My First Candibean Creation

Hi all! Today i have used my Candibean 'Penny's Little Owls' stamp for the first time.

First i heat embossed the stamped image, coloured with my markers and added white gel pen around the edges. I created a rocker card with my Spellbinders grand nesties and Cheery Lynn Designs 'French pastry doily' dies and added some red lace, pearls and a gingham bow. The DP is from Kaisercraft and the cardstock is Kraftcard.

I'm entering these challenges

Allsorts - All sentimental

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Bingo (Doily, pearls, embossing)

7 Kids Challenge - Anything goes with optional twist

Cheery Lynn Designs - Anything goes

Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - Kraft at Christmas

CCAYR - Sparkle & shine

Crafty Little Fairies - Cute and cuddly

Crafty Sentiments Designs - Add a sentiment

CHCC - Challenge#189

CHPP - August challenge

CCC - Christmas

CCT - Lots of lace

Di's Digi Challenge - Lace and Pearls

DLART Thankful Thursday - August linky challenge

EAC - Favourite stamps

Graph'it Colour Challenge - Furry stuff

Kort O Mania - Card in vibrant colours

Loves Rubberstamps - Anything goes + twist of stripes

NSHK - Challenge#100

PTW - Anything goes

Simon Says Wednesday - Make it sparkle

Sparkles Forum - Christmas in July

Stempelsonne Challenge - Anything goes

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - Anything goes

That's Crafty! Challenge - Stamping ground

The Artistic Stamper - Anything goes

The Ribbon Girls - August card challenge

Winter Wonderland - Anything goes for Xmas

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

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Baby Blue Birthday Tilda

Wow! Can't believe i'm posting another card, that's 3 in 3 days!

So here's today's card, another commissioned birthday card and once again it's blue for a Boy!

Is no one having baby Girls?

Image - Magnolia's 'Baby Tilda' from the 'Prince and Princesses' collection.

Medium - Copics, Promarkers and Distress Markers

DP - M R Designs

Tools - Magnolia Doohickey 'Tilda's Ticket' & 'Doily' dies. Spellbinder's 'Grand Nesties' and Go Kreate die. Freebie daisy embossing folder.

Lace, ribbon and flowers from The Ribbon Girls. Charm from Marianne D, and blue trim is from my stash.

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I'm entering these challenges

Allsorts - Favourite Things (flowers, lace & ribbon)

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Bingo (Doily, pearls, embossing)

7 Kids Challenge - Anything goes + optional twist

CHPPC - August challenge

Dies R Us - Birthday

Di's Digi Challenge - Lace and pearls

DLART Thankful Thursday - August linky challenge

Everybody Art Challenge - Favourite stamps

IMLC - Flowers

Inky Chicks - Photo Inspiration

Kort O Mania - Card in vibrant colours

Ladybug Crafts - Favourite colours

LMMC - Baby, Baby

LH or SM - Celebrate

Loves Rubberstamps - Anything goes + a twist

MDUC - Anything goes

Natalie and Amy - Die cuts and flowers

PTW - Anything goes

Pixie's Snippets Playground - Week#136

Simon Says Monday - In the family

Simon Says Blog - Work it Wednesday

Sister Act Card Challenge - Challenge#68

Stamp and Create W/Magnolia - Anything goes

Stamp and Create - Anything goes

Stamping Sensations - Anything goes

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - Anything goes

Sweet Stampin' - Bingo (ribbon, lace, pearls)

The Artistic Stamper - Anything goes

The Ribbon Girl - August Challenge

Treasured Times - Anything goes

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Sweet Christmas Dreams

Hi all, woke up this morning with the sniffles, think it's because i keep whipping the quilt off at night because of the hot flushes, lol!

Anyhoo! Here's a shaped card i made for Christmas using 2 cute Tildas coloured with my Promarkers.

DP - Prima. Tools - Spellbinders, Marianne D's and Magnolia Doohickeys.

Flowers - WOC and LLC. Ribbon and pearls are from my stash.

