Magnolia Monday #17 - A Delicious Tilda just for you!

Happy Labor Day!
At last the temperatures here in North Texas seem to be cooling a little and I can look forward and see Fall coming it's way soon!
In celebration I have a card with the lovely Jam Tilda perched on a Bench after a trip apple picking! When we lived in Missouri we used to love going to the orchard to pick apples, great memories, luckily I have lots of photos to help me remember.
Even though it is a holiday here in the US today it is still Monday so that means you can come along and link up your Magnolia cards below!
As a treat (maybe experiment) I will leave the linky open all week and you can link up any Magnolia card from any day this week!

Challenges:
Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes
Stamptacular Sunday - Anything Goes (with stamping)
Scrapbook Sisters - Anything Goes
Fun With Shapes - Anything Goes (with a punch/die cut)
Just Magnolia - Anything Goes (with circles optional)
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes with Flowers (3 entries only)
Magnolia Down Under - Frame It
Auds Sentiments - For A Girl
I Did It - Girly Girl
City Crafter - Dress Up
Truly Scrumptious - Pink
The Beary Scrap - Sketch
Magnolia-Licious Challenges - Photo Inspiration (girly, pink and green)
7 Kids College Fund - Easel Card (and a stamp sold in their store)
Bunny Zoe's - Easel Card
House of Gilli - Easel card with Flowers
All That Scraps Magnolia Challenge - Stretch Your Imagination (anything with a Magnolia stamp)
All That Scraps - Photo Inspiration (pink and green and flowers)
Cupcake Craftroom - Pink and Green
Moving Along With The Times - Handmade Flowers (made mine from Punches, Buttons and Twine)
Paper Play - Make Your Own Flowers
Craft Your Days Away - Make Your Own Flowers
Incy Wincy - Make Your Own Flowers
My Time To Craft - In Full Bloom
Fairytale - Flowers and Lace
Ribbon Carousel - Use two or more things on a spool (Used Twine and 2 types of Lace)
Desert Island Crafts - Pick 3 from 10 (I chose flowers, buttons, twine, sentiment)
Crafting For All Seasons - Bingo! (I chose Buttons, Stitching and Flowers)
Emerald Faeries - Buttons (3 entries only)
Cute Card Thursday - A Pinch and a Punch (use a punch)
Crafty Creations - 3 or more Punches/Dies (I used 2 different flower punches and a scalloped circle die)
Rainbow Lady - Embossing
Deep Ocean - Use a Heart (I used a heart shaped button)

Card Recipe:
Images - Jam Tilda and Apple Bench
Medium - Copic Markers
Papers - Martha Stewart Vintage Girl
Border Stickers - Martha Stewart Vintage Girl
Daisy Punch - Martha Stewart Layering Daisy
Large Daisy Punch - EK Success Daisy Whale of A Punch
Fern Punch - The Punch Bunch
Scalloped Circle Die - Spellbinders Classic Scalloped Circles
Sentiment - K and Co
Lace - Wrights
Embossing Folder - Sizzix Textured Impressions Dots And Flowers
Scoring Tool - Scor-Pal
Rhinestones - Treasures by Shabby Chic
Buttons - Stash
Twine - Blossom by The Twinery

OMG can I tell you how in love I am with this paper pad? It's crazy but I knew as soon as I saw it at Joann's that I had to go straight home and use it! The cardstock border stickers are gorgeous, all glittery and wonderful. The flowers were made from paper from the same pad, yes it even has sheets of just pure glittered paper! Agh I know I'm going to have to print another coupon and get another while they still have them :)
OK, that's enough excitement over paper.
I hope you enjoy your Labor Day off if you are here in the US and be sure to link up your Magnolia card below.
Remember as a treat I'm leaving the linky open all week and you can link any Magnolia from any day this week to share!
Katie

Magnolia Monday #15 - It's Your Fault :)

