Crochet in Primary Colors....

I haven't used two colors of crochet thread to create a card before, but I have to admit, it looks great, especially in these colors.  Once again I've used the Eyelet Circle die for the base, covered with a standard large circle which has been embossed with a Fiskars Embossing plate and airbushed with B16 using my Copic airbrush sytem.  I've touched up with some stickles on the roses, the leaves and the heart on Tilda's pants.  The white accents are from a Sharpie UltraFine Paint Pen in white.  So, get our your primary colors and come play along with us.  You know you want to.

Paper: DCWV Cotton Bloom Stack, Stash; Magnolia Standing Tall Tilda; Martha Stewart Five Leaf Frond Brach; Stickles:  Silver, Crystal, Yellow, Turquoise; Spellbinder Eyelet Circles, Standard Circles Large; Aunt Lydia's Victory Red and Golden Yellow Crochet Thread; Fiskars Bubbles Embossing Plate; Copics: [Skin E000, E11, R20][Hair E30, E21, E33][Pants Y17, Y38, Y15, Y13][Shoes E59, E57, E55][Scarf B16, B06, B37][Shirt R29, R24][Background B16].  For the crochet pattern, please see my blog:  bluebirdflats.blogspot.com.

Primary Colors Challenge

It is time for a new challenge here at Magnolia Stamp Lovers and I am the one to host this challenge!    This challenge is going to be on Primary Colors!

So, the card that I made used Apple Tilda.  I thought this would be the perfect image to use with primary colors.   The image on my card is below:

The front of my card is below.  I cut an apple to use in the background (and also the inside, shown below).  

My ingredient list is:

• Apple Tilda
• Echo Park Summer Days cardstock
• Tim Holtz Distress Inks
• Scrap Ribbon - and it matched the paper, I was so excited
• Pearls
• Copic Markers
• Die cut
• Leaf
• Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels
• Stamping Scrapping Stamps

Here is the inside of the card:

I hope this has inspired you to create a card for the challenge!  Good luck and have fun!

Hugs, Meg

Flowery Tilda

Welcome to our flower challenge! It’s my turn, Stephanie, to show you my creation.

List of materials:

• Tilda with Butterfly Dress
• Copics
• Spellbinders Fleur De Lis Rectangles
• Lace
• Ribbon
• Brads
• Memento Tuxedo Black
• Cryogen White Cardstock
• Flowers (of course)
• House Mouse If Friends were flowers stamp
• Trimcraft First Edition Bird Song cardstock

Here is a close up of Tilda

And a pic of the open easel card.

This challenge is easy, peasy. How can you make a card with Tilda and not add flowers? You could even have flowers on a card with Edwin. What will you make?

Zinnias are flowers, too.

When it's hottest in Central Illinois, that's when some of our prettiest flowers bloom.   One of my all time favorites for beauty and longevity is the zinnia.  During the winter I scan all the seed catalogs for every new zinnia seed that's introduced.  I usually plant twenty or more packages of zinnia seeds in my greenhouse every April.  Zinnias are butterfly magnets so we always have a ton of them around.  Tilda is where I like to be, surrounded by zinnias.  I had a lot of fun with the crochet around the eyelet die.  Easy to do and snazzy to look at.

Paper: DCWV Cardstock Neutrals, Citrus Stack; Stamps: Magnolia Tilda with Gifts; Dies: Spellbinder Eyelet Circle; Crochet: Bluebirdflats #1; Crochet Thread: Royal Copper Mist; Coats and Clark Metallic Copper Thread; Punch: Marvy Uchida; Buttons: Stash; Stickles: Orange, Purple, Eucalyptus; Copics: [Skin E00, E11, R20][Clothes YR82, YR02, YR01, YR00][Shoes E18, E17, E15][Packages YR18, YR16, YR15, V09, V06, V05, YG06, YG05, YG07][Hair Y21, YR31, YR23].  For more information, please see my blog:  bluebirdflats.blogspot.com.

