Magnolia Monday #9! - My Friend Giggling Tilda!

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend, it's still baking hot here in Texas and the 10 day forecast is showing highs at or above 100F every day!
If we can't be in the neighborhood pool then we are inside and that of course for me gives me the perfect excuse to craft, that's why you'll see new cards (and projects) each and every day this week.
With today being Monday that means it's Magnolia Monday and I hope you'll join and link below with your Magnolia Monday creation. Remember it is always "Anything Goes" as long as it is Magnolia and is on your blog on Monday.

Challenges:
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Just For You
Colour Create - Fuchsia, Green and White
Cute Card Thursday - Lace
The Crafty Pad - Lots of Texture
Crafts and Me - Favorite Stamp
Stampin Sisters in Christ - What works for you...use a favorite
Just Magnolia - Sketch
Totally Tilda - Distressing
Simon Says Stamp and Show - Stitching
Stamp Something - Bugs or Butterflies
Digi Doodles Shop - Butterflies
Flutterby - Open (with a Fairy, Angel or Butterfly)
The Shabby Tearoom - Flowers
Charisma Cardz - Flowers
Bloggers Challenge - Flowers
Robyn's Fetish - Flowers
Frosted Designs - Pick 2 (I chose ribbon and pearls)
2 Sisters - Summertime Fun
Crazy 4 Challenges - Summer
One Stop Craft - Summertime
Totally Gorjuss - Summertime
Card Makin Mamas - Summer (2 entries only)
Crazy Challenge - Summertime

Card Recipe:
Image - Giggling Tilda and Magnolia Swing
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Lime Twist Happy Go Lucky by My Minds Eye
Doily Die - French Pastry by Cheery Lynn Designs
Flowers - Prima
Sentiment - KI Memories
Lace - Wrights
Butterfly Punch - Martha Stewart Medium Monarch
Pearls - Bridal Dept

This swing stamp is usually used with Swinging Tilda but this little Giggling Tilda sits on it perfectly and she just makes me smile!
I hope she makes you smile too.
Please remember that I hold this "Link Party" each and every Monday so put it in your crafting diary and schedule a card to link up with it.
I look forward to seeing all your wonderful Magnolia creations!
Katie

A Cheeky Little Valentine

I couldn't share this one until today as it is actually my husbands Valentine cutie!
(that's why you don't see the inside of this one ;))
We may be English but now live in Texas and he knows I have a little penchant for a good "Cowboy Romance" book and so I thought I could be his Cowgirl for the day :)
Also this is my first Kenny K card, some of my favorite card makers use these super images but I've not played with one until this card.

Challenges:
Kenny K - Circles
Cards For Men - 1 Image, 2 Papers and 3 Embellishments
Bearly Mine - For Men/Boys
Ooh La La - For Someone Special
ECP - Love
Totally Gorjuss - Love
Crafty Calendar - Love
Rainbow Lady - All About Love
Dutch Dare - Love Is In The Air
One Stop Crafts - Love Is In The Air
Scrap Stamp and Doodle - Love Is In The Air
Crafty Ann's - Love Is All Around
Winter Wonderland - For The One I Love
The Sisterhood of Crafters - In Love With Valentines
Crafty Sentiments - Valentines
Crafty Purple Frog - Valentines/Romance
AI Factory - Valentines
My Sheri - Valentines
CRAFT - Valentines
Sew Many Challenges - Valentines
Stampin For The Weekend - Valentines
Delcious Doodles- Valentines
Pixie Dust - Be My Valentine
Crafty Catz - Love/Valentines
Stamp Something - Something for Your Valentine
For Fun - Hearts
Stampin Royalty - Hearts
The Stamp Man - Hearts
Crazy 4 Challenges - Hearts
The Crafty Pad - Hearts

Card Recipe:
Image - Cheyenne by Kenny K
Paper - 365 Degrees by Pink Paislee
Medium - Copic Markers
Corners and Heart - Colorbok
Brads - Spare Parts

I used the great box tutorial on Rach's blog and it is so quick and easy.
Anyway, if my sweetie is reading this, Happy Valentines Day!!!

Designed 2 Delight - I Love Ewe!

