Happy Birthday Sis!

Just wishing my sister a Happy Birthday today! Here's a delightful Magnolia stamp with the cutest Tilda on there, she has cute curls, which I always remember my sister having curly hair when we were younger.  Somehow I never knew mine was too until I was an adult and a hairdresser told me that my hair was also curly!  I used to curl my hair all the time when I was younger

 

Hope you have a wonderful birthday Sister.

 

Cheers, Holley

 

Also wonderful news that my brother and his wife have welcomed their first child!  Hugs and prayers to them and their new family.

Tilda the Witch

Here's a cute Tilda card, she's on her broom and sending scares across the sky. Well, I don't know about scares, she doesn't look all that scary now, does she?  She looks pretty adorable to me.  I added a cute black cat and a big ol' bat there.  But I think what I have been told recently that scares people is all those spiders in the background.  They don't scare me on paper, but I suppose if I saw them in real life, I would be pretty freaked out.

BOO to you!

Hugs, Holley

Praying Tilda

Here's a wonderful Magnolia stamp of little praying Tilda.  I colored her up using Copic markers and added a sweet sentiment from Whipper Snapper.  "God's Answers are Wiser than our Prayers?"  How true is that?  All the gorgeous papers here are from Paper Temptress.  Don't you love the layers? 

The base of this card is gorgeous white cardstock Neenah Solar White, this is also the cardstock that the image was stamped on.  I die cut the image out using Spellbinders Nestabilities.   I mounted the image onto beautiful mica cardstock Punch.  I also used the sliver of punch on the edge of the card.  The lovely lace looking paper is from Hambly Studios.  They have gorgeous papers and overlays.  This paper is a small piece of a Hambly Screen Print called Old Lace.  Isn't it stunning?  Imagine how many cards you could make with this one sheet. Have a great day everyone!!

  Hugs and prayers. Holley

Tilda just sitting around

Here's a wonderful card of Tilda, she's just sitting around waiting to say Hi to everyone who comes to visit.  So Hello everyone! Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you are all ready for Fall and having a wonderful day today!

Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, Neenah, unknown); Image (Magnolia); Diecuts (Spellbinders Nestabilities); Lace (Recollections); Flowers (Prima); Bling (Michaels); Buttons (JoAnns); Ink (Memento, Colorbox Chalk); Color (Copic Markers); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All, Glue dots, Ribbon Glue);

Darkness Falls

Here's an adorable little witch Tilda.  I just love that she's using a modern broom, lol!  She's quite "Spooky" now isn't she?  OK, maybe quite adorable is more accurate.  I had to color her up in Halloween purple and highlight the spider web off the top of her hat.  So cute.

Hope you enjoyed this cute little Magnolia card today, have a great day!

Cheers, Holley

It's Batty Tilda

I'm Batty for You!  That's what Tilda has to day today.  Isn't she adorable?  Here's a fun card using a Magnolia stamp.  Now that I am starting to show some Halloween cards, I had to pull out this fun image of Tilda dressing up like a bat. I am sure as many of you may have heard before, Austin is home to one of the largest bat colonies in the world.  It's truly a site that is unbelievable when you are standing on a bridge and watching a million (yes, million) bats fly out at night.  It almost looks like smoke from a distance but when close enough you realize what those tiny creatures are.

If interested, look up Mexican Freetail bats in Austin TX and I am sure there will be a ton of on line photos and videos posted.  A really great thing about them is they primarily eat mosquitos...LOTS of them.  Yeah, bats!!

Project Materials:  Cardstock (Bazzill Swiss, Neenah, AC); Image (Tilda-Magnolia Stamps; Saying-Kraftin Kimmie Stamps); Ink (Memento, Colorbox Chalk); Die Cuts (Spellbinders Nestabilities, Provo Craft); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All); Color (Copic markers);

Tilda Lets her light shine!

Here's a gorgeous Magnolia card with beautiful little Tilda pulling up a flower.  I am using some gorgeous embossing and beautiful lace that I got while in Istanbul.  I added a simple vellum sentiment, "Let your Light Shine".  She sure is!

