Large Butterfly Zentangle

Hello!

I've been working on a number of craft projects, but they're either not for blogging here or can't be posted yet.  That's why I haven't posted for a while.

I came across this Large Butterfly image when I was going through my Magnolia stamps looking for images I can use in the current Magnolia-licious challenge of 'Summer Buggy Fun'.  I decided to have some fun and made a Zentangle of it...then created a card with the finished work.

This Magnolia image called Large Butterfly is from the Butterfly Dreams Collection 2011 and is available from Magnolia-licious, Diana's on-line store where she carries a large selection of both full-size and mini Magnolia stamps.  And if you don't see the particular one you are looking for, ask Diana if she can bring it in for you.  

Check out also the stamps from Wee Stamps, Wild Rose Studios and Candibeans.  Magnolia-licious also carries cutting dies from various companies including Memory Box, PoppyStamps, Magnolia Doohickey and other crafting tools such as Scor-tapes, Prima Chalk Edgers, flowers, etc.  Have a look!

Prices are discounted, you get excellent customer service and what's more, you get to earn 2% credit to be applied to future purchases.  Sweet!

Challenges for this card:
Come and Get It Challenges - Animals
Fan-Tastic Tuesday Challenge #41 - Anything Goes
Addicted to Stamps Challenge #101 - Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments Challenge #109 - Two-Word Sentiment
Crafts and Me June Challenge #149 - Add Wings
Dragonfly Dreams Challenge #6 - Anything With Wings
Crafty Creations Challenge #266 - Things With Wings
Little Red Wagon Challenge #243- Animal Antics
Scrapper's Delight Challenge #25 - Anything Goes with a twist: get sentimental
Crafting At the Weekend Challenge #3 - Anything Goes

That's all for now.  Thanks for stopping by.  Your visit is always very much appreciated.  Have wonderful day!

Materials and Tools Used: 

Sentiments:  Computer generated

Dies:  Spellbinders Petite Ovals

Miscellaneous:  Sakura Pigma Micron 01 pen, soft graphite pencil

It's A Good Day... - Magnolia-licious 'Summer Fun Days'

Hello!

Our current challenge at the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog is 'Summer Fun Days'--we want to see summer-themed cards/projects.  We're half way into the challenge, so you have another week to enter.  Visit the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog for complete challenge details and how you can join in the fun.

For my DT card, I've created this criss cross card.

I love this criss-cross style of cards.  I should do more of them.

These adorable Magnolia images I'm featuring were coloured with markers--I used my Letraset Promarkers and Pantone Trias--and a few coloured pencils to help with the shading.

- On the Road Tilda from the Sea Breeze Collection 2013
- Shabby Chic Fence from the Shabby Chic Summer Collection 2008

- Gone Fishing Tilda from the Sea Breeze Collection 2013

Magnolia stamps are available from Magnolia-licious, Diana's on-line store where she carries a large selection of both full-size and mini Magnolia stamps.  And if you don't see the particular one you are looking for, ask Diana if she can bring it in for you.  
Check out also the stamps from Wee Stamps, Wild Rose Studios and Candibeans.
Magnolia-licious also carries cutting dies from various companies including Memory Box, PoppyStamps, Magnolia Doohickey. and other crafting tools such as Scor-tapes, Prima Chalk Edgers, flowers, etc.  Have a look!
Prices are discounted, you get excellent customer service and what's more, you get to earn 2% credit to be applied to future purchases.  Sweet!

Challenges I am entering with this card:
Crafty Girls Challenges #20 - Anything Goes
Sweet Stampin' - Say it with flowers
Creative Fingers Challenge #39 - Anything Goes
Craft for the Craic June Challenge - #5 Something Summery or With Flowers
Brown Sugar Challenge #98 - Summer
Craftitude Challenge #67 - Use Flowers and/or Lace
Stempelsonne Challenge #117 - Punched Flowers
Craft Your Passion Challenge #218 - 3 or more embellishments
Love to Create Challenge #120 - Anything Goes
The Crafty Bloggers June Challenge - Bingo board (diecuts, image, patterned paper)

That's all for now. Thanks for stopping by.  Your visit is always very much appreciated.  Enjoy your day and have a wonderful week!

Materials and Tools Used: 

Sentiments:  Computer generated

Designer Papers:  EK Success TC Christmas Designer Paper Pad; Recollections Believe paper pad; Art Impressions Cherry Blossom

Dies:  Spellbinders Labels Four, Grand Labels Four and Die D-Lites Blooms Two; TimHoltz Tattered Flower Garland; Magnolia Doohickey Swirl; CC Designs Leafy Branch; Crealies Creative Shapes No. 16 (leaves)  

Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pads Walnut Stain, Aged Mahogany and Fired Brick; lace and pearls from my stash 

Colouring medium:  Alcohol ink markers from Letraset - Promarkers and Pantone Trias 

Just Because - FFFC #116 Things With Wings

Hello.

