Class of 2015 Congrats - Magnolia-licious 'Use A Numeral'

Hello.

Today we're starting a new challenge at the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog.  The new theme is 'Use A Numeral.'  For complete details of the challenge and how you can join in the fun, visit the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog site.  Don't forget to check out what my DT teammates have created to inspire you to play along with us.

This, as you can see, is really an easel card--one of my favorite card styles.

Close-up of the Magnolia Stamps image being featured...

- Diploma Tilda from the 4th Graduation Collection 2015

The stamp for all the above image 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, e-mail Diana and I'm sure she'll be happy to bring it in for you.
Check out also the stamps from Wee Stamps, Wild Rose Studios, Saturated Canary and Candibeans and Crafter's Companion, along with cutting dies from various companies including Memory Box, PoppyStamps, Magnolia Doohickey, Wild Rose Studio.
Prices are discounted, you get excellent customer service and you also get to earn 2% credit to be applied to future purchases.

Come and join our challenge at the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog and you will have a chance to win a Special Surprise from the Magnolia-licious store when you follow the rules and theme of our challenge.

For your chance to win a "Leave A Comment" Surprise Package Prize from Magnolia-licious, there is a weekly random draw.  All you have to do is leave a comment--the more you comment the greater your chances.

- comment on any or all the postings on the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog
- comments on related postings on the DT gals' blogs for that week

Challenges for this card:
Polkadoodles Challenge Week 17 - Anything But Square
Inspiration Destination Challenge #30 - Anything Goes
Simply Papercraft Challenge #3 - Anything Goes or Lots of Layers
Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe #223 - Anything Goes
Brown Sugar Challenge #143 - Anything Goes
Deep Ocean Challenge #102 - Shaped Cards
Glitter n Sparkle Challenge #134 - Easel Cards
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #308 - Make your own embellishments (flowers)
Chocolate, Coffee and Cards Challenge #89 - Use A Die Cut
Love To Scrap! Challenge LTSCB #92 - Anything Goes

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:  DCWV The Nantucket Stack paper pad; Recollections Red Wave

Dies:  Go Kreate XXL Square Frames Frilly #3; Spellbinders Classic Ovals, Petite Ovals and Rose Creations; Elizabeth Crafts 730 Curvy Leaves; Marianne Design LR0116 Swirls 

Punches:  Marvy Uchida Medium Star

Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pads Walnut Stain and Aged Mahogany; Making Memories Graduate metal embellishment; pearls from my stash

Colouring medium:  Alcohol ink markers from Letraset - Promarkers and Pantone Trias; coloured pencils to help with the shading
- face and skin:  blush, coral, soft peach, vanilla--for the cheeks:  oatmeal, pastel pink
- hair and shoes:  burnt sienna, caramel, sandstone, black coloured pencil
- red rose: burgundy, crimson, antique pink, cocktail pink
- blue graduation gown and cap: midnight blue, 652-T, 549-T, 283-T
- green stems:  5767-T, apple cider
- white shading:  warm grey 5-T, cool grey 4-T, cool grey 1-T

- dotted background:  grey green, 5507-T, tea green, 5527-T  

Happy Earth Day

Hello.  Earth Day is celebrated on April 22 worldwide to demonstrate support for environmental protection and since that's today, Happy Earth Day, everyone!

Here's a card I've created just for today's occasion.

This is called a lever card, where the centre panel swings like a lever through the window opening.

If you're interested in the template, you can find it HERE.

Close-ups of the Magnolia Stamps images being featured:

- Earth Tilda from the World Wide Web Collection 2015  

- Tilda With Prince Froggy from the Once Upon a Time 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, e-mail Diana and I'm sure she will be happy to bring it in for you.
Check out also the stamps from Wee Stamps, Wild Rose Studios, Saturated Canary and Candibeans and Crafter's Companion, along with cutting dies from various companies including Memory Box, PoppyStamps, Magnolia Doohickey, Wild Rose Studio.
Prices are discounted, you get excellent customer service and you also get to earn 2% credit to be applied to future purchases.

