Magnolia Down Under Challenge DT - Use Kraft

It is time for another Magnolia Down Under Challenge and this week we want you to use Kraft cardstock!! I've been trying to think of different cards to make just lately and jotted a few ideas down (I make so many I get bored with the usual 6"x6" square!) - this is one of them! The cardbase is kraft cardstock. To create the plant pot I used a bright blue coredinations cardstock and painted it with picket fence crackle paint. When that was dry I inked the edges with walnut stain distress ink.

Here's my kraft cardstock for the challenge! The tag is a Magnolia doohickey die and I've stamped the mini version of Lazy Summer Days Tilda and coloured her with copics and Prismacolor pencils. I inked the edges with walnut stain distress ink. I have tied the tag to the plant pot with some thick jute string I saved from some jeans.

The large flowers were cut from MME's Gertie paper pad using Magnolia's peony doohickey die. The large pearl brads are from The Hobby House. The leaves are various doohickey dies, again cut from paper from the Gertie paper pad. The small flowers were punched with a Martha Stewart hydrangea punch from some Prima Annalee paper and the black pearls are from my stash.

I added a couple of doohickey swirls cut from green cardstock to resemble the twirling stems of the plant.

The flowers pull out of the pot on an oval tag to write a hidden message to the recipient.

The oval is framed with a scalloped oval cut from kraft cardstock too and the centre was inked with antique linen distress ink.

Hope you like it and I've inspired you to join us this week at Magnolia Down Under Challenge! Pop over to the challenge blog to see the stunning creations from the rest of the team! Thanks for looking! x