Capture A Heart . . . Something Handmade from Me to You

Just Magnolia and H&S Challenge: Pink + Lace + Pearls

2012-02-11T20:55:00.002-10:00

Hi fellow Magnolia fans! Happy Saturday/Sunday to you all, and I hope you are enjoying your last weekend day before returning to work (if you do work!). I told myself to settle down and make a card with a Tilda since it's been a while and I surprised myself by actually completing it! I want to join the challenge at Just Magnolia and hAnglar & stAnglar and it calls for the color pink, pearls, and lace. So this is what I came up with:

This is Tilda With Daisy from the Sweet Crazy Love collection...and I just love her! I used a white lace trim on the bottom and topped it with some small pink fabric roses, and added some pearls to the flowers in the lace trim. I cut Tilda out with a SB Labels Four die, and colored her with Copics. I also added a pink vine from Memory Box called "Delicate Vine" and added some tiny pink pearls. For the sentiment, I thought I would "dangle" the heart from the top of the card with pink pearls LOL! And here's the inside of the card:

Very simple so it can lay flat when I mail it (postage has gone up again!). I used the same lace trim and SB die for the jotting area, added a pink gingham bow and topped it with a fabric rose and that's it!
Thank you for taking the time to stop by, and I hope to get back into cardmaking very soon, especially with all the lovely new images from the Sweet Crazy Love collection! Have a wonderful day . . . every day!

Warm Aloha Hugs,

A Mix of Some Fun Projects

2012-01-29T00:01:00.006-10:00

Happy Sunday, fellow crafters! Hope you are all enjoying your weekend and having fun. I'm still not quite ready to do some stamping and coloring, but that's okay because I had a few projects I had to work on for several different occasions. Here they are:

I needed some small gift bags to tuck some goodies in and came up with these. The first isn't quite finished as I have to add a sentiment on it. It was made using a Sizzix Scallop Circle Bag XL die. My GF Linda taught me how to make some flower butterflies so I've been busy making butterflies! I added some feathers to my butterflies and used one of them on the first goodie bag (thanks Linda!).

I used the same Sizzix die for these and added butterflies again. The pretty stems are from my sweet and lovely friend Suzan (my paper florist!).

These goodie boxes were cut using a Sizzix "Box, Heart & Key" die. The sentiment is adhered to a SB Fancy Tags die. The flower was die-cut from a MFT Die-Namics Prima Donna Petals die that I just love because it naturally "cups" itself when you put them together. Beneath the flower (that you can't really see) is another die-cut piece from Memory Box called "Ringed Buckle" and I thought it made a pretty "doily" for the flower to sit on.

Here's the whole lot of them that I gave to fellow crafters at a "Class" I attended on Saturday. We had a lot of fun and made so many fun projects. Sorry this post was so long. Thank you for taking the time to stop by. I wish you all a wonderful (upcoming) week, and happy crafting!

Warm Aloha Hugs,

TILDA WITH COZY HEART

2012-01-11T20:44:00.001-10:00

I can't believe I actually sat myself down and colored a few things with my new Sweet Crazy Love Collection stamps! The inspiration came from the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog for January, and the lovely and talented Cabio wants to see Pink, White, Red on our creations and my new Doodlebug "Sweet Cakes" 6x6 DP pad has just the colors! So, this I what I came up with:

I don't know if it's my imagination, but the newer stamps seem to be a little bit smaller than before...but, hey, it's less for me to color! You can get your Magnolia stamps and also some Memory Box dies (and other goodies) from Diana's Magnolia online store, simply by clicking on the icon on my sidebar and you can shop for oodles of goodies! Deets on my card are below. I used foam tape for the sentiment and Tilda.

CS: PTI Select White for card base; red linen; Bazzill Diamond

DP: Doodlebug "Sweet Cakes" 6x6 pad

Stamps: Magnolia Sweet Crazy Love Collection: "I Love You" and "Tilda With Cozy Heart"

Ink: Memento tuxedo black and angel pink (distressing); Copic markers

Others: MS PATP "Sweet Heart," Nellie Snellen heart die; Memory Box "Ringed Buckle" die, WOC rose

Thank you for stopping by today. I wish you all a wonderful week, and until the next time, happy crafting!

Warm Aloha Hugs,

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

2012-01-09T17:53:00.000-10:00

Happy New Year Everyone! Hope you all enjoyed the holiday festivities with family and friends, and had lots of yummy things to eat! I can't believe my last post was in November! Well, lots of family things have been happening, some good, some not too good, and I truly lost my interest for crafting. I can't even color with Copics anymore! I have been busy creating other things, but just not coloring in an image. So today, I have a few things I'd like to share with you.

I totally am in love with the Tim Holtz "Vintage Cabinet Card" die and have been playing with it since November. The finished size is about and A2 card, just a little smaller, so it's easy to mail. I've used Basic Grey 6"x6" Capella paper pad for all of the cards below. Here are a few of the cards I made as thank you cards and for the new year since I didn't make a single Christmas card. I finished around 12 of these cards as they were so fast and easy.

The inside is basically the same layout, just different DPs that coordinated from the pack.

I made a few with this sentiment on the front and inside.

Thank you for stopping by today, and now that I have some new Magnolia stamps, I'll be playing with them soon for Valentine's Day. Have a wonderful day, and happy crafting!

Warm Aloha Hugs,

TILDA WITH FLOWER POT

2011-11-06T19:54:00.000-10:00

Hi fellow crafters! Hope you had a wonderful weekend and are resting up for the start of a new week. November kinda snuck up on us and the holiday season is a busy time for all. Today I would like to share a card I made back in September for my Card And Tag Swap (CATS). I wasn't able to post it since my partner was taking a blog break but I'm sure it's okay now LOL! Anyways, the theme for September was "Flowers" so I decided to use my sweet Tilda With Flower Pot for my swap. Still one of my faves among all my faves LOL!

This is the front of the card and I've used a SB tag die to keep the "window" closed. I made a little flower box beneath the window.

When you open the window, you'll see Tilda with her flower pot peeking out. My awning is made using SU! word window punch. I saw this idea several years ago when this punch first came out and didn't make a note of the creator, so I apologize. I embossed the window panels with TH woodgrain embossing flolder (not sure of the exact name of this folder). And here you see Tilda peeking out, holding her flower pot. I paper-pieced her coat. Coloring was done using Copics.

This is the inside of the card, and again I've used an old SU! sentiment stamp and on the right I've left a blank spot for jotting a note to my partner. We also had to make a tag to complete the set and this is what I made:

The cover swivels open so a greeting can be written on the inside.

Thank you for stopping by today. Now I need to really get started with my holiday cards as I'm always late! Have a wonderful week and happy crafting to you all.

Warm Hugs,

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

2011-10-27T22:09:00.000-10:00

Happy Aloha Friday, fellow crafters and Maggie lovers! I made my first (and only?) Halloween card! I used "Tilda With Spiderweb" from the 2008 Autumn Halloween collection. I had fun coloring her, but still need lots more practice coloring black hair!

I'll keep this post short. Although you can't really tell in the pic, it's an easel card and I used my MS PATP Spider Web punches for the base, and MS Iron Fence on the card. Tilda is colored with Copics and I added some Golden Rod Stickles to her web. I kept the easel "stopper" simple, using only a bow, because I didn't want to cover the DP that says "Trick or Treat."

Thank you for stopping by and if I don't get a chance to post again before Halloween, I wish you all a HAPPY HALLOWEEN and hope you get more treats than tricks!

Have a "BOO-tiful" day everyone!

A Very Special "Raining Hearts Tilda" for a Special Cause

2011-10-22T20:40:00.000-10:00

Hello fellow crafters! The weekend is here and I'm sure you're all enjoying doing something special. Well, today, I have something special to tell you. There is an exclusive new stamp designed by Pauline, the creator of Magnolia stamps, for Creashop Duymelot, named "Raining Hearts Tilda." Astrid, the owner of Creashop Duymelot, was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. When Pauline heard about this from Astrid, Pauline/Magnolia donated (or will be donating) 500 euros to the Swedish Cancer Foundation. You can purchase this stamp from Creashop Duymelot and Astrid and her husband Kees will donate 2 euros to an organization (Netherlands) called Pink Ribbon from every sale of this special Raining Hearts Tilda. I immediately purchased this stamp and know I will be supporting a very special cause half way around the world. I'm sure you, too, will fall in love with "Raining Hearts Tilda" and here is a pic of her:

You can also visit Creashop Duymelot's blog here, for some inspiration. Thank you for stopping by today. Have a wonderful weekend, and happy crafting!

Aloha,

MAKE A CHILD SMILE THIS CHRISTMAS - A Special Project

2011-10-06T22:54:00.000-10:00

Hi fellow crafters! Hope your week is going well and you're gearing up for the weekend! I was tucked away in my craft room making some very special cards for some very special children for a very good deed adventure that my friend Kris has undertaken. You can read all about this wonderful adventure on Kris's blog here. In a nutshell, the cards are 4" x 4" and didn't require much fussiness so I was able to make these 15 cards in two days. I felt wonderful after completing them because I know they are for a very special person and to do a good deed is spiritually uplifting. So on to my meager cards:

I decided to work with only four different images so I could "mass produce" them so the basic layout is the same. I had to hunt down some non-gender-specific images and I really don't have much (sigh!). The sentiment on the little red heart says, "Have yourself a merry little Christmas." And here's the whole lot that I'll be sending out to Kris tomorrow:

Kris, you (and your Aunt) have a heart of gold and I'm glad I was able to contribute a meager portion for this wonderful good deed adventure of yours. The children will definitely smile when they receive their special Christmas present.

To all you wonderfully talented crafters out ther, it's not too late to help contribute a card for this very special project. Please visit Kris's blog for more information, and I know in your heart, you will feel wonderful to be able to help Make A Child Smile This Christmas!

In closing, I just want to share a sentiment stamp I bought over the weekend. It reads, "A child's smile is one of life's greatest blessings" and we all know this to be true.

Love and Blessings to you all . . .

SISTER STAMPS - RELEASE #3 - NOW AVAILABLE!

2011-10-02T21:26:00.001-10:00

Happy Sunday/Monday fellow crafters! Hope you all enjoyed your weekend. Mine was quite eventful and I had lots of good food to grind! Okay, today I'd like to share a card with you and it is from the 3rd release from Sister Stamps! I played with "Yuki" which means either Blessing or Snow. She is so adorable, enjoying her stocking full of Christmas toys! There are three stamps in this release and you can see them on my sidebar. Click on the icon and there you will find a list of where you can purchase them. So, here is my "version" of Yuki enjoying her Christmas toys:

My card base is 5.5" square (PTI cardstock), layered with Bazzill (red), then a green dotted CS which I punched out the border with my new MS "Scallop Snowflake" border punch that I got from an HSN special, and finally a rectangle of DP from We R Memory Keepers-Merry & Bright stack. The Christmas tree is die-cut from Lifestyle Crafts/QuicKutz "Nesting Trees" and I added some teeny-tiny punched sakura flowers (thanks Jenny!) and I know, I overdid it! LOL! I meant so scatter a few, but there were so many in the package I just went gung-ho and I thought oh well, the tree could use some sparkle! I also added some white flock to the cuff of the stocking to give it a warm, fuzzy feel. So that's it. Thank you for stopping by, and I wish you all a wonderful week, and as the holiday season is rolling around so fast, I'm sure you'll all be busy crafting away so have fun!

Holiday Hugs . . .

C.A.T.S. Swap - August 2011

2011-09-14T22:18:00.000-10:00

Hi crafters! Hope your week is going well so far and I'm sure we're all looking forward to the upcoming weekend! Today I have something very special to share with you. The artist is a sweet friend of mine and many of you know her in blogland as "Mama" of LuvntheJourney! Well, she was my partner for August for the CATS swap hosted by Joy. You sign up and are committed for three months. Go check out the details on Joy's blog...I believe the sign up is still open!

Going back to my partner for September, when I say "artist" I mean she's extremely talented and often times I wish I could craft with her all day! You'll see what I mean when you see her awesome creation below. The theme for August was ribbons and she made the cutest, sweetest little velvet flowers! I had to ask her to tell me how she did it! Anyway, here's her awesome creations:

Isn't this an incredible triple easel card?!!! And her coloring is just awesome. If only you could see it IRL. I'm so happy because I get to have several colored images from her! If you want to know how Mama made this card, go check our her blog here for all the details. In addition to a card, she created a matching tag, and that's what CATS stands for . . . Card And Tag Swap!

One more thing I want to share with you...Mama also sent me a Birthday Gift and look at how she wrapped it...and colored this beautiful Anya:

Oh besides being talented, she is so sweet. She wished me a Happy "21st" Birthday and I admit, those younger days were great ones, but now I can only wish to be young and vigorous again, LOL! Thank you so much Mama!

I thank you for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed seeing this lovely creation I received.

Until next time, enjoy life, stay safe, and hug the ones you love.

A Hug for you, from me,

CARD AND TAG SWAP - AUGUST 2011

2011-08-23T18:34:00.000-10:00

Happy Tuesday/Wednesday fellow crafters! I'm back with my Card And Tag Swap (CATS) for August. My partner is the wonderfully talented Mama! It was a bit nerve wrecking for me because Mama does beautiful work and I'm so many notches below her caliber but I bit the bullet and thought as soon as I got my swap done, my stomach would settle down and there's no more fingernails to bite on LOL! The requirement for this month's swap was to use ribbon. Sounds easy enough right? WRONG! I wanted to use it in a different sort of way besides just tying a ribbon around my card and tag and adding a bow, so I decided to make little ribbon flowers. (Caution: Long post!) Okay, enough blabbering so here's my humble card for Mama:

About a month ago, Sugar Nellie came out with some new images for the Sherbet Pips line and here I've used "Candy Pip" on the cover. I put some teeny-tiny buttons on her dress and added some small bows to the top of her head and on the flourish leaf.

For the inside of my card, I used "Cherry Pip" and added a picket fence on both sides, some die-cut grass, and pink ribbon flowers and a little bow for her hair. The "jotting" piece fits just inside/behind the picket fence and here I used some pleated ribbon topped with some velvet ric-rac trim, added a flower and the butterflies. I wanted the jotting piece to look like a "house" behind the picket fence but I didn't do a very good job at it. Below you can see the jotting piece removed from behind the fence:

Lastly, I finished my tag with another Cherry Pip. I made it so that the cover swivels open:

Well, that's all I have to share today. Thank you for being so patient in viewing all the pics. You can join in the fun and sign up for the next quarter's Card and Tag Swap by

visiting Joy's blog and at the very top, you can click on Joy's message for more info. Have a wonderful week, and thank you for taking the time to stop by.

