for the challenge;

I paper pieced Edwins clothes with the same papers I used for the background.

You have until Saturday the 1st of June to enter this challenge, good luck!!

Hugs, Karina

Pocket Cards at Simply Magnolia

Hello and happy Sunday everyone! Hope you had a nice weekend so far. Here we had a comeback of winter again yesterday... sigh! But it's April, so we know he is doing what he want, and is making no exception this spring. We made a little trip to the Lake Constance and had a great time with shopping at Constance, yummy dinner there, and a sightseeing tour at Stein am Rhein. Will post some pictures I made later next week.

Now I want to announce our new challenge we started today at Simply Magnolia. We want you to make

A POCKET CARD

Below you can see mine. I made one with a little white paperbag. Love how it turned out. It is made with one of my favourite Magnolia images and some paper scraps I still had. The little butterfly is cutted out from a piece of the paper and covered with Glossy Accent. The sentiment is from Whiff of Joy. They are available in English too.

Below you can see a close up of the image I coloured with Distress Inks. This image is so fun to colour.

 Here you can see the backside of the pocket card. In the fold of the paper bag I added a little tag. The words 'Baci' is Italian and means 'Kisses'.

And here you can see also the inside of the card.

Have a good start into the new week now.
Hugs, Karin

Colour Combo at Simply Magnolia

Hello again everyone, over at Simply Magnolia we have a new challenge for you today. One you will love I am sure. We want to see the colour combination of

PINK, GREEN and SILVER / WHITE

I had much fun to create in those lovely colours...

I coloured this sweetie with Copics.

To give my card a touch of silver I added some glitter glue onto the flowers. The swirls are die cutted with silver card stock as well.

Now we look forward to see your creations. We have two wonderful sponsors again. So join us for getting the chance to win a fabulous prize.

With this card I want to join following challenges;

The Ribbon Girl - add flowers
Sweet Stampin' - Scalopps
Marvelous Magnolia - Anything Goes
Magnolia Down Under - Tic Tac Toe (Shabby Chic, Pink, Lace)
Live & Love Crafts - Bingo (I managed all beside of Vintage and Doily :o)
Tilda's Town - Fussy and Fancy
Midweek Magnolia - How Charming
Stempelgarten - Spring Time

Wish you a Happy Sunday and a good start into the new week tomorrow.
Hugs, Karina

Hats Off at Simply Magnolia

Hello my dear friends and visitors, I hope you had a wonderful weekend! Today I have a new project to show you. The one I made for the new challenge at Simply Magnolia where we have the theme

HATS OFF TO YOU

(optional 'Thank You')

So to join us your character on your project have to wear a hat. Crowns are accepted too! For my card I used this cutie Special Magnolia Stamp 'Bright Tilda'. I love her as she is useful for so many occasions. And I love her maritime touch.

I used the gorgeous Maja Design papers for my card. The image is coloured with Copics.

With this card I want to join following challenges:

Totally Tilda - Shaped Card
Marvelous Magnolia - Dies

Have a good start into the new week! We have two short working weeks before us... sooooo great!
Hugs, Karina

Easter with Eggs at Simply Magnolia

Hello and Happy Sunday everyone! Hope you enjoy the day. Here we have wonderful Spring weather with sunshine and warm temperatures... LOVE IT!! Although I cannot enjoy as much as I would like to. Don't feel so good today with headaches and sore throath. Also feel dizzy some time. 

So I keep it short to show you my project I made for the newest challenge over at Simply Magnolia. We want to challenge you with

EASTER WITH EGGS

(at least one egg on your project)

I made a paperbag card using one of the newest Easter images 'Tilda with Eggs and Chicken' from Magnolia Little Easter Collectin.

 I coloured this sweet little Tilda (my fave one from the new collection) with Distress Inks. Below you can see a close up.

And this is how the inside looks like. I used one of my favourite colour combo pink and green. Love it! Looks so bright and happy... perfect for spring projects. The little chicken is from an old Magnolia collection. I was happy to get is few weeks ago.

With this project I want to join following challenges;

Inky Chicks - use a Magnolia Image
Marvelous Magnolia - Anything Goes
Totally Tilda - Easter with at least one Egg
Allsorts - Spring
Duymelot - Easter
Tilda's Town - Something Seasonal
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
It's a Magnolia Challenge - Doily
Stamp and Create - Fur or Feathers
Stamp and Create with Magnolia - Spring and Pastel Colours

Have a wonderful day and a good start into the new week!
Hugs, Karina

Anything Goes at Simply Magnolia

Hello and happy Sunday everyone! Today we have a new challenge over at Simply Magnolia. A very easy one as we challenge you in

ANYHTING GOES

Below you can see what I created using this super cute special Magnolia stamp. I just love her.

 And below you can see some close ups of my card. The image is coloured with Copics.