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I'm entering these challenges

Allsorts - Favourite things ( Tilda stamps, flowers and pearls )

Bearly Mine Challenges - Anything goes

7 Kids Challenge - Anything goes + optional twist

CCAYR - Sparkle & Shine

Crafty Sentiments - Add a sentiment

CHCC - Reach for the stars

CHPPC - August challenge

CCC - Christmas

Divas by Design - Anything goes

DLART Thankful Thursday - August linky challenge

DLART Thankful Thursday - Christmas in July

Dream Valley - Favourite colour combo

EAC - Favourite stamps

Graph it Marker UK - Hot Colours

I Love Promarkers - Ribbons

IMLC - Flowers

Kort o Mania - Card in vibrant colours

Ladybug Crafts - Favourite colours

LRS - Anything goes with optional twist

MDUC - Anything goes

Magnolia Mania - Christmas in Summer

Marvelous Magnolia - Monochrome

Natalie and Amy - Die cuts and flowers

NSHK - 100th Challenge

PTW - Anything goes

Pixie's Snippets Playground - Week#136

Simon Says Wednesday - Anything goes

Sister Act Card Challenge - Challenge #68

Sparkles Forum - Christmas in July

Sparkles Christmas - Snowflakes

Stamp and Create W/Magnolia - Anything goes

Stamp and Create - August challenge

Stamping Sensations - Anything goes

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - Anything goes

That's Crafty! Challenge - Christmas in July

The Artistic Stamper - Anything goes

The Ribbon Girls - Anything but a square

Totally Tilda - Christmas

Treasured Times - Anything goes

We Do Doobadoo - Celebrations

Winter Wonderland - Anything goes for Christmas

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Commissioned Baby Card

Hi there, i have a commissioned Baby card to share with you today using my Marianne Design dies and baby charm. Also used Spellbinders ribbon tag die, pearls, felt teddy bear and ribbon from my stash and Crafters Companion embossing folder.

I would like to enter this in these challenges

Allsorts Challenge - Favourite Things (charms, pearls, ribbons and dies)

Bearly Mine Challenges - Anything goes

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Bingo (sentiment, embossing, charms)

7 Kids Challenge - Anything goes + optional twist

Crafting Musketeers - 123 ( 1 charm, 2, MD dies, 3 ribbons )

Delightful Challenges - Bling it on

Divas By Design - Anything goes

DLART Thankful Thursday - August linky challenge

Little Scrap Pieces - Show it off Saturday

Marianne's Design Divas - Use your newest MD products

PTW - Sketchie Challenge (sketch#25

Pixie's Snippets Playground - Week#136

Simon Monday Challenge - In the family

Simon Says - Work it Wednesday

Simon Wednesday Challenge - Anything goes

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything goes

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - Anything goes

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

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Tilda's Summer Gazebo

Well, it's been a whole week since i last posted anything because i've been so busy with the gardening! But i'm back with a Summer Gazebo creation using dies, a doily and some of my Tilda stamps.

 Images - Magnolia 'Royal Rippling Fountain', 'Tilda Binding Flowers', 'Tripping Flower Tilda', 'Tilda with Two Rosettes', 'Sitting Tilda with Butterfly',  All coloured with my Copics.

 MFT Die-namics Lattice Fence die

Spellbinders Gazebo die

 Magnolia Roses and WOC Roses. Pearls and charm are from my stash.

Also added some bark heart buttons and twine.

I'm entering these challenges

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Bingo (Flowers, pearls, charms)