Flower Dreams

Happy Sunday!  Today is my day to post for the Magnolia Stamp Lovers Flower Challenge.  I decided that I was going to use a stamp that I haven't used before for this challenge.  I decided to use the Romantic Window stamp with Jam Tilda. So here is what I came up with:

I just love how she is peaking out the window!  So, my ingredient list is as follows:

• Magnolia Jam Tilda
• Romantic Window
• Roses
• Shabby Chic Garland
• Tim Holtz Distress Inks in Fired Brick, Scattered Straw, and Vintage Photo
• Cryogen Cardstock
• Copic Markers
• Tim Holtz Rock Candy Crackle Paint
• House Mouse Stamp
• Core'dinations Cardstock

Here is the inside of the card:

I hope this inspires you to make a card for the challenge. 

Sketch Challenge Winners

Thanks to everyone who entered our sketch challenge.

In no particular order, here are the top 3:

• Julie Price (#40)
• Yone (#22)
• Lene (#45)

Congrats ladies – please take our top 3 blinkie for your blog.

Now for the winner of the $10 gift certificate from Stamping Scrapping.

Random.org says that:

Our winner is …… Yone!

Yone, please contact me at hester.stephanie@gmail.com so we can get your gift certificate emailed to you.

Congrats to all of you and thanks again for playing along!

Magnolia Flower Challenge

Hi there Magnolia Lovers! 

Our current challenge is flowers...easy huh? Have fun. 

I look forward to seeing all of your wonderful cards! 

Tilda with Lace Jeans

Memento Tuxedo Black

Copic Sketch Markers

Copic Air Brush System

Cryogen Copic White Cardstock

Lots of Flowers......

Hi!  I chose Tilda with Flowers for my flower challenge card today. I colored her with prismacolor pencils and cut her out using the oval Spellbinders in my Grand Calibur.  I used my cricut to make the flowers, tag and corner pieces.  I added some stitching and stick on pearls and my card was complete.  I hope you link up you flower challenge card and play along!

Flower Challenge

Hello Maggie Lovers,

Thank Everyone that join our sketch challenge with so beautiful creations but today it time for a new challenge and I,  Vivi, am the host of this one.. I hope you all like and come one over to join!! The theme I picked is FLOWER as I love it and can`t make a card without it!!

Ok, here is my card:

I picked Travelling Tilda from Magnolia Stamps. 

I colored my girl with copic markers: V17, V15, V12, V00, V01, V000, V0000, E11, E00, R20, E37, E35, 33, E53, 

On hat I added a little bit of purple stickles and on her shoes I added 3D crystal lacquer.. I really love the effect of this!!  and I have all colors!! lol lol 

My image is place on the center of white paper cut with classic circle nestie and and Stamping Scrapping custom die called Anglaise lace cirle. I cut both dies using my Grand Calibur. On the top of the white circle I stamp little flowers.. they are from Stamping Scrapping Designs Stamps and it is from Beaded Circles. Sentiment is also from the same set of stamps!

I decided to use only one flower this time...I love this polka dot flower..it is from Stamping Scrapping Flower Jar.  I use rhinestones too and they are from kaisercraft!

so now Ladies, come one over to show us your creations with flowers... and be in a change to win a prize from Cindy. 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Hugs 

Vivi

Summer Colors Winners

Hi, Friends,

So sorry for being late on posting the winners … the days got away from me and I just plum forgot!!

The winners for our last challenge, Summer Colors, are (and in no particular order):

• Rene of Cards By R Bowen
• Tracy C of Playtime Creation
• Steph Lee of Arty Carty

Congrats ladies, please grab the code for the top 3 for your blog.

For our random winner of the $10 gift certificate to Stamping Scrapping Mr. Random has chosen:

Frea

Frea, please email me at hester.stephanie@gmail.com and we’ll get your electronic gift certificate to you.

Cindy's first sketch.....

