Sunday 31 August 2014

A Joyful Tilda And A New Challenge At Lovely Hanglar Or Sweet Magnolia

Good afternoon, crafty bloggers.
I'm here today with my DT card for Lovely Hanglar Or Sweet Magnolia
Our challenge theme for the next 2 weeks is
Favourite Colour Combo.
Our wonderful sponsor for this challenge is..........
Live & Love Crafts with a £10 voucher for one lucky winner!
I have made a Christmas card. 
My favourite colour combo is blue, brown and white.

I used A Joyful Tilda from the Winter Wonderland 2013 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 & Polychromos pencils




For my shaped card I used GoKreate large frame frilly #2 and Maja Design Vintage Frost Basics papers.
Other dies used are La - La - Land heart doily border and steampunk heart cogs. Marianne Design Poinsettia, ivy circle and clock. Doohickey slender firs and lovely fence. Joy Crafts Billes flourishes and Cheery Lynn pine branches. I also used a Martha Stewart woodland branch punch..
I inked the papers and die cuts with Tim Holtz tea dye distress ink.
I tied a mitten charm with hemp twine to the fence and added a little modelling paste to it.
The lace across the bottom is from ebay.


I have added Frantage shabby white embossing enamel to the Poinsettia's and placed a blue pearl brad  in each of the centres. 


A close up of Joyful Tilda.
I sprinkled Frantage shabby white embossing enamel and adhered 3mm white pearls around the image.
I have added ArtDeco glamour dust to Tilda's hat trim and pom pom.
I dotted Tilda's cheeks with a Inkssentials opaque white pen.


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

I hope you like what you see?

We would love you to come and join in with our current 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 today and big thanks for all the lovely comments I receive.
Have a great week.
Crafty hugs.
Donna x
















Saturday 30 August 2014

LOTV Festive Post.

Good afternoon, crafty bloggers.
I am here today to share a Christmas card.
I have started early this year as last year there wasn't enough to go around. Lol!!!
This card is for my cousin in Canada.

I used Festive Post from LOTV 
The image is stamped with Memento rich cocoa ink onto Neenah cardstock.
I have coloured the image with Prismacolor and Polychromos pencils.



For my shaped card I used GoKreate large frame frilly #2 and LOTV Woodland Wishes papers.
Other dies used are Cheery Lynn nautical wheeler doily, Marianne Design clock and ivy circle. Doohickey jolly tag.
I have inked the papers and die cuts with Tim Holtz tattered burlock distress ink.
The small doily and pom - pom trim are from The Ribbon Girl and the jingle bell and corps mini bag are from Live & Love Crafts.
The sentiment is from set 5 Christmas circular stamps also from LOTV
I stamped the sentiment onto Neenah cardstock with rich cocoa ink.


The flowers and berries are from Wild Orchid Crafts.
I have given the flowers some snow effect by applying Winsor & Newton modelling paste.


Here is a close up of these adorable little darlings.
I have sprinkled some Frantage shabby white embossing enamel around the image and added lots of Snow - Tex to the postbox and ground. I love the stuff!


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

I hope you like my card?


I am entering my card into the following super challenges;


Thanks for stopping by to visit and big thanks for all the lovely comments.
Have a great weekend.
Hugs.
Donna xx










Sunday 24 August 2014

Tilda Goes Shopping And A New Challenge At Simply Magnolia.

Good afternoon, crafty bloggers.
I hope you are well?
I am here today with my DT card for Simply Magnolia
Our challenge theme for the next to weeks is
Holiday/Travel.
Our wonderful sponsor for this challenge is


I used Tilda Goes Shopping from the Bon Voyage 2010 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 Maja Design Walking In The Forest papers.
Other dies used are Marianne Designs Creatables Anja's vintage decoration, Cheery Lynn nautical wheeler doily, Little Darlings lovely view and Doohickey jungle leaves.
I have inked the papers and dies with Tim Holtz tea dye distress ink.
The pretty lace is from ebay and the 25mm satin ivory ribbon is from The Ribbon Girl.
the small blue resin flower adhered to the centre of the bow is from The Works.


