Magnolia Monday #15 - It's Your Fault :)

Big day in this house.
It's Back to School and this year it's all 3 children going.
Nate is starting High School and is worried he'll get lost. Georgia is going into 7th Grade and is sad that she doesn't have any classes with her friends and she can't even eat lunch with them as she is in Symphonic Band which means she eats with the 8th Graders. And Carter is going into Kindergarten and it means Mummy is at home all alone :( Early morning cuddles in bed and lounging in the PJ's will have to wait until weekends and will be replaced with lunchboxes, lost homework, pumping up bikes tires and making sure Nate gets on the bus. All my babies are stepping out and making their way in the world and this Mama Bird knows they need to stretch their wings and fly even if she has tears in her eyes :(

But I'll get used to it and maybe I'll finally have the clean house I've been looking for all Summer and all those chores that need doing but aren't urgent (cleaning out too small clothes from closets, moving furniture to vacuum the dust bunnies, recycling a years worth of magazines etc) will get on to the "to do list".

Plus I can craft when I like (chores pushed aside again maybe ;)) and there will be other things to fill my day.

Anyway on to the reason you're here, it's time for another Magnolia Monday and I can believe I'm on week 15 of my mission! LOL I think you'll like this weeks as Tilda is feeling a little sassy :)

Challenges:
AI Factory - Anything Goes
Digi's With Attitude - Anything Goes
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes
Thrilling Thursday - Anything Goes
Aud's Sentiments - Anything Goes
Totally Tilda - Fit For A Princess
Corrosive - Girlie
House of Gilli - Sketch
Through the Craftroom Door - 2 Punches and Yellow
Marianne Design Diva's - Anything Marianne D (used a die)
Fussy and Fancy - Use a Lot (3 or more of your favorite embellishment)
Crop Stop - Pearls (3 entries only)
Just Magnolia - Funny Sentiments
Papertake Weekly - Bingo! ( I chose Free, Pearls and Blooms)
Crazy 4 Challenges - Bingo! (I chose Square Card, Die Cuts and 2 or more DP's)
Crafty Anns - Scallops or Fancy Borders
Magnolia Down Under - Butterfly
Flutterby - Punches and/or Dies (with an Angel, Butterfly or Fairy)

Card Recipe:
Image - Princess Tilda
Paper - Spring Blossom by K and Co
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - 7 Gypsies
Border Die - Marianne D
Daisy and Butterfly Punch - Martha Stewart
Pearls - The Paper Studio and Recollections

I just loved this sentiment and it really made me laugh, just what I needed today.
I hope you've enjoyed this and I'm sending hugs to all the Mommies sending off their offspring to school and college, no matter how young or old, how easy or hard it seems, I've got your back and I know you have mine.

If you have a Magnolia card on your blog today please link it below and I'll come and visit and hope you visit the others linked too, nothing like a little Maggie love to bring a smile through the tears.

Katie

Magnolia Monday #14 - Get Peachy with Tilda!

It's another Magnolia Monday and today I've gone with a Georgia Peach theme! LOL
It's another birthday here with my oldest son Nathan turning 14, love you sweetie!
Just one more birthday to go this month and that is hubby's!
I'd really love for you to link below with your Magnolia card so I can come over and look!

Challenges:
AI Factory - Anything Goes
One Stitch at A Time - Anything Goes
Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Flowers
Papertake Weekly - Grow Your Own (handmade flowers)
Crafty Ann's - Scallops and/or Fancy Borders
Fussy and Fancy - Use A Lot (3 or more of the same embellishment)
Jellypark - Favorite Embellishment
Our Creative Corner - Fun With Fruit
Just Magnolia - Holiday Fun (I have many wonderful childhood memories about fruit picking fun in the Summer)
Magnolia Down Under - Inspired by a Song (I chose "In the Summertime" by Mungo Jerry, it's still on my playlist today!)
The Crafty Pad - Cute and Girly
Going Grey - Bingo! (I chose Ribbon, Pearls and Punch)
Catered Crop - Recipe (I chose things that grow in a garden, gingham, markers, ribbon/twine, border punch)
Crafty Emma's - Mix and Match (use 2 companies for paper)
Digi Design House - 3 Brads (the pearls are brads), 2 Papers and 1 Ribbon

