Merry Christmas!!!!

EDITED TO ADD:

I'm an honorable mention at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown

Hello Friends,
I made one more card for Christmas….  still have many to go!!! lol lol
I could not resist when I saw this sketch at Clean & Simple challenge blog  …it was perfect for this christmas stamp I bought from Stampin Up last year and never used..
here goes the sketch:

And here goes my card:

I used green cardstock on the back of the card to take picture so you could see my white card!!
So to make my card I used: white plain carstock, red plain cardstock, stampin up stamps and sizzix emboss template, Grand Calibur and EK Sucess ink.
Very easy and quick to make!!!
I’m entering this card in the following challenges:

1. Clean and Simple: sketch (JFF)
2. Love to Create: add a sentiment (ends 2 Jun)
3. 52 CCT: embossing heat or dry (ends 31 May)

Thanks for stopping by today!
xoxo
Vivi

Florist Gilli!

Hello Friends,
I bring my card for the punch and dies challenge over House of Gilli Challenge!!
This is one of my fave themes for a challenge!!  love to use punches and dies so I combined both on my card!
Here goes:

On my card I used florist Gilli from Gilli Stamps  and colored her with copic markers R35, R32, R30, R20 E37, E35, E33, E53, E01, E00, B14, B12, B00, C3, C1.
Others materials used on my card:
Spellbinders: classic oval and beaded oval.
Punches: flower = EK Sucess  = doily petals
                 leaves:  woodware leaf embosser and punch
stash: rhinestones and ribbon
cardstock: Prima Flowers -  romantique
I’m entering this card in the following challenges:

1. Card Makin’ Mamas: punches (ends 31 May)
2. Hot shot Craft: die cuts (ends 31 May)
3. Southern Girls: die cut or punches (ends 6 June)
4. Tuesday Morning Sketches: sketch (ends 27 May)

I hope you like it and come on over to play with you!
Have a great day!!
xoxo
Vivi

Hip 2 be Square!!!

Hello Friends,
It is my turn to propose a challenge over Magnolia Stamp Lovers Challenge Blog and  for this fortnight our theme is  Hip 2 be  Square!!!
That is right, we want to see square cards only!!  not round, not rectangule.. ONLY squares!!  easy right?!!
Ok, so here is my card for your inspiration:

Did you like it?  I hope so coz I love this one!!  even so is not purple!!!! lol lol
Ok, here goes the materials on my card:

• stamp: Teddy Bear Love from Magnolia Stamps
• copic markers: RV19, 17, 14, 13, 10, E47, 44, 53, 33, 31, 11, 00, R20, C3, 00.
• cardstock:  Echo Park Candy Shoppe
• rhinestones: KC
• embossing template: sizzix 
• spellbinders: Fleur de Lis square and standard square
• glitter: Tim Holtz 
• ink: memento tuxido black
• die cut machine: Grand Calibur 
• stash: flowers and ribbon

Here are the challenges I’m joining with this card:

1. Just Magnolia: sketch (ends 24 May)
2. The Pink Elephant: dots and stripes (ends 20 May)
3. Colour Me Creative: anything goes (ends 24 May)
4. Stamp, Scrap and Doodle: flowers (ends 25 May)
5. Glitter Geeks: polka dots (ends 24 May)
6. Crafty Ribbons: flowers (ends 23 May)
7. I brake for challenges: flowers (ends 31 May)
8. Joanna Sheen: flowers (ends 31 May)
9. Scrap it Girl: flowers (ends 31 May)

Thanks for stopping by!!
xoxo
Vivi

Thank You!!!

Hello  Friends,
Today I bring a thank you card that I made for the flowers challenge at Magnolia Stamp Lovers.
Take a look:

I tried to leave it as clean as possible!!!
I love this stamp by Magnolia, it is called Fantasy Flower and it is from Fairy Tale Collection.
I colored it with copic markers. Cardstock is from Basic Grey. I used my Tim Holtz alcohol applicator to add a bit of yellow ink all around the flower.
I place my image in a standard circle and beaded circle nesties/
Sentiment and pearls are from my stash!
I`m entering this card in the following challenges:

1. Simon Says: clean and simple (ends 22 May)
2. Truly Scrumptious: anything goes (ends 22 May)
3. Whimsy Inspirations: anything goes (ends 22 May)
4. Joanna Sheen: flower power (ends 31 May)
5. Die Cuttin` Divas: flowers (ends 21 May)
6. Cards & Things: sketch (JFF)
7. Bunny Zoe`s Crafts: anything goes (ends 10 Jun)
8. Simon Says Stamp and Show : anything goes (ends 20 May)
9. Tildas Town: anything goes (ends 24 May)

I hope you come over to join our challenge!!
Thanks for stopping by today!
xoxo 
Vivi

You Are so Beary Special!!

