Cute Card Thursday - Eternal Flame!

This week over on the Cute Card Thursday Challenge Blog our theme is Eternal Flame..

For my card I have used a Magnolia stamp from a few years ago...has always been one of my favourite Christmas Magnolia's. I have coloured her with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - E15/E17/E18
Clothing - R37/R39/E40/E41
Candle - Y21
The papers are all Teresa Collins Santa's List and I have used a couple of cheap £1 stamps for the snowflake in the background of the card and also for the sentiment.

Be sure to check out the challenge...this week we are sponsored by Bunny Zoe's Crafts.

"No Lines" Colouring Technique...

So you may has seen/heard about the "no lines" colouring technique. I had finally decided to have a try...it looks difficult...but this week I challenged myself to have a go, and today I am sharing my results.

I took one of the new Magnolia stamps...she is called Love Love Love Tilda. I have stamped her three times onto Craftwork Cards Digital Cardstock with three different coloured Memento Inks...left to right...Tuxedo Black, London Fog & Summer Sky.

Each image was coloured with Copics using the same colours so that you get a direct comparison. I am not sure which of them I prefer and that is pretty much down to personal preference...when I asked my daughter she liked the left hand image in the conventional Tuxedo Black...as for me, I am undecided.

So here is the card I made with the image...well one of them...and after all my hard work I had to use the "no lines" version...

The papers are all Cosmo Cricket Summer Love layered onto Bazzill Cardstock inElephant I have added a doily, some stitched ribbon, a heart paperclip, a small red foam rose and a Craftwork Cards sentiment.

I would love to hear your comments...What do you think? Which version do you prefer?

Magnolia Angels...the good and the bad!

I got the Magnolia Christmas magazine earlier in December and wanted to have a go at the angels that were in there. I also took inspiration from the one Jane of the Just Magnolia DT made....with added doo-hickey wings and marabou feathers...

Here they are....

The Good

The Bad

I think they look so cute, that I am now searching for other stamps/digi images that I can make them with too....

Just Magnolia - Sketch by DawnyP

Here is a card I made using this weeks sketch over on the Just Magnolia Blog. I have used Chinese Tilda, coloured with Copics using the following colours...

Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20

Hair - 100/C3

Clothing - R30/R32/R35/R37

Parasol - R01/R02

The papers are all Dovecraft Eastern Promise, and I have layered them with some Bazill and Bazzill Bling cardstock in Crimsom and High Heels. I have then simply added some Cherry Blossoms and a Craftwork Cards Sentiment.

I am also entering this card into this weeks challenge on A Spoon Full of Sugar which is "Anything Goes".

SJ's Little Musings - Friday Freebie!

A little late posting this card I made using yesterdays Friday Freebie over on SJ's Little Musings blog. This little cutie is called Hollie and she is the second of SJ's Christmas images for the month of August. I have coloured Hollie with Copics using the following colours...

Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20

Hair - 100/C3

Clothing - R81/R83/R85/R37/YG01/YG03/E30/E31

The papers are all My Minds Eye Winter Wonderland, and I have layered with some Bazzill Bling cardstock. The ribbon is an old PaperMania one I found in the bottom of my ribbon stash. I have also used muy Martha Stewart snowflake border pinch, some Fancy Pants & Making Memories decorative pins, Bazzill tulle, bling and a sentiment by Magnolia stamps.

Be sure to head on over to SJ's Little Musings blog and pick up this cute and get a head start on those Christmas cards.

Just Magnolia Challenge #60

Here is a card I made for this weeks challenge on Just Magnolia "In the Garden". These new stamps only arrived in the week and they were crying out to be coloured....so I did with Copics (available HERE from Dies to Die For) using the following colours...

Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair (Her) - E50/E51/E53
Hair (Him) - E30/E31/E33/E35
Clothing - E50
Arbour - E57/R27/R29
The papers are all Websters Pages from the mini stack and I have added some flowers and pearl pins available from Creative Treasures. The sentiment is a Melissa Frances rubon.


Be sure to check out the Just Magnolia blog as the DT's creations are so beautiful.

SJ's Little Musings...the Pink Elephant card...

OK, so yesterday SJ said on Facebook that she wanted to see the Eli image coloured in pink...so yesterday I set to colouring them pink...and how cute do they look....they are now a Mother & Daughter combo...how versatile.