Warm Aloha Hugs,

C.A.T.S. July Swap from Joni!

2011-07-29T17:12:00.000-10:00

Happy Aloha Friday! Today I have a DELIGHTFUL card to share with you! I signed up to play in Joy's "Cards And Tags Swap" (CATS) and if you'd like more info, check it out here. For July, I was honored to have as my partner the super talented Joni of Crafty Hula Hands. This month's challenge is a color challenge and we were asked to use the colors Red, White, and Blue. Gulp! I'm NOT good when it comes to coloring or working with blues! Poor Joni, but lucky ME! Look at what she made for me:

Isn't this the CUTEST card and tag set?!! THANK YOU, JONI! I LOVE THIS! Joni has colored Marci to perfection. If only you could see it IRL! I love how the pretty blue bow really picks up the same shade as the blue in the DP, and the red punched border and flowers brightens the card. Joni also added some crystal lacquer to Marci's swim tube...like real plastic! Wow! So much detail to her coloring and layout. Joni also sent me those beautiful silver charm butterflies! I LOVE butterflies, so thank you, Joni! I need to get me more shades of blue Copic markers, so I can practice! It was truly a fun swap. Thank you Joni for being my partner, and thank you Joy, for hosting this swap!

I wish you all a fun-filled weekend, doing what you love, and being with the ones you love.

Warm Aloha Hugs,

Congratulation Tilda Helps Celebrate a Friend's Birthday!

2011-07-19T01:08:00.001-10:00

Good morning crafty crafters! Hope your week is off to a great start. I believe challenges helps motivate me and gives me the inspiration to create something. I decided to play along with the Just Magnolia and hÄnglar and stÄnglar challenge this week and they want to see "Pink, Purple, and Pearls" so this is what I came up with:

Okay, I'm not good at photography, but the dotted "tan" looking DP is really lighter IRL, like the top portion of the card, but I just could not adjust the pic to show the true colors so please ignore it for now. Here is "Congratulation Tilda" #233 from Diana's Magnolia-licious web store. Simple click on her store icon on my sidebar to shop 24/7. I stamped this image with Memento black tuxedo on PTI CS and paper pieced her dress, party hat, and gift using DP by Maja Design. I also punched out the butterfly using my Doohickey butterfly punch from the Maja DP and also from PTI CS and layered it. The small purple roses beneath the pink rose looks almost black! Sorry about that. I've added pearls to her shoes, the butterfly, and a white pearl flourish beneath the butterfly although it's hard to see in the pic.

Thank you for stopping by today. I'm sorry I haven't been blog hopping lately, but I've been cleaning up my craft room AGAIN because I somehow lost my "workspace" and had to put things back where they belong and it ended up taking quite a bit of time (sigh!). I'll be visiting blogs shortly and wish you all a wonderful day!

Hugs,

A RAK FROM SHIRLEY!!!

2011-07-03T12:00:00.003-10:00

Just look at this BEAUTIFUL card I received from Shirley! It is so lovely and elegant, just like her! Her coloring knocks my socks off! I'm such a bad photographer and I know I'm not doing her any justice, so I apologize. She is so detail oriented and there are so many elements she used and put together so beautifully! Just look at her gorgeous coloring! You can find more of her wonderful creations here. Thank you so very much, Shirley, for sending me one of your masterpieces and the SB Fancy Tags Three that I will definitely put to good use. What I appreciate and treasure most is the friendship we have developed, and I am grateful for that. Ahhhh, the wonderful world of blogland!

And here's a close up of her card:

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY, EVERYONE!

Sharing Calendar Artwork for July, August, and September 2011

2011-07-02T23:36:00.000-10:00

As promised earlier, today I'd like to share calendar pages for July, August, and September, made by Tammi. My pics don't do justice to her beautiful creations. They are so dimensional IRL, and I get to enjoy them every day. I still can't believe it's July already! Please enjoy these wonderful works of art and I know it will give you inspiration. Today, my GF and I went to a rubber stamp expo and bought some cute 6" x 6" mini albums and we thought we'd make calendar pages for 2012 . . . keeping fingers crossed we actually make them LOL! Anyway, please enjoy these calendar pages:

Have a glorious weekend, stay safe, and enjoy your Fourth of July celebration! Tomorrow I will have something else to share with you so stay tuned.

Hugs,

CELEBRATION TILDA - A Very Special Tilda!

2011-06-30T23:25:00.001-10:00

Quick post today. I'm having so much trouble with Blogger and it makes things disappear so this will be short. I actually made this card about two weeks ago as part of a RAK. I used "Celebration Tilda" which is a special edition stamp only available in the Netherlands, but was able to purchase it from Creashop Duymelot. They have since added a translated version in English (thank you Kees and Astrid!). I believe this stamp is still available to purchase. Okay, enough rambling and on to my card before Blogger kicks me out:

My card base is 6" x 6" which is slightly larger than my usual 5.5" square only because I wanted to use my MS PATP Wild Flowers punch on the inside of this easel card. The DP is from K&Co. Watercolor Bouquet that I bought from Michael's. I colored Tilda with Copics then added some Crystal Glitter from Stampendous on her outfit. The leaf flourish is die-cut using the Cheery Lynn Fanciful Flourish die. The pink doily mat behind Tilda is also a Cheery Lynn die called Italian Flourish. I popped Tilda on "Tilda's Wall" from the 2008 Magnolia & Lilac Summer collection. That's it for this card!
Well, June has finally come to a close and we're now in to July. Imagine half a year has flown by and I can't believe it. With the 4th of July just around the corner, I wish you all a safe and fun, long weekend, celebrating with parties and lots of good food!
Thank you for taking the time to stop by today, and until next time, enjoy life and happy crafting!
Warm Hugs,

Butterflies!

2011-06-28T19:52:00.000-10:00

Hello Maggie friends out there! Hope your week is going well. It's almost mid-week or it already is for some of you. The deadline for entering the Just Magnolia and hÄnglar & stÄnglar Week 112 Challenge is almost closing so I'd better post this quickly. The theme is: Butterflies! I've chosen to use some paper from DCWV Mariposa and the papers are very glittery in gold and covered with butterflies so I've kept my embellishments on the very simple side with not much frills or it may be overkill. I don't know why, but in the picture, the twill ribbon I used from PTI (Sweet Blush) looks pink whereas IRL it's quite similar to SU!'s Blush on the peachy side. Anyways, here's my card:

See how pink the ribbon looks? My card base is also PTI Sweet Blush, 5.5" square, and the mat pieces are a gold metallic CS. The lonely flower is from Magnolia. I colored Tilda with Hawaii Flower with Copics and added some gold Spica gel pen over the butterfly and her hair for some sparkle, although you can't see it in the pic. Here's a pic of the inside of my card:

On the bottom of the card, the black "border" you see is actually part of the print on the DP. I cut a slit on that black line to create a "pocket" for my notecard to slip into. It's rather hard to see because the notecard blends in a bit. The next pic shows the notecard removed:

I folded a piece of the PTI Sweet Blush CS and die-cut it with my SB Labels One die leaving a bit of a hinge on the top, then die-cut two more pieces from the DP to cover the front and back.
Well, that's it for this card. Thank you very much for taking the time to stop by. Have a wonderful day wherever you are, and happy crafting!

Hugs,
Cami

An Oldie But Goodie - Sitting Summer Tilda

2011-06-25T01:08:00.000-10:00

Hope your weekend is getting off to a good start and the weather is being nice to all of you! I had a chance to work on a card and thought I'd do one for the Magnolia-licious Highlites Challenge. The theme is Black + White + Pop (one other color). I thought it would be fun to play along but oh does my coloring "black" hair suck! I know I need to keep practicing and that I will do, but at this point, I gave up for now so what you see is what you get for now LOL! I chose to use red as my Pop color and I know for sure I'll be challenging myself to use other colors, too! So, here is my failed "black haired" Tilda:

I don't have much to say about this card as the DPs and flowers are from my "supply box" and it's filled with odds and ends from previous projects. The heart die is from Nellie Snellen (MFD 022 Heart) and the flourish is from Marianne Design Creatables (LR0116). I decorated the inside also but kept it very flat while trying to maintain the same theme:

My card looks bare like something is missing but I decided to stop here so Tilda doesn't get "lost" among all the dots LOL! Kinda plain and simple but I know I'll just mess it up if I add something I'm not sure of at this point. Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by. I truly appreciate your critique so I can consider it in my furture cards.
Have a wonderful, fun-filled weekend, stay safe, and happy crafting.

Maggie Hugs,

Celebrating a Birthday with Tilda with Balloon!

2011-06-22T16:38:00.002-10:00

Happy mid-week fellow Magnolia friends! First of all, I'd like to apologize for the spam mail that went out last evening/this morning. Deb from our Magnolia-licious Yahoo group was very helpful, patient, and encouraging while I was stressing out trying to get rid of that "virus!" THANK YOU, DEB!!! I was working on this card to enter in the Just Magnolia and hÄnglar and stÄnglar Challenge Week 111 that calls for "Paper Piecing to dress up our Images" when the trouble began! I won't get into too much details, but the recipe is below if you are interested:

Recipe:
Stamp: Tilda with Balloon - You Are So Special Collection 2011; Happy Birthday seal from Whimsy "Birthday Letter Seals" by Raindrop Echo
CS: Bazzill (white), SU! (Red Rose)
DP: gcd Studios (Petit Blossoms - double sided)
Other: Die from Cheery Lynn Designs - Fanciful Flourish

Again, I apologize for the spam mail, and I wish you all a wonderful evening/morning. Thank you for taking the time to stop by and for your encouraging comments. They are much appreciated.

Hugs from Hawaii,

Tilda With Rain Boots

2011-06-12T21:45:00.002-10:00

Hello Maggie friends! Hope you all had a wonderful weekend! In Hawaii we celebrated King Kamehameha Day on Friday so many people had a nice 3-day weekend! I decided to participate in the Just Magnolia and hÄnglar & stÄnglar Challenge Week #111 using a sketch by the wonderfully talented Jacque and Flowers Galore! I'm also entering this in the Magnolia Stamp Lovers Challenge where "Anything Goes."
I found a pretty DP by K & Co called Watercolor Bouquet and I love the tiny flower print so I've used her here. I won't elaborate since I've paper-pieced Tilda's dress, boots, and hat bow. The flourish is from Cheery Lynn "Faciful Flourish" die. That's about it, and here she is:

I used sage green Flower soft and sprinkled some tiny pink flowers in the grass.

I kept the inside of the card very simple and tried to maintain the same layout as the front, and added a jotting area for a personal note.
Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by today. I also want to thank those who sent me an email inquiring about how I was because I hadn't posted for a while. I appreciate your concern and am grateful to the many friends I have made in blogland! Have a wonderful new week and hope you get in some crafting time.

Maggie Hugs and Warm Aloha,

Hello Little Butterfly - I'm Back!

2011-06-10T20:38:00.001-10:00

Yes, it's been a long winter for me...lost my desire for crafting for a while, took a blog break, went on vacation and just returned, and was inspired again by all you wonderfully talented peeps out there! I came across Jacque's card using the beautiful DCWV Mariposa DPs and was so inspired to create something with that DP. Only, mine is a 12" x 12" pad and Jacque's was smaller and more in proportion for cardmaking so I was a bit disappointed. Then I saw Norma's front panel step card and thought I could still use the Mariposa DPs in a different layout. So, putting the two inspirations together, I came up with this card:

I followed Norma's instructions to make this front panel step card that measures 6" x 6" lying flat. I colored Tilda with Copic markers. Details for this card are listed below if you are interested.

Recipe:

DP: DCWV Mariposa

CS: Bazzill (white) and black linen (mat pieces, fence)

Stamp: Magnolia - Hello Little Butterfly from the Butterfly Dreams collection

Hair: E25, 31, Y21

Body: E00, 50, R00 (cheeks)

Dress and Boots: R29, 27, 24, 22

Apron: E42, 41, 40

Other: MS grass border and garden gate punches; small flowers from my stash, leaves from Michael's

I will be catching up with you all to see your wonderful creations. Sorry for the long absence but things should be getting back to normal! Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by and I've missed you all!

Big Maggie Hugs,

MINI MAGNOLIAS - A SPRING SCRAPBOOK FROM SHARON CAUDLE!

2011-04-17T00:12:00.002-10:00

Happy Sunday to all of you and I hope you are all enjoying your weekend! Imagine, only one more week until Easter! For me, I'm happy as a Lark and hopping like a bunny because I was gifted with Sharon's magnificent "Spring Album" that she created in February for the Magnolia-licious Blog Hop which was a Spring Themed Mini Challenge using the adorable Mini Magnolias! It arrived in the mail today, and all I can say is, "WOW! OMG! I can't believe she sent it to me and I'm actually holding it!!!" I'm so very Blessed to receive Sharon's beautiful masterpiece...an Easter Blessing to me! I am awestuck seeing her creation IRL! It's incredible work! THANK YOU SO MUCH, SHARON! I love it and will always treasure this gift. Before I share some pics with you, I know you will want to know more about how Sharon created this and you can find more info on her blog here.

This is the front of the album and below are pics of each letter that spells SPRING!

Aren't these pages absolutely divine?!!! Look at all the Mini Tildas she colored and cut out and popped on each page. Her work is incredible and there are so many lovely details. Sharon has lots of close-up shots on her blog here so you can see the detailed work. It's definitely a labor of love and I am so happy to be able to hold it in my hands, and to keep staring at all the mini Tildas. It's incredible, but we've all come to know Sharon's works of art and she is a perfectionist with great attention to detail. If you need inspiration, you'll find a lot on Sharon's blog. Go check it out if you missed it in February!
I know you've enjoyed today's post and I thank you for stopping by to share with me my gratitude and appreciation to have been gifted with this magnificent Spring Album. We belong to the BEST Magnolia-licious Group on Yahoo because incredibly talented people have the biggest hearts and share and teach all of us to keep learning and improving on our skills. Thank you to ALL of you in our wonderful group...and if you're not a member yet, please join us here.
Maggie Hugs and Blessings . . .

Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog - Color Challenge #6 - Pink & Green

2011-04-14T21:51:00.002-10:00

Wow! The weekend is almost here! Hope you are having a good week! Second post for me this week and I'm surprised at myself. I couldn't wait to play with my new "Tilda with Rain Boots" and decided to enter this is the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog Color Challenge #6. You can get all of your Maggies from Diana's Magnolia-licious online store simply by clicking on the store icon on my sidebar! Come join the fun! Here's my card:

I started with a white 5.5" square card base using PTI CS, layered it with some Bazzill dotted CS. I die-cut the heart with my Cheery Lynn "Heart to Heart Lace Doily" die from this pretty DP by Pebbles "Ever After". I punched a piece of white CS with my MS picket fence punch, and also my MS grass punch from some Imaginisce "Garden Party" Collection pad. I layered them and placed them on a piece of the DP then die-cut the heart shape. I stamped Tilda on PTI CS with Memento Black Tuxedo and colored her with Copics. I've also added some Viva Glass Effect Gel on her boots to give it some shine although you can't really tell. The little white flowers you see on all four corners are photo corners from Jolie's that I've had for a very long time as well as the "Love" metal sticker. I also finished the inside very simply using the same theme. I usually write my message on a piece of onion skin paper and adhere it over the DP:

Copics used:
Skin: E00, 50, R20
Hair: E35, 33, 31
Dress, hat and boots: R85, 83, 31, RV00
Thank you for stopping by today. I wish you all a safe and fun-filled weekend!

Maggie hugs,

MINI EASTER TILDAS ON A MINI HANDMADE BASKET

2011-04-12T22:36:00.000-10:00

Happy mid-week fellow crafters and Maggie lovers! Hope your week got off to a good start and now we're almost half way to the weekend! I finally was able to complete a mini basket that I started over the weekend and only now have the "real mccoy!" to share. I bought the Grand Labels Eleven die set from SB although I don't own the Grand Calibur yet. I get to use my sister's Big Shot Pro when I need to. But I wanted to see if I could use it at home and found that the second from the largest die fit through my Big Shot! I started scoring and cutting to see what else I could do with it and came up with this:

This is the front of the basket. It's tiny and perfect for the mini Tildas!

The basket measures approximately 3" wide, 2" deep, and 2-1/4" high. With the handle it's about 4-1/2" high. I used a piece of DP 6" x 8.5" for the die, and a strip of CS 1-1/4" x 8.5" for the handle.

The next pic shows the back of the basket. Notice, I'm not naming the images because at the moment, I can't remember them! My sweet friend Suzan stamped and sent them to me! (Thank you, Suzan!)
The third pic shows the right side of the basket and I left the other side of the basket blank because that is where I will add a tag for the recipient.
The fourth pic is from the top looking down into the basket.
If you would like to make a basket like this, I have some pics of how I scored and cut the Grand Eleven Labels die below.

If you have questions, you can email me for clarification. Sorry this was done so haphazardously, but at the time I made these notes for my own "memory jogger" so I could make more baskets! Thanks so much for stopping by today! It's either blurf or blog and sometimes I am not able to do both in a day so I hope you understand LOL! I'll be making my rounds to visiting all your wonderful sites soon!

Maggie Hugs,

TILDA WITH FLOWER POT

2011-04-10T01:22:00.000-10:00

Happy Sunday! I was able to find some time to sit and make a card, and decided to play with "Tilda With Flower Pot" from the new Butterfly Dreams collection. They are all so beautiful and I love each one equally! I have a passion for butterflies and this collection is now my most favorite (so far!). So here is my simple card:

After looking at the stamped image for a while, I "thought" I saw two teeny-tiny butterflies on the flowers in the flower pot. Maybe I "wanted" them to be there because I love butterflies! So I colored them in yellow with my Copics and you tell me if you think they really are butterflies or not LOL!

I immediately fell in love with this DP by s.e.i. "Couture/Chintz" and couldn't wait to add a Tilda. The pic has a glare because this DP has a metallic sheen over the blue/aqua flowers. I did not want to cover the paper too much so I kept my embellishments to a minimum, and there's not even a ribbon! I chose instead to use some black crochet lace trim to keep the balance with the black mat piece (PTI True Black CS) under the PTI Aqua Mist CS mat piece. I'm so happy I was able to get several stamps from this collection from Diana's Magnolia-licious online store. You can, too, by simply clicking on the store icon on my sidebar.

I truly appreciate your taking the time to stop by today. Have a great day and have fun doing what you love.

Maggie Hugs,

This 'n That - Long Post (Warning!) - Featuring Tammi's Calendar Cards

2011-04-01T20:00:00.002-10:00

HAPPY APRIL FOOL'S DAY! Did you play any tricks on anyone or did someone play one on you? The beginning of the 2nd quarter of 2011 is here and I hope you are experiencing better weather where you are!
I haven't been in the "mood" to really craft of make something really special, but before I go on, I'd like to share with you Tammi's calendar cards for April-May-June. I thought I'd be early this time so you have lots of time to see her work! Here goes:

Aren't these just adorable? Look at all the artwork and Tammi's beautiful coloring! I flip through them every day and still am so amazed at her gorgeous work. I know you'll get alot of inspiration from these!

I haven't been stamping or coloring images, but I took a break and started making some paper flowers with my new SU! Fun Flowers die. I had so much fun doing "mindless" work. I made them in several colors and used the pinks for a Make 'n Take we recently had at a friend's house.

Sorry the lighting is very bad. Before die-cutting the petals, I cut a piece of pink tulle that had some nice "frosting" and glitter on it, laid a piece of copy paper on top of that, then placed it on my die so the frosting and glitter wouldn't clog my die. I staggered the layers and the tulle so the glitter would show up more. Here's a close-up of the flower:

I made another book/box card for a special friend and brought it along with me as a sample of our project for that day. I used a large Prima chocolate brown flower topped with a yellow Prima rose:

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by today. I'm trying to catch up on emails and have been visiting blogs most of the day today. I'll be sure to get around to more of your blogs. Enjoy your weekend, stay safe, and hope you get some crafting in!

Hugs,

Cami

2011 Calendar from Tammi and An Award

2011-03-19T01:09:00.001-10:00

Good morning fellow crafters! The weekend is here and that means fun and perhaps some crafting time! I have a couple of things to share today. Nothing that I made, but something I was so blessed to receive.

First of all, I'd like to share a few calendar months from a set I received from the super talented Tammi Buck. I know you will enjoy seeing what she created for the first quarter of 2011. Next month, I will share the next 3 months (April, May June) so you will have some creative inspiration. Sorry this is posted super late, but better late than never, and when it comes to inspiration, there's really no "expiration" so to speak. So, enough babbling and please enjoy art work for January, February, and March 2011.

Every single month is a masterpiece created by Tammi. You will find a lot of inspiration on her blog here. I know you will enjoy seeing the next three months so stay tuned. Thank you very much Tammi, for gifting me with this wonderful set of monthly calendars. I will treasure this forever!

The other day, the lovely and talented Iulia passed on a blog award to me. Thank you Iulia! Talk about versatile, she most definitely is as you will see for yourself when you visit her here.

Passing on an award can be very difficult at times. Today, I would like to pass this on to all of you in blogland. I know Iulia will understand and perhaps agree with me. So, from the two of us, please feel free to grab this award, and pass it on. All of you have shared your talent, creativity, and "time" to make the crafting world a fun place!

Have a wonderful weekend, stay safe, give a hug to those you love, and thank you for your friendship.

Warm Hugs,

TILDA WITH LACE JEANS

2011-03-16T21:15:00.003-10:00

Good evening fellow Magnolia-ites! It's mid-week already! Hope your week is going fine. I started on this card about two weeks ago as soon as I got some new stamps from Diana's Magnolia-licious store (click on the store icon on my sidebar) but just didn't know what to do. I started looking for some DPs and decided on using my new Imaginisce 6"x6" pad from the Garden Party and started coloring her to match the DPs. I thought I'd try my first twisted easel card, then pondered "what could Tilda be looking down at?" So I pulled out the little ladybug from an older collection that I just can't remember at the moment. No matter how I tried to lay it all out, something wasn't right so I put all the pieces in a Ziplock for later. I was going to recolor the ladybugs to pink, but never got around to it. I don't know why I colored them brown/tan. They look like they just came from a mud bath LOL! Today I saw a fabby card by Sharon and she has the most adorable card and her ladybug is so cute you must go check it out. I had a little "chat" with Sharon, and being the sweet gal that Sharon is, she encouraged me to give it a go. So I thought, okay, what is, IS, then I can put this behind me and get started on my Easter cards. I'll add another sentiment on the front before I send this out so I left a space in the upper left-hand corner. So here is my version:

Thank you for taking the time from your busy schedule to stop by, and for all the encouraging comments you have left me. The Magnolia-licious group is one of the most inter-active group I have belonged to, with so many wonderfully talented and creative people who always share their work and skills. Anyone can learn anything there is to learn from cardmaking to 3-D projects, coloring, supplies, the list goes on. I take my hat off to all of you and for the many friendships formed each day. Have a beautiful day, each and every one of you, every single day!

Warm Maggie Hugs,

TILDA WITH HAWAII FLOWER

2011-03-07T09:25:00.002-10:00

Happy Monday Maggie-lovers! Hope you all had a fun weekend. I got a few new stamps and couldn't wait to ink them up. I started with Tilda with Hawaii flower, I guess because I'm from Hawaii and that is our state flower! And of course, she has a butterfly sitting on her arm! I love butterflies! I've seen some "book cards" popping up and thought I'd give it a try. I saw the original instructions on "Tina46" blog site but the measurements were in centimeters and I didn't have the patience to convert it to inches, then the wonderful Hope C. sent an email out with some basic instructions so I thought I'd give it a try. I made a few small adjustments to Hope's measurements and came up with this:

This is the front of the book box. It measures 4.5" wide by 5.0" high. The cover is cut 5" x 10" and scored at 4.5" from each end giving you a 1" section in the center. I used SU! pink pirouette for this cover.
Tilda is stamped with Memento tuxedo black on PTI select white CS and colored with Copics. The green mat piece is from CTMH olive CS. DP is from Making Memories "Dilly Dally" line.
I kept the front rather plain firstly because of the size, and I wanted to keep the focus on this cutie-pie Tilda, that of course, I got from Diana's Magnolia-licious online store! I tell ya, she's the sweetest Lady and her service is always fast. Click on her store icon on my sidebar to get there to order your stamps!

This is the inside. I didn't take a good shot to show the "book" part but it is about 1" deep. I used my new heart "Doily Dies" from Cheery Lynn Designs that my sister got for me and just love all the cut out hearts! The butterfly in the "book window" is from a stamp set from Prickley Pear, and has a matching butterfly die that was gifted to me from a dear friend, Linda (thank you Linda!). The flourish die-cut on the front and on the bottom of the heart is from my Nellie Snellen die.

I also needed a "thank you" note card and again used this Tilda with Hawaii flower since I couldn't stop playing with her!

The "envelope" is die-cut from a "Treat Bag" by Lifestyle Crafts which I believe is a line from QuicKutz. I had to keep my "note" flat to fit in it so again, it's not embellished with flowers and trim so it would fit.
Well, that's all I have to share today.
Tomorrow I will share with you some awesome calendar pages I received from the super talented Tammi. Her work is incredible and you will see it all tomorrow.
Thank you for taking the time to stop by today. Have a wonderful week and happy crafting!
Maggie hugs,

TWIN TILDA AS "BEST FRIENDS"

2011-02-18T23:50:00.001-10:00

Happy Friday/Saturday to all you Maggie-Lovers! A while ago, I made an easel card using Twin Tilda, #335 (Autumn 2010 Collection), from Diana's Magnolia-licious online store. You can also click on Diana's store icon on my sidebar for easy access to all the wonderful Magnolia images and accessories. I forgot to post this card after I sent the card out and thought I'd post it now for my "journal" of cards.

I thought this image would be perfect for a "BFF" kind of card. After coloring and cutting out the image, I placed these cuties on a brown piece of CS punched with an oval punch for "grounding" and added some Flower Soft.
That's all I have to share today, and hope to get in some crafting time over the weekend.
Thank you for taking time to visit, and for all your sweet and encouraging comments. To those that have a "no-comment reply", I would like to thank you here since I am not able to send you a note directly to your email. I try to respond to each comment I receive because I appreciate the time you take to visit and comment.
Whatever you have planned for the weekend, enjoy yourself, and stay safe.

Violet Is Back!

2011-02-13T00:55:00.001-10:00

Happy Sunday! The weekends go by too fast but I hope you all are having fun! Since I had some time, and I had all the materials still on my desk from Friday's card, I decided to make another and use this for the Cute Card Thursday challenge which calls for flowers and hearts.

Sorry for the glare. I used this pink quartz text weight paper and it's very shimmery and I couldn't get rid of the glare.
The DPs is from the Martha Stewart mat pack again.

And while making Valentine's Day projects, I made some heart boxes with my Sizzix Heart Box & Key die and filled them with Hershey's Kisses (nuggets!) for some friends.

Thank you for stopping by and have a safe and fun-filled Sunday. I also wish you all a Happy Valentine's Day!

Violet Wishes You a Happy Valentine's Day!

2011-02-11T22:19:00.000-10:00

Hi Crafters! Are you ready for the weekend? I am! Hubby's away on a business trip so that means I get to stay in my PJ's, eat and sleep when I want! I was able to finish a few things for Valentine's Day and here is a card I made with the new Swiss Pixies "Violet With Key." It actually was a RAK I got from my friend Suzan when I visited her in L.A. last month (thank you Suzan!) and I couldn't wait to ink her up for THIS YEAR's V-Day!

My card base is 5.5" square from SU! kraft CS and the heart border mat is Bazzill CS, punched with MS PATP punch. The DP block, as well as the die-cut heart is from MS "Key & Heart" mat pad that I bought while shopping with Suzan at Michael's. The heart is die-cut with a Nellie Snellen Multi Frame Die. I stamped "Violet With Key" with Memento tuxedo black on Cryogen CS and colored her with Copics. Isn't she a doll?
I'm entering this in the Everybody Art Challenge and the theme is "Valentine."
Thank you for taking the time to stop by, and I wish you all a fun-filled weekend!

Hugs,

Mini Tilda Blowing Hearts on a Big Card!

2011-02-04T22:34:00.000-10:00

Hello fellow Maggie Lovers! How are you faring? Ready for the weekend? Today I want to share a card I made for the Magnolia-licious Highlites Challenge that is a Recipe and calls for hearts, pink, silver, white and green if needed for leaves. I'm still in a funk and lacking some mojo after vacation but was able to play and make a fast card. It looks out of balance (like me, hehehe) but here it is:

Pardon the glare on my pic. I tried taking several pics but because the hearts are silver and like foil, it was hard to get a good shot.
My card is 5.5" square for PTI select white CS that I love because of its sturdiness. The silver heart on pink DP is from Target that I bought when I was in L.A. having fun with Suzan.
The silver paper I used for the mat and for the scallop hearts are from my stash (some paper from Paris), and the white hearts are die-cut from PTI CS. I embossed the large heart with my Cuttlebug EF but you can't see it in the pic. I also die-cut a silver flourish from the Tim Holtz die. I ended up using this mini Tilda that I got from Diana's Magnolia-licious store (click on my sidebar) because I love her and don't have the regular sized image (yet!). I made a double bow using both white and pink organdy ribbon with silver edges using my Bow Easy, added a key charm from my stash, and the beautiful lace trim is from Jo-Ann's when Suzan and I went shopping (thank you for taking me all over the place Suzan!!!). Here's a look at the inside of my card:

I left it very simple and just added the other piece of the flourish (the die cuts two different shapes) to kinda dress up the jotting area.
Well, that's it for my card.
Thank you for taking the time to stop by and for all the lovely, encouraging comments you wonderful ladies leave for me. I truly appreciate it and am grateful for all the cyber friends I have made out there.
Enjoy your weekend, and I hope you get some crafting time in.

