Be Yourself - Magnolia-licious 'CAS'

Hello.  Happy Tuesday.

We're midway in our current challenge at the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog.  The theme is 'Clean and Simple (CAS).'  I hope you'll join us--there's one more week before the end of the challenge.  Please hop to the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog to get complete details on the challenge and don't forget to check out what my DT teammates have created to inspire you.

Here's the card that I came up with.

This is just about as clean and simple as I can make it...ha ha.  Difinitely not my style!  Looks only half-finished to me.  My fingers are just itching to add some embellishments, LOL.  So I'll probably end up doing that at some later date.

Here's a closer look at the Magnolia Stamps image being featured.

- Jester Tilda from the Princes and Princesses Collection 2012

The stamp for the above image and other 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, e-mail Diana and I'm sure she'll be happy to bring it in for you.
And other-brand stamps that the store carries include Stamping Bella, Wee Stamps, Wild Rose Studios, Saturated Canary and Crafter's Companion.

Challenges for this card:
Craft Galore Encore Challenge #31 - July Anything Goes
Crafting With Friends Challenge #24 - Anything Goes
Creatalicious Challenge #94 - Anything Goes with optional CAS
Creative Fingers Challenge #112 - Anything Goes
Deep Ocean Challenge #132 - Colours of Summer
Digi Choosday Craft Challenge Week 27 - CAS
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #37 - Anything Goes
Morgan's Artworld Challenge #13 - Use patterned paper
Penny Black and More Challenge - July Anything Goes with a Stamp
Southern Girls - Anything Goes

That's it!  Thanks for stopping by.  I very much appreciate your visit.  Enjoy your day and have a wonderful week!

Materials and Tools Used:

Sentiments:  Computer generated

Designer Papers:  me+my BIG ideas Fashion District paper pad

Dies:  Spellbinders Classic Ovals

Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pad Walnut Stain

Colouring medium:  Alcohol ink markers from Letraset - Promarkers and Pantone Trias; coloured pencils to help with the shading
- face and skin:  blush, coral, soft peach, vanilla--for the cheeks:  oatmeal, pastel pink
- hair:  burnt umber, caramel, sandstone
- red shades:  berry red, 1797-T, heatwave, sunset, red, 178-T 
- orange shades:  chestnut, terracotta, spice, apricot 
- green shades:  olive green, 5767-T, apple cider, 617-T
- yellow shades:  raw sienna, mustard, pastel yellow
- white shading:  warm grey 5-T, cool grey 4-T, cool grey 1-T

- dotted background:  grey green, 5507-T, 5527-T  

- ground:  caramel, sandstone, cool grey 4-T

You Make Miso Happy

Hello.

Just a short posting here to share with you a Double Diamond Fold card.

If you spread out the card, you can see all the different folds and panels that make up this card style.

If you're interested in the template for this card, I've posted it in a posting below this one, or click HERE.

A closer look at the Magnolia Stamps image being featured.

- Life Is a Soup Tilda from the You Made It Collection 2016

This stamp and other Magnolia Stamps can be purchased from the Magnolia-licious on-line store.  If you don't see the particular one you're looking for, contact Diana and I'm sure she'll be happy to bring it in for you.

Challenges for this card:
Craft Your Passion Challenge #318- Always Anything Goes
Crafting By Designs - July Anything Goes
Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #167 - Shabby Chic
Crafty Friends Challenge #34 - Inspired By a Song ('You've Made Me So Very Happy' by Blood Sweat and Tears)
Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge - Anything Goes
Cut It Up Challenge #99 - 3D
Lemon Shortbread Challenge #18 - Anything Goes
Little Miss Muffet Challenge #141 - Anything Goes
Through the Craft Room Door June 28 - Anything Goes
Wonderful Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

That's all for now.  Thanks for stopping by.  Your visit is always very much appreciated.  Have a wonderful day!