For the card I have used the sketch over on Papertake Weekly this week. The papers are a real mixture, the bottom one is MME Lush, the pink square one was set to me by a lovely lady who was our guest on CCT, and the diecut one is also MME Contrary. The cardstock is all by Provocraft from one of the Cricut pads. I have embellished with the same Magnolia sentiment above the image, and also a Craftwork Card round sentiment, some decorative pins, flowers, pearl bling and a butterflies punched with my Martha Stewart punch.

I love the pink and aqua combo....Be sure to check on the Papertake Weekly challenge blog....some gorgeous cards to feat your eyes upon.

Cute Card Thursday...a Sketch by Me!

This week over on Cute Card Thursday it's sketch time, and this time it's one of mine.  

For my card I have used "Tilda Ballerina" from Magnolia, she has been coloured with Copics (available HERE from DTDF) using the following colours...

Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20

Hair - E50/E51/E53

Crown - Y21

Clothing - R11/R20

The papers are all Basic Grey "Porcelain" and I have embellished with Fancy Pants pins Martha Stewart punched butterflies, pearl bling made into a swirl using the Bazzill bling templates, and some roses and cherry blossoms. The sentiment is one of my tickets.

I am also entering this card into the following challenges...

Papertake Weekly - Say it with flowers

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Cute & Girly

Be sure to check out all three blogs and see what their respective DT's came up with.

Cute Card Thursday - Make Your Own!

This week over on the Cute Card Thursday challenge blog our theme is "Make Your Own". We want to see you make your own papers, or embellishments, sentiments....whatever you like.

For my card I have used one of the new Spring 2010 Club Kit Tilda's and she has been coloured with Copics (available HERE from Tracy @ Dies to Die For) using the following colours...

Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20

Hair - E13/E15/E18

Clothing - R00/R01/C00/C01/C02

Flower - YG11/E51/E53

The papers are a mixture of Doodlebug and Craftwork Cards. The element on my card that I made myself was the mulberry paper flower, which I have then spritzed with some Glimmer Mist in pearl. I also created the bling swirl myself using some bling from my stash and the Bazzill bling templates. I have finished off with some black dotted ribbon and a butterfly sentiment by Craftwork Cards, and I have added some Heidi Grace decorative pins as the antennae.

Be sure to pop on over to the Cute Card Thursday blog and join in with our challenge. I am also entering this card into the challenge on Just Magnolia, which is "Anything Goes!"

Cute Card Thursday - Mono Mania!

This week over on the Cute Card Thursday challenge blog we want to see your monochromatic cards....cards using shades of one colour. We are sponsored again this week by Simon Says Stamp, and joined by Guest DT Barbara.

For my card I have used shades of red. The image is one of the new Fairyfale Magnolia's "Princess Tilda" that I got at the NEC last month. I have coloured her with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - E50/E51/E53
Clothing - R32/R35/R37
The paper is DCWV "Once Upon a Time" and I have also used some Coredinations cardstock and some shimmer paper by Craftwork Cards. I have embellished with some Cherry Blossoms from Wild Orchid Crafts, some lace from my stash, some pearl bling, and some butterflies punched with my Martha Stewart punch. The sentiment is from Craftwork cards. I have also used my EK success Dotted Wave punch and my Nestabilities oval and scalloped oval.

Be sure to pop on over to the CCT blog to see what the rest of the DT came up with....we have pinks, lilacs, oranges & black and white...so many different variations. I have also used the sketch this week over on the Crafty Angels challenge blog.

Cute Card Thursday - So Egg-citing!

This week over on the Cute Card Thursday challenge blog our theme is "So Egg-citing!", we want to see your Easter cards, or your cards and projects featuring egg/oval shapes. We are sponsored this week by Tracy at Creative Treasures....she has donated one of her monthly bloom kits to one lucky winner as chosen by random.org.

For my card I have used one of the new Magnolia stamps and she has been coloured with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - E50/E51/E53
Clothing - YG00/YG01/YG03/Y21/R27
Chick/Egg - Y21/R26
The papers are all Cosmo Cricket "Garden Variety" that I have layered with some Bazzill Bling cardstock. I have embellished with some gorgeous Daffodils from Wild Orchid Crafts, some bling from my stash and a CC Designs sentiment layered up with a Stampin' Up Designer Label punch.

I am also entering this card into the challenges on...