Card Recipe:
Image - Peaches Tilda
Paper - K and Co
Medium - Copic Markers
Pearls - The Eyelet Outlet
Images and Digital Paper - Bits of Ivory Kitchen Add Ons
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Embossing Folder - Sizzix
Flower Die - Dayco
Sentiment - Michaels $1 spot
Twine - The Twinery

I made the border of jam jars by layering them over a piece of digital paper from the same accessory set on the computer and printing them out as a single piece. I never thought I'd do anything digital in the crafty world but I'm gradually getting a little more brave :)
I've had this little Peach Tilda for a long while and she needed inking up for a card as she'd only be stamped once into my inventory book! LOL
Be sure to link your Magnolia creation below and I'll come over and have a look!
Katie

Magnolia Monday #13 - Hugs To You!

Happy Monday everyone!
It's time for another Magnolia Monday with a super sweet Tilda card!
Before we get to the card I have to say I found a new site yesterday and fell in love! For a long while I've resisted the lure of digital papers but slowly and surely they are coming to get me. I was blog browsing yesterday and found a post from a very talented card maker, Tab, and she used some fabulous digital papers from Raspberry Road and of course I clicked and spent the next hour oohing and aahing over the fabulous designs! Of course there was no way that some didn't just jump into my basket! With minutes of buying I had already decided which sketch to use on the card and so I could print just enough of each paper for the project, how fabulous is that? I'm not affiliated with the store at all and there are so many digital stores to choose from I'm just tempting you to step into the digital paper world if you aren't there already! LOL
Now on to the card, I'd love you to link up your card below as it is of course Magnolia Monday and the theme is always "Anything Goes" with a Magnolia!


Challenges:
AI Factory - Anything Goes
Catch The Bug - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Stamp Something - Something Digi
All That Scraps - Anything Goes (with a stamp sold in their store)
Just Magnolia - Anything Goes (with the option of glitter)
Magnolia Down Under - Sketch
Magnolia-licious Highlites - Paper Only (no ribbon, metal, wood etc)
Frosted Designs - Coloring
The Pink Elephant - Butterflies
The Poodles Parlour - Round and Round The Garden (3 entries only)
ATS Magnolia Challenge - Hot Days of Summer
Clear It Out - Summer
Just Some Lines - Summer
Stamp With Sarah Kay - Summer
Card and Scrap - Summer
Creative Inspirations - Summertime
Crafty Ann's - Summertime
Tuesday Throwdown - Summertime
Creative Crafts - Summertime
The Crafty Pad - Gone Fruity (Strawberries on the paper)
Crafty Emma's - Water It! (Tilda has a watering can)
Allsorts - Red
Stamping With The Dragon - Green, Red and White
Pennys - Watermelon (the fruit or the colors)
Digital Tuesday - Doilies (papers are digi papers)
Dream Valley - Distressing
Sentimental Sundays - Flowers (with a sentiment)
Paper Creator - Flowers
Mami Doodles - Flowers
The Paper Shelter - Flowers
The Craftroom Door - Embossing
The Crazy Challenge - Embossing
Sparkles Forum - One For The Girls
Little Darlings - Girly
Scrap, Stamp and Doodle - Friendship
Stampin Sisters in Christ - Use something you'd forgotten about (the flower die is very old and hasn't been used in a long while)
Ellephantastic - Layers (1 entry only)

Card Recipe:
Image - Tilda with Watering Can
Papers - Summer Goodness Digital Papers by Raspberry Road
Medium - Copic Markers
Distress Ink - Frayed Burlap by Tim Holtz for Ranger
Flower Die - Dayco
Butterfly Punch - Martha Stewart
Doily Die - Cheery Lynn Designs French Pastry
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Embossing Folder - Sizzix
Sentiment - Studio G
Circle Punch - Family Treasures

