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

Pile It On - Your Favorite Technique

It's Sunday and so that means it's time to grab your challenge lists and PILE IT ON!
We have a super simple challenge for you this week, we want to see your favorite technique and be sure to tell us what it is.
We have a brand new sponsor this week and that is Wax Fruit Company who provided us with fabulous images to use.
I chose my favorite technique of paper piecing and this basket of raspberries was the perfect image to use it on :)

Challenges:
Digi's With Attitude - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Allsorts - Free and Easy (3 entries only)
Deep Ocean Challenge - Make a Card
The Paper Shelter - Lots of Dots
Simon Says Stamp - Stitching
Paper Play - Fruity
My Time To Craft - Food of any kind
Charisma Cardz - Flowers
Bloggers Challenge - Flowers
Creative Craft Challenges - Flowers (3 entries only)
Thrilling Thursday - Pick 3 (I chose digi image, embossing and ribbon)
Frosted Designs - Pick 2 (I chose ribbon and rhinestones)
Digital Tuesday - Bling It Up (with a digi)
Colour Create - Fuchsia, Green and White
2 Sisters - Summertime Fun
Crazy 4 Challenges - Summer
One Stop Craft - Summertime
The Stamping Boutique - Summertime
Totally Gorjuss - Summertime
Card Makin Mamas - Summer (2 entries only)
Going Grey - Summer (2 entries)
Reasonable Ribbon - Summer Fun (and ribbon)
Crafty Purple Frog - Summer Fun
Squigglefly - Summertime

Card Recipe:
Image and Sentiment - Raspberry Basket by Wax Fruit Company
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Happy Go Lucky Pad Lime Twist by My Minds Eye
Border Punch - Martha Stewart Edger Scallop Dot
Embossing Folder - Crafts Too
Ribbon - The Whimsey Cottage
Flower - Prima
Rhinestones - Treasures by Shabby Chic

So now it's time for you to get out all your challenge links, make a big list, get creating and come and share with us at PILE IT ON!

Cuddly Buddly New Releases!

EDITED TO ADD - Picked as the featured card at Word Play! Thanks so much!!!

It's new release day at Cuddly Buddly and this week I got to help out and play with one of the brand new Pachela Studio's images!
Furgus is whizzing off to a party and the new Basic Grey Oxford papers were just perfect for this little Scottish doggie!

Challenges:
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes (with the option of buttons)
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
KB Cute Monday - Anything Goes
Catch The Bug - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
One Stitch at a Time - Use a Digi
Aud's Sentiments - Sentiment with 2 or more words
Cardmad Fairy - Use an Animal and a Digi (1 entry only)
Forever Friends - Birthday (with an animal)
2 Sisters - Birthday
Penny's - Birthday
Ruby's Rainbow - Birthday
Wags N Whiskers - Birthdays
Paper Creator - Special Occasion
Kaboodle Doodles - Celebrations
Pollycraft - Celebrations
Ellephantastic - Celebrations (1 entry only)
Basic Grey - Stitching
Simon Says Stamp - Stitching
Phindy's Place - Buttons
Word Play - Puppies
Crafters Companion - One for The Boys
Always Something Creative - For the Men
Paper Crafting Journey - For him
ABC Challenge - Y is for Yesterday (the car is definitely vintage)
Crafty Catz - A Vintage Look (1 entry only)

Card Recipe:
Image - Furgus MacFluff Drive Time
Paper - Oxford by Basic Grey
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - Birthday Wishes by Karen Foster Design
Buttons - Stash

These images have got to be some of the easiest to color as they are perfectly drawn with all the shade spots marked for you, perfect!
I hope you'll drop by at the Cuddly Buddly blog as not only are there new releases but also a brand new challenge from the "Buddly" side of the challenge Design Team!
Katie

Digital Delights - New Releases - Down On The Farm

Woo Hoo it's that time of the month again! LOL
Yes it's New Release day at Digital Delights and today we going on a trip to The Farm!

Challenges:
Digi's With Attitude - Anything Goes
Stamp Something - Something Digi
One Stitch At A Time - Use a Digi
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Karens Doodles - Double Trouble (use more than 1 image)
AI Factory - Double Time (I used 2 images)

Card Recipe:
Images - Farm girl Polly, Charlie the cow and Farm Sentiment
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Stella and Rose Mabel by My Minds Eye
Bow - Offray
Brads - Target $1 Spot and Making Memories

These are such a cute set of images and would be fabulous on a scrapbook page.
Be sure to see all the new images and the super creations from the rest of the Design Team over at Digital Delights!
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 Your Sewing On!