Just Magnolia - Sketch #48 by Jane
Daring Cardmakers - How Egg-citing!
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes!
Crafty Angels - Easter

So many posts today....have had so much on this week....things will ease up soon...and tomorrow is the start of the school Easter break....so two week off (well some of it).

Cute Card Thursday - Dimensions!

This week over on the Cute Card Thursday challenge blog our theme is "Dimensions". We want to see your dimensional cards and projects. I have also used the fab sketch over on Sketch Saturday.

For my card I have used a Magnolia stamps called "Happy Tilda" and she has been coloured with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - E50/E51/E53
Clothing - E77/BG10/BG11/BG13
The papers are a mixture of Prima Marketing "Shabby Chic" and "Strawberry Kisses" available HERE from Dies to Die For (and don't forget you can also get Copics from them too). I have raised each layer up on 3D foam....so it is quite dimensional. I have embellished with some lace and flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts, a crown charm, some heart pins, and a Maya Road pearl pin. The sentiments are a mixture of Inkadinkado quote stamp and Craftwork Cards diecut.

Here is another picture from an angle so that you can see the layers more clearly...
This week we have a new regular monthly sponsor, and a fab prize so be sure to pop on over and see what the rest of the DT have come up with....there are some stunning creations!

A couple more bits from me!

Here is the other notebook I made yesterday....I have told Georgia not to promise to make anymore for a while as I have enough to do already...LOL I have taken an Asda notepad, added another of the calico flowers, some KI Memories ribbon, American Crafts Thickers and a Inkadinkado sentiment....and obviously a Tilda stamp...this one is Happy Tilda and she has been coloured with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - E44/E47/E49
Clothing - BG10/BG15/BG18/YG00/YG01
Also I made a card with the Ebony digi image that I had from The Greeting Farm (Ebony is now available as a rubber stamp from Tracy @ Dies to Die For...HERE). The papers are all Basic Grey "Sugar Rush" and I have coloured Ebony with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - C0/C1/C2/C3/C5/C7/C9/R46
Clothing - R46/C5/C7/C9
I have finished off the card with a sentiment by Craftwork Cards, some bling, lace and a couple of decorative pins.

I had a bit of good luck yesterday...I won a free ticket to the NEC craft show at the end of the month.....thanks to Jayne @ Stampasaurus. So that's an extra £10 to spend on stash!!!

Just Magnolia - Week 46 Bev's Sketch

This week over on the Just Magnolia Challenge blog there is a fab sketch provided by Bev, and on the Daring Cardmakers Challenge blog there is a theme of "Daffodils"....so far this year these are the only daffodils I have seen....not a single one in bloom here...or in the shops for that matter.

For my card I have used Ladybug Tilda and she has been coloured with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - E50/E51/E53
Clothing - Y21/R20/R21/R22
The papers are all October Afternoon "Farm Fresh" layered with some DCWV cardstock which I have distress the edge of. I have embellished with some gorgeous Daffodils from Wild Orchid Crafts, available HERE, a heart pin from Creative Treasures, available HERE, a red ribbon bow from Crafty Fairy and some butterflies punched with my Martha Stewart punch. The sentiment is one from Stampin' Up that I have punched put using my SU scalloped oval punch.

Be sure to check both the challenge blogs to see the gorgeous DT creations.

Just Magnolia - Tent Card!

This week over on the Just Magnolia challenge blog the team have challenged us all to make a tent card. Now until then I had never heard of or made a tent card.....and now I have...LOL

For my card I have used the Magnolia cake stamp and a couple of the Magnolia mini's that they sell at the show....you may remember the search for Bride Tilda's Groom....like many women in this world....it took some time. The images have been coloured with Copics using the following colours....
Cake - E50/E51/R20/R21
Bride - E000/E00/E11/R20/E50/E53
Groom - E000/E00/E11/R20/E25/W0/W1/W2/W3/R21
The papers are all DCWV "Be Loved", I have embellished with some Bazzill Tulle, some Cherry Blossoms and Roses from Wild Orchid Crafts, a few pins a cage heart from HobbyCraft and a couple of sentiments by Craftwork Cards. I even made a co-ordinating box to send the card it...they are just a little too bulky for an envelope.

Be sure to pop over and check out the instructions....you won't believe how simple they are...yet so effective.

