"Shy Tilda" Birthday Card

Well I can honestly say I never thought for one moment that I would be making any cards at all this week. I dont know whats come over me but I cant stop colouring!! So late last night when everyone was tucked up I took some time out and this is what I come up with. I'm pretty much a Tilda addict at the moment. You wont see many cards from me where the stamp has been coloured with dark tones. I'm pretty scared when it comes to shading and red is a colour I never usually use. But I love my new "Shy Tilda" and the warm colours on this card make this a real treat for me. I've coloured her with Copics and Polychromo Pencils. Got the set of 120 and hardly used them, and I've remembered to list the colours used. The Postcard Stamp is LOTV, papers are Basic Grey - Kissing Booth and made my own tag.

 I did make this card based on this weeks Magnolia Stamp Lovers Challenges and as usual it will fit so many more so here they are;

Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Basic Grey Paper Brands

Wags n Whiskers - Say It With Flowers

Just Magnolia - Springtime

Cheerful Stamp Pad - Anything Goes

Paper Sundaes - Spring Blossoms

Kaboodle Doodle - Circles & Squares

Diva's By Design - Stamp Something

My Mums Craft Shop - Stamp It!

Simon Says - Anything Goes

Party Time Tuesday - Anything Goes

Creative Card Crew - Spring

Incy Wincy Designs - Tag It

The Crazy Challenge - Add a Sentiment

Well thats it from me for the time being. Cases to pack, house to clean and a bit of blog hopping.

Hope you all have a wonderful Easter Break.

We'll be returning on the 9th and as I'll have no wifi, will be straight to my computer

Copics

Hair - E02, E31, E34, E71, E77

Dress - R11, R14, R17, R39, E25, E29

Skin - E000, E00, E11, R20

Shoes - E27, E34, E71

Distress Markers
Picket Fence

Tattered Rose

PolyChromos

Dark Indigo

Burnt Carmine

Thanks for looking

Have fun everyone

Hugs

xxx

Tilda - "Just For You" & Wording Verification Warning UPDATE

SO SORRY WORD VERIFICATION HAD TURNED ITSELF ON AFTER SEEING THIS ON SOMEONE ELSES BLOG SO HAVE NOW CHANGED IT. SO PLEASE CHECK YOUR SETTINGS
I HATE THE THING!


HAVE CHECKED AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A GOOGLE PROBLEM. I WENT OVER TO THE NEW INTERFACE THIS MORNING BUT HAVE SWITCHED TO THE OLD FOR NOW.
FINGERS CROSSED ITS DONE THE TRICK.

Well I cant remember the last time I made a card for a challenge of my choice. Normally I make the card then see what fits but I loved this weeks Papertake Weekly Challenge so this was made using this weeks sketch. I'm lovin my Tilda's and I've inked this one up for the second time, if it makes a third it will be a record!!

She's been coloured with Copics and I've used the beautiful papers from Bo Bunny's "Country Garden Collection". Lots of Dies and Flowers all covered with Stickles as usual. A piece of Lace and a Button with a piece of String that was off a clothes tag.

This may be my last card for a couple of weeks. Were off to Center Parcs during half term and I dont know if I will get any craft time before we go. I was hoping this gorgeous weather was going to continue but I think its on a downward spiral. As long as its not to wet and Center Parcs has lots of activities whatever the weather so I'm sure we will enjoy ourselves.

Heres my list of challenges I'd like to enter this card into;

Timbroscrapmania - Buttons & Pearls

Sentimental Sundays - Easter or Spring

Catch the Bug - Colour Challenge

Papertake Weekly - Sketch

Stampin Sisters in Christ - Use Everything

Joanna Sheen - Spring is in the Air

Creative Card Crew - Spring

The Crazy Challenge - Add a Sentiment

Diva's by Design - Stamp Something

My Mums Craft Shop - Stamp It!
Simon Says - Anything Goes
Paper Pretties - Add some Bling
2 Sisters - Spring is in the Air
Little Darlings - Outside
Party Time Tuesday - Anything Goes
Lollipop Crafts - Anything Goes
Cheerful Stamp Pad - Anything Goes
Paper Sundaes - Spring Blossoms
Stamptacular - The 3 B's
Sweet Stampin - Anything Goes
Totally Tilda - Tilda holding a Flower(s)
Magnolia Down Under - Bingo (lace,flowers,buttons)
Card Makin Mama's - Buttons
Prairie Fairy Fridays - Spring Fling
Raise the Bar - In the Garden
Crafty Catz - Spring is in the Air
Stampin for the Weekend - Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes
Fashionable Stamping - Spring is in the Air
Truly Scrumptious - Use Lace