I hope all my American friends had a wonderful and safe 4th of July, we enjoyed hot Texas weather, a good brisket and of course a few cold ones!
Now the Holiday is over it's back to regular programming and as it's Tuesday that means a new card for the A Spoon Full of Sugar challenge!
This week is a super easy one, we just want to see some stitching on your card and it can be machine, hand or faux, it's up to you!

Challenges:
Allsorts - Free and Easy (3 entries only)
Digi's With Attitude - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Stamp Something - Something Digi
One Stitch At A Time - Use a Digi
2 Sisters - Birthday
Birthday Sundaes - Anything Goes Birthday
Pollycraft - Celebrations
Emerald Faeries - All Things Girly (3 entries only)
CRAFT - Gardening
A Gem of A Challenge - Sketch
Diva's by Design - Punches or Dies
4 Crafty Chicks - Stitching
Totally Papercrafts - Bingo! (I chose Punches, flowers and Gems)
Desert Island Crafters - Pick at least 3 (I chose Copic's, Nesties and Ribbon)

Card Recipe:
Image - Gardening Kaela
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Webster's Pages Collection
Border Punch - Martha Stewart Deep Edge Garden Trellis
Die Cut - Oval Square Label
Ribbon - The Whimsey Cottage
Gems - Treasures by Shabby Chic
Roses - Wild Orchid Crafts
Sentiment - Birthday Wishes by Karen Foster Design

I think this little image of Kaela is so sweet and to finish it off I drew in a little wall for her to be sitting on.
Gardening was (and still is) such a big part of my life, learning all about the seeds and plants and trees from my Nana and it's nice to have such a cute card to remember those moments by.
And another reminder of Nana is this challenge, stitching, as she was a super seamstress in her day so Nana, this one's for you!
Please come along and share your stitched creation with us this week at A Spoon Full of Sugar.
Katie

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

Extra! Extra! More Cuddly Buddly Fun!

You may have read earlier that today is the start of the Cuddly Buddly challenges!
Well one new team member has had a lot going on and couldn't get her card in on time so I got to play along twice this week! Scratch that, it was a mix up but I still got to make a second card :) Remember if you want to play that the theme is "A Brand New...." and that you need a Cuddly Buddly digital product to enter but there tons of FREEBIES to choose from so you have no excuse not to play along!

The reason this card is in a separate post is that it is going into challenges and I can't enter two cards into the same challenge with the same URL so this one is a stand alone!
I got to work with the fabulous artwork of Pachela Studios and chose Toby Tumbles friend Tabitha with her little butterfly friend.

Challenges:
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes
The Paper Shelter - Anything Goes
Stamp Something - Something Digi
Stamp N Doodle - Animals/Nature
Truly Scrumptious - Things With Wings
Flutterby - Open (with a Fairy, Angel or Butterfly)
Lexi's - A Bug's Life
Hooked On Crafts - Flowers
Digital Tuesday - Flowers
KB Cute Monday - Flowers
Deep Ocean - Flowers
Ooh La La - Summer Flowers
Scrapbook Sisters - Summer Fun
My Time To Craft - Here Comes Summer
My Mum's Craft Shop - Something Old, Something New (die cut and flowers are old, the image, papers and team are new!)
Stamp With Sarah Kay - More than 3 layers
Creative Inspirations - Stitching
4 Crafty Chicks - Stitching

Card Recipe:
Image - Special Friends
Papers - Toby Tumbles Hearts and Flowers
Sentiment - Bits Of Ivory Garden Sentiments
Medium - Copic Markers
Glitter - Martha Stewart Glitter Markers Cool Spectrum
Border Die - Nellie Snellen Decorative Borders 3
Die Cut - Spellbinders Labels 1
Trim - Offray
Flower - Stash
Rhinestones - Michaels $1 spot
Fabric Brad - Dear Lizzy

Tabitha is such a cutie and the way the images are drawn make it easy for even a beginner colorist to get a great result. I added a few glittery bits with my Martha Stewart glitter pens, I do have and use the Atyou Spica Copic's but the Martha one's have a bolder glitter and sometimes bolder is better! LOL
Anyway I hope you've enjoyed both of my Cuddly Buddly cards today, be sure to click on my main blog banner to be taken to the home page so you don't miss anything and also run on over to Cuddly Buddly and join in the fun of the first challenge!
Katie

Super News!!! Cuddly Buddly has a Digi Challenge!! #1 - "A Brand New..."

