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 #9! - My Friend Giggling Tilda!

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend, it's still baking hot here in Texas and the 10 day forecast is showing highs at or above 100F every day!
If we can't be in the neighborhood pool then we are inside and that of course for me gives me the perfect excuse to craft, that's why you'll see new cards (and projects) each and every day this week.
With today being Monday that means it's Magnolia Monday and I hope you'll join and link below with your Magnolia Monday creation. Remember it is always "Anything Goes" as long as it is Magnolia and is on your blog on Monday.

Challenges:
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Just For You
Colour Create - Fuchsia, Green and White
Cute Card Thursday - Lace
The Crafty Pad - Lots of Texture
Crafts and Me - Favorite Stamp
Stampin Sisters in Christ - What works for you...use a favorite
Just Magnolia - Sketch
Totally Tilda - Distressing
Simon Says Stamp and Show - Stitching
Stamp Something - Bugs or Butterflies
Digi Doodles Shop - Butterflies
Flutterby - Open (with a Fairy, Angel or Butterfly)
The Shabby Tearoom - Flowers
Charisma Cardz - Flowers
Bloggers Challenge - Flowers
Robyn's Fetish - Flowers
Frosted Designs - Pick 2 (I chose ribbon and pearls)
2 Sisters - Summertime Fun
Crazy 4 Challenges - Summer
One Stop Craft - Summertime
Totally Gorjuss - Summertime
Card Makin Mamas - Summer (2 entries only)
Crazy Challenge - Summertime

Card Recipe:
Image - Giggling Tilda and Magnolia Swing
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Lime Twist Happy Go Lucky by My Minds Eye
Doily Die - French Pastry by Cheery Lynn Designs
Flowers - Prima
Sentiment - KI Memories
Lace - Wrights
Butterfly Punch - Martha Stewart Medium Monarch
Pearls - Bridal Dept

This swing stamp is usually used with Swinging Tilda but this little Giggling Tilda sits on it perfectly and she just makes me smile!
I hope she makes you smile too.
Please remember that I hold this "Link Party" each and every Monday so put it in your crafting diary and schedule a card to link up with it.
I look forward to seeing all your wonderful Magnolia creations!
Katie

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #77 - Wet and Wild

It's another Once Upon a Wednesday at The Pixie Cottage and this week we have the theme of "Wet and Wild!" and of course we have a super sketch if you'd like to play with that (I chose the sketch only this week)

Challenges:
Allsorts - Free and Easy (3 entries only)
Bearly Mine - Anything Goes (2 entries only)
Digi's With Attitude - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Stamp Something - Something Digi
One Stitch At A Time - Use a Digi
Secret Crafter - Here Comes Summer
Going Grey - Summer
Try It On Tuesday - Flower Power
Creative Craft Challenges - Pretty Blossoms
Hooked On Crafts - Flowers
CRAFT - Gardening
Totally Papercrafts - Bingo! (I chose Brads, Flowers and Ribbon)
One Stop Crafts - Tag You're It!
Clear It Out - Wings
Truly Scumptious - Things with Wings
Flutterby - Open (with a fairy, angel or butterfly)

Card Recipe:
Image - Rose Covered Trellis Digital Image by ARTish and Leisel and her Wheelbarrow
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Dutch Mustard Soup by Jillibean Soup
Flower accents - Sassafras
Ribbon - The Whimsey Cottage
Chipboard Tag - KI Memories
Sentiment - Heidi Grace
Brad - The Paper Studio

This is the super sketch we have this week.

The Rose Covered Trellis Background is one of the latest digital releases and is just the perfect addition if you love the character stamps like Swiss Pixie's, Tilda's and others.
I hope you like this one and will come along and play with us this week at The Pixie Cottage
Katie

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Get Well Soon

This week over at A Spoon Full of Sugar we are sponsored by the fabulous Whimsy Stamps and we have the theme of "Get Well Soon" for your cards. These are challenges that I usually steer away from and so it good for me to "have" to do it and this super image had been sitting in my digi file for a long while and really needed to be printed and colored :)

Challenges:
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes
One Stop Craft - Get Well Soon
Cupcake Craft Room - Flowers and/or Leaves (2 entries only)
Ruby's Rainbow - Flowers
Digital Tuesday - Flowers
Deep Ocean - Flowers
Ooh La La - Summer Flowers
Emerald Faeries - Petals (3 entries only)
Crafty Creations - Let It Shine (used pearls and glittery paper)
Speedy the Cats Friends - Sparkle (I used Pearls and Glittery Paper)
The Crafty Pad - Bold and Bright