Hello Friends,
I have another card to show you today!!  and this is because I got so disapointed earlier today… I entered my last card in a challenge and then I was told it didnt qualify for that particular challenge coz didnt follow the theme strictly.
Well, that bugged me so much that I decided to make another card.. lol
and guess what?!  I love it making it… what a challenge for me!! no layers.. omg.. first time making a card with absolutely no layers and using stamps and ink pads only!! and no copics!!!!   lol   that is really not me!! ahahahah    but I love it!!
so here is my card:

isn it a cutie???  I absolutely love it..
I used EK Sucess ink pads and the stamps are from Technique Tuesdays and Heidi Grace Designs.
Ok, now I`m entering this card in the following challenges:

1. Simply Less is more: no layers and 3 stamps (ends 17 May)
2. Simon Says Stamps: cleand and simple (ends 20 may)
3. Sassy Cheryls Challenge: anything but square (ends 20 May)
4. Totally Stampalicious: clean and simple (ends 19 May)
5. Kaboodle doodles: clean and simple (ends 20 May)

Thank you Ladies for stopping by!
xoxo
Vivi

Thanks a Bunch!

Hello Friends,
I bring a card to day that I made for my thank you cards stash. As I mentioned on my last post, I’ll make quite a few cards for those times that we need a thank you card with no Tilda or Teddy Bears images.. so here goes:


This is very simple and very quick card to make..
I heated embossed the flowers and added pearled brads in the center of them.
Sentiment is from Stamping Scrapping Designs and I placed the sentiment on a white piece of cardstock that I cut using frou froug tag nesties in my Grand Calibur. 
I’m entering this card in the following challenges:

1. Ooh La La Creations: ribbon or twine (ends 27 May)
2. Love to Create: bingo ((die cuts, embossing, flowers) ends 20 May)
3. Pile it on: clean and simple (ends 19 May)

Thanks for stopping by today!
xoxo
Vivi

Clean and Simple!

Hello Friends,

Today I bring a clean and simple card..  I always have to say this when a make a clean and simple card: this is tough for me as I have hard time not using my flowers, ribbons, brads and all at once...lol lo

Anyways, last week I realized that I don't have simple thank you cards, I mean,  I wanted cards with no Tilda or Bears as images.. Cards that can be given to anyone in any occasion.. I didnt think the cards I had in my stash would go well for that particular occasion.

So I decided that I'll make those kind of cards from now on.. well, I used a butterfly in this one, but I still think this is appropriate for a thank you card!!! .. so I'm happy.

Take a look  at my card:

I'm pleased with it. What do you think?!

Here are the materials I used to make it:

• spellbinders: classic and scalloped circles
• rhinestones: recollection
• cardstock: K&Company
• stamp: 
• embossing powder: EK Sucess
• stamps: Inkadinkado

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

1. Art with no Boundaries: anything goes (ends 18 May)
2. Simon Says and Show: anything goes (ends 20 May)
3. Paper Sundaes: things with wings (ends 19 May)
4. Clean & Simple: sketch (ends 25 May)
5. Top Tip Tuesday: clean and simple (ends 29 May)
6. Pile on It: clean and simple (ends 19 May)
7. Cardmadfairy's: clean and simple (ends 25 May)

Thanks for stopping by today!

xoxo

Vivi

Happy Mother's Day!!

I'm TOP 3 SSW

Hello Friends,

First of All, Happy Mother’s Day!! I wish to all Moms around the world a lovely day!!

That said, I want to show you a card that I made for my adorable Mom!! it was a hard task to pick an image for her card as I love all my stamps.. but in the end I picked one from by Lori Designs that I like it very much!!!

And it is also my first time playing with it!!  I make in pink color as this is my Mom’s fave color ever… so no purple lol lol

Here is her card:

Here is the material I used on this card:

• stamp: Ella Two from by Lori Designs
• copic markers: R81, 20, RV00, 000, E47, 44, 53, 11, 00, C3, 00.
• sentiment: Stamping Scrapping Designs
• spellbinders: label 8
• flower and swirl: recollection
• stash: cardstock, pearl and ribbon

I’m entering this card in the following challenges:

1. The Pink Elephant: all about Mom (ends 13 May)
2. Creative Inspirations Paint: Mother’s day (ends 19 May)
3. 2 Sisters: Make it Girly (ends 18 May)
4. Crafty Emma: anything goes (ends 18 May)
5. Secret Crafter: I love you Mom (ends 18 May)
6. Stamp, Scrap and Doodle: Mother’s Day (ends 18 May)
7. Raise the Bar: Mother’s Day (ends 17 May)
8. Charisma Cardz: pink and girly (ends 16 May)
9. Sweet Sketch Wednesday: sketch (ends 15 May)
10. Paper Shelter Challenge: anything goes (ends 15 May)

Thanks for stopping by today.
xoxo
Vivi

Renaissance Gilli!

