Still Pink, Green & Tilda!!

I liked the colours I used on "Tilda The Green Goddess" I decided to make another colour using the same colours. I always think to myself that I'll use a different stamp to my Tilda's but I end up just looking at them and go back to Tilda, she's just so cute and irresistible!

Here's what I used:

Papers and Buttons - Koishi by Basic Grey.

Stamp - Tilda Holding Flower by Magnolia and coloured with Promarkers.

Standard Circles Small, Big Scalloped Circles LG - Spellbinders.

Flowers - Nellie Snellen Flower Punch and Press.

Edges distressed and inked using my usual method.

Bling, linen thread, Pergamano White Pen and Clear Star Sakura pen.

I'm entering this into Just Magnolia's challenge which this week is a sketch. 

Blogaversary Candy!!

Wow!! Just look at this kind collection of blogaversary candy that Debbi from The Crafty Cuttings of a Wiccababe is offering to us. I love Debbi's work and find it so inspirational, when you get a spare minute pop over and have a look. Happy Blogaversary Debbi. More details on what is in the candy is also on Debbi's blog, so go on, go have a look xx

Tilda The Green Goddess!

Sorry it's Tilda again!! Who can resist her though?? Green is a one of those colours I don't use that often but over at Passion for Promarkers their challenge this week is a colour theme of green. So I thought "Go for it!" and this is what I ended up with.


Here's the goodies:
Papers - Koishi by Basic Grey (again!)
Image - Tilda by Magnolia and coloured with Promarkers (again!)
Distressed and inked the edges with Tim Holtz's distressing gadget and Walnut Stain Distress ink.
Flowers and leaves - Wild Orchid Crafts.
Bling, charm, chain and sentiment all from my stash. Oh and I used the white souffle and clear star pens both by Sakura.


I'm entering this into Passion for Promarkers - Colour Theme of green.
Thanks for looking xx

Congratulations!!

I thought I would have a change from making a birthday card, so once I had finished making the card I decided it would make a lovely congratulations card. 


Here's what I used:
Papers - Blueberry Hill by Papermania.
Stamp - Tilda by Magnolia (just for a change lol) and coloured with Promarkers.
Flower - Woodware.
Bling, brad, chain, charm and peel off sentiment are all from my stash.


I'm entering this card into:
Prairie Fairy Fun Friday - Lace It Up!
Totally Gorjuss!! - Congratulations.
Die Cut Dreams - Tilda in Blue.

Happy Birthday!!

So many birthdays!! Here is another card I made for my friends birthday. I hope she likes it.


Here's what I used:


Papers - Koishi by MME.
Image - Tilda by Magnolia and coloured using Promarkers.
Flower and leaves - Wild Orchid Crafts.
Pin - Posh Pins and Charms.
Distressed the edges using the Tim Holtz distressing tool and then inked with Walnut Stain.
Charm, lace, bling and sentiment all from stash.


I'm entering this into Creative Inspirations Challenge - Anything Goes.

Best Wishes

Can you tell that I kind of like Magnolia Stamps?? Here is one of the latest to join the Tilda gang. I don't think there's any of the Magnolia stamps that I don't like. I also think Magnolia stamps are great value for money and they always stamp out really well. I buy most of mine from a wonderful craft shop in the next village to us. It's not a really big shop but it has a quilting department, needlework and knitting department but most of all it's papercraft department is the best, well I would say that wouldn't I?? The staff are lovely but the super talented Katy is soo helpful and since she has been working there they now have a great selection of stamps like Magnolia, Kraftin' Kimmie, Sarah Kay and Mo Manning to name a few. They have even started stocking cotton lace, all thanks to Katy, she knows what we like. So please click here for a look around their online shop and have a peek at Katy's fab blog here.

Anyway back to my card, this is for another friend who also had her birthday this week. I have distressed the patterned paper by cutting the paper to the size I wanted, mounted it onto a piece of watercolour paper, distressed the edges using a little distressing tool by Tim Holtz and finished off by inking the edges with the fabby Walnut Stain Distress ink. I think doing it this way gives a lovely finish, try it, you might like it too. 

Here's what I used:

Stamp - Magnolia coloured with can you guess??? Yay Promarkers!!!

Papers - the freebie MME that came with Cardmaking and Papercraft.

Cardstock - Centural Pearl by Crafters Companion.

Flowers - Prima Marketing Inc.

Rainbow drops (bling) - Craftynotions.

Pin - Wild Orchid Crafts.

Die - Nellie Snellen.

Border Punch - EK Success.

I'm entering this card into:

Passion for Promarkers their challenge this week is distressing, hope they like mine xx

A birthday card for Sue

I was my friend Sue's birthday on the 17th and I realised the day before, yes the day before that I hadn't made her card!!! So it was all systems go to get it done as soon as possible. I finished it on the Sunday and Sue received it on the Monday. I always worry when making cards for fellow crafter's but I was pleased with this one and Sue was over the moon with it, so Happy Birthday Sue and thanks for all your support.

So here's what I used:

Stamp - Butterfly Tilda by Magnolia and coloured with Promarkers.
Sentiment Stamp - Hero Arts.
Wings - these are made using the same method as in my tut here.
Papers - Papermania.
Cardstock - Centura Pearl by Crafters Companion.
Flowers - Prima Marketing Inc.
Dies - Labels One by Spellbinders.
Cord/Ribbon, bling, chain and charm all from my crafty stash.