It's time for a new Freebie at Faith's blog and it is a cutie!
As it is a new month it means everyone can grab the image and if you make something with it and link it back to Faith's blog you will get the next freebie too!
It is a lovely image and I just had to play along with it too :)

Challenges:
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Scrapbook Sisters - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Fab N Funky - Anything Goes
Whoopsi Daisy - Free and Easy
Stamp Something - Something Digi
Paper Playtime - Faces
Creative Inspirations Paint - Circles
Get Creative With Ann - Something New
Sparkles - New Things
Sweet Sunday Sketch - Sketch
Crazy 4 Challenges - Celebrate Something
Shannon's Sentiments - Blue
By The Cute and Girly - Bling It On
Auds Sentiments - Two Word Sentiment
Paperplay - Clean and Simple

Card Recipe:
Image - Love Ewe by Designed 2 Delight
Paper - Cherry Delicious by Sassafrass
Medium - Copic Markers
Punch - Martha Stewart

It is a very cute image perfect for the upcoming Valentines Day cards you'll be needing so be sure to go and get it and check out all the other super images from Faith at Designed 2 Delight.

Cooking It Up #39 - Paint Me a Rhinestone Angel!

It's time for another great recipe from my Cooking It Up With Katie challenge blog!

This weeks challenge ingredients are:
Use some Paint
Add a Rhinestone or two
And make it Angelic (or at least for the holidays)

We are sponsored by the fabulous Pixie Dust and I got to use one of their super cute images!

Challenges:
Alota Rubber Stamps - Let's Celebrate Christmas
Scrappy Frogs - Merry Christmas
Crafty Creations - Christmas is Coming
Crafty Pad - Red and Green
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
Hodge Podge Shop - Anything Goes
A Spoon Full of Sugar - Anything Goes
Treehouse Thursdays - Glitter
One Stitch At a Time - Season or Event
Crazy 4 Challenges - Circles
Speedy The Cats Friends - Circles
Papertake Weekly - Cut It Out (use die cuts or punches)
Belli - R is for Ribbon and Rhinestones (or any R named embellishments)

Card Recipe:
Image- Pixie Dust
Paper- Homemade Christmas Stack DCWV
Medium- Copic Markers
Sentiment- 7 Gypsies
Boarder Punch- Martha Stewart
Die Cut- Spellbinders
Paint- Polymark Fabric Paint
Glitter- Glamour Dust
Ribbon- Michaels

I used fabric paint on her wings topped with super fine glitter and she looks so cute (couldn't catch it very well on the photo though).
It was a squeeze to actually get the card done this week and my printer just died on me and if it wasn't for my lovely hubby buying me a new one yesterday I'd have been up the river without a paddle so to speak! LOL
Although it's Thanksgiving tomorrow I still have a card set up for you to see so be sure to drop back in between bites of Turkey!

Digital Delights - Little Gingers Gift Box and Card Set

It's time for another fabulous sample from Digital Delights and I hope you are going to love this little set perfect for Holiday gift giving!

Challenges:
Crafty Cardmakers - Card and Matching Gift
ABC Challenge - H is for Holidays
Stamp and Create - Tis The Season
Scrappy Frogs - Christmas
Alota Rubber Stamps - Let's Celebrate Christmas
Totally Gorjuss - Traditional Christmas Colors
Reasonable Ribbon - Ribbon and Christmas
Crazy 4 Challenges - Christmas
Flourishes - Just Do It! Make A Christmas card :)
Bee Crafty - Christmas (with a digi)
Digi Stamps 4 Joy - Christmas (with a digi)
Stamp Something - Something Digi
Drunken Stampers - Stitching (I did faux)
My Partner in Crafting Crime - Marker Madness
Stamp With Fun - Square
ECP - Red
Sassy Studios - Anything Goes
Going Grey - Inspired by a Song (Deck the Halls with boughs of Holly, Tis the Season to be Jolly)

Card Recipe:
Image - Gingerbread Holiday Set
Paper - DCWV The Christmas Combo
Medium - Copic Markers
Ribbons - Stash
Sentiments - The Paper Studio
Border and Corner Punches - Martha Stewart
Flower Punch - EK Success
Bandaid Tin - Provo Craft

These images are so cute and I know I'll be using more of them soon.

Cooking It Up #38 - Punch Your Golden Family!

