Spring Has Sprung - FFFC #136 'Buttons and Bows'

Hello.  Happy Friday!

It's time for a new challenge at the Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge.  Our hostess for this challenge is the lovely Kavitha and she's chosen 'Buttons and Bows' as the challenge theme.  This challenge is being sponsored by Aurora Wings.  To get complete details on the challenge, the prize being offered and how you can join in the fun, visit the Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge blog.  Don't forget to check out the fabulous cards that my DT teammates have created to inspire you to play along with us.

I've created this criss-cross card for the challenge.

Close-ups of the two delightful Aurora Wings images I'm featuring:

- Cherry Blossom Sprite

- Cherry Blossom Sprite 2

You can get these images at either Mitzi's digital stamp shop HERE or her Etsy shop HERE,

Challenges for this card:
Aurora Wings Challenge #13 - Anything Goes
Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge #178 - Back to nature (using dies B117 Fanciful Flourish and DL112 Exotic Butterfly Mini)
Artistic Inspirations Challenge #128 - Anything Goes with a twist of Flowers
Deep Ocean Challenge #100 - Easter/Spring
Little Miss Muffet Challenge #108 - Spring Colours
Sentimental Sundays Challenge #252 - Springtime Flowers
Digi Design Challenge - Spring Is Here
Live and Love Crafts Challenge #34 - Signs of Spring
ABC Challenges - G for 'Go Digital'
Come and Get It Challenges - One for the Girls

Thanks for stopping by.  Your visit is always very much appreciated.  Enjoy your day and have a wonderful week!

Materials and Tools Used:

Sentiments:  Computer generated

Designer Papers:  Recollections Garden Florals paper pad; My Mind's Eye Be Merry paper pad

Dies:  Spellbinders Fancy Tags Three; Cheery Lynn Designs B117 Fanciful Flourish and DL112 Exotic Butterfly mini

Punches:  EK Success Medium Retro Flower and Corner Rounder; Carla Crafts Small Cosmos (for flower centres);  Martha Stewart Corner Rounder 

Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pads Walnut Stain and Victorian Velvet; ribbon and buttons from my stash

Colouring medium:  Alcohol ink markers from Letraset - Promarkers and Pantone Trias; Shin-Han Touch markers; coloured pencils to help with the shading
- face and skin:  blush, coral, soft peach, vanilla--for the cheeks:  oatmeal, pastel pink
- pink shades: dusky rose, budding rose, pale pink
- green shades:  marsh green, apple cider, Touch 175 lime green  
- yellow flowers:  mustard, pastel yellow
- dotted background:  grey green, 5507-T, tea green, 5527-T 

Live Laugh Love - Magnolia-licious "W"ednesday #50

Hello.

There's another "W"ednesday Post at the Magnolia-licious Challenge.  Wednesdays are when the DT gals take turns showcasing on our cards the other stamps beside Magnolia stamps that the Magnolia-licious on-line store carries:  Wee Stamps, Wild Rose Studio, Penny Black or CandiBeans.  Today it's Dena's and my turn to participate.

I have made this criss-cross card for today's Wednesday Post.

I'm featuring these two delightful images.

Designed by Sylvia Zet of Wee Stamps, both these fairies are in a set called Flower Fairies.

The stamps can be found at the Magnolia-licious on-line store and you can see the rest of the Wee Stamps collection HERE.

Challenges for this card:
Stamping Sensations September Challenge - Things With Wings
Craft for the Craic Challenge #8 - Something with Circles
Sparkles Monthly Challenge #60 - Things With Wings
A Creative Romance - Anything Goes
Inky Chicks Challenge #38 - Anything Goes
Moving Along With the Times - Fairies
Creative Fingers Challenge #49 - Anything Goes
Emerald Faeries Challenge #59 - Springtime
Alphabet Challenge - P for Pretty Petals
Come and Get It Challenge - Use 3 of something (3 designer/patterned papers)

Thanks for stopping by.  Your visit is always very much appreciated.  Enjoy your day and have a wonderful week!

Materials and Tools Used: 

Sentiments:  Computer generated

Designer Papers:  My Mind's Eye Playful Posies paper pad

Dies:  Lifestyle Crafts Nesting Circles; Spellbinders Labels Fourteen; Memory Box 98312 Fancy Blossom and 98890 Blushing Bouquet; Elizabeth Craft Designs 730 Curvy Leaves

Punches:  Martha Stewart Punch-Around-The-Page Set Vintage Floral; Fiskars Celestial 3-in-1 corner punch (flower centres) 

Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pads Walnut Stain, Stormy Sky and Rusty Hinge; Recollections brads; pearls from my stash

Colouring medium:  Alcohol ink markers from Letraset - Promarkers and Pantone Trias 

It's A Good Day... - Magnolia-licious 'Summer Fun Days'

Hello!

