Tag, You're It

Hi all. I am here to do the last challenge for Love To Scrap that I can enter for prizes. Why is it my last? I am excited to say that I have been invited to be a permanent Design Team Member!! Whoot, Whoot!

Any way, when I saw the challenge on their blog, I didn't think I would have enough time to get a tag done, but I put my other projects on the back burner and decided to give it a whirl. I was looking at different blogs last Friday and saw someone do a fantastic black and white. Since that is also our theme for my February card club meeting, I decided to try my hand at it. Here is what I came up with.

I was really pleased with the results. Now I just have to do 13 more for Card Club. I have to add a splash of red for Club, so I am switching out the black baker's twine and sentiment for red ones. I also decided to change the stickles that I used on the flowers. I used Frosted Lace, but it didn't make it very sparkly. I switched to Stardust.  Here are some close-up pics:

 

You can't see the stickles at all, but if you look closely you can see the Mr. Huey Color Mist that I used on Tilda's wrap and the the heart. I must tell you that the fiber I used is some that I have had for at least 8 years. It is one of the first ones that I ever bought when I first started scrapbooking. I thought it was really pretty, but then just never had the desire to use it very often. The list of what I used on this tag is as follows:

Tag: Cut using Plantin Schoolbook Cricut Cartridge cut at 5"
Image: Magnolia's Tilda Captures Stars
Dies: Magnolia Doohickey Heart Swirl
Punches: Creative Memories 1" heart punch
Sentiment: Close To My Heart "Wonderful You" Set
Ribbon: Glitter Tulle, Baker's Twine, White Lace Ribbon Tape (J & Bobbin), Patron Allure Yarn "Diamond"
Flowers: White Paper Roses by Mikie's Favor Embellishments
Stickles: Frosted Lace
Ink: Memento Black
Markers: Distress Black Soot (stitching), Copics E0000, E00, E21, R20 (skin), C1, C3, C5, C7, C9 (hair and wrap)
Misc: Mr. Huey Color Mist "Shine"

I am entering the following challenges:

http://lovetoscrapchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ Tag, You're It

http://glitternsparklechallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ Bling It Up (I used Glitter Tulle, Stickles, and Shimmer Mist)

http://scrapbookstampsocietychallengeblog.blogspot.com.au/ Anything Goes + Option Use Real Ribbon

http://cutedaisymay.blogspot.com.au/ Bring on the Bling

http://scrapbitzcopics.ning.com/group/cmccopicchallengegroup Texturize It

http://tildastown.wordpress.com/ Celebrations (I'm celebrating my wonderful friends at Card Club)

http://dutchmagnolialovers.blogspot.com/ Use Text Stamp w/ Edwin or Tilda

http://www.theribbongirlchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything Goes

 http://onestitchatatimechallenge.blogspot.com/ White plus One

 

Great Giveaway at Really Reasonable Ribbon

 

This month Really Reasonable Ribbon is having a great giveaway. Check them out Here. The giveaway is open until Feb. 1st.

Guest DT for Stamp and Create with Magnolia

I was so thrilled to see that I had won the Winter Snowflake challenge at Stamp and Create with Magnolia. I was even more thrilled and honored when they asked if I would be interested in being a guest designer for their next challenge. It is something that I've always wanted to do, so of course I said "yes"! The theme for this challenge, which starts January 17th, is "In Love". Thankfully I have some Maggies with hearts on them. I wanted to make something extra special for all of you, so I stepped out of my comfort zone to try layering different designer papers. I am not very good at mixing at matching, but I love these papers from DCWV (Die Cuts with a View). Since I don't have a lot of experience with layering, I went on the hunt for some inspiration. I found a blog by a woman named Fleur. Her cards are wonderful and she did a lot of layering. You can check out my inspiration here at http://fleurapassionforcraft.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/a-creative-romance-dt-something-new.html. Here is what I came up with:

 

I don't use my Martha Stewart Punch Around the Page punch very much because of the odd sizes it makes for cards. I figured that since I won't be mailing this anyway it wouldn't matter. I will probably just give this to my husband even though its really girly. After hours of practicing and playing (because I can never get it to cut correctly and I don't like the sizes I have to use) I cut a square piece of pink cardstock at 6.75" and used the punch to make a decorative base for the card. If I remember correctly, the card itself is a 5.75" square which I made out of cream cardstock. The green lace layer is made using the Magnolia Doohickey Die "Tilda Love Lace". I played around with some measurements and then cut out the edges. It took some work to get things to match up, but it turned out okay. I inked the heart doily with Distress Antique Linen and Worn Lipstick. The image I chose is Tilda Blowing Hearts. I think she is just adorable. She is colored with copics as is the outside of the Spellbinders Nestabilities Floral Ovals Die that she is stamped onto. The red flower did not have a center, so I added a pearl drop using an Opal colored Paper Pen (a pearl pen) from Viva Décor. Here are some close-ups:

 

The Inside:

