A criss-cross birthday card

Hello!

Just a short posting to show you a birthday card I made for a special friend (or rather I'm planning this to be short...LOL).
Now that's she's received her card (belated!!!) in the mail, I can do the posting for it.



I have used this Magnolia image of Waiting Tilda from the You Are So Special Collection 2011 for the card front. The field of flowers is Lazy Summer Flowers from the...what else...Lazy Summer Days Collection 2009. All the images I've coloured are Magnolia images and they are available from Magnolia-licious --Diana's on-line store for everything and anything Magnolia. And check out the mini versions of the Magnolia images too!

This was a work in masking...at least for me! I stamped the flowers first and masked them. Then I stamped the Tilda image and masked her. Then I stamped another set of flowers. So now Tilda has flowers in front and behind her.



This is a criss-cross card. It's only the second time I've used this card style. The criss-crossed paper, glued at the bottom forms a pocket and you can insert anything you want in there.





I've made this pull-out tag/card featuring Dancy Tilda from Collection 2011. This adorable image is of Happy Spring Tilda. She is from Magnolia's Butterfly Dreams Collection 2011. I used the back of the card to write my personal message on. This way I don't feel like I'm destroying my card. My handwritting is really terrible!!--it's better if it stays hidden...LOL.



A few challenges that I would like to enter with this card:

Emerald Faerie Garden - Challenge # 10 - Punches and Dies
Creatalicious - Challenge #27 - Distress your edges. I've only distressed them by inking them.
Just Magnolia hAnglar & sTanglar - Week 128 – Distressing


Okay, that's it for me today. Now, I'm off to work on some Christmas cards. My inventory is sadly very low. How are you guys doing with yours? You do know that Christmas is less than 3 months away, right? 10 weeks tomorrow to be exact! Yikes!!!!

Thanks for taking the time to stop by. I always appreciate your visit. Enjoy your weekend!
(This wasn't as short as I thought it would be....LOL)



Materials and Tools Used:

Sentiment stamp: Inkadinkadoo "Have A Great Birthday"

DP's: all from the Basic Grey Euphoria Collection - bless, delirium and ferver

Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Fifteen and Donna-Salazar Rose Creations ; Magnolia Swirl doohickey; Cheery Lynn Designs Small Exotic Butterfly; Marianne Design Creatable Leaves

Punches: EK Success Diamond Lace edger and medium retro flower; Carla Craft flower--for the flower centres

Miscellaneous: Tim Holtz distress ink stamp pad Frayed Burlap; ribbon and pearls from my stash; Martha Stewart butterfly edge punch--for the tiny butterflies

Just Because

Hello.

This is going to be a short posting. I have another shaped card to show you.

This Magnolia gal is called Running Tilda and she is from the Butterfly Dreams Collection 2011. I've only used her on a card once before, I think, and I don't why because she's just adorable. Hmm...probably because there are sooo... many adorable Tildas...LOL.

Anyway, Magnolia-licious on-line store is the place to get anything and everything Magnolia. And that dear lady, Diana, provides the best service. Most of the Magnolia images are available both in the full-size and the mini versions. Check them out HERE.


I've made this an easel card--my favorite type.





Challenges that I am entering with this card:
ABC Challenges - Oct. 1 Challenge - A for Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes theme, with the option of adding something punched.
Paper Sundaes - Challenge #89 - Lots of layers.
All That Scraps - Anything Goes
Dutch Dare Card - CCDC #133 - Special Folds
Allsorts - Week 123 - 5 flowers


Ummm.... What else to say here?
I did my colouring with my markers this time. I'm switching back and forth between colouring with my markers and colouring with my coloured pencils. I love both mediums. And sometimes I combined the two.


That's it for me for now. Thanks so very much for stopping by. Always glad to see you and appreciate you sweet comments--love reading them.

Have a wonderful day. Weekend coming up, woo-hoooo... Double woo-hoo for us Canucks as it's a long weekend for us. It's our Thanksgiving on Monday.



