Housework Never, Shopping Forever

Remember, I have blog candy running through Wednesday, August 11th, you can see the post HERE.

 

Hi there!!  I’m almost embarrassed to tell you how long I spent on this card!!  I made it because it was issued as a challenge.  Little did I know how engrossed I would get in the inner workings and mechanics of the T-Slider card, but it had me engaged for a little bit.  Have you made one yet?  The tutorial for it is HERE on Splitcoaststampers.    I did a test card so that I could figure out how every thing flipped and turned and then I decided to modify the pattern to suit the stamps I wanted to show.  The challenge is a monthly Magnolia-licious challenge, and if you’d like to play the details are over on the Magnolia-licious Highlites Blog.

 

My card opens vertically, it has the T-Slide mechanism inside, but instead I wanted it to pop up the window for the boutique :-).  This is such an adorable set of stamps.  It is from the new Bon Voyage Collection at Magnolia-licious and on this card I used both #291 Tilda Goes Shopping and #535 Boutique.   Once the vertical stick is pulled the awning goes up, the card falls open and the boutique window raises up.  I thought all that action was a perfect opportunity to make this a gift card holder for one of my shop-a-holic friends.

For the front side of the card I used new Spellbinders Lacey Squares and Labels Fifteen – they go together perfectly!!  Then I hung a cluster of tags using Tags Five.  Tilda and the Boutique window are colored with Copic Markers.  A change of pace for me – those stamps are so cute, no?

Card Recipe:
Stamps:  Magnolia-licious – #291 Tilda Goes Shopping and #535 Boutique
Paper:  Dreamy Two – My Minds Eye, Expedx Brilliant Cover 130lbs
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Computer Generated Sentiment
Accessories:  Spellbinders@trade; Lacey Squares, Spellbinders™ Labels Fifteen, Spellbinders™ Tags Five,  Ribbon, Button, Pearls


Thanks for stopping by!!  Hope you are having a fab day!!

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  • Kelly MassmanAugust 9, 2010 - 8:09 pm

    That little girl is so cute! Love the colors on this card!ReplyCancel

  • TeelaAugust 9, 2010 - 8:17 pm

    Really cute card. Thanks for sharing.ReplyCancel

  • Donna RinckelAugust 9, 2010 - 8:19 pm

    Oh my gosh! This is so amazing! Whatever time you spent it was totally worth it! So cool!ReplyCancel

  • Gloria WestermanAugust 9, 2010 - 8:21 pm

    I have never made one ….would like to….but I don’t have anything that I think could work…..
    I love yours……tfsReplyCancel

  • Sherry PhippsAugust 9, 2010 - 8:27 pm

    This is just so adorable. You just amaze me with the things you come up with!!! YOu should do a tutorial on this!!!ReplyCancel

  • christiAugust 9, 2010 - 8:29 pm

    this is way too cute. i think that sentiment is my life story. :)ReplyCancel

  • Bette SAugust 9, 2010 - 8:32 pm

    I have never made a T-slide card, but this is adorable! I just may have to try it out. Thanks for the link to the tutorial.ReplyCancel

  • ColoradoAugust 9, 2010 - 8:43 pm

    I love that sentiment on the front!!! It fits me perfectly! LOL!! I have to look into how to make a T-Slide card. Thanks for sharing!!ReplyCancel

  • EdnaAugust 9, 2010 - 8:46 pm

    The card is so cute. I love the little Magnolia. I haven’t been brave enough to try the slide card yet. Looks complicated to me. But look like you’ve mastered it. Guess I’ll stick to the easier ones. EdnaReplyCancel

  • RufusAugust 9, 2010 - 8:47 pm

    Whoever is getting this is a VERY lucky gal! This is adorable! Love the way you changed the slider to go with your images.
    R/ReplyCancel