Materials and Tools Used:

Sentiments:  Computer generated

Designer Papers:  Basic Grey Kioshi Lilo

Dies:  Spellbinder Labels Thirty-One, Classic Ovals and Die D-Lites Blooms Two; Memory Box 98312 Fancy Blossoms; Die-namics Simple Leaf Flourishes 

Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pads Dusty Concord, Worn Lipstick and Aged Mahogany; pearls 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
- hair:  burnt sienna, Touch BR100, caramel, sandstone  
- pink shades:  702-T, cocktail pink, 701-T, baby pink
- yellow shades:  mustard, pastel yellow, buttercup   
- white shading:  warm grey 5-T, cool grey 4-T, cool grey 2-T cool grey 1-T

- dotted background:  grey green, 5507-T, 5527-T  

Happy Mail - Magnolia-licious 'Green, Gold or Pink'

Hello.

We're midway in our 'Green, Gold and/or Pink' Challenge at the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog--there's one more week left before the end of the challenge.

Here's the card that I've created for the challenge colour theme.

and inside the card.

I hope you'll join our challenge.  The design team has more creations to inspire you to play along with us--check them out HERE.  There's also a prize of a $20 Gift Certificate from Magnolia-licious.

A closer look at the two Magnolia Stamps images being featured.

- Mail Tilda from the World Wide Web Collection 2015

- Loves Me Loves Me Not Tilda from the Lovely Duo Collection 2015

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, e-mail Diana and I'm sure she'll be happy to bring it in for you.
And other-brand stamps that the store carries include Stamping Bella, Wee Stamps, Wild Rose Studios, Saturated Canary and Crafter's Companion.

Challenges for this card:
Artistic Inspirations Challenge #151 - Anything Goes
Craftin Desert Diva's Linky Party Week 1 - Lots of layers
Crafting With Friends Challenge #15 - Anything Goes
Crafty Girls Creations Challenge #15 - Anything Goes
Create and Inspire Challenge #40 - Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday Challenge #414 - Florals
Jade's Sparkling Butterflies Challenge #13 - Anything Goes
The Ribbon Girl February Challenge - Use Any Image
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown Challenge #283 - Frame It

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:  Anna Griffin (pink); DCWV Nana's Nursery Baby Girl paper pad; Provo Craft Soft Serenity--Mauve Stripe 

Dies:  Spellbinders Labels Twenty-Two, Petite Ovals and Heartfelt Creations Posy Patch (flowers); Memory Box 98316 Apple Blossom (flower centres) Whimsy Stamps Elegant Flourishes; Leane Creatief Multi die flower 005 (leaves)  

Punches:  Marvy Uchida Small Star (flower sepals)

Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pad Walnut Stain; ribbon and pearls 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
- hair (Tilda #1):  cocoa, raw sienna, mustard, pastel yellow
- hair and shoes (Tilda #2):  black, Touch BR 102, burnt sienna, cinnamon, tan 
- pink shades:  702-T, 701-T, 1767-T, 182-T 
- green shades:  pesto, olive, apple cider
- white shading:  warm grey 5-T, cool grey 4-T, cool grey 1-T

- dotted background:  grey green, 5507-T, tea green, 5527-T 

- ground:  sandstone, warm grey 5-T 

Missing You - GDT Card for Art By Miran

Hello.

I was delighted to be given this opportunity to be a Guest Designer at the Artbymiran Challenge for their Challenge #41.  Their challenge started a few days ago, so I'm late in posting this...yikes.

Here's what I've created, using one of their wonderful digital stamps.

Close-up of the image I'm featuring.

This image is called Dreaming of Spring, available from the Art By Mi Ran Etsy Shop, HERE.

And so... that was my GDT card for Artbymiran Challenge.  Hope you can play along with them in their challenge?  As always their theme is 'Anything Goes' and if you like to join in, you don't really need to use an Art By Miran image, although they would really love it if you do.