I wasn't sure if I could do the "Paper Only" challenge as I love to add the embellishments but with all the tools I have at my disposal I found it freeing to use just a little paper!
I absolutely love how this turned out, it just screams "Summer!" and makes me smile.
I hope you like it too and will come along and share with me!
Katie

Pile It On - Down On The Farm

Another week has rolled around and that means it's time for a new challenge at Pile It On!
Remember that our aim is have as many challenges as we can on each entry so it's time to combine those challenges! We have a very fun challenge for you, we want to see you Down On The Farm!

This week we have the super sponsorship of

and not only did they provide the team with super cute images to use but they are giving away this super prize to our winner!

Challenges:
AI Factory - Anything Goes
Catch The Bug - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Craft Us Crazy - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Kelley Kids - Anything Goes (1 entry only)
Happileigh Scrappin - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Woodware USA - Anything Goes (2 entries only)
Ribbon Carousel - Anything Goes (with ribbon, lace, twine etc)
Speedy the Cats Friends - Anything but a 4 1/4" by 5 1/2" card
Stamp Something - Something Digi
Little Red Wagon - Critter
Stampin For The Weekend - Spots and Dots (1 entry only)
Your Next Stamp - Beautiful Borders (use punch or die)

Card Recipe:
Image - Harry The Horse by Digital Delights
Sentiment - Down On The Farm Set
Paper - Dutch Mustard Soup by Jillibean Soup
Medium - Copic Markers
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Fence and Grass Dies - Accucut
Sunflowers - Jolee's Boutique
Ribbon - Michaels

How cute is this horse? He just makes me smile and I hope he makes you smile too!
Now it's your turn to create so go and play and then come back and share with us at
Pile It On!
Katie

Guest Designer for Sparkles Christmas Card Challenge - Recycle!

This month I'm a guest designer over at Sparkles Christmas Card Challenges and with the 100F+ temps it has been a little cooling relief :)
Each week the team challenge you to make a Christmas card to add to your stash. They have a challenge you can play along with but it's always optional, as long as you make a Christmas/Holiday/Winter card then you are good to enter!
The challenge for this week is "Recycle". Now this is always a hard challenge for me as I don't tend to recycle items for use in my crafts but I found a piece of trim from a gift box and I think it worked out great.

Challenges:
AI Factory - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Happileigh Scrappin - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Woodware USA - Anything Goes (2 entries only)
Ribbon Carousel - Anything Goes (with ribbon, lace, twine etc)
Speedy the Cats Friends - Anything but a 4 1/4" by 5 1/2" card
Frosted Designs - Coloring
Fussy and Fancy - Christmas
Paper Play - Christmas in August
Simon Says Stamp - Christmas in August
Crafty Sentiments - Christmas
Totally Papercrafts - Holidays
Stamping With The Dragon - Green, Red and White
Crafters Companion - Glitter and Glitz
Digital Tuesday - Doilies
Digi Stamps 4 Joy - Image of a Child

Card Recipe:
Image - Ollie and Gingerbread Man by Pink Gem
Ticket Sentiment - Christmas Time Calendar by Pink Gem
Paper - DCWV The Christmas Combo Stack
Medium - Copic Markers
Doilies - Wilton
Trim - Recycled from a gift box
Ribbon - American Crafts
Letters - Craft Essentials and Joann's
Santa Hat - Unknown
Rhinestones - Treasures by Shabby Chic

The Christmas envelope image was a journaling spot in the paper pad and I thought it was the perfect spot for Ollie to sit.
I hope you've liked this card and looks for more over the month that I'm guesting.
Be sure to drop by with your Christmas creations Sparkles Christmas Card Challenges!
Katie

Card Ideas Challenge - Get Your Bling On!

