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;

Time For Magnolia Christmas Challenge #78............Let It Snow!

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

Crafty hugs

Donna xx

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;

Midweek Magnolias Challenge #105 Lets See Some Of Your New Stash

(Divine Tilda, GoKreate frilly frame #5 & Lattice heart)

Marvelous Magnolia Challenge #84................ Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by to visit today and huge thanks for all the lovely comments.

Crafty hugs

Donna xx

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:

Tilda's Town challenge #137......................Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by today and big thanks for all the lovely comments I recieve.

Crafty hugs

Donna xx

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:

Tilda's Town Challenge #136..................Happy Everything

Thank you for stopping by to visit today and big thanks for all the lovely comments I receive.

Take care!

Crafty hugs.

Donna xx

Cosy Tilda

Good evening, crafty blogger's.

I hope you are well?

The big day is nearly here! Yippee!!! Lol!

Today I  have made another Christmas card. This one is for my husband's work colleague Aana..

Aana is the lady who asked me to make lots of Christmas cards for her friends and family this year.I am very grateful to her because for at least two years I have struggled to sell my handmade cards. I tried Etsy, Ebay and Facebook but, I never had any real success. Now Aana's friends and workcolleagues are wanting one of my hand made cards which is great as my passion is making cards.

So this Christmas card is a little thank you too.

I couldn't resist colouring this little beauty so I have used Cosy Christmas 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 CartUs oval and matted onto a Joy Crafts Noor Design 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 A Gift For You papers.

Other dies used are La - La - Land heart doily border, Sizzix on the edge snow flurries, Marianne Design Ivy circle, Christmas tree 1 and lamp. Joy Crafts Billes flourishes, Cheery Lynn pine branches and Doohickey bloomy tag. I put the bloomy tag into a canvas corp mini bag and tied a couple of bells to it with a piece of hemp twine from The Ribbon Girl. The bag and bells are from Live & Love Crafts.

I lightly sanded the papers and inked all the die cuts with Tim Holtz tea dye distress ink.

The lace across the bottom of the card is from Live & Love Crafts.

I finally got around to using the beautiful ivory & gold lush poinsettia from The Ribbon Girl I coated the poinsettia with a little Snow - Tex.

The Marianne Design Christmas tree is also coated with Snow - Tex and I decorated it with a string of 2mm white pearls. The lamp has been coated with Twinklets Diamond Dust and a little Snow - Tex.

The sentiment is computer generated in MS Word using a vintage digi stamp from Pink Gem Designs

Here is a close up of Cosy Tilda.

I added glamour dust to her collar, cuffs and pom pom and used white liquid pearls to dot around the image.

I have 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 it?

I am entering the design team call at The Ribbon Girl and entering my card into the following super challenges;

Tilda's Town Challenge #134......................Happy Holidays

MDUC Challenge #251..............Anything Goes

Deep Ocean Challenge #93 .....................Christmas Is All Around

Stamp & Create With Magnolia Challenge #51..................Anything Goes

Time For Magnolia Challenge #77....................Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by to visit today and big thanks for all the lovely comments.

Festive crafty hugs.

Donna xx

Tilda In Evening Dress And Our Final Challenge Of 2014 At Simply Magnolia.

Good evening, crafty blogger's.

Sorry! I'm very late with my DT post for Simply Magnolia I have been busy making commissioned Christmas cards for hubby's work colleagues. I finally finished the last one today. 

 Our new challenge is Anything Goes and runs for a whole month through until the new year.
We have three wonderful sponsors for this challenge;
Stamp & Create
The ribbon Girl
The Rubber Buggy

I have another commissioned card to share!
I used Tilda In Evening Dress from the Little Circus Moscow Collection 2013.
The image is stamped with Memento rich cocoa ink onto Neenah cardstock and cut out and matted using a Joy Crafts Noor Design 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 Vintage Spring Basics papers.

Other dies used are La - La - land heart doily border and filigree corner. Doohickey bloomy tag, Marianne Designs medium bow stars, Joy Crafts Billes flourishes and Cheery Lynn pine branches.

I lightly sanded the papers and inked the die cuts with Tim Holtz tea dye distress ink.

I used shabby white ruffle trim from Live & Love Crafts across the bottom of the card and adhered 6mm white flat backed pearl string along the centre.

I used a selection of flowers from Wild Orchid crafts, The Ribbon Girl and Live & Love Crafts for the arrangement.

I placed a blue brad through the centre of the bow and painted a small amount of modelling paste around the edges.

I used a bronze vintage frame from The Ribbon Girl. Painted it with white Gesso and adhered 3mm and 5mm pearls onto it.

I used Pion studio of memories letters for the name

Here is a close up of Tilda.

I added glamour dust to the stars and used white liquid pearls for the bubbles and around the image.

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.

We would love you to come and join in with our challenge.

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

Thank you for stopping by to visit and big thanks for all the lovely comments.

Crafty hugs

Donna xx

Little Santa And Christmas Tree

Hello, crafty blogger's.

I hope you are well? Not long before the festive season is upon us and still so much to do. I have been busy making Christmas card orders and I still haven't got around to putting up the tree.

Anyway. I am here to share a card that I have made for a special friend.

I used Waiting For Christmas Tree and Little Santa from the new Waiting For Christmas 2014 Collection.

I stamped and masked the images with Memento rich cocoa ink onto Neenah cardstock and cut out using  CartUs oval and matted it onto a Joy Crafts Noor Design oval.

I have coloured the images with Prismacolor and Polychromos pencils.

For my shaped card I used GoKreate large frame frilly #2 and Maja Design A Gift For You papers.

Other dies used are La - La - Land heart doily border Sizzix on the edge snow flurries, Marianne Design ivy circle  Christmas tree 1. Joy Crafts Billes flourishes and Cheery Lynn pine branches.I inked the edges of all the die cuts with Tim Holtz frayed burlock distress ink and painted lots of Snow - Tex onto the snow flurries.

The pretty lace, bark heart and jingle bells that I tied together with a piece of hemp twine are from Live & Love Crafts.

I have coated the tree with Twinklets diamond dust and used a string of white pearls to decorate it.

The Vintage digi Christmas sentiment is from Pink Gems Designs

For the arrangement I used a selection of roses, frosted berries, flower spray, lilac roses, an apple and decorative pins all from Live & Love Crafts.

 I coated the arrangement with Snow - Tex.

Here is a close up of Little Santa and Christmas tree.

I have added glamour dust to Santa's cuffs, hat trim, he star and bells on the tree. I  adhered a gold jingle bell to the end of Santa's hat.

I dotted Santa;s cheeks with a Inksentials opaque white pen and used white liquid pearls around the image.

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

I am still struggling to get the lamps angled correctly when taking a photo of my cards inside my soft photo cube.

It's driving me mad! Lol!!! Any tips?

I hope you like my card?

I am entering my card into the following super challenges;

Magnolia Mania Challenge #102.....................Anything Goes

Noor Design UK Challenge N0 1.......................Merry Christmas

Time For Magnolia Challenge #75..................Anything But Square

Magnolia-licious Tuesday Challenge...................Anything Goes

Midweek Magnolia's Challenge # 104..........................Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by to visit my blog today and big thanks for all the lovely comments.

I'll be back on Sunday with my DT creation for Simply Magnolia.

Crafty hugs

Donna x