I know  I will be passing by some of your blogs before I go and I'm going to see if I can sneak my Copic Holdall in the car, would it pass for a suitcase - lol!!!!!

Thanks for stopping by today

Hugs

xxx

A Nice Spring card - More Tilda!! (and a bit of ebay help needed) EDITED POST

 Hello everyone, cant believe another week has gone. Time really does get the better of me sometimes. But I here again with yet another Tilda card. Think I've got a bit of a thing for her right now as all I've done in my spare time is colour her up.

So spring is looming and I love looking at the daff s sprouting up in the field. So I have gone with spring colours and made a Birthday Card. I can honestly say I have never used these colours before so colouring the stamp was alotta fun!

Another make it up as I go along. Best way for me. Cheesecloth (as ever), pretty Spring Border Die, Cloud Die, Punches, Jute Ribbon, Stickles and Gems to make this pretty Spring Card.

Now I've taken 2 piccies. One with a dark background and one more in the light. Couldn't decide what looked best so posted both.

And below is a close up of whats on the card. Dont usually do photo heavy posts but this is so pretty IRL.

 

 Heres some challenges;

Little Darlings - Colours of Spring

Deep Ocean - Butterflies

2 Sisters - Spring Colours

Papertake Weekly - One for the Girls or Mum

Crafty Sentiments - Things with Wings

Totally Stampalicious - Flowers

Whoopsie Daisy - Punch it Out

Paper Sundaes - Feminine Flair

Pan Pastel - Girly/Mothers Day

Magnolia Down Under - Birthdays

CupCake Craftroom - Spring Bouquet

Our Creative Corner - Tic Tac Toe (flowers,yellow,glitter)

Allsorts - Say it with Flowers

Crazy 4 Challenges - Spring is in the Air

Totally Papercrafts - My Favourite Thing (copics, magnolia, flowers, dies)

CRAFT Challenge - Inspired by a Song - (Happy Birthday to You)

Aud Sentiments - Happy Birthday

Fashionable Stamping - BIngo (words,distressing,flowers)

7 Kids College Fund - Anything Goes
Simply Magnolia - Anything Goes
Crafty Bloggers Network - Floral

Sold lots of stash on ebay. Adding everyday. I've got more than I will ever use and at least another 30/40 stamps to go on. Usually update in the evenings if your interested.

Thats it from me today, chores have been neglected so will have a made rush about 1hr before hubby gets home. Done the basics but I want to browse and see what you've all been up to.

UPDATED



I have recieved this award from 4 lovely bloggers. How lucky am I to think so many of my blogging buddies think I'm so worthy
Thanks to the lovely Frea, Kate, Clare & Judy.

I promise to follow the rules and post this on my blog soon.

Need some help with ebay. I see lots of peeps add piccies to there description.
Been faffing around of an hr now and still cant fathom it out. Got my photobucket up and running again, can see I need the html code under picture but lost from there. can anyone help me.
Email if you prefer  - clairebsd(at)aol.com

Thanks alot

Hugs

xxx

"Tilda with Daisy" Birthday Card

Hello everyone, yep I managed to have a crafty session this morning playing with this gorgeous new stamp and defo one of my favourites. Say I managed. Hubby is away for a few days so I thought I'd have a me day and worry about the chores tomorrow before he comes home.

So back to my card. Tilda has been coloured with Copics, Cheesecloth which I cant live without right now. Gorgeous Spring Border Die and a few others. Flowers, Stickles, and pretty pearls to finish. I just love the tiny stickers, thought I'd go with a Birthday Theme for a change.

Hope you like.

