Papertake Weekly - anything goes

Hey everyone! March weather is always fluctuating so much, and this year is no different. It was 70 deg here today, and tomorrow they're calling for a high of 40 with morning snow. BRRRRR!!!! You can wear shorts one day, and long johns the next! LOL! Anyway, I hope you're having a wonderful start to your week. It's time for a new challenge at Papertake Weekly, and since this is the first Tuesday of the month, you regular Papertaker's know what that means. It's ANYTHING GOES sponsored by Lili of the Valley. YAY!!! Who doesn't like an "anything goes" challenge? The option for this week is to use shrink plastic on your project. I didn't have any, so that was a "no go" for me, but I'm excited and hoping to see some cool options for shrink plastic!  So anyway, here is my creation for our anything goes challenge.

I totally fell in love with this adorable image, #3084 Wild Tilda from the Sweet Crazy Love Collection over at Magnolia-licious! Is she not the cutest thing west of the Mississippi??!! I'd even say the cutest East of the Mississippi too! LOL! I stamped her out with Memento ink onto Cryogen White paper and colored her with Copic markers (R80 series and cool grays). She's also available in the mini size as well! How cute would that be to use the mini on the inside sentiment panel?!!  I then cut her out and and popped her up onto a frame cut out with Nestabilities.

The papers are from Nitwit Collections matted with Bazzill cardstock. I also made a vertical strip using a Magnolia Doohickey die. Did you know that Magnolia-licious is carrying all kinds of dies now? She has Magnolia, Marianne, Memory Box, Cheery Lynn, and Poppystamps!!  The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the bow was made using May Arts silk ribbon with a heart and key charm hanging from it (which were a gift from a wonderful friend - THANK YOU!!) 

So that's it for me today.  Please be sure to pop over to Papertake Weekly and check out what my talented teamies created for your viewing pleasure today, and then we'd really love it if you'd grab your paper and glue and play along with us! Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

PS...please see previous post for winner of the Magnolia-licious blog hop!!

Papertake Weekly - I'm Dreaming of a ....... Christmas!!

Hi everyone!! So how is your week going? I hope that you're getting everything done and that you're NOT stressing too much over the holidays. It's time for a new challenge over at Papertake Weekly, and this week is a fun one. You insert your choice of color(s) into "I'm dreaming of a ....... Christmas", and even better.....we're being sponsored by Whiff of Joy!  For my card, I chose "white".

I created a very simple card using this gorgeous Magnolia image from Magnolia-licious. She's #3090 Tilda with Snow Heart from the Sweet Christmas Dreams Collection. She's not in stock right now, but if you want her, please ask Diana. I also used a mixture of Magnolia Doohickey Dies and Memory Box Dies.  #09 MB Frostyville Border,  #32 MB Snowflake Corner, and #12 Lovely Fence.  I also used a Spellbinder die behind Tilda that I embossed with the Swiss Dots folder.

Tilda is colored with Toner Greys with some R0000 on her scarf, hat, and snow heart.  I used E13, 11, 01, and 00 for her skin.  So that's it for me today! Please be sure and pop over to Papertake Weekly to see the gorgeous creations from the rest of my teamies!

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Some news from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

Soooooooo....we are starting something special today!! We are kickin' off our TWELVE KRAFTY DAYS OF KHRISTMAS CELEBRATION!!! Each day Kimmie will be posting a few of her favourite creations from our Krafty Girls and Guests from one of our releases!! AND everyone who comments on the post is eligible to WIN some rubber goodness from that release!!! How does that sound??? Pretty good???! Leave comments every day for chances to win.....and Kimmie will announce all the winners on December 26th!!

Don't forget....it all starts today over at Kraftin' Kimmie's Challenge Blog! See you there!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

Papertake Weekly - Sketch Week

Hi friends!! Hope you're having a wonderful start to your week! At least Monday is under our belts, right? It's time for a new challenge from Papertake Weekly, and this week is sketch week. We're being sponsored by the wonderful Heidi over at Simon Says Stamp!

And this is my version of the sketch

I am just so in love with all the images in the Sweet Christmas Dreams Collection which is available at Magnolia-licious! I used #3079 Tilda with Christmas Baking, but it doesn't look like she's available right now. If you're interested, please contact Diana to find out if she has anymore on order.  She's colored with Copic markers and then cut out and popped up onto a strip of lace cut out with #23 Antique Lace Doohickey Die. Please be sure and pop over to Magnolia-licious for all your Magnolia needs!! Diana has the BEST selection of Magnolia images in all of North America, and she has the best prices around too!!! Combine that with awesome service, and it can't be beat!!  She is also now carrying Memory Box dies, Cheery Lynn Dies, and Marianne Dies too!!!!

DP is Kaiser Craft matted with Bazzill cardstock. Buttons and twine are from stash and the bow is made with May Arts silk ribbon.  Oh this next pic has a strange tint to it's color. Not sure what happened with this one. Sorry about that!!

