Sunday 25 January 2015

Tilda In Cosy Coat And A New Challenge At Simply Magnolia

 Good morning, crafty blogger's.
I hope you are well?
We have a new challenge starting today at Simply Magnolia and this time our challenge theme is
ANYTHING GOES
Our wonderful sponsor for this challenge is Stamp & Create
I have made a Christmas card. The first one of 2015. Lol!!! I am going to be making my Christmas cards early as I had so many orders for them that I had to turn people down.

 I used Tilda In Cosy Coat from the Waiting for Christmas 2014 Collection.
The image is stamped with Memento rich cocoa ink onto Neenah cardstock and cut out using a CartUs oval and then matted onto a Joy Crafts Noor Design oval.
I have coloured the image with Prismacolor and Polychromos pencils.


For my shaped card I used KoCreate large frame frilly #2 and Maja Design Vintage Autumn Basics papers.
Other dies used are La - La - Land heart doily border, Sizzix snow flurries, Marianne Design ivy circle. deer and Christmas tree 1. Joy Crafts Billes flourishes and Cheery lynn pine branches.
I have inked the die cuts with Tim Holtz tea dye distress ink and coated the snow flurries with lots of yummy Snow - Tex. I love the stuff!
The pretty lace across the bottom of the card is from Live & love Crafts.


I coated the Christmas tree with Twinklets Diamond Dust and decorated it with a string of 2mm white pearls. The shabby bark star and jingle bells are from Live & Love Crafts. I coated the star and bells with Snow - Tex.
The Vintage digi sentiment is from Pink Gem Designs I also added some Snow - Tex to the sentiment.
For the arrangement I used a selection of flowers, frosted beads and a pine cone from Wild Orchid Crafts and Live & Love Crafts. The arrangement is coated with Snow - Tex.
I told you I love the stuff! Lol!!!

Here is a close up of Tilda In Cosy Coat.
I added Ranger white liquid pearls to the centre of the snow flakes and surrounded the image with Snow - Tex.
For the fur on Tilda's coat I have added glamour dust and applied glossy accents to the buttons.
I dotted Tilda's cheeks with a Inkssentials opaque white pen.


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

I hope you like my card?
Our challenge is 2 weekly and we would love you to come and join in.
My teamies have designed some gorgeous creations. Why not pop on over for a peek?

I am entering my card into the following super challenges;


Thank you for stopping by to visit today and big thanks for all the lovely comments.
Crafty hugs
Donna xx





Sunday 18 January 2015

Divine Tilda And A New Challenge At Lovely Haenglar Or Sweet Magnolia

Hi crafty blogger's.
I hope you are well?
Today we have a new challenge starting at Lovely Haenglar Or Sweet Magnolia and this time our challenge theme is Spots or Stripes.
Our wonderful sponsor for this challenge is Sandy from Live & Love Crafts with a £10 voucher for one lucky winner!

I have made a shaped card using striped papers and Divine Tilda. I couldn't wait to get this beauty coloured up. I love her!

I used Divine Tilda from the Waiting for Christmas 2014 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 and Polychromos pencils.


For my shaped card I used GoKreate XXL frilly frame #5 and Maja Design Vintage Spring basics and Vintage Frost Basics papers.
Other dies used are La - La - Land heart doily border, Cheery Lynn french pastry doily, Joy Crafts oval, lattice heart and Billes flourishes.
I inked all the die cuts with Tim Holtz tea dye distress ink.
The pretty lace is from Ebay. You can find it HERE 


I used a selection of flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts and The Ribbon Girl for the arrangements.
The everyday grungy sentiment is from Lili Of The Valley.
I stamped the sentiment with Memento rich cocoa ink and coloured in the balloons.



I treated my self to the new Joy Crafts lattice heart.
I coated a shabby bark heart from Live & Love Crafts with Snow - Tex and adhered a 15mm pale blue rose to the centre.


Here is a close up of Divine Tilda.
I added glamour dust to Tilda's bow in her hair and dotted Tilda's cheeks with a Inkssentials opaque white pen. I also used Ranger white liquid pearls and 3mm white pearls around the image.


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

We would love you to come and join in with our two weekly 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;
(Divine Tilda, GoKreate frilly frame #5 & Lattice heart)
Thank you for stopping by to visit today and huge thanks for all the lovely comments.

