It's a Magnolia Christmas kind of day

Happy Wednesday lovely crafty peeps.  I'm popping in today to share a little something festive.  I've made my first Christmas card of the year and again I seem to be very late to the Crimbo party as everyone's been making festive goodies for a little while, but hey I'm here now and that means that all my Christmas crafting goodies won't stray far from my desk now that I've made a start lol.

So as the title suggests I have something Tilda related to show you.  I have the pleasure of being a guest designer over on the fab Magnolia Forever blog for this month's challenge and the theme we were given to work with was black and white and this is what I came up with.

Image:  Magnolia Tilda 'it's cold outside'

Medium:  copics

So the card itself is made from acetate and I've just layered up some embossed white card which I've roughly torn to look like hills/snowdrifts and stuck it to the front as foreground snow and then did the same for the inside but placed them higher up the acetate to look like snow in the background.  All the die cuts are in black for contrast and Tilda is coloured in copics in shades of grey to compliment it all, cut out and 3d'd on the front.  To finish I die cut some snowflakes and added little black gems in the centre and then dotted some liquid pearls around to fill in some of the gaps to make it look like it was snowing.

I really enjoyed making this card.  It was actually quite simple to do but very effective I think.

Okay so that's all from me today.  I'm off to colour some new stamps that fell through my letterbox yesterday and hopefully I'll be back shortly to share them with you.

Take care and happy crafting folks.

Ann-Marie

xxx

Challenges I would like to enter:-

The Holly and the Ivy Christmas challenge  -  anything Christmas goes

Love to Craft #50  -  anything goes

Merry Little Christmas challenge #26  -  anything goes

Crimbo Crackers  -  anything goes

Simon Says Stamp  -  Stamp it

A little Maggie for a change

Happy Thursday peeps.  I'm popping in to my little old blog this morning before I go to work to share this recently finished card of mine.   I do so love my Magnolia's but don't seem to ink them up as often as I should so when I was having a little rummage through my stamp collections and came across this little beauty I put that right.  The image is two older stamps which I masked together before colouring with copics.  I am actually really pleased with how it turned out.

I went with a slightly larger size card base than normal and a different shape for a change.  Again whilst I was having a rummage through my craft stash I came across an old GCD Studios paper pad.  I remember I loved this pad so much that I was very frugal with how much I used of it.  Silly now when I think about it as it's a few years down the line and it's just been sat there.

Image:  Tilda with Straw Hat and Magnolia Stone Path stamp

Medium:  copics

Papers:  GCD Studios 'Ella Blue'

Dies:  card base Go Create XXL dies, Whimsy Stamps 'Poppy' flower die (just used the leaf die), Whimsy Stamps 'Honeycomb Pattern' die, Magnolia 'Dream Tag' die for the stopper

Ribbon and flowers from stash

As you can see I went with an easel card design.  I like the fact you can get to show off more of your beautiful papers this way as I find sometimes they all get covered up on the main section with all the layers and embellishments.  Everything was inked to within an inch of it's life lol.  I had a bit of a meltdown when I went to use my good old faithful Tim Holtz 'Walnut Stain' distress ink as it had come to the end of it's life.  Panic set in as that is my 'go to' for distressing the edges but no fear I found I had a Frayed Burlap which has done the job just as well.  I've decided my ink pad stash is sadly lacking so I shall be doing some browsing later to see what I can find.

My last piccie is a closer look at the sweet image.  I decided to use a bit of Frantage around the edges but had a little mishap and it sort of went everywhere but hey I like the effect.  Even the poppy leaves got Frantaged too lol.

Okay so that's all from me today.  I'm off to work for a few hours now but hopefully when I get back I shall be settling down for a little colouring session.  Part of me so wants to get cracking on my Christmas cards as I've seen so many people already making theirs, but in the craft room makeover mayhem I've pack all of it away in boxes and I'm not sure I feel like trying to find everything.  I don't know we'll see later I suppose depends how work goes lol!

Take care folks.  Stay safe and happy crafting.

