Happy New Year! - Celebrate with Tilda with Winter Flowers

I hope you have been enjoying all your Christmas goodies and having fun with all your family and friends.
I recently got a super package from Michelle's Scrapbooking and I couldn't wait to start playing. I don't usually make New Years cards but as this Tilda is called Tilda with Winter Flower I thought I better use her on a Winter card :)

Challenges:
Top Tip Tuesday - Anything Goes
Everybody Art - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Sketch
Cheery Lynn Designs - Celebrate
Crafty Boots - Celebrations
Just Magnolia - White Plus One Other Color
Anything Goes - Blue and One Other Color
Meljens - Blue
Hand Stamped Sentiments - Photo Inspiration (blue frosted cupcakes)
Victorine Originals - Punches
Pollycraft - Punch It
Whoopsi Daisy - Sparkle and Shine
Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Winter
Stamping Scrapping - New Beginnings (and a stamp in their store)
I Copic - New Year Bling
Creative Stamp Friends - New Years Card
Paper Pretties - New Year
Hanna and Friends - New Year
CRAFT - New Year
Cute Card Thursday - New Year
7 Kids College Fund - New Year Dreams
Cutie Pie - Use a Sentiment
Little Red Wagon - Something New (New Year and a new stamp)
Digi Stamps 4 Joy - Something Old (the punch), Something New (the stamp)
My Mums Craft Shop - Anything Goes (3 entries only)

Card Recipe:
Image - Tilda with Winter Flower
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Blossom Song by DCWV
Dies - Dainty Dutch Deco Square, Arabian Magic Veil Square Frame, Beaded Ovals and Classic Ovals
Border Punch - Martha Stewart Deep Floral Lace
Trim - Wrights
Sentiment - Hero Arts
Pearls - Bridal Dept

Now not only is this a super image to color but the aqua and white color combination is one of my favorites, it's bright and crisp and cheery.
I hope you liked it too and maybe you'll fit some crafty time in soon.
Katie

Happy World Card Making Day! - Christmas Blog Hop for Operation Write Home

As part of World Card Making Day I'm so happy to be making a card for Michelle's Scrapbooking and More!
Michelle is part of a big Blop Hop helping raise awareness of the wonderful work done by the fabulous people over at Operation Write Home and the theme of the hop is "Christmas".
All the details can be found at the Michelle's Scrapbooking and More blog so be sure to hop over and see how you can be a part of it!

Challenges:
Lollipop Crafts - Anything Goes
Critter Sketch - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Pennys - Anything Goes
4 Crafty Chicks - Anything Goes
Sparkles Christmas - Christmas (option of handmade flowers)
Bearly Mine - 3 Designer Papers (2 entries only)
Come and Get It - Easel Card
Victorine Originals - Easel Card
Creative Card Crew - Easel Card
Ladybugs Crafts Ink - Fall or Fancy Folds
Incy Wincy - Fancy Folds
Pile It On - Fancy Folds
2 Sisters - Fancy Folds
Card Making Mama's - Folds
Die Cutting Diva's - Shabby Chic or Vintage
Simply Magnolia - Shabby Chic
Gingerloft - Vintage or Distressed
Raise the Bar - Hats
My Time To Craft - Musical Medley (I used sheet music patterned paper)
Ooh La La - Punches and/or Dies
Paper Crafting Journey - Punches and/or Dies
Corrosive - Punches and/or Dies
Heartsong Inspirations - Ribbon and/or Tag
Craft Spot - Ribbon (1 entry only)
Kaboodle Doodles - Doily
The Crafty Pad - Stitching
Chamber Maids/Scrappekammeret - Stitching

Card Recipe:
Image - Gingerbread Tilda
Paper - Authentique Wonder
Medium - Copic Markers
Die Cuts - Lace Doily Accents by Spellbinders
Doily Die - English Tea Party by Cheery Lynn Designs
Roses - Prima Lime and Red/Coral
Label Die - Scrapmart Exclusive
Rhinestones - Michaels $1 Spot
Ribbon - Michaels
Sentiment - Crafty Secrets Christmas Memories

I decided to go with an easel card to display this super sweet image of Gingerbread Tilda. I have never used her before and as I was going with the vintage/shabby chic style I stamped her on Ivory cardstock instead of white this time.
This gives a slightly different look when colored and I hope you like it.
These gorgeous Authentique Wonder papers dictated the whole card to me, I absolutely love the old time feel of them and of course they are in a 6" by 6" pad so you know I just had to have them!
Anyway I hope you make time for crafting today on World Card Making Day and be sure to hop over to the Michelle's Scrapbooking and More blog to catch up with all the fun!
Kaite

Very Special Anything Goes Challenge at Michelle's Scrapbooking!