7 Kids Challenge - Anything goes

Copic Marker Norge - Friendship

Crafty Catz - Anything goes

Crafty Little Fairies - Summer Fun

Deep Ocean - Summer colours

Delightful Challenges - Add ribbon

Di's Digi Designs - Dies and/or punches

Divas by Design - Favourite colour combo w/Magnolias

DLART Thankful Thursday - July linky challenge

Dream Valley Challenges - Favourite colour combo

Everybody Art Challenge - Favourite stamps

Graphit Marker Challenge - Hot colours

IMLC - Flowers

Ladybug Crafts - Summer flowers

Little Claire's Designs - Summertime

Little Scrap Pieces - Show it off Saturday

LH or SM - Buttons

Loves Rubberstamps - Buttons and bows

Magnolia Down Under - Anything goes

Magnolia Forever - Ribbon, lace & pearls

Magnolia Mania - Summer

Marvelous Magnolia - Monochrome

My Craft Creations - Anything goes

MMCS - Summer or bright colours

Natalie and Amy's Challenge - Summertime

PanPastel UK Challenge - Summer fun

Pixie's Snippets Playground - Week#135

Simon Says Mondays - J is for July fun

Simon Says Wednesdays - Emboss It

Stamp and Create W/Magnolia - Summer fun

Stamping Sensations - Summer blooms

That Craft Place - Anything goes

Tilda's Town - Anything goes

Totally Tilda - Anything goes

Treasured Times - Anything goes

Tuesday Throwdown - Other than a card or tag

We Do Doobadoo - Celebrations

Webshop AnMaCreatief - Flowers

Whimsy Stamps Challenge - Summertime

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Blue Christmas

Hi everyone! It's been a glorious sunny, hot day here and i've spent most of it doing gardening but i managed to finish a Christmas card using one of my Tilda stamps, some of my dies and my new Bo Bunny DP, flowers and charm from the Ribbon Girl.

I'm entering these challenges

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Bingo ( Flowers, pearls, charms)

7 Kids Challenge - Anything goes

CCAYR - Non traditional colours

Crafty Sentiments - Hand coloured image

CHCC - Layer it up

CHPP - July challenge

Deep Ocean - Lots of layers

Divas By Design - Christmas in July

Hobby Cutz - Anything goes

IMLC - Anything goes

MDUC - Winter wonderland

PTW - It's a jolly holiday

Simon Says Wednesday - Spots and dots

Simply Magnolia - Christmas in July

Sparkles Forum - Christmas in July

Sparkles Christmas - A winters scene

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - Anything goes

The Ribbon Girl - Aqua/turquoise

The Sketchy Challenge - Christmas card with or without sketch

Winter Wonderland - Blue Christmas

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A Sentimental Birthday Card

Firstly i must apologise for not being around much but we had company over the weekend ( My eldest son ) and i thought it would be rude to blog and stuff rather than spend time with him. So i'll be popping around your blogs to leave you some comments.

Here's a birthday card i made using 'Frou Frou' cd from Crafters Companion, CC Embossalicious folder, Cuttlebug spots folder, some spotty ribbons from Crafty Ribbons and TH Distress ink.

I'm entering these challenges

BMC - Let's go digital

7 Kids Challenge - Anything goes

CCMC - Show off your sentiments

DLART Thankful Thursday - July linky challenge

Hobby Cutz Challenge - Anything goes

Little Scrap Pieces - Show it off Saturday

Pixie's Snippets Playground - Week#134

Simon Says Monday - A midsummer challenge

Simon Says Wednesday - Spots and dots

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - Anything goes

That Craft Place - Anything goes

CD Sunday - Kind and caring thoughts

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Tilda's Summer Beach Hut

Hi Folks! How are you all doing? It's raining on and off here but it's still warm!

My card today features 2 standard size Tildas and 1 mini Tilda.

I've created a summer scene with a beach hut and windbreakers from my Cute Companions cd which i've decoupaged.

Tildas are coloured with my Promarkers and i've added some crackle material (think that's what it's called), a spotty ribbon, Joycrafts flip flops dies and TH on the edge doily die used on whitewash cordinations cs and embossed with a cuttlebug dotty folder and spotty paper from Dovecrafts' 'Garden Party'.

Hope you like my summer scene!

