Magnolia Monday #5! - Happy Birthday with Picnic Tilda

EDITED TO ADD Picked in the Top 3 at Partytime Tuesdays!. Thanks!!!!!


First I have to say a huge congrats to The Dallas Mavericks!!!! Actually it means one sport is over in our house for a while, surely to be taken by The Queens Club final today and then Wimbledon :)


It's a new week and you know that means another Magnolia Monday!
Today I'm taking it outside with the super sweet Picnic Tilda and Butterfly Background.
I masked the two together and used a stair step style card for something a little different.
I'd love for you to add your Magnolia creation to my InLinkz below so I can come and leave you some love! Remember the post must be dated Monday June 13th to be linked up.

Challenges:
Whoopsi Daisy - Free and Easy
Totally Stampalicious - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Bearly Mine - Anything Goes
Thrilling Thursday - Anything Goes
Just Magnolia - Sketch (turned a 1/4 turn)
Paper Pretties - Summer
Aud's Sentiments - Summertime (and a sentiment)
Prairie Fairy - Summertime Fun
Totally Papercrafts - Summer
Party Time Tuesday - Summer Birthday
Creative Stamp Friends - Happy Birthday
Woodware USA - Happy Birthday
Going Grey - Happy Birthday
Do You Stack Up? - Birthday
My Mum's Craft Shop - Punch It
Stamp Something - Punch Something
Crafts and Me - Stamp Something
Cute Card Thursday - Pins and Pearls
Frosted Designs - Stitching (real or faux)
Stamping Scrapping - Embossing (one entry only)
Birthday Sundaes - Wet or Dry Embossing (and a birthday)
Lilypad - Ribbon
Our Creative Corner - Photo Inspiration (I chose the green and orange colors and florals from it)
Totally Gorjuss - Flower Power
Creative Inspirations Paint - Fun Fold
Oldie But A Goodie - Lots of Layers (and a stamp 6 months or more old, this one is 3 years!)

Card Recipe:
Image - Picnic Tilda and Butterfly Background
Paper - Lime Twist Fly a Kite by My Minds Eye
Medium - Copic Markers
Roses - Prima
Balloons - The Paper Studio
Fence Die Cut - Cheery Lynn Designs Picket Fence
Border Punch - Martha Stewart Scallop Dot
Embossing Folder - Sizzix Flowers
Sentiment - Birthday Wishes by Karen Foster Design
Decorative Pin - Leaf Trinket Pins by Maya Road

I don't use a lot of orange usually but when I do it always makes me happy.
I've been using the Lime Twist paper pads by My Minds Eye a lot recently, I just love the scale of the patterns and how well they work on my cards. I wish more paper companies would do the 6" by 6" pad as I have an addiction to them, I bought a dozen of them at The Great American Scrapbook Convention last week and am still itching for more ;)
I hope you like today's Summery Magnolia creation and will link up yours so I can come and see it.
And please mention it in your post if you can so we can grow and keep sharing the Maggie Love!
Katie

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Let's Celebrate!!!!

Spotlight Choice at City Crafter



It's time for another challenge at A Spoon Full Of Sugar and this week we are giving you a theme challenge! We want to see projects for any Celebration you would like!
Now I'll warn you, there are lots of photos on this post as I wanted to show you as much detail as I could.
This project is the one I taught at Personal Scrapbook (a local store) a couple of weeks ago and there was a kit spare so I decided to make it again for this challenge.
I will try and explain all under each photo.