Challenges I'm entering with this card:
Aud Sentiments Challenge #140 - Anything Goes plus A Sentiment
Crafting With Friends Challenge #6 - Anything Goes
Crafty Girls Creations Challenge #4 - Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments Designs - Anything Goes
Dragonfly Dreams Challenge #21 - Let's Get Girly!
Eclectic Ellapu September Challenge - Anything Goes
Glitter n Sparkle Challenge #155 - Use a Punch or Die Cut
Hiding in My Craft Room HIMCR #217 - Freestyle
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #18 - Anything Goes
Crafty Calendar September Challenge - Anything Goes

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:

Sentiment:  Computer generated

Designer Papers:  Chatterbox Saddle Plaid, Rodeo Paisley and Sky Rodeo Paisley

Dies:  Spellbinders Labels Three and Rose Creations; Lifestyle Crafts Nesting Circles; Elizabeth Craft Designs 730 Curvy Leaves; Memory Box 98518 Darrington Corner 

Punches:  Punch Bunch Large Impatients  

Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pads Walnut Stain, Weathered Wood and Aged Mahogany; pearls 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
- hair and boots:  burnt sienna, Touch BR100, caramel, sandstone
- top:  burnt umber, Touch R94; coral, sunkissed pink
- pants and irises:  storm cloud,  midnight blue, polar blue, pebble blue
- grass:  apple cider, 5767-T, 370-T
- white shading:  warm grey 5-T, cool grey 4-T, cool grey 1-T

- dotted background:  grey green, 5507-T, tea green, 5527-T  

For Someone Special - Magnolia-licious 'Add Roses'

Hello.

We're kicking off a new challenge at the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog and the theme for the next fortnight is 'Add Roses.'  I hope you'll join us in our challenge.  To get complete details, visit the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog.  Don't forget to check out the cards/projects that my teammates have created to inspire you to play along with us.

This is what I've created as my DT card.

Here's how I've decorated the inside of my card.

Close-ups of the Magnolia Stamps images being featured:

- Sitting Windy Tilda from the Sakura Collection 2015

- I Give You A Rose Tilda from the Sakura Collection 2015

Magnolia Stamps 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, e-mail Diana and I'm sure she'll be happy to bring it in for you.
Check out also the stamps from Wee Stamps, Wild Rose Studios, Saturated Canary and Candibeans and Crafter's Companion, along with cutting dies from various companies including Memory Box, PoppyStamps, Magnolia Doohickey, Wild Rose Studio.
Prices are discounted, you get excellent customer service and you also get to earn 2% credit to be applied to future purchases.

Come and join our challenge at the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog and you will have a chance to win a Special Surprise from the Magnolia-licious store when you follow the rules and theme of our challenge.

For your chance to win a "Leave A Comment" Surprise Package Prize from Magnolia-licious, there is a weekly random draw.  All you have to do is leave a comment--the more you comment the greater your chances.

- comment on any or all the postings on the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog
- comment on related postings on the DT gals' blogs for that week (yes, including this one...hee hee)

Challenges for this card:
Crafty Friends Challenge #13 - Use A Sentiment
Digi Designs Challenge - Include A Sentiment
Crafty Girls Creations Challenge #3 - Always Anything Goes
The Pencil Case Week 1 - Anything Goes
Magnolia Mania Challenge #117 - Circles
Inspiration Destination Challenge #49 - Anything Goes
Bunny Zoe's Crafts August Challenge - Shaped Cards
Aud Sentiments Challenge #139 - Fall Fun plus a sentiment
Chocolate, Coffee and Cards Challenge #99 - Fancy and Feminine
Craft Your Passion Challenge #278 - Always Anything Goes

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:  Chatterbox Olive Summer Flowers and Tangerine Gingham

Dies:  Go Kreate XXL Square Frames Frilly #10; Lifestyle Crafts Nesting Circles; Spellbinders Rose Creations 

Punches:  Punch Bunch Large Cosmos; Nellie's Choice Floral Punch Jumbo FLP031 Rose Leaves; McGill Small Star

Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pads Walnut Stain, Rusty Hinge and Stormy Sky; pearls 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
- hair and shoes (1st Tilda): Touch BR99, Touch BR102, cinnamon, tan
- hair and shoes (2nd Tilda):  burnt sienna, Touch BR100, caramel, sandstone
- orange shades:  terracotta, spice, honeycomb, apricot
- green shades:  pesto, 5767-T, apple cider, 617-T
- blue shades:  279-T, cobalt blue, 283-T, pastel blue
- white shading:  warm grey 5-T, cool grey 4-T, cool grey 1-T

- dotted background:  grey green, 5507-T, tea green, 5527-T  

Just Popping In - Magnolia-licious 'Push, Pull, Flip (card in motion)'

Hello.

