Magnolia Monday #5! - Happy Birthday with Picnic Tilda

EDITED TO ADD Picked in the Top 3 at Partytime Tuesdays!. Thanks!!!!!


First I have to say a huge congrats to The Dallas Mavericks!!!! Actually it means one sport is over in our house for a while, surely to be taken by The Queens Club final today and then Wimbledon :)


It's a new week and you know that means another Magnolia Monday!
Today I'm taking it outside with the super sweet Picnic Tilda and Butterfly Background.
I masked the two together and used a stair step style card for something a little different.
I'd love for you to add your Magnolia creation to my InLinkz below so I can come and leave you some love! Remember the post must be dated Monday June 13th to be linked up.

Challenges:
Whoopsi Daisy - Free and Easy
Totally Stampalicious - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Bearly Mine - Anything Goes
Thrilling Thursday - Anything Goes
Just Magnolia - Sketch (turned a 1/4 turn)
Paper Pretties - Summer
Aud's Sentiments - Summertime (and a sentiment)
Prairie Fairy - Summertime Fun
Totally Papercrafts - Summer
Party Time Tuesday - Summer Birthday
Creative Stamp Friends - Happy Birthday
Woodware USA - Happy Birthday
Going Grey - Happy Birthday
Do You Stack Up? - Birthday
My Mum's Craft Shop - Punch It
Stamp Something - Punch Something
Crafts and Me - Stamp Something
Cute Card Thursday - Pins and Pearls
Frosted Designs - Stitching (real or faux)
Stamping Scrapping - Embossing (one entry only)
Birthday Sundaes - Wet or Dry Embossing (and a birthday)
Lilypad - Ribbon
Our Creative Corner - Photo Inspiration (I chose the green and orange colors and florals from it)
Totally Gorjuss - Flower Power
Creative Inspirations Paint - Fun Fold
Oldie But A Goodie - Lots of Layers (and a stamp 6 months or more old, this one is 3 years!)

Card Recipe:
Image - Picnic Tilda and Butterfly Background
Paper - Lime Twist Fly a Kite by My Minds Eye
Medium - Copic Markers
Roses - Prima
Balloons - The Paper Studio
Fence Die Cut - Cheery Lynn Designs Picket Fence
Border Punch - Martha Stewart Scallop Dot
Embossing Folder - Sizzix Flowers
Sentiment - Birthday Wishes by Karen Foster Design
Decorative Pin - Leaf Trinket Pins by Maya Road

I don't use a lot of orange usually but when I do it always makes me happy.
I've been using the Lime Twist paper pads by My Minds Eye a lot recently, I just love the scale of the patterns and how well they work on my cards. I wish more paper companies would do the 6" by 6" pad as I have an addiction to them, I bought a dozen of them at The Great American Scrapbook Convention last week and am still itching for more ;)
I hope you like today's Summery Magnolia creation and will link up yours so I can come and see it.
And please mention it in your post if you can so we can grow and keep sharing the Maggie Love!
Katie

Digital Delights - New Releases - Jungle Buddies!

It's new release day over at Digital Delights and this month we are Going Wild!!!
Our new images feature Dylan and Daisy and their new "Jungle Buddies"!

Challenges:
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes or Your Favorite...
Partytime Tuesday - Anything Goes (2 entries max)
Do It With Digi's - One For The Boys
2 Sisters - Anything Goes
Stamptacular Sunday - Boys or Bugs
Craft Your Passion - What A Guy
Fresh Brewed Monthly Challenge - It's A Guy Thing
Ooh La La - Happy Birthday
Birthday Sundaes - Masculine Birthday
Scrappy Frogs - Happy Birthday
Digital Tuesday - Animal Friends
Claudia and Co - Fancy Folds
Stamp With Sarah Kay - More than One Fold

Card Recipe:
Images - Safari Dylan and Dillon the Lion
Sentiment - Jungle Buddies and Ticket Sentiment
Paper - Jungle by Marcella for K and Co
Medium - Copic Markers
Stickers - Doodlebug Designs Safari

I decided to go with a Side Stair Step fold, it is a cute look, especially for a child's birthday card. I will admit that I add a little stand under my card to help it stay up as this style card likes to lay down when it's not told to, naughty card!
Anyway we hope you'll Go Wild with us and be sure to check out all the other fabulous creations over at the Digital Delights Blog!
Katie

Cooking It Up #64 - Make a Romantic Embossed Ribbon

EDITED TO ADD - Made the Top 3 at Creative Inspirations Paint. Thanks!!!!!
and
Second place at Happileigh Scrappin. Thanks!!!!