Today I'm so happy to be making a card for a very special challenge being held at Michelle's Scrapbooking and More!
The challenge is to help raise awareness of the wonderful work done by the fabulous people over at Operation Write Home
This wonderful organization was started by Sandy Allnock in 2007. They support our US armed forces by sending blank handmade greeting cards to write home on, as well as cards of gratitude to encourage them.
This challenge is a super easy one as it is "Anything Goes!" and I hope you will pass the word on to as many bloggers as you can.
There are great prizes, just drop by Michelle's Scrapbooking and More to see all about it!


Challenges:
Creatalicious - Anything Goes
Stamp With Fun - Anything Goes
Magnolia Down Under - Photo Inspiration (Pink and Green)
Cupcake Inspirations - Pink, White and Green with Flowers
One Stop Crafts - Girlie
Kaboodle Doodles - Lots of Layers
Stamps + Fun = Creativity - Die Cuts/Shapes
Paper Play - Punches and Dies
Frosted Designs - Punches
Ooh La La - Punches and/or Dies
Corrosive - Punches and/or Dies
One Stitch At A Time - Punch It
My Sheri Crafts - Stitching
Some Odd Girl - Stitching
Addicted to Stamps - Stitching (must use a stamp)

Card Recipe:
Image - Strawberry Tilda
Paper - Country Drive by Echo Park
Medium - Copic Markers
Doily Die - English Party by Cheery Lynn Designs
Scalloped Circle Die - Quickutz
Leaf and Daisy Punches - Martha Stewart
Pearl Brads - The Eyelet Outlet
Pearls - Recollections
Sentiment - Making Memories

I chose to celebrate the end of Summer with my favorite fruit, Strawberries, and I hope it inspires you to go over and join in the challenge at Michelle's Scrapbooking and More!
Katie

Snow Much Fun with Tilda

It's Winter but most of the time here in Texas we just have to dream of snow.
This was what prompted me to ink up Rowdy Tilda and make a fun Winter card with her!

Challenges:
Oldie But A Goodie -Sketch
Totally Stampalicious - Mix It Up (stamps from two different sets, on my card one is Magnolia the other is The Pixie Cottage)
Hand Stamp Sentiments - Blues
Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Blues
Totally Tilda - Ribbon and Roses
7 Kids College Fund - Hot or Cold
Just Magnolia - Anything Goes
Craft Your Days Away - Anything Goes
The Lollipop Ladies - Glitter or Bling
Fairy Knoll - All That Glitters
Crafts And Me - Paper Tearing
ABC Design Challenge - Baby It's Cold Outside
Belli - Snow
Stamp With Fun - Snow
The Pink Elephant - Winter Wonderland
Flutterby Wednesday - Open Week (must have butterfly, fairy or angel)
Phindy's Place - Distressing
Winter Wonderland - Let's Go Dotty
Basic Grey Challenges - Spots and Dots

Card Recipe:
Image - Rowdy Tilda
Paper - Basic Grey Max and Whiskers and Basic Grey Olivia
Medium - Copic Markers
Flowers - Prima Mini Roses
Sentiment - The Pixie Cottage
Chalk Ink - Colorbox Cats Eye in Blue Lagoon

What is so ironic is that we traveled to England at Christmas and hoped to get some snow and hardly a flake was seen where we were but yesterday, here in Texas, we got a blizzard and here are some of the photos to prove it!

Yes that's me with my Covent Garden knitted hat and scarf on, who knew I'd actually need them this winter?

So just like Tilda we enjoyed a little of the white stuff!

A Very Special Tilda Project - Lots of Photos inside!