  • Peggy AllenAugust 9, 2010 - 8:51 pm

    I can’t even imagine how long it took you to figure out and finish this card. It is absolutely AMAZING! My mind is still spinning just thinking about it. You go girl! God bless.ReplyCancel

  • Debmom4caAugust 9, 2010 - 9:20 pm

    That is a VERY clever design!ReplyCancel

  • LoriAugust 9, 2010 - 9:22 pm

    This card is so cute! I can only imagine the time and love you put into it. It shows!ReplyCancel

  • janeyAugust 9, 2010 - 9:31 pm

    How cute is that!?! Clever, Clever, Clever, Becca!!!ReplyCancel

  • JenCAugust 9, 2010 - 9:40 pm

    So clever and CUTE! I just finished reading my son a bedtime story that happens to be a pop-up book. They are my FAVORITE! anything interactive seems to grab my attention.
    Love it!
    Thank you for sharingReplyCancel

  • ToniAugust 9, 2010 - 9:48 pm

    Wow! What an adorable card! Everything about it is cute. I haven’t tried a T-slide card yet, but I’m feeling a bit inspired. Thanks for sharing!ReplyCancel

  • Michelle H.August 9, 2010 - 9:53 pm

    That card IS incredible! I love it! Thanks for sharing!ReplyCancel

  • Sharron / SharrahugAugust 9, 2010 - 10:00 pm

    Cute, cute, cute! Wowie!
    Huggies ~
    Sharron?ReplyCancel

  • CindyAugust 9, 2010 - 10:00 pm

    Becca – this is absolutely precious!!! The colors, the image, the slide. I love everything about it!ReplyCancel

  • JoAnn BurnhamAugust 9, 2010 - 10:01 pm

    What a lovely card. Love the pinks. I will have to give the T-slider card a try. Thanks for the link to the tutorial.ReplyCancel

  • Marianne AdamAugust 9, 2010 - 10:22 pm

    How adorable is that!! Love it!ReplyCancel

  • Patti JoAugust 9, 2010 - 10:43 pm

    You are soooooo creative!!! Just love how you worked Shopping Tilda and the Boutique stamp into your slide card!!! FANTASTIC!!!!ReplyCancel

  • Deebi27August 9, 2010 - 10:44 pm

    Lots of work and you deserve all the wonderful comments including MINE! This is just wonderfully adorable!ReplyCancel

  • Pat JandacekAugust 9, 2010 - 10:57 pm

    I can understand how long this might have taken to create – it has a LOT of action in it and is absolutely wonderful. TFSReplyCancel

  • pam BarkerAugust 9, 2010 - 11:02 pm

    WAY TOOO CUTE! Graet job Becca, thank you so much for sharing.
    PamReplyCancel

  • AndreaAAugust 9, 2010 - 11:24 pm

    OMGosh Becca,
    I love, love, love this card.
    The colors are ..oh so pretty.
    I must look into making a T card.
    TFSReplyCancel

  • BarbaraAugust 9, 2010 - 11:39 pm

    This card is adorable. I have never tried a T-Slide card but now I have to try making one.
    Thank goodness occasionally it takes “even you” a bit of time to construct a card!!. LOL It takes me all evening just to make a simple one . I change my mind so many times that my finished card doesn’t even resemble my original idea :)ReplyCancel

  • BarbaraAugust 9, 2010 - 11:57 pm

    Oh my goodness we can we have a Becca Bits video of this one? !! I can’t figure out how you go the awning to rise . Thanks !!ReplyCancel

  • LindaAugust 10, 2010 - 12:05 am

    Becca, that is absolutely beautiful!! What a lucky friend you have who’s going to receive this!! :-)ReplyCancel

  • RebekkaAugust 10, 2010 - 12:14 am

    This is another WOW moment..This is gorgeous and love how you did this.ReplyCancel

