Curved Tunnel Card

Here we have another Dr. Monday MD (minis and dies) with a prescription for a fun card making project.  Thought I would pull out an old style of card we use to make years ago.  That old saying what's old is new again.  Hmmm, does that work for us too???!!!    I don't recall there was a name for this card, so I'm just calling it a curved tunnel card.  It has three layers and you look through openings to see your focal point.  There are more pictures later that should help to see how it is constructed.

Of course I gathered some of the wonderful dies and a mini Tilda from Diana's Magnolia-licious online store:
MINI WW 10 NEW YEAR TILDA
DH 64 WAVE LACE BORDER DIE
DH 4 LEAF AND SWIRL DIES
DH 34 WILD STRAWBERRY AND FLOWERS DIES
DH 71 POINSETTIA DIES
MB 89 LARGE CIRCLE BURST DIE
MB 82 PRECIOUS HEARTS DIE

Just a note about the Wave Lace Border Die.  When you cut with this border, you are cutting two edges at the same time.  One edge will be the scallop look that I used and the other edge is a wave design that would be great to use for water.  I love it when we get dual use out of a die!!!  Also there are dies that have a Daisy and also a Butterfly hanging from the bow.  Such cute accent pieces!!!  You get two sizes in each set.

The card is made with a layer of Vellum on top and I've used the Large Circle Burst die for that opening.  Love the look!!!  The next layer I embossed with a Crafts-Too Leaves embossing folder, but any embossing designs would work great!  The last layer I used the Bee Paper that I like to use for coloring with the alcohol markers.  Top Layer is 4 1/4" x 6 1/2", Middle Layer is 4 1/4" x 7 1/2" and the Back Layer is 4 1/4" x 8 1/2"   If you want this to fit in a Business Size Envelope, use 4" rather than 4 1/4".

The side edges are held together with a string tie/bow or a ribbon can be used.  One side will not be tied when it is put into an envelope so it will lie flat. The ends are lined up together and holes are punched for the ties.

Top view with both ends tied.  Hope you'll give it a try, it really is very easy!

Be sure to check out the specials Diana has at Magnolia-licious.  Always a great deal and lots of fun things!  And see what is going on at the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog for you to join in on.

Enjoy every day!
Patti Jo




 

Spring Card Box Bouquet

Time to prescribe a little Dr. Monday MD (Minis and Dies) cure for winter!  How about a little springtime!  The Mini Tilda's for the Lost and Found Collection are just the perfect ones to use to give us a little hope for spring!

I've made a Card Box so I could fit in some of the great dies and stamps from Magnolia-licious:
MINI LF 08 FOR YOU TILDA
MINI LF 02 TILDA HIDING ROSE BOUQUET
MINI LF 01 TILDA WITH FANTASY FLOWER
DH 2 PEONY PETALS DIES
DH 29 SWIRLY BUTTERFLY DIES
DH 34 WILD STRAWBERRY AND FLOWERS DIES
DH 31 MINI DOILY DIE
MB 145 LARGE OLIVE BRANCH DIE 

This card box is designed to collapse and lay flat.....IF you put flat things on it!  But of course, I don't do that!  I can't find my original instructions from way back, but Tina at Serenestamper.com has a very nice tutorial.

The Mini Tilda's are colored with Promarkers and I've used Cuttlebug embossing folders on the card stock on the flowers and some of the layering pieces.

Please stop by the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog to see Barb Hardeman's prescription today too!  You can also check on the latest challenges and we hope you will join in.

Diana at Magnolia-licious has some great specials going on for Valentine's Day, so you won't want to miss them!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I appreciate your comments!!!  For comments left, you will be included in a chance for a prize from Diana at the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog!

Enjoy every day!
Patti Jo

Under the Tree Thinking of You

Wanted to try out this great Magnolia Doohickey Fruit Tree die.  I kept the card rather simple to focus on the tree and sweet Tilda sitting on the bench!  What a fun tree die with it's cute little cutout leaves that you can pop up and the second layer for even more dimension.  There are also dies for cherries, apples, pears and even flowers included with the tree!  Adorable die set with lots of variety!

Wonderful products from Magnolia-licious:
MINI LF 06 TILDA WITH SPRING HEART
MINI 557 SOCCER BENCH
DH 89 FRUIT TREE DIE
DH 19 MINI ZIG ZAG AND SCALLOP DIES
DH 38 EDWIN LACE BORDER DIE
 

Looking at the packaging of this tree does not do it justice.  Hard to tell what all it has included in this set.

On my card the background was light blue card stock and I sponged white pigment on it with a dauber and used a homemade cloud stencil I made.  Sweet Tilda is colored with Promarkers and I distressed the edges of the paper a little for something different.  The sentiment is an old stamp with no name on it.