Heres a few challenges;

Diva's by Design - Favourite Things 

The Paper Shelter - Anything Goes

Joanna Sheen - Spring is in the Air

My Mums Craft Shop - Spring is Springing

Flutterby Wednesdays - Spring Time

The Pixie Cottage - Things with Wings

Kaboodle Doodle - Think Spring - Lets see some Flowers

Papertake Weekly - Anythning Goes

Catch the Bug - Anything Goes

Stampin Sisters in Christ - Things with Wings

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

Incy Wincy - Something Old/Something New (old punches/new papers & dies)

St Lukes Charity - Spring into Spring

Crafty Boots - Glitter

PollyCraft - Spring is Sprung

Totally Stampalicious - Spring is in the Air

Wags n Whiskers - Spring Break

Sweet Stampin - Nature, Bees & Bugs

Panpastel - Use a Stamped Image

Totally Tilda - Use Dies & Punches

Stamp, Scrap & Doodle - Use your Stash

Allsorts - Spread your Wings

Just Magnolia - Anything Goes - (stitch option)

Birthday Sundaes - Birthday card with Sentiment

Stampavie & More - Spring/Easter
Midweek Magnolia's - Hello

Thankyou to all who have been biding on my ebays items listed. Believe me there is so much more. I do have way too much stash and alot never gets inked up. Some of the stamps are no longer available. I've still tons to add so keep your eyes peeled.
MORE ADDED 13th March

Thanks for looking

xxx

Magnolia Topper - OTT!! Comment problem fixed.......,..

SHOULD BE ABLE TO COMMENT NOW, I DONE NOTHING BUT SET TO NO COMMENTS ALLOWED - EEK.....

Hello everyone, today I'm showing my first ever topper and I think I went a bit mad, even my dining table wasn't big enough to cater for the amount of stash I got out to make this up!!!

I've used Tilda with Bow and coloured her with Copics. The paper is from the Prima Meadow Lark Pad, with Cheescloth ontop. I got the Elegant Edges Cartridge for my new Cricut yesterday and wow its fabulous, will also make wonderful shaped inserts. I've used of the it to extend my topper. Embellishment overload on this one using lots of different dies, flowers, punched butterflies and a small doily I bought the other day.

I last week decided to step down from my DT's. It wasn't an easy decision at all and I still have regrets, but crafting was being more of a chore than a hobby and I want to be able to have the time to work at my own pace hopefully with even better creations. Cant guarantee all the time but I'll try. lol  I've had a good old nose round blogland and gots lots of inspiration so hopefully my mojo will keep. Maybe because spring is looming and I feel so much perkier.

 So maybe one day I'll go back to some DT's, but for the moment I'm happy being mum first and crafter second.

Heres some challenges I'm entering this into;

Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Punches

Bunny Zoes - Celebrations

Clearly i Stamp - Anything Goes

Robyns Fetish Challenge - People

Joanna Sheen - Spring is in the Air

Nadia's Challenge - Spring (3d)

Crafty Catz - Punches & Dies

Just Magnolia & Hanglar - Anything Goes with the option of Stitching

Flutterby Wednesdays - Open Challenge

The Pixie Cottage - Anything Goes

Wags n Whiskers - Spring Break

Guylous Inimitability - Things with Wings

Crafters Companion - Spring

DYSU - Things with Wings

Cute Card Thursday - Signs of Spring

PaperPlay - Something Old, Something New (old punches/dies - new papers, cricut cartridge)

CRAFT Challenge - Mothers Day

PaperCrafting Journey - Anything Goes

Scrapbook Sisters - Spring Flowers

Crafts & Me - Pretty In Lace

My Mums Craft Shop - Throw us some Shapes

Simon Says - Anything Goes

Sentimental Sundays - Lace & Pearls

Party Time Tuesday - Anything Goes

Crazy Challenge - Anything Goes

Sew Many Challenge - Lets Punch It

CYDA - Mothers Day
Allsorts - Spread your Wings
Sweet Stampin - Nature, Bugs & Bees
Totally Tilda - Tilda with Die Cuts & Punches

Thanks for looking, have a lovely weekend and hopefully find some time for more crafting very soon.

This has been added to my Ebay Shop.

xxx

Magnolia Card..........

Well its taken me well over a week to make this card but here I am at long last and with a card that I am very happy with.