I'm entering these challenges

Allsorts - Splish, splash, splosh

AYLI - Animals or people ( people because i think you can make great scenes with them)

BMC - Let's go digital

7 Kids Challenge - Anything goes

Cosmic Colours - Challenge#3

CCMC - Show off your sentiments

Crafting Musketeers - Summertime

Crafty Little Fairies - Summer Fun

Creative Card Crew - Sea/beach

Creative Craft Cottage - Challenge#25

Deep Ocean - Lots of layers

Die Cutting Divas - Just beachy

Dies R Us - Day at the beach

DLART Thankful Thursday - July linky challenge

I Love Promarkers - Girls, girls, girls

IMLC - Anything goes

LH or SM - Summer fun

Loves Rubber Stamps - Use fabric

Magnolia Mania - Summer

Marvelous Magnolia - Over The Top or CAS

MAWTT - Girls just wanna have fun

My Craft Creations - Anything goes

MMCS - Summer or bright colours

Natalie and Amy's Challenge - Summertime

Simon Says Wednesdays - Spots and dots

The Artistic Stamper - By the seaside

The Shabby Tea Room - Fun in the sun

Tilda's Town - Summer

Totally Tilda 100th Challenge - Anything goes

Treasured Times Challenge - Anything goes

Wags 'n Whiskers - Anything goes

We Do Doobadoo - Spotty and dotty

Whimsy Inspiration Challenge - Summertime

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A Magnolia Christmas

Hi all! Here's a Christmas card i made today using

  3 Magnolia stamped images, 3 Magnolia dies & 3 pearls.

 Coloured my images with my Distress inks.

Also used my Spellbinders to create the card shape and CC Embossalicious folder, ribbon, twine, pearls, Fran-tage and charm.

I'm entering these challenges

A Creative Romance - Show us your colours ( England )

7 Kids Challenge - Anything goes with a twist

CHCC - Glam it up

Delightful Challenges - Use warm colours

DRS Designs - Big chill

DMLC - Animals

Graph It Markers UK - Christmas colours

IMLC - Anything goes

Inky Chicks - Christmas in July

Magnolia-licious Challenge - Christmas in July

Marvelous Magnolia - Over the top or CAS (I chose OTT )

My Craft Creations - Anything goes

Pixie's Snippets Playground - Week#133

Polkadoodles Challenge - Christmas

Simon Says Mondays - Start from scratch

Simply Magnolia - Christmas in July

Sparkles Christmas - A Winters scene

Sweet Stampin' - Christmas in July

The Sketchy Challenge - Christmas without sketch

Totally Tilda 100th Challenge - Anything goes

Wags 'n Whiskers - Anything goes

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

Winter Wonderland - My 3 of 3 are 3 Magnolia stamps, 3 Magnolia dies & 3 pearls.

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Mixed Media Card & Another Sneaky Peak

Hi everyone, hope you are all enjoying the weekend!

I've been doing some gardening this morning and adding to my painting and here's another sneaky peak!

Hoping to have it finished by the end of the day, just a few little touches to add.

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Here's a mixed media card that i made today ( I've never stopped today) LOL!

 

I've used Cheery Lynn Designs French Pastry Doily die and Small Butterflies dies.

Spellbinders Majestic Elements die.

Maya Road Scissors charm. A wooden flower and a diecut button. Stencil with Tim Holtz Distress Inks & Ranger Perfect Pearls mist.

Sentiment stamp was a freebie in a magazine and the lace and ribbons are from my stash.

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I'm entering these challenges

A Vintage Journey - Dies and Distress

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Layers

Country View Challenges - Stencil It!

Crafty Catz - Flowers

Creative Craft Cottage - Challenge#25

Deep Ocean - Add a Sentiment

Divas By Design - Things With Wings

Dream It Up! - Stencils and Dies
Little Scrap Pieces - Show it off Saturday

My Craft Creations - Anything Goes

Simon Says Mondays - Start from scratch

Simon Says Wednesday - Let's be clear ( used clear sentiment stamp, stencil & mist ) 

Stamp and Create - Birthdays

That's Crafty! Challenge - Masks, Stencils, Templates

The Ribbon Girls - July Card Challenge

The Shabby Tea Room - Polka Dot Love

The Sketchy Challenge - With or Without Sketch
Treasured Times Challenge - Anything Goes

We Do Doobadoo - Spotty and Dotty

We Love Vintage - Picture Inspiration ( Inspired by the colours and textures )

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

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