Steampunk Tilda - FFFC #92

Hello.

It's time for a new challenge at Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge Blog.  This fortnight challenge is hosted by the lovely Laila and the theme that she has chosen is...Steampunk.  For more details on the challenge and how to join in the fun, hop over to Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge. Have a look at the fabulous cards that my DT teammates have created to inspire you to create a Steampunk card/project and join us.

I'm very much out of my comfort zone with this theme.  In fact, I was the one who needed to look at my DT teammates cards first for inspirations...LOL. Not sure if I've captured the essence of Steampunk, but here's what I came up with...

I was going to purchase a digi image for this challenge as I didn't think I have any steampunk image, but on second thought, I decided this one might do the trick.

This image is of Tilda With Little Hat from Magnolia's latest stamp collection Special Moments Collection 2013.
Sorry, she looks like she's wearing boxing gloves...LOL.  Should have gone with another colour there...oh well.

This and other Magnolia images are available from Diana's on-line store Magnolia-licious.  Diana  carries a large selection of both the full size and mini stamps.  And if you don't see the particular one you are looking for, contact Diana and ask her if she can bring it in for you.  Check out the selection of cutting dies also.
Prices are discounted.  Along with excellent customer service, you get to earn 2% in-store credit of every order, to be applied to future purchases.  Sweet!

Challenges for this card:
Inky Chicks Challenge #7 - Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments Designs - Girl Power
Just Inspirational Challenge - June 25th Photo Inspiration
Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #94 - Steampunk
Sentimental Sundays - For the Girls (plus a sentiment)
Crafting Musketeers Challenge #2 - Use a stamped image
Sparkles Monthly Challenge #45 - Steampunk or Vintage
Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe Challenge R#130 - Heavy Metal (brads)
Left of Centre Creative Challenge #9 - Use a Sentiment on the Front

Thanks for stopping by.  I very much appreciate your visit.  Have a wonderful weekend.

Materials and Tools Used:
DP's:  Provo Craft Slab V paper pad
Dies:  Sizzix Tim Holtz Weathered Clock; Spellbinders Standard Circles and Petite Ovals; Nellie's Choice Multi Frame Die - Eastern Circles MFD010; Joy! Crafts Floral Flourishes 6003/0008
Punches:  EK Success medium and small retro flower; a variety of circle punches and hand punches
Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pad Black Soot; Fiskars decorative scissor; brads and cabochons from my statsh
Colouring Medium:  Alcohol ink markers from Letraset--Promarkers and Pantone Trias

Birthday Card with Mini Tildas

Hello.  Happy Monday!

Today is Mini Monday #19 at the Magnolia-licious and Wee Stamps Challenge Blog.  Every Monday, a few of the DT gals are showcasing Mini Magnolia images that are available at the Magnolia-licious on-line store.  Today, it's Suzanne's, Chris' and my turn to participate.

Here's the card that I've created...

I am featuring three mini Magnolia images:

- Mini Celebration Tilda 1
- Mini Tilda with Balloon
- Mini Romantic Window

Diana's on-line store Magnolia-licious, carries a large selection of both the full size and mini stamps.  And if you don't see the particular one you are looking for, contact Diana and ask her if she can bring it in for you. 
Magnolia-licious also carries the wonderful Wee Stamps by Sylvia Zet.
Prices are discounted.  Along with excellent customer service, you get to earn 2% in-store credit of every order, to be applied to future purchases.  Cool!

Challenges for this card:
Paper Crafting Journey - Pearls and Swirls
As You Like It Challenge #4 - Favorite Papers and Why (papers from Chatterbox because they've got gorgeous designs and coordinating papers so I don't have to mix and match myself...LOL)
Stamp With Fun Challenge #217 - Celebrate
Stamping Sensations June Challenge - Summer Blooms
Heck of a Challenge for June - Play Bingo! (flowers, diecut, pearls)
Totally Gorjuss Challenge 189 - Happy Birthday
Stampin' for the Weekend - Anything Goes
A Creative Romance Challenge 2 - Don't Be Square
Crafty Boots Challenges - Anything But Square!
Creative Creations Challenge #13 - Shaped Cards

Thanks for stopping by.  Your visits are very much appreciated.  Have a wonderful week.

