MDUC #202 Debbie D's Choice ~ Sepia Colored Image

 Hello my friends...............

How are you ? Another week for us to move on and that's mean another fantastic challenge waiting for us ~~ really, it's a very challenging for me, Sepia colored. I am not really understand what is Sepia, so I searched a bit on internet, these was what I found :

Sepia is a reddish-brown color, named after the rich brown pigment derived from the ink sac of the common cuttlefish Sepia.

For my understanding after I read some articles, Sepia is including in Brown color family. OK, this make thing easier. So, I decided that I just want to use one brown color on my image, Walnut Stain is my victim ...haha:-)) This was my very first time to color an image with ONE color, so it was really challenging for me and I took 3 hours to complete coloring it ...on my:-((

 So, just one color, Ranger Distress ink ~Walnut Stain used on this image and a little bit of Black Soot ink to shade . I stamped Tilda on watercoloring paper with Tsukineko Memento Ink. After finished coloring, I cut the colored image with Spellbinders Oval dies. Patterned Papers from Magnolia product.I used Go-kreate die cut to make the card base.

 Some of the flowers from Petaloo and some from I am roses. I embossed the oval edges with Frantage too. It was FUN !

 Very pretty Petaloo flowers which I white wash it with Gesso paint. The resin butterfly made from Martha Stewart clay mold which given by a really sweet friend who always support me in my crafting life and real life too...haha...you know who you are :-))

 A tag from Magnolia Doohickey dies cutting. I stamped Old Script background from Magnolia with Versafine sepia color , distressed with Walnut Stain, white-wash with gesso. Then I put some embelishments such as a heart cut from Magnolia patterned paper, raffia, treble clef-charm and a clothpin. I LOVE all these tiny decoration ! :-))

 I hope you can accept my coloring, as I am not sure if it's looks sepia or not...hahaha.... but I hope you can try it and don't forget to pop over my lovely teamies blog to view their absolutely beautiful creation ! Have fun everyone !

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Colored the image

Made the line for her to "sit"

Colored the background with walnut stain, blending with a lot of water.

Reporting ~ Magnolia Day Indonesia ( 29th May 2013)

 I wish to report to you all for this very special event ....due to sickness and busy daily life, I was unable to do so.....So, now....here is...our very special first and ever Magnolia Day in Asia, which located in My Scrapbook Ideas store, Surabaya, Indonesia and supported by Magnolia Sweden. 

 4 DTs gathered together for the very fist time. Nancie, me, Irene and Yulis. I with to thank specially Yulis and Irene for the great effort to make this day happened ! We had a very sweet and happy hours and memories too...hope that we have chance to meet in very near future:-))

Our task was:
DT Yulis: workshop
DT Irene: Make and take
DT Nancie: Make and take
me: Demo a decorated paper bag with Magnolia Doo Bee Pops.

 Photo with My Scrapbook Ideas staffs and the store manager, Ling ( a super sweet lady), they are very very friendly :-)) I missed them already !

 

 Together with some of the participants of Yulis workshop, they were so happy and excited !

 This was the place DT Yulis held her workshop.

 The big banner and me :-))

DT Yulis showed how to color professional to participants. They were so eagerly to learn.:-))

 DT Yulis and her workshop participants:-)) Everyone concentrated !

Make n take booth ...they all are very addicted in Magnolia cardmaking, I think :-))

 ........and my demo time....I was so excited and nervous too...but they showed their support to me and I really wish they can try what I made with Doo Bee Pops.

 Here is the decorated paper bag that I demo-ed at Magnolia Day. I showed them how to make the big butterfly with Magnolia Doo Bee Pops. It's really easy project.:-))

 I hope you had fun looking at our photos and if I have chance to go somewhere else to share the Magnolia fun, sure I will be reporting it here....-))

p/s: if any of you who are "in" the photo and not feel comfortable to publiczed, please contact me. thank you very much.:-)

MDUC #198 Flowers and More Flowers (Make your Own)

 Hello my friends,

What a lovely day today :-)) Let's have some fun and exciting outdoor activities !! Play with butterflies and flowers.....is it a good idea? I know you have a very sunny and warm weather out there in Europe, but please remember me when you have fun, we have extreamly HOT weather here and I could rather stay inside my room than going out for the sunburnt..haha....

This week challenge is a bit challenging for me as I always use ready-made flowers which I bought from I am Roses.com or Prima Marketing, and of course Magnolia. But this week we want to challenge you to make your own flowers. Whatever flowers=)) It's really fun to try different types of flowers, but finally I made these very simple flowers that I used to make long time ago !

I used Magnolia patterned paper to make my spiral flowers, you can view the tutorial I made HERE.

The white flower is peonies which I made from Magnolia Doohickey Peonies, a new released not long ago.

 Some Magnolia Doohickey dies to spice up the layout, which was really fun. I distressed with Ranger Walnut Stain ink. The white and beautiful flowers ribbon was a gift from my teamy, Yulis. Thank you very much.

 I do hope you got inspired and make your own flowers. Hope to see you in this week challenge at MDUC. While you are reading this post, I am busy packing and preparing for the Magnolia Day event in Surabaya, Indonesia. The first Magnolia Day in Asia, do share the happiness with us, 29th May, sure I will bring you the lastest news and photos when I come back.

See you soon ! Have fun !

MDUC #194 Button it Up

Hello my dear friends,

This is my first contribution for MDUC entry. I wish to back to basic and start a very simple square card to continue my journey in MDUC.