It's a new recipe challenge over at my Cooking It Up With Katie challenge blog.
We have a super sponsor in Designed 2 Delight and the team got some super images to work with.

The ingredients this week are:
Make it Romantic
Include some Embossing
Finish with some Ribbon

Challenges:
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes or Your Favorite...
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
2 Sisters - Anything Goes
Partytime Tuesday - Anything Goes (2 entries max)
Ribbon Carousel - Anything Goes (with ribbon etc)
Creative Inspirations Paint - Friends
Happileigh Scrapping - Lots of Embellishments
ABC - V is for Variety (use at least 3 different embellishments, I used pearls, rhinestones, flowers and ribbon)
Papertake Weekly - Sketch
House of Gilli - Flowers
Crafty Emma's - Embossing
Stamp Something - Use a Sentiment

Card Recipe:
Image - Beautiful Blessings by D2D
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - The Blossom Song Stack by DCWV (at Michaels)
Flowers - Prima Trellis Rose in Fontaine
Ribbon - The Whimsy Cottage and Hobby Lobby
Embossing Folder - Cuttlebug
Spritz - Homemade
Pearls - The Paper Studio
Rhinestones - Treasures by Shabby Chic

This is such a gorgeous image, different from my usual choices but I absolutely love how the card turned out.
I hope you'll come over and join in at Cooking It Up With Katie and share your latest creation!

Katie

Pile It On - Travel Around The World in 7 Days

This week at Pile It On we are sponsored by Sparkle Creations and our challenge is "Travel Around The World in 7 Days!"
So you can choose any sort of travel to depict on your projects.
Sparkle was very generous with stamps for the Design Team and they were so much fun to work with.

Challenges:
Inspire Me Friday - Anything Goes
Papercutz - Anything Goes
Crafts 4 Eternity - Anything Goes
Moving Along With The Times - Anything Goes
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
AI Factory - Anything Goes
Chamber Maids - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Partytime Tuesday - Anything Goes (2 entries only)
Top Tip Tuesday - Square
Papertake Weekly - Sketch
Cute Card Thursday - Use A Sketch
Peartree Designs - Colorful
Craft Your Days Away - Show Us Your Layers
Digi Design House - Paper Piecing
House of Gilli - Lots of Layers and Faux Stitching
Sparkle Creations - Photo Inspiration (lilac, pink, lemon, white)
Tuesday Throwdown - Brads or Eyelets
Thrilling Thursday - Buttons, Brads or Bows
My Mum's Craft Shop - Flowers
Paper Romance - Summer
Wags N Whiskers - Use a die or punch
Delicious Doodles - Teenager
Mami Doodles - Let's Get Girly
One Stop Craft - In Stitches
Totally Gorjuss - 1, 2, 3 Your choice (I chose 1 image, 2 ribbons and 3 papers)
Let's Ink It Up - Embellish It (must use rubber stamp)

Card Recipe:
Image - Crusin' Chloe
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - 3 Bugs in a Rug Chloe Mini Floral
Sentiment - Heidi Grace
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Gathered Ribbon - Offray
Floral Ribbon - Michaels
Flowers - Paper Mania
Pearl Brads - Recollections

This was such a cute to paper piece and with this "flower power" style paper I thought it was perfect for the little bug!
So know it's time to pack your suitcases and get traveling with us over at Pile It On this week!

