Hanglar Meets High School Musical

I was asked by my friend at university if i could make a card for her 8year old daughters birthday. I was told she is not a girly girl but loves High School Musical. Here is the card I made.
I used a Hanglar image that was sent to me by Heidi (Thanks Heidi). I coloured the image with my new copics (bought for me as an early birthday present from my wonderful hubby). The paper is gift wrapping paper from Clintons. I made a 6x6 card but sealed it to make it look like a record sleeve. I used a stardust stickle to add some sparkle around the coloured card.I covered a blank CD with black Bazzill card and cut a smaller circle for the inner part. I used black stickles around the outer edge. The stampin the middle is by Catslife press. The sentiment was created on my computer.



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Jill x x

Joy at Christmas

Gosh Ive managed to make a christmas card with no Magnolia or Hanglar image (It wasn't easy We made cards like these at a craft class I attended last year. The papers are 'Plum Pudding' and I edged them with a gold stickle. The frame is chipboard and I painted it with a Airondack metallic gold dabber and added Papermania silver gemstones. I covered the chipboard alphabet with co-ordinating papers and again edged them with gold stickles. The sentiment bauble is by Craftwork Cards.The ribbon is from Hobbicrafts. All materials for this card can be purchased from Craftwork Cards.

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Jill x x

Hanglar Fishing Boy

I decided to have a break yesterday from making christmas cards and make some any occasion cards. My stash of blank cards is down to 2 and I like to have some spares as a 'just in case'. I leave them blank as I will add any sentiments at a later date. The image is a Hanglar sent to me by my great friend Nikki (Thanks Hun) He's such a cutie. I coloured him using Albrect Durer watercolour pencils and blended him using Sansador and paper stumps. The papers are from the Basic Grey 'Archaic' Collection and are layered onto Bazzill Basics Bling. The circles are cut from a Woodware punch. The flowers are by Prima

Have a great day

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Jill x x

Thankyou Nikki for my Award

I recieved this fantastic award today from a very special friend, thankyou very much Nikki.Its an honour to be nominated by such a talented lady. Your'e inspirational.

This blog invests and believes the PROXIMITY - nearness in space, time and relationships!These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind blogger's aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in prizes or self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers! Deliver this award to eight blogger's who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award.So .... the 8 wonderfully talented ladies that I nominate are ...

Caz

Claire

Debbie

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Dawn

Andrea

Riet

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Jill x x

A Hanglar Card for Mum and Dad

I made this card yesterday and Im going to give it to my mum and dad for christmas. I need to find a sentiment with mum and dad on, this is my mission for this week. I used this really cute Hanglar Image (Thanks Nikki) and coloured it using ProMarkers. The papers are Basic Grey 'Wassail' and I used coordinating Bazzill Basics card to mat and layer.The ribbon is organza which I bought at my local haberdashery.
Have a great Monday

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Jill x x

Tilda in Dalecarlia coat

I adore this little Magnolia 'Tilda in Dalecarlia Coat' and will use her for making cards after christmas. I used distress inks to colour her. I have never used this technique before so I thought I would 'give it a go ! (I think I applied it too thick and perhaps should have shaded more) But I will definately try again. The papers are Imaginisce 'Snowy Jo'. I used Bazzill basics card for matting and layering. To embellish my card I used a Prima flower and leaves which were in a bauble, and some red 'merry christmas' organza. The sentiment is by Magnolia. This morning I sewed around part of the card on my new sewing machine. It was really strange sewing on card but I will use more sewing on my cards as the effect looks great.
Have a great Sunday

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Jill x x

'Swell Noel'

Brrrr it's cold tonight here in Leeds. Here is another christmas card I made. The image is by Hanglar and Stanglar (Thanks Nikki) I just love the cute stamps they make. I coloured her in using a mixture of ProMarkers and Copics (I have finally given in and bought a few copics to try. They are addictive and I have placed an order for more for my birthday)The papers are by K&CO and are called 'Swell Noel' they are delightful and are pastel in colour. I also used Bazzill Basics for matting and layering. The sentiment is by 'Crafts away'. I really like the seal stamps at the moment and this is one of my favourite christmas ones. I cut the scallop from a Woodware punch. The flowers are by Poppicrafts
and the brad is by Dovecraft.
Have a great weekend

