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I am mother to four and my wonderful dil Lisa recently blessed us with our first grandchild. I share my life with my indulgent husband, and my love of hobbies

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Tilda in a shaker

i made this card to fit a few challenges and was a little worried about actually entering with this card as i colored the image with my distress inks and as you know its not really my medium of coloring, but since i dont have all my normal crafting goodies to hand right now i thought, what have i got to lose?

Magnolia stamp lovers wanted to see purple and black
Just Magnolia provided the great sketch
Magnolialicious highlights wanted a shaker card
Stamptacular Sunday  are playing hide and seek

So my card sure fits the bill for all of these.  My shaker was made using foam core and acetate to hold the beads in, the beads are a mixture of micro beads, clear and black and then i found these little lilac pieces at the bottom of my dew drops bottle so popped those in for good measure.  I dont have the Mag doohickey tag so i made my own variation on that.  I turned back the left top corner of my dp and added my flowers in there and the bottom right corner.  The leafy sprig is a punch from NS.

I followed through on the tag design to the inside of my card and then called complete!
hope you are all enjoying the new style of cards i am turning out with  the insides decorated
See you soon
smiles
Paola

37 comments:

  1. As always...GORGEOUS! So why are your copics not to hand right now?
    I love the folded back corners at the top left - stunning idea :-)
    Oh, and I'd love to see how you made the oval with the different punches...but knowing you, I bet it's a complete punch we've not seen yet ;-)

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  2. Mate! She's a beauty! I'm lost for words, it's totally stunning hun. Hugs, Sxx

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  3. A FABULOUS card Paola. You havev really exccelled yourself with this one. Love that nestie... another new one? and how clever of you to make your own tag, but that's how I know you... so creative! Well done. hugs Sharon x

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  4. A gorgeous card Paola!! Really love the details you used!
    Hugs Kristel

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  5. This may not be your preferred medium of colouring Paola but you have used it to create an beautiful card !!
    Hugs sandiblu xx

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  6. I can't even begin to tell you how much I love this card! WOW! Amazing and you did a fantastic job with the distress inks too!

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  7. HA! I got so excited and I forgot to sat thank you for joining us at MSL! :)

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  8. Paola, this is just so beautiful! I love everything about it, the folded corners of the paper and the flowers placed to enhance tht, the gorgeouse punched frame around your image with the ribbon woven through the edges, the sweet image colored to perfection to the gorgeous handmade tag tucked behink the image panel. Your shakers are delightful. What a super great job you did!
    Hugs
    Barb

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  9. Beautiful job of coloring with your Distress Inks. Love the oval die around Tilda.

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  10. Paola,
    I would've never guessed that you do not normally use distress inks. You've colored her beautifully, as usual. How come your tools aren't handy? Have a great day, Paola.
    Blessings to you,
    Leslie Avila

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  12. Sorry, I messed up my original comment. Paola, your card is gorgeous!! You did a great job with the distress inks! Now I can't wait to see more =)
    hugs,
    Shell

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  13. Wow Paola this is so beautiful darling I love your oval frame and your distress ink colouring is fantastic you're a pro darling
    Hugs Susie xx

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  14. Wow, This is a very lovely card! Love lavender and black. The distress ink coloring is quite good. Love all the unexpected variations! Kathie

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  15. This is soooo beautiful! Magnolia is one I don't have any stamps for so I really enjoy seeing what you do with them! That corner is really neat and I also like the ribbon run through the oval frame. WOW!

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  16. oooh gorgeous. I had so much fun making mine. Never done a shaker card before
    love debbie xxx

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  17. Beautiful Paola! Your coloring is beautiful - you have nothing to worry about. and it is in my favorite color -- mauve. Beautiful, Beautiful! Beautiful!!
    rubber hugz, inky wishes, Cricut chirps and Cuttlebug squishes,
    Madge

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  18. Wow, it's really wonderful when you can combine so many challenges! You did a fabulous job with the distress inks. I also love the oval frame...beautiful!

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  19. Paola,

    There are so many wonderful details on this shaker card. I don't know where to begin! I love the punching, folding, weaving. I love that you used distress inks to color your image. It looks absolutely lovely!

    XO,
    Chris Christensen

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  20. Hi Paola!
    If you are not used to Distress inks I'd like to see your cards when you get used to them. This one is beautiful. I love the purple and black. I love the frame and the design papers. I love how you have turned your corners back and placed your flowers there. Lovely card.
    Hugs Maz

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  21. Hello Paola, I love the oval frame so much, and cute idea to put Tilda in a shaker to simulate rain! Love your folded corners, and hidden tag!Thank's for playing along with us this week in our Stamptacular Hide and Seek challenge. Hope to see you again soon.
    Hugs,
    Danielle

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  22. Paola!
    You have rocked all 4 challenges!
    Such a pretty card. Love it. Pretty rolled corner with flowers and I LOVE your gorgeous frame around the image :o)
    Hugs, Candy

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  23. What a gorgeous card. I love all of the amazing details. The frame is beautiful. Congrats on being on my favorite design team "The Pixie Cottage". You will just love this group of girls. I can't wait to see your next card!
    ~Pam L.

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  24. What can I say, WELL you totally rocked this card, It's a real beauty and overflows with pure talent! Hugs, Cathy-Lynn

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  25. Where did you get that gorgeous frame threaded with ribbon? That rocks. Of course, your whole card is spectacular, that kind of goes without saying. C2

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  26. Another absolute stunner Paola....
    hugs

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  27. GORGEOUS!!!! Just beautiful...purple rain :D

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  28. Hi Paola...hope you're having fun on your trip!! I wish I were there with you!! Your card is stunning, darlin'...beautiful colors - you did a beautiful job with DIs - and love the extra touches! Beeeeeee-u-teee-ful!!!
    Pat Frank

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  29. I love the way used of this ribbon to wrap the frame. Beautiful purple coloring and sweet Tilda :o)
    Hugs,
    Cabio

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  30. Gorgeous card! Love the purple and black
    Hugs
    cordine

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  31. What a fabulous card, I love the shaker style and it's so suitable for the Tilda you used. Great colouring as well. Thanks for joining us at our hide-and-seek challenge at SSC this week. Hugs Gemma

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  32. Paola, this is fabulous. One of the most beautiful cards I've seen in a long time. What a great job hiding the sentiment. It is perfect for our Hide and Seek Challenge at SSC. Thanks for sharing it with us.
    Hugs xx
    Carolyn

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  33. Gorgeous card, Paola! Such wonderful colors and a beautiful image!
    Thanks for playing with us at Stamptacular Sunday this week! Good Luck on our Hide N Seek challenge!
    Hugs
    Dee (Spryte)♥
    Sprytebyrds Spot

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Paola