Love at Easter - Tilda as a Shepherd

Happy Tuesday!
Easter and Spring are all about new life and rebirth and I think this new Easter Tilda stamp really brings that message home. I only got her last week and just loved her so much that I had to color her right away.

I found a few challenges to help me create the card:

Roses on Paper want you to Punch It!
Just Magnolia want an Easel Card
Magnolia Stamp Lovers want Die Cuts
Magnolia-Licious had a Sketch
Stamp With Fun want Easter
Crazy Challenge want Easter
Practical Scrappers want you to use something you've had for more than a year (the ribbon and bow are at least 2 years old)
Everybody Art had an Easter theme



Card Recipe:
Image - Tilda as Shepherd
Paper- DCWV The Linen Closet
Border Punch - Martha Stewart Deep Gareden Trellis
Medium - Copic Markers
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Sentiment - Studio G





This stamp is surely one of the cutest Tilda's you'll find don't you think?
I love her hair and dress, she was lovely to color.

I hope you like her as much as I do.
Katie

It's Snowing! (Challenges that is!)

Happy Saturday,
This is one of those rare cards that I did just because I wanted to and not because of a Design Team commitment.
I love using my Magnolia stamps and there were a few challenges (19!) this week that just led me towards a new card with sweet Tilda as the star.

Everybody Art wanted Snowflakes
Stamp With Fun also wanted Snowflakes
Roses On Paper wanted Winter
Three Clovers also wanted Winter
Fussy and Fancy wanted Winter too
Stampin B's had a Winter Fun theme and I think the "punny" title makes this card a little fun :)
Stamp Something had a color combo of Blue and White
Basic Grey had a photo inspiration of a beautiful shades of blue room
Die Cuts R Us wanted you to use your Holiday Leftovers
Jacksonbelle wanted Bling!
Practical Scrappers wanted Bling too
Belli wanted Bling as well
Humblepie wanted 2 types of Bling and I used rhinestones and pearls.
Papertake had a great sketch
Tuesday Morning Sketches wanted to see Buttons and Bows
Creative Card Crew wanted to see Distressing
Creative Inspirations Callenge also wanted to see Distressing
Flutterby Wednesdays had an open theme as long as it is a Fairy, Butterfly or Angel
Stamping Vacation had a new Pick 3 challenge. I chose : An image with Wings, At least 1 gem or crystal, Any color you might see in the sky



I chose the super sweet "Love Tilda" but instead of traditional Valentines colors I chose a wintery color scheme to go with the themes from the challenges. I'm sorry I couldn't link her but my regular Magnolia sources don't seem to have her but she's from the Spring 2008 collection.
I colored her with Copic's and added a touch of silver Prismacolor to her wings and shoes.
I used scraps from both the Fruitcake and Eskimo Kisses collections by Basic Grey.
The snowflakes are Emagination punches, punched from American Crafts metallic cardstock. The ribbon is from Michaels and I printed out the sentiment in the Garamouche font.
All the panels are inked with Chalk Ink and the Rhinestones are Michaels $1 spot and the Pearls are Queen and Co.

The inside is more dp and a distressed message mat (that sounds funny!)

Here is a close up of Tilda in her Love sweater.

I hope you enjoyed this card as much as I did making it.
Be sure to come back next week for lots of new cards.
Katie

Pile It On- Chipboard

Happy Sunday,
Time for another Pile It On challenge and this time it's chipboard.

Of course Pile It On means adding other challenges too so I have a few for you here.

Roses on Paper had the theme of "Alter Something" (and use a stamp brand they sell)\
Magnolia Down Under wanted to be "Bedazzled"
Just Magnolia had the theme "It's Christmas"
Magnolialicious wanted a shaped card (well this isn't a card but it certainly is shaped!)
Scrap Stamp and Doodle also wanted a shaped project
Practical Scrappers wanted "Anything Christmas"
Everybody Art wanted Red and Green
Stamp With Sarah Kay wanted Red and Green too
My Time To Craft wanted "Christmas Foliage"
Gingersnaps wanted you to use Sandpaper and I sanded the Plaid embossing behind the image
Nutcrafters want to see Ribbon along with a stamp from any line they sell in their store.