I've a draw of Magnolia stamps that never see daylight. I've been having a good sort out in my craftroom and have added lots on ebay and still loads more to go on if anyones interested.

I went totally OTT with this card and love the final result. Tildas been coloured with Copics and Prismas and dotted around her with a White Gel Pen. The papers are Magnolia, Dies Galore including my TH Weathered Clock, a big favourite right now. Found all my flowersoft in a cupboard so have added to the Magnolia Fence along with lots of MS Punched Butterflies. Cheesecloth, Stickles and a Viva Pearl Pen for a touch of detail and a scrummy piece of lace to.

Forgot to say the tag on the left is removal so you can always add a message there to and the fence has been arched giving a bit of dimension.

This is the inside. Again Magnolia Papers, Flowers, Punched Butterfly, MS Border Punch backed onto Bazzill Cardstock.

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Thats it from me, busy week ahead, Jessica is off to Budapest in the morning. Gotta be up at 3am - eek.

Heres a few challenges;

Just Magnolia - Make A Tag

Corrosive Challenge - Another Dimension
Robyns Fetish Challenge - Pretty In Pink
Flutterby Wednesdays - Anything with Wings
Totally Tilda - Tilda with a Hat On
Stamp, Scrap and Doodle - More than 2 Layers
House of Gilli - Swirls, Pearls and Lace
Allsorts - Anything Goes
Totally Gorjuss - Lace
Crafty Catz - Favourite Things (flowers, dies,copics)
Totally Papercrafts - Ribbons and/or Bows
FairyTale Challenge - Spring
Guylou's Inimitability - Girly Girly
Digi Doodle - Anything Goes
DYSU - Layers
Cute Card Thursday - Flower Power
Pennys Paper Crafty - Anything Goes
Diva's by Design - Wings & Things
My Mums Craft Shop - Swirls & Pearls
Simon Says - Tag It
Creatalicious - All About Lace
Stamps R Us - Anything Goes
Oldie but a Goodie - Lace (magnolia stamp & papers)
Crafters Companion - Anything Goes
Cutie Pie Challenge - Flower Power
Lollipop Crafts - Anything Goes
Creative Stamp Friends - Inspired by a Song (will smith - summertime)

Will be catching up with blogs throughout the week and hope its not too long before I'm back with another card.

Have a good week everyone and thanks for looking.............

Now added to my Ebay

Hugs

xxx

CES DT Card & Challenges!

Hello again, its so nice to be posting a card. My blog looked a bit lonely but I hope to be back into the swing of things soon. I've not made a card for so long and when looking for certain things amongst my stash I couldnt remember where I've put them. lol. Think I need to go threw it all again and see whats what. All I know is that I have alot of unused new stash and that was from over a month ago. Darent look whats been added online since....

So back with my teamies today over at the CES Challenge Blog and this weeks theme has been chosen by the lovely Shell who has chosen the theme "Totally Gorgeous - Pretty Girls"  I've used Tilda, coloured with Promarkers and Spectrum Pens and a mix of Magnolia papers. The flowers are all from Crafty Emma's Store where you can find lots of scrummy stash and great bargains in the Sale Dept.

So I'll love you and leave you for now and if I'm lucky will get some more time over the weekend for blog hopping. 

Heres a list of challenges;

Lollipop Crafts - Anything Goes

Flutterby Wednesdays - Open Challenge

Simon Says - Anything Goes

Paper Sundaes - Anything Goes

Pennys Paper Crafty Challenge - Anything Goes

Deep Ocean - Happy Birthday

Scrap Creations - Its a Girl Thing

Stamps and Fun - Anything Goes

Anything Goes Challenge - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by my blog today and here again is the link for the CES Challenge Blog where the rest of the girls make the most gorgeous cards.

So nice to be back,

Hugs

xxx

Sketch Saturday, Magnolia Stamp lovers and a Few More

This card was made with both Magnolia Stamp Lovers and Sketch saturday in mind.  Its been ages since I used one of my Magnolia and I love "Tilda with Rose". 