Big day in this house.
It's Back to School and this year it's all 3 children going.
Nate is starting High School and is worried he'll get lost. Georgia is going into 7th Grade and is sad that she doesn't have any classes with her friends and she can't even eat lunch with them as she is in Symphonic Band which means she eats with the 8th Graders. And Carter is going into Kindergarten and it means Mummy is at home all alone :( Early morning cuddles in bed and lounging in the PJ's will have to wait until weekends and will be replaced with lunchboxes, lost homework, pumping up bikes tires and making sure Nate gets on the bus. All my babies are stepping out and making their way in the world and this Mama Bird knows they need to stretch their wings and fly even if she has tears in her eyes :(

But I'll get used to it and maybe I'll finally have the clean house I've been looking for all Summer and all those chores that need doing but aren't urgent (cleaning out too small clothes from closets, moving furniture to vacuum the dust bunnies, recycling a years worth of magazines etc) will get on to the "to do list".

Plus I can craft when I like (chores pushed aside again maybe ;)) and there will be other things to fill my day.

Anyway on to the reason you're here, it's time for another Magnolia Monday and I can believe I'm on week 15 of my mission! LOL I think you'll like this weeks as Tilda is feeling a little sassy :)

Challenges:
AI Factory - Anything Goes
Digi's With Attitude - Anything Goes
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes
Thrilling Thursday - Anything Goes
Aud's Sentiments - Anything Goes
Totally Tilda - Fit For A Princess
Corrosive - Girlie
House of Gilli - Sketch
Through the Craftroom Door - 2 Punches and Yellow
Marianne Design Diva's - Anything Marianne D (used a die)
Fussy and Fancy - Use a Lot (3 or more of your favorite embellishment)
Crop Stop - Pearls (3 entries only)
Just Magnolia - Funny Sentiments
Papertake Weekly - Bingo! ( I chose Free, Pearls and Blooms)
Crazy 4 Challenges - Bingo! (I chose Square Card, Die Cuts and 2 or more DP's)
Crafty Anns - Scallops or Fancy Borders
Magnolia Down Under - Butterfly
Flutterby - Punches and/or Dies (with an Angel, Butterfly or Fairy)

Card Recipe:
Image - Princess Tilda
Paper - Spring Blossom by K and Co
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - 7 Gypsies
Border Die - Marianne D
Daisy and Butterfly Punch - Martha Stewart
Pearls - The Paper Studio and Recollections

I just loved this sentiment and it really made me laugh, just what I needed today.
I hope you've enjoyed this and I'm sending hugs to all the Mommies sending off their offspring to school and college, no matter how young or old, how easy or hard it seems, I've got your back and I know you have mine.

If you have a Magnolia card on your blog today please link it below and I'll come and visit and hope you visit the others linked too, nothing like a little Maggie love to bring a smile through the tears.

Katie

Magnolia Monday #14 - Get Peachy with Tilda!

It's another Magnolia Monday and today I've gone with a Georgia Peach theme! LOL
It's another birthday here with my oldest son Nathan turning 14, love you sweetie!
Just one more birthday to go this month and that is hubby's!
I'd really love for you to link below with your Magnolia card so I can come over and look!

Challenges:
AI Factory - Anything Goes
One Stitch at A Time - Anything Goes
Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Flowers
Papertake Weekly - Grow Your Own (handmade flowers)
Crafty Ann's - Scallops and/or Fancy Borders
Fussy and Fancy - Use A Lot (3 or more of the same embellishment)
Jellypark - Favorite Embellishment
Our Creative Corner - Fun With Fruit
Just Magnolia - Holiday Fun (I have many wonderful childhood memories about fruit picking fun in the Summer)
Magnolia Down Under - Inspired by a Song (I chose "In the Summertime" by Mungo Jerry, it's still on my playlist today!)
The Crafty Pad - Cute and Girly
Going Grey - Bingo! (I chose Ribbon, Pearls and Punch)
Catered Crop - Recipe (I chose things that grow in a garden, gingham, markers, ribbon/twine, border punch)
Crafty Emma's - Mix and Match (use 2 companies for paper)
Digi Design House - 3 Brads (the pearls are brads), 2 Papers and 1 Ribbon