Hello Gilli Girls,
I bring a card for you today for the embossing challenge at House of Gilli.
This is my first time playing with Renaissance Gilli stamp.. Could not believe, I have this stamp for such a long time and had never inked it up.
Take a look:


For the embossing challenge, I have embossed gilli and sentiment images. Take a closer look at the embossed image and sentiment:

I inked gilli image with versamark and then embossed with black embossing powder..  I really liked the effect as Gilli looks shining. Sentiment is from Stamping Scrapping Designs. this stamp matches perfectly with spellbinders which I used to cut the heart shape. I placed my Gilli on the cardstock cut with nesties.  I colored the gilli image using copic markers.
Pearl chain, flower, cardstock and ribbon are from my stash.
I’m entering this card in the following challenges:

• Sketches by Carly: sketch (ends 24 May)
• Daring Card Makers: fussy cut (ends 17 May)
• Crafty Ribbon: flowers (ends 16 May)
• Do You Stack up: flower (ends 14 May)
• Color Me Creative: anything goes (ends 25 May)
• Totally Gorjuss: pink and green (ends 18 May)

I hope you like my card and come on over to play with us
Many Thanks for stopping by!
xoxo
Vivi

Stamping Tilda!

Edited to add: I'm TOP 3  with this card at

Scrap Ju by Nadia Silva

Hello Friends,

I hope everyone is keeping well whenever you are!!!

Today I bring a card with a lovely magnolia stamp called Stamping Tilda..  It is absolutely cute to see our girl Tilda holding a stamp with a Tilda image on it.. absolutely love this idea!!!

So here goes my card:

These are the materials I used on my card:

• stamp: Stamping Tilda from Magnolia Stamp
• ink: Memento Tuxido Black
• copic markers: B95, B93, B91, E01, E00, R20, E47, E44, E53, C1
• spellbinders: classic and scalloped circles 
• flowers: wild orchid craft
• pearls: KC
• cardstock: prima
• ribbon: really reasonable ribbon
• stash: brands and swirls

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

1. Just Magnolia: anything goes with ootional pearls and swirls (ends 11 May)
2. Midweek Magnolias: monotone (ends 15 May)
3. It is a Magnolia Challenge: monochromatic (ends 12 May)
4. Scrap Ju patrocinado pela Yummies SJC: flores, fita + carimbo magnolia (ends 10 May)
5. Simon Says and Show: favourite stamp - mine is Magnolia (ends 13 May)

Thanks for stopping by today!!!

xoxo

Vivi

Baby Tilda!

Hello Friends,
Today I bring a card with the adorable Baby Tilda from Prince and Princess colection from Magnolia Stamps.
This is my first time playing with it, so hope you like my card because I love it…  I made this card to give to a Friend who has just had a baby girl!

Isnt this a cutie: :::::::
Here is a close up on the card front:


Here are the materials I used on it:

• stamp: Baby Tilda from Magnolia Stamps 
• copic markers: RV04, RV02, RV00, RV000, YR24, YR21, Y15, E47, E44, E53, E01, E00, R20.
• spellbinders: classic oval and beaded oval 
• punch: Martha Stewart 
• flowers: wild orchid crafts 
• swirl: recollection (I colored it with copic markers RV06
• cardstock: prima and My Mind Eyes
• stash: lace
• glitter all around de white classic oval nestie and on the flowers: Tim Holtz 

I’m entering this card in the following challenges:

1. Magnolia Down Under:  more than 1 fold (ends 10 May)
2. Totally Tilda: Princess Tilda in a Pink Dress (ends 18 May)
3. Just Magnolia: Pearls and Swirls (ends 10 May)
4. PanPastel UK: anything goes (ends 11 May)
5. Creatalicious: butterflies and flowers (ends 30 May)
6. Oozak: sping colours (ends 30 May)
7. Craft Your Days Away: just for children (ends 9 May)

Thanks for stopping by today!
xoxo
Vivi

Tilda in Ballet Shoes

Ola Queridas,
hoje eh dia de um novo desafio no blog Desafio Mad About Magnolias  e quem traz um novo desafio eh a Raissa. A proposta eh fazer um cartao com um sketch e 4 cores.