It's time for another recipe challenge over at my Cooking It Up With Katie challenge blog.
This week I asked the team to create a card with the following "ingredients":
Use a Punch
Add some Gold
Make it for your Family

Challenges: (I admit to going a little over the top today!)
Character Cafe - Embossing
Critter Challenge - Texture
Stamp Something - Something Digi
Crazy 4 Challenges - Christmas
Ellephantastic - Christmas
Alota Rubber Stamps - Let's Celebrate Christmas
Thrilling Thursday - Anything Goes Christmas Theme
The Stampman - Christmas
Flourishes - Just Do It! Make A Christmas card :)
ABC Christmas - X is for Xmas
Creative Inspirations - Christmas or Winter
Bee Crafty - Christmas (with a digi)
Digi Stamps 4 Joy - Christmas (with a digi)
I Did It - Christmas with Burgundy and Gold
Lexi's - Traditional Christmas
Stamp and Create - Tis The Season
Scrappy Frogs - Christmas
Crafty Calendar - Winter and Snowflakes
Die Cut Dreams Christmas Challenge - Snowflakes
Speedy The Cat's Friends - Snowflakes
Sweet Stampin - Snowflakes
Stamp It Crazy - Snow
My Partner in Crafting Crime - Marker Madness
Annabelle Stamps - Gold
The Crafty Pad - Christmas Sparkle
Polly Craft - A Glittery Christmas
The Secret Crafter - Sparkle and Shine
Crafts and Me - Glitter
Gingerloft - The Great Outdoors
Riley and Co - Outdoors
Creative Inspirations - Winter Wonderland
Karber Weekly - Card for a Family member
My Time To Craft - Window Fun
Stamp With Fun - Square
ECP - Red

Card Recipe:
Image - Winter Window a freebie from Digi Doodle Shop (I don't see it there now though :()
Paper - DCWV The Christmas Combo
Medium - Copic Markers
Border Punch - Fiskars Apron Lace
Embossing Folder - Sizzix
Sentiment - The Paper Studio
Paint - Puffy by Tulip
Glitter - Glamour Dust by Viva Decor

I love this image and it was really nice to color those rich curtains.
I added Puffy Paint to the snow in the image including making some "snow" falling. Before I heated the paint to make it puff I added Glamour Dust glitter on top.
I love how this card came out and I hope it encourages you to come along and play with us at Cooking It Up With Katie!

Digital Delights - Skating with Tango!

It's time for another fabulous sample from the Christmas releases at Digital Delights and I hope you are going to love this little cutie!

Challenges:
Crazy 4 Challenges - Square Cards
Drunken Stampers - Punch Me
One Stop Crafts - Embossing
Crafty Cardmakers - Embossing
Paper Pretties - Embossing
For Fun - Dry Embossing
Sweet Stop Sketches - Sketch
One Stitch At A Time - Winter Wonderland
Stampin Sisters in Christ - Weather
Crafty Calendar - Winter and Snowflakes
A Spoon Full of Sugar - Snow or Snowflakes
ABC Christmas - W is for Winter Wonderland
Crafty Purple Frog - Sparkle
Crazy Challenge - Things with Wings
Cards For Men- Animals
Digtial Tuesday - Bought But Never Used (I've had these snowflakes for years and never used them)
Passionately Artistic - Linky Party (link any and all your projects)
Fresh Brewed - 2 of More Patterned Papers
Top Tip Tuesday - Use an Image

Card Recipe:
Image - Tango The Skating Bird
Paper - DCWV (The Winter Stack a few years ago)
Medium - Copic Markers
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby
Sentiment - Colorbok
Embossing Folder - Basic Grey for Sizzie
Cardstock - Core-dinations
Paint - Illuminate by Smooch

I added silver pen to his skate blades and Illuminate paint to his skates and hat for a little sparkle!
I hope you like this and that is gets you in the mood for some more Holiday creating!

Pixie Cottage #44 - 2 Colors Only

It's time for another super sketch at The Pixie Cottage and this one gives lots of room for embellishing!

We also have the optional challenge of using just 2 colors on your project.


Challenges:

Crazy 4 Challenges - Square Cards
Drunken Stampers - Punch Me
One Stop Crafts - Embossing
Paper Pretties - Embossing
Crafty Cardmakers - Embossing
For Fun - Dry Embossing
Fairytale Challenges - Anything Goes
Iris's - Anything Goes
Oh Alice - Ticket
Ellephantastic - Blue
Flourishes - Glitter
Passionately Artistic - Linky Party (link any and all your projects)
Fresh Brewed - 2 of More Patterned Papers
Top Tip Tuesday - Use an Image
Paper Issues - Peer Pressure - Scallops