Although this is just my first sketch, I think I like doing them.  Half of the thinking has been done for you.  You don't have to lay down the paper this way and that way.  Try this die and that die.  Before you know it, your work space is covered with things that you didn't use that you now have to put away.  The two toned border was new for me.  I cut two of the borders using the two papers in the background, measured, cut, reattached and created one border with two papers.  Just make sure you have a left and right or you could waste some paper. 

Paper:  DCWV Card stock Stack - Neutrals, DCWV Citrus Stack; Stamps: Tim Holtz Urban Tapestry, Magnolia Tilda with Pony Tail, PaperTrey Everyday Classics; Dies: Spellbinder Classic Rectangles; Spellbinder Tag; Spellbinder Labels 10, Spellbinder Parisian Accents Border Die; Other: Distress Ink - Scattered Straw, Imaginisce Hearts; Copics: [skin E00, E11, R20][Hair YR23, YR31, Y21][Jeans/Socks B12, B14, B16][Blouse YR02, YR01, YR000][Shoes RV11, RV13, RV14].  If you would like more information, please see my blog:  bluebirdflats.blogspot.com.

Singing for you!!!

Hello Friends,


It is time for me, Vivi,  to show you a card I made for the  sketch challenge:

Oh, I just love making cards based in a sketch.. it is so much fun!!!  So here is the card I made:

Oh when I was looking for the images I was gonna use on this card, I saw the Singing Tilda and I could not resisit. I don't play witth this one very often, so that was a great excuse!! lol..  yeah, right... I needed one.. lol lol 

Here is what I used to make my card:

Singing Tilda is from Magnolia Stamps and I colored the image with copic markers Y18, Y13, Y02, E37, E33, E51, E11, E00, R20, C2. 

For the oval I used beaded ovals and classic oval nesties cutting them on my Grand Calibur .

Background papers & ribbon are from my stash. For the embellishments I used a beautiful Gardenia flower from Stamping Scrapping and roses from my stash.

I added pink crystal brads in the center square and in each corner of my card I added hot pink rhinestones.

One thing I cannot live without anymore is stickles...  so i added stardust stickles on the flower and microphone and a little bit of gold stickles on ther neckalace and earings!

Take a closer look:

      

So, that is my card!! I hope you like it, I hope I could inspire you to come on over and play with us!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Hugs,

Vivi

Heartfelt Sketch

Good morning!  I hope everyone is having an amazing Saturday!  Today is my day to post a card for the MSL Sketch Challenge.  I guess I have been thinking about love and hearts because today my sketch is Tilda w/heart lace.

I used the Grand Caliber and the Spellbinders Nestability Die to cut out Tilda and the paper behind her.  Of course I used the bow easy to tie the bow.  If you have not gotten one of those, you are really missing out on an awesome tool!  

Here is a close up of Tilda:

Ingredient List:

• Grand Caliber
• Spellbinders Nestability Dies
• Copic Markers
• White Gel Pen
• Bow Easy
• Ribbon
• Homemade buttons
• Core'dinations paper
• Scrap Paper

Thank you for looking!  Have a great weekend!

Sketch Challenge!!

Hi!  I decided to make a fun fishing card for my sketch challenge today.  I used the Tilda Gone Fishing stamp and some colorful butterflies to make this card bright and fun.  I used my Scor-Pal, Grand Calibur, and Spellbinders dies along with some cheesecloth and stitching to finish it off.  Hope you link up your sketch project and play along with us.  Thanks for stopping by!

Magnolia Sketch Challenge

Hello there Magnolia Lovers! I really love using a sketch as a jumping of point for my cards. If you've never tried a sketch before, hopefully we'll  inspire you to give it a go.

By the way....Cindy and Kevin have loaded the latest Magnolia collection, Winner Takes All into the store and they are available for pre-order. As you my know, they just keep getting cuter and cuter..so I expect ...they will sell out fast! Darn those Magnolia designers! ;)

Supplies used:

Dangling Tilda

Pelican

Spellbinders Labels 17

Spellbinders Grand Calibur

Memento Tuxedo Black

Copic Sketch Markers

Cryogen Card Stock