How to make a Romantic Birthday card with MSD by: Aneta

Hello and happy Friday my friends :)

First things first.

Thank you so much for playing along with us.

This was the first MSD challenge of many to come.

That was fun wasn't it?

Six amazing entries took part this time.

You can see them here

and the winner .......

Padoriaa!!!

Congratulations!! Pop me an e-mail aneta@artisant.is

with all your shipping informations.

And now for my next tutorial.

Today I bring you a "Romantic Wishes" card 

at difficulty level 3.

Here it is:

And here is a quick tutorial:

Step 1: gather your supplies.

Step 2: place your first layer using some gesso on the edges 

just before gluing 

Step 3: place the second layer. 

Use Distress Tool on the edges before gluing 

Step 4: continue adding layers.

Use 3D foams for 3D effect 

Step 5: more layers and embellishments.

I've cut out a rose and placed an image 

under the lace.

Step 6: now it's time to place your chip board.

I picked a bird and a lantern for this romantic project.

Step 7,8,9 : just finish adding embellishments...

 Step 10: ...and of course my favorite, Liquid Pearls 

here and there for the final touch.

If you feel like checking out my previous tutorials

just CLICK HERE.

I hope you're ready to have some fun.

I prepared next challenge for you and I hope you'll like it.

The rules are very simple:

1. Use a color palette or a sketch below to start your project. 

You can choose colors, sketch or both if you feel like it.

2. Still NO Marion Smith products required

but I would love to see some of your fantastic projects 

made with our fantastic products :)

3. When your project is ready just write a post on your blog 

and link it below. You'll find the tool in the end of this post

 (please add link directly to the post you want us to visit,

not to the entire blog)

4. This challenge is open untill 29th of October.

5. Winner will be drawn out by the Random Numbers Generator

and announced 31st of October in my next: "HOW TO..." post.

And now our prize, sponsored by MSD and me:

Prize includes:

- 10 MSD tags

- 5 sheets 15x15 MSD papers

- 6 handmade flowers made by me:)

- 7 shabby roses

- 2 burlap flowers 

- around 3m (together) of laces and ribbons

- 2 MSD resin roses

- 2 packages of MSD Metal Butterfies

I'll cover shipping of the main prize to the lucky winner :)

So, who is ready to be the lucky winner this time and have some crafty fun?

You'll find the linking HERE :)

Thank you for visiting me and good luck everybody!

xoxo

Aneta

B is for Boy Card by Yasmin Tölche

Hi ya! 

It's Yasmin here on the Marion Smith Designs blog for the first time and I have to say I'm sooo excited to be part of this amazing team! I'm starting out a with a card today.. 

I'm a mum too 3 boys and It felt very natural to start out with a boys card. I love the Nirvana Collection that Marion designed. Gorgeous papers and awesome elements like this "Bb is for Boy" card. 

I love to fuzzy cut and use alot of papers, so when I get hold of papers with loads of elements I use them well! I've also included a bit of diecut pieces in white, and splatted a bit of gesso on top just for fun. :)

Don't you just love this rose resin element? I adore it! So beautiful and detailed! 

You can find these products on this card: 

Thank you for stopping by my first post! Hope you liked it! :) 

Yasmin

Good Luck

Hello everybody,

Today I bring you a happy, light card in spring colors.

I'm in love with this balloon stamp from this set:

Supplies:

  

 

and 

 

Thank you for visiting me today and for all your sweet comments!

xoxo

Aneta 

Vintage Beauty

Hello dear friends!  

I would love to share with you the result of yesterday's scrapbooking night.

My card is full of flowers and with lots of layers and tiny details.

Perfect for birthday!

 Here it is:

Supplies:

GARMENT DISTRICT 

Marion Smith Design 6x6 Scrapbooking Paper Pack

Thank you for visiting us today and I wish you crafty week everybody!

xoxo

Aneta

Easter Basket by Tonya Gibbs

Happy Spring! Easter is right around the corner, and today I thought I would share with you this simple little Easter basket that you can make for a special gift.

 

 

I started with a cut file from the Silhouette Store by Lori Whitlock and Marion Smith's papers from the Mad Tea Party Collection.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cut out the file, and add score tape to the flaps.  If you want the edges to be inked, now would be a good time to do that.  Your box will look like the photo below when assembled.

 

 

Attach your handle to the inside of the box, using the holes for the brads to line the handles up.

I used Mono Adhesive to attach mine. 

 

Before attaching my handle I also added some lace on the backside of the handle to soften up the edge, and mask the design from the back of the paper.

 

 

 

I then added a little piece of burlap to the inside of the basket to mask the pattern from the inside of the box.

 

 

Now the fun part - decorating the basket!

 

 

I made a flower using Marion Smith's new Bloom Impression Dies.

 

 

 

 

 

I started with 5 cuts of each of the Peony Petals and the Stamen from the Stamen and Leaves dies.

Prep them by rolling them with a stylus (Marion's Tool is shipping this week so this process is going to be way faster in the future!).  I used thin copy paper to cut these out.

 

 

 

Take one of the Stamen pieces and begin to place your largest petals along the outside of the stamen. Make sure your petals overlap slightly to fill in the gaps.  I used Tombo Mono Adhesive to glue these pieces together.

 

 

 

Do a second layer with the next smallest petals on top of the original stamen. (this will hide the stamen from view).  Repeat this process with the next row. You shouldn't need anymore stamens.  Just continue to layer the smaller petals until all petals are used. Make sure you offset each row so that a petal is between two petals below.

 

 

I then colored both sides of the remaining stamens with a Copic YR31. Crinkle the Stamens, then layer them one inside the other. I wadded them up into a ball to crinkle them even more. Add that to the center of  your flower, and gently curl your flower petals downward.

 

  

 

I then sprayed my flower with Lindy's Stamp Gang Crème Brulee Cream Starburst Stain.

 

 

For a final touch I went over the flower with some Ranger Distress Ink by Tim Holtz in Spun Sugar.

 

 

Then finished building out the clusters with  a few leaves from Marion's Stamen and Leaves die, and a brass filigree flower from her Junque & Gems.  The butterflies were fussy cut from the b-side of the paper used to cut the basket.  A floral vine was used to soften the edge of the handle.  

 

 

These baskets were so fun to make.  My nieces and nephews are going to love them.  It is a small way that I can spoil them.  I hope you have enjoyed my tutorial. 

 

Thanks for stopping in today,

Tonya Gibbs

http://www.psychomoms.com