Festival Lily (All Dressed Up)

Hellooo!

Today I want to share a card I made with a gorgeous freebie I got from the Kit and Clowder group for a challenge, sponsored by All Dressed Up stamps! I used a lot of Copics to do this card and of course I will share the combinations with you :)

Here's my card! I have used a gorgeous design paper from Wild Rose Studio called Peach Blossom paper pack. The butterfly on the upper left corner is made with Martha Stewart Clay and then I did this new technique I found out about recently, I put on some Distress Embossing Ink on it, then some Sticky embossing powder, heated it and then I put on Stickles Dry Fine Glitter Diamond on it. I LOVE that glitter and this is one of my favourite techniques of mine right now :D

The cabochon is hand made, I have bought these oval papers from Etsy, cut it out, glued on a glass cabochon with Glossy Accent, let it dry and then I glued it on the metal frame. Piece of cake! :D

And here's a close-up on Festival Lily. I have used the glitter technique I described above here too, on the butterflies, her dress and her eyelids and the bangles on her arms. I used some stickles around the image as well. The Copic combinations I used for her are:

Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00, E000, R20 Eyes G21, YG03, YG00 Lips RV34, RV11
Hair: E35, E53, E50
Dress: Yellow: E18, E15, Y17, Y15, Y11, Y000 Green: G28, YG03
Neckless and braid: V09, V17, V15, V12, V01
Butterflies: Green YG63, G21, YG03 Blue BG05, BG01, BG000 Pink E04, RV34, RV11 Purple V15, V12, V01
White dots: Posca pen

I totally enjoyed making this card, the paper fits so good to the colourful image I've made :) Can't wait to see the other's cards for this challenge!

Happy Crafting!
xoxo Madeleine

A LOVE tag with three fun techniques!

Hello! I'm feeling my mojo coming back to me, it's very much welcome back!! I have played a LOT with this project, and I'm going to tell you all about it :)

Here's my tag!! I have used a Sagen Vintage napkin with gorgeous angels (I think) on. I totally fell in love with the shabby vintage colours and bought a whole package of them! I bought them for decoupage, but then I learnt about another technique using napkins, making your very own design papers! Here's what I did: I took off all the layers except the last with the motive on the napkin, put a peice of cling film on a piece of cardstock, then the single layer of napkin on top of that. Then I put on a protective paper (I used copy paper) on top and then I ironed it until the cling film had melted between the napkin and the cardstock. Done! My very own design paper! :D

When my design paper was done, I decided to do another new fun technique I've just learnt, using sticky embossing powder and glitter! I'm a HUGE fan of glitter, love it so much when things sparkle, so this is a totally Madeleine-thing now :D I stamped the whole paper with Distress Embossing ink, wet it down totally. Then I poured sticky embossing powder over it, shook it a little so there wouldn't be any powder flying around in the room when I started heating it ;) Then I heated it with my heating gun, and then the embossing powder becomes sticky (therefor the name of the product - Sticky) like glue! So I poured some Stickles Dry Fine Glitter Diamond (OMG, it's the best glitter in the WORLD!), shook it off a little and then heated the paper again. It's sooo delicious I almost wanna eat my paper LOL! :D (I know people might laugh at my enthusiasm, but I know you crafters TOTALLY understand what I mean :D )

Okay, the third thing I tried was another new thing I made up myself! I cut out the word Love of Tim Holtz Vintage Market die and Once upon a time die on cardstock, then I put on some Glossy accent, heated it a little to speed up the drying time and then I put some more Glossy Accent on and poured glitter over the letters! Heated it a little again to speed up the drying time and then they were done! I have enhanced the image so I hope you can see the embossed letters a little :D

The butterfly is cut with MemoryBox Swirl Butterfly. I used the same embossing/glitter technique with that one too. I have used a gorgeous pearl lace that I have bought at Live and Love Crafts (BEAUTIFUL store, owned by a Swedish woman too ;) ).

I totally loved making this tag, if you try these techniques as I have done with this tag, I can bet my left arm (I'm right-handed, don't wanna put to much pressure on me LOL) you're going to have as much fun as I did! :D

Happy Crafting!

xoxo Madeleine

It's summer time!

Hello everyone!

Today's card is a special one, I have never made anything like this and it was SO much fun!! This is a summer card, with sea theme! I have coloured up Tilda with sea shells with Copics and used no line colouring technique with Copics for the first time!!! It took several tries and lots of time to do this, so I am very much still learning! :D With all the new techniques I have learnt in the Skin and hair class and Clothing class over at kitandclowder.ning.com, I am very proud of this image.