Hope this card brings a smile to your face today!

Project materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, Neenah); Stamp (Magnolia);  Ink (Memento);  Saying (Colorbok); Lace (Istanbul, Turkiye); Embossing (Cuttlebug); Die Cut (Spellbinders Nestabilities); Color (Copic markers); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All, Ribbon Glue); Brads (Bo Bunny, unknown dragonfly);

Live a good life

Here's a great Magnolia Stamp.  Perfect for the warm temps that we have been seeing most of the time here already.  I know there's been plenty of days that I have been ready to stick my feet in some cool water.  We have already had temperatures hit 90.  Wow. 

I hope everyone saw the posting Monday, we are having a wonderful challenge, which is to create some cards using some fun free images given away back in Feb during my celebration month!  There's great prizes and all you need to do is show us your card you make, read about the contest HERE!  I can't wait to see the creations.  Even artist Sandra Caldwell has said she would give a try using her own stamps!  WOW.

Project Materials:  Cardstock (Bazzill, Neenah);  Ink (Memento, Colorbox Chalk); Stamp (Magnolia); Ribbon (Target);  Die Cut (Spellbinders Nestabilities); Bling (Recollections, Hobby Lobby); Saying (); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue Dots, Glue All, Ribbon Glue); Color (Copic markers);

Thanks a Million

Here's a cute stamp from Magnolia.  Tilda holding a cute puppy. I added a simple Cosmo Cricket sentiment "Thanks a Million."  I also used some of the fun lace that I got from Istanbul, Turkiye.  Lots of people to thank this month, esp the doctors who have done all the work we are celebrating for, and my hubby who helped my pull through those times and brought me to where I am today.  All the wonderful companies who sent yummy prizes:  Sweet Pea Stamps, Paper Temptress, Scrapbook Stamp Society, Sandra Caldwell (Babycakes Doodle me this and that), Squigglefly, and Queen Kat!!

And Esp, thanks to you guys, who gave me all the support and sent all your hugs and prayers at that time when I really needed it!! It really did make a huge difference and here I am today to show it.  Blog candy everyday this month for you all.  Just leave a comment each day and winners will get announced.  Be sure to scroll down to yesterday's posting and check the list to see all the currently announced winners! 

 Hugs all, Holley

Discover

Here's a beautiful Tilda image of her standing in the ocean and holding some shells.  Once I colored her up, I just added some simple ocean embellishments.  That stamp is so cute!  How can you not love Tilda?

If you haven't been by in a while, scroll down two entries and check out all the amazing blog candy that will be starting in Feb!!  Everyday in Feb will be blog candy here.  I am going to be celebration my THIRD anniversary of the double brain surgery that saved my life.  I am still seizure free and it's been truly amazing.  There so much goodies to share.  Scroll down and check it out and then come back everyday to check out what is going on in Feb!

Project Materials:  Cardstock (Bazzill, Neenah);  Rubber Stamp(Magnolia);  Ink(Memento, Colorbox Chalk);  Buttons (Jesse James);  Saying (JoAnns);  DieCut (Spellbinders Nestabilities); Corner Punch (Creative Memories);  Color (Copic Markers); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All, Glue Dots);

Fall Scrapalicious Challenge starts today!

It's time for the new Scrapalicious Challenge!  This challenge is to create a fall theme card.  What better fall theme card than to think of pumpkins and thanksgiving?  I am using a wonderful Magnolia rubber stamp and gorgeous embellishments from the store.  Drop by the Challenge Blog and be sure to participate this time(challenge is 2 weeks long) for a chance to win a $10 gift certificate to the store.  Also, there's a wonderful 20% sale on EVERYTHING at the store.  WOO HOO. 

All the goodies on my card, you can get at the store, here's the links to them.  You can simply email what you want to the store's owner to be sure you will get your extra 20% off!  Her store email is scrapalicioususa@yahoo.com


Here's some wonderful Scrapalicious goodies on this card:
Tilda and Pumpkins
Thankful Tag- Teresa Collins
Bazzill Ribbon Brown Polka Dot
Sassafrasslass Orange Buttons
Doodlebug Tangerine Brads
Pop dots
Blackbird Pumpkin Paper
Spellbinders Nestabilities Fleur de Lis Squares

Cheers, Holley

Tilda the Tigeress!