TILDA WITH A SMALL GIFT

2011-01-29T19:49:00.000-10:00

Well, happy Saturday/Sunday fellow Maggie Lovers! I'm back from vacation and must say I worked hard and played hard, and enjoyed every moment. I got to go shopping with my friend Suzan and boy did we shop LOL! A whole suitcase just for craft supplies! I even won my first "Royal Flush" on a quarter slot machine woohoo! Okay, enough rambling! I have another Maggie card to share from the "Your Are So Special 2011 Collection" and she is "Tilda With a Small Gift" which I will use for Valentine's Day.

My card is my usual 5.5" square from a burgundy colored Bazzill CS, the next two layers are also from Bazzill. The DPs I used are (again) from Making Memories Je t'Adore line. I totally fell in love with all the designs in this line. The mat behind Tilda is also from MM Je t'Adore journaling book. I just trimmed it down to fit. I stamped Tilda with Memento tuxedo black on PTI CS, colored her with Copics, cut her out, and adhered her to the mat piece. I ran a piece of padded pink heart ribbon to cover the seam between the two DPs, then added some tiny cotton lace flowers with pearls on the heart. My bow is made from May Arts pink wrinkled ribbon done on my Bow Easy, and a rhinestone heart added. That's it!
Valentine's Day is just around the corner and I really need to use up most of the DPs I bought so I'd better get going! Hope you are all enjoying your weekend and finding some time to craft and post to share with us. All I have learned about cardmaking DID NOT come from a text book, but from all you lovely ladies out there and for that, I thank you very much! I truly appreciate your taking the time to stop by and thank you for that!
Oh, if you want to know what colors I used for her dress, its R81, 83, 85, her shoes E33, 31, and her hair E35, 33, 51. That's it! I'm a simple person, uncomplicated, and even when cooking, looks for recipes with few ingredients LOL!

Maggie Hugs,

Tilda with Hanging Heart - My First Valentine's Day Card!

2011-01-10T22:00:00.000-10:00

Happy Monday/Tuesday fellow Maggie lovers! Last night I made a very simple and quick card using some beautiful Making Memories "Je t'Adore" cards from their card pak! There are 5 different designs and 3 are my favorite so here's the first one:

I apologize for the lousy quality. It's been overcast and rainy and not much sun and, I'm not a good photographer! Anyway, I cut the card in half (you'll see a full shot below) and used the front of the card for my card front which is an A2 in size. I die cut a Loopy Circle with my SB die, then die-cut a circle to fit the center, and wove a string of pearls in the loops.
This is "Tilda With Hanging Heart" that I got from Diana's Magnolia-licious store. You can click on my sidebar to get to her store.
Tilda is stamped with Memento tuxedo black on PTI select white CS (my favorite!) and colored with Copics (colors listed below), cut out, and adhered with foam tape to the matted piece. I also punched out the heart using a MS "Lace Scallop Heart" punch, and a Marvy scallop heart punch from pink vellum. The sentiment is from Hero Arts "Stencil Prints" set. I then used the back or bottom half of the MM card for the inside of my card and again, kept it very simple:

Here is a pic of the MM card laid down flat:

Oooops, sorry, there are 5 different designs in the card pack and I just noticed my error on the pic where it say 4, but it's 5 designs and 4 cards each. These cards are beautiful in itself and you can also get matching envelopes! I just wanted to put my own spin on them! Quick, simple, easy card!

Copic colors used:

Dress: R83, 81, RV00 (dotted using Sharpie Ex-Fine white pen)

Heart ribbon: R39, 37

Hair: E35, 33, 51

Skin: E00, 50, R00

Wings: BG10, covered with glue pen and Prisma glitter

That's it! Thank you for taking the time to swing by today. I'll have another Valentine's Day card to share tomorrow, then I'll be going on a mini vacation from Thursday. Thank you all for also sharing your creativity and inspiration. I've learned from many of you out there in blogland!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY (BALLOON) TILDA

2011-01-09T11:11:00.000-10:00

Happy Sunday fellow crafters and Maggie lovers! Yep! Another birthday card with the cutie Tilda with Balloon and I don't know the name since it came with the Winter Kit so we'll have to wait until the release. This time, I kept track of the colors I used and have listed them below. So here's what I made (two of the same since I have all the supplies out!):

My card base is my usual 5.5" square out of Bazzill white CS, then layered with PTI Aqua Mist and Lavender Moon CS. I stamped this cutie-pie with Memento black tuxedo on PTI select white CS and colored her with Copics (colors listed below). DP is Making Memories-Lauren. I punched the border strip with an EK Success "Morocco" punch from PTI aqua mist CS, and die cut the leaves with SU! die from PTI lavender moon CS. Ribbon is also from PTI in lavender moon. The sentiment on the balloon is a very old, small "peg" stamp I've had for years but it surely comes in handy for small images and tags. There's no name on it. Tilda is adhered to the card with foam tape. The inside of the card is very simple so I have enough space to write my sentiments to the birthday gal, and won't be too bulky to mail.

Copics used:

Hair: E35, 33, 51, 50

Dress: V15, 12, 01, and BG13, 11, 000 (for socks also)

Shoes: E33, 31

Thank you for taking the time to stop by today, and for your sweet comments. Don't be afraid to leave me constructive criticism also so I can learn and garner different ideas. Lets have fun in 2011, and thank you all also for sharing your talent and creativity. It can only get better by sharing ideas!

Tilda with Balloon

2011-01-06T23:59:00.000-10:00

Happy (Aloha) Friday! Hope your first week back to work was manageable! I've been able to make a few cards and I couldn't wait to get started after the holiday festivities! I don't know the name of this Tilda, but she was in the Winter Kit Collection. So many friends will be celebrating their birthday soon so I'm glad this cutie was in the collection.

Sorry I didn't keep track of all the Copic colors I used as I was struggling to find the right shade. It's not really pink, nor is it peach, but something like salmon pink and I couldn't keep track. I only remember the colors I used for her hair which are E35, E33, E51, E50, and her shoes E33, E31.
I fell in love with this new DP from Making Memories "Je t'adore" and I said I wouldn't buy any more and would use up what I have, but I just couldn't resist LOL! I also used my Magnolia Doohicky tag die and stamped a sentiment on it, tucked it under the image which is mounted on foam tape. Flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. I haven't decided how to finish the inside because I'm not satisfied with what I did.
Thank you for stopping by today, and I wish you a wonderful weekend and hope you can squeeze in some crafting time!

Happy New Year To All and Blog Award

2011-01-03T23:51:00.000-10:00

Happy New Year to all you wonderfully talented people out there! I've met and became friends with so many of you in blogland, and have garnered so much knowledge from you all, so thank you very much for sharing your creativity and inspiration. To my surprise, I received two identical blog awards, from Leslie, and Justine. The requirements are for me to:

1. Thank and link back to the person(s) who gave me the award (THANK YOU, LESLIE AND JUSTINE!),

2. Share 8 things about myself,

3. Forward it to 8 bloggers, and

4. Contact those bloggers and tell them about their award

So, here goes, some things you may not have known about me:

1. I LOVE ribbons, lace trims, flowers

2. Born and raised in Hawaii (Oahu) and never lived anywhere else!

3. Surrounded by water and we have so many beautiful beaches, but I haven't gone swimming in years!

4. Hubby supports my crafting addiction since I was laid off from LV over 5 years ago

5. I enjoy golfing and traveling, and shop for craft supplies on the Mainland since prices are ridiculously high here and limited in choices

6. I "hoard" so I can "always see the pretty papers, etc." so I must learn to use them from this year on!

7. I don't like to cook any more and love to try different restaurants

8. I love anything chocolate (dark) and peanut butter!

Receiving a Blog Award and having to pass it along is never an easy task as there are thousands of talented people out there, but here goes:

Elise

Elena

Janie

Leanne

Risa

Lynn

Ruby

Thea

Here's your Blog Award, ladies:

Please visit these ladies and send them some love. I've been working on some cards and will share them later this week. Thank you for stopping by today, stay safe, keep warm, and happy crafting!

Christmas Cards and Gift Card Stockings

2010-12-23T09:04:00.000-10:00

Quick post as Christmas is only two days away and everyone is very busy with last-minute details before the big day. I have two identical cards I made with hAnglar and stAnglar images, and a few gift card stockings:

Here are some stockings I made that holds a gift card (or a check folded and tucked inside. I was inspired by my friend Janie and this was quick to make up. You can get this freebie template from Claire Brennan's site, Waltzing Mouse. Sorry I didn't show a pic of it open as I already wrote a message inside under the cuff.

Thank you for stopping by today, and I wish you all a very MERRY CHRISTMAS!

LAZY SUMMER DAY TILDA NOTE HOLDER WITH PEN

2010-12-15T00:00:00.000-10:00

How are all you crafters doing with the last-minute Christmas rush? I needed to take a break before finishing up a few more cards and thought I'd work on something other than Christmas! About a month and a half ago, my GF Joy sent me a whole pack of these cute glittered polka dot CS and I've been wanting to do something with them so here is what I made:

I've had these mini pens for a while and decided to make a note book cover for the 3" x 3" Post-It pads. You've seen many versions of these and I made mine to fit the height of the pen that is about 3.25" high. It's hard to see the polka dot CS on the cover because I practically covered it up with some lace trim on the bottom, ribbon, a sentiment stamped on a Labels Eight die cut, stamped a sentment from SU!, and added a pink rose on a MS Vintage Doile punched out of pink vellum. Then of course there is the sweet and adorable Lazy Summer Day Tilda colored with Copics. I added some polka dots to her outfit. On the inside cover, I die-cut a piece of the DP with the Labels Eight die and attached a 2011 calendar. Then I thought I should put them in a box or bag and add some treats (Toffee Macadamia Shortbread cookies):

The BEST part is, back in mid-November, I won a template from Adela Rossol of Creations by AR. She has so many wonderful templates and I had a hard time selecting one and chose this, and of course purchased a couple more. This template is called "3-Pocket Caddy" and was fun and fast to make! Thank you so very much Adela. She is one of the hosts on PaperCraft Planet's 3-D Tuesday challenges. There's so much to learn from PCP and all the talented gals there.
Finally, here is what it looks like in the caddy, sans ribbon, I plan to tie on the handles. Below is also an inside view of the caddy. The note pad fit perfectly!

Thank you for taking the time to stop by today and I hope you visit Adela's web store if you haven't already. Have a wonderful week and have fun (?) shopping and/or crafting.

MINI UNWRAPPED TILDA ON A CENTER STEP CARD

2010-12-12T23:15:00.000-10:00

I just can't get enough of these mini Maggies! Today I was able to play again and used Mini Unwrapped Tilda who is only 1.375" high! How tiny and fun! I'm using all my smaller SB dies. A while ago, I came across a "center step card" on Sandy's blog, Creative Moments with Sandy. She has instructions on making a 4.25" x 5.5" center step card and it's perfect for mailing in a regular A2 envelope. Briefly, I used a red linen CS for the base, Doodlebug DPs, some red tinsel garland from MME "Lost and Found," stickers (presents and poinsettia) from Jolee's, miniature candy canes from my stash that I criss-crossed and glued together. I die-cut Tilda's image from SB Labels Two, and mounted that on the the 4th Lacy Circle die (or 2nd smallest). That's it! And here is this sweet mini Tilda:

Remember, you can buy these wonderfully cute Mini Maggies from Diana's online store. Click on the Magnolia-licious store logo on my side bar. Thank you for stopping by today, and now I have to run as I'm frantically trying to finish some Christmas cards and little goodie bags for some friends. Have a wonderful week shopping, wrapping, or crafting!

Warm winter hugs,

MINI MAGGIES ARE IN MY HOME NOW!!! I JUST LOVE THEM!!!

2010-12-10T22:22:00.000-10:00

I can't believe that Christmas is only 15 days away! This whole year is just whizzing by, and too fast for me. Yesterday was one of the best days I've had in a while and that's because I finally received some NEW MINI MAGGIES from Diana's Magnolia-licious store. You can hop on to her store by clicking on the store logo on my sidebar. These images are sooooo teeny-tiny and sooooo adorable! Perfect for tags and note cards. My monitor is on the blink so I could not edit my pics to get it clear and it's like I'm "working in the dark" trying to get the best effect so please excuse the poor quality of my pics. So this is what I made with them:

This first one is Mini Christmas Party Tilda (#3022) and she is only 1" wide by 2" high! Can you imagine that!??? I've put her on a discontinued SU! note card that measures 2.5" x 3" so this is very tiny . . . but super fast to color! I love that! I made this for the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog, a color challenge this week, using pink, blue, and green.
The pic below is a side view of the little note card

The second is Mini Secret Tilda and she is 1" wide by about 1-5/8" high! She's just a cutie-patootie! The tag base is 3" wide by 5" high but she still makes an impact because of her cuteness. I've kept embellies to a minimum so these mini Maggies aren't lost. I have more to play with tonight and guess what? Yep. I ordered more minis from Diana and can't wait to get them so I can start making things for next year! Don't wait! They are flying out the door really fast and remember, Diana is the sole distributor for these Mini Maggies!!!

I made sure to have a cup of coffee so I can stay up late tonight playing with my new, most wonderful, mini Maggies! I think, right now, they excite me more than the regular sized ones because I can put them on small treat boxes and gift tags/notes for the holiday season! So many ideas running through my mind but I just hope to finish them LOL! Happy Friday/Saturday to all you wonderfully talented crafters out there! Have a great weekend...I know I will! Thank you for taking the time to stop by today, and go shopping at Diana's store!