  • Candy MillsAugust 10, 2010 - 12:27 am

    Oh Becca!
    I should have known you would come up with a completely different take on the “T slide” card. Just awesome!! I see you have the new stamps already. This Tilda is one of my favourites and I am looking forward to receiving her.
    Wonderful card :o)
    Hugs~ReplyCancel

  • NeeseyAugust 10, 2010 - 1:04 am

    Oh my, that is too cute. It looks really difficult though. You did a marvelous job Becca.ReplyCancel

  • ShellyAugust 10, 2010 - 1:32 am

    Wow this is absolutely amazing, I love everything about it – it looks like it took you ages!! The colours are so pretty and I love the colouring on your Tilda….stunning project xReplyCancel

  • ErikaAugust 10, 2010 - 2:49 am

    Wow stunning card.ReplyCancel

  • marthaAugust 10, 2010 - 3:23 am

    Oh my Goodness, what an adorable card, would love a step by step tutorial of how you modified your card, this is just to freaking adorable. Love the paper and the colors you used. Great job!!!ReplyCancel

  • SheilaAugust 10, 2010 - 3:43 am

    This is absolutely wonderful Becca and so worth the time tou spent on it . Well done.

    Love Sheila xxReplyCancel

  • Carolyn G.August 10, 2010 - 3:57 am

    You are amazing! Beautiful card, and the mechanics, awesome!ReplyCancel

  • EllyAugust 10, 2010 - 4:11 am

    Becca, this is a real STUNNING card!!! I love it!!!!!!

    hugs, EllyReplyCancel

  • lois skiathitisAugust 10, 2010 - 4:39 am

    I’ve never made a T-slider card before. Your card is beautiful and of course Tilda is always just so cute. I like the sentiment too. The opening almost looks like a canopy. Cleverly done Becca. As always Becca, TFS!!! :-DReplyCancel

  • ColleenB.August 10, 2010 - 5:14 am

    OMYGosh Becca, that is absolutely Adorable.
    Love the way the awning comes out.
    U R Amazing; always coming up with something new (something I haven’t seen before) and what a great inspiration U R.
    Do we get a ‘Becca bit’ on this?
    ColleenB.ReplyCancel

  • EmilyAugust 10, 2010 - 5:39 am

    That is sooo adorable! It takes a real paper artisan to sit and figure out how to make something work and then re-design it to make it work again! You are awesome!!!
    Thanks for sharing! :o)ReplyCancel

  • Dotty AAugust 10, 2010 - 6:00 am

    WOW! is all I can say….! That is very tricky how you change the workings of your card… I have made a few but NOTHING like yours….. Again, Just Beautiful!ReplyCancel

  • Deborah HooperAugust 10, 2010 - 6:08 am

    I wish I could borrow your brain for a short while. It would have been hard for me to put the original together. Let’s not even talk about altering it. I love your use of color. You do such a great job of shading and highlighting.ReplyCancel

  • Delores in VAAugust 10, 2010 - 6:57 am

    This is just the cutest idea I have ever seen…Hope you don’t mind if I borrow the idea as my best cardmaking friend has a birthday coming soon and this would be just great for her giftcard.ReplyCancel

  • Debbie OlsonAugust 10, 2010 - 7:05 am

    Becca, I’m speechless. You are seriously good, my friend!ReplyCancel

  • Heather xAugust 10, 2010 - 7:50 am

    Oh my! How ingenious Becca, such an amazing effect :0)
    *hugs* Heather xReplyCancel

  • Debra VandersteegAugust 10, 2010 - 7:50 am

    Okay miss Beccs, now you’re just showing off. Hehe! This is so great, I love it. You are so tricksy. Wonderful idea. You are such an inspiration and I learn so much form you. Thanks for sharing your talent. Blessings and have a great day.ReplyCancel