Ann-Marie

xxx

Challenges:

Magnolia Forever #91  -  anything goes

Crafting Happiness #58  -  anything goes (option of Summer)

Crafty Calendar  -  add a ribbon

Simply Magnolia  -  anything goes (option summer fun)

Creative Inspirations  -  in the garden

The Sketchy Challenges  -  anything goes

  

Pretty Tilda with butterfly dress

Hello my lovelies.  How are you all on this fine Monday afternoon.  All is good in our little household.  The washing is on the line and a few chores are done so I've crept into my crafty hideout before anyone notices lol.  The kiddies are now entering their fourth week of summer break and are getting a tad restless so not sure how long I will manage to hideout before they want something.  

Okay so I have popped in to share my latest creation with you and this time I decided to dig out another 'older' Magnolia stamp.  I have so many beautiful and under appreciated older stamps, not just Magnolia's but other brands too and they don't see the light of day often enough.  I am sure I am not the only one guilty of this crime and I've decided that my older but no less gorgeous rubber stamps get an outing so this is me making a conscious effort to use all my stash.

Here is my card made using Magnolia Tilda with Butterfly Dress and she's so pretty.  She has been coloured up with copics to compliment the pretty papers and I've just added a few flowers and pearls to finish off.

Image:  Magnolia Tilda with Butterfly Dress

Sentiments:  LOTV

Medium:  copics

Papers:  Craft Sensations 'romantic fine art'

Flowers:  Wild Orchid Crafts

pearls and ribbon from stash

A little close up of her.  I do think she's one of my favourites, for now that is until I ink up the next one lol!!

Copic list

Face/Body:  E000, E11, E13

Clothes:  RV00, R81, R83, R85, R59/E41,E43, E44

Roses/Basket:  RV63, RV66/E41, E43, E47

Hair:  E41, E43, E44, E47, E49

Okay, so that's all from me today folks.  I'm in desperate need of a coffee and then it's time to colour up something else.

Take care and happy crafting.

Ann-Marie

xxx

Challenges:-

Crafty Friends challenge 116  -  use ribbon and/or lace

Love to Craft challenge #37  -  August anything goes

Crafting by Designs  -  anything goes

It's a Maggie!!

Well hello lovely crafty friends.  This evening I want to share a card with you that I've made using a Magnolia Tilda stamp.  I haven't coloured up a Maggie in such a long time and I thought it was about time that I put that right lol.  

Don't quote me on the name but I think this is 'Summer Rain' and it's one of my favourites.  I've used my usual copics in colours to compliment the pretty papers, added a little lace, ribbon and some lovely flowers and this card was finished.

Image:  Magnolia Tilda 'Summer Rain'

Medium:  copics

Papers:  Craft Sensations 'Once upon a time'

Dies:  Polkadoodles 'Elegant Nest' set of 3 dies

Ribbon, flowers and pearls from stash

My usual close up for you next.  I do love this colour combo.  For some reason I don't seem to have a list of the copics I've used but I'm pretty certain it's the BV's.  I'll try and find it amongst all the piles of paper on my desk … yep not the tidiest of crafters lol!

Okay so that is all from me tonight.  Before I go I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:-

Everybody art challenge  -  anything goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge 108  -  anything goes

Love to Craft  -  anything goes

Colour Crazy Challenge  -  anything goes

Magnolia-licious  -  lace or bling

Take care folks, have a great week.

Ann-Marie

xxx

  

ABC Challenges - L for Lots of Layers

Hello everyone its new challenge time over on ABC Challenges and I'm here to share with you my dt card.

Our challenge this time is

‘L is for Lots of Layers’

Our terrific sponsor this time is

Okay so here is my creation for the challenge theme.  A little while ago I saw a Bookatrix card which reminded me I have the board and hadn't made one in such a long time and thought I best remedy that.

Not a copic in sight this time too she has been coloured completely with Prismacolor pencils and blended with Sansador.  I'd also forgotten how much I enjoyed colouring with pencils so these will probably be staying on my desk for a while. 

Challenges I would like to enter:-

Creative Inspirations  -  anything goes

My Mum's Craft Shop  -  lots of layers

Crafty Ribbons Challenge  -  anything goes with ribbon

Simply Magnolia  -  anything goes

Stamping Sensations  -  anything goes

Right that's all from me today folks.  Take care and happy crafting.