Warm Hugs,

JUST MAGNOLIA CHALLENGE WEEK #83 - WHITE + ONE COLOR

2010-11-23T23:48:00.000-10:00

This is my second post for today so please scroll down to see some tags I made with the Lazy Summer Day Tilda! This is not normal for me, but I decided to play in the Just Magnolia challenge this week and it's due by Thanksgiving Day! I chose to use the color red with white. A very simple and quick card today, and here it is:

My card base is my usual 5.5" square from red linen CS. I cut a smaller piece of flocked white snowflakes on vellum that I purchased last year! I cut a strip from this vellum and die-cut a paper rosette from the Sizzix/Tim Holtz die, topped it with a silk poinsettia and flowers (from my GF Suzan!). I used the largest and 2nd largest of the SB Lacy Circles die. My favorite part was stamping and coloring this cutie "Tilda With Hanging Heart" image! I added Prisma Glitter to her wings, and adhered her with foam tape. Oh my, so many wonderful stamps from the 2010 Merry Little Christmas Collection. I also stamped and cut out the "Noel" from the 2009 "So Jolly & Under the Mistletoe" collection. You can get all your Magnolia stamps from Diana's online store by clicking on her store icon on my sidebar! That's it! Quick and simple!

Recipe

Copics: (Dress, Noel, and ornament) R59, 29, 27, 24, YG67, 17, 03; (Hair) E25, 31, Y21

Thank you for stopping by today. HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

3-TAG SWAP - LAZY SUMMER DAY TILDA

2010-11-23T23:08:00.000-10:00

Happy Tuesday/Wednesday to all you wonderful crafters! Today I'd like to share some tags that I made and received from my swap partner for Kyoko's 3-Tag Swap. Since the holiday season is frantic, Kyoko combined the November/December swaps and we were asked to make 6 same tags for our partner. First I'd like to share the wonderfully cute tags I received from my partner Brenda of Sweet As A Gumdrop!!! She's is known as Hawaii's "punch queen" and you will see why! My pic doesn't do her tags justice to please go check them out on her blog here.

Everything is punched out! I don't know how Brenda does it, but she always comes up with something new. I've never seen the same punch art twice.

She also made a box to hold all the tags!

Brenda also included this cute stamp from In Style Stamps, and a package of pretty crocheted flowers from Stampin' Up. I can't wait to ink up this cutie!

Thank you so much, Brenda.

These are the 6 tags I made for Brenda. I started out using "Lazy Summer Day Tilda" then I thought to myself, Brenda has little ones and I should be making tags for the kiddies so I pulled out my EK Success gingerbread boy punch and placed it on a Sizzix Luggage Tag 2 die-cut. You can lift up the gingerbread boy and add the "To and From" on the inside of the tag. I apologize for the glare. I die-cut the sentiment tag from a Sizzix "Tags, Christmas" die that my GF Suzan sent to me, from some QuicKutz adhesive foil paper.

Thank you for stopping by today and I wish you all a very HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Have fun fighting the crowd on Black Friday!!!

MAGNOLIA-LICIOUS CHALLENGE BLOG! - PINK AND YELLOW

2010-11-21T20:25:00.001-10:00

ETA: I have added deets on this card below after receiving some requests.

Oh I am so late!!! I wasn't going to play in the very first Challenge over at Magnolia-licious, but decided to challenge myself with this color combo! There are so many beauitful creations so go check them out here! Here's what I came up with this afternoon:

I'm so sorry I don't have time to go into details for fear I will miss the deadline if I haven't already! Thanks for stopping by today! Lots of crafting hugs to you all!
Recipe:
Stamps: Kitchen Tilda (with cooking spoon) and Kitchen Rolling Pin from the 2009 A Little Yummy For Your Tummy Collection; Longing Tilda from the 2010 Fairy Tale Collection, and Sugar Bag from the 2010 Raising The Ceiling/Right Through Your Heart Collection
DP: Nana's Kitchen
CS: SU! Pink Pirouette, So Saffron
Copics:
(Dress): R83, 81, RV10, Y18, 15, 13
(Sugar Bag, Shoes, Rolling Pin): E42, 41, 40
(Hair): E25, 31, Y21

hAnglar and stAnglar Christmas Cards

2010-11-20T17:39:00.000-10:00

Thank you for taking the time to visit with me today. I finally had a chance to work on some Christmas cards and started with my new hAnglar stamps! They are so cute and I love them just as much as my Magnolias! Here's the first two identical cards I made:

The embellies on my card are from my dear friend Suzan! Thank you Suzan!I'd better get going as I have many more to make and time is running out.

Thank you for stopping by today, and I hope you are all enjoying your weekend. Happy crafting!

OCTOBER 3-TAG SWAP (LATE!)

2010-11-12T20:22:00.000-10:00

I am so late in posting my October 3-Tag Swap! But, better late than never! Kyoko hosts a monthly 3-Tag Swap that has been a lot of fun and enjoyed by all participants. We'll see if she will continue again next year. Here's what my partner, Jodi, sent to me:

Aren't they just adorable? I'd better keep one for myself! Jodi also sent me a cute Halloween card with one of my favorite Magnolia images, Tilda, and a Belle's 'n Whistles stamp, Tania Baking!

No, you aren't required to send any RAKs, just the tags, but this is how Jodi is...always so thoughtful and generous. Thank you so much Jodi and I just LOVE all the tags you made for me!
And here are the 3 tags I sent to Jodi. I used a new Sizzix embossing folder that comes with two EFs, and I used "Dearly" and it was made to match last year's (go figure!) Basic Grey DP which I used on the back side of the tag and you can see the little deer (if you look good, LOL!). Luckily I had one sheet left! Jodi's favorite color is pink, so I used pink Bazzill "October" bling CS.

Here's a close-up of the tag so you can see the embossing. I also made a rosette with Sizzix/Tim Holtz Paper Rosette die out of Dream Street Papers' Wonderland-Magical Moments DP.

Thank you for stopping by today. Have a fun-filled weekend. I'll be very busy finishing up some cards for posting tomorrow, and also some little RAKs I'm making for a get-together over the weekend.

Magnolias: Something Old, Something New

2010-11-09T00:36:00.000-10:00

Happy Tuesday fellow crafters! What's "Old and New?" Today I thought I'd use something old(er) along with a new(er) image from Magnolia. I don't get to ink up my stamps as often and with such a huge, wonderful selection and me wanting to get every one, I'm continuously buying (almost) every stamp that comes out, and I found that most stamps get inked no more than twice! Enough rambling, so today I used "Tilda With Heart Ornament" from the 2008 Christmas Collection, and the Candy Cane that came in my 2010 Fall kit. I'm playing along in the Magnolia Down Under Challenge #71 which asks that you "make your own embellishments."

My card base is 5.5" square from black linen CS, then layered with Imaginisce Polar Expressions DP. I don't remember the other DP I used as I got it out of my scrap box. The embellishments I made are the rosette from stretchy red gingham ribbon, and the chain with three bells dangling from the rosette. I colored each image twice, cut out some areas from the second, then layered on the first for some dimension. I've also added some Prisma Glitter to the white areas of the candy cane, Viva Glass Effect Gel to the red areas. I used Butter Cup Stickles on her heart ornament. I added a black flourish behind Tilda with the Tim Holtz Alterations Elegant Flourishes die since the space behind her looked too bare. If you would like to know the Copic colors I used, it's listed below.

Copics:

Dress, stockings, and candy cane: R59, 29, 27, 24, 01; YG67, 17, 03

Ornament: Y18, 15, 11

Hair: E25, 31, 15, Y21

Skin: E50, 00, R00 (cheeks)

Thank you for stopping by today. Christmas is not too far away and I've got to start making my cards and I'm sure you all are doing the same LOL! Have a wonderful week, happy crafting, keep warm and stay safe.

Happy Holidays from Tilda!

2010-11-03T00:41:00.000-10:00

Hello my crafty friends! Thank you for spending some time with me today. I just received my Bo Bunny Winter Joy DPs and I love the colors and design! Non-traditional colors, but so fun to work with. I wanted to keep my card simple so most of the design and colors wouldn't be covered up!

I decided to dust off some older Magnolia stamps since I really ink them only twice or so and that's such a waste to me! So here I've inked up Tilda With Yule Hat from the 2008 Christmas collection. My card base is a whopping 6" square because I wanted to use a page from Bo Bunny's "Noteworthy" journal pages and I didn't want to cut it down or take away from the shape. Tilda is colored with Copics and I added some Fun Flock to her cap and stockings to give it a nice warm and fuzzy look. I also added some Prisma Glitter to her inner dress for some sparkle, and also Stardust Stickles to the punched out Christmas trees. That's it! Simple!
Recipe
Stamp: Magnolia - Tilda with Yule Hat
CS: Bazzill (white)
DP: Bo Bunny Winter Joy
Punch: EK Success
Copics used:
Dress: V15, V17, BG000, BG01
Hat: YG25, YG03, YG000
Hair: E15, E13
Stockings and Hat: V000l V01 (then flocked)
The rest are from my stash.
Something new to me: The white dots on Tilda's cheeks were made with a Sharpie Ultra Fine white water-based pen that I received from Tammi! I love this pen! So smooth and makes perfect small dots...better than gel pens! Thank you Tammi!

RAKs and a Rosette Sample for Debbie

2010-10-31T21:23:00.003-10:00

HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE! I almost forgot to post a couple of cards I received for Fall and Halloween. I can't believe we're heading in to November already!

This first card is from Tammi! My pic of her card doesn't do it justice! I'm not a good photographer at all! You can see more of her beautiful creations here. You'll love all of them! Thank you very much, Tammi!

This next card is from Suzan! Isn't this witch the cutest? You can see more of Suzan's beautiful creations here.Thank you so much, Suzan!

You can stop here as the following is just a sample of a layered rosette using Tim Holtz's Paper Rosette die. I ran into Debbie at one of our LSS and we were talking about this die and how much we love it. I just wanted to show her how I layer the pieces or "nest" the pieces.

I die-cut 3 pieces according to how many of each color paper I want my rosette to be. The base layer, I leave as is, the second layer (from the outside in) I cut down to 1" (lay the scallops on the 1" line of your paper cutter), and the third piece is cut down to 3/4". Before I start working on my rosette, I punch a 1" circle from cardstock and place a 3-D Glue Dot in the center and leave this on the side. I accordian fold each piece and adhere the ends together. I randomly add a touch of glue around the base rosette and "nest" the next layer in the pleats, keeping the inside ends even. I again add a touch of glue around the second layer but in different areas so the glue doesn't "bunch up" in the same spot. Nest your next layer, keeping the ends even. Flatten out your rosette, turn it over, and while holding it down on your work surface with one hand, take the 1" circle with the glue dot and place it over the center. Flip your rosette over to the right side and your rosette will now stay in place and you can adorn it whichever way you want to. Here's a sample of a two- and three-layered rosette. Nothing fancy, just a sample.

Well, that's it and October is already behind us! I wish you all a wonderful new week and welcome November with more fun and crafting! Thank you for stopping by, and until next time, stay safe.

Just Magnolia Week 79 Sketch

2010-10-30T20:15:00.000-10:00

Happy Saturday, going on Sunday! I decided to take a break from cleaning out my craft room and came across this sketch challenge over at Just Magnolia. This sketch is by the lovely and talented Dawny P. It's funny how when you don't play with Copics for a while, you feel you have to learn all over again (for me that is!). So I decided to start out with a simple card to get back in the groove.

My card base is the usual 5.5" square and I just got my new SU! "Cherry Cobbler" textured CS and I just love this color! It is now my fave of the reds. I apologize for the lousy pic. It was so hard to get the right colors because of the glitter on her wings and socks. The DPs are from Cosmo Cricket "Mitten Weather" mini deck that I got from Tammi! (Thank you Tammi!). I didn't cut the layers correctly so I had to end up using something "smaller" to fit! Hence, I used the Holly Envelope (#422 from Diana's store - click on my sidebar) and this cute mini Tilda from the Magnolia Fall kit. I'm not sure of her name but it may be Starlight Tilda. She is so cute and tiny! The circle is from SB Big Scalloped Circles LG that I embossed with a Sizzix "Frost" embossing folder. It's hard to tell from the pic but I used some taupe colored ribbon from SU! and placed a strip of red ribbon on it. The red rose is from my GF Suzan. (Thank you Suzan!). The ticket sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps by Raindrop Echo Designs. Here's the lovely sketch by Dawny P.
I apologize . . . for some reason Blogger won't let me insert the sketch. You can see it on the Just Magnolia site. Well, tomorrow is the last day of October and HALLOWEEN!!! I wish you all a fun and safe "trick or treating" tomorrow evening. Thanks for stopping by.
P.S. Tomorrow I will be sharing a paper rosette using Tim Holtz's rosette die for a non-blogging friend, Debbie, whom I met at one of our local scrapbook store.

HALLOWEEN BRIGITTA

2010-10-19T00:01:00.002-10:00

Happy Tuesday fellow crafters! I have my very first Halloween card for this year to share with you. Actually, I kinda jumped the gun on this one as it was supposed to be for one of Tamiko's Thursday Teasers, but our assignment was changed and I almost forgot about this card. At least I can say I made "one" Halloween card:

I used a CC Rubber Stamp Swiss Pixies "Halloween Brigitta." Isn't she adorable??? I love her with her spider costume. My card base is a 5.5" square from black linen CS, followed by some orange Bazzill dotted CS. The DP is from Debbie Mumm's Harvest & Holiday collection that I received from my dear and lovely friend Suzan (thanks Suzan!). It's so pretty and sparkly with all the glitter so it was rather hard to take a good photo and I apologize for the glare. The ghost border punch at the top is a MS PAP from my sweet and talented friend Jodi (thanks Jodi!). I colored her with Copics, then added Prisma Glitter to her hair, wings and boots. I also colored another hat, cut it out and adhered with pop dots for dimension. You can barely see it, but I tied a piece of black floss around the tip of her hat and attached a spider that I cut out from another piece of DP, and adhered it to the flower. The pumpkin button is attached with black floss to the bow. (Thanks for the button Suzan!)

Thank you for stopping by today. I hope your week has gotten off to a great start! I'm still cleaning and reorganizing my messy craft room and apologize for not visiting as many sites as I would like to. But I'll be there visiting soon again!

TAMIKO'S THURSDAY TEASER - ALTERED CC RUBBER STAMPS

2010-10-14T00:01:00.003-10:00

Happy Thursday, fellow crafters! For today's Tamiko's Thursday Teaser, the CT's assignment was to use both a sketch, and we were given a chance to alter a CC Design image this ONE TIME only. We were allowed to swap a head with a different body, but no "wiping away" anything. I would like your feedback after you have seen what I came up with so we can let CC Designs know your thoughts. So on to my card:

Can you guess what I did? I took the head from "Fairy Tales Belle" and put her on "Cupcake Kiki's" body.
My card base is 5.5" square using Bazzill white CS, layered with CTMH Sweet Leaf (very old CS), then Bazzill dotted CS. I die cut three different sizes using my SB Big Scalloped Circles LG from some DP I had in my stash. I couldn't find the right size acrylic hearts so I just used some pink heart confetti I had on hand to put on the cupcake and on the butterflies.
The bottom border is die-cut from my Marianne design Creatables ribbon die.
Here is the sketch we were provided for this assignment:

Thank you to Taylored Expressions for this wonderful, fun sketch.
So, what do you think of this altered CC Design image I created?
I have one more thing to share with you. As we approach the hectic holiday season, I will be on "sabbatical" through the end of the year as far as Tamiko's CT is concerned. I will continue to post my other projects that I have put on the side. Truly, so many images to play with and not enough time to finish it all. Thank you for stopping by today, and since the weekend is right around the corner, I wish you all a fun-filled weekend, and some happy crafting!