It's Friday and it's time to start a new challenge at the Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge.  It's our Challenge #116 and woo-hoo...I get to be the hostess for this one.  I've chosen 'Things with Wings' as the theme for this challenge.  We're being sponsored by Marianne Design.
To get details on the challenge, the prize being offered and how you can join in the fun, visit the Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge blog.  Don't forget to check out the fabulous cards that my DT teammates have created for inspirations.  

Here's a front-panel side-step card that I've created for the challenge.

And you know me, the inside of my card is also decorated...

Seeing that we're being sponsored by Marianne Design, I'm using some of their dies to create the floral and foliage arrangements:

- Creatables Designer Doily LR0130
- Creatables Flowers LR0111
- Creatables Leaves LR0156
- Creatables Swirls LR0116

As for the images being featured, I am using a couple of adorable Emerald Faeries images.

This one is called 'Pip'

and this one is 'Ebony'.

These digital stamps can be found at the A+T Digital Designs Shop.

I've coloured the images with my markers, Letraset Promarkers and Pantone Trias.  I've added glitter to the fairy wings.  I used parchment paper for the wings of the dragonflies.

Template for the card can be found under the 'Templates' page above or here, if you're interested.

Challenges I am entering with this card:
I ♥ Promarkers Challenge #223 - Stripes (fairies wearing striped pants and tights)
Inky Chicks Challenge #31 - Special Shapes
Addicted to Stamps Challenge #84 - Outdoors
Charisma Cardz Challenge #13 - Sparkle and Shine (glitter on the wings)
Emerald Faeries Challenge #56 - Friends
Open-Minded Crafting Challenges #12 - Something With Wings
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes
Southern Girls Challenge - Punches and Diecuts
Bunny Zoe's Crafts June Challenge - Layers
Scrapper's Delights Challenge #24 - Anything Goes with a twist - Layer It Up!

That's it for now. Thanks for stopping by.  Your visit is always very much appreciated by me.  Have a wonderful day and enjoy your weekend!

Materials and Tools Used: 

Sentiments:  Computer generated

Designer Papers:  Recollections Habitat paper pad; Recollections Naughty or Nice paper pad

Dies:  Go Kreate Rectangular Frames Frilly #10; Marianne Design Creatables Designer Doily LR0130, Flowers LR0111, Leaves LR0156 and Swirls LR0116; Memory Box 98318 Meadow Dragonfly

Punches:  Carla Craft small Cosmos (for flower centres); Fiskars Celestial 3-in-1 corner punch (for flower centres)

Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pads Walnut Stain, Tattered Rose and Worn Lipstick; lace and pearls from my stash; Glitter Ritz Tranparent Micro Fine Cool Highlight glitter

Colouring medium:  Alcohol ink markers from Letraset - Promarkers and Pantone Trias 

A Fairy Happy Birthday - Magnolia-licious "W"ednesday #38

Hello!

It's time for another "W"ednesday Post at the Magnolia-licious Challenge.  Wednesdays are when the DT gals take turns showcasing the other stamps on our cards beside Magnolia stamps that the Magnolia-licious on-line store carries:   Wee Stamps, Wild Rose Studio, Penny Black or CandiBeans.  Today it's my turn to participate.

Here's what I've created...

And this beautiful fairy image is...

- Rosetta by Sylvia Zet from Wee Stamps.  The stamp for this beautiful fairy can be found at the Magnolia-licious on-line store.

Have a look at the rest of the Wee Stamps Collection HERE--they're all oh so cute!

Of course you can also find Magnolia stamps there--both full size and minis--as well as stamps from Wild Rose Studios, Penny Black and Candibeans.  If you don't see the particular one that you're looking for, ask Diana is she can bring it in for you.  Magnolia-licious also carries cutting dies from various companies including Memory Box, PoppyStamps, Magnolia Doohickey.  Prices are discounted, you get excellent customer service and what's more, you get to earn 2% credit to be applied to future purchases.

Challenges for this card:
Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge #136 - Creative Corners
Live and Love Crafts Challenge #24 - Summer Garden
Crafting At The Weekend Challenge #2 - Anything Goes
Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #6 - Use a stamped or digi image
Kreativeinkauf Challenge #6 - In My Garden
A Creative Romance Challenge #26 - Anything Goes with option 'Happy Birthday'
Scrapper's Delights Challenge #24 - Anything Goes with a twist Layer It Up!
Sentimental Sundays Challenge #210 - Anything Goes
Fairytale Stampers Challenge #39 - Flowers
Fitztown Challenge #39 - Favorite Colour (blue)

That's it for now. Thanks for stopping by.  Your visit is always very much appreciated.  Enjoy your day and have a wonderful week!