For this challenge, you need to use buttons for your card, so I think it's really simple. First of all , I wish to thank my very sweet and darling teamie, Camilla S for her generousity to supply me ALL the patterned paper and lace for this card. The patterned papers from Maja Design , Vintage Spring Basic. She knows my style and she sent something very very suit me. Thank you very much Camilla.

As usual, I colored the stamped image and distressed all the paper edges with distress inks. The challenge need us to use button, so it was an easy job, really !

Stamped the corner with Magnolia stamp and added Magnolia half pearls and rhinestones. Cut two butterflies from Maja design papers , folded it and added a half pearl.

If you like all the yummy stuff I used on my card , you can have a visit at Camilla S 's hubby webshop, they have lots of very yummy and beautiful cardmaking supplies, from A-Z.

 

Happy stamping and I hope you can pop over to my lovely teamies blog to view their beautiful cards and join our challenge ! Have a nice day !

 

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The BIG News!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hello my dear friends arould the world,
I have two BIG news to annouce today !! The pictures said it all :-))

OK, the FIRST NEWS !!!
I have a very precious chance to fly over to Surabaya , Indonesia next month, 29th, Wednesday to meet my dear Magnolia teamies DT Nancie from Malaysia ( yes, we never meet before in Malaysia and this time we will meet in another country, how funny:-)), DT Yulis and DT Irene from Surabaya, Indonesia to host a first ever Magnolia Day in Asia !!!!

There will be LOTS and LOTS of fun on that day and Magnolia rubberstamps Sweden is SO generous again to sponsor LOTS of goodies for the event. You sure will get something fun if you attend the event...so for those who live in Indoensia or maybe Singapore and Malaysia, save your date, please do visit us on Magnolia Day, I am very very looking forward to meet you all !!!!!:-))))))

SECOND NEWS!

I am still in my dreaming time and still can't believe what I got ! They picked me as a Design Team member ! They picked me ! This is so precious and I didnt expect all this when I applied for the post. You know what I mean ? I just simply posted it to apply and when I noticed there has so many talented ladies applied too, I know I don't have the chance. But, I really didn't expect that they picked me !!!

Thank you very very much all the talented and lovely DT in MDUC ! You made my day and I looking forward to have my contribution in next challenges:-)) MDUC is just a STYLE and TREND with lots of love and kindness :-)) LOVE it !

A happy day for me ! 

Tilda as a Clown ~ Once Upon A Time

 Hello my dear friends,

Here is a card I made these two days:-)) I inspired by my dear friend Yulis Kartika by her Tilda with Rooster card which she gave me as a precious gift when we met in Singapore last month. 

I made a mother's day with Tilda as a Clown, feel funny ? Yes, you can laugh:-)) But, indeed , Magnolia rubberstamps are so versatile and suit with any occasion. I am sure your mom will be very happy and cheer to receive Tilda as a Clown as a mother's day card:-))

 I colored the stamped image with distress ink pads, distress markers on Langton extra smooth 300gsm watercoloring paper which I got from my dearest teamie, Camilla S from Norway. Patterned paper made by Prima marketing and Magnolia.

 Everyone and everywhere is crazy about frantage in cardmaking...so I give it a try! It was so fun to play with all those embossing powder, and I must admit, I with to say a word of thank you to my dear friend Yulis, because she encouraged me to try it :-)) All stamps on this card from Magnolia rubberstamps.

I stamped the alphabet MOM on corrugrated paper and painted with some gesso on it, glue a white string on top of them and added 3 pieces of rhinestones. You noticed the white spot on the cardstock ? I love to see the embossing powder melted when get heated.

 An little piece of embelishment which I made it myself. The charm was bought from a store in Singapore, wow, they sold all kind of charm, and they are cheap ! I stamped " Love" background stamp on a piece of cardstock , put the piece of stamped paper on the charm ,then "trace" the size of the charm with my finger. Cut the "traced" paper with scissors, mat it "in" the charm and cut any excess of paper. I also put some matte glue on it.

I embossed the Magnolia patterned paper~ Cherry with Sizzix embossing folder~ Bubble.

 I hope that you like my card and got inspired! ~ I enter this card for Stamp and Create Magnolia Challenge ~Challenge #7 Spring with Ribbons :-)) 

Happy Stamping and have a great day !

Charming Edwin smiles to you !

Edit : This card just made the Top Five at MDUC challenge this week:-)) Thank you very much girls !! :-))

 Hello my friends,

How are you today ? Hope that you are happy with what you do :-)) This is a card I made recently and I love Edwin so much <3 !

 All the stamps on this card from Magnolia, Charming Edwin stamp is from Magnolia With Love collection,but it's versatile for all occasion:-)) I colored him and all the detail with distress markers , which you can get from Craftmate Store in Penang, Malaysia on Langton extra smooth paper with 0 brush. Beautiful patterned papers from Magnolia papers. I got the beautiful pink andwhite lace from my dear friend and teamie, Yulis Kartika from Indonesia. Please pop over to check her blog, she makes very divine & breathtaking cards!

 I played with Stampendous frantage embossing powder and I must admit I love it very very much !

Distressed the paper edges with distress stain~walnut stain.

I stamped the word "mom" on washi tape and distressed with distress stain. Put some stickles on flowers here and there.

 I hope that you like my card and be creative always !Opps...I wish to join my card for MDUC challenges for this week ~ Tic Tac Toe, I picked: Shabby Chic, Pink and Lace :-))