I have used a selection of flowers from The Ribbon Girl and Wild Orchid Crafts.


I sprinkled Frantage shabby white embossing enamel around the image and dotted Tilda's cheeks with a Inkssentials opaque white pen.
I added Ranger glossy accents to the centre of Tilda's necklace.


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

Thank you for stopping by.

I am entering my creation into the following super challenges;

Enjoy the rest of your weekend and big thanks for all our lovely comments.

Crafty hugs.
Donna xx





Friday 15 August 2014

Waterlily Tilda And A Gift Bag.

Good afternoon, crafty bloggers.
I hope you are well?
Today I would like to share a decorated a gift bag that I have made featuring Waterlily Tilda with lots of summery colours.

I used Waterlily Tilda from The Summer Memories 2012 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.




I bought the gift bag from Cuddly Buddly
I have used Maja Design Vintage Spring Basics papers.
Other dies used  are Cheery Lynn nautical wheeler doily, Marianne Designs Creatables Anja's Vintage Decoration, Doohickeys bloomy tag, lovely fence, slender firs and butterfly.
I have inked the paper and dies with Tim Holtz tea dye distress ink. I Frantaged the Doohickey butterfly with shabby white embossing enamel and adhered 5mm pink pearls along the centre.
The pearl organza trim is from The Ribbon girl and the lace across the centre is from ebay.
I used 15mm lilac organza ribbon to tie the bows on the handle and placed a length of ribbon on top of the lace across the centre.
I used a Woodware punch for the tiny butterflies on the fence.



Here I have removed the tag from the corps mini bag.
The sentiment is from Lili Of The Valley and the fine lace and pearl strings are from my local haberdashery store.



Here is a close look at the front of the bag.


The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and The Ribbon Girl.


Her is a close look at Waterlily Tilda.
I surrounded the image with shabby white embossing enamel and used a Inkssentials opaque white pen to dot Tilda's cheeks.

I hope you like what you see?

I am entering my bag into the following super challenges;

Thanks for stopping by to visit today and big thanks for all the lovely comments I recieve.
Have a great weekend.
Happy crafting.
Donna xx








Sunday 10 August 2014

Walter The Moose And A New Challenge At Simply Magnolia.

Good afternoon, crafty bloggers.
Today we have a new challenge starting at Simply Magnolia and this time our challenge theme is Fur Or Feathers.
You can choose Tilda or Edwin with furry animals or with birds. Maybe you would like to colour you magnolia image and add  feathers or fur to your cards/projects or like me chose to colour one of Magnolia's furry friends.
Our wonderful sponsor for this challenge is;

I used Walter The Moose from the Turning Leaves 2012 Collection.
The image is stamped with Memento black ink onto Neenah cardstock.
I have coloured the image with Polychromos pencils.


For my shaped card I used GoKreate large frame frilly #2 and Maja Design 
Walking In The Forest papers.
Other dies used are Cheery Lynn nautical wheeler doily, snowflake 5 and pine branches. Marianne Designs Creatables ivy circle, Magnolia slender firs and lovely fence.
I have inked all the dies with Tim Holtz tea dye distress ink.
The ivory rose organza trim is from The Ribbon Girl and the tan 5mm pearls are from 
Wild Orchid Crafts.


Here is a photo of the tag removed from The corps mini bag.
I stamped Magnolia vintage merry Christmas postmark onto a jolly tag with Memento rich cocoa ink and sprinkled shabby white embossing onto each corner. I tied white shabby seam binding and a jingle bell with hemp twine through the eyelet.


I used flowers and beaded berries from The Ribbon Girl for the arrangement.



A close up of Walter The Moose.
I sprinkled shabby white embossing enamel around the image.


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

I hope you like my Christmas card?

I am entering my card into the following super challenges;


My teamies have designed some gorgeous creations to inspire you.
Why not pop over for a peek?