Card Recipe:
Image - Peaches Tilda
Paper - K and Co
Medium - Copic Markers
Pearls - The Eyelet Outlet
Images and Digital Paper - Bits of Ivory Kitchen Add Ons
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Embossing Folder - Sizzix
Flower Die - Dayco
Sentiment - Michaels $1 spot
Twine - The Twinery

I made the border of jam jars by layering them over a piece of digital paper from the same accessory set on the computer and printing them out as a single piece. I never thought I'd do anything digital in the crafty world but I'm gradually getting a little more brave :)
I've had this little Peach Tilda for a long while and she needed inking up for a card as she'd only be stamped once into my inventory book! LOL
Be sure to link your Magnolia creation below and I'll come over and have a look!
Katie

Magnolia Monday #13 - Hugs To You!

Happy Monday everyone!
It's time for another Magnolia Monday with a super sweet Tilda card!
Before we get to the card I have to say I found a new site yesterday and fell in love! For a long while I've resisted the lure of digital papers but slowly and surely they are coming to get me. I was blog browsing yesterday and found a post from a very talented card maker, Tab, and she used some fabulous digital papers from Raspberry Road and of course I clicked and spent the next hour oohing and aahing over the fabulous designs! Of course there was no way that some didn't just jump into my basket! With minutes of buying I had already decided which sketch to use on the card and so I could print just enough of each paper for the project, how fabulous is that? I'm not affiliated with the store at all and there are so many digital stores to choose from I'm just tempting you to step into the digital paper world if you aren't there already! LOL
Now on to the card, I'd love you to link up your card below as it is of course Magnolia Monday and the theme is always "Anything Goes" with a Magnolia!


Challenges:
AI Factory - Anything Goes
Catch The Bug - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Stamp Something - Something Digi
All That Scraps - Anything Goes (with a stamp sold in their store)
Just Magnolia - Anything Goes (with the option of glitter)
Magnolia Down Under - Sketch
Magnolia-licious Highlites - Paper Only (no ribbon, metal, wood etc)
Frosted Designs - Coloring
The Pink Elephant - Butterflies
The Poodles Parlour - Round and Round The Garden (3 entries only)
ATS Magnolia Challenge - Hot Days of Summer
Clear It Out - Summer
Just Some Lines - Summer
Stamp With Sarah Kay - Summer
Card and Scrap - Summer
Creative Inspirations - Summertime
Crafty Ann's - Summertime
Tuesday Throwdown - Summertime
Creative Crafts - Summertime
The Crafty Pad - Gone Fruity (Strawberries on the paper)
Crafty Emma's - Water It! (Tilda has a watering can)
Allsorts - Red
Stamping With The Dragon - Green, Red and White
Pennys - Watermelon (the fruit or the colors)
Digital Tuesday - Doilies (papers are digi papers)
Dream Valley - Distressing
Sentimental Sundays - Flowers (with a sentiment)
Paper Creator - Flowers
Mami Doodles - Flowers
The Paper Shelter - Flowers
The Craftroom Door - Embossing
The Crazy Challenge - Embossing
Sparkles Forum - One For The Girls
Little Darlings - Girly
Scrap, Stamp and Doodle - Friendship
Stampin Sisters in Christ - Use something you'd forgotten about (the flower die is very old and hasn't been used in a long while)
Ellephantastic - Layers (1 entry only)

Card Recipe:
Image - Tilda with Watering Can
Papers - Summer Goodness Digital Papers by Raspberry Road
Medium - Copic Markers
Distress Ink - Frayed Burlap by Tim Holtz for Ranger
Flower Die - Dayco
Butterfly Punch - Martha Stewart
Doily Die - Cheery Lynn Designs French Pastry
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Embossing Folder - Sizzix
Sentiment - Studio G
Circle Punch - Family Treasures

I wasn't sure if I could do the "Paper Only" challenge as I love to add the embellishments but with all the tools I have at my disposal I found it freeing to use just a little paper!
I absolutely love how this turned out, it just screams "Summer!" and makes me smile.
I hope you like it too and will come along and share with me!
Katie

Magnolia Monday #12 - It's a Sunny Tilda with Sunflowers!