Ann-Marie 

xxx

Tilda in Butterfly Dress - ABC DT

Good morning my lovelies and I hope it is a fine one where you are.  It is a glorious Spring day here it really is lovely to wake up to a bright and sunny day!

Okay so with it being the 15th of the month it's time for a new challenge over on the ABC Challenges and today's letter is H so that is H for Hair so we would like to see your creations  showcasing hair.  This challenge we are being sponsored by Tilda's Town so come on over and join in with us to have a chance at winning the fabby prize.

So for my DT card I had a good old rummage around my Magnolia stamps and picked out one I haven't used for a while and I've always loved colouring in Tilda's hair on this one.  I've picked some papers that are a favourite of mine and I don't use very often as I don't want to use them all up silly I know.  So Tilda is dressed in my favourite colour today - Red - and I always love teaming it with black as I think it always looks so striking.

Image:  Magnolia 'Tilda with Butterfly Dress'

Sentiment:  Whimsy 'Vintage Birthday Tabs 1'

Medium:  copics

Papers:  Tilda 'Wintergarden'

Dies/Punches:  Whimsy corners, Spellbinders 'Romantic Rectangles', Martha Stewart 'Lattice Heart' deep edge punch

A little close up.  I left the Spellbinders die in place after cutting it and just inked around the edges before I peeled it away.  I always seem to do it with this frame as I love the white border it leaves.

Copics List

Face/Body:  E000, E00, E11, R20, W7 for extra shading

Clothes:  R81, R83, R85, R37, R59/ W1, W3, W5, W7

Hair:  W1, W3, W5, W7

Challenges I would like to enter

Papertake Weekly  -  Bingo (Gems, Die cuts, Flowers)

Creative Inspirations  -  Favourite colour combo

Crafty Ribbons Challenge  -  Ribbon and bows

Magnolia Down Under  -  Birthday

Simply Magnolia  -  Birthday wishes

Have a great weekend folks and catch up with you later.  

Take care.

Ann-Marie 

xxx

F for Flowers over at ABC Challenges

Good morning my lovelies, I hope you have had a good start to your weekend.  All is calm in our house at the moment, it's the weekend so pj's and mooching all round PLUS its the start of the half term, yeah!!! Not sure I'll be shouting 'yeah' by the end of the week, more like 'help me!' but that said I do love it when they're home.

Anyway, lets get on to why I'm popping in today.  Its the 15th of the month so we all know that means a new challenge over ABC Challenges and we have now moved on to the letter F so that's 'F' for Flowers folks how easy is that going to be!  We are being sponsored by Stamp and Create this time so make sure you join in to be in with a chance of winning the fab prize.  I've had a sneaky peaky at my teamies creations and they're gorgeous so why not toodle on over to have a looksie and grab yourself some inspiration.

It has been such a long time since I played with a Magnolia stamp I thought it was about time I put that right, so I inked up 'Summer Flower Tilda' as she's still one of my faves and used the fab sketch over at Sunday Sketch & Stamp.  Okay, lets get some piccies in here:-

Image:  Magnolia 'Summer Flower Tilda'

Medium:  copics/promarkers

Papers:  Papermania 'Henbury Lane'

Roses: WOC  Ribbon Rose: The Ribbon Girl

List of Markers

Face/Body:  E000, E00, E11, R20, R81

Hair:  E50, E53, E57, E29

Pinks:  Promarker Fushia Pink, RV17, RV19, RV69

Greens:  G12, G14, G19

Okay, whilst its calm I'm going to make myself a coffee and do some mooching around blogsville to see what you've all been up to.  

Have a great weekend, take care.

Ann-Marie 

xxx

New Challenge time over at The ABC Challenge

Good morning everyone and I hope its a fine one where you are.  We've had another few gorgeous warm days with great weather and beautiful clear skies for the annual Bournemouth Air Show.  No need for us to go into town to see the show as they all pass over our house anyway and we saw some spectacular displays from the Red Arrows today the kiddies just loved it!