Card Recipe:
Image - Hang in There by Whimsy Stamps
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - The Blossom Song by DCWV (Michaels exclusive)
Doily Die - English Tea by Cheery Lynn Designs
Roses - Prima
Pearls - The Paper Studio
Sentiment - Printed
Trim - Wrights

This paper stack is one of my current favorites, I love the bright bold colors and the glossy accents on the paper.
Aqua has always been a favorite color of mine and I think if I was ill and received a card like this it would make me smile and would be bound to lift my spirit.
I hope you'll agree and come along and play with us at A Spoon Full of Sugar
Katie

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #75 - Sketch and/or Outdoor Fun

It's another Once Upon a Wednesday at The Pixie Cottage and this week we have the theme of "Outdoor Fun!"

Challenges:
Everybody Art - Anything Goes
Hooked On Crafts - Anything Goes
CRAFT - Stitching (5 entries)
Digi Doodles Shop - Stitching
Creative Inspirations - Stitching
Desert Island Crafts - Pick 3 (I chose something metal, a sticker and a bird)
One Stop Craft - Use a Sticker
Creative Inspirations Paint - Bright Colors
Happileigh Scrappin - Bright Colors
Scrappy Frogs - Red
Ladybug Crafts Ink - Red
Cupcake Inspirations - Ladybug Cupcakes (spot my ladybugs on this card!)
Forever Friends - Spots and Dots (and animals)

Card Recipe:
Image - Down on The Farm by Tina Akonom
Medium - Copic Markers
Die Cut - Picket Fence by Cheery Lynn Designs
Stickers - Doodlebug Barnyard
Paper - Heidi Grace One Sunny Day

This is the great sketch that you have an option of using this week.

This card is actually more like a mini scrapbook page with a scene set and then a title, but as a scrapbooker for 13 years I suppose that's just "going back to my roots".
Anyway I hope you like and will join in with us this week at The Pixie Cottage
Katie

Cooking It Up #67 - A Yellow Birthday Sketch!

It's time for another recipe for your cards at my Cooking It Up With Katie challenge blog.
This week's ingredients are:

Start with a current Sketch
Make it for a Birthday
Use a little Yellow

Challenges:
Everybody Art - Anything Goes
Hooked On Crafts - Anything Goes
Lilypad - Ribbon
Ribbon Carousel - Coloring and Ribbon
Sketch and Stash - Sketch
CRAFT - Stitching (5 entries)
Digi Doodles Shop - Stitching
Creative Stamp Friends - Happy Birthday
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Male Birthday
2 Sisters - For A Guy
Mami Doodles - For a Man/Boy
My Mum's Craft Shop - For The Boys
Aly's - All About Kids
Card Makin Mama's - For A Child
Creative Inspirations Paint - Bright Colors
One Stitch At A Time - Things With Wings
Sweet Stampin - Things With Wings
Speedy The Cat's Friends - Buttons
One Stop Crafts - Stickers
Word Play - Blue
CR84FN - Aqua, Green and Yellow

Card Recipe:
Image - Rupert's Party
Paper - Spotted Owl Soup by Jillibean Soup
Medium - Copic Markers
Ribbon - Whimsy Cottage
Sentiment - The Paper Studio
Buttons - Dress It Up
Dewdrops - Robins Nest

I printed an additional image and colored and cut the balloons to give it a little POP! I bought these papers at the Great American Scrapbook Convention a few weeks ago and they were absolutely perfect for the color challenge! And of course they are a 6" by 6" pad and you know how obsessed I am with them :)
I hope this one brings you a smile and we'd love to see you playing over at Cooking It Up With Katie this week.
Katie

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Ribbons and Bows

We have a lovely girly challenge for you this week at A Spoon Full of Sugar as we want to see your Ribbons and Bows!