It's another new week and that means another Magnolia Monday!
This week I have brought out an old Tilda stamp and that is Tilda with Sunflowers and I think she looks wonderful in this color combo.
I'd love you to link up below with your Magnolia Monday creation, remember the theme is always Anything Goes as long as it is Magnolia on a Monday!

Challenges:
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
Sew Many Challenges - Anything Goes
Allsorts - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Sketch
Anything Goes - Pick Of The Bunch (flowers)
Ribbon Carousel - Stitching (and ribbon)
Just Magnolia - Buttons, Bows and Blooms
Wags N Whiskers - Buttons and Bows
One Stop Crafts - Vintage
Ruby's Rainbow - Vintage
Bloggers Challenge - Embossing
Magnolia Down Under - Bingo! (I chose Flowers, Pearls and Lace)
Crop Stop - Lace (3 entries only)
All That Scraps - Photo Inspiration (wooden porch with sunflowers, white, shabby chic style)
Totally Tilda - Pearls, Swirls, Ribbon and Lace
Emerald Faeries - Lace (3 entries only)
7 Kids College Fund - Texture

Card Recipe:
Image - Tilda with Sunflower
Paper - K and Co Watercolor Bouquet Paper Pad
Medium - Copic Markers
Roses - Wild Orchid Crafts
Embossing Folder - Sizzix
Sentiment - Michaels $1 Spot
Buttons - Stash
Lace Fabric - Joanns
Ribbon - Wrights
Bow - Offray
Pearls - Recollecions
Swirls - Sizzix
Border Punch - Martha Stewart

I used one of my new favorite techniques on this card and that is using a piece of lace fabric over the whole of the designer paper background. I think it adds a soft, subtle look and turns a good card into a wow one!
I really hope you've liked this one and will come over and share your creation too!
Katie

Magnolia Monday #11 - A Sweet Strawberry Tilda!

Happy Monday!
It' week 11 of my "Magnolia Monday" link party!
Each week is "Anything Goes" you just need to link up and share!
This week I'm still in the Summer mood and so today Tilda has been picking strawberries!

Challenges:
Thrilling Thursday - Anything Goes
Allsorts - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Papercutz - Anything Goes
Totally Stampalicious - Anything Goes
2 Sisters - Anything Goes
Craft Us Crazy - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Sweet Sketch Wednesday - Sketch
Totally Gorjuss - Punch or Die
Magnolia Down Under - Paper Tole or 3D (my jam jars are cut out and popped up)
Magnolia-Licious Challenge - Red, White and Blue
The Poodles Parlour - Red, White and Blue
Kaboodle Doodles - Stitching (real or faux)
Papertake Weekly - Getting Cute
Just Magnolia - What's Cooking?
AI Factory - Layers (at least 2)
Paper Pretties - Embossing
The Crafty Pad - Embossing
Crafts and Me - Flowers
The Beary Scrap - Inspired from your Closet (I wear a lot of denim and red)
Catered Crop - Inspired by Challenge Card (I chose red, white, blue, strawberries, faux stitching, ribbon, border punch)
Stamp Something - Something Embellished
Crazy Challenge - Ribbon (2 entries only)
One Stop Craft - 1 Ribbon/Lace, 2 Patterned Papers and 3 Buttons
Wags N Whiskers - Buttons and Bows
Paperplay - Ribbon, Lace and Buttons
Frosted Designs - Buttons
Little Miss Muffet - Summer (1 entry only)
Fussy and Fancy - Summer
Hanna and Friends - Summer
Bloggers Challenge - Summertime
Fairytale - Summertime