Before I get onto my card, yesterday Daniel was in a car accident on the way to school in the taxi. He's no injures just a bit shocked. Police were on scene and the car was a bit if a mess. So my mojo was not up to much and late last night I popped in my craftroom and thought I experiment with colouring. I've not done much feathering with Copics but tried it out on her hair and a tinge on her dress. Alot of the shading was done by taking a dark colour off with the nib of the lightest Copic and shading where I wanted. Enjoy this technique and not done that for a while. Now if I had sat down and planned to make this card it would't have worked but I often find doing my own thing unplanned results in a better outcome, funny that.

Zoe had a lovely weekend with 3 of her school friends staying over, a trip to Frankie & Bennys and a lot of noise. Loves her new Ipod, but I don't think I'll be doing a "slumber party" for a few years yet lol

Heres a few challenges;

Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Summer Colours

Sketch Saturday - Sketch

House of Gilli - Anything Goes

ABC Challenge - Y for Yesterday (R fo Roses April 2011)

PollyCraft - Summer Fun

Cutie Sunday - Summer

Allsorts - Free & Easy

Fussy & Fancy Friday - Summer

Papertake Weekly - Getting Cute

My Mums Craft Shop - Swirls and Pearls

Thanks for stopping by my blog today. 5 men in the garden today, cracking on finally. Onwards and upwards as they say!!!!

Copics, LOTV Floral Stamp, Papers-Creative Boutique, Magnolia Doily Die, Cheery Lynn Tropical Flourish Die, Whimsey Ticket Stamp, Chalk Ink Pads, Wild Orchid Flowers, Viva Pearl Pen, Stickles, Mini Cherry Blossoms, White Gel Pen, Clear Glaze Pen, Mini Carnations

TTFN

Hugs

xxx

CES DT Card & Challenges!

Its saturday, time for a new CES Challenge and this weeks theme has been chosen by team Carrie who would like to see "Your Favourite Movies". The winner will receive a £10 Voucher to be spent at Crafty Emma's Store.

Now I do have a big collection of Magnolia stamps but rarely seem to ink them up. Very nawty of me really. I know she's called Tilda, but today we can pretend this is her twin or a distant relative LOL.

Papers are a mix of Fancy Pants & Hot off the Press. LOTV Background stamp, punched leaves, Stickles, Lace, Bazzill and Die Cut Swirl. Copics and other colouring materials listed at bottom of post.

A list of challenges;

Stamp Something - Something Punched

iCopic - Brown Hair

Shellys Images - Anything Goes

Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Anything Goes

My Mums Craft Shop - Punch It

Guylou's Inimitability - Monochromatic

One Stitch at a Time -Graduation/Schools Out
Craft Your Days Away - Monochromatic

Oldie but a Goodlie - Lots of Layers

Dream Valley - Stamp Something

Thankyou so much for stopping by my blog today. Have a lovely weekend whatever your doing

(click on photo for a bigger image)

Hugs

xxx

CES Challenge DT Card & other challenges...

Another sunny morning here in England with the warm spring days finally here.

Today over at the CES Challenge Blog we have a new challenge. 

Thanks to all who took part in last weeks "Childrens" challenge, so many wonderful entries. This weeks theme is "MONOCHROMATIC". I thought this was going to be quite tricky as I couldn't see this little cutie all in brown but am pretty pleased with how my card has turned out.

The stamp is "Fairy Kiki" from Mo Manning. She's been coloured with Copics and a few White Dimples on her cheeks with a White Gel Pen and cut with nests. The papers are Fancy Pants and most of the embellishments on this card are available to buy at Crafty Emma's Store where more new stash is due soon. The Scrabble Tiles are a Papermania Box and I just love using these. Papers have been distressed and again used my Gold Adirondaak Paint Dabber on alot of the card.I just couldn't do without this. Such a great effect. The butterflies are a MS Punch. I have stamped over them with my "Field of Sky" Stamp and added Pearls using my new Pearl Maker Pen. Pretty much the same as Viva Pearl Pens, just a different variety of colours. Swirls are a Marianne Die and I've used the Gold Dabber and again the Pearl Pen. Lots of Stickles and I found my Magnolia Birds in a draw so inked one up and added it to the card.