Challenges:
Everybody Art - Anything Goes
Hooked On Crafts - Anything Goes
Sweet Stampin - Things With Wings (2 entries only)
Crafty Calendar - Things With Wings
One Stitch At A Time - Things With Wings
Lilypad - Ribbon
Ribbon Carousel - Coloring and Ribbon
A Gem of a Challenge - Blooming Charming (flowers and charms)
Charisma Cardz - Pink and Green
CRAFT - Stitching (5 entries)
Digi Doodles Shop - Stitching
Cute Card Thursday - Birthstone (mine is November which is Topaz and Pearl)
Hanna and Friends - In The Garden
Whoopsi Daisy - Pile On The Flowers
Karen's Doodles - Flower Power
Picture and Scrap - Lace and/or Ribbon
Corrosive by Janet - Ribbons and Bows
House of Gilli - Ribbons and Bows
Cupcake Craft Room - Flowers and/or Leaves (2 entries only)
Emerald Faeries - Petals (3 entries only)
Crafts 4 Eternity - Embellishments with an R (I chose round, roses, ribbon)
Stamp Something - Something with Pretty Papers
One Stop Craft - Use a Sticker

Card Recipe:
Image - Sweet Blossom by Wee Stamps at Cuddly Buddly
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Daisy Dear by Heidi Grace
Doily Die - French Pastry by Cheery Lynn Designs
Die Cut - Spellbinders Octagons
Border Die - Marianne D Creatables
Roses - Prima
Ribbon - Michaels
Sentiment Charm - Bravissimo by Making Memories
Pearls - The Paper Studio

This gorgeous image just makes me smile every time I look at it.
I added lots of nice girly touches to it and we'd love to see your take on our challenge this week over at A Spoon Full of Sugar!
Katie

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #73 - Sketch and/or Shape It Up

It's another Once Upon a Wednesday at The Pixie Cottage and this week we have the theme of "Shape It Up" where we want to see your shaped cards. We also have a wonderful sketch if you want to use it.

Challenges:
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Bearly Mine - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes or Your Favorite...
Crafts and Me - Stamp Something
Scrapbook Sisters - An English Country Garden
Diva's by Design - Florals (2 entries only)
Speedy the Cats Friends - 3D Flower
Happileigh Scrappin - Flowers and Stitching
Basic Grey - Shabby Chic
Card Cupids - 3 or More Layers
One Stop Craft - Texture
Delicious Doodles - Texture
My Mum's Craft Shop - Punch It
Your Next Stamp - Shaped Cards
Card Creations by C - Shaped Cards
Little Claire's - Shaped Cards

Card Recipe:
Image - Hannah at a Fence
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Basic Grey Curio
Doily Die - French Pastry by Cheery Lynn Designs
Border Punch - Martha Stewart Garden Trellis
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts, Prima and Love Letter Roses
Pearls - The Paper Studio
Sentiment - Heidi Grace
Lace - Wrights

I did this card pretty much freehand, just hoping it worked out as I went along! I started with a 6" square base from which I used a lid from one of my ribbon jars to cut a semi circle into the top leaving and uncut piece for the fold to hold the card together. Then I picked out a border punch, trimmed the base to the right depth and punched. Then I cut out a whole circle, edged it with lace, add the the patterned paper and then completed like a regular card. What I like is that I can make an envelope for a 6" square on my Scor-Pal and mail it easily!
I really enjoyed making something a little different and I hope you will spend time and show us your shaped cards over at The Pixie Cottage this week

It's Magnolia Monday #4! - Summer Fun!

EDITED TO ADD Placed in the Top 3 at Dream Valley Challenges. Thanks so much!!!!


It's Monday so that means another Magnolia card from my and another Magnolia Monday for you to link to!
This weeks we have gone with a Summer theme and if you have a Magnolia card on your blog today then please link it up and we will share the love!

Challenges:
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Ribbon Carousel - Anything Goes (with ribbon etc)
All That Scraps - Anything Goes (with a stamp sold in the store)
Just Magnolia - Anything Goes (with Lace as an optional extra)
Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Anything Goes
7 Kids College Fund - Sketch
Dutch Magnolia Chickies - Summer
ABC - V is for Variety (use at least 3 different embellishments)
Emerald Faeries - Lots of Bling (3 entries max)
Anything Goes - Masking
Basic Grey - Shabby Chic
The Shabby Tearoom - Embossing
One Stop Craft - Texture
Crafts and Me - Punch It Out
Card Cupids - 3 or More Layers
Dream Valley - Stamp Something (no digi's)
Chamber Maids - 2 different Ribbons or Laces
Diva's by Design - Florals (2 entries only)
Creations by Gill M - Pink and Green and Flowers
Dutch Dare - Pink and Green
Jay Gees Nook - Photo Inspiration (pink, green, flowers, girly, sewing)
CR84FN - Color Combo (light pink, medium green and a neutral)

Card Recipe:
Images - Stump and Bench by Sandra Hammer and Giggling Tilda
Paper - Basic Grey Sugared
Medium - Copic Markers
Pearl Brads - Martha Stewart Brides
Sentiment - Printed
Rhinestones - Michaels
Lace - Offray
Border Punch - Martha Stewart Doily Lace
Ribbon - Stash

I've had this Tilda for a long while but never inked her her up.
I think this is a good use for her and I hope you think she is having some Summer Fun and will come along and link up to share in the love!



