MSL Challenge Blog...."You are special to me"

Hi Everyone,

Today is my turn to host the new challenge at "Magnolia Stamp Lovers" and for the next two weeks the theme will be easy and one of my favorites "FLOWERS". You need to make a card using any Tilda or Edwin with flowers in their hands or flowers around them. I decided this time to make a paper bag card using one of my favorite Magnolia stamp ("Tilda in the garden"). I'm sorry the pictures are not good but I tried a few times and  they either turned too dark or too light.

I would like to enter this card on Magnolia Down Under Challenge. 

Front

 Inside

 Details inside

Materials.
Stamps: Magnolia (Tilda w/heart chain and Tilda in the garden) and Stempelgede to distress the borders.
Inks: Distress inks.  (Skin: Tattered Rose/ Cheeks: Tattered rose and a little bit of Worn Lipstick/ Dress: Barn Door mixed with Fired Brick  / Hair: Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain/ Background: Weathered Wood / Heart Chain: Black Soot)
Tools and Embellishments: Oval Nestabilities (Classic and Scalloped Ovals Large) Magnolia border die and swirl, eyelets, brads, flowers from Prima and WOC , burlap, pearls, wrinkled ribbon painted with distress inks, stickles and bells.

Happy Stamping!

Hugs,
LIM

Deep Ocean Challenge #9 - Birthday.

Hi Everyone,

Sorry that I have been absent lately but in the next 2 months I will be moving to North Carolina. I'm happy leaving Cleveland behind because I will be closer to Miami and my relatives and friends. This week I started packing some of my stamps and scrapping supplies. I'm going crazy with all these changes so that don't get surprised if you don't see much activity in my blog during the next weeks.

This week in "Deep Ocean Challenge Blog" the theme is "Birthday" and I want to show you a paper bag album that I made for a good friend. I hope she likes it. Sorry, I took a lot of pictures this time, so please be patient.


Hugs to all,
LIM :)

Paper Bag Card for a friend...

Hi Everyone,

First of all I want to THANK YOU for the comments in my previous post. It means a lot to me all your kind words about my daughter anniversary. I really appreciate it. THANKS!

Now I want to show you another paper bag card (I'm addicted to them...I know... LOL) that I made for a friend overseas. I hope she likes it.



Hugs,
LIM

A paper bag card for Cindy...Lindsay's mom...

Hi Everyone,

Two weeks ago I received the terrible and sad news about Lindsay's death, who is the daughter of the "StampingScrapping.com" owner (the store where I purchase my Magnolia stamps). After having experienced a similar loss myself a few years ago with my only daughter, I felt very sad for days thinking that this is the only experience parents should never go through. I know that there is not much anyone can say in moments like this, reason why I decided to make a card for Lindsay's mom. This is my way of telling her that I care and I really sorry about what she's going through. Today I can show the card because she already received it.

Front of the paper bag card...






Hugs,
LIM

Magnolia Paper bag Card..."Believe in your dreams".."

Hi Everyone,

Today I want to show another paper bag card that I made last week using Magnolia stamps, My Mind's Eye paper (Stella and Rose Collection) and AmyR Stamps from "All that Scrap"for the sentiment inside. Flowers are from Wild Orchid Craft. Images colored with distress inks.

Cover...
Detail of the cover.
Details Inside. I use for distressing one of the fabulous stamps from Stempelglede and AmyR Sentiment from "All that scraps" I also added a little bit of "glossy accent" to the heart to give it more dimension.


Back.

Hugs,
LIM :)

A shaker paper bag card... "It's a Girl"...

Hi Everyone,

I made this paper bag card for a very special friend who gave birth a gorgeous baby girl, just a few weeks ago. I know that the colors I used are not the traditional ones for a baby card but I wanted to create something different, unique and special like she is to me... I hope she likes it.

All the stamps are from Magnolia. Papers from stash. Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts and the images are colored with distress inks. I added "glossy and crackle effect" to give it more dimension.

I wasn't sure about the shaker part because, to be honest, this is my first trial and in the end I liked the final result.

Stay tuned...I will show more paper bag cards soon... :)
Hugs,
LIM :)

A new DT position and a Magnolia Paper Bag Album...

Good Morning! :)

I hope everyone is having a great week. A few days ago my sweetie friend Alberto invited me to be part of the team "Deep Ocean Challenge Blog" and even I don't have lately to much time to make cards I decided to accept his kind invitation. The blog was new to me but I'm sure you know some of the ladies from the DT. They all are so talented and make the most gorgeous cards and projects.

This week at "Deep Ocean Challenge Blog" the theme is "Ribbons" so if you have a chance make a card or project using any ribbon that you like. Here is my paper bag album for my first entry using some of my favorite wrinkle ribbon and laces.



Detail of the front of the paper bag album. Colored with distress inks.

Inside.

Hugs,
LIM :)