Basic Grey Challenge Week 14 - Colour Combo

Here is a card I made using the colour combo over on the Basic Grey Challenge Blog, and also the sketch over on the Just Magnolia Challenge Blog. For my card I have used one of the new Tilda stamps coloured with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - E50/E51/E53
Clothing - R81/R83/R85/E40/E41/E42/E44
The papers are Basic Grey "Sugared", I have embellished with some gorgeous daffodils, gardenias and cherry blossoms available from Wild Orchid Crafts. The sentiment is by Craftwork Cards and I have also added some Heidi Grace decorative pins.

Be sure to hop on over to both the blogs and check out the DT creations.

Just Magnolia - Sketch by Jay Jay!

This week over on the Just Magnolia Challenge Blog there is a lovely sketch by Jay Jay. For my card I have used one of the new Edwin stamps coloured with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - E47/E49
Clothing - E40/E41/E42/B21
The papers are all Basic Grey "Granola"...I love that pad, one of my all time favourites, and now it is just about used up, think I need another one...LOL I have layered the papers with some Bazzill cardstock. Seeing as this is a boys card I have kept the embellishments simple, so I have used some buttons from my stash attached with some string from Ikea, finished off with a sentiment by Craftwork Cards.

Be sure to head on over to the Just Magnolia challenge as the DT's creations are simply stunning.

Crafty Angels Weekly Challenge - Fantastic Flowers!

This week over on the Crafty Angels Weekly Challenge Blog our theme is Fantastic Flowers. The DT have come up with some stunning flowers cards...so be sure to pop on over and check it out.

For my card I have used one of the new Magnolia Stamps, she is called "Happy Tilda" and has been coloured with Copics using the following colours....
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - E50/E51/E53
Clothing - R20/R21/R22/E30/E31/E33
The papers are all Basic Grey "Indian Summer" and I have layered them with some Bazzill cardstock. I have embellished with some Cherry Blossoms and closed rosebuds, a couple of Fancy Pants pins and some cream lace.

I am entering this card into the following other challenges too....
Just Magnolia - "Love" themed cards
Basic Grey Challenges - Sketch and use of Basic Grey papers

Be sure to pop over to the Crafty Angels blog and check out the rest of the DT cards.

Cute Card Thursday - In the Name of Love!

This week over on Cute Card Thursday Challenge Blog our theme is "In the Name of Love!". We want to see your love themes cards/projects. It doesn't have to be valentines...although that would be great, it can also be anniversary, or a card for your other half's birthday....we just want to see the Love! I have also used the fab sketch over on Friday Sketchers...again...'cause I loved it.

For my card I have used a couple of the new Magnolia stamps....the honey pot and honey bee ones (sorry can't remember their real names). Both images are coloured with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - E47/E49
Clothing - W0/W1/W2/W3/W5/W7/Y17/Y21/YR31
Honey Pot - Y17/Y21/C0/C1/C2
The papers are all October Afternoon "Farm Fresh" and I have layered them with some Bazzill cardstock. I have kept the embellishments fairly simple on this one, just adding some gorgeous lace from Tabby Crafts, some pearl bling, a dotty bow from Craft Fairy, some hearts punched with my Stampin' Up punch and a sentiment by Daisy Bucket that was punched out using my Stampin' Up Designer Punch from the US.

We are joined by a Guest DT until the end of Feb....my DT bud from Crafty Angels, and this week our sponsors are the wonderful Simon Says Stamp. Be sure to pop on over and check out Sandie's and the rest of the DT's stunning creations....so much variety...it's amazing!

Crafty Angels Weekly Challenge - Paper Folding!

This week over on Crafty Angels Weekly Challenge Blog our theme is "Paper Folding!". We want to see paper folding in your cards/projects. The only rules are...NO prefolded cards and NO easel cards.

For my card I have taken a sheet of Magnolia patterned paper and cut it to A4 and then folded it into a gift bag. I have used my SU oval punch to create the handle. I have embellished with a couple of Magnolia images, some lace, a scalloped heart cut with my Nesties, a sentiment by Craftwork Cards, flowers by Wild Orchid Crafts, a pin and pearl string by Tabby Crafts and a small piece of SU choc chip taffeta.

The bag is so simple to make...especially when my bud Marlene had given me a piece of paper folded and had written the dimensions and folds on it.....thanks Hun x

Be sure to pop over to the Crafty Angels blog and join us this week.