You'll remember a few weeks ago I announced that I was part of the new challenge team at Cuddly Buddly and today is the day of the 1st challenge!
Challenges will be each Friday but we are two teams, Cuddly and Buddly!, and so you'll see a card from me every other week.
You need to use a Cuddly Buddly digital project to enter but there are tons of FREEBIES so there is no reason not to play :)
We will have winners each week, all the details are on the Cuddly Buddly blog
Now to this very 1st challenge, I had the honor of choosing the theme and in the spirit of the new challenge and team members I've chosen the theme of "A Brand New ...". You can make a card for a new baby, new home, new start (graduation), wedding or maybe just using brand new products or a technique that is brand new to you!
Plenty of ideas for this one and we really want to see you play along.

Challenges:
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes
Stamp Something - Something Digi
Forever Friends - Birthday's (with an animal)
Fresh Brewed - Birthday or Party
Crafts and Me - Birthdays
Truly Scrumptious - Things With Wings
Bunny Zoe's - Fairies
2 Sisters - Fairies
Flutterby - Open (with a Fairy, Angel or Butterfly)
Stamps R Us - There Was A Little Girl...
4 Crafty Chicks - Stitching
Craft Your Passion - Use Red
Scrappy Frogs - Red
Creative Stamp Friends - Dots
Hooked On Crafts - Flowers
Digital Tuesday - Flowers
KB Cute Monday - Flowers
Ooh La La - Summer Flowers
My Mum's Craft Shop - Something Old, Something New (punch and brads are old, the image, papers and team are new!)
Stamp With Sarah Kay - More than 3 layers
Scrapbook Sisters - Summer Fun

Card Recipe:
Image - Twinkly Fairies Strawberry Sweet by Cuddly Buddly
Papers - Cottage Garden by Cuddly Buddly and Toby Tumbles Hearts and Flowers by Pachela Studios for Cuddly Buddly
Border Punch - Martha Stewart Edge Punch Daisy
Ribbon - The Whimsey Cottage
Fabric Brads - K and Co
Sentiment - Printed in Black Boyz on Mopeds

I'm the first to admit that I shied away from digital papers for a long while as we in US have such an easily available selection of tangible papers that I didn't feel the need.
But many of my favorite digital stamp companies have matching papers that I was slowly but surely pulled in :)
It is so nice to be able to print just as much as you need, make the image on the paper smaller or larger to suit your needs and even change colors if you need to!
I used papers from two different sets on this card and I really love the results.
This was such a easy card to pull together as the image is so sweet that it didn't need much to finish it off.
I hope you like it and go grab a freebie if you like and come along and play with us at Cuddly Buddly!

Guest Designer at Bling It On! - Anything Goes

This month Digital Delights are sponsoring the challenge at Bling It On! and the nice ladies asked me if I'd like to join in with them!
Of course I said yes!
It is a super easy challenge, Anything Goes as long as it has BLING!!!

Challenges:
Midnight Madness - Sketch
Stamp Something - Something Digi
4 Crafty Chicks - Stitching
Lexi's - It's A Bugs Life (Bee's)
Simply Create - Fly With Us
Crafty Calendar - Things With Wings
Truly Scrumptious - Things With Wings
There She Goes - 3 Dies or Punches (Spellbinders, McGill and Marianne D)
Bee Crafty - Summers Here (with a digi)
Bearly Mine - Summertime
Belli Challenge - G is for.... Green Rhinestones
Scrapbook Sisters - Summer Fun

Card Recipe:
Image - Bizzy Bear
Paper - Dutch Mustard Soup by Jillibean Soup
Medium - Copic Markers
Die Cut - Spellbinders Labels Seventeen
Border Die Cut - Marianne D
Ribbon - The Whimsey Cottage
Tag Punch - McGill Punch Multi Tag
Rhinestones - Treasures by Shabby Chic
Sentiment - Printed

This adorable bear was such a joy to color and the papers were simply perfect for a Just Because card!
I hope you've enjoyed it and will come along and play with us this month at Bling It On!
Also make sure to click on my blog header to see my 1st post for the brand new Cuddly Buddly challenge and also to join in the Celebrations Blog Hop that started yesterday at Digital Delights

Katie