Primeiro, achei que seria dificil pra mim fazer um cartao com estas cores.. mas depois que peguem os papeis, escolhi o carimbo e peguei as copics, foi facil… rapidinho o cartao estava pronto!!  e adorei o resultado, vejam so:

Esses sao os materiais que usei para fazer este cartao:

• carimbo: Tilda in ballet shoes – carimbos Magnolia 
• carimbeira: Memento Tuxido Black
• copic markers: BG15, BG13, BG10, V22,V2O, E37, E33, E53 E11, E00, R20
• spellbinders: small octagons nestabilities
• flowers: wild orchid craft e prima flowers
• cristias: kaisercraft

Vou participar dos seguintes desafios com este cartao:

1. Delicious Doodles: bingo - gem, dies & flowers (ends 10 May)
2. Paper Craft Star: polka dots (ends 30 May)
3. Craft your Days Away: just for children (ends 9 May)
4. I break for Challenges: flowers (ends 4 June)
5. Joanna Sheen: flowers (ends 30 May)
6. Oozak: spring colors (ends 30 May)
7. Midweek Magnolias: may flowers (ends 8 May)
8. Scrap by Ju patrocionada pela Yummys S.J.C : flowers, fita e carimbo magnolia (ends 10 May) 

Espero que voces tenham gostado e venham participar do desafio conosco.
beijos
Vivi

Flowers to You!

Hello Friends,
I made a card today for a swap I joined in one of yahoo groups I belong too. I had to make this card with a embossed technique.. we were supposed to emboss the image with black color, color with marker afterwards and do some sponging around the image aftweards.
I had trouble finding the right image for this.. I wanted to make it with a butterfly at first, but when I saw my cute forever friends teddy bear, I changed my mind.. well, I also decided to make the card in a smaller size because the image is small..  now that I’m used to 6x6” size cards, smaller cards look funny!!  lol
so here goes:

still cute, isn’t it?
here are the material in this card:

• stamp: forever friends
• copic markers: RV09, RV06, RV04, E33, E53, E51, YG63, YG61
• embossing powder: EK sucess
• ink: versamark, EK sucess
• rhinestones: KC
• heart 3D sticker: Craft in Cratin`
• cardstock: K&Company
• stash: flowers, ribbon, doily

These are the challenges I`m entering my card:

1. Forever Friends Challenge: spring for the monthy challenge (ends 30 May)
2. Forever Friends Challenge: flowers  for the fortnighty challenge (ends 13 May)
3. 2 Sisters: anything goes (ends 11 May)
4. Crafty Emma: no squares (ends 11 May)
5. Stamp, Scrap and Doodle: ribbons and bows (ends 11 May)
6. Crop Stop: embossing (ends 9 May)
7. Dutch Dare: spring has sprung (ends 9 May)
8. Just Inspirational Challenges: sketch (ends 9 May)

Thanks for stopping by today!
xoxo
Vivi

Happy Scrapbooking Day!

Hello Friends,

Happy Scrapbooking Day!!!

To celebrate this date I decided to make a digi scrapbooking page.
I had absolutely no idea how to make it...  so I download few freebies and make this page, take a look:

Last year my Friends and I went to a Friends` house who lives in the city of  Brasilia, capital of Brazil.

Since I was kid I wished to go to Brasilia to see all what I learnt on the books. 

So this day was a very special one!

Anyway, let me know what you all think about my ever first digi page!

Thanks for stopping by!!

xoxo

Vivi

Tilda on the Loose

Hello Friends,
I hope everyone is keeping well!!
It is public holiday today over here in Brazil so I got the time to play with my little girl Tilda from Magnolia Stamps.
It is a long weekend so I got the time to play with others things too!! 

Anyway, today I’m going to show you a card that I just finished to make, so here goes:

Here are the materials I used to make this card:

• stamp: Tilda on the Loose from Magnolia Stamps
• copic markers: V09, V06, V04, E37, E33, E53, C3, C2, C1, C00
• flowers: wild orchid and recollections
• spellbinders: standard circle and lacey circle 
• punch: EK sucess
• stash: swirls, buttons, sentiment and ribbon

I’m entering this card in the following challenges:

1. Magnolia Down Under: Bon Voyage (ends 5 May)
2. Just Magnolia: bow and buttons (ends 3 May)
3. Crafting when we can: sketch (ends 5 May)
4. Creative Inspirations Paint: flowers (ends 5 May)
5. Hooked on Crafts: flowers (ends 25 May)
6. Love to Create: flowers and buttons (ends 6 May)
7. Lollipop Crafts: anything goes (ends 6 May)
8. There She Goes: may flowers (ends 6 May)
9. The Pink Elephant: spring (ends 6 May)
10. Whoopsi Daisy: flowers (ends 5 May)

Thanks for stopping by today!
xoxo
Vivi