Materials and Tools Used:

DP's: Recollections Batiked My Interest Mango, K&Company Teal Floral

Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Eleven

Punches: Punch Bunch Daisy medium and small, EK Success Leaf, McGill Baby Blooms, Punch Punch Ash Leaf small.

Misc.: Pearls from my stash

Medium: alcohol-ink based markers -- Letraset Promarkers, Shinhan Touch, Letraset Pantone Tria.

Tilda in Pink

Happy Friday! Woohoo weekend here I come. They're never long enough for me...LOL. Anyway I have a new card to show you. This is a birthday card...which to be more exact is actually a belated birthday card! I am sooo... good at sending those out--I've got it down to an art...LOL.






I love this image of Tilda with Hawaii Flower, from Magnolia's Butterfly Dreams Collection 2011. She's one of my faves. I have sooo... many favorites...LOL.

She's available from Magnolia-licious on-line store--definitely my favorite store to buy anything and everything Magnolia. And to top it off, Diana gives excellent service.

I've coloured Tilda with my coloured pencils.


I've made this into a shaped easel card. The shape is from a Go Kreate die set I bought on-line from the UK. They have gorgeous-shape dies, but boy they sure are expensive. Haven't been able to find a store in North America that sells them.



Here are a few challenges that I am entering:

Basic Grey - Challenge 53 - Pink and Brown (One of the DP's I am using is Basic Grey Pattern Paper eva/sterling.)
Flutter By Wednesday - Challenge #173 - Open
Paper Sundaes - Challenge #88 - Anything Goes
Deep Ocean - Challenge #9 - Happy Birthday
Everybody-Art-Challenge #161 - Pink-Brown
Scr@p-Cards Challenge Blog - Challenge #13 - Anything Goes
Going Grey With Scrap-Creations - It's a Girl Thing!
Crafts and Me - Challenge #54 - Flowers
Simon Says Stamps - Anything Goes (They are trying to reach 1000 entries, so go and enter!!!)
Stampin' for the Weekend - Challenge #17 - What a Cutie!
Magnolia-Mania - Challenge #27 - Photo Inspiration




That's it for now. Thanks so much for stopping by. I really do appreciate your visits and your lovely comments. I enjoy reading them.




Materials and Tools Used:

DP's: Basic Grey Pattern Paper eva/sterling, Hot Off The Press Jacie's Vintage Paper

Dies: Go Kreate XXL Frames Frilly #5 dies; Spellbinders Nestabilities Beaded Ovals, Classic Ovals and Classic Circles

Punches: EK Success Medium Retro Flower, Martha Stewart Leaf, McGill Pine, McGill Baby Blooms

Misc.: Tim Holtz Distress Ink Stamp Pad Vintage Photo, Recollections Pearls

Medium: Coloured Pencils - Faber-Castell Polychromos, Derwent Coloursofts and Prismacolour Premiers

A Happy Birthday Card - Magnolia-licious September Colour Challenge

Hello!

Since today's the 2nd Tuesday of September, it's time for a new colour challenge at the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog. Here is my DT card.



Our wonderfully talented Tracy is the hostess for the month of September and she has chosen these colours for the challenge: orange, teal and brown.



Oooh, I love love love how these colours look together, don't you? I think I have found a new favorite colour combo!!! Woo-hoo... (Tracy, thanks for introducing it to me.) You will see me using these colours again and again...LOL.



This adorable gal is called Tilda With Peony from Magnolia's Wedding Collection 2010.

An excellent source of anything and everything Magnolia is the Magnolia-licious on-line store and Diana provides fabulous services. Not to forget also that many of the stamps are available in the mini version.

I've used my markers to colour the images for this card. As with most of my Tildas, I've cut her out and mounted her on pieces of foam tape/dimensionals, although you probably can't tell from the pictures. It takes longer to do it this was, but I do love the more 3-dimensional look this gives the card.


This is the view of the inside of the card.