Challenges:
Aud's Sentiments - Anything Goes
Whoopsi Daisy - Free and Easy
Top Tip Tuesday - Open
Get Crafty with Ann - Anything Goes and a Technique (I chose paper folding)
Craft Your Passion - You've Been Spotted
Papertake Weekly - Spots or Stripes
Tuesday Throwdown - Polka Dots
Dutch Dare - Fancy Folds
City Crafter - Gate fold Card
Woodware USA - Die Cuts or Punches
Cupcake Crafts - Lots of Layers
Frosted Designs - Handmade Embellishment
Pink Gem - Pearls and/or Swirls
Everybody Art - Pearls
Do You Stack Up? - Scallops
Pals Paper Arts - Flowers
Paper Romance - Paper Flowers
Shelly's Images - Flowers or Showers
Card Cupids - Pastels
Flutterby - Pastels (with Butterfly, Angel or Fairy)
Quirky Crafts - Sparkly, Punchy Easter or Spring
Creative Cowgirls - Spring
Sliekjes Card Challenge - Spring
Daring Cardmakers - Spring or Easter
Digi's With Attitude - Spring
Totally Papercrafts - Springtime
Rainbow Lady - Springtime

Project Recipe:
Paper - 3 Bugs in a Rug Chloe Mini Floral
Cardstock - Coredinations
Border Punch - Martha Stewart Daisy
Butterfly Punches - Martha Stewart Large Monarch and Medium Monarch
Banner and Border Dies - My Favorite Things Banner and Dizzy Border
Ribbon - Whimsy Cottage by Michaels
Brads - Target $1 spot
Pearls - Bridal Dept
Tiny Tag Die - Boss Kut

This is the card with it's decorative band.
The card is 6" square and a gatefold style.

Inside the card.

This decorative band goes around the card and is designed to stay up when the card is slightly open. I made a rosette flower using my Daisy border punch first and then scoring in between each scallop and then in the center of each scallop and then fan folding.

This is the box. It is an "All In One" box with the "lid" actually being attached to the bottom of the box. I saw the design on Split Coast Stampers and altered it a little to make a larger box.

To match the band on the card I made a band to go around the box with a coordinating rosette flower on the top.

Here you can see the box as you start to pull the lid up. It looks a little like a Christmas Cracker to me and it can fit 3 Ferrero Rocher chocolates in it! (I tried :))

This opening gets larger the more you pull the lid upwards so you can easily drop in a few goodies.

Anyway if you made it to the end I hope you liked it and I'd love it if you played along with our "Let's Celebrate" challenge at A Spoon Full Of Sugar this week!
Katie

Cooking It Up #55 - Sparkle, Shine and Shimmer!

It's time for another challenge at my Cooking It Up With Katie card recipe blog!
So here are this weeks ingredients (it's a really easy one!)

Start with Sparkle
Add some Shine
Finish with a Shimmer!!

So we need to see the bling, pearls, mists, metals, anything that sparkles and shines, the more the merrier!


Challenges:
Gingerloft - Punches or Die Cuts
Meljen's - Punches
Stamp Insanity - Punch It Out
Stampin Vacation Start Here = Nestabilities
Crafty Emma'a - Die Cut Crazy
Do You Stack Up? - Shine On
Incy Wincy - Sparkle and Shine
Paper Pretties - Bring on the Bling
Kenny K - Aquamarine
House of Gilli - Ribbon and Pearls
Paper Playtime - Anything Goes Digi
Dutch Dare - Celebrations
Send A Smile 4 Kids - Birthday Girl
Charisma - Birthday for a Teen
Crazy Challenge - Sweet Teens
Digital Tuesday - For The Kids

Card Recipe:
Image - Kitty Katastrophe by Kenny K
Paper - SEI Chick A Doo
Medium - Copic Markers
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby
Rhinestones - Michales $1 spot
Pearls - The Paper Studio
Stickers - SEI Chick a Doo
Border Punch - Martha Stewart

It was so easy to "shine and shimmer" up this little cutie, bling on her boots, silver pen accents, pearls and more.
I really love these images, different from what I usually do but so much fun!
I hope you enjoyed her too and will come along to Cooking It Up With Katie and "Get Your Bling On!"
Katie

Guest Designer at Inspirational Card Sketches for The Pixie Cottage

Today Michelle from The Pixie Cottage is sponsoring the challenge over at Inspirational Card Sketches.
I was asked if I'd like to design a card based on their sketch and of course said yes :)