 

Anyways, just popping in today as its time again for another new challenge over at The ABC Challenges and I have my DT card to share with you all.  This challenge we have moved on to the letter U so that's U for Unlimited folks so that's 'anything goes'.  We are being sponsored by the fab Tilda's Town and a nice easy challenge theme this time so we'd love to see you join in and have a chance at winning.  As usual there are some gorgeous creations from my teamies so do pop over and take a peep at all the gorgeous inspiration.

So moving on here is my card.  I decided to play with my Strawberry Yummy Tilda from the Sweet Rainbow collection and she has been coloured up using my copics. 

Image:  Strawberry Yummy Tilda from Sweet Rainbow Collection

Medium:  copics

Papers:  'In the Country' designed for Whimsy by Michele Roos

Dies:  Spellbinders 'Fleur de Lis' rectangles, Whimsy 'Everyday Honeycomb' sentiments

Ribbon and lace from stash

 

A close up of Tilda for you - I do so love her little hat!

 

Copic List

Face/Body:  E000, E00, E21, E11, R20, R81

Dress:  B91, B93, B95, B97

Hat/Boots:  YG13, YG63, YG67

Strawberries:  R32, R35, R37

Hair/Basket:  E43, E47, E49

 

Okay time for me to go now.  Off to cook a yummy full English breakfast for the clan and then we're heading on out for another walk in the New Forest.  I haven't picked the trail yet but after last week's gymnastics I think it best if I choose a relatively flat route!! A quick stop afterwards for a New Forest ice cream as a treat is a must too I think! 

 

Take care folks and enjoy your day whatever you're up to.

 

Ann-Marie

xxx

 

 

New Challenge at ABC Challenges

Hello everyone I hope you are all doing well today and if you have kiddiewinkles at home for the holidays lets hope you're staying sane!!!!. 

 

Today its time for another new challenge over at The ABC Challenges and I have my DT  card to share with you all following the required theme.  We are on the letter S so that's S for Stitching folks, real or fake.  We are being sponsored by the fabulous Tilda's Town this challenge and we'd love to see you join in and have a chance at the great prize.  Once again my teamies have made some gorgeous creations  so do pop over and take a peep at the lovely inspiration.

 

Anyway, time to show you my card.  I dug out one of my favourite Tilda's she's Tilda in Summer Rain from the Sweet Rainbow Collection and coloured her with my copics.  I opted to go for fake stitching but now wish I'd used my little sewing machine I think it would have looked better, but never mind.

 

Image:  Magnolia Tilda 'Tilda in Summer Rain'

Medium:  copics

Papers:  Marianne Design 'Eline's Babies blue'

Dies:  Spellbinders 'Romantic Rectangles', Magnolia swirl, Whimsy corner

Sentiment:  Craftwork cards die cut

Ribbon and pearls from stash

 

Just a little side view next and I've decorated the inside to compliment the front.

 

Lastly the close up and you can see the lovely teardrop gems.  I don't know where I got them from but they're so useful and great for little raindrops.

copics used

 

Face:  E000, E21, E11, R20

Hair:  E31, E35, E37, E29

Dress/Umbrella:  B91, B93, B95, B97, B91/YG91, YG95

Boots:  W1, W3, W5, W7

 

Right, best get lively and push the hoover around and flick the duster about, gotta make sure it looks like I've done something today when hubby gets home, he he!!!!!

 

Take care and catch up with you soon.

 

Ann-Marie

xxx

 

 

Shabby or is it vintage .......

... I never really know - is it one and the same or are they both different? 

 

Anyway, hello everyone and a happy Tuesday to you all.  The countdown has begun - only two weeks and two days until the kiddies summer holidays and I can't wait (you can remind me of this on the fourth week into the hols when I'm pulling my hair out!!!).  So we have a very busy couple of weeks coming up what with leavers assemblies and bbq's, discos, summer fairs and classroom meets where you get to go in and see all their lovely work.  They always seem to cram it in last minute so I have so many dates running around my head I'm not sure whether I'm coming or going.

 

Okay, enough of my ramblings lets move on to my card.  I thought I'd stamp up a Tilda and she's been coloured using a mixture of copics and promarkers.  I thought I would do a 'shabby' card this time so I stamped her in Memento 'London fog'.  I also followed the sketch over at CLP challenge but I've managed to cover up quite a lot of it with all the embellies but go check it out if you're like me and love a good sketch its certainly one of the places to head over to. 

