Just Magnolia Monthly Challenge - Distressing...

Hello,

Today we start a new challenge for Just Magnolia. This is the beginning of our monthly challenge sponsored by Simon Says Stamp you could win $50 to spend in their store!

This month's challenge is distressing and the most fabulously talented Chris Dark has very kindly made a fantastic tutorial for us. Thank you Chris you are so inspiring and your card is stunning.

I have made a wall hanging. I have coloured my Magnolia image with distress inks. I have distressed my edges with Tim's distressing tool. I have sprayed my papers with glimmer mist.

I have used a grungeboard hinge and painted crackle paint over this and then sprayed it with glimmer mist.

I have edged my papers and flowers with vintage photo. I have added loads of stickle glue over my project. My sentiment was so very kindly sent to me by the delicious Tab. Thank you so much big hugs and kisses.

I stamped the snowflake out onto acetate three times using brown stazon and then covered it with dries clear glue and sprinkled glitter over them. Then when they were dry cut them out and pined them together with a pearl brad.

Thank you so very much for looking and I urge you to go and check out the stunning creations by the Just Magnolia DT. I would like to say a big, big, thank you for all your sweet comments they really touch me thank you so much!

I will be going to the NEC in Birmingham on Saturday and I am so very excited about meeting everyone who will be going. Lots of the Just Magnolia girls will be there and I have never met them before. Tab, Bev and Marcea will be demoing on the Magnolia stand. I am also going to have a little go (yikes). It is going to be wonderful to meet them! I really hope that I can catch up with lots of you it will be fantastic to actually meet you in person as I think you are just the best on line community in the world!!!

love

kim x

inks used

skin - antique linen, tattered rose

hair - brushed corduroy, antique linen, old paper, black soot

clothes - antique linen, weathered wood

Award....

Hello,

I have received this award from the gorgeous Darcie. Thank you so much Darcie I am thrilled to receive this from you. You have to answer 36 questions with just one word. I will give it a go.

1. Where is your cell phone? kitchen
2. Your hair? curly
3. Your mother? abroad
4. Your father? heaven
5. Your fave food? curry
6. Your dream last night? nope
7. Your fave drink? tea
8. Your dream/goal? happiness
9. What room are you in? study
10. Your hobby? crafting
11. Your fear? snakes
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? alive
13.Where you were last night? home
14. Something that you aren't? brave
15. Muffins? yes
16.Wish List Item? laptop
17. Where did you grow up? East Grinstead
18. Last thing you did? colour
19.What are you wearing? casual
20. Your TV? lounge
21. Your Pets? dog
22. Friends? amazing
23. Your Life? incredible
24. Your Mood? happy
25. Missing Someone? Yes
26. Vehicle? volvo
27. Something your not wearing? hairband
28. Your fave store? magnolia
29. Your fave color? blue
30. Last time you laughed? today
31. Last time you cried? yesterday
32. Your best friend? husband
33. One place that I go to over and over? craftroom
34. One person who emails regularly? friend
35. Fave place to eat? Nizam
36. Face book? no

If you would like to join me please lift this award and let us know your answers.

Look at this little sweetie. We get loads in our garden every year and I am still enthralled with them. My faeries live in these in the bottom of my garden and my Grandson says those naughty gnomes too Nanma!

love

kim x

Simon Says Give Thanks.....

Hello,

Hope you are all well. There is a new challenge starting today at Simon Says. The theme this week is Give Thanks.

I have coloured my image with distress inks. I have added stickle glue to the butterflies and rose. The flowers have been glimmer misted and I have distressed them and the papers with frayed burlap. I have added liquid pearls to the border stamp.

Thank you so very much for looking and hope the rest of your week is a good one!

love

kim x

Magnolia Stamp Club reminder......

Hello,

I just wanted to let you know that today is the last day to order this year's Magnolia Winter and Christmas stamp club images. Please notice ! StampClub will not include any stamps from So Jolly, Under the mistletoe or So Snowy Collection 2009 .

I would hate for you to miss out!

love

kim x

Just Magnolia - Monochrome......

Hello,

I hope you are all keeping well and have had a good week.

We are starting a new challenge today at Just Magnolia and the theme this week is Monochrome. I have chosen to use shades of brown for my card. Do go and check out the rest of the DT their cards are to die for!

I have coloured my Magnolia image with distress inks. I have distressed the background with antique linen and vintage photo. I have sprayed my flowers and paper with glimmer mist and distressed the edges of flowers and paper with vintage photo.

I have been so honoured to receive an award from Jane and would like to thank you so much Jane for thinking of me. Jane makes the most delicious cards ever! So do go and say hello you will not be disappointed. Unfortunately, I am unable to download the award picture so sorry.

Well, I wish you all a wonderful weekend and I would like to say a humongous thank you to everyone who has left me comments they are so appreciated and mean so much to me so thank you!

love

kim x

inks used

skin - antique linen and tattered rose

clothes - antique linen, vintage photo

parcel - frayed burlap

hair - brushed corduroy

black soot for shading

Simon Says....All That Sparkles!

Hello,

Hope that you are well. There is a new challenge at Simon Says Stamp. The theme this week is All That Sparkles. Well, I just love this challenge as I totally love my sprinkly spronkly on my cards! Heidi is offering this fabulous prize plus free p & p!

I have coloured my image with distress inks. I have added stickle glue star dust to my image, swirls and flowers.

I have edged my Magnolia papers with vintage photo. Then using glue that dries transparent I glued all my edges then sprinkled glitter over all of the glue and let it dry.

You will get a better idea if you click on the picture.

Thank you so very much for looking and enjoy the rest of the week.

love

kim x

inks used

skin antique linen and tattered rose

hair brushed corduroy, old paper and black soot

clothes milled lavender, weathered wood

shoes vintage photo

black soot for shading

Just Magnolia week 28 - Martine's sketch...

Hello,

Oh had a little glitch this morning trying to upload my post. Thank goodness all is well now!

A new challenge starts today at Just Magnolia. We have a fantastic sketch for you to follow by Martine. Thank you so much sweetie this was a dream to follow and I will love to use it again! Please go and see the rest of the DT's cards they are stunning.

I have coloured my Magnolia image with distress inks. The background is distressed with antique linen and edged with vintage photo. I have also edged all my papers with vintage photo. I have sprayed my flowers with glimmer mist and added some stickle glue to them and some of my image.

I have added liquid pearls around the edge of my nestie shape.

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I have been so very lucky to have been sent these awards by two wonderfully talented ladies. Thank you so very much I am just so thrilled that you would think of me.

This is from Marina.

This is from Paula.

Thank you all so much for looking and I would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who sent me get well wishes. I am now on the road to recovery. Steroids are a wonderful thing! Thank you so much I really appreciated them and they really made me feel so much better!

Have a great weekend.

love

kim x

skin: antique linen, tattered rose

hair: brushed corduroy, black soot

clothes : aged mahogany, tattered rose

shoes: vintage photo

spoon: frayed burlap