 

 

Unfortunately, you can't see the stickles I added to Tilda's hearts and hair ribbons, but since I love bling I had to sparkle them up:) This card was a lot of fun. I enjoy the time it takes to design what I do, I just wish I could do it faster. Here is a list of what I used:

 

Paper: DP from DCWV and cardstock-plain and co'ordinations

Punches: Martha Stewart Punch Around the Page, EK Success Tag, Creative Memories Corner

                Rounder

Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities Floral Ovals (largest one), Magnolia Doohickeys Tilda Lace Die &

          Heart Swirl

Embellishments: Heart Doily, Jambo lace roll tape by J & Bobbin, Flowers and leaves by Petaloo,

                            Rhinestones, Ribbon (colored with copic marker), Silver pearl sprays of unknown

                            make (bought in the wedding aisle of Crafts 2000), Sentiment is from Fiskars

                            Lasting Love Quotes stamp set

Misc: Copic Markers, Cotton Candy stickles, Distress Inks, Opal Paper Pen.

Inside of Card is from Cricut Cartridge Lacy Labels Cut at 4.75"

 

Thanks for stopping by. I hope that you will participate in the challenge with us!

 

This card is going into the following challenges:

http://lexiscreations.blogspot.com.au/ Anything goes

http://scrapbookstampsocietychallengeblog.blogspot.com.au/ Anything goes

http://cutedaisymay.blogspot.com.au/ Favorite Color Combo (I used pink, green, and cream)

http://lovetoscrapchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything Goes

http://scrapbitzcopics.ning.com/group/cmccopicchallengegroup Anything Goes

http://www.throughthepurplehazechallenges.blogspot.com.au/ Anything Goes

http://glitternsparklechallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ Bingo (I used Bling, Stamp, Lace)

http://www.totallytilda.blogspot.com/ Anything Goes

Nativity Frame

After a huge break from blogging (not really by choice), I am back with my entry for the Magnolia-licious Holiday Blog Hop. It has been extremely difficult to get to the library to do my blogging. I pick up my granddaughter almost every night from preschool, so I don't have time to blog and Christmas break has just been too busy. This frame was intended as a gift for my mother, who collects and loves nativities, but I did not get it finished in time for Christmas.

I chose the Holy Tilda and Edwin line because there is no better way to show the true meaning of Christmas than the story of the birth of Jesus. I didn't have any of the stamps, so I had to order them. I am thankful that Diane at Magnoliastamps.us is quick to ship.  Here is what I designed:

The frame came from Archivers. I don't think I put it together correctly because I have two "L" shaped pieces that I did not know what to do with. There were no instructions so after putting the inside DP on the back piece, I just used wood glue to glue them together. Here is the list of what I used:

Wooden Frame-Archivers

DP-Archivers Christmas paper, glitter paper from Archivers and Michaels

Silver glittery ribbon

Silver Bells and cording

Star ornament from Crafts 2000

Winter Wonderland Cricut Cartridge ("Believe")

Frantage Shabby Blue

 

Rhinestones

Die: DH Slender Firs

Snow Tek

Microfine Glitter: Opal Essence

Studio J Matte paste (I think that's the brand)

Maggie Stamps:Tilda Captures Stars, Holy Tilda w/ Violin

                                                             Show the Way sign, Holy Tilda w/ Lamb,

                                                             Tilda and Edwin as Wisemen, Holy Edwin

                                                              Loving Holy Tilda, and Little Holy Baby

 

I used my very first Frantage! I love it! I have seen so many of you creative bloggers use it so nicely that I had to try. I bought it a while back and thankfully the color I chose happened to match this DP. I had a little trouble with it sticking. It wanted to blow away even using versamark. I need to find out how people apply the versamark (or whatever you use). Maybe I just didn't get enough on. 

 

The palm tree is hand drawn and pieced using a tan cardstock and glitter paper. I love glitter paper! It has a smooth feel and is very sparkly. "Believe" is cut at 2 3/4" and layered.

 

Close up pics:



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is the link to the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog's Holiday Challenge:

 

http://magnolia-liciouschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2013/11/happy-holiday-blog-hop.html

http://stampandcreatewithmagnolia.blogspot.co.uk/ Winter Snowflakes

http://tildastown.wordpress.com/ Anything Goes

http://magnoliadownunderchallenges.blogspot.com.au/ Anything Goes

http://acreativeromance.blogspot.com.au/ Sparkle at Christmas

http://midweekmagnolias.blogspot.co.uk/ White Christmas Use Snow

http://scrapbitzcopics.ning.com/groups/group/show?id=5178403:Group:3366&xg_source=msg_mes_group Holiday Theme

http://magnoliamaniachallenge.blogspot.com/  Gifts

http://simplymagnolia.blogspot.com/  Newest or favorite Tilda

http://www.totallytilda.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

Besties Birthday Card

My son celebrated his 21st birthday on a naval base in Pensacola Florida. It is the first birthday we have not celebrated with him:(

I found a contest on the Besties website that ends today. I hope I got this in time. Sherri came out with some really cute images with a Wizard of Oz theme. Since Eric is away from home, I chose the image that resembles Dorothy. There was a spot at the end of the movie (if I remember correctly) where Glenda tells her click her heels and say "There's no place like home." I wanted to incorporate that idea. I also wanted to do a patriotic theme since he is in the Navy. This is what I came up with. A CAS card with no bells or whistles since he probably won't keep the card anyway.