Here's the card!
I have recently become aware of digital design paper so I bought special ones for this project, you can find them here and here! Don't you just love them!? :D I do, and they fit perfect for my card. I can also tell you that I am a HUGE fan of glitter. The more the better, because glitter makes everything sparkle, and I totally love sparkely things :) To make all the die-cuts sparkle, I have used Sticky Embossing powder that works like a glue when you heat it, then I poured Stickles Dry Fine Glitter Diamond over and heated it again. I am so happy that the photos really show how much the die-cuts shimmer :)

Here's a close-up at Tilda with sea shells. She is coloured with Copics and here are all the combinations I used in this order:

Skin: E000, E04, E11, E21, E00, R20 (Eyes BG09)

Hair: E18, E15, YR23, Y22, Y11

Knot and band: BG09, BG05, BG01, BG000

Dress and flipflops: E15, Y17, Y15, Y11, Y000

Basket: BG78, BG75, BG72, BG70

Sea shells: E15, E31, E50

Sand: E35, E33, E31, E43, E53, E21, E00, Y11, Y000

I have also used Frantage Enamel around the image and I used both Blue and Shabby white. All the white dots on Tilda are made with an acrylic pen called Posca :) 

Here are all the dies I have used for this project:
GoKreate Large Frame Frilly #2 for the card shape.
Joy Crafts! Under the sea Waves
Joy Crafts! Under the sea Seahorse
Joy Crafts! Under the sea Starfish
Magnolia Doohickey Dies
Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Fourteen for the frame with sentiment

The sentiment is from Magnolia stamps. I have stamped it with Distress Ink Broken China (fit soooo good together with the rest of the card's colours!).

I had SO much fun making this card and have learnt so much on the way :) Hope you try the no line colouring technique and also glittering your die-cuts!! :D

Happy Crafting!
xoxo Madeleine

A combined frame and book card with Tilda & Napoleon

Hi!

Today I want to share my latest card, a commission card! I decided to have a little fun and made two different foldings in one! I made a fram and book card! :) The buyer wanted the card to have a cat theme because the recipient loves cats. This is the card!

This is the frame part of the card. I used a gorgeous paper from Maja Design's new collection Coffee in the Arbour to make the frame. I have chalked all the edges with Distress Ink Vintage Photo and Inka Gold Old Silver to make it shimmer. The fence is made with Magnolia DooHickey Fence die and chalked with Distress Ink Vintage Photo. The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and I am roses and a store from Ali Express and I have put a little Crystal Stickles on them to make them glitter. The pearl ribbon is also from Ali Express.

Here's a close-up at the image I have coloured. I have sprinkled Frantage Enamel Pink around the image and embossed it. This is Tilda with a bow knot and Napoleon. I coloured them with Copics and here are the colours I used:

Tilda: Skin: E000, E04, E11, E21, E00, R20
Hair: E35, E53 E59
Pants and hat: V17, V15, V12, V01, V000
Pockets on the pants: RV34, RV32, RV11, R00
Shirt and shoes: BG49, BG13, BG01, BG000
Socks: Y000, Y11, Y15, Y17, E31, E33
Tulip: Pink: R89, R85, R83, R81 Green: YG03, YG63, YG67, G99

Napoleon: W7, W5, W3, W1

Here's a close-up at the cat charm I put on the front of the card and the flower arrangement. I also used a little glass bottle that I bought from a store on Ali Express.

Another close-up at the right side of the frame card.

Here's the inside of the card. Since the recipient loves cats I decided to gather some of them inside as well. The paper is also from Maja Designs on both sides of the inside.

 I have used Die-Namics Cat set dies to makes these cute little cats :) I have also used Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Sixtheen to make the square for the greeting.

I have used Martha Stewart Doily Lace punch to create the lace around frame. I have also used Magnolia DooHickey Paris Night dies for the lamp post and cat. I chalked them with Inka Gold Old Silver. The paper in the background is actually the square I cut out from the paper I used on the front of the card :)

Thank you very much for stopping by, happy crafting!

xoxo Madeleine

A book card with Sneaky Tilda and Magical books and unicorns

Hello!

Today I am showing you my latest card, a book card! I made it with Maja Design's new paper collection Coffee in the Arbour and with Sneaky Tilda on the front and Magical books and unicorns inside the book card :) I have used a couple of dies for this project; Magnolia Doohickey Heart tag and Lalaland leaf. I have also made object with clay, like the corner, butterfly, mannequin and the heart with a banner. They are all inked with Inka Gold Old Silver. I have bought the pearl lace at LLC and the little bottle with stamens in it is from a store on Aliexpress. 