Card Recipe:
Image - Strawberry Tilda
Medium - Copic Markers
Digital Paper and Sentiment - Kitchen Garden Designables by Bits of Ivory
Digital Paper and Jam Jar Clip Art - Kitchen Add Ons by Bits of Ivory
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Embossing Folder - Sizzix
Lace - Wrights
Ribbon - Stash
Roses - Prima Mini Roses
Bows - Offray
Buttons - Dress It Up

I used a lot of different things with Tilda this week, Digital Papers, Clip Art, embossing and more. I love to mix and match and with so many downloadable goodies around the choices are endless!
I cut out the jam jar clip art and popped it up on a pop dot, then I added a tiny bow and button to the lid.
I hope you like it and please if you have a Magnolia card on your blog today, Monday July 25th, then please add it to my link below so we can come and see!

Katie

Magnolia Monday #10 - Summertime, and the Livin' is Easy!

Happy Monday Everyone!
Another week has passed, gosh mine was a busy one, I've been on a room redo of my crafting space and I'm so glad it's finally done.
I'd like to share it with you and so yesterday I did a quick video tour and I'd love you take a look!



For those of you who prefer photos they will be up later and I'll add a link here.
Photos up and you can see them In This Post

Anyway I managed to squeeze in some crafting yesterday and have a new card as it is another Magnolia Monday!
Please come and share your creations, remember the theme is always "Anything Goes with a Magnolia Stamp!"

Challenges:
Allsorts - Anything Goes (3 entries)
Going Grey - Use at least 2 papers and 2 embellishments (3 entries only)
Crafty Ann's - Embossing
Patties Creations - Glitter or Bling
Sew Many Challenges - Glitter
Phindy's Place - Pretty Pastels
Magnolia-Licious Highlites - Sketch
Magnolia Down Under - Create A Scene
Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Summer Colors
One Stitch At A Time - Flowers
Frosted Designs - Use a quote (I hope a quote from a song works)
Corrosive Challenge - Let The Music Play
Always Something Creative - Yellow plus another color
Card and Scrap - Punches/Dies
Fussy and Fancy - Summer
Guylou's Inimitability - 1 Ribbon, 2 Papers and 3 pieces of Bling

Card Recipe:
Image - Picnic Tilda and Picnic Quilt (looks like it's discontinued as it's out of stock everywhere)
Paper - Daisy Dear by Heidi Grace for Colorbok
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - Target $1 Spot
Flower Die - Dayco
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Clear Buttons - Stash
Glitter - Glamour Dust Crystal
Ribbon - Stash

After die cutting the flowers I ran them through the Big Shot with an embossing folder and then gave them a spritz for some shine and added the glittery button to the center.
I masked the two images and Tilda looks so happy to be outside enjoying the Summer sunshine.
I hope you enjoyed it and I'd love to your Magnolia creations so please link them up below!

Magnolia Monday #8! - Into the Garden with Tilda!

EDITED to add - Made Top 5 at Southern Girls Challenge. Thanks so much!!!!!

Happy 4th of July to all my American friends!!!
It may be the Nations Holiday but that doesn't stop it being another Magnolia Monday!
Today Tilda is out in the garden enjoying the plants and flowers!
Be sure to link in the InLinkz below with your Magnolia creation today!

Challenges:
Allsorts - Free and Easy (3 entries only)
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Just Magnolia - Anything Goes (option of Shabby Chic)
Digi's With Attitude - Anything Goes
Magnolia Down Under - Sketch
Totally Tilda - Distressing
All That Scraps - Punches/Dies (and stamp they sell)
Diva's by Design - Punches or Dies
Card and Scrap - Punches/Dies
Crafty Creations - Thank You
Stamp With Sarah Kay - More than 3 layers
Magnolia-licious Challenge - Photo Inspiration (soft pink and cream and shabby chic style)
Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Summer Flowers
Scrapbook Sisters - Summer Fun
Reasonable Ribbon - Picnic/Summer Fun (and ribbon)
7 Kids College Fund - So Fluffy (used felt)
AI Factory - Favorite Embellishment (punches and dies)
CRAFT - Gardening
Southern Girls - Childhood Memories (many wonderful memories of gardening with my Nana)
Secret Crafter - Here Comes Summer
Emerald Faeries - All Things Girly (3 entries only)
Totally Papercrafts - Bingo! (I chose Punches/Dies, Embossing and Ribbons)
Desert Island Crafters - Pick at least 3 (I chose Copic's, Distress Tool and Ribbon)