 

Image:  Magnolia Tilda with Umbrella

Medium:  copics/promarkers

Paper:  Melissa Frances 'c'est la vie'

Flowers:  large daisy/dahlia & beaded Gypsophalia from The Ribbon Girl, roses and cherry blossoms from WOC

Dies:  Spellbinders 'fleur de lis rectangles', Memory Box 'fushia sprig', Dienamics 'crochet border'

Martha Stewart butterfly punch

Ribbon:  pearl rose ribbon from The Ribbon Girl, other ribbon from stash

 

A bit of a side view up next where you can see that gorgeous daisy.  The corner and frame with the sentiment I made myself out of Martha Stewart polymer clay and silicone moulds.

 

 A closer look at Tilda and the Martha Stewart frame.  I bought a kit a month or so back (I think it was the 'heirloom' kit) where I got a few silicone moulds and some clay and seriously its lovely to work with its so tactile you can't help but play.  I've never used polymer clay before but I'm seriously thinking of getting a few more moulds just love it!. 

Copics/Promarkers used

 

Face:  E000, E00, E11, R20, R81

Trousers/Umbrella:  V91, V95, V99

Shoes/Hair:  E70, E71, E77

Blouse:  Promarker Tea Green, Grey Green + BG72 copic

 

Challenges I would like to enter

 

My Mum's Craft Shop  -  just for girls

 

Allsorts  -  favourite things

 

Sweet Stampin  -  butterflies and bows

 

Lovely Hanglar or Sweet Magnolia  -  flower power

 

Magnolia Down Under  -  shabby

 

Simply Magnolia  -  vintage with pearls

 

The Ribbon Girl  -  add a bow

 

A Little Bit Crafty  -  'die-ing' for it

 

CLP challenge  -  fab sketch

 

Hobby House  -  vintage

 

Right that's all from me today best get a shift on with dinner I think.  We're going to fire up the bbq tonight so that's flash grilling and burnt sausages for tea then folks - no seriously I don't bbq that often but how difficult can it be right?!?!

 

Take care and catch up with you soon.

 

Ann-Marie

xxx

 

 

 

 

Tilda on Kraft

Hello everyone I hope your week is going swimmingly mine has sort of whizzed by in a blur but I think it was a good one! 

 

The weather is dark and dreary today AGAIN and I heard on the radio this morning that tomorrow (21st) is the longest day WHAT! we've hardly had any nice weather and now the nights are going to be drawing in I guess those 5 or so days of warm weather we had a few weeks ago was our summer this year!!!!

 

Well after that depressing note I shall swiftly move on to show you my card.  I thought I would use a Maggie for a change and went with 'summer flower tilda'.  She has been coloured solely with Prisma pencils onto Kraft card.  I followed the fabby sketch over at CLP challenge blog and this is what I came up with.

 

Image:  Magnolia 'summer flower tilda'

Medium:  Prismacolor pencils blended with Sansador

Papers:  Prima 'botanical collection'

Dies:  Spellbinders 'floral ovals'

lace/ribbon/pearls from stash

all matted onto cardstock from The Papermill Direct

 

I decided I wanted a double bow so used a little lace as well and I didn't have the right coloured ribbon so used my copic RV99 to colour some plain white satin ribbon.

 

A close up of Tilda and I so love that dark cardstock from the Papermill I think its called maroon and is such a rich sumptuous colour and goes lovely with the kraft.

Prismas used

Face/body:  light peach, peach, burnt ochre

Dress/boots:  seashell pink, dark purple, black cherry, mahogany red

Flower/wings:  beige, jasmine, lime peel, kelly green

Hair:  ginger root, light umber, dark brown

adding shadows and depth:  90% cool grey over the colours

 

Challenges I would like to enter:-

 

Bunny Zoes  -  wings

 

Lovely Hanglar or Sweet Magnolia  -  lace and pearls

 

Magnolia Down Under  -  anything goes

 

CLP Challenge blog  -  great sketch

 

The Hobby House  -  anything goes

 

Catch up with you later folks and hope you manage to squeeze in some crafty time.

 

Take care,

Ann-Marie

xxx