I have coloured Sneaky Tilda with Copics and the colors used are:

Skin: E000, E04, E11, E21, E00 (in that order twice) R20 (for blush)
Hair: E29, E25, E21
Clothing purple: RV99, RV95, RV93, RV91 pink: R89, R85, R83, R81
Shoes and bow: R89, R85, R83, R81

I used this tutorial to make this book card. I have chalked the edges with Distress Ink Vintage Photo and then I used Inka Gold Old Silver over it to make it shimmer.

Here's the inside! The design paper is from KDesigns and the frame for the text is made with the smallest of GoKreate Large Frame Frilly #12.

The stamp in the card is from Saturated Canary and called Magical books and unicorns. I have coloured her too with Copics and the colors used are:

Skin: E000, E04, E11, E21, E00 (in that order twice) R20 (for blush)
Hair: E29, E25, E21
Dress: G99, G29, G21, G000
The unicorn: BG99, BG05, BG01, BG000

A final photo from above! :)

Thank you so much for stopping by, happy crafting! :)
xoxo Madeleine

A decoupaged tray

Hi everyone!

Today I am blogging another decoupage project I've made. This is a tray in wood that I have spray painted, made decoupage with napkins on and then I had a lot of fun with a little distress ink and inka gold, before a final varnish. I am decorating my new house in a shabby chic/vintage/romantic style and using a lot of decoupaging doing that. 

This is my tray!

The napkins are from Sagen Vintage Design. I used Weathered wood Distress Ink pad to darken the edges all over the tray and then I used Inka Gold Ice Blue (more grayish than blue!) to in force the grey ares. I used the mod podge to make the decoupage and varnish too. I played around with the edges of the napkins and tried to get a more worn down look. 

That's all I had to share today, thank you for stopping by! :)
xoxo Madeleine

Altered candlesticks

Hello!

Today I'm blogging another altering project I made with decoupage - candlesticks! I loved making these, they were black from the beginning and I used a couple of layers with gesso, before using a sponge to dot white acrylic on to make a structure. It turned out great! The candlesticks really got a beautiful structure and it was so easy to use decoupage on them after. I used mod podge for all the layers and it worked perfect. Here they are!

Thank you for stopping by, happy crafting! :)

xoxo Madeleine

LOVE (Decoupage)

Hello!

Today I am blogging a very different project from what I usually do - cards. I have recently moved and decided to decorate my home in a shabby chic style and wanted to do most of the decorations myself by using decoupage! This is my very first project and I am so happy about it! It was sooo relaxing doing it and it wasn't hard at all ;) Plus the gorgeous result shows immediately!

Here's the letters in wood I made decoupage on. I put them in the window in my bathroom, thought my bathroom needed a little love ;) 

I bought the letters about 3 years ago from Jotex and cleaned them before applying the decoupage glue. Since they were white already I didn't have to paint them. The napkins are from the brand "Sagen Vintage Design".

A final photo!

Thank you for stopping by, hope you have a happy crafting time! :)

xoxo Madeleine

Lizzie with gift (DT Make it Crafty)

Hello!

Today's DT card is with a gorgeous stamp called Lizzie with gift, that you can find here. :)

Here's the card!

And here's cute and sweet Lizzie with gift. I have coloured her with Distress Ink pads and put some Frantage Enamel Shabby Pink around the image. I have also used Platinum stickles on the edges of the image.

Distress Ink pads used:
Hair: Scattered Straw, Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain
Face and skin: Tattered Rose, Worn Lipstick (Eyes: Vintage Photo)
Dress, bows and socks: Distress Marker: Picked Raspberry
Shoes: Black Sooth
Gift: Chipped Sapphire

Here's a Magnolia heart tag cut with K Designs gorgeous paper, and I bought a beautiful creased silk fabric that I have ripped to make a bow of. I have put on two Christmassy charms, a Christmas tree and a bell.

The flower arrangement... I have put on some white acrylic paint on all the flowers and also Crystal stickles. The white swirl is cut with a Craft Too die and I have sprayed Perfect Pearl mist on it to make it shimmer.

Here's an embellishment I made myself, I used a piece of paper from Maja Design's Vintage Frost Basics paper collection, a glass cabochon and a cameo and just glued it all together :) Very easy! The blue paper is from K Designs Cold Winter collection.

Here's the inside, I have cut the card shape and the inside papers with a Go Kreate die, Large Frame Frilly #5. The pink paper is the same as on the Magnolia heart tag.

I hope you like this card, I had a lot of fun making it and I LOVE gorgeous Lizzie with gift, you can use her for Birthday cards as well ;) 

Thanks for stopping by and take care!

xoxo Madeleine

Circus Trixie (Saturated Canary)

Hiii!!! Long time no see! I have had a lot to do with my move and I can't tell you how GOOD it feels to be in place and finally be able to craft again! Have switched mediums since the last time and started colouring with Copics! LOVE it. I have been jealous of all the talents in the world that master Copics and I thought, hmm, one day it's my turn and that day turned out to be sooner than later! :D I am also taking a Copic class over at www.kitandclowder.ning.com and I just love it.