With this card I want to join following challenges;

Duymelot - February Challenge (this image is requested)
Basic Grey - anything goes (used Origins and Urban Prairie)
Totally Papercrafts - Hope for Spring
Marvelous Magnolia - Floral Bonanza
Fab'n Funky - Flower Power
Oldie But a Goodie - Bright Colours (the papers are old)
Top Tip Tuesday - Tag you're it
Whimsy - Add some metal
Deep Ocean - Letter B (Blue, Butterfly, Bow)
Ribbon Girl Magnolia Challenge - Anything Goes

Have a wonderful rest of Sunday and wish you a good start into the new week.
Hugs, Karina

Bingo at Simply Magnolia

 Hello my dear friends and visitors. Today we have a new challenge for you over at Simply Magnolia. And we have a Bingo for you;

Here is the card I made, using the row 'Flowers, Pearls and Lace'. And it was the first time I tried the no line colouring technique. I quite like how it turned out, but I still need some exercising.

Here's a close up of the image... I coloured her with Distress Inks... long time not used... but still love it! :o). The papers I used are from Maja Design... love them!

I am wondering what you think about it...

Have a good start into the new week!
Hugs, Karina

Love is in the Air at Simply Magnolia

Hello and happy Sunday everyone! Today we have a new challenge for you over at Simply Magnolia. And we have a lovely theme for you... we want to see

LOVE IS IN THE AIR

have to be a heart shaped project!

Not that easy but quite challenging. As for me I made my first heart shaped easel card! And I had so much fun to make it. The newest Magnolia collection is perfect for it. I used two of my fave images from this collection for my card.

Below you can see some close ups from the images, both coloured with Copics.

With this card I want to join following challenges:

Totally Tilda - Photo Inspiration
The Ribbon Girl Magnolia Challenge - use Ribbon or Lace
Magnolia Down Under - Wings
Tilda's Town - Celebrate (Valentines)
Dutch Magnolia Lovers - Bingo (Lace, Dies, Flowers)
Magnolia-licious - Photo Inspiration
Sweet Stampin - Ribbon
Inky Chicks - Bingo (Die Cuts, Image, Flowers)
Stampin' for the Weekend - something Girlie
Live and Love Crafts - something old (the lace I made the bow with is very old, it was a flea market found)

Well, we look very much forward now to see what you create. Join us for having the chance to win a fabulous prize.

Hugs, Karina

Food at Simpy Magnolia

Hello and happy Sunday! Hope you are doing fine and enjoy the weekend. Today I want to welcome you to a new challenge at Simply Magnolia. We have an easy theme for you for the next two weeks. We want to see

FOOD

Here's my card for your inspiration. This theme is just great for this sweet Tilda with her strawberries. I love her and it was so great playing with her again. Just check the other teamies blogs to see their gorgeous creations, too.

Here you can see a close up of my colouring. I coloured the image with Copics. The sentiment and matching die is from Whimsy Stamps, avalable at Bunny Zoe's Crafts.

I am so in love with those super cute strawberry charms I have in my stash. Finally I was able to use one of them again. I think it is perfect to this image.

For my card I used the sketch from the Sketchy Challenges and want to join there.

And I want to join following other challenges:

Live and Love Crafts - Something Old (stamp and papers are old)
Magnolia Down Under - Flowers
Cards und More - Use a Die
Magnolia-licious Highlites - Anything Goes
Card Makin Mamas - Anything Goes
Stampin for the Weekend - Anything Goes
Totally Papercrafts - Ribbon
It's all about Vintage - Lace Dream

Wish you a wonderful day now!
Hugs, Karina

Simply Magnolia - Party with Balloons

Hello my dear friends and visitors. Hope you spent a wonderful time over Christmas and the days after. Perhaps you were so happy as I were to have some days off. I really enjoyed it and still do. Plenty of time for crafting and just relaxing. How did I miss this the weeks and months before. So it really feels great. Still one day to go and we can welcome the new year. This occasion occurring we have following theme for you for our new challenge at Simply Magnolia;

PARTY AND USING BALLOONS

Isn't this a fun theme? Magnolia haves so sweet images with Balloons, so I am sure you will love this challenge. For my card I used a very old image, one of the first and I enjoyed to take this little treasure out again for once. I coloured her with Distress Inks and made some paper piecing on her shirt and balloon.

Here you can see a close up of the image. The papers I used is from My Mind's Eye 'Ruby'. The watch die is Tim Holtz and the heart tag die is from Magnolia. The sentiment is from Whiff of Joy and is available in English as well.

Now we look forward to see what you come with. Join us for having the chance to win a fabulous prize.

With this card I want to join following challenges;

Tildas Town - Happy New Year
Lovely Hänglar, Sweet Magnolia - Anything Goes
Magnolia Down Under - Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes
Dutch Magnolia Lovers - New Years Card


Have a wonderful day now!
Hugs, Karina

Simply Magnolia - Gift Box

Hello and good morning everyone, only few days to go and we have the day we're awaiting for quite some time. At least it went so fast when I look back. Are you ready with all your preparations? I still have some things to do, but without any hurry.