Card Recipe:
Image - Over The Moon by Tina Akonom
Paper - K and Co Itsy Bitsy
Medium - Copic Markers
Ticket - Sticko
Bow - Martha Stewart
Flowers - Prima
Brads - Spare Parts
Glitter - Frosted Lace Stickles
Paint - Illuminate by Smooch
Border and Corner Punches - Martha Stewart 3 Dot
Embossing Folder - Sizzix

I airbrushed the blue background and added Smooch and Stickles to the moon and stars.
I hope you liked this and we'd love to see you playing with us over at The Pixie Cottage

Katie

Designed 2 Delight - Teddy as A Scarecrow :)

I'm so loving this fabulous Fall weather and hope it's nice where you are too :)
Today's card features a BRAND NEW IMAGE just released TODAY and I know you're going to absolute love him!
He was an absolute joy to color and in fact as a practice sheet (a girl can never stop practicing you know) I printed out 9 of him to check out some color combo;s, I may even share those combos tomorrow if anyone would be interested ;)

Challenges:

Stampin For The Weekend - Fall or Halloween
Challenge Up Your Life - Autumn
Crazy 4 Challenges - Autumn
Riley and Co - Colors of Autumn
Inspiration Avenue - Harvest
Thoughtful Thursdays - H is for.....Harvest
Baby Bud - Halloween or Fall
Creative Inspirations - Halloween or Fall
Belli - Pumpkins
Paper Playtime - Pumpkins or Spiderwebs
The Hybrid Chick - Fall with a Digi
Pear Tree Designs - Free For All
Stampin Royalty - Ribbons
Stamp Something - Something Digi

Card Recipe:
Image - Scarecrow Teddy Set
Paper - DCWV Autumn Splendor
Medium - Copic Markers
Rub On Sentiment - Daisy Hill
Buttons - Michaels $1 spot
Ribbon - American Crafts

Didn't I tell you that you'd love him?
He is so super sweet and guess what? if you play in Faith's challenges you be pleased that he is this weeks freebie!!! (just the bear not the background).
So if you played last time you'll be making a card with him this week!

Digital Delights - Have a Magical Birthday!

It's time for another showcase of cards over at Digital Delights!
The team have a glorious selection for you this week so be sure to drop by and show them some love.

My card features a real cutie and I found a few challenges that worked for him too.

Truly Scrumptcious - Sketch (and golden oldie option)
I Did It - Cute
Stamp Something - Photo Inspiration
Your Next Stamp - Birthdays
Crafty Cardmakers - Birthdays
Allsorts - Primary Colors
Crafty Ho's - Primary Colors
Stamping With The Dragon - Yellow, Blue and Green
Whoopsi Daisy - Blue and Green
Crazy 4 Challenges - Cupcakes
Donna's Den - Something Sweet
Stamping Vacation - Pick 3, I picked "something with blue on it", "Patterned paper with yellow", "Image with a hand on it"
Alphabet Challenge - O is for Oval
One Stitch At A Time - Mystical
By The Cute and Girly - Animal Antics
Ooh La La - Spots and Dots



Card Recipe:
Image - Augustus the Dragon
Paper - K&Co Citronella
Medium - Copic Markers
Glitter - Stickles
Sentiment - Printed





I hope you like him as much as I do and I really hope you'll drop by Digital Delights to see the other creations.

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #24 - Inside Out - Guest Sketch

It's time for another Once Upon A Wednesday at The Pixie Cottage and we have another fabulous Special Guest Sketch Artist and this time it's the super talented Jay Jay!



Along with the sketch we have the added option "Inside Out".
This time we want to see you decorate the inside of your card too or maybe make something that ties the inside and outside of your card together.
You don't have to use a Pixie Cottage Stamp to enter but if you do have why not try out!
Remember you can use the sketch, the theme or both and can combine our challenge with any others you like!

One randomly picked winner will get their choice of 2 Pixie Cottage Stamps and the Design Teams Top Three entries will get to display the winners badge on their blog.
Winners will be announced on the Friday following the end of the challenge.