This is my card!
The stamp is a digi from Saturated Canary, Circus Trixie and I have coloured her with Copics :P

Here are the colour combos I used in this order:
Hair: E29, E25, E21
Skin: E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R20
Clothes: RV99, RV95, RV93, RV91, R89, R85, R83, R81

The flowers are from both WOC and different stores on Aliexpress.com. The lamp post is a new die from Magnolia called Love Lamp Post. The heart border is a die from Lalaland Crafts called Heart Doily Border die. The card's shape is made with a GoKreate Large Frilly#5 die. I have used papers from Maja Design's new collection Coffee in the Arbour and used Inka Gold Rosequarts on almost everything :) I also put some Crystal stickles on the flowers and a little gesso. The butterfly in clay is made with a Martha Stewart mold and also the MS clay :) Inked with Inka Gold Rosequartz. The gorgeous pearl ribbon lace is from LLC.

A last photo!

I have to say that I loved colouring this image with Copics and her curls were the reason I took the class to begin with. I wanted to be able to colour strokes and make it look like almost real hair. I love the class and would recommend it to anyone that would love to improve their colouring! :) You can find it over here.

Happy crafting!! :)

xoxo Madeleine

Magnolia Tilda in blue

Hello everyone!

I finished a card today with Magnolia Tilda from Little London Collection (2013). Blue is a challenge for me but it was pretty fun making this card anyway (because I got to add some pink - my favourite colour - in it ;) )

Here's my card!

Here's a close-up at Magnolia Tilda. I have coloured her with Distress Markers and I must say that the finer tip is very useful making lines when I stamp my images very light. I love how the leaves turned out, because of the finer tip on the Distress Marker. The heart die I've used is from Spellbinders Nestabilities Heart Circles.

I have used something new on my flowers today - DIAMOND DUST! :D I put some Glossy Accent on the flowers and then I poured the dust over it (i had a bowl under) and then I just let it dry. I really enjoyed doing that with my flowers :)
The leaf die is from Lalaland Crafts and so is the hot air balloon. I have used Inka Gold Rosequartz on the leaves and Aquamarine on the hot air balloon and on the butterfly of clay. I made the butterfly with Martha Stewart clay and mold.

Here's a die from Tim Holtz called Weathered Clock that I've also inked with Inka Gold Aquamarine. The ribbon is actually a piece from a fabric I've bought in fabric store in Stockholm. Under the ribbon there's a lock and keys from Cheery Lynn (called Lock and Keys). I have inked them with Inka Gold Rosequartz and on the lock I have also used Crystal stickles.

And a final photo from the side. The die I have used to create the cards' shape is from GoKreate and is called Large Frame Frilly #2.

That's all for today! Thank you for stopping by and happy crafting! :)

xoxo Madeleine

Diane in pink and green! (Saturated Canary)

Hello hello! 

I'm back with another card, I must say that the turnout of this card really surprised me! I had no idea where it would end and I really had no plan for this card! 

For this card I have used a GoKreate Large Frilly #5 for the cards' shape and a gorgeous paper from K & Company. I have chalked the edges of the card with Vintage photo distress ink and then chalked it again with Inka Gold Old Silver (although it's more golden to the colour!). 

A close-up at the gorgeous Diane digi stamp from Saturated Canary! She's brand new and I love her! I was just thinking about a girl with books for a stamp the other day, and then this stamp was released! She's coloured with Distress Markers.

Here's a close-up at the Vintage bycycle die from Memory Box! I have inked it with Inka Gold Silver. The white on it is Gesso from Martha Stewart.

A close-up at the flower arrangement. I have bought these from I am roses and I used Crystal stickles and Gesso on them. The charms is a hot air balloon and key from a store on Aliexpress. The pink ticket was a fun thing to do! I put some Picked Raspberry Distress on the ticket stamp, stamped it on paper and quickly pour the embossing powder on it. Shook the overflow off and heat embossed it. The embossing powder is from WoW and called Vintage Champagne. Then I creased the paper a little bit before gluing it on to the card. The beautiful lace is from Strömstads Scrapbooking. The pearl ribbon is from LLC I think.

The other side of the card. The butterfly is made with Martha Stewart clay and inked with a little bit of Inka Gold Mint Green. I also put on some gesso on it.

And a final photo and a close-up at the beautiful lamp post from Memorybox, it's called Village Lamp Post.

This was a very fun card to make!! Hope you have a happy crafting time everyone!

xoxo Madeleine