 

Materials and Tools Used:

Sentiments:  Computer generated

Dies: Go Kreate XXL Square Frames Frilly #4; Spellbinders Standard Circles and Petite Ovals; Joy! Crafts Floral Flourishes 6003/0008

Punches:  EK Success Retro Flower medium and small;  McGill Daisy small; Martha Stewart Daisy Dot edge punch; Nellie Snellen Floral Punch Large Rose Leaf FLP031

Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pads Walnut Stain, Faded Jean and Wild Honey; pearls from my stash

Colouring Medium:  alcohol ink markers from Letraset--Promarkers and Pantone Trias

  

 

Ice Cream Parlour - Summer Fun Blog Hop

Hello. 

Woo-hoo..it's a Blog Hop event at the Magnolia-licious and Wee Stamps Challenge Blog.  The theme is...Summer Fun!  Complete details of the blog hop can be found at the Challenge Blog.

If you're already doing the Blog Hop and have arrived here from Katie's blog then you are on the right track. If not, then you may want to start at the beginning. Here is the blog hop order:

Sharon

Katie

Norma (you are here)

Ruby

Angela

Mindy
Candy
Jane

Patti Jo
Julie
Suzi
Chris
Cathy

Suzanne
Cabio
Sheri
Eulanda

Just a mention here that if you leave comments along the way (in Blog-Hop participants' blogs including the Challenge Blog itself) they will be entered into a draw for a Surprise Package Prize from Magnolia-licious. 

Okay, moving on...here is my Summer Fun project...

I spent more time on this project than I had planned to--I got a bit too ambitious...LOL.  But it was fun just the same.
This was like constructing a mini doll house.  I didn't have plans/templates for any of the ice-cream-parlour items.  I googled 'ice cream parlour' on the internet and looked at the images and then made things up as I go along.  A lot of trials and errors and discarded items...LOL.  Except for the glass cover of the ice cream cooler--I used acetate sheet--everything is made of paper:  chipboard, cardstocks, designer papers, lollipop sticks.

The colouring of the images was done with my alcohol ink markers--Letraset Promarkers and Pantone Trias.

Here's a list of the Magnolia images I've used:

- Tilda with Ice Cream from the Lazy Summer Days Collection 2009
- Tilda with Love Potion (altered) from the With Love Collection 2013
- Tilda with Prince Froggy (altered) from the Once Upon A Time Collection 2013

 

Maggie, you can't come in here!  Shoo, shoo...

- Tilda with Big Cup of Ice Cream from the With Love Collection 2013
- Mini Magnolia with Butterfly from the Butterfly Dreams Collection 2011 (Magnolia is the name of the little dog--I left out the butterfly) 

- Strawberry Ice Cream from the Lazy Summer Days Collection 2009
The 'Ice Cream Parlour' sign was computer generated.

Diana's on-line store Magnolia-licious, carries a large selection of both the full size and mini stamps.  And if you don't see the particular one you are looking for, contact Diana and ask her if she can bring it in for you. 
Prices are discounted.  Along with excellent customer service, you get to earn 2% in-store credit of every order, to be applied to future purchases.  How cool is that!
 

Challenges for this project:
Loves Rubber Stamps Challenges - LRSBC57 Summer Theme
Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Something Sweet
A Little Bit Crafty - Something Sweet
Deep Ocean Challenge #54 - Welcome Summer
Fab 'n' Funky Challenge #176 - Animals
I ♥ Promarkers Challenge #173 - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Hot Hot Hot (makes me think of ice cream to cool you down)
Totally Tilda Challenge #74 - Going for a Song ('Ice Cream' by Sarah McLachlan)
Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge - Fun in the Sun
The Paper Shelter Challenge #117 - Anything but a card

That's all for me! Your next stop in this blog hop is the super-talented Ruby's blog.  I know she has a fabulous project for your eyes to feast on--that gal always does.  I've got dibbs on whatever she made...LOL.  Enjoy your day!