Instead of using a chipboard accent on the project I actually use a chipboard box as my base for this altered project.
I won't say how close to tears I go with this one as it just wouldn't go right and I ended up changing this to make them work. I had painted the outside and then none of my glues would work to adhere the ribbon I chose to the outside. So I had to scrap the ribbon idea and go with paper on the outside and a different ribbon on top.
It almost ended up in the trash but I wanted to finish it and now it's done :)
The Ornament paper on the lid is The Paper Studio and one on the side is My Minds Eye.
The Poinsettias are from a garland I bought at Hobby Lobby.
I stamped Unwrapped Tilda on some off white cardstock as white looked too stark against the dp. Then I colored her wth Copic's.
I cut a piece of Coredinations cardstock with a Label Nestie and embossed it with the Plaid Cuttlebug folder from the HSN Holiday pack.
The sentiment is 7 Gypsies and I added $1 spot rhinestones to the lid and around the base too.

Here is a view straight on and Tilda looks so cute!

Here's a close up of Tilda.

You can see the decoration on the sides here.
I hope you can join in the fun over at Pile It On and find time for a little more creating before Christmas!
Katie

A new card for Pile It On!

Happy Sunday!
It's time for another challenge over at Pile It On and this week they want you to use 3 Flowers and 5 Pearls along with combining it with another challenge or challenges!

I've found a few to go with mine.

Magnolia Down Under gave me the sketch (and you need to use a Mgnolia stamp)
Roses on Paper wanted a Christmas card (and you need to use a brand of stamp they sell too, and they sell Maggies!)
Fabs Big Christmas wanted a Wavy Frame
Cute Card Thursday had a theme of "Glitter Me Silly" and although Flower Soft isn't glitter it still gives that shimmer and shine.
Basic Grey Challenges wanted Glitz and Bling (and any BG product)
Frosted Designs wanted you to "Bling It On"
Crafty Calendar had a Weather theme so I chose Snow!
Cupcake Crafts had a "Snow Much Fun" theme
365 Cards Day 259 had the theme of "Imagine This:Snow"
The Secret Crafter had a "Four Seasons" theme so I chose Winter
A Spoon Full Of Sugar wanted you to "Create a Scene"
TCP Tuesday wanted "Any December Holiday"
Design Dollies wanted to see some Distressing

The dp is more of the wonderful Eskimo Kisses by Basic Grey.
I colored the super cute Rowdy Tilda with Copic's and although she seems to be out of stock everywhere I looked for you I'm sure she'll be back in stock soon.
I made the snow from Flower Soft in Polar White. It gives a different look from glitter and in real life it looks like real snow!
The flowers are Brides and the pearl brads are from the wedding collection from Martha Stewart. The sentiment is from Joanns $1 spot. The border punch is Martha Stewart called Triple Dot Scallop. I stamped Tilda on a Label Nestie and stamped another Tilda and popped her on top.

The inside is more dp and a message mat cut with the same Nestie as on the front.

Here you can see the popped up Tilda.

I'd love to see you over at Pile It On!

Katie

For You, New Tilda Card

Happy Hump Day Everyone!
I'm been so busy with Design Team projects that my poor Magnolia stamps are feeling left out and sad.
So I decided it was time for a Tilda and of course I picked out my very favorite! Don't ask me why as I just can't answer but there is something about Well Dressed Tilda that makes me smile, and perching her on the book pile makes if even better!
I combined 7 challenges to create this card which doesn't feel like very many for me! LOL
Mojo Monday gave me the sketch
Just Magnolia gave me the color scheme of Pink, Grey with the option of Black
Roses On Paper wanted to see Stitching so I got out my pen for some faux stitching
Magnolia Down Under wanted to see Buttons
Die Cut Dreams wanted to see Ribbon and Trim
One Stop Craft Challenge wanted to see die cuts
and finally
Use Your Stash had a free choice as long as it was old! Well the dp on this card is from Keeping Memories Alive and they've not produced their own brand of paper for at least 5 years! In fact I think these pieces are closer to 10 years and no yellowing at all so it must be good stuff! LOL







Anyway I hope you like her!
Katie