Thanks for stopping by to visit and big thanks for all the lovely comments.
Happy crafting
Donna xx







Thursday 7 August 2014

Lemon Tilda And A New Challenge At Marvelous Magnolia

Good afternoon, crafty bloggers.
it's time for a new challenge at Marvelous Magnolia and this time our challenge theme is
Tilda plus any sentiment.
Our wonderful sponsors for this challenge are

I used Lemon Tilda from the Pink Lemonade 2014 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 frames frilly #2 and Maja Design Vintage Spring Basics papers. 
I inked the papers and dies with Tim Holtz tea dye distress ink
Other dies used are Cheery Lynn nautical wheeler doily and pine branches. Marianne Designs Creatables clock, La-La-Lands filigree corner and steampunk heart cogs. Magnolia Doohickey lovely fence and bloomy tag.
The ivory rose organza trim is from The Ribbon Girl.
For the tiny butterflies I used a Woodware punch and adhered tiny blue rhinestones along their centres.
I used a blue brad to secure the clock hands and adhered a blue 5mm pearl onto the filigree corner.


Here is the card with the bloomy tag removed from the Corps mini bag.
The sentiment is everyday grungy message from Lili Of The Valley. The bow and string pearls that I have tied through the top of the tag are from my local craft store.


For the flower arrangements I have used a selection of flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts, The Ribbon Girl and Live & Love Crafts.


Here is a close up of Lemon Tilda. I love her! 
I used Frantage shabby white embossing enamel around the image and applied a little Ranger frosted ice stickles to her apron frill.
I dotted Tilda's cheeks with a Inkssentials opaque white pen.


Inside the card is decorated with the design paper and a Spellbinders opulent oval.

I hope you like my card?

I am entering my card into the following super challenges;


My teamies have designed some beautiful creations.
Why not pop over for a peek?

I will be back on Sunday with my creation for Simply Magnolia.

Thank you for taking the time to stop by today and big thanks for all the lovely comments.

Happy crafting.
Donna xx





Sunday 3 August 2014

Tilda With Chanel The Puppy And Our 100th Challenge At Lovely Hanglar Or Sweet Magnolia.

Good afternoon, crafty bloggers.
I hope you are well?
Today we are celebrating our 100th challenge at Lovely Hanglar Or Sweet Magnolia so our challenge theme this time is 
CELEBRATE
We are taking a Summer break so our challenge will run for 4 weeks this time instead of 2 weeks this means that you have until 30th August to come and join in with us.
Our wonderful sponsor for this challenge is
I have made a easel card.
I used Tilda With Chanel The Puppy from Animals Of The Year 2014 Collection.
The stamp is from Sirstampalot
The image is stamped with Memento rich cocoa ink onto Neenah cardstock and cut out using a Spellbinders opulent oval.
I have coloured the image with Prismacolor and Polychromos pencils.



For my shaped easel card I used QuicKutz nesting frame #10 and Maja Design Vintage Spring basics papers.
Other dies used are Little darlings lovely view, Cheery Lynn nautical doily, marianne creatables clock, La-La-Lands steampunk heart cogs, Magnolia Doohickey jungle leaves and bloomy tag.
I inked the dies and papers with Tim Holtz tea dye distress ink.
The everyday grungy messages sentiment is from Lili Of The Valley.
The lace's that I have used are from ebay and The Ribbon Girl and the lilac organza ribbon is from Fantastic Ribbons.
I used some fine lace and 3mm pearl strings to tie a bow through the tag and onto the card.


Here is a close up of the top of the easel card.


And the base.


The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the heart charm is from my stash.


A close up of Tilda With Chanel The Puppy.
I surrounded the image with shabby white embossing enamel and dotted Tilda's cheeks with a Inkssentials opaque white pen.

I hope you like my card?



I am entering my card into the following super challenges;

My teamies have designed some gorgeous creations.
Why not pop over for a peek?

Happy crafting.

Donna xx