Challenges for this card:
Grahp'It Colour Challenge Week 15 - Flower Power
Dies R Us Challenge #24 - April Showers Bring May Flowers (handmade flowers)
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #8 - Anything Goes
Chocolate, Coffee and Cards Challenge #89 - Use A Die Cut
Come and Get It Challenge - Things that start with "B" (blue, butterfly)
Crafty Catz Challenge #275 - It's a Girl Thing
Simply Magnolia - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion Challenge #258 - Always Anything Goes
Love To Scrap! Challenge LTSBC #52 - Anything Goes
Addicted to Stamps Challenge #141 - Anything Goes

That's it for me.  Thanks for stopping by.  Your visit is always very much appreciated.  Enjoy your day and have a wonderful week.  And don't forget to always do the 3 R's -- reduce, reuse, recycle!

Materials and Tools Used:

Sentiments:  Computer generated

Designer Papers:  K+Company Aqua Painted Diamonds Printed Flat Paper; Pink Paislee Noel paper pad  

Dies:  Spellbinders Labels 22, Labels 28, Classic Ovals and Petite Ovals; Marianne Design LR0116 Swirls; Memory Box 98502 Fresh Foliage; Cheery Lynn Designs DL112 Exotic Butterfly Mini and B162 Lace Corner Deco B

Punches:  EK Successs small Leaf and 1 1/4" circle; EK Success Small Leaf; Carla Craft Small Cosmos; Fiskars Celestial 3-in-1 corner punch; Michaels Mini Sun 

Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pads Walnut Stain and Bundled Sage 

Colouring medium:  Alcohol ink markers from Letraset - Promarkers and Pantone Trias; coloured pencils to help with the shading

- face and skin:  blush, coral, soft peach, vanilla--for the cheeks:  oatmeal, pastel pink
- hair and shoes:  burnt sienna, caramel, sandstone, black coloured pencil
- dotted background:  grey green, 5507-T, tea green, 5527-T 

Hello Spring! - Magnolia-licious 'Spring Into April'

Hello.

Today we're starting a new challenge at the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog.  The new theme is 'Spring Into April.'  To get complete details on the challenge and how you can join in the fun, visit the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog site.  Don't forget to check out what my DT teammates have created to inspire you to play along with us.

Here's what I've created for the challenge.

Some masking work was required to create the spring-like scene.

And I've put another spring image inside the card.

Here are close-ups of the delightful Magnolia images being featured:

- Hello Little Butterfly from the Butterfly Dreams Collection 2011
- Tulip Wheelbarrow from the Butterfly Dreams Collection 2011

- Tilda Decorates Easter from the Little Easter Collection 2013

The stamps for all three images above 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, e-mail Diana and I'm sure she'll be happy to bring it in for you.
Check out also the stamps from Wee Stamps, Wild Rose Studios, Saturated Canary and Candibeans and Crafter's Companion, along with cutting dies from various companies including Memory Box, PoppyStamps, Magnolia Doohickey, Wild Rose Studio.
Prices are discounted, you get excellent customer service and you also get to earn 2% credit to be applied to future purchases.

Challenges for this card:
Grahp'It Colour Challenge Week 15 - Flower Power
Glitter n Sparkle Challenge #132 - Include a Butterfly
Fitztown April Challenge #70 - Use flowers and/or leaves
Artistic Inspirations Challenge #128 - Anything Goes with a twist of Spring
As You Like It Challenge - Favorite colouring medium alcohol markers or distress inks and why (alcohol markers, only because I've never tried distress inks)
Little Miss Muffet Challenge #109 - Anything Goes
The Corrosive Challenge #222 - Floral Fantasy
A Gem of A Challenge #142 - Spring is in the Air
Top Tip Tuesday Challenge - 3 of something (3 roses, 3 designer papers, 3 stamps)
Craft Your Passion Challenge #257 - Always Anything Goes

