It's Magnolia Monday #2! - A Little Pink Tilda

EDITED TO ADD - Won Challenge #18 at Cheerful Stamp Pad. Thanks so much!!!

Placed in the Top 3 at Creative Cowgirls. Thanks so much!!!!


Hi Everyone!
It's Monday so that means a new Maggie card for my Magnolia Monday's!
I'd love to see your cards too and if you have a card featuring any Magnolia stamp posted on your blog today, Monday May 23rd, please add it to the link gadget below and I'll come and leave you some love! If you do link up I'd love to to mention this post in your post and come and leave some love for some others that link up.
The Inlinkz will stay open until Tuesday at midnight for cards posted on Monday.
And now on to my card and the list of challenges it fits in. Now if you know me I do this with every card BUT I think this week I need an intervention as my list is both amazing and annoyingly long! I apologize to all you wonderful DT commentors looking for your link, I can assure you that if I linked on your challenge blog (over 50 of them!) then the relevant link back is in there! LOL

Challenges:
Thrilling Thursday - Show Us What You Got
Woodware USA - Anything Goes
I Did It - Anything Goes
Inspire Me Friday - Anything Goes
Crafty Catz - Anything Goes
Truly Scrumptious - Anything Goes
Crafts and Me - Anything Goes
Cheerful Stamp Pad - Color My World (any form of coloring)
Clear It Out - Any Coloring Medium
It's A Magnolia Challenge - Use Tilda
Just Magnolia - Sketch
Bearly Mine - Vintage Easel Card
There She Goes - Easel Up
Ooh La La - Fancy Folds
Happileigh Scrappin - Fancy Fold
ABC - U is for Unusual Fold
Prairie Fairy - More than One Fold
Take Time For You - Other Styles of Card
Digi Doodle Shop - Embossing
Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Dry Embossing
The Paper Shelter - Distress to Impress
Kaboodle Doodles - Distress
Pixie Dust - Back in Time (make a Vintage card)
The Rubber Cafe - Vintage
Creative Cowgirls - Dance
Whoopsi Daisy - Birthday
Scrappy Frogs - Birthday
CRAFT - Happy Birthday
Charisma Cardz - Birthday in Pink
Claudia and Co - Girl Birthday
Crafters Companion - Girls Birthday
Birthday Sundaes - Lace and Pearls Birthday
Fun With Shapes and More - Congratulations
Creative Card Crew - Cute and Girly
Diva's by Design - One for The Girls (2 entries max)
Flutterby - Open (with a Fairy, Angel or Butterfly)
The Ribbon Reel - Shabby Chic, Pink and White, Flowers and Ribbon
Bunny Zoes - Lace
Desert Island Crafts - Pick 3 (I chose square card, image, patterned paper, pearls, lace, flowers, ribbon)
Papertake Weekly - Bloom and Grow (something floral)
Paper Pretties - Flowers
CCEE Stampers - Flowers
Stamps + Fun = Creativity! - Flowers
Fairy Knoll - Flowers
Sew Many Cards - Lace and Flowers
The Crafty Pad - Lace and Bows
Southern Girls - Frills and Polish (lace and pearls)
Crafts 4 Eternity - Flower, Ribbon and Bling
Friday Mash Up - Ribbon and Pearls and All Things Girls
Fairytale Challenge - Pick 4 (I chose Lace, Flowers, 3 Papers and Metal Embellishment)
The Stampman - Bingo! (I chose Die Cuts, Ribbon and Stitches)
Anything Goes - Bingo! (I chose Embossing, Distressing and Flowers, but it also fits Lace, Flowers and Die Cuts)
Pollycraft - Bingo! (I chose Pearls, Pin and Flowers)
Crafty Creations - Flower, Patterned Paper and Ribbon
Crafty Emma's - Embellish It (at least 3 different embellishments)
Simon Says Stamp - Sparkle and Shine
Paper Play - Sparkles Galore
Little Claires - Sparkle
Karen's Doodles - Make it Sparkle
One Stitch At A Time - Bling It On!
Lollipop Crafts - Bling It!
Creative Inspirations Paint - Inspired by Bling
4 Crafty Chicks - Brads (the big pearl ones)
Sparkles Forum - Metal Embellishments

Card Recipe:
Image - Ballerina Tilda
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Butterfly Garden by Pink Paislee
Pearls - Basic Grey Opalines
Sentiment - Studio G
Embossing Folder - Sizzix Flowers
Die Cut - Labels 4
Die Cut Border - Spellbinders Nestabilities Mega - Parisian Accents
Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan Cats Eye
Large Flowers - Bronte Blooms in Strawberry
Mini Roses - Prima in Coral
Leaves - Prima 4 Seasons in Olive
Pearl Brads - Martha Stewart Bride
Butterfly Venice Lace - Wrights
Other Ribbon and Trim - Unknown
Leaf Pin - Maya Road Leaf Trinket Pins
Rhinestones - Simple Treasures by Shabby Chic

It is so hard to get a good photograph of an easel card but I've taken a few shots so I hope you get a good view.

I inked all the edges of the mats and papers to go along with the Shabby Chic style but not too "grungy" as the image is so sweet and gentle.

