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Hello, today I have a little boy card to share.
Love the criss-cross folded cards. I have just 2 photos taken to show you… I have been sick since the past 2 days with a bad migrane.

Stamps: Lili of the Valley “ Walk the plank”
Papers: My Minds Eye 6x6
Coloring: Copic Sketch
Ink: Memento
Embellishments: Stickles, circle punch, silver embellishments are from stash but I think they came from Norway

Card we made at Sir Stampalot workshop

Hello, today I would like to show you the card we made in workshop at Sir Stampalot.
The image we used is new drawn by Krista Smith and soon available in rubber thought Little Darlings.

Each person who came to the class received a complimentary rubberstamp to keep from Angie. Janice made for each person a sweet gift bag to take home. I brought from the USA some typical American candy to add to the bag.

I tried to in cooperate many items Janice offers in her shop on my card.
circular Sentiment: Molly Blooms
dies are: Magnolia – sweet lovely heart
So wrapped starlight, So wrapped lovely
simple tag 1 and tag 2
Papers: pink mini butterflies, frog mini and frog print 12x12, white seam binding ribbon, petaloo flowers

Purple and Green

is the theme on Just Magnolia for this week.
Well… as much as I love purple I have a hard time using this color on my cards.. probably because I never find any really pretty papers. well… besides the Maja ones and I literally hold on to those like there is no tomorrow.

My friend sweet Debbie ordered this card for her daughters 12 birthday celebration in April. She wanted the card to be green and purple and Magnolia’s Eiffel tower needed to be used because the family celebrated the girls 12 birthday in Disney world Epcot.

Stamps: Magnolia Tilda with heart ballons
Magnolia: Eiffel Tower
Sentiment: Magnolia – May your day be special

Crochet Ribbon and ribbon buckle: The Ribbon Girls
Chip board numbers: Pink Paislee

Edwin

Hello my dears… today’s card is for Just Magnolia where we would like to see Edwin used or make a Fathers Day card for this week.

Dear Sonja from Germany kindly asked me if I would make her a card using this image.. and I was happy to get a chance to work some cards ahead of time. It’s just so much easier this way.

Stamps: Sweet Summer Memories: Edwin in Miami
Dies: Magnolia – Talk bubble – Thanks to Angie who let me borrow her die
Flourish die
Magnolia’s Pier Background was stamped to the inside of card
Embellishments mesh ribbon and silver charms: The Ribbon Girl
Paper Pad: Making Memories gift from Angie
Pretty star shaped flowers (grey bottom ones) and real little seashells come from England and were gifted by my friend Carole

Hugs.. thanks ladies for swinging by today.
I can not deny… I am counting my days for my trip home and to the workshop I can give in Italy.

I hope to see you there, for more information click here

Have Fun

This card is for sale here

Upsi.. sorry this posting was accidently published too early on Pretty Pressings – I had intended to post the short version to my Magnolia only blog.

Thanks so much ladies for your comments yesterday. Wow.. I am so happy about the feedback also I am very touched by the generous and selfless help sweet Christine Dark, Sandy Hulsart and Nicole offered! They sent me sheets to look and and in their emails I got a TONN of help with infos. I was so touched how they shared, cause they have worked for that already so hard.
Now I have lots to read which gives me ideas what to expect and modify certain things for the way I make my cards.

The workshop will take place Sunday 17. in Novi I will email everybody tonight.
Thanks so very much to all of you!

Here is a card with some of my new Magnolia’s. I paired Flip Flop Tilda with Key West Background and some Magnolia papers. Lets face it.. the Sports Collection was not such a big seller but the papers I love! I was just about to look to re-order some more of that wave paper and its already sold out.

The inside panel is removable and I thought I would look cute to just tuck a tag, gift card or even a stamp along with the white panel into that triangular pocket.

Stamps:  Flip Flop Tilda – Summer Memories 2012Sunrise in Key West background
Papers: Magnolia, Champion Flower (Mini)
Waves paper ` You are a Winner Collection(sold out )
Sentiment: Lili of the Valley
Ribbon: The Ribbon Girls
The gorgeous flowers with the pointy tips were a gift from my friend Carole – years ago.. I am still hoarding them. They are quite different.

Happy Birthday

Seams I am on a “boy-card” roll … those new Lili of the Valley images are just too cute. I was looking though my stash to find some silver star embellishments but I have nothing left…. I guess the pewter kind will have to do for now.

As always I find it quite hard to find interesting and different embellishments for my boy cards. Who would have thought that this little chipboard crown my sweet friend Kristine gave me years ago as a Christmas gift would end up on a boy card . The maker is RiffRaff and back than when I looked around to get some more, they were so hard to find and if so.. they are quite pricey, but today is the day lol it’s been used.. can not hold on forever on those things, right

Stamps: Lili of the Valley “Scooter Boy”
Sentiment: Stampin up
Star stamp on crown: Magnolia
Papers: My Minds Eye
Dies: Spellbinder Circle, Spellbinder scalloped Circle, Spellbinder banner
Ribbons: Stampin up
Embellishments: Riff Raff chipboard crown-Tim Holtz Film Strip, Gems, Stickles Stardust, Brads Basic Grey
Card size is 5 3/4 x 5/3/4

Super Gal

Sorry for my lack of postings… the family has been really sick. Today I had to make this birthday card Lucas needs for his best friend Will.  This little soccer guy is going to be released this weekend in England at Lili of the Valley’s open house.