TAMIKO'S THURSDAY TEASER - October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month!

2010-10-07T00:01:00.011-10:00

Happy Thursday fellow crafters! It's time again for Tamiko's Thursday Teaser. Our assignment this week is the color pink to acknowledge that October is Breast Cancer Awareness month*. Lets band together and support our fellow Sisters around the world, and remember to get yourself checked. So here's my card:

My card base is 5.5" square cut from SU! pink pirouette CS, then layered with a smaller DP from MME-Lost and Found/Market Street "Lovely" Shabby Chic. This paper is so pretty with lots of nice deep pink glitter scattered around. I used my SB heart Nesties to die-cut the two hearts, from Bazzill CS. I love butterflies and chose to ink up Flutter Anya from The Greeting Farm, and paper-pieced the bottom of her dress. (Note: I didn't want to play hit or miss and ruin this beautiful DP so I stamped her dress part on plain CS, cut out the portion I wanted, placed it over the area I wanted on the DP, used a black Multiliner pen and drew around the shape so it looks like it was stamped and it saved me so much of the pretty paper. I just can't seem to ink up only the portion I want to paper-piece and stamp it perfectly on the DP so this is my "cheat" way!) She is colored with Copics and I added Prisma Glitter to her wings. She is popped up with foam tape for dimension. I needed to balance my focal point so I used two Hope ribbons with a tiny pink paper flower attached to each ribbon, and a bow and flower (colored with Copics) added to her hair. I also added a small piece of pink crochet lace trim between the two hearts and tried not to cover up the pretty DP. You can get this sweet Flutter Anya from Tamiko's online store here, or by clicking on her store icon on my sidebar. *For the month of October, Tamiko is offering an additional 10% off of your purchase in recognition of Breast Awareness Month. At checkout, in the comment box, type in PINK10. That's all you have to do! Please visit my sisters on Tamiko's CT to see their lovely creations. Thank you for stopping by today. The winter weather is fast approaching and so many friends have been catching a cold so please keep warm and stay healthy.

TAMIKO'S THURSDAY TEASER: EMBELLISHMENTS

2010-09-30T00:01:00.003-10:00

Happy Thursday fellow crafters! It's time again for Tamiko's Thursday Teaser, and this week, our assignment is embellishments: brads, buttons, bling! Here's my card:

My card base is 5.5" square cut from SU! pink pirouette, followed by soft suede. DPs are from Memory Box stack. Here I've stamped "Maria" from the "Roll Call" set that I bought from Tamiko's online store. There are so many images in this set that I love. Maria is colored with Copics, cut out, and adhered with foam tape on two SB big scalloped circles (large) die-cuts. I adhered tiny flower buttons to the flower in her hair, a star button on the bow, and a pearl brad to the bling flourish on the side. You can see what the other CT members came up with by going here.

Thank you for stopping by today! Tomorrow is Friday already, and can you believe OCTOBER??? I'm sure you're all ready for the weekend! I know I am! The CT is getting together just to "hang out" and talk about our upcoming assignments and challenges so that will be fun and it's always nice to get the gals together for fun and eating! Enjoy your weekend.

TAMIKO'S THURSDAY TEASER: USE A SPELLBINDER DIE!

2010-09-23T00:01:00.005-10:00

Happy Thursday fellow crafters! You know what today is! It's time again for another Tamiko's Thursday Teaser, and this time, we were asked to use a Spellbinder die on our card.

When I looked through my SB dies, I found this Label 7 die and thought it looked like an "open book" so I thought some sentiments would be appropriate on the "page" and made an easel card. Here I've used this cute image from CC Rubber Stamps called Fairy Tales Belle and you can get her at Tamiko's. I paper-pieced her jumper and her boots...since my coloring sucks right now LOL! The rest of her is colored with Copics but I just couldn't decide on her outfit haha. Then I adhered her with foam tape. I curved the "pages" and propped it up a bit for some dimension. The ribbon in the center is supposed to be a "bookmark" on this open page.

Please go check out what the other CT members came up with here. You will be delighted.

I would like to mention that Tamiko's is happy to do special orders so if you don't see something you want at Tamiko's online store, send her an email to let her know what you are looking for, and she will assist you. Payment will be handled through PayPal as usual. Thank you for stopping by today, and remember you have until September 30, 2010 to enter your project in Tamiko's Altered Greeting Farm Challenge going on right now.

AUTUMN TILDA

2010-09-18T22:30:00.003-10:00

It's Sunday already and I hope you all are enjoying your weekend. I came across a challenge at 7 Kids College Fund and your project must be fall themed, using a sketch designed by the sweet, lovely and talented Suzanne Dean, and must include an image carried by 7 Kids College Fund. This is what I came up with:

My card base is 5.5" square and I used SU! crushed curry for the base, followed by SU! chocolate chip. The DP is from Debbie Mumm's Harvest & Holiday stack that I got from my lovely GF Suzan (thank you Suzan!). For the right side panel, I used my SB "On The Vine" 12" border die cut from Bazzill CS. I stamped "Sitting Fall Tilda" with Memento tuxedo black on PTI select white CS, colored her with Copics, cut her out, and adhered her with foam tape. She is sitting on a bed of fall leaves. Sentiment is also from Magnolia and flowers from both Wild Orchid Craft and Suzan! Here's the sketch designed by Suzanne Dean:

Thank you for taking the time to stop by today and I hope you have a wonderful week with some crafting time squeezed in.

TAMIKO'S THURSDAY TEASER - ALTERED GREETING FARM IMAGE! AND A CHALLENGE FOR YOU!

2010-09-16T00:01:00.004-10:00

Happy Thursday fellow crafters. Tamiko's assigned her CT members to ALTER a Greeting Farm image on a 3-D project. Well, most of you know that the "head" of some Greeting Farm images are about the same size so they can be interchangeable! This is what I came up with:

I made a "tag shaped" box and on one side, I took the head of Anya from the Spotlight set and placed it on the body of Fleur Anya! Since her headband has polka dots, this set the theme for my box, and I added some tiny black dots to her dress.

I made the box with two pieces of 3.5" x 10.5" Bazzill CS, scored at 3.5" and 7" on both pieces on the long side, then cut the tops to look like tags. I cut two pieces of black linen CS 1.5" x 8.5" and used MS doily heart border punch and then I cut them into 3.5" wide, then adhered them on all four sides. Before assembling my box, I inserted small eyelets on all sides (8 total) for the ribbons. Then I criss-crossed the two pieces and adhered them in the middle section, and pulled up the sides and tied them to form the box. The polka dot ribbon was then wrapped around the box to hold it together.

This is the opposite side of the box and here I took the head from Fleur Anya and attached it to the body of Hula Anya! How fun is that!

The picture below is an angled view of my box where the handle was attached with a flower and pink pearl brad.

I continued the design with the MS doily heart border on the handle along with the polka dot ribbon.

Now the real fun part is, Tamiko's is back with a Challenge for YOU! Create an ALTERED Greeting Farm image, similar to what I did here, or whatever your creative mind conjures. So, you need at least two Greeting Farm images to "alter" the stamp image. If you don't have any GF stamps or need another one, check out Tamiko's online store! If your order is $25 or more, you get free shipping!!! You also have a choice of using your altered GF image on either a card or a 3-D project.

The Challenge will run till the end of the month, September 30, 2010, and the winner will be announced on Tamiko's blog so please be sure to check back there.

We are all excited and can't wait to see what you all come up with! Oh, I almost forgot!

What do you win? Tamiko's will send the winner a Sweet Anya stamp! So go gather your GF stamps and start altering them, then upload them on Tamiko's Challenge site. Have fun!

TILDA GOES SHOPPING!

2010-09-15T00:01:00.006-10:00

Happy "hump" day fellow crafters! Hope your week is coming along just fine! I was itching to ink up one of my Maggies and decided to do a quick, CAS card using this sketch from Friday Sketchers designed by the very talented Jacque. My friend Suzan posted her card and I decided to drop what I was doing and ink up my shopping Tilda. It felt good to play with my Maggies again LOL!

My card is my standard 5.5" square with SU! pink pirouette as my base. I matted a DP from Memory Box from the Gossamer stack onto SU! chocolate chip.
Tilda is colored with Copics, cut out, and mounted with foam tape on the sentiment panel. I paper-pieced the little shopping bag from another DP in the Gossamer stack and the stamp is from Michael's $1 bin.
For the diamond piece in the center, I didn't want to cover the DP so I cut a piece from vellum and edged the borders with my Krylon 18k Gold Leafing pen to give it definition.
Little pearls were added for Tilda's necklace...and that's it!

Here's the sketch that Jacque designed for the Friday Sketchers Sketch #119. I like this sketch and am I'll be using it more often. Thank you Jacque!
Tomorrow I have some fun things to share with you, especially if you like a challenge with something to win! I hope I see you back here tomorrow! Until then, happy crafting!

TAMIKO'S THURSDAY TEASER - A SKETCH CHALLENGE!

2010-09-09T00:01:00.001-10:00

Good morning happy crafters! It's Thursday, and time once again for Tamiko's Thursday Teaser. Our assignment this week is a sketch challenge. I love that because it makes it easier to get started. This is what I came up with:

This image is from CC Rubber Stamps and is called Nora On A Swing! You can get her at Tamiko's Online store here, or click on her store icon on my sidebar. Isn't she cute?!!! After stamping this image with Memento tuxedo black on PTI cardstock, I colored with Copics, added some Prisma Ultra Fine Glitter to her wings with my 2-way glue pen, then cut the branch and Nora sitting on the swing separately, and joined it back to the branch with black crochet thread.
I mounted just the branch with foam tape for dimension and some space so Nora's swing and feet are dangling away from the panels. It's hard to read but the sentiment says, "have a swingin' time" and I thought it was perfect for this image.

This is a partial side view of my card. I was hoping to capture the space between the swing and the card but it was difficult. Please check out the wonderful creations the rest of Tamiko's Creative Team designed by going here, and leave them some love.
I have some great news to share with you! As a "heads up," for next week's Tamiko's Thursday Teaser on September 16th, it will be a CHALLENGE! That's right! That means you get to participate and win a prize! The challenge will be an ALTERED GREETING FARM image on either a 3-D project OR on a card, the choice is yours. For example, you will need two GF images, and you can take, say, the head from one and put it on the body of another. That simple! So get your Greeting Farm stamps out. If you don't have any, you can purchase what you need from Tamiko's online store. Remember, if your order is $25 or more, you get FREE shipping (US only, sorry). Let's have some fun starting next Thursday. This challenge will run to the end of the month, September 30, 2010, and the winner will be announced on Tamiko's blog. Check back next Thursday for more details and some sample projects by Tamiko's Creative Team. We look forward to your participation and some FUN!

TAMIKO'S SURPRISE BLOG HOP WINNER!!!

2010-09-08T20:00:00.002-10:00

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Happy Thursday crafters! Today, on behalf of Tamiko's and her Creative Team, I would like to share the wonderful news to announce the WINNER of our recently held Surprise Blog Hop!
Drum roll please!!! The Winner, chosen by Random.Org, is:
PAM CRUZ!!! Thank you all for hopping along with us. We had fun and hope you did too! So Pam, please email me at kericami@aol.com with your snail mail addy so arrangements can be made for Tamiko to send you your $10 Gift Certificate for purchase at her online store, and let me know which stamp you'd like to get, either Sweet Anya or Oh Boy Ian! I would love to hear from you by 10:00PM Friday (HST), September 10, 2010. If not, another winner will be chosen. Congratulations Pam, and thank you all for joining us!
Tomorrow is Tamiko's Thursday Teaser so please stop by to see what the Creative Team has come up with this week. It's a sketch challenge! Have a wonderful evening/day.

TAMIKO'S THURSDAY TEASER - COLOR CHALLENGE

2010-09-02T00:01:00.004-10:00

Good morning crafters! Happy Thursday to you and it's time once again for Tamiko's CT to present to you a color challenge using pink/green/brown. I love to work with these colors and here's my card:

This cutie is Fleur Anya and you can get her at Tamiko's by clicking on her store icon on my sidebar.
My card base is 5.5" square made from SU! pink pirouette CS (my fav color!). The DP is from Graphic 45 and on top of that I used a MS double loops border and corner punch using SU! close to cocoa CS. The next layer is Bazzill honeydew CS and I used an EK Success corner punch and inserted another piece of the Graphic 45 DP. After coloring Fleur Anya with Copics, I cut her out and mounted her on foam tape on a Marianne Creatables die cut that I embossed with a Cuttlebug Caramelo EF. Every girl needs bling so I used my two-way glue pen and sprinkled on lots of prisma glitter and some Judi-kins diamond glaze in the center. I didn't want to take away from my focal point so this time I just put a small handmade rosette in the upper left corner. Go check out the wonderful projects that Tamiko's CT came up with! They continuously inspire me and keep my mojo alive! Thank you for stopping by today, hope you enjoy what our CT came up with, and until next Thursday, stay safe, hug the ones you love, and happy crafting!

SURPRISE BLOG HOP!

2010-09-01T00:01:00.006-10:00

Happy "hump" day and welcome to September 1st! Can't believe we're in to September already! Today, Tamiko's has a Surprise Blog Hop going on to introduce the new Greeting Farm releases. This Surprise Blog Hop runs until Tuesday, September 7, 2010 ending at 11:59 PM HST. ONE winner will be picked the following day. What do you win? Tamiko's blog hop candy will include a $10 gift certificate to be used at Tamiko's online store, AND, one choice of the new release rubber stamp from The Greeting Farm...either Sweet Anya or Oh Boy Ian (winner's choice!). What do you need to do for a chance to win? Simply leave a comment on everyone's blog! The blog candy is hidden on one of our blogs. Easy peasy! Today I would like to introduce Sweet Anya, and this is what I came up with:

I made a recessed window card (1/4" deep) using SU! pink pirouette for the base which is a 5.5" square, inserted a DP from the Memory Box Gossamer 6"x6" pack. I used my Marianne Design Creatables ribbon border die and ran some pink ribbon through the slots with a small pearl ribbon slide in the center. After coloring Sweet Anya with my Copics, I cut her out, mounted her on foam tape, and added a pink flat back heart pearl to her hairpin. To follow the brown stems in the DP, I added some brown leaf ribbon and a cherry blossom flower.
If you came here from Michelle's blog, you are on the right trail. If not, go back to the starting point here. Your next stop is Tamiko's (Things of Joy).
Thank you for stopping by and I hope you enjoy our Surprise Blog Hop. Please come back tomorrow to see Tamiko's regular Thursday Teaser that the CT was asked to do a color challenge using pink/green/brown. Have a wonderful day and happy crafting!

