Life by the sea side

For at least a year or so have I had a whole bunch of stamps from Joanna Sheen just laying around. I love them to bits but I have been in no mood to colour with distress inks or water colours. Well, that was until my kids asked for a whole bunch of cards for their teachers at kinder garten. I was foolish enough to start that tradition at Christmas time a few years back when I didn't like the fact that the kitchen staff and cleaning staff didn't get anything when all the teachers got a little gift from the kids. So now each semester ends with me making at least 10 cards for the kids favourite staff at kindergarten. Lucky for me that includes their teachers too. LoL

So here comes number 2 of the ten cards I made, and seven of the cards was made using the Joanna Sheen range of Faye Whittaker stamps. The 1st was the card shown for the challenge over at the Paper Shelter earlier this week.

This card is made with the FW stamp, coloured with distress inks and markers. Gosh! those markers are really handy when it comes to skin colours. Love them for that. When I have a few more of them I might even like them better. So easy to bring out in the garden to paint with, maybe not the garden... The designer papers are from Maja design Skärgårdsliv. They came out last year and eveyone got nuts about them. Me too, so much that I didn't use them even if I bought double sets of them.

I will enter this card to the following challenges
Card Makin Mamas - Red white and blue
Chocolate, Coffee and cards - Anything goes
Emergency Crafters - Summer Sun
Joanna Sheen Challenges - Summer Daze

Love n hugs
Marie

A Magnolia card...

Happy Monday! Cheerful hey? I know, a gal can pretend you know. But it feels really good to be home alone today. Head ace  and so tired that I hardly know my own name. I've tried to stay awake for as long as I could now. Just thought that I would blog this card of mine first. Then a little nap.

Last night I inked up this dancing Tilda that has been living in my big box of unused Magnolias. It was time one of them saw the daylight so here she is. For some reason, don't ask me why have I coloured with my flexmarkers. I guess it's good that they get to work as well. And it was so fun using a brush again. Really should get out of that Marker's comfort zone a bit more often.

Miss Tilda is paired up with some papers from Bearly Mine Design. They are from the Just Plain set and from the Lacey Vintage Dream. A piece of scrap is also used. Flowers are a mix from I am Roses, Wild Orchid Crafts and Kort og gotd. Lace and metal corners are also from WOC. Tons of chrystal stickles and some die cuts made with Magnolia dies finish this creation off.

Love n hugs
Marie


Challenges for this card
Passion for Promarkers - Pink, pearls and lace
Just Magnolia Hänglar Stänglar - Soft Spring Shades
Let's ink it up - Distressing (used distress ink on all edges)
Cardmaking Mamas - Make it girly