Challenges for this card:
Fussy and Fancy - Monochromatic and Wings
Craftalicious - Monochromatic
Sundays With Crissy - Monochromatic
Gingersnaps - Shades of Blue
Truly Scrumptious - Sketch (same as ours only with the center turned around)
Bunny Zoe - Nice and Girly
Totally Gorjuss - Sugar and Spice
ResQ - Your choice - Pastels and Image that makes you Smile
Crazy 4 Challenges - Paper Flowers
Fun With Shapes - Flowery
Practical Scrappers - Flowers
Alys - Flower Power
Our Daily Bread - FLOWERS (pick 3 from 7 sections), I chose Flowers, Embossing and Ribbon
Crafty Ann's - Embossing
Speedy the Cats Friends - Embossing
Cow Girl Sunday - Anything Goes
Sentimental Sundays - Your Favorite Sentiment
Random Amusing Challenge - Photo Inspiration (I took the water theme and chose my stamp to match)
Some Odd Girl - Glimmer (I misted the flowers and added glitter to the butterflies)
Whoopsi Daisy - Ribbons and Bows
Drunken Stampers - Coloring and Bling
Crafty Creations - We Want To See You Shine
Wee Memories - Let's Get Sticky (use stickers)
One Stitch at a Time - Seeing Double
ABC - X is for Xtra Dimension



Card Recipe:
Image - Hannah on Stepping Stones
Paper - Ducks in a Row by October Afternoon (can't find an in stock anywhere to send you)
Medium - Copic Markers
Daisy and Butterflies punches - Martha Stewart
Embossing folder - Sizzix
Sentiment - Heidi Grace
Shimmer (on flowers) - Pssst! Sheer Shimmer Mist in Frost


Inside I colored another Hannah and cropped her down to fit my space.
This is a great technique to remember as it allows you to use larger stamps in smaller spaces.



I just love this image and the aqua tones are some of my very favorite so this was an absolute pleasure to create.
Please come over and join us at The Pixie Cottage this week!

Treehouse #54 Tool Time - Show Us Your Favorite Tools

Happy Thursday!
It's another double posting day today.
It's time for another challenge at The Treehouse and this week it's brought to you by Me!
This week I'd like to see you use your favorite papercrafting tools and tell me what they are!
For my card I have my 3 favorites, my Copic Markers, my Spellbinders dies and my little scissors

Challenges:
Stamping With The Dragon - Sketch
Mad For Markers - Color something other than paper (colored the flowers and rhinestones)
Allsorts - Lace or Buttons
Crazy 4 Challenges - Light Pink, Light Purple, Light Green
Wee Memories - In Stitches
Alys - Stitching
Prairie Fairy - Glitz and Glitter
Practical Scrappers - Glitter
The Crafty Pad - Paper Piecing
Craft Your Passion - Paper Piecing
Secret Crafter - Quote (although mine is attributed to Anon)
Just Us Girls - Going Digital
Charisma - All About The Bling





Card Recipe:
Image - Teatime (brand new!)
Paper - Martha Stewart Playful Pink Paper Pad
Medium - Copic Markers
Rhinestones - Michaels $1 spot
Sentiment - Printed in Dillenia UPC font
Glitter - Diamond Stickles
Border Punch - Martha Stewart





I hope you can see the paper piecing on these teacups.
I just how they are wobbly enough to stay in one place but a breath too much will make them fall! LOL
So be sure to grab your tools and head on over to The Treehouse

Katie

"Giraffe" A Good Time? - Treehouse Challenge #49 - Masculine Cards

It's time for another challenge at The Treehouse and this week it's brought to you by the wonderful Neva!
She'd like you to stretch your creativity a little and make a card for a man or boy in your life!
There are so many new digital stamps at The Treehouse Store that it was hard to choose the perfect image but I think you'll like this one!

I needed a few challenges to help me create mine:

Allsorts - Sketch
Papercutz - Child's Zoo Birthday
Critter Challenge - Critter Birthday
Stampin For The Weekend - Card for a Male
Crazy 4 Challenges - Boy Card
Curtain Call - Summer Sun, Bordering Blue, Whisper White and Tangerine Tango
The Pink Elephant - Yellow, Designer Paper and Buttons
Cupcake Craft - Buttons
A Spoon Full of Sugar - 3 papers and 3 buttons
Digital Tuesday - Make Me Laugh (well I thought the sentiment was funny :))
Sisterhood of Crafters - You Crack Me Up (something funny)



Card Recipe:
Image - Giraffe from Zoofari Friends
Paper - My Minds Eye and DCWV
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - Printed
Buttons - Dress it Up by Jesse James





This is such a cute digi set and could be used for a lot of different occasions.
We all know how hard it is to do cards for the men in our lives, maybe this challenge will spur you on! We'd love to see what you can create, come and show us at The Treehouse
Katie