 

Materials and Tools Used:
Font used for the sign:  Rio Grande, free download from Dafont.com
Papers:  Chipboards; various cardstocks of various colours
DP's:  K+Company  Lavender Stripe Flat Paper; one DP from Anna Griffin and one unknown DP
Punches:  EK Success circle punches and small corner punch
Miscellaneous:  Acetate sheet from my stash; lollipop sticks from Michaels
Colouring Medium:  Alcohol ink markers from Letraset--Promarkers and Pantone Trias

Congrats! You're expecting...

Hello.  Happy Tuesday!

We're midway in our current challenge at the Magnolia-licious and Wee Stamps Challenge Blog.  The theme is Lucious Lace.  You have another week to join the challenge.

This week is Magnolia-licious Team B's turn to show our inspirational cards/projects--Team A's turn was last week.  I'm in Team B, so this is my card...

 

 

One the card front, I'm featuring a Magnolia image from their newly released Special Moments Collection 2013.

This is Gift from Heaven Tilda--isn't she just the cutest expectant mother?

And being featured inside the card is this Delivery From Heaven, from the same Special Moments Collection 2013.

These two Magnolia stamps are available from Magnolia-licious, Diana's on-line store.  She has a vast selection of both the full size and mini stamps.  And if you don't see the particular one you are looking for, contact Diana and ask her if she can bring it in for you. 
Magnolia-licious also carries the wonderful Wee Stamps by Sylvia Zet.
Prices are discounted.  Along with excellent customer service, you get to earn 2% in-store credit of every order, to be applied to future purchases.  Sweet!

Challenges I am entering with this card:
Heck of a Challenge for June - Bingo (horizontal--lace, yellow, flowers)
Stamping Sensations June Challenge - Summer Blooms
Lovely hAnglar or Sweet Magnolia Challenge #71 - Lace and Pearls
Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge #85 - Keep It Krafty (Cheery Lynn Designs dies: Large Rose B155, Miniature Rose B152 and Pair of Ferns B118)
Aud Sentiments Challenge #82 -  Anything Goes
A Creative Romance Challenge #1 - Anything Goes
Stampin' for the Weekend Challenge #47 - Cute

That's all for now.  Thanks for stopping by.  Your visits are always very much appreciated.  Have a wonderful week!

Materials and Tools Used:
Sentiments:  Computer generated
DP's: One gorgeously designed paper from DeSerres Art Store--not sure who makes it; one paper from SEI Park Buddies paper collection New Tricks
Dies:  Spellbinders Classic and Standard Ovals;  Joy! Crafts/Noor! Design Lace Corner 6002/0148; Cheery Lynn Designs Large Rose B155, Miniature Rose B152 and Pair of Ferns B118; Crealies Creative Flowers No. 06
Punches: Martha Steward edge punch--don't know what the pattern is called, Nellie Snellen Floral Punch Extra Large Leaf LFP011
Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pads Walnut Stain and Wild Honey; lace from Michaels; pearls from my stash
Colouring Medium:  alcohol ink markers from Letraset--Promarkers and Pantone Trias

Christmas in June - GDT Card

Hello.

Woo-hoo...I've been given the opportunity to be a Guest Designer at the It's a Magnolia Challenge Blog for the midway reminder of their IAMC Christmas Challenge #68.  The theme is Clean and Simple.

A rare card for me to do, CAS, but here's the card I finally came up with.

Although this was suppose to be simple, I found it very hard to keep it that way.  I really had to restrained myself from putting any embellishment...LOL--not even one teensy weensy pearl. (Oh please pretty please, may I?)  Sigh...I guess CAS really isn't my style.  Most likely though I'll end up embellishing before mailing this out to someone..hee hee.