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Jill x x

Black and Pink Christmas

I wasn't too sure about these papers when I first bought them a few months ago, they didn't look very christmassy but they seem to be growing on me. They are DCWV -The Christmas Multistack - 'Rose Tinted Christmas'. The Stamp is from the Magnolia Fall Collection she is called 'Standing Fall Tilda'. She is coloured using ProMarkers. The flowers are from Poppicrafts
and the brad in the centre is by Queen and Co. The sentiment is by Crafts Away and I mounted it onto a scallop cut from a punch using co-ordinated paper.
I have been inspired by lots of your cards using a sewing machine, I got a surprise yesterday as my mum has bought me one for my forthcoming birthday (oh hum). She gave me it early (yesterday) so Im going to give it a try at the weekend. I will let you know how I get on.
Have a great day

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Jill x x

Winter Tilda

Gosh Im getting later with my posts, nursing hours and crafting don't seem to work ! I made this card for Megan for her best friend at school. Its similar to the one I did earlier in the week. The Tilda is from the new Magnolia Winter Collection. These stamps are gorgeous. The paper is from the Dovecraft and is called 'Winter Wonderland'. I mounted the Tilda with 3d foam onto a large snowflake. The small snowflakes were cut from a woodware punch and I added some blue heart adhesive gems to the centres. I used Deco-Art Crystal Glamour to the fur around her coat to make it sparkle.The sentiment stamp was made for me by my friends husband.

Enjoy your evening

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Jill x x

Merry Christmas Tilda

I just love the new Magnolia Christmas stamps they are so cute. This card features the 'Merry Christmas Tilda'. I coloured her using my ProMarkers.The papers are from the DCWV Christmas Multistack - Christmas Wishes. I used some flowers and leaves from a Prima bauble to embellish the card. The circle sentiment is by Hero Arts. I also used some Bazzill Basics cardstock to matt and layer the image.
Have a great Sunday

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Jill x x

Happy Birthday Megan

Today is my daughter Megan's 15th birthday (gosh how time flies, and how old do i feel !)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MEG
Have a great day, love you lots x x x x x x x x x x

Magnolia Winter Collection Card 2

Last night I made another card using the Magnolia Winter Club Kit. This boy and girl look soooo cute together. I coloured the image with my ProMarkers and added Deco-Art glamour dust to all the white bits (It never shows up on the pictures) I used the Basic Grey 'Wassail' papers which are my favourite christmas papers at the moment. I added some extras using the Basic Grey 'Wassail' elements stickers. The 'Merry Christmas Ticket' is also a Magnolia Stamp.
Have a great Friday.

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Jill x x

Magnolia Winter Collection 1st Card

I couldn't wait any longer and just had to make a card with the new Magnolia Winter Collection of stamps. This Tilda is looks gorgeous in her winter coat. I coloured her using ProMarkers and used Deco-Art crystal glamour dust around the fur bits on her coat. I decided to use a shaped card for a change. This one is a Wellie card availiable from Craftwork Cards. The papers are from the Dovecraft 'Winter Wonderland' Collection. I cut out some white glitter card and added it to the bottom of the wellie and added some marabou fluff around the top for a snowy look. The white snowflake is also from craftwork cards (from last year).
Will be making some more cards tonight the stamps are just divine.

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Jill x x

Magnolia Winter Collection

Im so excited my Magnolia Winter Collection was on my doormat when I arrived home from university. Looks like a night of stamping and creating for me Yippee !

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Jill x x

Scrumptious Papers

Yesterday I whilst out shopping I bought this yummy scrumptious DCWV 6x6 paper stack. Its called 'The Sweet Stack' and has a mixture of glittered and non glittered papers centered around cakes and sweets. I couldn't wait to get home and make a card. For this card i used the Magnolia 'Tilda in pink tights' and coloured her with a mixture of ProMarkers and Albrecht Durer watercolour pencils. I used a lace border punch, circle punch and a scallop punch.
The flowers are by Prima and the pearlescent brads in the centre are by papermania. The sentiment is one of my favourites from Craftwork Cards.
Have a great day.

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Jill x x

Dads Birthday Cheer

Im making the most of my spare time off work at the moment so I decided to make a card for my dad who will be celebrating his birthday next week (I modelled Edwin on my dad !). I find it really difficult when it comes to mens cards, so I opted a less is more approach. I used the Magnolia 'Bartender Edwin' stamp and coloured the image using ProMarkers. The papers are from the Basic Grey 'Ambrosia' Collection. The organza ribbon I purchased from my local Hobbycraft store. The letter stickers are mini shimmer alpha's by Making Memories. I used a sentiment called 'In Circles - birthday messages' from Craftwork Cards. I love these circle sentiments and they can be easily matted onto large circles and scallop circles.
Well I best make the most of today, back to making more cards.