It's a new team challenge over at Designed 2 Delight and this week we want to have to use our sunglasses as we want you to "Get Your Bling On!"
We want to see Rhinestones, Pearls, Glitters, anything that sparkles and shines!

Challenges:
Come and Get It - Anything Goes (2 entries only)
AI Factory - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Happileigh Scrappin - Anything Goes
Crafty Ho's - Anything Goes
Stamp Something - Something Digi
Frosted Designs - Coloring
Stamp With Sarah Kay - Summer
Card and Scrap - Summer
Clear It Out - Summer
Crafty Ann's - Summertime
Tuesday Throwdown - Summertime
Cupcake Craftroom - Soft and Sweet (2 entries only)
The Poodles Parlour - Round and Round The Garden (3 entries only)
Sentimental Sunday's - In The Garden (plus a sentiment)
Kaboodle Doodles - In The Garden
Crafter's Companion - Glitter and Glitz
Amber's Crafts - Sparkle and Shine
The Friday Mash Up - Glitter
Wags N Whiskers - Sparkly
Victorine Originals - Bling/Make it Sparkle
Digital Tuesday - Doilies

Card Recipe:
Image and Sentiment - Strawberries by Designed 2 Delight
Paper - Watercolor Bouquet K and Co
Medium - Copic Markers
Doily Die - English Tea Party by Cherry Lynn Designs
Pearls - Recollections
Glitter - Stickles in Diamond

I absolutely love this paper pad, so soft and pretty and yet all that glitter gives it a subtle glam look. I added Stickles to the strawberries flowers and lots of pearls and I really love how it all turned out.
I hope you'll get sparkly and play with our challenge at Designed 2 Delight
Katie

Digital Delights - Fall Kids New Release

It's new release day at Digital Delights and we are looking ahead to the cooler days with our Fall Kids and Prairie Kids images.

Challenges:
Sew Many Challenges - Anything Goes
Happileigh Scrappin - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Come and Get It - Anything Goes (2 entries only)
Allsorts - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Ribbon Carousel - Anything Goes (with ribbon, lace, twine etc)
Digi Stamps 4 Joy - Card with an image of a Child on it
Patties Creations - Stitching (2 entries only)
Phindys Place - Die Cuts
Going Grey - Buttons or Bows

Card Recipe:
Image and Sentiment - Fall Kids
Paper - DCWV
Medium - Copic Markers
Wooden Fence - Provocraft
Grass Die - Accucut
Wooden Crow - Unknown
Ribbon - Michaels

I've had this wooden fence for many years, cutting off pieces as I want and I'm nearly all used up, I'll be sad to see it go.
I'm yearning for those cooler days, as I'm sure many of you are, 32 days of 100F+ in a row kinda gets to you.
Anyway be sure to drop by the Digital Delights blog and see all the other wonderful creations by the team :)
Katie

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #81 - A Time To Learn

It's another "Once Upon A Wednesday" over at The Pixie Cottage
This week we want you to get into the craftroom and show us your favorite technique in what we call "A Time To Learn".
If you have a tutorial showing your special technique then we'd love to see it and even if it's just coloring, paper piecing, punching etc please mention it in your post.
Of course we also have a wonderful sketch if you'd like to use that.

Card Recipe:
Image - Chloe and Paris Digital Stamp by ARTish
Paper - Watercolor Bouquet by K and Co
Medium - Copic Markers
Lace - Wrights
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Flowers - Prima
Sentiment - Watercolor Bouquet by K and Co
Pearls and Rhinestones - Michaels $1 Spot
Ribbon - Stash

This was the fabulous sketch this week.

Challenges:
Allsorts - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Happileigh Scrappin - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Sew Many Challenges - Anything Goes
Ribbon Carousel - Anything Goes (with ribbon, lace, twine etc)
Anything Goes - Pick Of The Bunch (flowers)
Crop Stop - Lace (3 entries only)
Emerald Faeries - Lace (3 entries only)
Sparkles Forum - One For The Girls
Stampin Sisters In Christ - All Creatures Great and Small
Forever Friends - Pastel Colors (must have an animal)
CR84FN - Lavender, Celery and Grey

My favorite thing is coloring but I'm also a punch addict and so this card let me do both!
I hope you'll come over and play at The Pixie Cottage this week :)
Katie

Cooking It Up #69 - Show me your New Favorite Old Thing!