I'm featuring a couple of Magnolia images and I have also used a Magnolia sentiment stamp:

- Jingle Tilda from the Sweet Christmas Dreams Collection 2011
- Old Swedish Church from the A Christmas Story Collection 2012
- Merry Christmas Text from the Merry Little Christmas Collection 2010

Check out Diana's on-line store, Magnolia-licious--an excellent source for your Magnolia stamps, both full-size and mini stamps. If you don't see the particular one you are looking for in the store, ask Diana if she can bring it in for you.

And newly released from Magnolia and in store now is the Special Moments Collection 2013.  Check it out HERE.  The images are oh-so-adorable!

Challenges for this card:
Addicted to Stamps and More! Challenge #49 - Addicted to CAS
A Creative Romance Challenge #1 - Anything Goes
Everybody-Art Challenge #240 - 2 Scrap Paper
Bearly Mine Challenge #90 - Anything Goes
Created With Love Challenges - CWLC #45 Anything Goes
Lady Anne's Challenges #3 - The Great Outdoors
Love to Scrap! Challenge #7 - Rockin' Rubbah! (rubber stamping)
613 Avenue Create Challenge #23 - Anything Goes/Optional Twist - CELEBRATIONS
Stampin' for the Weekend - Cute

Thanks for dropping by.  Your visit is always very much appreciated.  Enjoy your day and have a wonderful weekend!

 



Materials and Tools Used:
DP's:  2 papers from Recollections Holiday Traditions paper pad
Colouring Medium: alcohol ink markers from Letraset - Promarkers and Pantone Trias

Template for Double Display Card

Hello. 

I posted this Double Display Card a couple of days ago HERE and I've had several requests for the template.

 

I googled 'double display card' to see who originally created this card style.  The earliest posting I could find was HERE on Susan Bluerobot's blog, so I'm assuming she's the creator.  I've redrawn the template--below--and I've written the measurements in both inches and centimetres. 

I thought the card needed something to keep it from unfolding all over the place when not on display, so I created a sleeve for it. 

Here are the templates...

And for those of you who would like to have a hard copy:
Double Display Card & Sleeve in pdf

Have fun with this.

Hugs To You...Wee Wednesday #16

Hello.  Happy Wednesday!

It's time for Wee Wednesday #16 at the Magnolia-licious and Wee Stamps Challenge Blog.  Today it's Sharon's and my turn to participate in featuring those adorable Wee Stamps by Sylvia Zet on our cards.

This is the card that I created...

I am featuring the beautiful Silver Fairy--she's on of my fave Wee Stamps images. 

This stamps is now available from Magnolia-licious on-line store.  You can see the entire Wee Stamps selections HERE.

Challenges I am entering with this card:
Sketch N Stash Challenge 115 - Sketch
Stamping Sensations June Challenge - Summer Blooms
Addicted to Stamps Challenge #57 - Bingo (ribbon, flowers, pearls)
Joanna Sheen Challenge - Spots and Stripes
Chocolate, Coffee and Cards Challenge #40 - Fantasy and/or Fairies
Bearly Mine Challenges #89 - Dies and/or Punches
Crafty Sentiments Designs - Black, white and one other
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Crafts and Me Challenge #136 - Something Old (the stamp, papers, ribbon, pearls are all older than 6 months)


Please check out Sharon's gorgeous card for Wee Wednesday at the Magnolia-licious and Wee Stamps Challenge Blog.  While you're there you can also get the details on how you can be entered for the draw of the 'Leave a Comment' prize

and check the new 'Deal of the Day' offer at the Magnolia-licious on-line store--the 'deal' item changes daily and is hugely discounted.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Your visit is very much appreciated.  And I love reading your comments too!

Materials and Tools Used:
DP's:  Recollections Rooster Provincial paper pad; Recollections Night and Fall paper pad
Dies:  Spellbinders Grand Circles; Magnolia Doohickey Swirl and Leaves; Crealies Creative Flowers No. 06
Punches:  EK Success small daisy
Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pads Black Soot and Wild Honey; Mark Richards Mosaic crystal stickers; pearls and ribbon from my stash
Colouring Medium:  alcohol ink markers from Letraset - Promarkers and Pantone Trias

Life is like a Butterfly...