Designed 2 Delight - A Sweet Little Fairy

It's time to showcase the new releases from Faith over at Card Ideas

Challenges:
AI Factory - Anything Goes
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
Partytime Tuesday - Anything Goes (2 entries only)
Everybody Art - Fairies
Whoopsi Daisy - Fairies
If The Shoe Fits - Thing With Wings
Stamp Something - Things With Wings
Going Grey - Flowers
My Mum's Craft Shop - Flowers
Peartree Designs - Colorful
Top Tip Tuesday - Square
Ambers Crafts - Use a Digi
Creative Card Crew - Child's Play
CCEE Stampers - Butterfly (on her wand)
Paper Crafting Journey - Bling

Card Recipe:
Image - Sweet Little Fairy
Paper - Daisy Dear by Heidi Grace for Colorbok
Medium - Copic Markers
Die Cut - Spellbinders Labels 3
Doily Die - Italian Flourish by Cheery Lynn Designs
Banner Die - My Favorite Things
Flower Punches - 3 in 1 Hydrangea Martha Stewart
Sentiment - K and Co
Rhinestones - Treasures by Shabby Chic
Glitter - Glamour Dust

This little fairy is so sweet and light and just makes you smile.
I added Glamour Dust glitter to her and little aqua rhinestones for even more sparkle.
Be sure to go over to Card Ideas to see some other samples with the latest new releases from Designed 2 Delight!

Pile It On - Butterflies, Bugs and Bees

It's another challenge at Pile It On and this week we have the fabulous sponsor by Digital Delights.
We have a great Summer theme and it's really something that buzzes and flies! LOL
We want to see your Butterflies, Bugs and Bees on your projects.

Challenges:

Stamp and Create - Stitching
Anything Goes - Punches
Digi Doodle Shop - Punches or Die Cuts
Crazy Challenge - Birthdays
Ooh La La - Birthday
Partytime Tuesday - Anything Goes Birthdays
Stampin Bees - Birthday Card
Paper Romance - Birthday
Totally Stampalicious - Birthday
PearTree Designs - Birthdays
Caardvarks - Birthdays
Cowgirl Sunday - Bugs or Animals
Paper Pretties - Glitter
Meljens - Sketch
Challenge Up Your Life - Celebrations
One Stop Crafts - Patterns
Creative Inspirations - Animals
Alphabet Challenge - N for Nature




Card Recipe:
Image - Digital Delights
Paper - Target $1 spot (last year or the year before!)and DCWV
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - Printed
Punches - Martha Stewart





Hopefully you can see how I colored another basket and popped it on top for dimension.

Chi Chi Memories - Happy Birthday Girl!

It's time for another guest card for Chi Chi Memories.
This time I got to use the super sweet Birthday Girl and teamed her up with some of my most favorite current papers.

Challenges:

Craftalicious - Cute
Annabelle Stamps - Sketch and Bling
Prairie Fairy - Anything Goes
Speedy The Cats Friends - Use a Die Cut
Creative Card Crew - Die Cuts
Meljen's - Circles Galore
Sentimental Sundays - Celebration
Partytime Tuesday - Outside In & Birthday
Rosie Dees - Summer Birthday
Craft Your Passion - Stitching
Artful Inkables - Stitching
Wee Memories - Free For All
Little Red Wagon - Nestabilites



Card Recipe:
Image - Birthday Girl
Paper - Cosmo Cricket DeLovely
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - Sandy Lion
Cake sticker - KI Memories
Die Cuts - Spellbinders





I added some Stickles to the image to give a little Birthday Sparkle!
This is such a cute image and fabulous papers and I really love how it all turned out and I hope you do too.

Pile It On - My Favorite Things

Happy Sunday!
You what day it is? Yes it is the 4th of July but it's also Pile It On Day! LOL
And this week we are sponsored by the super fabulousQueen Scraps!
Queen Scraps supply fantastic page kits, perfect for both scrapbook layouts and cards and this week I got to work with the super cute Crate Paper Girl kit!
There is so much in this that you will be treated to lots of cards using it over the next week so be sure to keep coming back for more ideas!
As well as the kit we had the theme of "Favorite Things" which gives us all a huge array of ideas and I hope it gives you ideas too!