  • Michel EAugust 10, 2010 - 7:58 am

    Love the card.ReplyCancel

  • MaryannAugust 10, 2010 - 8:08 am

    Oooh my goodness, this is gorgeous, and I just love the way, you made this pop out of there. You´re just amazing hun, I just don´t know, how you seem to be able to just stump the ideas up from the ground? LOL, But I just love your work and this is just stunning, bith the wntire card and the coloring of Tilda, who´s looking more gorgeous than ever here too. So beautiful, I so love it..
    Big hugs MaryannReplyCancel

  • Becky GreenAugust 10, 2010 - 8:13 am

    ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE!!!!!! AND the sentiment is TRUE!!!! :)ReplyCancel

  • DeanaAugust 10, 2010 - 8:31 am

    You have really outdone yourself on this one! The design is absolutely amazing, choice of stamps is wonderful. You are truly an artist and a paper engineer! Thanks for the inspiration. =)ReplyCancel

  • Jean McGeeAugust 10, 2010 - 8:53 am

    THAT is adorable. It took awhile to understand – pull tab, card falls open and awning goes up……I finally got it – WONDERFUL job. I truly appreciate the time you put into this one. A couple of weeks ago my daughter and I “worked” out/on a waterfall card………..we got it YES!!!! Thanks again for sharing your talent/gift with us.
    Jean McGeeReplyCancel

  • ConniecrafterAugust 10, 2010 - 9:46 am

    How fantastic, your creativity just amazes me, too cute!ReplyCancel

  • TeresaAugust 10, 2010 - 12:06 pm

    Amazing as usual!! Love it!! Is this a new Tilda?
    Thanks for the link to the tutorial. TeresaReplyCancel

  • SuziAugust 10, 2010 - 12:15 pm

    There you go. . .being extra clever again! Love it! TFS!ReplyCancel

  • Valerie MatinAugust 10, 2010 - 1:25 pm

    I LOVE IT!!! I had to drag my Husband out of his “office” and make him see it!!! Even HE appreciated that it was TIME Consuming…It is INCREDIBLE!!! Thanks for sharing!
    Valerie MartinReplyCancel

  • BernieAugust 10, 2010 - 3:20 pm

    Wow I don’t know why I am still amazed by your cards but I am every single time. You always take everything to the next level with such brilliant results. Love it!
    Hugs & Blessings BernieReplyCancel

  • BarbaraAugust 10, 2010 - 5:38 pm

    Oh my goodness! That is truly a work of art! You are so clever!ReplyCancel

  • JannitaAugust 11, 2010 - 4:49 am

    Wow this is a very beautifull card and is so completely different take on the T Slide card. I wondering how you have made this
    Thanks for sharing. All your work is beautifull

    gr. JannitaReplyCancel

  • Marilyn N.August 11, 2010 - 12:28 pm

    WOWSA – I think I might have to try this. Cool technique and I love your card!ReplyCancel

  • Mary LouAugust 11, 2010 - 8:27 pm

    Amazingly ADORABLE—UNBELIEVEABLE–and BEAUTIFUL!!!
    Love It!!!!!!ReplyCancel

  • MarcieAugust 11, 2010 - 10:19 pm

    Becca,
    This card is so cute. I love the Boutique window and the awning effect. I have to admit, I am not a big fan of magnolicious. I know I know everyone is probably thinking I am absolutely crazy, but I just am not a fan. But that aside, I always love how you use these stamps and of course your creativity just blows me away. Did you inherit your creativity? Cause you know – the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. I know this is the wrong section of the blog for this, but I just had to throw it in!?!?
    MarcieReplyCancel

  • Lisa SAugust 12, 2010 - 7:30 am

    Becca– I love the way you changed the slider! I love the awning and how you re-worked the design. It’s fabulous and as ingenious as you are. I love to see a tutorial on your re-design. Thank you so much for sharing. You truly do have a gift.ReplyCancel

  • DeepaAugust 12, 2010 - 8:30 am

    That is super cute Becca!! Way to go re-engineering that slider card :) I was wondering if that scallop border along the awning piece was made using a punch? I think I might need it ;)ReplyCancel

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