Our current challenge at the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog is 'Summer Fun Days'--we want to see summer-themed cards/projects.  We're half way into the challenge, so you have another week to enter.  Visit the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog for complete challenge details and how you can join in the fun.

For my DT card, I've created this criss cross card.

I love this criss-cross style of cards.  I should do more of them.

These adorable Magnolia images I'm featuring were coloured with markers--I used my Letraset Promarkers and Pantone Trias--and a few coloured pencils to help with the shading.

- On the Road Tilda from the Sea Breeze Collection 2013
- Shabby Chic Fence from the Shabby Chic Summer Collection 2008

- Gone Fishing Tilda from the Sea Breeze Collection 2013

Magnolia stamps are available from Magnolia-licious, Diana's on-line store where she carries a large selection of both full-size and mini Magnolia stamps.  And if you don't see the particular one you are looking for, ask Diana if she can bring it in for you.  
Check out also the stamps from Wee Stamps, Wild Rose Studios and Candibeans.
Magnolia-licious also carries cutting dies from various companies including Memory Box, PoppyStamps, Magnolia Doohickey. and other crafting tools such as Scor-tapes, Prima Chalk Edgers, flowers, etc.  Have a look!
Prices are discounted, you get excellent customer service and what's more, you get to earn 2% credit to be applied to future purchases.  Sweet!

Challenges I am entering with this card:
Crafty Girls Challenges #20 - Anything Goes
Sweet Stampin' - Say it with flowers
Creative Fingers Challenge #39 - Anything Goes
Craft for the Craic June Challenge - #5 Something Summery or With Flowers
Brown Sugar Challenge #98 - Summer
Craftitude Challenge #67 - Use Flowers and/or Lace
Stempelsonne Challenge #117 - Punched Flowers
Craft Your Passion Challenge #218 - 3 or more embellishments
Love to Create Challenge #120 - Anything Goes
The Crafty Bloggers June Challenge - Bingo board (diecuts, image, patterned paper)

That's all for now. Thanks for stopping by.  Your visit is always very much appreciated.  Enjoy your day and have a wonderful week!

Materials and Tools Used: 

Sentiments:  Computer generated

Designer Papers:  EK Success TC Christmas Designer Paper Pad; Recollections Believe paper pad; Art Impressions Cherry Blossom

Dies:  Spellbinders Labels Four, Grand Labels Four and Die D-Lites Blooms Two; TimHoltz Tattered Flower Garland; Magnolia Doohickey Swirl; CC Designs Leafy Branch; Crealies Creative Shapes No. 16 (leaves)  

Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pads Walnut Stain, Aged Mahogany and Fired Brick; lace and pearls from my stash 

Colouring medium:  Alcohol ink markers from Letraset - Promarkers and Pantone Trias 

Criss Cross Gift Card Holder

Hello!  It's less than four weeks before Christmas, people!  Yikes...

I'm sure a lot of gift cards are going to be handed out this holiday season, so I've created a gift card holder that can be used for this purpose.  I made it using the criss-cross card as its base.

This card/gift card holder is smaller than my normal 6" x 6" card--it is only 4.5" x 4.5". 

The two adorable images are from Magnolia's previous year's Christmas collection--I love that collection--a favorite of mine. 

- Tilda With Two Little Gifts from the A Christmas Story Collection 2012

- Tilda With Lovikkamittens from the A Christmas Story Collection 2012

The stamps for these two cute Tildas are available from Magnolia-licious, Diana's on-line store, where she carries a large selection of both full-size and mini Magnolia stamps.  And if you don't see the particular one you are looking for, ask Diana if she can bring it in for you.  Check out also the stamps from Wee Stamps, Wild Rose Studios, Penny Black and Candibeans, along with cutting dies from various companies and other crafting supplies.

Challenges for this gift card holder:
Bearly Mine Challenge #114 - Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge - Anything Goes
Inky Impressions Challenge - IIC #136 Presents and Gifts
Divas By Design - Use some red
Addicted to Stamps and More! Challenge #73 - Holidays
Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Cause for Celebration
Stampin' for the Weekend - Feeling Festive
Songbird Challenge #28 - Die for Another Day
Crafting From the Heart Challenge #1 - Anything Goes
Charisma Cardz Challenge #46 - Christmas

That's all for now.  Thanks for stopping by.  I very much appreciated your visit.   Have a wonderful day and enjoy the rest f your week.

