Live & Love Crafts - Carnival

Another week is over and it's time to show you another carnival creation for the Live & Love Crafts blog..

I always enjoyed looking at all those wagons at the local parade when I was a kid and I will always remember a sea themed one with the most beautiful mermaid I've ever seen..

I thought immediately about that when I saw this new Magnolia stamp..

This is Pisces Tilda from the newest Magnolia Zodiac Collection..
The papers are from Maja Design - Vintage Frost Basics..
They are so versatile you can use them for anything really..
I've used one of my GoKreate dies for the card's shape..

The paper edges are distressed with a Tim Holtz tool and inked with some Walnut Stain Distress Ink..

I've added once again a gorgeous pin and lots of pearls..
There's some gesso all over the place..
I've applied some Stickles on her tail, a bit of Crackle paint on the flower and Liquid Pearls all around the image..

I'm sure you all know how much I love WOC flowers.. I use them on every single project..

And here you can see some Kort og Godt Hortensias too..

I've also added some Flower Sprays and a bit of cheesecloth under the arrangements..

Take a look at the gorgeous lace ''Coco'', the soft pink ribbon and the Shabby Seam Binding..

The pearl is one of the Idea-ology Baubles.. A fantastic detail, right?

As usual you can find all the products listed at the end of this post..
Feel free to ask if there's anything you'd like to know..

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
1. Marvelous Magnolia - Challenge #62 - Anything Goes
2. Lovely Hanglar or Sweet Magnolia - Challenge #89 - Pretty in Pink

Thanks for stopping by..

Hugs, Tina

Maja Design - Vintage Frost Basics - 5th of December	Maja Design - Vintage Frost Basics - 19th of December	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Reinkers	Tim Holtz Distress Stickles
Ranger Liquid Pearls	Tim Holtz Distress Crackle Paint	Claudine Hellmuth Studio Gesso	Ranger Inkssentials Glossy Accents	Ranger Inkssentials White Opaque Gel Pen
Vintage Pearl Pins �Crown Teardrops�	Idea-ology Baubles	Melissa Frances Self Adhesive Pearls	Pearl String, 2mm pearls	Frosted Berries
Kitchen Craft Cheese Cloth	Lace ''Coco'' (55mm)	LLC Shabby Seam Binding	Flower Sprays	WOC Hip Rosebuds
WOC Open Roses, 10mm	WOC Wild Roses, 30mm	WOC Cosmos Daisies	Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad	Tim Holtz Paper Distresser Tool

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Doohickey's Only

Yep! That's right..

No Tilda or Edwin today..

Just dies.. And they are ALL Magnolia Doohickey dies..

There's a fantastic challenge running at Magnolia Down Under and I thought it was a tough one.. 

At least for me..

But I want to give it a shot..

Anyway.. I had a wooden birdhouse waiting for me in one of the drawers and today I just felt the need to alter it.. LOL!

No more blabbing.. Here it is..

Huh.. Where do I start..

First I painted the birdhouse in white..

Then I covered it with some printed 'old book' paper and added a little bit of gesso around..

I've used Papermania textured paper and some kraft paper for all the die cuts..

Then it was time to decorate the roof..

It's completely covered with the Tilda Lace die..

When everything was on it's place I added the ice.. With a glue gun..

There's the Peacock resting on the roof and the Cat (Paris Night dies) on the other side watching it..

Lots of dies on the back too..

The Swirl and the Mistletoe..

And the small Dragonfly.. There's one on the front too..

There are also two small butterflies on this project (one on the front and one on the left side) and those are a part of the Magnolia Tree set..

It's the first time I use those but now that I have I'm gonna use them a lot.. They are just sooooo cute..

Ooohh.. Let's not forget the beautiful Angel Wing die.. 

The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and I Am Roses..

The gorgeous lace I've put around is from Suhafuha.. Check it out! Just gorgeous..

Here' are some more details..

The doilies are from my stash and the ornate leaves and frame are made out of FIMO Air..

I've used Martha Stewart molds for those..