The only glitz on this card is Stardust and Waterfall Stickles. The flag stamp is from Sparkle and Sprinkle. The image is from My Besties Oz collection. The birthday sentiment is from The Scrapbooking Queen. The dies were all from Spellbinders and Lifestyles Crafts. The images were colored with copics and inked with Memento.

Here is a link to the My Besties contest and the other challeges I am entering:
http://bestieschallenge.blogspot.com/  Besties of Oz Challenge
http://scrapbitzcopics.ning.com/group/cmccopicchallengegroup Anything goes coloring
http://asimplefive.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/inspire-me-fridays-113-anything-goes.html
http://craftsandmechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything goes
http://ladybugscraftsinkchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ Birthdays
http://www.diecuttindivas.blogspot.com/ Anything goes
http://divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

Tilda birthday card

I made this card for a lady in our church who celebrated her 90th birthday on the 12th. Unfortunately, she celebrated in the hospital. She lives alone and she had fallen. No one is sure how long she laid on the floor before she was found, but God was watching over her. She was not severely dehydrated or injured. After spending several days in the hospital she has been moved to a nursing home. She probably won't be going back home. Anyway, here is the card:

I forgot to check the paper manufacturer. I think it is Kurio. The die is from Memory Box. I cut it in half. The circle came from the inside of the die. I colored Tim Holtz metallic ribbon with a copic marker and attached it to the die. The outside part of the die is covered with stickles (sorry you can't see it). The image is Tilda with Ugg Shoes. This is one of my favorites. She was cut using a die from Lifestyles Crafts. I covered the whole thing with Antique Linen distress ink. I then only colored the dress, shoes, and butterflies. Sickles was applied to glitz it up. I had a lot of glitter tulle from my daughter's wedding in silver and turquoise. I cut a 6 inch piece of each, fanfolded them (seperately), folded in half and adhered. I then fanned them out in a half circle behind the die cut.

Here is another simpler version. I mass produced these for a card swap. The ladies in the swap prefer CAS cards, so I toned down the original:

 

This version shows one piece of tulle, but for the swap, I left out the tulle. I did the image the same way, but I took a black glaze pen and traced over the antennae and legs of the butterfly. This DP is from My Minds Eye. On the inside, instead of using ribbon (I didn't have enough) I used a double-sided tape similar to score tape. I covered it with embossing glitter. I also left out the pin.

 

Here is a link to the challenges that I found to enter:

 

http://magnolia-liciouschallengeblog.blogspot.com/ Anything goes
http://deepoceanchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ Blue
http://www.annabellestamps.blogspot.com/ Dotty
http://ladybugscraftsinkchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ Birthdays
http://thedutchmagnoliachickies.blogspot.com/ Inspirational photo: I used the colors of the
http://bearlymine-challenges.blogspot.co.uk/  Anything goes
http://www.paperplaytime.blogspot.com/ Patterned Paper
http://divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

4th of July Card

This card was made using this week's sketch from Mojo Monday. I discovered that they are having a fantastic giveaway this week. The theme for July's Magnolialicious Mingle is 4th of July or Red-White-and Blue. Hence another reason to make this card. I hope I don't spoil someone's surprise by posting before mailing.

The puppy is an adorable image by Priscilla Heaton aka Priscilla Styles. I paired it with Tilda Holding Egg Basket by Magnolia. I had to shrink her down though to scale it to the puppy. The Flag is a stamp from Sparkle and Sprinkle. I placed a cut out using Tilda Lace Die (also Magnolia) I colored everything with copics and put stickles on the stars, balloons, lace die and other places. Flower soft is in the basket and on the ground. I handmade a tiny flag and attached it to a toothpick that I had cut down. The circle is vellum which I sprayed with PK Glitz Ritzy Ditz. USA is from another stamp set from Sparkle and Sprinkle. The heart is done using a Creative Memories punch. I put holes in it using my big bite and covered it with 3D Crystal Lacquer and China Red Glitter from PK Glitz. The owners of this store decided to go out of business. I am going to have to find new glitter when I run out:( I made faux stitching with a distress pen and inked the edges with Barn Door Distress Ink.

This card is going into the following challenges:
http://www.thescrapbookingqueen-challenge.blogspot.com/
http://mojomonday.blogspot.com/
http://magnolia-liciouschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2013/06/tuesday-challenge-love-is-in-air.html I love the USA!
http://www.cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/ 4th of July