Heres my usual list of challenges;

One Stop Craft Challenge - Monochrome
Sukkersott - Bursting with Flowers

Card Makin Mama's - Embellish It

Fussy & Fancy Friday Challenge - Card for a Child

Mami Doodles - Use a Punch or Die Cut

Paper Sundaes - Spring Blossoms

I Did It Creations - Anything Goes

Crafts & Me - Glitter

KB Cute Monday - Dots

Kaboodle Doodle - Lets get Girly

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes (new stamp used)

Stampin Sisters in Christ - Card/Project for a Child

The Crazy Challenge - Flowers

Paper Cupcakes - Lets Use Flowers

My Partner in Crafting Crime - Layer it Up

Lexi's Creations - Monochromatic

7 Kids College Fund - Seeing Spots

And now 2 of my children are on school holidays I may get more time to play.

This card has now been added TO MY EBAY SHOP

Thanks for looking and have a lovely weekend

Hugs 

xxx

CES DT Card & Challenges...

Finally its the weekend and I'm slowly getting back into craft mode. Thankyou so much for the lovely comments I received on my last card. Thought I might have drifted into the background as I'd hardly posted over the last month or so. So, here is my card for this weeks CES Challenge. Thankyou to all who took part last week, I thoroughly enjoyed looking at as many as I could. Today over at the CES Challenge, Julie has set the challenge "Red & Romance". Well I've defo got the red and have gone for a more romantic feel to the card opposed to making a Valentines. Used a 6 x 4 card for a change. The embossed background is a new Marianne Die Folder run threw my Bigshot. The butterfly is also Marianne. Tilda has been coloured with Copics onto watercolour paper and I really like using this, will try again. Birds are a new McGill punch I purchased yesterday and the Doily and Pins are from Crafty Emma's Store. (Lots of new stock being added). Finished with a strip of ribbon along the bottom and some punched corners.

Do take a look what a what the rest of the team have made, stunning as always. We would love for you to join in and always make an effort to visit your blog.

And heres my list of challenges;

Just Magnolia - Anything Goes (ribbon option)

Raise the Bar - Hearts
Sew Many Challenges - Anything Goes
Stampin with the Dragon - Anything Goes
By the Cute & Girly - Red plus 1 colour
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes & Flowers
CRAFT Challenge - In the Roll of a Die
Sarah Hurley Challenge - Die Cuts
MAWTT - Red
Craft Us Crazy - Anything Goes
Delighful Challenge - Come Fly with Me
Crafts & Me - Red
Pennys Paper Crafty Challenge - Hearts a Flutter
Flutterby Wednesdays - Open Challenge
CYDA = Photo Inspiration
My Time to Craft - Flourishes
Southern Girls - Dry Embossing
Anything Goes Challenge - Butterflies

And now I'm off to do the chores!!!

Have a lovely weekend

Hugs

xxx

Finally a Card!!

Finally a card from me. We've about 6 inches of snow. The kids are off though we are still have issues with Daniels school and he is off as we've chose to take him out for the moment till they sort out their teaching methods. Hubby at home and an internet connection when my laptop chooses!!!

Anyway, a christmas card using my MM Slice. Bought the magnetic pad with I just love. I'd already stamped Tilda and coloured her with Promarkers but it looked bare so using my slice helped fill in the gaps. I don't know what the corner stamps are but I stickled all the berries. Made the bow using the "Bow Easy" and a White Sakura Pen dotted over the Letters.

Not long now till my holiday and what with the weather, packing to do, kids at home and my internet playing up I'm not sure how often I'm going to be able to craft now. I'll be back tomorrow with my LOTV Dt Card and will craft and blog hop when I can.

Well I hope your enjoying the snow. Looks like we could be in for a night of it here in the SouthEast. I could sit at the window all night just watching it!!!

Heres a list of challenges and fingers crossed back tomorrow with another card;

Paper Sundaes - Adorn Those Corners

ABC Christmas Challenge - Yuletide ((red/green & holly and berries)

A Crafty Little Place - Anything Goes

Tip Top Tuesday - Anything Goes

Ladybugs Crafts Ink - Colour Wheel (red/green)

Die Cut Dreams Xmas - Use a Die Cut

Ellephantastic - Red/Green

Sew Many Challenges - Red/Green

Digi Doodles - Red/Green

Bye for now and thanks for stopping by my blog today!