Also so near to Christmas we want to challenging you over at Simply Magnolia. And we have a special theme for you, as we want to see a

GIFT BOX

The one I made is a box as a gift itself as it is an exploding box. There are three boxes in different sizes, one inside the other one. But look by yourself the photos below... picture heavy!

Here you can see the one side of the box...

Here is the other side of the box...

And now you see close ups of the images I used. I coloured them with Copics.

And here you can see the cover of the whole box...

After the first cover is removed...

A close up of the image I added in the inside of the biggest box...

 

When you remove the second cover it looks like this...

And finally... this is what you see after removing the third cover...

I am quite satisfied how it turned out. I hope you enjoyed to take a look at it as well.

With this box I want to join following challenges;

Live & Love Crafts - anything but a card
Cards & More - Christmas


Magnolia Down Under - Christmas
Creative Friday - Christmas is coming
Tildas Town - Freezing Season
Top Tip Tuesday - Christmas
Lovely Hanglar sweet Magnolia - Christmas
Happy Weekend Challenge - Anything goes
Marvelous Magnolia - anything but a card

Charisma Cardz - Christmas Makes

I wish you a peaceful 3rd Advent now!
Hugs, Karina

Simply Magnolia Challenge - Christmas

Hello and good morning everyone, first of all I wish you a peaceful 1st Advent! Hope you will be able to spend a wonderful day today.

We have a new challenge for you over at Simply Magnolia. And an easy theme as well.... we want to see

CHRISTMAS

on your projects... As if someone is creating anything else than Christmas projects at the moment... ;o))

Well, here is my card I made for our challenge... it haves two watermarks on the photo. I already prepared those pics before I got to know that someone have stolen my coloured images. So I added a second one over the image. I don't like it that way to be honest, but I don't want this happen again.

And here a close up of the image, coloured with Copics. The sentiment is from Whiff of Joy.

With this card I want to join following challenges;

Sweet Stampin - Ribbons and Snowflakes
The Dutch Magnolia Chickies - Christmas Card
Ribbon Girl - Christmas Project
No Matter Which - Christmas
Fab'n Funky - Three of Something (three die cutted trees)
Stempel-Magie - alles geht
Scraphouse - White Christmas
Tildas Town - Celebrate Christmas
Magnolia Mania - Tilda with an Animal
Lovely Hänglar Sweet Magnolia - Winter Wonderland
Cute Card Thursday - Snowflakes

Hugs, Karina

Simply Magnolia - Sketch

Hello my dear friends and fellow crafters. Wish you a happy Sunday! Hope you had a wonderful weekend so far. Today I want to show you the card I made for the Simply Magnolia Challenge, where we have a Sketch for you.

I really had fun with this Sketch. It is an easy one, but very effectful, in my opinion. Will use it for later projects again.

 

I coloured this lovely image, one of my favourites of the new Christmas Magnolia collection, with Copics. And I really love how it turned out. I tried to colour some light effects from the light of the lantern. 

With this card I want to join following challenges;

Sweet Stampin - Flowers
Tilda's Town - Anything Goes
Magnolia-licious - Stickles and/or Glitter
Card and Scrap - Jul
Live & Love Crafts - Christmas
Sparkles Forum -Christmas
Stampin' for the Weekend - Texture
Stempelsonnen - Weihnachtsmann
Wags'n Whiskers - Christmas
Moving along with the Times - Let's go Dotty
Divas by Design - more than 2 patterned papers
Midweek Magnolia - White Christmas
Whimsy Challenges - Traditional Christmas Colours

Have a wonderful rest of the day and a good start into the new week tomorrow.
Hugs, Karina

Simply Magnolia Challenge - Easel Card

Hello my dear friends and fellow crafters. Today we have a new challenge for you at Simply Magnolia. We want to show an

EASEL CARD

Do you like this card technique as much as I do? I love it, but it's a while ago since I made the last one. So really time to make one now... and so I will show you today my DT project, which will not be my last Halloween card for this years :o).

On the picture below you can see the ground of the card with the sentiment from Whiff of Joy. Not a typical Halloween sentiment, but I think it is a good match to this card as well.

 And here you can see a close up of the image...

With this card I want to join following challenges:

Midweek Magnolias - Anything Goes
Marvelous Magnolia - Anything Goes
Creatalicious Challenges - Halloween
Charisma Cardz - Receipe (1 image, 2 papers, 3 embellies (flowers, die cuts, gems)
Fab'n Funky - Die Cuts / Punches
Cards und More - Herbst / Halloween
Tip Top Tuesday - Halloween
Cupcake Craft - Pumkins and / or Witches
Magnolia Mania - 3 verschiedene Stanzen
Magnolia-licious - Halloween


Wish everyone a good start into the new week!
Hugs, Karina