We're kicking off a new challenge at the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog.  For this fortnight challenge, the theme is 'Push, Pull or Flip (card in motion).'  To get complete details of the challenge and how you can join in the fun, visit the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog site.  Check out also the cards that my DT teammates have created to inspire you to play along with us.

So for my DT card, I've created this peek-a-boo card.  And I've taken quite a few pictures to show the stages of the peek-a-boo feature.

Here's a short video to give you a better sense of how this card works...

If you're interested, you can find the tutorial for the Peek-A-Boo Card HERE.

Here are close-ups of the two Magnolia Stamps images being featured:

- Sweet Tilda With Balloon from the Animal of the Year Collection 2014

- Tilda With Big Balloon from the Lost and Found Collection 2014

The stamps for these two adorableTilda images 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, e-mail Diana and I'm sure she'll be happy to bring it in for you.
Check out also the stamps from Wee Stamps, Wild Rose Studios, Saturated Canary and Candibeans and Crafter's Companion, along with cutting dies from various companies including Memory Box, PoppyStamps, Magnolia Doohickey, Wild Rose Studio.
Prices are discounted, you get excellent customer service and you also get to earn 2% credit to be applied to future purchases.

Come and join our challenge at the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog and you will have a chance to win a Special Surprise from the Magnolia-licious store when you follow the rules and theme of our challenge.

For your chance to win a "Leave A Comment" Surprise Package Prize from Magnolia-licious, there is a weekly random draw.  All you have to do is leave a comment--the more you comment the greater your chances.

- comment on any or all the postings on the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog
- comment on related postings on the DT gals' blogs for that week (and yes that includes this posting...hee hee)

Challenges I'm entering with this card:
Sisters of Craft August Challenge - Anything Goes
Sweet Stampin' - Spots and/or Stripes
Crafty Catz Challenge #289 - Flowers
Sister Act Card Challenge #120 - Anything Goes
Creative Fingers Challenge #90 - Anything Goes
Chocolate Coffee and Cards Challenge #98 - Use a sentiment
Sparkles Monthly Challenge #71 - More Than One Fold
Craft Your Passion Challenge #276 - Always Anything Goes
Penny Black and More August Challenge - Summer Flowers
Crafting From The Heart Challenge #74 - Anything Goes

That's all for now.  Thank you for popping in.  Your visit is always very much appreciated.  Enjoy your day and have a wonderful week!

Materials and Tools Used:

Sentiments:  Computer generated

Designer Papers:  Paper Adventures Karen Neuburger papers

Dies:  Spellbinders Labels Twenty-Eight, Labels Thirty-one, Petite Ovals and Die D-Lites Blooms Two; Memory Box 98981 Bursting Berry Vine Border and 98890 Blushing Bouquet; Joy! Crafts 6002/0263 Flourish Branch 1 

Punches:  EK Success medium Retro Flower, Carla Crafts Small Cosmos (for the flower centres) 

Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pads Walnut Stain, Aged Mahogany, Victorian Velvet and Wild Honey; pearls 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
- hair (1st Tilda):  Touch BR92, Touch BR102, cinnamon, tan
- outfit (1st Tilda):  burgundy, dusky rose, pale pink, 698-T
- balloon (1st Tilda):  5767-T, fresh meadow, pastel beige
- hair (2nd Tilda):  burnt sienna, Touch BR100, caramel, sandstone
- outfit (2nd Tilda):  500-T, cocktail pink, sunkissed pink, 698-T
- balloon (2nd Tilda):  raw sienna, mustard, pastel yellow, buttercup
- white shading:  warm grey 5-T, cool grey 4-T, cool grey 1-T

- dotted background:  grey green, 5507-T, tea green, 5527-T