Stamps: Lili of the Valley “Super Striker”
Sentiment: Stampin up
Papers: My Minds Eye
Dies: My Favorite Things “Grass Border” – Its nice to have this AND the Magnolia grass die.. because the length of the grass is different. This one is a bit taller – which helps on certain layouts a lot.
Embellishments: Black grosgrain Ribbon – The Ribbon Girls,  Stickles, Spellbinder: Large Circle Grand, Medium Circle, Scalloped circle , Grand Calibur, Pink Paislee glitter alphabet stickers

Thanks for visiting me!
Claudia Rosa

Hope your day is FIN-tastic

Hello ladies, today’s card is for Just Magnolia – we want to see buttons and bows on your cards.
I worked on this card over the past week. This card is really a work of heart. I don’t know how many times I sketched out this little sczene. I really wanted the seaweed behind Tilda and I could not find the stamp. Finally I decided to “doodle” it in.. but honestly I am just not a Chris Dark. OMG.. I wished I could just simply draw myself the little things in. Check out her “simple doodeling” right here. I just drool over her work!

Finally, I found that silly seaweed stamp in a box and I started all over again. I must say  I am really happy with this card. Usually when my cards are made, I put them into a save drawer and keep them there but this one is on display in my living room where I can see it all the time dam I guess its because I know how long this card took me to make. Asking hubby about his opinion.. the largest reaction I could get out of him was “nice”! awwwh!!!.. I guess there will be no dinner tonight for him hahahahah

Stamps: Tilda Pearl
Seaweed
Barrel
Seashell
Ocean Background
Papers: Magnolia bubbles paper
cardstock: crychon paper it sparkles itself so pretty. I got mine through Angie Hunt’s store

all accessories as pretty charms, teal/blue mesh, organdy ribbon and the sparkel button can be found at the Ribbon Girls

all right.. sorry for the load of photos. I have added a few more because Chrissy mentioned the other day she would love to see the coloring more. The reason I have the “protection” on my blog is simply because I got really sad about all the the image theft that has been happening. One lady one time even started her own Splitcoast gallery with some of my photos. I will let you go into your weekend with a big hug and thanks for all your support and compliments. Wish me good luck with Niklas. He is down with step throat – I hope we will not get sick.

PS. :This card has been sold

Just fashionably late….

Hi ladies.. today I have a Lili of the Valley card to share. “Ride with Me” has been released in the April 2012 collection. I can not wait to see the release for May! I got a hint so I am curious what to expect.
I think the new stamps are coming out for the ladies in the UK this weekend already for Lili of the Valley’s open house. The newsletter said there are going to be some Design Team members as well there. You guys are soooooo lucky!

To the inside of this card I have added to the panel

we are just fashionably late
Happy Belated Birthday

but

did we get least the month right?
Happy Belated Birthday

could work as well. – It’s just sooooo me

Here are the supplies for this card
stamps: Lili of the Valley Ride with me
Sentiment: I forgot + computer generated
white paper to color on is by Flourishes….
Papers: My Minds Eye “out of the blue”

Ps.: I like this image to make like themed cards .. I colored the image in to add a french sentiment – just could not find the right papers at the moment.. or what do you think about “ciao ragazzi”? geee.. this image reminds me of the crazy traffic in Italy.

Happy first birthday

This card is listed on ETSY – Thank you

Hello friends.. a card with one of my new Magnolia’s I went with a – I felt easy image, it just was less to think what kind of papers to pick and I really was intrigued to use the blue and yellow papers I found the other day in my old Stampin up stash. Some of you know that I rarely make baby cards, since I never use them, but I thought this image would work nicely for a boys first birthday card or even for the second year.. oh well.. I might be mistaken lol

I will make it short today. Iam off to take my kids to see the doc. Hugs

Magnolia “Baby Edwin”
Magnolia star die

Papers: Stampin up
Spellbinders circles and ribbon banner
Pearl sticker

for a great guy…

Hello, how are you today?
Today I would love to show you a card, dear Pamela asked me to make for her husband. She loved Lili of the Valley’s aero plane image for a possible birthday card for her husband.

At first I was a bit hesitant to use flowers on a guy card, but Pamela assured me that it would be okay.. I thought the criss cross style pocket card would be a great solution to make it a bit more manly and also the use of those pretty new My Minds Eye paper. They gave me quite some choices on colors to use.

These are some of the supplies I used to make the card
Size: 5 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches – I found 6x6 a bit too large for the size of image
Sentiment: Stempelglede and Papertrey ink for ticket sentiment and ticket border die
Dies: Spellbinder lacy circle, Stampin up punch (to make the tabs), Stampin up ribbon, pearl brads, Memento ink, Walnut Stain, cheese cloth, Tim Holtz film strip

Off to get some stuff in the house done.. iam expecting my family in law to arrive this afternoon
hugs
Claudia

Honey… xoxo

Hello ladies!

FINALLY I can get to my digis again AND print them out. As much as I like how super fast my computer is now – it was a pain. The computer was not connecting with my printer and I just have on this computer a photo editing program installed – which you need when printing Krista’s digis out. I have printed this cute image – one of her newest drawings in size 32% out. I loved 34% but it was than after all a bit too large.

Usually I really like to color Krista’s girls with black hair. There is just something about those girls – I just like them with black hair so I thought I have to go a bit lighter – blonde was my goal.. which you can tell.. did not turn out at all – well .. she is a brunette now.

The card fits also in this months colour challenge the sweet Ribbon Girls have set. We want Pink – Brown and Cream! Check the challenge out.. there is a great prize to win for making a card.
Image: Honey – Saturated Canary Supplies on my card: My Minds Eye 6x6 “Dolled Up”
Embellishments: Ribbon Girl – crochet lace and Sweet Heart flowers