Christmas in July Tilda

Hi Folks!

Been really busy at the moment with doctor, hospital and physio appointments but i managed to make a Christmas in July card using one of my favourite Magnolia Tilda stamps. It feels weird posting this when the sun is shining, for a change!

 IMAGES - Mafnolia 'It's Cold Outside' Tilda and Magnolia 'Snowy Cottage' from the 'Waiting for Christmas collection. Bildmalarna Snowy Fence stamp.

MEDIUM - Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Copic Markers and Promarkers, Glamour Dust glitter.

CS - Blank card and black cardstock from my local craft store.

TOOLS - Cheery Lynn French Pastry Doily die.

EMBELLISHMENTS - Flowers from Sweet Lilac online store, pearls from Trimcraft.

CHALLENGES

7 Kids Challenge - Anything goes

Cheery Lynn Designs - Anything goes

Craft Heaven Shop - Anything goes w/option

Deep Ocean - Christmas in July

Fussy and Fancy - Christmas in July

Inky Chicks - Christmas in Summer

Simon Says - Create a scene

Simply Magnolia - Christmas in July

That's Crafty! Challenge - Feminine

The Ribbon Girls - July any image challenge

Winter Wonderland - Carol singers/make a scene

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Paradise of Stamps DT

Hello everyone, i'm over the moon to finally share my first card as DT for

Paradise of Stamps challenge.

The theme for the challenge is Fairies.

I've used one of my gorgeous Bildmalarna stamps coloured with my Copic marker pens.

I cut the card shape from a Go Kreate die, i also used my Cheery Lynn Design 'French Pastry Doily' die, 'Small Butterfly' die and 'Mini Fanciful Flourish' die.

Also used Spellbinders dies for the image and sentiment.

Sentiment is from the lovely MR Designs, flowers are from  'Sweet Lilac Flowers'.

Prima designer paper. Pearls and ribbon are from my stash.

I'm entering these challenges

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - For the girls

Card and Scrap - Bling, glitter or pearls

Card Mania - Spring

Cheery Lynn Design Challenge - Doilies

Copic Marker Europe - Things with wings

Copic Marker Spain - March Challenge Anything goes

Country View Challenges - Anything goes

CHNPP - March challenge

Loves Rubber Stamps - Use ribbon and or lace

Natalie and Amy's Challenge  - Flowers

Scribble and Scrap - Always anything goes

Simon Mondays - No Rules

Simon Wednesdays - Anything goes

Sweet Stampin' - All or nothing

The Ribbon Girls - Add flowers

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Mimosa' Winter Wishes

Good morning all! Today's card is a shaped card.

Image is Mimosa and fence stamps by Bildmalarna which i masked, coloured with Promarkers and added some glitter.

Used Go Kreate die, Memory Box hanging star die and Whimsy snowflake die. Freebie DPs, ribbon and pearls from my stash.

I'm entering these challenges

BMC - Christmas cards

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Animals

Card Mania - Use your dies

Card and Scrap - Layers

CHNC - Sparkle

CHNPP - November challenge

Creative Card Crew - Christmas joy

DLART Thankful Thursday - November linky challenge

Emerald Faeries - Christmas non traditional colours

Graph It UK Colour Challenge - Water/Ice & Blue/Purple

I Love Promarkers - 3 of a kind (pearls)

Inky Chicks - 3 stamps on a card

Loves Rubberstamps - Anything goes

My Craft Creations - Anything goes

Papertake Weekly - Anything goes

Passion for Promarkers - Add some sparkle

Penny Black and More - Anything goes

PPinkydolls - Anything goes or add some bling

Simon Says - Anything goes

Stamp and Create - Ribbons or Bows

Stamping Sensations - Simply Christmas

Stamp Sun Challenge - It is winter

Sweet Stampin' - Shaped cards

The Ribbon Girls - November card challenge

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

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GDT at Graph It Marker Challenge

Hi all! I'm so excited as i was asked by the lovely Nikky Hall if i would like to be a 

GDT at Graph It marker colour challenge and of course i said yes. Thank you so much for inviting me Nikky!

So here is my first card and the challenge is 

Frills and Fancy

Image - Bilmalarna Just Me No' 8

Medium - Graph It Markers, i don't have any greens yet so i had to use my Promarkers for the leaves.