Well we've had our little vacation at Cooking It Up With Katie and now it's back to challenges!

This week we have a new sponsor and it's The Stamping Boutique

The new recipe is:
Something Old
Something New
One of Your Favorite Things/Techniques

Challenges:
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Happileigh Scrappin - Anything Goes
Sew Many Challenges - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Stamp Something - Summer Fun Something
Thrilling Thursday - Summertime
Crafty Ann's - Summertime
Tuesday Throwdown - Summertime
Stamping Scrapping Central - Summer (1 entry only)
Stamp With Sarah Kay - Summer
Card and Scrap - Summer
There She Goes - Summer
Clear It Out - Summer
If The Shoe Fits - Summer
Paper Playtime - Summer
CCEE - Summer or Winter
Critter Sketch - Summer Fun
Die Cut Dreams - Holiday (Vacation) Fun
Crazy Challenge - The Sun is Out
Tuesday Taggers - From The Beach
Crafting For All Seasons - Beach/Ocean
Catch The Bug - Make a Splash
The Shabby Tearoom - 3 Patterned Papers (photo inspiration too)
Frosted Designs - Circles
Phindys Place - Die Cuts
Bloggers Challenge - Embossing
The Crafty Pad - Something Clear (the dewdrops)

Card Recipe:
Image - Summer Laundry Line
Paper - Beach Babe by Fancy Pants
Medium - Copic Markers
Dewdrops - Robins Nest
Sentiment - Printed
Embossing Folder - Sizzix
Acrylic Accents - Target $1 Spot

The sentiment is from of my favorite songs from my childhood and everything about this card makes me smile and remember the younger carefree days :)
I hope you like it and will come over and play with us at Cooking It Up With Katie this week.
Katie

Guest at Desert Island Crafters - Little Things Bring Joy!

A few weeks ago I was picked in the winning list at the Desert Island Crafters challenge.
If you haven't played there before then you should give it a go as it is a fun concept.
The whole idea is that you are given a list of 10 items and you must include at least 3 of them on your project, easy eh?
So as a winner I got to host a challenge and my crafting itinerary is:

1.Color Your Image (any coloring medium) (check!)
2.Stitching (check!)
3.Use a quote for a sentiment (check!)
4.Something with Wings (check!)
5.Make it Pop Up (check!)
6.Use 3 different shapes (check!)
7.Make it Manly (fail)
8.Use felt/fabric (not ribbon) (fail)
9.Give it Life (use an image of something alive) (check!)
10.Use 3 different colors only (apart from skin/hair) (check!)

So to play you have to include at least 3 of them, should be fun don't you think?

Challenges:
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
Sew Many Challenges - Anything Goes
Meljen's - Frame It!
Frosted Designs - Circles
Do It With Digi's - Girly
Patties Creations - Stitching (2 entries only)
Ribbon Carousel - Stitching (and ribbon)
Stampin Bee's - Ribbon
Thrilling Thursday - Summertime
Crafty Ann's - Summertime
If The Shoe Fits - Summer
Stampin Sisters In Christ - All Creatures Great and Small
Digital Tuesday - Garden and Wings
Everybody Art - Garden
Paper Play - In The Garden
Papertake Weekly - Sketch
Creative Craft World - Anything But Birthday

Card Recipe:
Image - Meljen's
Sentiment - Bits of Ivory
Paper - K and Co Watercolor Bouquet
Medium - Copic Markers
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Ribbon - The Whimsy Cottage
Pearls - Recollections
Roses - Treasures by Shabby Chic

I hope you liked this and will come along and play with my itinerary at Desert Island Crafters, remember just choose 3 of more from my list and you're in!
Katie

Magnolia Monday #11 - A Sweet Strawberry Tilda!