DOUBLE POCKET CARD

2010-08-29T00:01:00.003-10:00

A few weeks ago, there was a challenge on I believe All That Scraps Weekly Wednesday Challenge asking for a double pocket card. Well, you guessed it, I missed it by a couple of hours because I forgot to preschedule my post and then realized it was too late. I thought it would be fun to share it with you today and I really had fun making this.

The "double pocket" is more like an origami fold tag pocket. I learned to make this several years ago at one of our LSS. My card base is my usual 5.5" square using Bazzill CS. I used my MS Lattice Deep Edge border punch for both the side panel and on the bottom of my "pocket." I stamped "Brigitta" (? I bought the Stamp Kit #1 from CC Rubber) with Memento tuxedo black on PTI CS, colored her with Copics, cut her out, paper-pieced her dress, added stickles to her wings, laid her in grass (MS punch) with her foot sticking out! I wove a narrow lavender ribbon through the side lattice and added some small flowers and butterflies (MS punch) with some punched leaves (Punch Bunch). I found some narrow crochet lace in my stash so I trimmed the "pockets" of the tag holder for some definition. Of course I had to adorn the top right with a butterfly and a flower stamen for its antennaes.

This picture shows the two tags removed from the pockets. Here I used MS Daisy Fan border punch for the top of the tags. The tag holding the GC is 2.75" wide (you can see the "holes" on each side) and I used my SU! punch to hold the GC in place. The sentiment tag is 2.25" wide. I hope you enjoyed seeing my version of a two pocket card. I had a lot of fun creating this. Thank you for stopping by today . . . it's a very nice Sunday and I hope you all have a great week! To think, we're heading into September already! I feel like I've been sleeping a few months between January to now! Stay safe, and happy crafting!

BLOG FRIENDSHIP = BEAUTIFUL BLOG AWARD

2010-08-28T00:01:00.034-10:00

Kathy Gerace has awarded me with the Cherry On Top Award for having a beautiful blog and I am honored and humbled to receive this (thank you Kathy!!!). It is so difficult to choose whom to pass it on as there are hundreds of wonderful blogs out there that inspire me and help me grow and learn more. Accepting this award requires me to do the following:

1. Thank the person who bestowed this award on me . . . so THANK YOU again, Kathy. You can see Kathy's wonderful creations and send her some love at: http://wwww.kathysknook.blogspot.com/

2. Copy this award to my blog, which I have done here.
3. List three things I love about myself: I love meeting new people, helping people in any way I can, and sharing what I have learned or reducing inventory in my craft supplies!
4. Publish a picture that I like. A group pic of Tamiko's Creative Team...these gals are wonderful and like sisters to me!

5. Finally, pass the award on to five others (in no particular order:
Cabio Tse - http://www.cabioscraftcorner.blogspot.com/
Kimberly Yu - http://www.piggyandminniemouse.blogspot.com/
Marie-Louise Miller: http://www.louellescottage.blogspot.com/
Norma Lee - http://www.frommycraftroom.blogspot.com/
Tammi Buck - http://www.tropicaldreams-17.blogspot.com/
I have gained do much inspiration from these gals above and I know you'll definitely agree with me when you visit their blogs. Have a wonderful weekend and stay tuned . . . Tamiko's Creative Team will be back next week with some fun surprises!

TAMIKO'S THURSDAY TEASER - ANYTHING BUT A CARD!

2010-08-26T00:01:00.000-10:00

Good morning fellow crafters. Well, we're past mid-week so I'm sure you're all looking forward to the weekend! Our assignment for this week's Tamiko's Thursday Teaser is to make anything but a card and I've chosen to make a cute little watering can!

This is "Miko" from the GF "Roll Call" set and you can get her from Tamiko's online store! Or, click on Tamiko's on-line store icon on my sidebar. There are TEN (10) images plus SIX (6) sentiments in this set! I love them all and can't wait to get them all inked up.
I inked her up with Memento Tuxedo Black and stamped on PTI select white cardstock. Colored her with Copics, cut her out and mounted her with foam tape to the watering can.
I have a personal paper florist (thanks Suzan!) and I've used flowers and the butterflies given to me!
If you'd like to make one of these cuties, you'll find the template and instructions on SCS in the Resource file. Below is a partial side view of the watering can.

I also used the MS fence and grass punches. I adhered the grass to the bottom of the fence,adhered it to the 4 different parts of the watering can and cut the shape to match the contour of each panel, then adhered the sides together to form the can.

You can't see it but I also added crystal lacquer to both the heart and bow in her hair. I used Bazzill "Honeydew" CS for the watering can as you need something sturdy but not too stiff. The DP is from Basic Grey but I can't remember the name of it at the moment. It comes together very fast and would make nice favors.
Please check out the wonderful creations the rest of Tamiko's Creative Team has come up with.
Remember, if you order over $25 from Tamiko's, you get FREE shipping (US only). Thank you for stopping by today. Enjoy your weekend, and stay tuned for more fun and surprises next week! Until then, happy crafting, stay safe, and hug the ones you love!

CLUB ANYA & FRIENDS MONDAY MANIA CHALLENGE

2010-08-23T17:49:00.000-10:00

Hi again! This is my second post for today so please scroll down to see a very cute card made with punches! My GF Joy is hosting the Club Anya & Friends Monday Mania Challenge. Actually it was last week but the Greeting Farm's Gallery was having problems so I was unable to upload but it seems to be working now. They have extended the deadline to Saturday, August 28. Anyways, Joy's challenge is SHAKER CARDS! I had fun making this card with Flutter Anya:

Great job hosting this challenge, Joy! This was my very first time doing a Greeting Farm challenge although I love their images!

AUGUST OCS FROM BRENDA!

2010-08-23T12:03:00.000-10:00

Happy Monday to all you crafters! Hope you all had a wonderful weekend and are already looking forward to this coming weekend! I know I am as there's so much going on this month! Today I would like to share with you "punched artwork" from my August OCS (one card share) partner, Brenda of Sweet As a Gumdrop." If you are not familiar with Brenda's punch art work, you MUST visit her site. She has tons of beautiful creations made with her awesome creative mind and punches! Locally, we call her the "Punch Queen" and she always surprises us with what she comes up with. That being said, Brenda, no, I didn't like my OCS, I LOVE IT ALL!!! She not only made a card, but she also made a business card holder with her cute punched monkey and a mini post-it note holder on a key ring with her cutest little owl. Now you can see what I mean:

WOW! Isn't Brenda incredible with her punch art??!!! The card she made for me, I believe, is depicting "Obon" season celebrated annually during the summer months (June-July?) in Hawaii and I'm sure in Japan. The "stand" behind the girls is where the "drummer" and singers position themselves. Dancers dressed in their "yukata," a cotton kimono, or "hapi" coats dance in a circle around this stand. Besides Brenda's beautiful coloring, I wanted to point out that the front of her card has a "fold" in the bottom to give the girls and the sentiment ("One good friend is worth a thousand relatives.") a nice dimension. Too clever, Brenda! I LOVE YOUR CARD AND RAK!

Can you believe, I met Brenda for the first time at the Island Girls Summer Social #2 this past Saturday, and this special package was hand delivered to me so Brenda, it was a double pleasure to have been your August OCS partner, and to have finally met you. Here's a pic of the group at the Summer Social:

Have a great week and happy crafting!

AUGUST OCS - ASIAN THEMED CARD

2010-08-23T00:01:00.011-10:00

Happy Monday, Everyone. Hope you all had a wonderful weekend and are ready to start the week with a lot of gusto! This is the card I made for my August OCS partner, Brenda, of Sweet As a Gumdrop! Most of you know her as the "Punch Queen" so if you haven't visited her site, go check it out and you will be amazed at what she can do with her punches! I hope she likes my card!

I didnt' have any asian stamp images so I went online and found this cute digi set called "Midori" from Mami Doodles. I think the girls are so cute all dressed up in their kimonos.
My card base is my usual 5.5" square. I matted my pretty cherry blossom DP from Best Creation on Bazzill CS. There is so much shine because of the gloss on the DP so I struggled to get a nice pic without too much glare.

This is the inside of the card. I didn't add anything too bulky since this card will be mailed.
You can join the fun in this One Card Swap (OCS) by going to Linda's blog. She posts the sign-ups at the end of the month for the following month so stayed tuned to her blog.
Thank you for stopping by today, and later this week I will have something else to share with you. Until then, happy crafting and stay safe!

ISLAND GIRLS SUMMER SOCIAL #2

2010-08-22T01:00:00.004-10:00

First of all, thank you Teri for putting together another WONDERFUL get-together for all the blogging sistahs on the Island (Oahu!). It was a day filled with FUN, FOOD, MAKE 'N TAKES, FUN, FOOD, LAUGHTER, CAMARADERIE, MEETING NEW FACES, AND A FUN CARD CONTEST! This year's event was held at the lovely Honolulu Country Club and there were about 50 (or more) of us! Teri had a card contest and asked everyone to make a card (not mandatory) using the colors pink, green and black, which was posted on a board for everyone to look at and vote on. These cards will be donated to a local charity so there are no sentiments. This is my card:

My card base is a standard A2 size in black linen CS. The DP is from Autumn Leaves and is matted with SU! pink pirouette CS. As soon as I saw this stamp I had to get her. It's a Stampavie/Gillian Roberts "Being Together" image that I got from our LSS Munchkins! I stamped her with Memento tuxedo black on PTI select white CS, colored her clothes, bench, body and the teddy bear with Copics. For her hair and shoes, I wanted to try my hand at coloring with Copics and Koh-i-Noor pencils. I wanted to keep the "black" but not have it look too harsh so I went with the color pencil effect and OMS after I colored with Copic C2 first. I need to practice more! Well, that's it for my simple card. Thank you so much stopping by and I wish you all a wonderful day!

NEW DIGI IMAGE STORE - IT'S KARBER!!!

2010-08-20T00:43:00.000-10:00

Did you hear? There's a new digi online store called Karber Digi Images owned by Berenice (Sweet Escape) and her friend Karla. Well, my dear, sweet friend Linda is on their DT! How exciting and wonderful is that? So I went to check it out and fell in love with this "Alice" image, you know, as in the "TWILIGHT" saga that everyone's going crazy about (well, just about everyone!). Challenges will be on Mondays, and you guessed it, they're having their first Challenge going on right now and the theme is "Twilight!" Go check out this new store here. So here's the card I made in honor of my friend Linda! Hope you like it Linda...and thank you for introducing me to this great new digi store!

You can check out their first Challenge by going here. They have so many wonderful images and I'm sure you'll find several you'll love!
Thank you for stopping by and have a great weekend.

TAMIKO'S THURSDAY TEASER - A SKETCH CHALLENGE!

2010-08-19T00:01:00.000-10:00

Happy Thursday, Everyone! Hope your week is coming along just fine! This week for Tamiko's Thursday Teaser, we were assigned a sketch challenge. I hope you will be inspired by all the lovely creations by our Creative Team! Here is what I came up with:

First of all, I apologize for the glare at the top of the ribbon. I tried retaking the pic several times, but this was the best I could do.
Here I am featuring "Summer" from the TGF's "Roll Call" set. I think she is just the cutest little girl. I thought my DP (thank you Suzan!) went very well with this image as I love the cheerful colors. My card base is A2 using SU! Pink Pirouette (love that pink!). I mounted my DP on SU! So Saffron. I colored here with Copics, added some Spica gold pen to her hair lines since it looked so dull, gave her some teeny-tiny rhinestones to dress up her hair bow, shorts, and the corners of the mat the image is on. I added some Cotton Candy Stickles to the leaves and roses (thanks Suzan!) . . . every girl needs a lot of bling! Everything else is from my stash. Thank you for stopping by again today and be sure to see the lovely creations my fellow CT members have created by visiting Tamiko's blog here. You can purchase TGF stamps from Tamiko's online store by simply clicking on her store icon on my sidebar. Remember, with a purchase of $25 or more, you get FREE shipping (US only). That's a great deal. Until next Thursday, Aloha and Mahalo (thank you) for stopping by.

TAMIKO's COLOR CHALLENGE!

2010-08-12T00:00:00.004-10:00

First of all, I would like to announce that I was recently invited to join TAMIKO's Creative Team and I am so honored and humbled, nervous as heck, but happy that I'll be playing with a bunch of talented gals that I know will provide inspiration and add much to my creative growth. That being said, I hope you all are having a wonderful week as we head towards the weekend.
Tamiko's has a challenge every Thursday so check back every week! This week we have a color challenge, using turquoise, orange and yellow. This is what I came up with (sorry for the blurry pic!):

I used the CC Designs "Sugarplums Lil Bug Emma" image and colored her with Copics, cut her out, and mounted her on foam tape for dimension. The DP is from DCWV "Blossoms and Butterflies" stack. Ribbon, butterfly and lace trim from my stash. I added Crystal Glitter (Stampendous) on her wings to give her some sparkle. I gave her two teeny-tiny rhinestones for her earrings, and added some dots to her outfit with my Signo white gel pen.
You can find this stamp and many more fun images at Tamiko's online store. There's a sale going on now so what better time to get the images you want! AND, if your order is $25 or over, you qualify for FREE shipping (US only)! Now that's a great deal!
Thank you for stopping by! You can see what the other Creative Team members have created by visiting Tamiko's blog. You will be inspired by their talent and creativity...I am!

BABY SHOWER BLOG HOP FOR KRIS!

2010-08-08T21:00:00.001-10:00

Oh how EXCITING! Kris is having her 3rd child, a boy, and we're here to help celebrate with her. If you arrived from Linda's Blog, you are on the right track and your next stop is Jodi-Ann's Blog. If not, go back to the start at Lollipop Crafts here, and hop along with us. It would be nice if you leave a comment on each blog as there is a prize hidden somewhere and the winner will be announced by Kim Yu on the Lollipop Crafts Blog on Sunday, August 15, 2010. I have a pic of the prize below. CONGRATULATIONS KRIS!!! Here is my card for you, Kris:

I am sending her some love and best wishes on the inside which will be written later. I made a "bib" and when you lift the top, there's a blank area to write my note to her.