DPs - Prima

Tools Spellbinders floral oval die, Cheery Lynn Designs Mini fanciful florish, small butterflies and French Pastry dooily dies, TH on the edge butterflies die.

Embellishments - Rose, leaf, ribbon, button and pearls are all from my craft stash.

I'm entering these challenges

A Creative Romance - Girly Creations

Butterfly Challenge - Butterfly bingo (Diecuts, butterflies, designer paper)

Cheery Lynn Designs - Roses

Country View Challenges - Nature's Glories'

Craft-Dee Bows - May Challenge

Craft-room Challenge - Things With Wings

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

CHPP - May Challenge

Deep Ocean - Wings

DLART Thankful Thursday - May linky challenge

Hannah and Friends - Dies

Little Scrap Pieces - Show it off Saturday

PanPastel UK Challenge - Florals

Paper Creator's Crafts - Flowers and Bows

Pixie's Snippets Playground - Week#126

Simon Says - Anything Goes

Sparkles Forum - Celebrate Mom or special lady

Stamp and Create - Spring Colours

That's Crafty! Challenge - All About Texture

The Rubber Buggy - Vintage Inspired

Totally Gorjuss - Buttons and/or bows

Webshop AnMaCreatief - Buttons

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Mimosa's Little Christmas Gift

Here's a little Christmas gift box using my cute Mimosa stamp coloured with Copics.

I used my MS punch for the decorative edge on my Basic Grey paper and added some pearls and a satin bow.

I'm entering these challenges

ACRC - Vintage Style

Basic Grey - Happy Christmas (BG product 'Serenade paper)

BMC - Anything goes

Bildmalarna - November challenge

Bunny Zoe's - Shabby Chic/Vintage

Cards and Scrap - Winter

CME  - Everything Christmas

Crafts And Me - Vintage Christmas

Craft-Dee Bows - November challenge

Craft-room Challenge - Vintage Christmas

Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes w/ribbon

Deep Ocean - Favourite colour combo

Graph It Marker Challenge - Vintage polka dots

Little Scrap Pieces - Fun Friday 

Natalie and Amy - Cute & Cuddly Christmas

Rhedd and Rosie - Christmas is coming

Simon Mondays - Countdown to the holidays

Simon Wednesdays - Anything goes

Stamp Sun Challenge - Merry Christmas

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Seasons Geetings W/Just Me Nr 8

Hi all, i hope everyone is well and enjoying a crafty day!

This is my first creation for today, it's a Christmas card using a non Christmas image!

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Image - Bildmalarna' 'Just Me NR 8'.

Medium - Archival ink, Copics & TH Distress Markers

DP - Freebie from a Magazine.

Tools - Spellbinder Floral Ovals and Heart Circles, Snowflake embossing folder from DoCrafts.

Diecut Poinsettia petals and leaves from Crimson Cloud

Frantage

Ribbon, metal flower centre and pearl - From my stash.

Front View

Side Angle View

Decorated Inside View

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I'm entering these challenges

A Creative Romance - Dies or punches

Bildmalarna - Red Challenge

Card and Scrap - Use dies

Country View Crafts - Layers

Cute Card Thursday - Hip to be square

DLART Design - September linky party

DRS Designs - That's Unexpected (Non Christmas image)

HIMCR - Challenge#114

Hobby Cutz - Anything goes

Ladybug Crafts - Anything goes

Lothian Crafts - Anything goes, must use dies

LRSC - Have a sentiment on the front

Natalie and Amy - Embossing 

OCSC - September Christmas challenge

Simon Says Monday - Embossed

Simon Says Wednesday - Emboss It

Stamping Sensations - September Inspiration challenge

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Looks Like Rain!

Well, it's another dull and gloomy day and this card is perfect to represent the weather but hopefully a bit more cheerful, lol! I've used my new stamp from Bildmalarna from the new collection 

and she is called 'LWF Rain' and i think she is adorable! I've coloured her with my TH DM's and drew some faux stitching. The pretty DP's are Basic Grey's 'Serenade' and Prima's 'Botanical'. I diecut a Magnolia Tilda ticket/tag and Sprawling Ferns, La La Land Banner and Joy Crafts Clouds. Added a ribbon bow, some Melissa Francis lace, flowers and pin from my stash.