Happy Sunday!
Today I have a labor of love to show you and I'm hoping you'll like it as much as I do.
Michelle at Michelle's Scrapbooking and More had a brand new product in store and it just called my name out to be played with!
It is a blank clock byKaisercraft with little windows in for photos.
Now if you remember a project I did earlier in the year with a set of tiny shelves in a wooden "house" then you may have guessed why I wanted to make something with this one! Now I implore you to click on the photos to see the "big picture" so to speak as you cannot see the details in the little photos on blogger.
I will try and add notes under each photo with a fee technique pointers as to how I made this.

Challenges:
Our Daily Bread - Anything But A Card
Paper Romance - Everything But The Kitchen Sink (lots of everything!)
AI Factory - Die Cut or Punch (used both)
CCEE Stampers - Store Bought Flowers
My Time To Craft - Roses
Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes
Top Tip Tuesday - Use an Image
Penny's - Alter Something
Passionately Artistic - Linky Party (link any and all your projects)
Basic Grey - Wings (Tilda has wings)
Crazy Challenge - Things with Wings (again Tilda is an Angel with wings)
Something Completely Different - Wings
Flutterby - Windows (OK it said Window card so I may be pushing it a little here :))
Drunken Stampers - Stitching (I did faux)
ABC Design - Sew Special
Our Creative Corner - Rust, Blue, Gold and Brown
Wee Memories - Patterned Paper
My Partner in Crafting Crime - Marker Madness

Project Recipe:
Clock - Kaisercraft Beyond The Page MDF Frame Clock W/Movement & Hands
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Mellow by Basic Grey
Flowers - Mini Roses from Prima
Die Cut - Beaded Circles by Spellbinders
Border and Corner Punch set - Martha Stewart French Scroll
Pearls - Basic Grey Opalines
Chipboard Numbers - Provo Craft
Letters - Walmart
Paint - Illuminate by Smooch
Images - Tilda as Shepherd
Tilda with Flowing Hair
Tilda on Christmas Morning
Tilda with Flowers
Standing Fall Tilda
Kitchen Tilda
Stylish Tilda
Peachy Tilda

I used two sheets of the same patterned paper on this project, one went on the base layer (the layer you can see through the windows) and the same again in exactly the same spot on the top layer (where the windows are).
I lined the paper up at the top left corner and then trimmed around the edge (the clock is 11" square.
On the top layer I turned the block over (patterned side down) and used my exacto knife to cut out the paper covering the windows.
So when I turned it back over and lined it up the paper on the bottom layer showed through and matched up exactly with the top layer.

I chose my Tilda's simply on the hair styles/hats I liked as I knew only the heads would show through.
I colored them down about halfway on the images so when i trimmed them to fit it would be blended correctly.

Each Tilda was trimmed to fit the spaces and then matted with a narrow brown mat to make the image stand out. Then using my Copic Multiliner I faux stitched the edges.
I colored them to match the paper color closest to the window they would be sitting in and arranged them (uncolored first) so that they would all be facing toward the center of the clock.

I decided that I needed to clock to look a little larger and more "decorated" so I added a border all the way around (on the outside of the clock base) using a Border and Corner punch set from Martha Stewart. This was super easy to do as I just used a 12" by 12" piece of coordinating cardstock, lined up the corner punches and then filled in with the borders (the punches are designed to fit a 12" square piece perfectly). I cut out the middle of the cardstock so the clock workings fit and then glued the cardstock "mat" to the back of the clock.
I used my ATG gun as it is good and sticky and I knew the cardstock would stick well.

After that I used a 1/4" wide stitched ribbon around the whole front edge of the clock to give it a more finished look. Then I added a very narrow strip of brown cardstock all around the side edges of the clock so you couldn't see the unfinished MDF edges.
Then I added the clock workings with a Spellbinders die cut under the hands, topped with paper flowers and pearls. The numbers are white chipboard that I colored with an R37 Copic Marker to match the paper.
To finish I added paper flowers to two corners and acrylic letters to the two larger window panels.

It now hangs proudly in my studio.
The photos were taken outside as I wanted to give you a better idea of the true colors of the paper.
I absolutely loved making this project and to be honest I didn't want it to end and want to make it all over again!
I hope you liked this and maybe it has inspired you to create "out of the box", just in time for a handmade Holiday gift maybe? :)
Katie

It's My Birthday! Let's Celebrate with Tilda!

Today is my birthday and I'm celebrating with a new card with my favorite little friend Tilda!
I used my two favorite Tilda stamps and there are lots of lovely Magnolia stamps on sale at Michelles Scrapbooking and More right now and I may just have to treat myself to a few... it is my birthday after all!

