Sunday 28 September 2014

Tilda With A Small Gift And A New Challenge At Lovely Hanglar Or Sweet Magnolia.

Good afternoon, crafty bloggers.
I hope you are well?
We have a new challenge starting today at Lovely hanglar Or Sweet Magnolia
Our challenge theme for the next 2 weeks is...................
Just For Girls.
We want to see your girly cards/projects.
Our wonderful sponsor for this challenge is Live & Love Crafts with a £10 voucher for one lucky winner!

I have made a shaped card.
I used Tilda With A Small Gift from You Are So Special Collection.
The image is stamped with Memento rich cocoa ink onto Neenah cardstock and cut out using a Joy Crafts oval.
I have coloured the image with Prismacolor & Polychromos pencils.



For my shaped card I used Lifestyle Quickutz nesting frame #10 and Maja Design Walking In The Forest papers.
Other dies used are La -La-Land border heart doily. Cheery Lynn french pastry doily, Joy Crafts Billes flourishes and Doohickey bloomy tag.
I have lightly sanded the papers and inked the die cuts with Tim Holtz tea dye distress ink.
The pretty lace's across the bottom of the card are from The Ribbon Girl and Live & Love Crafts.The sentiment is from LOTV. I have matted it onto a Spellbinders scalloped circle.
I cut the butterfly from Maja Design papers.


Here is the card with the bloomy tag removed from the mini corps bag.
I have sprinkled Frantage shabby white embossing enamel onto the tag and the stamped sentiment is from Lili Of The Valley.
I placed a string of pearls through the tied lace bow.


I used flowers and frosted berries from Wild Orchid Crafts and Live & Love Crafts for. The clay heart is from Live and love crafts and the pearl decorative pins are from 
Wild Orchid Crafts.
I painted some white modelling clay onto the flowers.


Here is a close up of adorable Tilda.
I placed a piece of cheese cloth behind the image.
I have Frantaged he edge of the oval and adhered 3mm white pearls around the image.
I dotted Tilda's cheeks with a Inkssentials opaque white pen.


Inside the card is decorated with Maja Design paper and a Joy Crafts oval.

We would love you to come and join in with our challenge.
My teamies have designed some gorgeous creations.
Why not pop over for a peek?

I am entering my card into the following super challenges;


Thank you for stopping by to visit and big thanks for all the lovely comments.

Crafty hugs
Donna xx







Sunday 21 September 2014

Loving Bridal Couple. Anything Goes At Simply Magnolia And A DT Call!

Good morning, crafty bloggers.
We have a new challenge starting today at Simply Magnolia and this time our challenge theme is............... Anything Goes.
We also have a DT call so if you would like to be a part of this wonderful team then don't forget to enter.
Our wonderful sponsor for this challenge is;
The Ribbon Girl

My Mum asked me to make an 8" x 8" card for a couple who's wedding she is attending next weekend.
Here is the card.

I used Loving Bridal Couple from Wedding Collection 2010.
The image is stamped with Memento rich cocoa ink onto Neenah cardstock and cut out using a Joy Crafts Oval.
I have coloured the image with Prismacolor and Polychromos pencils.



For the card base I used 300gsm white Conqueror card and Pressed In Time papers from LOTV.
Other dies used are La - La - Land heart doily border and filigree corner. Cheery Lynn french pastry doily, Marianne Designs clock, Sizzix Bigz heart, Joy Crafts Billes flourishes and Doohickey bloomy tag.
 I also used Marthe Stewart cherish around the page punch and woodland branches punch.
I have lightly sanded the papers and inked the die cuts with Tim Holtz tea dye distress ink.
The lace across the bottom and the flat backed pearl lace trim are from The ribbon Girl and 
Wild Orchid Crafts.
The white shabby ruffle trim is from Live & Love Crafts.
The 5mm and 3mm white pearls are from Grafton Crafts.


Here is the bloomy tag removed form the corps mini bag.
The stamped sentiment is from LOTV.
I have addeed Frantage shabby white embossing enamel to each corner of the tag and threaded white string pearls and tied the bow with some lace that my Mum's friend sent me.
The silver heart charm is from The Ribbon Girl.


I used a selection of flowers from The Ribbon Girl and Wild Orchid Crafts.
I cut out the letters for the names using Pion studio of memories paper and adhered them to a Sizzix heart. The butterfly is cut using Maja Design vintage Spring basics.
I set the hands on the clock to the time of the wedding. 1pm.


Here is a close up of Loving Bridal couple.
I sprinkled shabby white embossing enamel around the image and added Ranger white liquid pearls to the flowers in Tilda's hair and bouquet.
I dotted Tilda and Edwin's cheeks with a Inkssentials opaque white pen.


Inside the card is decorated with Pressed In Time papers, Martha Stewart cherish around the page punched card and a Joy Crafts oval.

My Mum loved the card.

Our challenge is 2 weekly so plenty of time to enter your creations.
My teamies have designed some gorgeous creations.
Why not pop over for a peek?