Hello.  Happy Tuesday!

We're midway in our current challenge at the Magnolia-licious and Wee Stamps Challenge Blog.  It's all about BUTTERFLIES--your card/project needs to have butterflies (dragonflies qualify also).  You have one more week to join the challenge. This week is Magnolia-licious Team B's turn to show our inspirational cards/projects--last week was Team A's.

I was already working on a new card for this butterfly challenge when during a rare cleaning spree...LOL...I came upon this card.  It's a double display card that I made a while back--for a magazine submission, I think.  However, it never made it into publication...sigh.  I had put the card aside and simply forgot about it.  So I've decided to use this card now as it's never been posted...and woo-hoo...it fits the theme of the challenge!

This was also one of occasions when I play around with my coloured pencils.  My pencil collection is a mishmash of different brands--Faber-Castell Polychromos and Artgrips, Derwent Softcolours and Prismacolor Premiers.  And when I colour I mix and match whatever will give me the shades that I want. 

The three Magnolia images here are all from the Butterfly Dreams Collection 2012--I luvvv that collection.

These two adorable images are Hello Little Butterfly and Tilda with Straw Hat

 

and this one is Edwin with Butterfly.

 

Check out Diana's on-line store, Magnolia-licious--an excellent source for your Magnolia stamps, both full-size and mini stamps. If you don't see the particular one you are looking for in the store, ask Diana if she can bring it in for you.

And newly released from Magnolia is the Special Moments Collection 2013.  Check it out HERE.  The images are oh-so-adorable!

The sentiments on the two panels read as follows... 

They are from a Whimsy Stamps stamp set that I have, but the writings are way too small so I rewrote them on my computer.  You can also find this little poem on the internet--it says author unknown. 

 

I made a point of not adding any embellishments that are 3-dimensional to the card, because I wanted to make a slip cover/sleeve for the card to keep it neatly folded for easier mailing...and storage.  Any 3-D embellishment would make it impossible for the card to slip through the sleeve opening.

Challenges I am entering with this card:
ABC Challenges for June - O is for Open (anything goes)
Marianne's Design Divas - Get Your Dies Out!
Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #47 - Make Your Mark! (2nd entry, this time pencils)
Flutter By Wednesday #242 - recipe: flowers, at least 1 butterfly and diecut/punch
As You Like It Challenge #3 - Favorite Stamp (My favorite stamps are from Magnolia and as I love butterflies, their Butterfly Dreams Collection is a fave of mine, especially Tilda with Straw Hat.)
Allsorts Challenge Week 209 - Here come the girls
Card Makin' Mamas CMM70 - Rubber Stamps
Joanna Sheen Challenge - Spot and/or Stripes
Loves Rubberstamps Challenge #55 - Anything Goes

That's all for today.  I'll be back tomorrow as it's another Wee Wednesday at the Magnolia-licious and Wee Stamps Challenge Blog and I'll be participating in that one.

Thanks so much for dropping by.  Appreciate the visit.  Have a wonderful day! 

Edited--I've drawn up the templates for the card and sleeve and you can find them HERE.

 

Materials and Tools Used:
Sentiment and other stamps: JustRite Butterfly Garden Set; Great Impressions trio of flowers
DP's:  Recollections Graceful paper pad
Dies:  Marianne Design Creatable Designer Doily LR0130; Spellbinders Labels Fourteen; Memory Box Butterfly Vine Border
Punches:  EK Success medium Retro Flower and Leaves; Martha Stewart Pine Branch and Butterfly edge punch; McGill Baby Blooms; Carla Craft small Cosmos for the flower centre
Miscellaneous: Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pad Walnut Stain; pearls from my stash
Colouring Medium:  Coloured pencils-- Faber-Castell Polychromos and Artgrips, Derwent Softcolours and Prismacolor Premiers