Hugs

xx

Sweet Stampin DT Card

Yays its saturday and this is preposted as were away in Alton Towers with my hubbys brother and his family so wont be around this weekend. 6 kids and I think rain, but I'm sure we'll be enjoying ourselves.

This week over at the Sweet Stampin Challenge, its "Team Carrie's" turn and we have a fantastic sketch for you to play with. I have used one of the new Tilda's and coloured her with Pencils and Sansador. The backing paper is a new Mangolia one to and it was pure coincidence that these matched as I'd already coloured the image. Die cut with my Nellie Snellie Oval and added a Rose Viva Pearl Pens all around. Bazzill cardstock and the large MS Border Punch (forgotten its name now) behind the image and the MS Heart Border Punch for the Edges. Assorted flowers, all stickled, Pearl Gems, Pearl Bead Spray and a Sentiment. I've also stickler around the edges of the paper as I do like a bit of sparkle.

A slight challenge rule change. Please only enter a maximum of 2 entries from now on please.

I will be back in blogland Monday. All the kids back in school and hopefully a day to catch up.

Thats it for now.

Thankyou so much for stopping by my blog today and all the wonderful comments I've received on my last card. I love reading them all and just the boost I need when I've got brain freeze!

The rest of my teams have made beautiful cards to. I know they'd appreciate you taking a look.

Hugs

xxx

"Flower Girl" Bookmark

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This is such a sweet digi image from Sassy Cheryl's Store. I have coloured her with Promarkers for a change, cut out with Nesties and chalked while still inside the die. The papers are Magnolia and flowers are a mix from stash. the punched leaves and butterfly had been dabbed with an Adirondaak Silver paint dabber as have all the edges on this bookmark. Once finished I spritzed with a Pearl Gimmer Mist which has slightly muted the whole thing but I actually like it!

Here are a few challenges this fits into;

Tuesday Taggers - Books

Pocket Ful of Posies - Floral Fantasies

Cupcake - Books & Stories

YNS - Anything Goes

Crazy 4 Challenges - Book Related

Stampavie - Anything But A Card

Thanks for looking and back soon with a another project!

xxx

Fathers Day Card

Today I finally found a bit of time to do some crafting and thought I'd best get my hubby's Fathers Day card done for the kids. I used the sketch from this weeks One Stop Craft Challenge.

The Image is WOF, then masked it and used the Tree Stump from Magnolia. Coloured with Polycolour Pencils and Sansador.

Papers are MME, Laundry Line. Used the alphabet MS Punch. Edged with Green Chalk Ink Pad and used a corner punch and jewels. The tag is Tim Holtz.

This card also fits in with the following challenges;

Tellens Place - Fathers Day

Lexi's Creations - Some Old (Both stamps go way back)

Incy Wincy Designs - One for the Guys

Cupcake Craft Challenge - One for the Boys

Simple Doodles - Just 4 You Dad

Stamptacular - A Tribute to all Fathers

Magical Crafts - Something for a Male/Fathers Day

Creative Craft Challenge - For the man in your Life

Cards for Men - Fathers Day

OCC - Gotcha Cornered

Alphabet Challenge - G for Green

Paper Cutz - Fathers Day

A Crafty Little Place - One for the Boys

CRAFT Challenge - Fathers Day/Mens Cards

Crafts and Me - Friends & Family

I chose not to over embellish the card, think the words say it all.

Thanks for looking!

Clairexx

BTW, Rach has some fab candy on offer, pop on over HERE for more details.

Tilda Multi Challenge Card

This isn't the best photo but here is a card I have made with a few challenges in mind. I have coloured my new Tilda with SU Watercolour crayons for a change and added stickles. The papers are Basic Grey. Flowers from stash and a few different punches used. A short post as have to take daughter to orthodontist shortly but hope to get some blog hopping in this evening. Hope you all had a fantastic weekend, the weather was glorious!!

Crazy Challenge - Something New

Papertake Weekly - Say it with Flowers

Basic Grey - Punch It

Tilda Multi Challenge Card

Finally a card. I'm struggling to find the time atm. Maybe because the weather is on the change I'm busy in the garden or doing other things but will be crafting when I can, couldnt give up my favourite past-time.