Here's an adorable new stamp from Magnolia. It's Tilda in a sweet Tiger costume. I used this stamp to make a sweet valentine. If I had my own cute tiger costume, I would dress up and tell my DH "UR Cute" and "Be Mine." But, since I don't, I guess I will just have to give him this card.Be sure to scroll down a couple entries and look at the wonderful blog candy that is coming. HUGE giveaways will be happening throughout all of Feb. I have great prizes from Sweet Pea Stamps, Paper Temptress, Addicted To Stamps, Squigglefly, tons of stamp sets from Inkadinkado, lots of rubber from Kraftin' Kimmie, loads of scrapbooking supplies, it's a real WOW. I am having a huge celebration for reaching my 2 year anniversary of Seizure Free life thanks to double brain surgery. It was a dark time that lead to the most wonderful change and blessings that I never imagined. I am so thankful to all who helped, sent me cards and prayed for me and now I am thanking the whole crafting community back so ALL MONTH in Feb you will be seeing blog candy fun almost everyday on my blog. Are you ready???

Sunday Angel

Here's a sweet Angel from Magnolia. This is one of the older designs from this company. I came across a store selling it and just had to get this image. Super sweet. I hope that 2011 has been a great year for all of you. I know despite many things that have happened this year, for me and my DH, 2011 will always be a wonderful year to us. This is the first full year that I have gone with NO seizures, the first year I got to leave the USA on a wonderful trip to Istanbul Turkiye, the first year that my white blood cell count started to return to normal, the first year that my health has amazed all the doctors. I have so much to be Thankful for.

Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill Swiss, Neenah, AC); Stamp (Magnolia); Ink (Memento, Colorbox Chalk); Punch (Fiskars); Brads (Bo Bunny); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All); Die Cuts (QuickKutz); Color (Copic markers);

Broom riding Tilda

Here goes Tilda flying through the night. She's got tricks and treats both....I hope she just hands out treats to those around her though. Isn't she adorable? I just love this Magnolia stamp. I have been so into some great lime green addition this Halloween, so I had to add some flair to this card with some wonderful hint of green everywhere. That bat on the huge fabric brad in the center of the flower...oh, so adorable!! Makes me think of Austin which is just a bat friendly city being home to one of the largest urban colonies of Mexican free tail bats in the world.

Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, Bling, Neenah); Rubber Stamp (Tilda-Magnolia); Ink (Memento); Die Cut (Spellbinders Nestabilities); Ribbon (Michaels); Flower (Recollections); Brads (Karen Foster); Twist (Doodlebug); Tab (Around the Block); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All, Glue Dots, Ribbon Glue, tape); Color (Copic Markers);

Happy Halloween Tilda! It's Blog Candy time!!

Well, here's just the cutest little Tilda witch and she's here to announce that Halloween is just around the corner and it's time for some blog candy!! It's gonna be a short contest with the winner announced next tuesday. There will be a winners on USA side and International Winner. The pics shown yesterday (top) is USA pack, second image is International pack. So just leave a comment and let me know if you are USA or International. So start leaving your comments here now!! I may start to get extra generous and have to pick a couple extra winners, so I included extra photos with just some additional goodies that I need to toss in to the prizes and when I want to send more prizes :) I also got the coolest new halloween trims with hanging bats, pumpkins...oh so dear.

So, why the candy? I am planning on two huge Doctor appointments, which is why I get in the celebration mood. The first one is friday afternoon, when I go to see the Oncologist Dr Donor. He's been pushing to have a bone marrow test, but I have been of course resisting. Due both to the painfulness and seriousness of that test. The last time I visited him my blood count turned out better for the first time in more years that I can recall. A real miracle! I hope for even better testing this time, which may finally put any thoughts of cancer testing to rest.