So that's it for me today! Please pop over to Papertake Weekly to see all the wonderful creations by my talented teamies, and then we'd truly love it if you'd grab your paper and glue and play along with us! Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

OK!! It's time for the "We have only 'One Life to Live' 'As the World Turns' at 'General Hospital' with the 'Young and the Restless' that are 'All My Children' featuring Nurse Tilda and Doctor Edwin" blog hop!!

LMBO!!! How is THAT for a title of a blog hop??? Hi everyone!! Sure hope you've had a wonderful weekend!! I know I sure did! And now it's time for our monthly blog hop at Magnolia-licious!! This month we're featuring the fabulous and exclusive Doctor Edwin! He's so dang cute and he's only avaialble from Diana at Magnolia-licious! I'm sure my Design Team Sista's have conjured up some GORGEOUS creations for your viewing pleasure today! If you've arrived here from the awesomely talented Suzanne, then you're on the right track. If not, you'll want to go back to Magnolia-licious Highlites so you don't miss a single thing! Now I'll be honest....I struggled with this challenge (which is kind of funny since I was the one that suggested it! LOL!!). I wanted to do something a little different, and just couldn't come up with any ideas that I liked. So I was perusing through the Scor-Pal blog and saw the cutest tissue box cover and that's when it hit me. Tissue box holder....Doctor Edwin....a perfect match!!! So that's what I did! First, HERE'S the one that inspired me, and then HERE are the directions.  This is my version.

I LOVE these tissue box covers and it was really easy to make. I used #000 Doctor Edwin, and #307 Nurse Tilda from The Winner Takes It All collection. Both of these images are also available in the mini version. Magnolia-licious has the best selection of Magnolia images!! Couple that with awesome service and  the fabulous discounts Diana gives, and you've got a combination that can't be beat!!!  I also used #3 Tilda Lace Doohickey Cutting Die.

Doctor Edwin and Nurse Tilda were stamped onto Cryogen White paper and colored with Copic markers. I then fussy cut them out and popped them up on a base of kraft cardstock. That is then popped up onto  a scalloped frame cut with Nesties. The polka dot paper is an old digi paper that I got before I started being smart and saving it under the name of the maker. All I know is it's called Lil' Red and I apologize to the creator of this wonderful set of digital papers. I wish I could find her again cause I loved her papers and would buy more. So if anyone has any info, I would greatly appreciate your help.

I used the Cricut Expression and Elegant Edges to make the cut out for the tissues on the top. The strip across the sides of the lid were done by printing Bless you onto Bazzill cardstock, cutting the strips, and then popping them up from the base. The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the leaves are cut using #18 Rose Leaf, another Magnolia Doohickey Cutting Die. And I've added the "artsy fartsy" view.

So that concludes my post for today. Now it's time for you to hop over to see what the Magnificent Mindy created for you! Thanks so much for joining us in our hop today! I hope you join the fun for a chance to win a wonderful prize from Diana at Magnolia-licious! Thanks for stopping by to see me today and hope to see you back again soon!! Hugs!!

Magnolia-licious October Sketch challenge

Hey everyone! Can you believe it's already October??!! WOW! I'm amazed at how fast this year is passing us by! It's time for a new Design Team sketch challenge over at Magnolia-licious Highlites, and this month, our hostest with the mostest is the fabulous Maureen! She has supplied us with an awesome sketch and we also must use orange and stay in the theme of October/fall.  Here is what I've come up with.

October is a huge month for birthdays, so you will be seeing quite a few of them from me this month. For this one, I used #340 Fairy Dust Tilda from the Fairytale Collection. She's available right now over at Magnolia-licious! Diana has the BEST collection of Magnolia stamps available in North America. And on top of that, she has awesome service and prices!! She's got a special deal going on right now for all orders over $50.00.  When you check out with a total of $50.00 (before shipping), use the code benefit8, and it will give you an 8% discount!! WOOHOO!! Please be sure and check out her store.  I stamped Fairydust Tilda with Memento ink onto X-Press It card and colored her with Copic markers. I also used the Magnolia Doohickey Antique Lace die for the horizontal strip.

The DP, ribbon, and buttons were all a gift from my wonderful friend and adopted sis, Regina. Thanks Regina!! The leaf was cut with the Cricut Expression using my newest cartridge The Flower Shoppe, and I added some of the fabulous lace I found when I was visiting my sis, Peggy, in Illinois. The octagon was also cut with the Expression using the George and Basic Shapes cartridge. The small brown maple leaf that is on top of the larger leaf is from a new EK Success border punch.  The Happy Birthday stamp is one I've had for ages and the original packaging is gone. I have no idea of the maker. Sorry.

All the layers are machine stitched and the twine I used is from The Twinery. So that's it for my card. Please be sure and visit Magnolia-licious Highlites to see all the amazing projects from talented Design Team! Then we'd really love it if you'd grab your oragne paper and glue to play along with us. Thanks for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!