Crafty hugs
Donna xx









Sunday 11 January 2015

Tilda With Leo The Lion And A New Challenge At Simply Magnolia

Good morning, crafty blogger's.
Today we have a new challenge starting at Simply Magnolia and our challenge theme for the next 2 weeks is Vintage or Shabby Chic.
Our wonderful sponsor for this challenge is the lovely Sandy from Live & Love Crafts with a £10 voucher for one lucky winner!

I have another commissioned card to share.
I used Tilda With Leo The Lion from Animal of the Year 2014 Collection.

The image is stamped with Memento rich cocoa ink onto Neenah cardstock and cut out using a Spellbinders decorative elements label 1.
I have coloured the image with Prismacolor and Polychromos pencils.


For my shaped card I used GoKreate XXL frame frilly #5 which was a surprise Christmas present from my very special bloggy friend. She spoils me every Birthday and Christmas.
I used Maja Design Vintage Spring Basics papers.
Other dies used are La - La - Land heart doily border, Little Darlings lovely view Marianne Designs clock and medium bow stars. Doohickey jungle leaves and Memory Box classic numbers.
I have inked the die cuts with Tim Holtz tea dye distress ink.
The rose organza trim is from The Ribbon Girl.


I used a selection of flowers and beaded berries from The Ribbon Girl and Wild Orchid Crafts.
The clay heart is from Live & Love Crafts.
The everyday grungy sentiment is from Lili of the Valley and again you can see the gorgeous little green flower from The Ribbon Girl.


A close look at Tilda and Leo,
I dotted Tilda's cheeks with a Inkssentials opaque white pen and dotted Leo's with Ranger white liquid pearls. I used glossy accents on Leo's nose but, it doesn't show up in this photo.


Inside the card is decorated with Maja paper and a Spellbinders stately circle.

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


I am entering my card into the following super challenge:


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






Sunday 4 January 2015

For You Tilda And A New Challenge At Lovely Hanglar Or Sweet Magnolia

Good afternoon, crafty blogger's.
Happy New Year!
I hope you are well?
Today we have a new challenge starting at Lovely Hanglar Or Sweet Magnolia and this time our challenge theme is Anything Goes.
Our wonderful sponsor for this challenge is The Ribbon Girl with a £10 voucher for one lucky winner!

I have made an Anniversary card. Another commissioned card for one of my hubby's work colleagues.

I used For You Tilda from the Lost & Found 2013 Collection.
The image is stamped with Memento rich cocoa ink onto Neenah cardstock and cut out using a Spellbinders stately circle.
I have coloured the image with Prismacolor and Polychromos pencils.


For my shaped card I used GoKreate large frame frilly #2 and Maja Design Coffee in the Arbour papers.
Other dies used are La - La - Land heart doily border and heart cogs, Marianne Design clock, Joy Crafts Billes flourishes and Doohickey bloomy tag.
I lightly sanded the papers and inked the die cuts with Tim Holtz tea dye distress ink.
The shabby white ruffle trim along the bottom of the card is from Live & Love Crafts. I adhered 6mm white flat back pearl string from Wild Orchid Crafts along the centre.


I used flowers from The Ribbon Girl and Wild Orchid Crafts. I adhered a 5mm white pearl to the centre of the blue rolled roses and coated the flowers with white modelling paste.
The shabby heart is from Live and love Crafts. I coated it with Snow - Tex.
I stamped the butterfly from Magnolia butterfly kit with Memento rich cocoa ink and coloured it with Polychromos pencils. I adhered 3mm tan pearls onto the wings.
The sentiment is computer generated in MS Word using a vintage digi stamp from Pink gem Designs
  I sprinkled a little Frantage shabby white embossing enamel onto the sentiment.


Here the tag is removed from the card.
I tied pretty lace from The Ribbon Girl through the eyelet along with 2mm pearl string.
The sentiment is from Lili Of The valley. 




Here is a close up of adorable Tilda.
I added Ranger whiite liquid pearls to the bouquet and dotted Tilda's cheeks with a Inkssentials opaque white pen.
I applied glossy accents to the heart on Tildas dungarees but, it doesn't show up well in this picture.


Inside the card is decorated with design paper and a Spellbinders stately circle.

Our challenge is 2 weekly and we would love you to come and join in.
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 today and big thanks for all the lovely comments I receive.
Take care!
Crafty hugs.
Donna xx