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:  K+Company Floral Stamp Flat Paper; Chatterbox Guest Plaid; Anna Griffin blue + purple floral 

Dies:  Spellbinders Labels Twenty-Two, Classic Ovals and Rose Creations; Memory Box 98511 Fabulous Phlox; CC Designs Olive Branch; Cheery Lynn Designs DL112 Exotic Butterfly Mini and DL112A Small Angel Wings

Punches:  EK Success circle punch and small 5-petal flower; Punch Bunch Large Impatients; Michaels mini sun

Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pads Walnut Stain, Dusty Concord and Faded Jeans; pearls from my stash

Colouring medium:  Alcohol ink markers from Letraset - Promarkers and Pantone Trias; Shin-Han Touch markers; coloured pencils to help with the shading
- face and skin:  blush, coral, soft peach, vanilla--for the cheeks:  oatmeal, pastel pink
- hair and boots (1st Tilda):  burnt sienna, Touch BR100 walnut, caramel, 466-T, black coloured pencil
- hair (2nd Tilda):  Touch BR92 chocolate, cinnamon, tan, black coloured pencil
- purple shades:  aubergine, 2607-T, lilac, lavender
- blue shades:  midnight blue, twilight blue, denim blue, april shower
- green shades:  olive, apple cider, marsh green, forest green, pine 
- yellow shades:  Touch 44, Touch 31, 141-T, 121-T, 1205-T 
- ground:  caramel, sandstone, warm grey 5-T

- dotted background:  grey green, 5507-T, tea green, 5527-T  

Spring Has Sprung - FFFC #136 'Buttons and Bows'

Hello.  Happy Friday!

It's time for a new challenge at the Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge.  Our hostess for this challenge is the lovely Kavitha and she's chosen 'Buttons and Bows' as the challenge theme.  This challenge is being sponsored by Aurora Wings.  To get complete 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 to inspire you to play along with us.

I've created this criss-cross card for the challenge.

Close-ups of the two delightful Aurora Wings images I'm featuring:

- Cherry Blossom Sprite

- Cherry Blossom Sprite 2

You can get these images at either Mitzi's digital stamp shop HERE or her Etsy shop HERE,

Challenges for this card:
Aurora Wings Challenge #13 - Anything Goes
Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge #178 - Back to nature (using dies B117 Fanciful Flourish and DL112 Exotic Butterfly Mini)
Artistic Inspirations Challenge #128 - Anything Goes with a twist of Flowers
Deep Ocean Challenge #100 - Easter/Spring
Little Miss Muffet Challenge #108 - Spring Colours
Sentimental Sundays Challenge #252 - Springtime Flowers
Digi Design Challenge - Spring Is Here
Live and Love Crafts Challenge #34 - Signs of Spring
ABC Challenges - G for 'Go Digital'
Come and Get It Challenges - One for the Girls

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:  Recollections Garden Florals paper pad; My Mind's Eye Be Merry paper pad

Dies:  Spellbinders Fancy Tags Three; Cheery Lynn Designs B117 Fanciful Flourish and DL112 Exotic Butterfly mini

Punches:  EK Success Medium Retro Flower and Corner Rounder; Carla Crafts Small Cosmos (for flower centres);  Martha Stewart Corner Rounder 

Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pads Walnut Stain and Victorian Velvet; ribbon and buttons from my stash

Colouring medium:  Alcohol ink markers from Letraset - Promarkers and Pantone Trias; Shin-Han Touch markers; coloured pencils to help with the shading
- face and skin:  blush, coral, soft peach, vanilla--for the cheeks:  oatmeal, pastel pink
- pink shades: dusky rose, budding rose, pale pink
- green shades:  marsh green, apple cider, Touch 175 lime green  
- yellow flowers:  mustard, pastel yellow
- dotted background:  grey green, 5507-T, tea green, 5527-T