Challenges:
Just Magnolia - Anything Goes plus Beads
Wags N Whiskers - Sisters or Friends
Flutterby - Open (with an Angel, Fairy or Butterfly)
Kort O Mania - Flowers
Raise the Bar - Curves (circles, scallops)
Crazy 4 Challenges - Square Cards
Our Creative Corner - Something to be Grateful For (friends)
Creative Stamp Friends - My Favorite Stamps (these are two of my favorite Tildas)
Craft Your Passion - Double Up (use two of something)
Pollycraft - Doodling (faux stitching)
Scrap It With A Song - You've Got A Friend in Me
My Time To Craft - Roses

Card Recipe:
Images - Stylish Tilda and Standing Fall Tilda
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Basic Grey Origins
Die Cut - Spellbinders Beaded Circle
Dew Drops - Robins Nest
Flowers - Prima Mini Roses
Paint - Smooch Illuminate Top Coat
Butterfly Beads - Hobby Lobby

I stamped Fall Tilda first and then masked her and stamped Stylish Tilda, I tried to make them look like they were holding hands as good friends do :)
I'm off to craft a little more today, the laundry can wait until tomorrow.
Be sure to drop back tomorrow for two new cards.
Katie

Dream As If You'll Live Forever - Spanish Tilda

It's going to be a super busy weekend in my house as we have visitors and lots of fun things planned including a trip to the Pumpkin Patch, a night at "Movies at the Park" and two sleepovers so wish me luck!
Today I have a card for you using the gorgeous Spanish Tilda.
I did have trouble coloring as black and red are the hardest to blend but I still like how she turned out.

Challenges:

Midnight Madness - Sketch
Papertake Weekly - 3 of A Kind (3 colors, 3 strips of ribbon, brads in 3's)
Tuesday Throwdown - 3's
Inky Impressions - Anything Goes
Paper Pretties - Black, White and 1 other Color
Antyhing Goes - Ribbons
Just Inspirational Challenges - Anything Goes
No Time To Stamp - Hard Rock Cafe (metallic, rhinestones etc)

Card Recipe:
Image - Spanish Tilda
Paper - Garden Vignettes by My Minds Eye
Medium - Copic Markers
Glitter Brads - Making Memories Glitter Deco Brads
Sentiment - Heidi Grace
Button - Jenni Bowlin Red Buttons (a rhinestone fits in perfectly!)
Border Punch - Martha Stewart

I just love how cute she looks, shy and coy, and button was just perfect to add the rhinestone into.
I hope you like her too and I hope you have a fun weekend!
Be sure to check back next week for lots of new cards.

Christmas Greetings from Tilda

I was so happy when Michelle at Scrapbooking and More asked to be a part of her store design team and help promote all the fabulous products she has in the store!
She stocks all my favorite brands and brings in new goodies all the while.
If you sign up for her newsletter you get to have the news on new products and promotions right away (and she sends out great coupon codes too!)
I made this super Tilda card using a stamp from last years Holiday Collection to tide me over until Michelle gets in the new ones!

Challenges:
Crafty Catz - Tilda
Just Magnolia - 2's (I used 2 dp's, 2 types of flowers, 2 sets of dewdrops)
Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Sparkling
Totally Tilda - Red and Green Christmas
Magnolia Down Under - Tag It (there is a tag on the image :))
Bah Humbug - Cuties
If The Shoe Fits - Distressing
The Town Scrapper - Distressing
Secret Crafter - Distressing
Flourishes - Inka nd Distress
Stamp Something - Something Punchy
Alphabet Challenge - X is for Xmas
Thoughtful Thursday - F is for....Flowers, Festive
Cowgirl Sunday - Girls and Pearls (I hope my red dew drop style pearls work)

Card Recipe:
Image - Unwrapped Tilda
Paper - Making Memories Noel
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - Jenni Bowlin Chipboard Button
Flowers - Prima Roses
Doily - Little Yellow Bicycle
Around the Page Punches - Martha Stewart
Dewdrops - Robins Nest (I have the clear ones and colored them to match with a Copic marker)

I adore this image and hope you do to.
Be sure to check back tomorrow for two new cards from me :)