Today card has the following other challenges:

Critter Sketch - Sketch
Stamp With Fun - Birthday
Everybody Art - Birthday
Party Time Tuesday - Birthday (anything goes)
Paperplay - Card for A Child
Thrilling Thursday - Celebration!
Craftalicious - Cute
Quirky Crafts - Ribbon
Crafty Cardmakers - Inky Fingers (use Ink, Mist etc)
Crazy Challenge - Make It In An Hour
Lexi's - Layers
Pollycraft - Pinkalicious
Papertake - In Stitches
Stamp With Sarah Kay - Sparkling
Beary Scrap - Embossing
Dutch Dare - Photo Inspiration
Flutterby - Butterfly, Fairy or Angel
Your Next Stamp - Patterned Ribbon
Alphabet Challenge - J is for Jewels
Alota Rubber Stamps - Inside and Out
Prairie Fairy - Anything Goes



Card Recipe:
Image and Paper - Crate Paper Girl Kit
Embossing folder - Crafts Too
Butterfly punch - Martha Stewart
Glimmer - Pzzzt Sheer Shimmer in Frost



I added another piece from the chipboard sticker set to the message mat inside the card.



These kits are just great for scrapbook pages and cards so be sure to check them out at Queen Scraps!
We'd love you to use your "Favorite Things" are show us your creation at Pile It On!

Surprise it's Ashley's Birthday!

Over at Treehouse stamps it celebration day today as it is stamp artist Ashley's birthday!!!
So as a surprise we have all made her a card to make her day extra special!

Challenges:
Friday Sketchers - Sketch (turned)
Annabelle Stamps - Pink and Green
Alphabet Challenge G is for Green
Stamp Challenges - Happy Something
One Stitch At A Time - Celebration
KL Stampin Scrappin - Girly Birthday
Donna's Den - Happy Birthday (their 1st challenge!)
Party Time Tuesdays - Anything Goes Birthday
Hand Full of Stamps - How Cute is That?
Bee Crafty - Blooming Marvelous
Stamp With Fun - Fairytales
Just Us Girls - Going Digital



Card Recipe:
Image - Happy Dragon (brand new!)
Paper - Fairytale Princess by The Paper Studio
Medium - Copic Markers
Roses - Prima (pink) and Wild Orchid Crafts (green)
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Sentiment - Printed in Harrington font





If you want to see some more great Treehouse cards and join in the fun be sure to check out the following team members blogs for more birthday wishes!

Neva McMullen
Kelly Hampton
Maria Levine
Anne Harmon
Yaneri Rodriquez
Gloria Morizen
Anne Harmon
Heather Prince
Kimberly Lowery
Stephanie Serrano
and then run and wish the birthday girl Ashley Happy Birthday too!

Hope you enjoyed this one, I know I did!
Katie

Chi Chi Memories Blog Hop!

Here it is, it's Blog Hop Day!!!
Chi Chi Memories is holding a Blog Hop today and that's your place to start.
If you came to me from Jane then you are on the right track.
If not then please start at the beginning at Chi Chi Memories making sure to visit Lorraine along the way.
All the details are at Chi Chi Memories but what you need to do is visit all the team members blogs and leave them a little love :) After the hop is over 3 people will be chosen to receive 3 single images so the more blogs you comment on the better you chance of winning. You also have a chance by entering the challenge at the last stop on the hop.

The challenge for the team and for you is to complete a project using the following sketch.



You can play with any stamp you like but only Chi Chi image submissions will be eligible for entry for the prize, but we have a freebie you can use so there's no excuse not to play along is there? ;)

I got to use the fabulous Freddie (although I think I turned him into Freda!) and found a few challenges to help me with my creating:

Incy Wincy - For The Little Ones
The Pink Elephant - Gotta Wear Shades (bright fun colors)
My Time To Craft - Wild Thing
Copic Creations - Animals
Party Time Tuesdays - Anything Goes Birthday
My Partner in Crafting Crime - Birthdays
Tellens Place - Two patterned papers



Card Recipe:
Image - Elephant Love by Chi Chi Memories
Papers - Cosmo Cricket DeLovely
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Flowers - Prima
Brads - The Paper Studio
Sentiment - KI Memories
Medium - Copic Markers






Now you're seen my card by sure to HOP HOP HOP along to Laura and then on the trail you go!
Be sure to comment on ALL the posts as the more people you post on the better chance you have of winning (one comment per team members blog only please).
And make sure you grab the freebie and play along with the sketch challenge too!
Have fun and KEEP ON HOPPING!!
Katie