Here is a pic of the prize some lucky person will win. So c'mon, join the hop, leave a message and check back on the Lollipop Crafts blog on Sunday, August 15, 2010! Thank you for stopping by and following us as we "shower" Kris with our loving thoughts and well wishes!

WOW! Magnolia Summer 2010 Kit Blog Candy from Jodi!

2010-08-01T14:29:00.000-10:00

WOW! Jodi of Inked Inspirations had ordered two additional sets and she is so generously giving these TWO sets away as blog candy! TWO winners will be announced on August 31, 2010. HURRY! Go check out her blog here, or click on the Magnolia Summer 2010 Kit picture on my sidebar to enter this AWESOME BLOG CANDY! Her mistake is YOUR gain!

Birthday Card with Cupcake Kiki

2010-07-29T00:01:00.001-10:00

Happy Thursday to all you wonderful crafters. I made another simple birthday card and I have a few more to go. Shame on me for being so late (tsk, tsk). I have once again used this cutie Cupcake Kiki. She is so adorable, I can't put her way yet. The base is Bazzill Bling/October and it has such a nice frosty sheen to it. I used my Sizzix heart fold card die so the DP you see behind the card is the inside of the card with just the heart on the cover. I also used a Sizzix Frames & Corners Set die that my dear sweet friend Suzan sent to me (thank you Suzan! I love this die set!). Cupcake Kiki is colored with Copics, and after coloring in her face, I used the "0" blender to remove some color around her eyes to brighten it up a bit, although you probably can't tell because of my lousy picture LOL! I added some Cotton Candy Stickles to the cupcake as well as in her hair. I made the little pink rosette with some pink lace and added the rose. Both the heart sentiment and Cupcake Kiki are adhered on foam tape for dimension.

Thank you for taking the time stop by. I wish you all a wonderful day, and a very happy, fun-filled weekend. I can't believe next Monday is already August or should I say "Aghast" as time is flying by too fast! Until next time, happy crafting and stay safe.

Just Magnolia Challenge - "Vintage" Featuring Tilda with Hat

2010-07-27T00:01:00.002-10:00

Good morning and a happy Tuesday to all of you in blogland! Hope your week got off to a good start after a fun weekend! I decided to play in the Just Magnolia challenge for this week and they are looking for something "vintage" so I dug through my DPs and found this vintage-y looking DP from Anna Griffin, and thought this Tilda in Hat had a kinda "vintage" look with that hat and veil LOL! You can get your Magnolia stamps from Lady Diana of Magnolia-licious by clicking on the pic on my sidebar on the right side. So, here is my vintage Tilda:

My card base is the usual 5.5" square and I used SU! kraft CS, then an olive green CS from Bazzill followed by the DP from Anna Griffin. Tilda is stamped with Memento tuxedo black ink on PTI select white CS and colored with Copics. I adhered her with foam tape for dimension to a die-cut with Bazzill olive green CS from a Marianne Design Creatables and you can check out the other dies here. All trims are from my stash. I left the bottom right corner area open so I can adhere a sentiment later.

Thank you for stopping by and I wish you all a wonderful day.

Birthday Card

2010-07-23T00:05:00.004-10:00

Happy Aloha Friday, Crafters! July is a busy month for me with so many birthdays. Here's one of the many BD cards I need to make. I think I'll just make duplicates since they will be going to different people (shhhh!).

Here's the front of the card. I don't know the name of this DP as I found it in a stack on my shelf. I didn't want to take away from the pretty cake with the cupcake on top, and it didn't leave me much room for anything but the image of Cupcake Kiki (by C.C. Designs) so I didn't even put a sentiment on the front.

Here's the inside of the card, the top half as you open the card. I didn't take a pic of the bottom half where I wrote a message.
This image is Cupcake Belle, also from C.C. Designs.
The sentiment is from SU! Well Scripted. I love the sentiments from SU!.
All images colored with Copics, and stickles added to give it some bling. The pink lace trim and polka dot ribbon is from my stash. Very simple, straight-forward card so there's nothing much more to add. I thought the DP was so pretty with all the glitter on it and didn't want to take away from it.
Thank you for stopping by today, and I wish you all have a wonderful weekend.

Dutch Dare Card Challenge #82 - Criss-Cross Card

2010-07-17T23:54:00.000-10:00

Hope you are all having a wonderful weekend. I came across this DDC challenge while blurfing and decided to play along. I had to make a card for a special friend who happens to like the color purple so here is the card I made:

I am so into my new hAnglar and stAnglar stamps so I'm sorry if I'm boring you. I have wanted these stamps for so long and finally we are able to buy them from the UK e-bay site.
The card size is 5.5" square, and the base is made from SU! whisper white CS. The DPs are both from Bo Bunny and has some nice sparkle in it although you can't see it!
The images were stamped on PTI CS and colored with Copics, cut out, and adhered with foam tape.
I added some nice trim with little rose buds on them that I got from our LSS, Munchkins. I added stickles to part of her outfit and shoes to add a little bling to go with the DPs.
That's the little note card sticking out of the pocket that you can see in the following picture below.
I love these criss-cross cards as they are fun and fast to make!

I decided to actually make a folded note card so I could write a message inside. I hope my friend likes this card with these images.
The Dutch Dare Card Challenge closes at 11:59 MST, Wednesday, July 28th so you still have lots of time to join in! Go check it out here. There are so many wonderful creations to inspire you.
Thank you for stopping by again, and enjoy your Sunday!

Tamiko's Challenge #5 - Flowers!

2010-07-16T14:43:00.001-10:00

Happy Aloha Friday stampers! Are you all set for the weekend? I am! I can't believe it but this is my second post this week! There's a great challenge going on at Tamiko's and you can get all the deets here. It ends July 25th so you still have time to play so go check it out. This is what I came up with, AFTER finding some nice chocolate (and PINK!) DPs that I didn't have for my previous challenge card!

Quick and simple card! Card base is 5.5" square using SU! Pink Pirouette CS. DPs from Pebbles-Twitterpated Collection (I Love You) and BoBunny-Love Bandit Tweetheart (flowers).
I don't know the name of this cutie but she's from the "Spotlight" set by the Greeting Farm. Help me out here. If you know her name, let me know! Lots of cute images in this set. You can purchase these great TGF stamps at Tamiko's Online Store. AND, if your order is over $25, the shipping is FREE (delivery in the USA only). You can't beat that.
The large roses are from Wild Orchid Crafts, the smaller one from my stash. I also added a cute pink pin from Maya Road, and adhered some flat back pearls from Hero Arts.
Thank you for stopping by today, and I wish you all a fun-filled weekend with some crafting time!

Chocolate Tilda

2010-07-14T18:00:00.001-10:00

Happy hump day, Everyone! Thank you for stopping by today. There's a new challenge blog on the block called Totally Tilda, and their theme for this is Chocolate! You must use a Tilda image, and they are looking for Browns & Creams in your project. I struggled because I don't really have pretty brown DPs, but luckily found just one! Here's my take on this challenge:

My card base is a 5.5" square and I used Bazzill CS, and the DP is from Doodlebug (Chocolate Decadence!). The second DP is from K&Co. Tilda (Tilda with Flowing Hair) is stamped on PTI select white CS with Memento tuxedo black, colored with Copics, cut out and mounted on foam tape on a die cut piece. This die is from Marianne Design "Creatables" and you can check it out here. The edges of the die cut was distressed with Frayed Burlap, then I added some distress Tea Dye stickles. Leaf trim and ribbon trim with roses from my stash. Have a wonderful day/evening and happy crafting!

BLOG AWARD FROM NANNIEFLASH (SHIRLEY)!

2010-07-10T10:00:00.001-10:00

Hellow fellow crafters! I'm sure you're all enjoying your weekend, and getting in some crafting time! I have been blessed by my dear, lovely and talented friend, Shirley, better known as Nannieflash, with the following two blog awards! Thank you very much, Shirley! I am so touched to be thought of in such a wonderful way.

I am to pass this on to fellow crafters, and as you all know, it's not an easy decision because there are so many wonderful crafters in blogland! Therefore, I pass this on to the following lovely ladies whom I have not had the opportunity to do so in the past:

Arina: http://www.arinaskaartenhoekje.blogspot.com/

Chalsie: http://www.mypaperkisses.blogspot.com/

Denise: http://www.tinkercrafts.blogspot.com/

Janis: http://www.creativeexpression.blogspot.com/

Joni: http://www.craftyhulahands.blogspot.com/

Joy D: http://www.tamikos.blogspot.com/

Michelle: http://www.mushiscreativeinspirations.blogspot.com/

Tammi: http://www.tropicaldreams-17.blogspot.com/

1LuvnMama: http://www.luvnthejourney.blogspot.com/

Kris: http://www.klusivekreations.blogspot.com/

They all will inspire you as they have inspired me. I wish you all a fun-filled weekend and thank you for stopping by.

JODI'S BIIIIIIGGGGG BIRTHDAY BLOG CANDY!!! 5 CHANCES TO WIN!!!

2010-07-09T21:35:00.000-10:00

Hello fellow crafters! Yesterday was Jodi's birthday and to celebrate, she is giving FIVE (5) blog candy packages, each filled with delightful items! If you haven't already commented on her blog for your chance to win one of these fabulous candy packages, head on over NOW! You have until midnight, July 31st (PST)! Here's what Jodi will be giving away:

Aren't these just FABULOUS??? So hurry, go visit Jodi here for your chance to win one of these! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JODI!!! And, thank you for giving us all an opportunity to win to be the lucky winner! Have a wonderful weekend, Everyone, and happy crafting!

Lovely Hanglar Only - Challenge #3

2010-07-06T19:11:00.001-10:00

Happy Tuesday/Wednesday all you happy crafters out there! I have a short post today. This is for the Lovely hAnglar Only Challenge #3 which is a sketch challenge. The image I used for this card is from Kit #1 that I purchased on E-bay. Unfortunately, I don't know the names of the images. Here she is:

I did not add a "text" or sentiment yet because I don't know for what occasion I will send this card. Ooops, may get me disqualified LOL!
The card base is Bazzill, the matting is CTMH Garden Green (not sure if this color is still available!). The DP is from my stash.
I stamped the image with Memento tuxedo black on PTI white CS and colored with Copics.
The cotton lace trim is from a LSS, MS and Punch Bunch punches for leaves.
I adhered both images with foam tape for dimension, and added Cotton Candy Stickles to her outfit.

Here is the sketch. You will find tons of beautiful cards here. You still have time to enter if you have H&S stamps/images. It ends on July 11.
Have a wonderful week, and happy crafting. Thank you for stopping by.

Double Pocket Bag (Altered slightly) with a hAnglar Cutie

2010-07-02T03:00:00.001-10:00

Happy "Aloha Friday" to all you talented crafters out there in Blogland! We can all start celebrating the long Fourth of July weekend coming up. Today I would like to share a project I had some time to work on. I'm slowly getting back to crafting.

I was so impressed and inspired when I saw a tutorial by Lee Ann Greff of Flowerbug's Inkspot to make a double pocket bag. It is so fun and fast to create! Thank you for sharing your tutorial, Lee Ann! You can find her instructions here.
I made a few changes to her instructions and it can be seen in the next pic.
On the cover, I used one of my new hAnglar and stAnglar stamps I purchased from E-bay UK. I don't know the name of the images, but it's from Kit #1.
I won't bore you with all the details as this was a fast and simple project.

This is the inside. The two little changes I made to Lee Ann's instructions were: 1) I tucked the flap inside so it looks like a "lined" envelope (shown on the right side), and 2) I did not score and fold the 1/2" lines in the middle of the double pocket bag because I used it for a different purpose and it would be too bulky.
As you can see, I was able to fit several (8-9) stamped images in each side pocket (4-1/4" x 5-1/2"). I simply trimmed the inside and outside with some beige lace trim and added pink ribbon adorned with little flowers from Kaiser scrapbook. Thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a wonderful long 4th of July weekend!

RAKs from Friends

2010-07-01T15:01:00.001-10:00

I don't believe it's already July! Half the year has already passed, and before any more time escapes me, I thought I'd post some lovely cards I received from talented crafters out there. If you click on their name, it will take you to their blog so you can be inspired with more of their talents. So without further delay, here they are:

From Linda, who also co-hosts the monthly One Card Swap (OCS) with her "other half" Kyoko. This OCS was created by Teri who has passed the baton over to Linda and Kyoko. It's a fun monthly card swap so go check it out.
Thank you for always thinking of me, Linda! I appreciate your thoughtfulness and friendship.

These next two cards are from Tammi. She sent them along with some stamped images she shared with me, and the second one was enclosed with the goodies I won from her blog candy. Thank you, Tammi!

And last, but definitely note least, is a "get well" card and awesome goodies from my dear sweet friend Kyoko! She makes up the "other half" of the Linda-Kyoko team! Check out all those beautiful brads! Thank you so much, Kyoko.

I have met so many wonderful in Blogland and each of you have touched my heart in loving ways. Have a wonderful day and an even great weekend. Happy crafting to you all. I'll be back tomorrow to share a project I worked on last night. Thank you for taking the time to stop by; I appreciate your sweet comments and encouragement.

Lovely Hanglar Only - Challenge #2 - "Shabby"

2010-06-15T20:48:00.000-10:00

Hello all you happy crafters out there! Hope your week is going well and we're almost at mid-week so the weekend will soon be upon us! I'm "convalescing" from a fall and a fractured bone so I'm hanging out in my craft room. The second challenge at the Lovely Hanglar Only blog site just started and this time they are asking for something "shabby." Well, this is the very first time I'm doing a "shabby" card and I don't even really know the meaning of it and when I saw some other cards, well, I thought my looked more "drabby" than shabby, but the main thing is I had fun working on something! So, here it is, and I hope to improve on my "shabby" style cards. Of course, the deep, dark DP, although pretty, didn't make it look to cheerful! LOL!

If you have any Hanglar & Stanglar stamps/images, join the fun! Go check it out and see all the lovely creations by others. I wish you all a wonderful, fun-filled week and weekend! Stay safe, and happy crafting!

Lovely Hanglar-Only Challenge #1

2010-06-11T22:52:00.000-10:00

Hi Everyone! Hope everything is going great for all of you, and you are ready to start enjoying your weekend! This is a short post so I can make the deadline to enter this card in the new Lovely Hanglar-Only Challenge #1 that calls for Pink and Green. DPs from Basic Grey Capella stack.

If you love H&S stamps, go check out their new challenge blog. Lots of great ideas! Thank you for stopping by and enjoy your weekend.