Card Recipe:
Images - Tilda with Watering Can and Shabby Chic Fence
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Trends/Ladies & Gents by Webster's pages
Sentiment - Studio G
Banner Die - My Favorite Things
Border Punch - Martha Stewart Blossom Deep Edge Punch
Embossing Folder - Damask by Tim Holtz for Sizzix
Felt Butterflies - Michaels $1 Spot
Pearls - Recollections
Roses - Wild Orchid
Ribbon - Offray

These Webster's Pages papers were the perfect starter for this card and everything really came from those colors and patterns.
I hope you've enjoyed today's trip into the garden with Tilda and be sure to have a safe and happy 4th of July and remember that if you have a Magnolia creation on your blog today be sure to link it up below!





Katie

Congratulations! - It's Magnolia Monday!

It's the start of a new week and hopefully Mr Blogger will be a good boy all week!
I've started a new little trend for myself and I'm calling it Magnolia Monday!
I tend to neglect my glorious little Maggies with all my DT obligations and so I'm going to try and make a Magnolia card for my Monday blog posts!
Now I managed it on Monday May 2nd and last week Tilda sneaked into Tuesday but it's back to Monday this week!
And to make it all the more fun I'm adding a little Inlinkz below and if you have a Magnolia card on your blog today, Monday May 16th, please link it below for us all to enjoy. But just to be fair if you link up please try and come back and send some love to at least 3 other people who have linked up. Remember you can comment even after the Inlinkz has closed.
There are no prizes, no buttons to grab, just a little fun!
The Inlinkz will be open for 48 hours BUT no back links allowed, only Maggies on Monday please.

Challenges:

Just Magnolia - Make it Lacy
Bunny Zoe - Lace
Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Congratulations
Magnolia-licious Highlites - Sketch
Magnolia-licious Challenge - Black, White and One Other Color
Totally Stampalicious - Black, White and Wow!
Magnolia Down Under - Favorite Things
7 Kids Challenge - Circles ( the doily is a circle and there are circles on the dp)
All That Scraps Wednesday - Paper Piecing
What If Wednesday - Paper Piecing
Prairie Fairy - Here Come The Girls
Crafty Catz - Pink, Black and White
Happileigh Scrappin - Sewing (real or faux)
Alphabet Challenge - B is for Brads and Bling
Fairytale Challenge - Choose 4 (I chose 3 papers, metal embellishment (flower brad),lace and flowers)
Oldie But a Goodie - Say it With Flowers
Little Claires - Sparkle
Paper Minutes - Wings
Sew Many Challenges - Anything Goes
Stamp Something - Anything Goes

Card Recipe:
Image - Tilda With Balloons
Papers - Garden Vignettes by DCWV and Fine and Dandy Tickled Pink by My Minds Eye
Medium - Copic Markers
Doily Die - English Tea by Cheery Lynn Designs
Lace - Offray
Sentiment - Studio G
Flowers - The Paper Studio and Michaels $1 Spot
Flower Brad - Recollections

I paper pieced Tilda's balloons, boots and dress and just gave a hint of color to the other parts of her.
Now if you have a Monday Maggie to share just link up below and we can all come and look!





Katie

Tilda With A Little Gift For Mom!

With the tragic weather events of last Wednesday, The Royal Wedding on Friday and the political world changing events of yesterday I think a little light relief may be in order :)

You may know Michelle's Scrapbooking and More as the home of The Pixie Cottage stamps but did you know just how many other items she carries?
She has the latest dies from Spellbinders and Cheery Lynn Designs, latest releases of the super popular Magnolia Stamps, a huge selection of Copic Products and so much more.
Today's card features many of the great new products she has on offer, you really should take a look.