I'm entering these challenges

Basic Grey - Anything goes

BMD Challenge - Fall colour challenge

Bunny Zoe's - Something Blue

Card Mania - Favourite colour combo

Card and Scrap - Use dies

Country View Crafts - Layers

Craft-Dee Bows - September challenge

Crafting by Designs - Anything goes

Crafty Creations - Let's get krafty

Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes w/ribbon

Creative Card Crew - Things with wings

Deep Ocean - Goodbye Summer

DLART Designs - September linky party

Great Impressions - Fall Colours

Hannah and Friends - Bingo (pin, flower,pearls)

Inky Chicks - Stitching real or faux

LEJ Designs - Autumnal colours

Lothian Crafts - Anything goes, must use dies

North Saltern HobbyKlub - Autumn

Papertake Weekly - Childs Play

Penny Black and More - Autumn colours and/or sketch

Pollycraft Challenge - Harvest colours

Sweet Stampin' - Got the blues

The Artistic Stamper - Autumn

Wags 'n' Whiskers - Ribbons and bows

We Love Vintage - Garden

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Tea-Time

I just adore these cute stamps from Bildmalarna and this one is called 'Mimosa Tea Party' and she is coloured with Promarkers. DP is from Kaisercraft, i used my Spellbinders nesties and embossed one of them. Everything else is from my stash.

I'm entering these challenges

Bildmalarna - Red

Bunny Zoe's - Bingo (ribbon, sparkle, charms)

Card and Scrap - Use Dies

Country View Crafts - Layers

Craft-Dee Bows - September challenge

Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes w/ribbon

Deep Ocean - You are my sunshine

DLART Design - September linky party

Hannah and Friends - Bingo (pearls, ribbon, glimmer)

HOAC - In the kitchen

LEJ Designs - Something shiny

Lothian Crafts - Anything goes, must use dies

Loves Rubber Stamps - Anything goes

Natalie and Amy - Embossing

Oozak Challenge - Anything goes/

Papertake Weekly - Anything goes

PTT#136 - Grandparents day

Rhedd and Rosie - Something for the ladies

Simon Says Monday - Stamping all stars (My cute Bildmalarna stamps)

The Rubber Buggy - Red,black and yellow

Vintage Stamping Challenge - Anything for your garden(flowers)

Wags 'n' Whiskers - Ribbons and bows

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Lighting The Way

Good morning everyone, i hope you are all well!

I've created a tag and i used one of my cute Bildmalarna stamps 'Mimosa Lighting The Way'.

I used Basic Grey's 'Serenade' DP, a little bit of Kraft and BG's DP to create a triangle corner.

The sentiment is from my stash.

I would like to enter these challenges

Basic Grey Challenge - Make a Tag

Bildmalarna Challenge - Make a Tag

CSAYL - Colour Combos ( used combo 2 )

Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes w.ribbon

Cute Card Thursday - Die-ing to punch

Deep Ocean - Christmas in July

DLART Designs - August linky challenge

Get Inky - Ribbons

Hannah and Friends - Anything goes

Loves Rubberstamps - Anything goes

Papertake Weekly - Anything goes

Simon Says Wednesdays - Triangles

Stamp Sun Challenge - Anything goes

The HobbyHouse - Christmas

Twisted Tuesdays - Christmas in August

Winter Wonderland - Cute Christmas

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Mimosa You And Me

Good Saturday morning all!! I've made a Christmas card using 2 of my new stamps from Bildmalarna. They are called 'You and Me' and 'Snowy Fence' and i coloured them with Copics and DM's and i added some glamour dust  to the wing and snow. DP's are Prima and Heidi Swapp. I used my Marianne D's small clock die and added a metal brad. .

The sentiment stamp is from Marks Finest Papers and the numbers and words on the clock die are handwritten

I'm entering these challenges

ABC Christmas - L for Laugh or LIM

BMC - Anything goes

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Wings

Card and Scrap - Use a Text Stamp

ContryViewChallenges - Die Cuts

Crafts And Me - Vintage

Crafty Creations - Sketch (Hope it's ok to flip the sketch!)