I have another Tilda here sitting at the edge of a blank circle where I can write my personal birthday message on. This image is called Tilda With Butterfly Jeans and she is part of Magnolia's Butterfly Dreams Collection 2011.



I was looking for a birthday poem for the page opposite and I found this one from an old birthday card that I have received from someone in the past.



I am using this card as my entry to the following challenges:

Paper Sundaes - Challenge #86 - Finishing Touches (finish the inside of your card)
Simply Magnolia - Anything Goes
Allsorts Challenge - Week 120 - Flowers and Swirls
Top Tip Tuesday - Challenge #51 - Birthday Time
Everybody-Art-Challenge - Challenge #159 - Flowers


I hope you will come and play along with us in our challenge. There's is a prize of a $25.00 Gift Certificate from Magnolia-licious. And to further inspire you, have a look at fabulous cards and projects that the other DT gals have created HERE!

Thank you for taking the time to drop by. I very much appreciate your visit. And I am more than grateful to those who leave me a comment as I do enjoy reading what you write.
Enjoy you day!



Materials and Tools Used:

DP's: Recollections Batiked My Interest Surf and Mango; K&Company Teal Floral and Letter; Chatterbox Tangerine Gingham

Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities Lacey Circles and Classic Circles

Punches: EK Success Medium Retro Flower and Leaf punches, Martha Stewart Lace edge punch

Misc.: Recollections and Kaiser Crafts pearls; ribbon from my stash; Tim Holtz Distress Ink Stamp Pad Walnut Stain

A Missed Birthday

Hello!



I am more often late with my birthday cards rather than early, or on time...LOL. Here's a belated birthday card that I have just finished. I have made this a shaped easel card.













I love colouring this image of Farewell Tilda, but other than a good-bye card, I don't know what other occasion card I can use her for. So here, I am making myself see her as saying Hello instead. Does that work or not?



Farewell Tilda is from Magnolia's Bon Voyage Collection 2010.



And the Magnolia-licious on-line store is an excellent source of anything and everything Magnolia and Diana provides fabulous services. Not to forget also that many of the stamps are available in the mini version.





I have made a hidden panel underneath to write a personal message on.







Challenges I am entering with this card:



Going Grey with Scrap-Creations - Decorate the inside of your card

7 Kids College Fund - Challenge #29 - Easel Cards

Charisma Cardz - Challenge 35 - Anything Goes

Just Magnolia hAnglar & sTanglar - Week 122 - Anything Goes with option of adding Circles

Basic Grey - Challenge 52 - Celebrations

Simon Says Stamps - Anything Goes (SUPER hop and treasure hunt to STAMPtember)





That's all for now. Thanks for taking the time to drop by. Your visit is always much appreciated. Enjoy your weekend...your long weekend...woo-hooooo.....







Materials and Tools used:



DP's: Basic Grey Pattern Paper Euphoria Felicity; Making Memories Scroll Dark Deep Red Heritage Collection



Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Ten, Classic Scalloped Circles, Classic Inverted Scalloped Circles, Lacey Circles



Embellishments: Recollections pearl brad; half-pearls from my stash



Misc.: Tim Holtz Distress Ink Stamp pad Black Soot



Medium: Alcohol-ink-based markers - Letraset Promarkers, Shinhan Touch, Letraset Pantone Tria

A gift for you

Hello!



This is my latest card. It's my DT card for the August inspiration challenge at Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog.







Maria is the hostess for the month of August and she has chosen this picture to provide you with inspirations.









And to further inspire you, have a look at fabulous cards and projects that the other DT gals have created HERE!





I hope you will come and play along with us in our challenge.





Now...some details about my card.



This adorable Magnolia image is Secret Tilda from the A Merry Little Christmas Collection 2010. You can find her and all things Magnolia, including the mini version of this, at Magnolia-licious on-line store.











This type of card is called a buckle card. As you can see there is a piece of cardstock that serves as a belt and you insert it into a slot to secure the card.







The inside of my card is really what was inspired by Maria's picture.