Materials and Tools Used:
Sentiments:  Computer generated
Designer Papers:  K+Company EB Visions of Christmas Paper Pad
Dies:  Spellbinders Petite Ovals Large, Petite Scalloped Ovals Large and Fancy Tag Three; Tim Holtz Festive Greenery; Memory Box 98188 Holly Vine
Punches:  EK Success circles
Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pad Walnut Stain; pearls from my stash
Colouring Medium:  Alcohol ink markers from Letraset - Promarkers and Pantone Trias

Sweet Wishes - Magnolia-licious & Wee Stamps Challenge #1

Hello. 

The formerly known 'Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog' is now Magnolia-licious and Wee Stamps Challenge Blog to reflect the two types of stamps that are now available at Magnolia-licious on-line store.  Woo-hoo...Wee Stamps are my second favorite stamps next to Magnolia!  For our first challenge the theme is...BIRTHDAY.  

I hope you'll play along with our challenge. To find out the complete details on the challenge and how to join in the fun, hop over to the Magnolia-licious and Wee Stamps Challenge Blog.  Have a look at the fabulous cards/projects of my DT teammates for inspirations.

For my DT card, I have created this criss-cross card...

The criss-cross panels form a pocket that you can insert something into.  I have made this pullout tab on which I have created a blank space to write a personal message on. 

 



 

  

On my card, I am featuring a couple of images from the new Magnolia's With Love Collection 2013.

This cute image is of Tilda With Big Cup of Ice Cream... 

and equally adorable is this Up Up and Away--I think this one may be my favorite image from this collection.

 

These 2 stamps and a vast selection of other Magnolia stamps--both full-size and mini--are available at Magnolia-licious, Diana on-line store.  If you don't see the particular one you are looking for in the store, contact Diana and ask her if she can bring it in for you.  And now available at Magnolia-licious are those wonderful Wee Stamps by Sylvia Zet. 
Have a look also at the selections of cutting dies also from Magnolia, Memory Box, PoppyStamps, Marianne Design, Cheery Lynn Designs and Joy! Crafts.
Diana offers discounted prices, gives excellent service and you get to earn 2% in-store credit with every purchase! Sweet!!

Challenges I am entering with this card:
Dutch Magnolia Chickies Challenge #38 - Also decorate the inside of your card
Magnolia-Mania Challenge #63 - Anything Goes with option 'hearts'
Addicted to Stamps Challenge #49 - Pearls and Swirls
Raise the Bar Challenge #130 - A Couple of Things (2 Tilda images)
Crafts and Me Challenge #119 - Favorite Colour Combo (autumn colours)
Time for Magnolia Challenge #1 - Anything Goes

That's it for me for today.  Thanks for dropping by.  Very much appreciate your visit.  Have a fabulous week!

Materials and Tools Used
DP's: K&Company TC Cottage Garden paper pad
Dies: Joy! Crafts Square Flowers; Spellbinders, Ovals, Scalloped Ovals, Grand Ovals, Grand Scalloped Ovals and Fancy Tags Three; Magnolia Swirl doohickey
Punches: Martha Stewart Vintage Floral edge punch and Frond Leaf punch
Miscellaneous: Ranger Tim Holtz distress ink stamp pads Walnut Stain and Rusty Hinge, pearls from my stash
Colouring Medium: alcohol-ink based markers--Letraset Promarkers and Pantone Trias

Love is the Thread...- Magnolia-licious August Colour Challenge

Hello.

Just one day after yesterday...LOL and it's the 2nd Tuesday in August, so this time it's a new colour challenge at the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog.  I love criss cross cards, so I made another one for the challenge. 

For this month, the very talented Jane is our hostess and for the challenge she has chosen the colours pink, aqua/blue and white/cream.

I hope you will play along with us in our challenge.  Have a look and see at the fabulous cards of my DT teammates for more inspirations, HERE.  As usual there is a $25 Gift Certificate from Magnolia-licious for one lucky winner chosen by random draw.

This is Tilda Makes a Blueberry Blanket (although it's really a raspberry blanket...LOL). I did a bit of masking and had Tilda sat on another image of Swedish Chair.

For the pocket that was formed by the criss-crossed sections of the card, I've made a pull-out tab to write a personal message on. 