Challenges:
Alys - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Paperplay - Shabby Chic/Vintage
Crazy Challenge - Lovely Ladies
Little Miss Muffet - Designer Paper (1 entry)
Card Makin Mama's - Something Green
Do You Stack Up? - Green
Dare 2 Be Sassy - Green
Corrosive - Green
House of Gilli - Green
Kaboodle Doodles - Green
The Shabby Tearoom - Green
Crafty Creations - Feminine Birthday in Blue and Green
Crafty Ann's - Birthday
Auds Sentiments - Birthday
Crafty Sentiments - Birthday
Fun With Shapes and More - Birthday
Rubber Cafe - Real or Faux Stitching
4 Crafty Chicks - Real or Faux Stitching
Totally Papercrafts - Pearls and Lace
Sentimental Sundays - Pearls and Lace
Alphabet Challenge - R is For Ribbon
The Crafty Pad - Ribbon
Gingerloft - Flowers
Crafty Calendar - Spring
Cute Card Thursday - Signs of Spring
Die Cut Dreams - Spring Garden Scene

Card Recipe:
Image - Spring Hannah with Butterflies
Paper - Cafe Mediterranean
Medium - Copic Markers
Butterfly Punches - Martha Stewart
Ribbon - Michaels
Lace - Offray
Pearls - Recollections
Sentiment - Karen Foster

This was the sketch that the team worked with.

It was a great sketch to work with and I hope you can play along with it too.
Be sure to check out the other post today for a new card for A Spoon Full Of Sugar.
Katie

It's Your Special Day - Another Teddy Bo and Co Card

OK, it's time for a "Just Because" card and this is another Teddy Bo image, if you've been following my blog recently you'll know how much I love these images!
This one is a Valentines image but I think it works just as well for a Birthday Card too.
I love the blue and brown color combination, it lends itself so well towards the Vintage/Shabby Chic style and I'm really enjoying creating in that style at the moment.
Tomorrows project is also in this style so if you like it be sure to come back.
Also maybe now is the time to add yourself as a follower as I have just passed 90000 hits and am approaching 400 followers so it could be time for some blog candy!

Challenges:
Do You Stack Up - Anything Goes (3 entries)
Papertake Weekly - Sketch
Fuzzy Wuzzy - Happy Birthday (must have an animal as the focus)
Going Grey - Happy Birthday
Crafty Ann's - Happy Birthday
Creative Inspirations Paint - Birthday
Craft Your Passion - Girly Girl
Sweet Stampin - Girly
Teddy Bo and Co - Duck Egg Blue and Chocolate
2 Sisters - Teddy Bears
Gingerloft - Furry Friends
Lil Red Wagon - Animals
Wags N Whiskers - Punches
Digital Tuesday - Punches and Digi
I Did It - Punches or Dies
Hand Stamped Sentiments - Use a Die Cut
Tuesday Throwdown - 3D (add dimension with pop dots etc)
Anything Goes - Distressing
CCEE Stampers - Distressing
Corrosive - Distressing
Stampin Sisters in Christ - At least 3 Buttons
Pink Elephant - Buttons, Lace and Ribbon
Fresh Brewed Designs - Ribbons and Bows
Thrilling Thursday - Ribbon
Digi Doodles - Spots/Dots
The Paper Variety - Stitching
Fussy and Fancy - Embossing or Paper Piecing
Shannon's Sentiments - Fussy Cutting

Card Recipe:
Image - Love Letter Teddy Bea
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - K and Co Wild Saffron
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Embossing Folder - Sizzix
Ribbon and Lace - Unknown
Buttons - Unknown

I printed and colored 3 copies of the image and decoupaged the finished piece to give lots of definition. I distressed the edges of the mats and added chalk ink to enhance it even more. I even inked the antique style lace to add to the shabby chic style. Although this is a "cute" image I do think that it lends itself to the vintage feel that is so popular right now.
I absolutely love this line of images of can't wait to see all the new ones they keep coming out with.
If you like this card be sure to check back on Wednesday for another Teddy Bo card :)

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