The sight of those purses just suggested to me...SHOPPING!!! And the very best way to go shopping is if you have a gift card...LOL...then it doesn't cost you anything! Somebody else already paid for it...woo-hooooo. That's why I decided to make this into a gift-card holder also.







I have a Coluzzle template for various sizes of purses. I thought this would be perfect to hold a gift card and then inserted this into a pocket that I have created inside the card.















This image is called Tilda Goes Shopping from the Bon Voyage Collection 2010 which also can be found at Magnolia-licous on-line store.





Here are a few challenges that I am entering with this card:



Cupcake Craft Challenges - Challenge 156 - A Gift Card

Magnolia Stamp Lover Challenge - Flowers

Magnolia Down Under - Challenge #110 - Flutterbys

Hooked on Craft - Challenge #6 - Things With Wings

Flutter By Wednesday - Challenge #167 - Punches and/or dies cuts

Just Magnolia hAnglar & sTanglar - Week 120 - Sentiments

Fussy & Fancy Friday - Week 43 - Use A Lot (flowers and pearls)

Fussy & Fancy Friday 1000 Follower Month Long Celebration Challenge (birthday)

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Challenge #162 - Birthday







Thanks so much for taking the time to drop by. Your visit is always appreciated. Have a wonderful day.







Materials and Tools Used:



DP's: K&Company Watercolour Bouquet Designer Paper Pad, Recollections Printed Scrapbook Papers.



Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Eleven, Grand Labels Eleven, Scalloped Circles and Donna-Salazar Rose Creations; Magnolia Doohickey Swirl; Cheery Lynn Designs Mini Butterflies.



Punches: Martha Stewart Edge Punch French Scroll, Leaf; McGill Petite Petals; Carla Craft flower; Michaels miny flower/sun.



Misc.: Coluzzle Stampendous Purse Template; Tim Holts Distress Ink Stamp Pad Frayed Burlap, Recollections and Mark Richards half pearl stickers.



Medium: Alcohol-Ink-Based Markers - Letraset Promarkers, Shin-han Touch and Letraset Pantone Tria.

Sending Birthday Wishes

Hello.
I have a birthday card to show you. I made this for a special blogging friend of mine. I hope she will like this.

This adorable gal is called Tilda with Flower Pot from Magnolia's Butterfly Dreams Collection 2011 and she is available for your purchase from Magnolia-licious on-line store. This image also comes in the mini version.

I have made this an easel card which is my favorite type of card.






I've used a Magnolia mini stamp for the base fo this card. She is called Mini Tilda with Heart, from the Mini You Are So Special Collection 2011.



I am entering the following challenges with this card:

Creatalicious Challenge #23 - sketch. I have used their sketch for my card front.
Paper Sundaes - Challenge #76 - Stictching. I have done some faux stitchings.
Stamptacular Sunday - Challenge #116 - Seeing Double. Two images, two sentiments, two butterflies.
TOMIC - Challenge #5 - Easel Cards
Crafts and Me - Challenge 41 - Birthdays
Simon Says Stamps - Lemon and Lavender
Just Magnolia hAnglar & sTanglar - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
A Spoon Full of Sugar - Challenge 159 - Sewing
Everybody-Art- Challenge - #149 Use Shapes


That's all! Thanks so much for taking the time to drop by. I appreciate your visit. Enjoy your day!



Materials andTools Used

Stamps: sentiments from Just Rite

DP's: Provo Craft Buttercream Basic Checks, Chatterbox Eclerique.

Tools: Spellbinders Labels Eighteen, Martha Stewart Edge Punch, McGill Flowers-Petite Petals punch, Carla Craft Flower Centre punch, EK Success Medium Retro Flower and Leaf punches, Nellie Snellen Leaf punch, Cheery Lynn Designs Exotic Butterfly Mini, Magnolia Doohickey die Swirl.

Misc.: Recollections Pearls, Tim Holtz distress ink stamp pads tea dye and faded jeans

Medium: alcohol-ink markers--combination of Letraset Promarker, ShinHan Touch and Letraset Pantone Tria markers.