The pearls on the butterflies and dragonflies are also from my stash..

Well..

Not bad for the first time, right?

I'd love to hear what you think..

I'll be back soon..

Hugs, Tina

Live & Love Crafts - Season of Choice

Hi everyone!

This week's theme at LLC is ''season of choice'' and my choice is Spring..

This is the time for lots of Birthdays in my family..

My niece is the first.. She's soon turning 3 and I've decided to make her a gift bag..

I won't give her this one cos' I've realized it's too small but I'm gonna make something pretty similar..

When  I hear the word Spring I always think about flowers and butterflies..

That's why I chose to use the Sofiero papers from Maja Design..

I love the whole collection but the ones with flower patterns are my favourites..

I've also used one of the strips cos' those crowns were a perfect match for my image..

Here's a Prima Shabby Chic Corner piece.. Painted with white acrylic paint and then completely covered with gesso to match the other embellies..

The border die is a Magnolia Doohickey called Scalloped Dotted Lace..

The tags are a Doohickey too..

There's another crown here.. This amazing charm.. I have to get more..
I've also used my beloved Shabby Seam Binding and there's a piece of Cheesecloth under the flowers too..
I just had to apply some Chunky White Frantage all around the image..
I've used one of my Spellbinders Opulent Ovals to cut out the image and then there's the Classic Oval under that and the  Floral Oval under both...

Some more WOC flowers and the gorgeous Lace ''Reinette'' and some brand new Shabby Pearl Rose Organza Trim.. Fantastic, isn't it?

I've applied some gesso over the image and I really like the effect it gives.. A nice detail..

I've added some pearls  and Crackle paint here and there to finish the look.. 

The Fimo butterflies are gorgeous, right?

The molds are from Martha Stewart..

The paper edges are as usual distressed using a Tim Holtz tool and then inked with Walnut Stain..

They are machine sewn too..

This is Little Cute Tilda from the Once Upon A Time Collection 2013..

She's stamped with Archival Ink on 300g Langton aquarel paper and coloured with Distress Inks..

I use both the ink pads and reinkers..

List of colours:

Skin: Vintage Photo, Tattered Rose

Cheeks: Tattered Rose

Hair: Antique Linen, Walnut Stain, Black Soot

Dress: Victorian Velvet, Pumice Stone, Black Soot

Crown: Scattered Straw, Wild Honey, Pumice Stone, Black Soot

Background: Weathered Wood, Pumice Stone

Here's another pic of the whole mini bag..

I really hope you like it..

You can find the complete list of products at the end of this post..

And if there's still something you wanna know feel free to ask..

You can find this and many other items in my ETSY store HERE..

I'm entering this gift bag into the following challenges:

1. Marvelous Magnolia Challenge #59 - Lovely Lace

2. Lovely Hanglar or Sweet Magnolia - Challenge #86 - Ribbon or Trim

3. ABC Challenge - D is for Dazzle

4. A Creative Romance - Becky's Sketch

5. Time for Magnolia Challenge #44 - Tilda and/or Edwin with something on head or in hair

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs, Tina

Maja Design - Sofiero Limited Edition - Enjoying The Lovely Fragrance	Maja Design - Sofiero Limited Edition - Strolling Down The Rose Path	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Reinkers	Tim Holtz Distress Crackle Paint
Claudine Hellmuth Studio Gesso	Stampendous Fran-táge Embossing Enamels	Ranger Inkssentials Glossy Accents	Ranger Inkssentials White Opaque Gel Pen	Charm - Rhinestones Crown
Prima Shabby Chic Treasures - Marvelle Frame & Corners	WOC Open Roses, 15mm	WOC Wild Roses, 30mm	WOC Sweetheart Blossoms	WOC Hip Rosebuds
LLC Shabby Seam Binding	Shabby Pearl Rose Organza Trim (20mm)	Lace "Reinette" (40mm)	Kitchen Craft Cheese Cloth	Melissa Frances Self Adhesive Pearls
Tim Holtz Paper Distresser Tool	Inkssentials Ink Blending Tool	Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad

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