Materials and Tools Used: 

Sentiments:  Computer generated

Designer Papers:  Chatterbox Guest Plaid and Tile Stripe; yellow DP with Art Nouveau design from Deserres Art Store--don't know the manufacturer

Dies:  Spellbinders Labels Twenty-Two; Cheery Lynn Design B204 Butterfly Out and B155 Large Rose; Tim Holtz Tattered Flower Garland; Memory Box 98502 Fresh Foliage; CC Design Olive Branch

Punches:  Martha Stewart Deco Fan edge punch; EK Success medium and Retro Flowers

Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pads Walnut Stain, Faded Blue Jeans and Wild Honey; lace and pearls from my stash; Glitter Ritz Tranparent Micro Fine Cool Highlight glitter 

Colouring medium:  Alcohol ink markers from Letraset - Promarkers and Pantone Trias 

Children's Animal Farm - Magnolia-licious Summer Blog Hop

Hello.  Oh wow, it's June already!  Happy June everybody.

It's Blog Hop time at the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog--it's our Summer Blog Hop. The DT gals have been busy creating 'summer themed' projects.  Visit the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog to find out how you can join in the fun to win a Surprise Package from Magnolia-licious.

If you're already taking part in this blog hop and have come here from the super talented Jane's blog then you're in the right track.  If not, then you may want to start at the beginning--or in case you get lost along the way--here's a list of the participants in blog hop order:

Suzi

Karen

Cathy
Katie

Dena

Jane

Norma (you are here)

Chris

Patti Jo

First, a bit of explanation about my project and how it ties in with the summer theme for me.
We have an annual summer event here where I live, the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE for short).  It's our summer fair--a combination of exhibits, food, entertainment and playland (rides, rollercoaster, games, etc.).  I haven't been there for a while--a looong while...hee hee--but I remember that as part of their Agriculture exhibit, they have a children's animal farm or petting zoo where little kids can look at and sometime mingle with baby farm animals--my fave was those adorable yellow baby chicks!

And so...this project is inspired by that fun place.

Yes, yes, I know...not all of the animals are baby animals, but I have to make do with what I have, so just pretend...okay?   

Can't tell you how long this took me to do...in total.  I did things a bit at a time.  Involves a LOT of surfing on the internet trying to figure out what everything should look like and how to make them.  

This weathervane alone took me half a day to make...phew!  I used black cardstock, bamboo skewers and black marker to colour all the bamboo pieces black.   

The fence were made of popsicle sticks.

There's a bale of hay against the barn--can you see it?  I used raffia for it.

I thought this project was perfect for showcasing some of the new stamps from the just-released Magnolia stamp collection, the Animals of the Year Collection 2014:

- Tilda With Elsie the Lamb

- Tilda With Cockadoodledoo the Rooster

- Tilda With Inez the Bunny

- Tilda With Nestor the Bull

Of course, the stamps for all these adorable images are available at Magnolia-licious, Diana's on-line store, where you can find other equally adorable full-size and mini Magnolia stamps.  And if you don't see the particular one you are looking for, ask Diana if she can bring it in for you.  Also available are stamps from Wee Stamps, Wild Rose Studios, Penny Black and Candibeans.  Magnolia-licious also carries cutting dies from various companies including Memory Box, PoppyStamps, Magnolia Doohickey.
Prices are discounted, you get excellent customer service and as an added bonus, you get to earn 2% credit to be applied to future purchases.  Sweet!

Challenges for this project:
My Time To Craft Challenge #250 - No Design Papers
A Little Bit Crafty June Challenge - Child's Play
Stamping Sensations June Challenge - Animal Antics
Crafting At The Weekend Challenge 2 - Anything Goes
Crafty Catz Challenge #233 - Anything Goes
Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #6 - Use a stamped or digi image
613 Avenue Create Challenge #74 - Anything Goes w/optional Make Something for Yourself
The Squirrel and The Fox Challenge #70 - Let's hear it for the girls!
Craftitude Challenge #66 - Pop It Up!
Natalie and Amy's Challenge #21 - Four Legged Friends

Now to continue on with the Blog Hop, hop to the next blog which belongs to the fabulous Chris.

Thanks for stopping by.  Your visit is always very much appreciated.  Enjoy today and have a fabulous week!

Materials and Tools Used: 

Dies:  Memory Box 98155 Arboscello Tree and 98796 Grand Alder Tree; Crealies Creative Shapes No. 20 (for the weathervane); Joy! Crafts 6003/0015 flourishes (for the weathervane) 

Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pad Walnut Stain; Martha Stewart Fennel Flocking Powder; Flower Soft Christmas Green; ratafia from my stash 

Colouring medium:  Alcohol ink markers from Letraset - Promarkers and Pantone Trias; coloured pencils