Creative Card Crew - Metal

Cute Card Thursday - Once upon a time 

Deep Ocean - For a Girl

DL. ART Challenge - June linky challenge

Everybody Art - 2 Papers

HIMCR - Die Cuts

Natalie and Amy - Fantasy

NSHK - Clean and Simple

Oozak Challenge - Anything goes w/a sentiment

Paper Creators Crafts - Make it sparkle

Pin and Tack - Anything goes

SAS4K - For The Girls Challenge

Songbird Challenge - 9 to 5

Sparkles Monthly - Steampunk or vintage

Speedy Fox and Friends - Y (Yule)

The Hobby House - Anything goes

PDCC - Black, White and Nectarine

TRBC - Sketch

WAW - Anything goes

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Lighting The Way

Hi Folks! I don't know about you but it's been so cold here in the NE of England that i've been doing my grocery shopping online!! I would like to share another Christmas card i've made to add to my ever growing collection!!

Image - Bildmalarna's Mimosa Loghting The Way

Medium - Memento ink/Tim Holtz Festive Berries Distress Ink, TH Distress Markers, Copics used for skin and hair.

Corner image is a Fiskars stamp and i've glittered with Glamour dust on my stamping. Sentiment is a Marianne D's stamp. Bell, ribbon and everything else is from my stash.

I'm entering these challenges

ABC Christmas - J is for jingle bells

ALOTA#107 - Childhood

BMD Challenge - Anything goes

CHCC - Show some white

CHCC2 - May extra challenge

Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes w/ribbon

CCT - Tie It Up

Deep Ocean - Ribbon and/or lace

DL.ART - May linky challenge

Joanna Sheen - Girls

OLLC - Red

SSS&Show - Favourite ink ( memento and TH distress inks)

SFC - Favourite festive colours

TRBC - Anything goes

Winter Wonderland - All tied up

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I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas

Hi all, i'm back with another post, i'm on a roll today!!

I've made a wee white on white Christmas card. Image - Bildmalarna's 'Mimosa with Stocking Cap'.

Medium - Memento tuxedo black ink, Copics and Distress Markers.

Tools - Crafts Too snowflake embossing folder, Docrafts tree border folder, Marianne D's Ivy circle die no' CR1213 and Marianne D's Christmas tree die no' LR0175. I also added some texture using some of my pom pom trim.

I'm entering these challenges

ALOTA#107 - Childhood

CCC - KISS

CHCC - Show some white

CHCC2 - May extra challenge

Crafty Ribbons - No designer papers

Creative Card Crew - White on white

Cut It Up - Make it mini

DL.ART - May linky challenge

Eclectic Ellapu - Anything goes

Joanna Sheen - Girls, Girls, Girls

LEJ Designs - Borders and/or corners (embossed tree border)

Make It Monday - MIM#141

Marianne Design Divas - Get your dies out

Outlawz Twisted Thursday - Anything goes

PTW - Sound of music ( white Christmas)

Sparkles Forum Christmas - Favourite festive colours

Stamping Sensations - Embossing and texture ( texture is the pom pom trim)

TRBC - Anything goes

Wags 'n' Whiskers - Anything goes

Winter Wonderland - Oh Christmas tree

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Thank You Mimosa!!

Hi all, i'm back with a little thank you card using one of my cute Mimosa stamps, coloured with Promarkers and added some glitter. Marianne D's swirl dies, ribbon, glitter and gem from my stash and finished off with a thank you sentiment. Also i would just like to say i've had a busy day gardening and sorting out my rubber stamp collection!!

I'm entering these challenges

Bildmalarna - Less is more

Bunny Zoe's - Favourite colour combo

Crafty Catz - Purple

Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes w/ribbon

Creative Card Crew - Bling

Deep Ocean - Favourite colour combo

Delightful Challenges - I appreciate you

DL.ART - April linky challenge

DCD - Anything goes

Eclectic Ellapu - Anything goes

LEJ. Designs - Anything goes

Marianne Design Divas - Going Girly

Natalie and Amy - Things with wings

Passion for Promarkers - To die for

Simon Says - Anything goes

Sweet Stampin' - Anything but birthday

Vintage Stamping Challenge - Thank You

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

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