Ha, probably can't guess, but I am quite the die addict!!!   Diana has soooo many great fun dies and she keeps adding new ones to the site.  You can check out the ones I used and find lots of others there too!  Take note of the special deals and store credit you will receive with your order.  Awesome online store!

If you haven't visited the Magnolia-licious Card Gallery for a while, you will find so many samples there with a wonderful array of ideas and inspiration.  Click HERE!

As always thanks for stopping by and Enjoy Every Day!!!
Patti Jo

Happy Valentine's Day

 

It is Dr. Monday MD.....Minis and Dies.  Time to start thinking of Valentine's Day!  I've wanted to use this Heart Ensemble die for a while, and thought these cuties from the latest Magnolia Lost and Found collection would fit well in the bigger heart.

Find these at the Magnificent Magnolia-licious online store:
MINI LF 03 TILDA ROSE SCENT
MINI LF 09 TILDA'S DRESSING TABLE
DH 37 TILDA LACE DIE
MB 98 HEART ENSEMBLE
MB 180 MAGIC FLOURISH DIE
MB 203 NORRLAND FLOWER DIE

I've cut the Magic Flourish into pieces....love spirals to add to the flowers!  This flower set has three sizes of petals plus two leaf dies....great set!!!  Hard to tell on the photo, but I cut the mirror out in silver mirror card and put some crystal lacquer on the perfume bottles.

Be sure to check out the daily specials and other great deals that Diana has to offer.  HERE!!!
I'm such a fan of the dies besides the adorable Maggies, so always have a wish list going!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Enjoy every day!
Patti Jo

Butterfly Border Card

Isn't this the prettiest border die!  And another one that we can use just for the butterflies and flowers!  I know there is lots of winter time left, but we can dream spring will be here soon can't we???!!!

From that Marvelous Magnolia-licious:
MINI 3021 LOVE LOVE LOVE TILDA
MB 03 KENSINGTON BORDER
MB 04 LACE CIRCLE DIE

I've cut out some extra butterflies and flowers and used them to make this more 3D looking.  Have also used the Scor-Buddy to make some accent lines in the background.  You can find that and other fun things HERE.

Tilda is colored with Promarkers and I've used some dots I made from the Viva Decor paper pens.  The Lace Circle Die is perfect for minis.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy every day!
Patti Jo 

Another Winter Birthday Card

Wanted to make another Winter Birthday card with the new Snowflake tag and another cutie from the Winter Wonderland Collection.

Find these at Magnolia-licious:
MINI WW 13 NORTH POLE TILDA
DH 94 SO WRAPPED SNOWFLAKE DIES
DH 44 SWIRLY LACE DIE
DH 69 TEA LABEL SHAPE DIES
BOW-IT-ALL

You get a bonus with this snowflake tag set, you get an extra little tag and a snowflake too!  Love the shape of this snowflake and hmmmm thinking it might also make a great center on a flower!!!  Always looking for spikey/pokey things for the center of flowers.  The corners were cut from the scallop circle from the tags set.

The minis fit perfectly for these tags and so quick to color!  You can put a secret little message in the tag or you can just make a card front and have your sentiment inside the tag!

I've colored with Promarkers, used a Cuttlebug embossing folder for the background and added the pearls.  The double bow was made with the Bow-It-All that Diana carries at the Scor-Pal site.   Sure makes it easy to get a nice even bow of any size!!!  And it has a 20% discount right now!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Enjoy every day!
Patti Jo
 

Winter Birthday Card

Oh goody...new dies!!!!  Fun new tag dies at Magnolia-licious!  They are designed to use folded, but I've used one opened flat for the background behind the cute little mini Tilda!  These are the cutest tags to tuck behind the images and be able to pull out with an extra message.

You can find these at Magnolia-licious:
MINI WW 7 CHRISTMAS EVE TILDA
DH 31 MINI DOILY
DH 58 SO WRAPPED FERN
DH 34 WILD STRAWBERRY AND FLOWERS
DH 93 SWIRL

There are a some new Doohickey tags with different themes like this one.  You can check them out HERE.  Also can't wait to try the new Memory Box dies that Diana has just put in the store too!  HERE they are!!!

The Swirls were cut up in pieces and work perfectly for those little added things we need for arrangements.  I also wanted a few more fern fronds to put in, so cut them off the tag to use individually.

Check out the great prices on the new Winter Wonderland collection.  Wonderful savings for winter cards now and getting ahead for next Christmas!

Off to check out more of the new dies!!!

Hope everyone is staying warm and getting through this weather!!!
Enjoy every day!
Patti Jo