This image is of Tailor Tilda, which I thought was the perfect match for the one above.   The colouring of the images were done using alcohol-ink-based markers (list is below).

All of the 3 Magnolia stamps I used for this card are available from Magnolia-licious on-line store. Diana has a wonderful selection of both full-size and mini-size stamps.  Check out also her selections of dies--from Memory Box, PoppyStamps, Magnolia, Cheery Lynn and Marianne Design--and other crafting supplies. Beside the discounted prices, you also earn store credits for future purchases.  

I love my dies!!!  I adore this Memory Box one they called Chloe Stem--I used 3 diecuts to make the white bloom at the top more 3-dimensional.  The wings of the dragonfly (using another Memory Box die) are from white translucent vellum.  The pink flower was made using Crealis Creative Flower No.2 dies.  I used the Spellbinder Rose Creation dies for the aqua flower. 

Challenges for this card:

Lovely hAnglar or Sweet Magnolia Challenge #49 - Flowers

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge #145 - Anything Goes

Simply Create Too Challenge #19 - Anything Goes

Dream Valley Challenge 38 - Die Cuts and punches

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I really do appreciate your visit. I look forward to reading your comments.  Have a fabulous week.  

Materials and Tools Used: 

DP's:  TPC Studio Little Lovin'; Little Yellow Bicycle Baby Safary Pink Floral; Basic Grey Euphoria Ferver

Dies:  Spellbinders Labels Eighteen; Petite Ovals, Fancy Tag Three and Rose Creations; Memory Box  Chloe Stem and Willow Dragonfly; PoppyStamps Lorelai Leaf; Crealis Creative Flowers No. 2

Punches:  Martha Stewart edge and corner punches; Nellie Snellen Extra Large Leaf and Rose Leaves Jumbo

Miscellaneous:  Tim Holtz distress ink stamp pad Walnut Stain; pearls from my stash

Medium:  Letraset Promarker and Tria markers, and a couple of Shin-han Touch markers 

- face and skin--blush, coral, soft peach, vanilla, oatmeal, pastel pink

- hair and socks--burnt sienna, caramel, sandstone 

- aqua colour--duck egg, cool aqua, 317-T, tea green

- pink colour--rose pink, blossom, Touch 196

- chair--umber, touch 102, cinnamon, tan

- sewing machine--Touch cool greys 2-7

A Magical Birthday Criss Cross Card

Hello.  

I finally have a card to show you.  Here's a criss cross card I've made.  

I love this Tilda.  I bought her because my nieces are Harry Potter fans (me too...LOL), so I thought I would use her when I have to make a card for them--I thought they would like that.  So...she is called Wizard Tilda.   

This image is part of Magnolia's Princes & Princesses Collection 2012.  The stamp can be purchased from Magnolia-licious, Diana's on-line store.  I've colored her with my Letraset Promarkers and Tria markers and used a few coloured pencils to add shadings.  

Inside the pocket of the criss cross card, I have made a card insert.  Oh yuk...the flowers look a bit orange in the pictures.  But in real life they really aren't--more like deep yellow to match the DP of the card insert.  

Full view of the card insert. 

This is Tilda Catching Stars from the same collection, also available from Magnolia-licious.  I've added glitter    glue to the stars and Tilda's crown.   

I am entering the following challenges with this card:

Colour Create - Challenge #94 Yellow, Blue & White

Sourthern Girls Challenge #42 - Fancy Folds

By the Cute & Girly Challenges - April Once Upon a Time

Midweek Magnolias Week #7 - Use 2 characters

My Mum's Craft Shop Challenge #53 - Favorite Song/Movie (Harry Potter movies)

Craft Your Passion Challenge #106 - Die Cuts & Punches

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #66 - Fantasy

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge #159 - Freebie Week

Paper Sundaes Challenge #116 - Anything Goes

ABC DT Challenge - April Anything Goes

That's all for today.  Thanks so much for taking the time to drop by.  Have a wonderful day!

Material and Tools Used: 

DP's: ChatterBox Vacation Squares, Butter Dahlia and Guest Plaid; Hot Off the Press Joy's Vintage Paper 

Dies: Spellbinders Labels Twenty-Two; Magnolia Doohickey Swirl; PoppyStamps Gentle Leaf  

Punches: Martha Stewart edge punch and Rose Leaf; EK Success Retro Flower large and medium; Punch Bunch Leaf; Nellie Snellen extra large leaf embosser

Miscellaneous:  Tim Holtz distress ink stamp pad Walnut Stain, pearls and glitter from my stash