Happy Monday!
It' week 11 of my "Magnolia Monday" link party!
Each week is "Anything Goes" you just need to link up and share!
This week I'm still in the Summer mood and so today Tilda has been picking strawberries!

Challenges:
Thrilling Thursday - Anything Goes
Allsorts - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Papercutz - Anything Goes
Totally Stampalicious - Anything Goes
2 Sisters - Anything Goes
Craft Us Crazy - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Sweet Sketch Wednesday - Sketch
Totally Gorjuss - Punch or Die
Magnolia Down Under - Paper Tole or 3D (my jam jars are cut out and popped up)
Magnolia-Licious Challenge - Red, White and Blue
The Poodles Parlour - Red, White and Blue
Kaboodle Doodles - Stitching (real or faux)
Papertake Weekly - Getting Cute
Just Magnolia - What's Cooking?
AI Factory - Layers (at least 2)
Paper Pretties - Embossing
The Crafty Pad - Embossing
Crafts and Me - Flowers
The Beary Scrap - Inspired from your Closet (I wear a lot of denim and red)
Catered Crop - Inspired by Challenge Card (I chose red, white, blue, strawberries, faux stitching, ribbon, border punch)
Stamp Something - Something Embellished
Crazy Challenge - Ribbon (2 entries only)
One Stop Craft - 1 Ribbon/Lace, 2 Patterned Papers and 3 Buttons
Wags N Whiskers - Buttons and Bows
Paperplay - Ribbon, Lace and Buttons
Frosted Designs - Buttons
Little Miss Muffet - Summer (1 entry only)
Fussy and Fancy - Summer
Hanna and Friends - Summer
Bloggers Challenge - Summertime
Fairytale - Summertime

Card Recipe:
Image - Strawberry Tilda
Medium - Copic Markers
Digital Paper and Sentiment - Kitchen Garden Designables by Bits of Ivory
Digital Paper and Jam Jar Clip Art - Kitchen Add Ons by Bits of Ivory
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Embossing Folder - Sizzix
Lace - Wrights
Ribbon - Stash
Roses - Prima Mini Roses
Bows - Offray
Buttons - Dress It Up

I used a lot of different things with Tilda this week, Digital Papers, Clip Art, embossing and more. I love to mix and match and with so many downloadable goodies around the choices are endless!
I cut out the jam jar clip art and popped it up on a pop dot, then I added a tiny bow and button to the lid.
I hope you like it and please if you have a Magnolia card on your blog today, Monday July 25th, then please add it to my link below so we can come and see!

Katie

Pile It On - Fun In The Sun

EDITED TO ADD - Was chosen as an Artists Pick at Hand Stamped Sentiments!
Got a Gold Medal at Thrilling Thursday!Thanks so much!!

It's Sunday so that means another chance to Pile It On!
This week we are asking for creations with the theme of "Fun In The Sun!".
We have a brand new sponsor and it's the designs from the super artists at Paper Pretties!

Challenges:
Digi's With Attitude - Anything Goes
2 Sisters - Anything Goes
Papercutz - Anything Goes
Clear It Out - Anything Goes
Thrilling Thursday - Anything Goes
Craft Us Crazy - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
KB Cute - Use a Digi
Stamp With Fun - Sketch
Papertake Weekly - Getting Cute
Moving Along With the Times - Cute and Cuddly with A Punch
Do You Stack Up? - Wings (3 entries only)
Crafty Ann's - Embossing
The Crafty Pad - Embossing
Kaboodle Doodles - Embossing
Paper Pretties - Embossing
AI Factory - Layers (at least 2)
Aud's Sentiments - Sentiment to make you Smile
Charisma Cardz - Sunshine Colors
Prairie Fairy - On Holiday/Vacation
Daring Cardmakers - Wish You Were Here
Bunny Zoe's - Fun In The Sun
Polly Craft - Summer Fun
Hand Stamped Sentiments - Summer Fun
Hanna and Friends - Summer
Crafty Purple Frog - Take A Dip
Really Reasonable Ribbon - Cool It! (and ribbon)
Deep Ocean - Ribbon
Totally Gorjuss - Punch or Die

