TWIN TILDA AS "BEST FRIENDS"

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!

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!

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!

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,