Challenges:
Totally Tilda - Paper Piecing
Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Flowers
Just Magnolia - Buttons, Bows and Bling
Magnolia Down Under - Lace and Ribbons
7 Kids College Fund - Flowers or Showers
All That Scraps Magnolia Challenge - Marvelously Magnolia
Magnolia-licious Highlites - Sketch
One Stop Crafts - In Stitches
Sugar Creek Hollow - Embossing
One Stitch At A Time - Emboss It
Mami Doodles - Get Girly
Charisma Cardz - Showers or Flowers
Dream Valley - Flowers
Stamp With Fun - Lace or Ribbon
CCEE Stampers - Butterflies
Crafts And Me - Vintage/Distressed
Delightful Challenges - Distressed
4 Crafty Chicks - Distressing
Scrapbook Sisters - Distressing
Aud's Sentiments - Happy Mothers Day
Fairy Tale Challenge - Mothers Day
Scrap, Stamp and Doodle - Mothers Day
Card Cupids - Mothers Day
I Did It - Mothers Day
Happileigh Scrappin - Mothers Day
Craft Us Crazy - Flowers and/or Mothers Day
2 Sisters - For Mom
Creative Inspirations Paint - Inspired by Mom
Stamptcular Sunday - Mum's The Word
Sentimental Sundays - Special Woman
Stamping Vacation Pick 3 - Chose 3 (I chose Square, Floral Paper and Pop Dot)
Desert Island Crafts - Pick 3 (I chose Distressing, Ink on something other than the stamp and Punches)

Card Recipe:
Image - Tilda With Flower Pot
Paper - Butterfly Garden by Pink Paislee
Medium - Copic Markers
Embossing Folder - Regal Flourish by Tim Holtz for Sizzix
Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan Cats Eye
Doily Die - French Pastry by Cheery Lynn Designs
Die Cut - Large Labels by Spellbinders
Border Die Cut - Parisian Accents by Spellbinders
Pearls - Opalines by Basic Grey
Rhinestones - Little Yellow Bicycle Elizabeth Park Jewels
Butterfly and Daisy Punches - Martha Stewart
Bow, Ribbon and Lace - Offray

How adorable is Tilda with her potted plant for Mom? I paper pieced the coat and dress in different papers and her boots match her coat!
I really had fun with this card, tons of different layers and textures, just perfect!
I hope you enjoyed it too and be sure to check back every day this week as I have new cards every day and a special Blog Hop coming at the end of this week.
Katie

Feeling HOT HOT HOT!!! and Patriotic too!

It's a Double posting day and I hope you have a fabulous Memorial Day (or Bank Holiday) planned!
My hubby is away on a Scout camp so I'm on grill duty! LOL
I have a very Patriotic card for you today.
Although I live in Texas I was born and raised in Nottingham England and lived there for 28 years and my heart will always be there. But one thing the UK and the US share are the colors of their flag, Red, White and Blue so on US Holidays I can always be transported home in my heart right away. So today's card fills both sides of the Atlantic :)

This card fits with the following challenges:

Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Summertime
Just Magnolia - Hot and Spicy
Magnolia Birthday Bash - Sketch
Magnolia Down Under - Flowers
Crafty Creations - Favorite stamp (I couldn't choose one so I had to just choose a Tilda as they are what really got me into stamping)
Stampin With Dragon - Summer
Cupcake Craft - Summer Delights
For Fun - Masking
Scrap Stamp and Doodle - Red White and Blue
Ann's Creative Nook - Red White and Blue
No Time To Stamp - Colors of your flag. Well although I've been in the USA for 13 years now my home country is Great Britain and our flag is the Union Jack and it's Red, White and Blue like the Stars and Stripes!
Doodle Palace - Colors of Your Flag
Res Q - Red, White and Blue
Color Chef - Light Blue, Dark Blue, Red and White
Friends Having Fun - Colors and Feel of Memorial Day



Card Recipe:
Image - Tilda with Ice Cream and Garden Park by Alota Rubber Stamps
Paper - Stash
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - Target $1 spot
Brads - The Paper Studio





Couldn't you just do with an Ice Cream?