I added another gorgeous Bronte Bloom to the message mat, I adore these flowers!

I've had this Tilda since she was released but, shame on me, I'd never made a card with her until now!

More gorgeous flowers, a die cut border and an embossed mat.
I had a lot of fun with this card and hope you love it too.
Be sure to add your Monday Maggie to the Inlinkz and I'll come along and she your wonderful creation!





Katie

A Gem Of A Challenge - Buttons, Brads, Beads and Bows!

It's been two weeks since the blog hop and now it's time for a new challenge at A Gem Of A Challenge!
This time we are on a B theme and would like to see Buttons, Brads, Beads and Bows!
You can use 1, 2, 3 or even all 4 to add to your project!
I added another B to my theme and made a Boy card, something a lot of us seem to struggle with. But with Janet's great boy images, such as the Andy collection of stamps, it so easy to make a great card!

Challenges:
Digi Doodle Shop - Anything Goes
Thrilling Thursday - Show Us What You Got (anything goes)
Recipe Tuesday - Textured Square (use a square, embossing and 2 brads)
Claudia and Co - About a Boy
Craty Catz - One For The Men (or Boys)
ECP - Something For The Boys
Paper Pretties - Card for a Child
Desert Island Crafts - Pick Three recipe (I picked buttons, border punch and no flowers)
Top Tip Tuesday - Stitching
Lollipop Crafts - Favorite Coloring Medium
Stampin Royalty - Markers
Stamp Something - Something Funky
Wags N Whiskers - Punches
Dare To Be Sassy - Punches
2 Sisters - Embossing
Totally Paper Crafts - Do It With Digi
Crafty Ho's - Blue and Brown
Southern Girls - Blue and Brown
Color Dare - Night of Navy, Marina Mist and River Rock
Do You Stack Up? - Lots of Dots

Card Recipe:
Image - Skateboard Andy
Paper - Slugs and Snails Digital Papers
Medium - Copic Markers
Border Punch - Halloween Fence by Martha Stewart
Buttons and Brads - Spare Parts
Sticker Sentiment - The Paper Studio
Embossing Folder - Tim Holtz for Sizzix

The border punch I used is actually a Halloween one, all I did was snip off the bat wings to make it work for other times of the year.
I really love how this turned out and hope you like it too :)
Katie

Digital Delights - Little Dumpling Train

It's time for more new creations from the team at at Digital Delights!

Challenges:
Our Creative Corner - Cut It Out
Claudia and Co - About a Boy
Desert Island Crafts - Pick Three recipe (I picked buttons, border punch and no flowers)
Paper Pretties - Card for a Child
Lollipop Crafts - Favorite Coloring Medium
Stampin Royalty - Markers
Stamping Vacation No No - No Flowers
Stamping Vacation Pick 3 - Border Punch, Hearts and Blue Ribbon
The Crafty Pad - Hearts

Card Recipe:
Image - Little Dumpling Train
Paper - Oliver by Basic Grey
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - Bo Bunny
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Brads - Spare Parts
Ribbon - Michaels

This is such a cute image for a little boy, perfect for birthday's and other celebrations!
Be sure to check out all the teams creations over at the Digital Delights Blog!

Pile It On - It's All About The Cute Children!

It's my first challenge of the New Year with Pile It On and for this challenge we want to see all your Cute Children Cards!

We are sponsored by the super talented Sassy Cheryl's and making a card with such a sweet image meant half the work was already done!

Challenges:
Scrapbook Sisters - Anything Goes
Craft Your Days Away - Anything Goes
Stamp Something - Something Digi
Tuesday Throwdown - Embossing
Simple Doodles - Embossing
Catch The Bug - Embossing
Speedy The Cats Friends - Embossing
Secret Crafter - Tons of Texture
Die Cut Dreams - Use a Quote (and a digi)
Truly Scrumptious - Sketch
Claudia and Co - Tag
Digi Doodle Shop - Buttons
Do You Stack Up? - Buttons
Digi Stamps 4 Joy - Button Up
Crafty Catz - Food and Drink
Basic Grey Challenges - Spots and Dots (and BG)
One Stop Crafts - Card for a Child
Cute Card Thursday - Use Up Some Old Stash (the paper is over a year old)
Stampin B's - Something Old and Something New (Old paper and New Image)
Pixie Dust - 2 or more Ribbons
Delightful Challenges - Buttons
Rainbow Lady - It's All New to Me (New Image)
Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes
Southern Girls - Anything Goes
Crafty Purple Frog - New Goodies (New image)
Card Makin Mama's - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Delicious Doodles - New (new image)
Tellen's Place - Punches

Card Recipe:
Image - Sassy Cheryl the Baker
Paper - Basic Grey Nook and Pantry
Medium - Copic Markers
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Sentiment - Michaels $1 spot
Ribbon - May Arts Crochet Velvet Ribbon
Embossing Folder - Basic Grey Diamonds for Sizzix
Chalk Ink - Colorbox in Chestnut Roan
Buttons - Spare Parts

This little girl is so cute, I can't decide whether she is "smug and satisfied" with her work or mad at the thought of the washing up!
Whatever it is, she certainly was a fun image to use and we'd love to see your Cute Children cards over at Pile It On this week!
Katie