After that I go see my favorite doctor, the one who fixed my brain just over 1.5 years ago, epileptologist Dr Aboumatar. Hope to only hear good things from this doctor as the time after brain surgery goes on. We will see on next tuesday how much celebration I am feeling!! Truth is, I am feeling so wonderful that I will be celebrating no matter how the doctors appointments go. I know how much of my health I have been given back. I know how horribly sick I really was before the brain surgeries that saved me! Let's celebrate with some Halloween Joy!

Just leave a comment, would be great if there is an email so I can contact the winner(s), let me know if you are in the USA or International as I will pick at least one winner from each, probably more :) Also, I may sneak in some other shorter contests for a little candy during the week, so you wanna keep an eye on the postings each day!!

Cheers, Holley

Ahh, Summertime

Here's a sweet card of Tilda walking in the water. Don't we all want to step into the water and cool off our feet sometimes? I can recall as a child having endless fun walking into a creek on the family's property. Simple joys in life.Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, Neenah); Rubber Stamp(Tilda-Magnolia); Ink (Memento); Die Cut (Spellbinders Nestabilities); Fibers (JoAnns); Color (Copic Markers); Adhesives (Pop dots, Ribbon Glue, Glue All);

You are a princess....

Here's Tilda and isn't she a princess? She sure is to me. Isn't every little girl a princess to someone? Probably to a lot of people. I know I look at little kids all the time and see the adults they are surrounded by. I hope those adults treat those kids as though they were a princess. But of course recall, a princess has a lot to learn, a certain way to behave, good manners and doesn't get away with much...hmmm....maybe being a princess doesn't seem that easy after all.

Project Materials: (Paper Temptress-Mica, Neenah Solar White); Rubber Stamp (Magnolia); Ink (memento, Colorbox Chalk); Borderpunch (Martha Stewart); Adhesives (pop dots, Glue all); Die Cut (Spellbinders Nestabilities); Colors (Copic Markers);

Tilda has a star

Here's a wonderful Magnolia stamp today. It's Tilda and she's holding a star for all the world to see. It's shining brightly in the sky for everyone to say a prayer to. Look up into the sky tonight and say your prayer.Have an angel of a day!! For those of you wondering about the Blog Candy...the Crafter's Companion winner will be announced in a posting on the 5th of May! (on my blog, crafter's companion blog and the other DT blogs). THEN, NEW blog candy will start on my blog on May 7th, celebrating 100,000 hits! WOOHOO!!

Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, Neenah); Rubber Stamp (Magnolia); Ink (Memento); Borders (K&Co); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All); Brads (); Colors (Copic Markers); Die Cuts (Spellbinders-Nestabilities); Color (Copic Markers);

Sunday Angel Card

Here's a wonderful Sunday Angel card today. It's Angel Tilda with a pretty cross. I added a wonderful saying from I Brake for Stamps that says "Pray Often." I think that's a good reminder for me, no matter what the situation. I should often be reminded to be so thankful.

Have a Blessed Week! Be sure to scroll down a couple of entries, there's blog candy on the assorted April 1st postings--one for USA and one for international residents. Sign up and I hope you win!

Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, Neenah); Rubber Stamps (Tilda w/Cross-Magnolia Rubber Stamps; Saying-I Brake for Stamps); Ink (Memento, Colorbox Chalk); Die Cut (Spellbinders Nestabilities); Ribbon (Michaels); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All, Ribbon Glue);

Live it up!

Here's a beautiful image of Tilda holding a basket of goodies to hand out. Some pretty flowers and hearts. I added a wonderful sentiment that comes from a vellum sticker made by Heidi Grace that says Live it up. Live it up can be just for you, either if you are handing out the good things you have to others or if you are receiving wonderful things from those around you (or both!). Go out and live it up!
Happy Birthday, Sterling!!

Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, Bazzill Bling, Neenah); Rubber stamp (Tilda: Magnolia); Ink (Memento); Die Cut (Spellbinders-Nestabilities); Ribbon (JoAnns); Flowers (Prima); Bling (Queen&Co); Saying (Heidi Grace); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All, Glue Dots, Ribbon Glue); Color (Copic Markers);