Here are the Copic's I used on this card.

Have a fabulous rest of your Memorial Day or Bank Holiday Monday if you are in the UK!
Katie

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Challenge #16 at Cooking It Up!

It's time to get your hands dirty with a new challenge over at Cooking It Up With Katie
This time we have a super recipe for you with the following ingredients:
Make something for Mom or for a Special Lady,
Punch It Up!
And finally add a brad (or 3)

Of course I had to add other challenges too :)

Magnolia-Licious - Sketch
Cleary I Stamp - All Tied Up
Daring Cardmakers - Die Cuts
Other Lovelies - Use a punch
SSDS - Girlie
Corrosive - Charms
Magnolia Down Under - Charms
Fun With Shapes - Charms
One Stop Crafts - Metallic (color or material)
Sentimental Sundays - Flowers and a sentiment
Stampin Sisters in Christ - Mothers Day
Stempel-Magie - Mothers Day
Paper Cutz- Mothers Day
Stamptacular Sunday - Sewing
Crazy Challenge - Buttons, eyelets or brads
Simple Doodles - Not A Spring Chick Anymore, the butterfly and fabric flowers are two years old
Magicl Crafts - Something for The Girls


Card Recipe:
Image - Standing Fall Tilda
Paper - Pink Paislee
Sentiment - Studio G
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper Roses - Wild Orchid Crafts
Fabric Flowers - Unknown from the UK
Brads - The Paper Studio
Die Cut - Spellbinders Label 12
Border Punch - Martha Stewart Hearts



Inside is a faux stitched message mat.



I knwo this Tilda is from Fall but I think her Spring colors make it work for Mothers Day too.

I'd love to see your creations with this recipe so please click on over to Cooking It Up With Katie and enter my challenge!
Katie

Pretty in Pink - What's Tilda Cooking Up This Time?

Happy Friday Everyone!
I really am enjoying my card making at the moment and this one was so much fun to make I was actually quite sad when the creating was all over.
I think that Tilda is feeling a little sassy with her Valentines message but you know that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach so I think it fits ;)

As always I used a few challenges to help me with her creation.

Paper Take Weekly had a "Pretty Pink Papertake" theme
Magnolia-licious had a "Pretty in Pink" challenge
Magnolia Down Under had a Valentines theme
Everbody Art had a great sketch
Crafty Creations had a Love/Valentines theme
Belli want to see Hearts
Flutterby wanted Embossing and a Butterfly, Fairy or Angel. Now we know Tilda is an angel but in this image she's hiding her wings but I think it still counts (please Danni! LOL)
Crafty Ann wanted Embossing too
LaLa Lands wanted Fancy Folds so I did an Easel card which I think is perfect to show off this image
Creative Card Crew want you to "Punch It"
Simon Says Stamp want you to "Punch It" too!
Your Next Stamp wanted "Anything That Sparkles"

I took liberty and borrowed the words from Hank Williams Jr but I don't think he'll mind too much. I used Kitchen Tildaand think she looks super cute with her big wooden spoon. As usual I colored her with Copic's and I love the pink shades.
The dp is My Minds Eye Love Nest collection. I embossed the pink background cardstock with the Victoria embossing folder and inked it a little to help show the pattern. The flowers are Prima, the ribbon is American Crafts, the brads are Target and the rhinestones are Queen & Co.
I used the new Hearts border and corner punches from Martha Stewart and I absolutely LOVE how they look.

Sorry for the awful photo.
I covered the bottom of the card with the same dp and added a punched border as a stopper.
Then I printed out the lyrics as my sentiment. I have a message mat further up under the card for your own message.

Here's a close up of my Pretty in Pink Tilda and I hope you like her, she makes me happy just looking at her :)
Katie