Katie

Guest Designer for Crafty Sentiments - Flowers

This month I am a guest designer at Crafty Sentiments and I got to work with their super cute designs, how much fun is that?
This week it's a super easy challenge, we want to see your creations with flowers on them.
I chose to use a floral paper and image with flowers on it to fulfill the challenge.

Challenges:
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Papercutz - Anything Goes
House of Gilli - Lots of Layers and Faux Stitching
One Stop Craft - In Stitches
Bows N Berries - Bold and Bright
Craft Us Crazy - Flowers
ABC Design - Flowers
Wags N Whiskers - Use a die or punch
Kort O Mania - Colors of Your Flag (both my homeland country and my adopted country are Red, White and Blue!)
Stamping Vacation Pick 3 - Chose 3 (I chose Floral Paper, Red Ribbon and Square)
Clear it Out - Ribbon/Trim

Card Recipe:
Image - Mushroom Bear by Crafty Sentiments
Paper - Melody Ross Homespun Chic
Medium - Copic Markers
Die Cut - Spellbinders Labels 3
Ribbon - Stash
Chipboard Heart - Colorbok
Sentiment - Studio G

I made 3 copies of the image and colored and layered them for extra dimension. I love this Paper Tole technique and think it adds so much to an image.
I added a big bow and really loved how it all turned out.
Be sure to check out the rest of the team's creations and join in with this great challenge at Crafty Sentiments this week.
Be sure to come back tomorrow as I'm part of a very special Blog Hop that you don't want to miss!
Katie

The Pixie Cottage 68 - One For The Boys

It's Wednesday so it means another challenge over at The Pixie Cottage!
As always we have 2 parts to the challenge and you can choose either or both to play along with.
We have a fabulous sketch and our theme this week is "One For The Boys"
So whether it's for the man in your life, your sons birthday or, like mine, celebrating the birth of a new baby boy be sure to come and share it with us!

Challenges:
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Peartree Designs - Anything Goes (max 2 entries)
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Papercutz - Anything Goes
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
AI Factory - Anything Goes
House of Gilli - Lots of Layers and Faux Stitching
Bunny Zoe - One For The Boys
Cards For Men - Circles
Wags N Whiskers - Use a die or punch
One Stop Craft - In Stitches
Secret Crafter - For a Baby
Stamp With Sarah Kay - Baby
Bearly Mine - Beautiful Babies
Friday Mash Up - Baby or Punches (or both)
Rubys Rainbow - Babies and Blue
Stamp With Fun - Lace or Ribbon
Let's Ink It Up - Embellish It (must use rubber stamp)
Delightful Challenges - Distressed
The Crafty Pad - Pearls and Swirls (in the border die cut)
The Shabby Tearoom - Sweet Dreams Photo Inspiration (cream, blue, neutral, bedroom photo)
Clear it Out - Ribbon/Trim
Tuesday Taggers - Something Old and Something New (stamp is over a year old and the papers are new)
ABC Design - Flowers

Card Recipe:
Image - Sweet Pea In Bloom by Alisa Ramirez
Paper - Annalee by Prima
Medium - Copic Markers
Border Die Cut - Parisian Accents by Spellbinders
Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan Cats Eye
Flowers - Sugar Plum Roses in Caribbean
Sentiment - Making Memories
Pearls - The Paper Studio
Lace - Offray
Die Cut - Beaded Circles by Spellbinders

This was the great sketch that we had the option of using.

I absolutely love this image. The baby is so adorable and could so easily work for boy and girl cards. I paper pieced the flower and pea pod and then inked all the layers before glued them down.
All the die cuts are inked around for a soft distressed feel.
I even inked the pearls to make them match the whole style of the card.
I really hope you like this one and will come along and share your cards and creations for all the boys big and small in your life over at The Pixie Cottage!
Katie