I am entering my card into the following super challenges:
Magnolia Mania Challenge #97.............. Bingo  (Die cuts, Pearls & Embossing.)


Thank you for stopping by to visit my blog today and big hugs for all the lovely comments I receive.
Crafty hugs
Donna xx












Sunday 14 September 2014

Cocoa The Bear And A New Challenge At Lovely Hanglar Or Sweet magnolia.

Good afternoon, crafty bloggers.
I hope you are well?
Today we have a new challenge starting at Lovely Hanglar Or Sweet Magnolia and this time around our challenge theme is
Spots & Dots.
Our wonderful sponsor for this challenge is

I have made another Christmas card.
I used Cocoa The Bear With Present from the Little Christmas Collection.
The image is stamped with Memento rich cocoa ink onto Neenah cardstock and cut out using a Spellbinders floral oval.
I have coloured the image with Polychromos pencils.


For my shaped card I used GoKreate large frame frilly #2 and Maja Design Vintage Spring Basics papers.
Other dies used are La - La - Land heart doily border, Tim Holtz On The Edge Snow Flurries, Cheery Lynn Snowflake 5 and Pine Branches, Marianne Designs Ivy Circle, Joy Crafts Billes Flourishes and Doohickey Bloomy Tag.
I have inked the papers and die cuts with Tim Holtz tea dye distress ink.
The pretty lace across the bottom is from ebay
The circular Christmas sentiment is from LOTV.


Here is the bloomy tag removed from the white Corps mini bag.
The sentiment is Magnolia Vintage Merry Christmas Postmark. 
I have added Frantage shabby white embossing enamel to the tag and tied the bow with some pretty lace that my Mother's friend sent to me. I have also tied a gold jingle bell to the lace with some hemp twine from The Ribbon Girl.
The Frantage, Corps mini bag and jingle bell are from Live & love Crafts.


I made the Poinsettia's with Marianne Designs Creatables Poinsettia die and shaped them with an embossing tool and foam mat.
The beaded berries in the centre are from The Ribbon Girl.


Here is a close up of Cocoa The Bear. Isn't she adorable?
I sprinkled shabby white embossing enamel around the image and added ArtDeco glamour dust to the tag and frill on her apron. I also used 3D glossy Accents on her nose and dotted her cheeks with a Inkssentials opaque white pen.


Inside the card is decorated with Wellington paper and a Spellbinders floral oval.

I hope you like what you see?

we would love you to come and join in with our challenge which runs for 2 weeks.
My teamies have designed some gorgeous creations.
 Why not pop over for a peek?

I am entering my card into the following super challenges;


Thanks for stopping by to visit today and big thanks for all the lovely comments I receive.
Crafty hugs.
Donna xx









Sunday 7 September 2014

Tilda With Rose Basket And A New Challenge At Simply Magnolia

Hello, crafty bloggers.
Today we have a new challenge starting at Simply Magnolia and this time our challenge theme is;
Clean and Simple or Fully Loaded.
Our wonderful sponsor for this challenge is;

My card is fully loaded.
This is a commissioned card for a young lady's Birthday.

I used Tilda With Rose Basket from the Pink Lemonade 2014 Collection.
The image is stamped with Memento rich cocoa ink onto Neenah cardstock and cut out using a Spellbinders floral oval.
I have coloured the image with Prismacolor and Polychromos pencils.


For my shaped card I used GoKreate large frame frilly #2 and Magnolia papers.
Other dies used are La - La - Land heart doily border and filigree corner.
Cheery Lynn french pastry doily, Marianne Designs creatables clock, Joy Crafts Billes flourishes and Doohickey jolly tag.
I have inked the papers and die cuts with Tim Holtz spun sugar distress ink.
I hand stiched the paper in the centre. Not that you can see much of it. Lol!!!
The lace across the bottom of the card is from a friend of my Mother's and the shabby ruffle trim is from Live & Love Crafts.
The resin owl embellishment is from Hobby Craft.


Here I have taken a photo of the jolly tag removed from the mini corps bag.
The sentiment is everyday grungy message from Lili Of The valley. I have frantaged the tag with shabby white embossing enamel.
I tied the bow with some really pretty lace which my Mother's friend also gave to me and added 3mm white pearl string through the centre.


I used a selection of flowers for the arrangement from The Ribbon Girl and Wild Orchid Crafts.


A close up of adorabe Tilda With Rose Basket.
I sprinked some shabby white embossing enamel around the image and added Ranger white liquid pearls to the roses.
I dotted Tilda's cheeks with a Inkssentials opaque white pen.
The butterfly is one I have cut out from Maja Design vintage spring basics papers.


Inside the card is decorated with Magnolia paper and a Spellbinders floral oval.

I absolutely love Tilda With Rose Basket. She has to be my favourite Magnolia stamp to date.




I am entering my creation into the following super challenges;



Thank you for stopping by to visit today and big thanks for all the lovely comments I receive.
Enjoy the coming week.

Crafty hugs
Donna xx