I just love the way my card has turned out. Magnolia's are always beautiful stamps to use and with the matching papers it really completes it I think. Tilda has been coloured with Copics and have glazed her basket, adding stickles to the flowers in her basket. The flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts and other bits and bobs from stash.

I made this card taking this weeks sketch from Friday Sketcher, but as usual it fits into a few other challenges as well.

One Stitch at a Time - Flowers

Corrosive Challenge - Use a Charm

Stamptacular - Sew Special

Magnolia Down Under - Charms

Stamp, Scrap & Doodle - Girlie

Allsorts - Photo Inspiration (butterflies)

One Stop Craft Challenge - Metallic

Your Next Stamp - Stitching

Our Creative Corner - Blossoms

Crafty Angels - Summer

Stamp Something - Charms

Crafty Catz - Stitching

Just Magnolia - Anything Goes

Fun With Shapes & More - Charms

Got a busy week ahead of me. Hospital appointment tomorrow, Nails done Wednesday, Highlights Thursday and my 40th Birthday on Friday. Dont know how much crafting I'll get done this week but will be back on Thursday with my LOTV DT Card.

Remember my Birthday Candy which is posted above and open to all.

Well thats it for now. Enjoy the rest of your week!

Clairexx

Sketch Saturday and Stamp Something!

Isn't this stamp adorable. Another new stamp from TGF, coloured her with Copics and cut with Nesties. I loved this weeks Sketch Saturday and have for a change distressed all the papers and edged with a Fluid Chalk Ink Pad. The papers are a mix of K & Co Wild Raspbery and Fancy Pants. Sentiment from Magnolia which I thought was so fitting. Flowers are Prima and Wild Orchid Crafts and have added lots of stickles.

This also fits in with the Stamp Something - Delightfully Delicious.

Oh, also got the Top 3 Blinkie From Pile It On today. Thats put a smile on my face and given my mojo a boost for sure!!

Hope to be back soon with another card. We have a new challenge at LOTV on Thursday so have my DT card to do but would love it if I could spend a few hours crafting.

TTFN and TFL!

Clairexx

Lilli Of the Valley DT Card

Hello everyone. Sorry for my absence. My stash is all tucked away so this will be my last piece till the new year.

This week at Lilli Of The Valley, we would like to see a New Year Card. I decided to go one step further and make a calender card. The papers and ickle birdies are Magnolia, coloured with Copics and have cut the year on my MM Slice. The challenge runs for 2 weeks.

Sorry for the rush post, not enough time to see what challenges are out there. I'm a busy bee today.

I'd like to Wish you all a very "Merry Christmas" and a very Happy New Year!

Have lots of fun over the festivities and hope Santa brings you want you want.

Take Care

Clairexx

Multi Challenge Easel Card

Boy is it cold outside and down to -5 on the school run. Way too cold to be going out today so gonna get the house in order and wrap some pressies then hopefully find a slot for an hours crafting, had no time over last few weeks. Christmas sure is a busy time for all.

I coloured this gorgeous Magnolia image a few weeks ago, just not found any time to do anything with it. Coloured with Copics and Derwent Colorsoft, I chose to do another easel as these are my favourite and took the sketch from this weeks Friday Sketchers. Papers are BG and Magnolia. Made a scroll with a scrap of paper and ditressed the edges and added Stickles. MS Border Punch down the side with a trim of lace. A mix of embellishments, and lots of stickles and for once I remembered to use one of my many charms, I like the Christmas Tree!

And what with it being Christmas, this card meets Lots of challenges

JUST MAGNOLIA

CRAFTY CREATIONS

CREATIVE CARD CREW

MAGNOLIA DOWN UNDER

QUIXOTIC PAPERIE

MY TIME TO CRAFT

PINK ELEPHANT

SIMON SAYS CHALLENGE

2 RED BANANAS

CREATE 4 FUN

CHARISMA

Well I hope you are all organised for Christmas. Only a few day before the children break so I'm gonna be a busy bee over the next few days.

Take Care and Thanks For Looking!

Clairexx