Card Recipe:
Image - Webster by Paper Pretties
Paper - My Minds Eye Fine and Dandy True Blue
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - Printed
Embossing Folder - Sizzix
Fabric Brads - Heidi Grace
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Twine - The Twinery
Button - Stash
Ribbon - The Whimsy Cottage

This is such a super cute image, it just makes me smile!
I know that my family back in England would love to see some more sun for this Summer but here in Texas I'd be very happy to send it you and have some cooler, even rainy, days!
Anyway, the sunshine colors are so much fun to create with that you just have to join in with us at Pile It On this week
Katie

Digital Delights - Summer with Dilly Duck

It's another Thursday so that means some great cards from the design team over at Digital Delights!
This week I've chosen to merge two images and a sentiment to make a gentle Summer scene.

Challenges:
Clear It Out - Anything Goes
Digi's With Attitude - Anything Goes
The Craft Garden - Use a Bird
Papercutz - Something You Find In The Sky (a bird)
Crafts 4 Eternity - 3 2 1 (I used 3 images, 2 ribbons and I paper)
Fussy and Fancy - Summer
Alota Rubber Stamps - Circles
Papertake Weekly - Getting Cute
Deep Ocean - Ribbon

Card Recipe:
Images - Circular Tree Background and Dilly Duck and Ladybug
Sentiment - Ice Cream Sentiment Set
Paper - Beach Babe by Fancy Pants
Medium - Copic Markers
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby and The Whimsey Cottage
Buttons - Stash

It was nice to use 3 digital images together on one card and these ones all seemed to go together nicely.
I hope you'll drop by Digital Delights and take a moment to see all the other wonderful creations from the Design Team.

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

Pile It On - Your Favorite Technique

It's Sunday and so that means it's time to grab your challenge lists and PILE IT ON!
We have a super simple challenge for you this week, we want to see your favorite technique and be sure to tell us what it is.
We have a brand new sponsor this week and that is Wax Fruit Company who provided us with fabulous images to use.
I chose my favorite technique of paper piecing and this basket of raspberries was the perfect image to use it on :)

Challenges:
Digi's With Attitude - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Allsorts - Free and Easy (3 entries only)
Deep Ocean Challenge - Make a Card
The Paper Shelter - Lots of Dots
Simon Says Stamp - Stitching
Paper Play - Fruity
My Time To Craft - Food of any kind
Charisma Cardz - Flowers
Bloggers Challenge - Flowers
Creative Craft Challenges - Flowers (3 entries only)
Thrilling Thursday - Pick 3 (I chose digi image, embossing and ribbon)
Frosted Designs - Pick 2 (I chose ribbon and rhinestones)
Digital Tuesday - Bling It Up (with a digi)
Colour Create - Fuchsia, Green and White
2 Sisters - Summertime Fun
Crazy 4 Challenges - Summer
One Stop Craft - Summertime
The Stamping Boutique - Summertime
Totally Gorjuss - Summertime
Card Makin Mamas - Summer (2 entries only)
Going Grey - Summer (2 entries)
Reasonable Ribbon - Summer Fun (and ribbon)
Crafty Purple Frog - Summer Fun
Squigglefly - Summertime

Card Recipe:
Image and Sentiment - Raspberry Basket by Wax Fruit Company
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Happy Go Lucky Pad Lime Twist by My Minds Eye
Border Punch - Martha Stewart Edger Scallop Dot
Embossing Folder - Crafts Too
Ribbon - The Whimsey Cottage
Flower - Prima
Rhinestones - Treasures by Shabby Chic

So now it's time for you to get out all your challenge links, make a big list, get creating and come and share with us at PILE IT ON!