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Jill x x

Happy Birthday Megan xx

My daughter Megan will be 15yrs old on the 16th November (gosh time flies) so Ive made this card for her. Her favourite colour at the moment is turquoise/teal green so i thought these papers were just perfect. The image is from the Magnolia Autumn Collection and is called 'Tilda with Sunflower'. I coloured her using 'Albrecht Durer Watercolour Pencils' and blended the colour using Sansador and paper stumps. The papers are K & CO 'Wild Saffron' and I also used coredinations cardstock. I cut a butterfly from the paper and mounted it onto foam pads to make it stand off the page. The adhesive ribbon and the chipboard 'sweetie' are also from the 'Wild Saffron' Collection. The sentiment was created on my computer.
Have a great day.

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Jill x x

Happy Hanglar Christmas

I love this Hanglar image and it was kindly sent to me by my wonderful friend Nikki.
I coloured the image using my ProMarkers and added some Sakura clear gel pen to make her wings sparkly (it never seems to show up on the pictures). The paper is from the 'Plum Pudding' Collection by Craftwork Cards. The flowers are a mixture of Bazzill Basics and Prima. The plain brads are by Papermania. I used a Hero Arts stamp for the sentiment. (these stamps are just fantastic and are my favourite at the moment.The ribbon was from my local craft shop.
Have a great friday.

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Jill x x

Sowing Seeds for Mothers Day

I decided to leave christmas cards today and made this card for my mum for Mothers Day. I coloured the Hanglar image using Faber-Castell Albrecht Durer watercolour pencils. I blended the colour using Sansador and paper stumps. The papers are K & Co 'Wild Saffron'. I love this collection of papers they are so bright and colourful. I used one of the gorgeous fabric brads which belongs to the 'Wild Saffron Collection' they are so detailed. The bloom sentiment is from the Wild Saffron tag pad.
Back to making christmas cards.

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Jill x x

Wrapped Wishes

I think this 'Tilda in Dalecarlia coat' stamp has to be amongst my favourite stamps at the moment, she is just sooooo cute. I used the Daisy Bucket 'Wrapped Wishes' papers to make this card. I coloured Tilda with my ProMarkers. I mounted the image onto Bazzill Basics card and rounded the edges with a corner punch. The flowers are from Prima and the pearlescent brads are by Papermania. I cut the small scallop and circle from punches and the round christmas sentiment is by Craftwork Cards.
Got to go to work now.

Have a great day

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Jill x x

Girl in pink and lilac

Gosh what a busy day ive had. I started my placement at my local hospital today and my shift began at 7am I thought I had better post my card before i fall asleep ! For this card I used a Hanglar image (Thanks Nikki ) and coloured her using ProMarkers. The papers are from the 'Daisy D's' Maybe Baby Collection. I used a sakura clear gel pen to add some sparkle to the wings. The flowers are by Prima and I added some Papermania spotty brads to the centre. The pink rik-rak is from my stash. I haven't added a sentiment yet, but I think I may send it to my daughter Megan for her birthday as she loves pink and lilac.
Have a great evening

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Jill x x

Tilda With Ornament

I made several cards yesterday with the new Magnolia Christmas Collection stamps. For this card I decided to keep the to traditional reds and greens. The stamp is 'Tilda with Heart Ornament' and is coloured using ProMarkers.The heart pendant she is holding I used a metallic gold ProMarker and just coloured around the edge. I used papers from Craftwork Cards 'Plum Pudding Collection'. The bauble sentiment and ribbon are also from Craftwork Cards. The scallop circles were cut on my Cuttlebug using the Nestabilities dies. I also embossed the smaller circle. The flowers and leaves are by Prima. I used a Sakura Stardust clear pen to add some sparkle to her dress (It hasn't shown up very well on the picture).
Enjoy your day

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Jill x x

Magnolia Christmas

Im really getting into the Chistmas spirit ( I don't mean in a bottle!)at the moment with the new Magnolia Christmas stamps I ordered quite a few so Im going to be busy this afternoon. I used the 'Tilda with Candy Cane' for this card and coloured it using my ProMarkers. The papers are from the My Minds Eye 'Be Merry collection' and the two sentiments are from the 'Be Merry' accessory sheet. I mounted it all onto some red pearlescent card.
Have a great weekend

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Jill x x

Happy Halloween part 2

I decided to repost my halloween card as I borrowed a camera for the other picture and it came out quite blurred. The image is by Hanglar and was sent to me by my good friend Nikki.
(thanks Nikki) and is coloured using ProMarkers.The papers are from the 'Hallowhimsy' Collection by Imaginisce. I cut the little trick or treat sentiment from the papers and mounted it using foam pads.
Hope you all had a great halloween.

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Jill x x