Mulan Style

Happy New Year Blog Friends and visitors! I hope you had a wonderful holiday season! Ours was very quiet and relaxing. It was just me and my hubby, Bruce. All of our kids spent the holidays with their spouse's in-laws so we desperately missed our grandchildren. But we got to visit with them all for several days over the Thanksgiving Holiday.

This is my first card of the year. I’ve had this Chinese Tilda stamp for several weeks and was dying to get this out and use it. I had the perfect DPs in my paper arsenal. These are from the Ballad of Mulan collection from Piggytales.com and the colors are perfect for the card theme.

I used velvet paper for the ribbon band and the die cut swirls from Marianne Designs. The deep black really stands out don’t you think?

To keep it simple I layered the flowers with a cute button from my Michaels grab bag and the flowers are from American Crafts and Prima. I finished it off with a double bow made with shear ribbon and a pretty velvet button also from Michaels.

These are the Copics I used to color the Tilda.

This card is my submission to the following challenges.

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - Buttons and Bows

Just Magnolia - Anything Goes

I hope you enjoyed my card...Thanks for stopping by.

Hugz,

Lil Christmas Evie

Hello, Friends. I didn’t think I had another Christmas card in me with all the cards I’ve made this holiday season. But I have one more that I’m entering into a couple of challenges before the yearend.

This is my first card using a Lil Lolita Stamp; her name is Evie. These stamps are so delicate and it was challenging to color with my Copics but I think she turned out very nice. The designer papers are from the Mistletoe collection by Memory Box.

I added white flock to Evie’s dress for dimension and used a few of my Gelly Roll Glitter pens for sparkle on her dress buttons, holly berries, lipstick and the bells. I also gave her shoes a coat of Glossy Accents.

I just love how it shimmers under the light.

Here are the Copics and Gelly Roll pens I used to color Evie.

This card is my submission to:

Tickled Pink Stamps Monthly Sketch Challenge 

Stampavie and More - “Red” Challenge

Supplies

Stamps: Lil Christmas Lolita Evie, Lil Lolita

Pattern Paper: Mistletoe, Memory Box

Cardstock: Ivory, The Paper Co.; Green Shimmer, The Paper Studio

Punches/Die Cuts: Infinite Loops Trim, Martha Stewart

Embellishments: Glossy Accents, Ranger; Ribbon, Offray; Poinsettias, Wild Orchid Crafts; Gold Pearls, Recollections; Barn Door Distress Ink, Ranger

I hope you enjoyed my card...Thanks for stopping by.

Hugz,

I Love Powder!

This card is my entry for the Stamptacular Sunday Challenge. The challenge this week is “Snow much Fun!” So I got a chance to use these new snowy designer papers by SEI from the Kris Kringle collection.

I distressed the papers using my deckle edge scissors first then used my Tim Holtz distress tool over the cut. The deckle edge scissors gave it more of a rough edge. Then I used Charcoal ink from Color Box for definition. The papers have a touch of black throughout the collection and it really stands out nicely.

My stamp is called “I Heart Powder” by Victoria Case. She is so cute. I used one of my new favorite products, “Sparkly Fluff” for the fur of her coat. And gave her boots and skis a coat of Glossy Accents.

This is the inside of the card. I brought some of the design elements from the front into the inside of the card. I designed the sentiment using my PC with my CK Wintertype font.

Here’s a closer look. The font has snow on it. How clever is that?

And here are the Copics I used to color the image.

Supplies

Stamps: I Heart Powder, Victoria Case; Snowflake, HOTP

Designer Papers: Kris Kringle, SEI; Gold paper, HOTP

Punches/Die Cuts: Oval and Fancy Tag, Spellbinders; Scandinavian Snowflake, Martha Stewart

Embellishments: Glossy Accents, Ranger Ind.; Ribbon, Michaels; Charm, HOTP

I hope you enjoyed my card...Thanks for stopping by.

Hugz,

Anyone for a Cup of Tea?

I made this cute little gift for my mother and gave it to her during my visit to Illinois for Thanksgiving and I wanted to make another for my neighbors, Chance and Andy. This sweet little “Grab a Cup” with a selection of teas will accompany some homemade cookies and other goodies I made for their kids, A.J. and Abby.

This tea cup was designed by Lauren Meader and you can find it here. I used this sweet “Giggling Tilda” for the focal point of my project along with this cute Magnolia Tea Cup. It almost looks like Tilda’s yawning. I love a cup of tea before bedtime, especially if it’s a Chai Spice or Chamomile. It helps me to relax and reduces the stress of the day.

I used these adorable designer papers from Nana’s Kitchen Stack by DCWV. They are perfect for the theme of my gift.

And here are the Copics I used to color Tilda and the Tea Cup.

This is the “Grab a Cup” I made for my mother that inspired me to make another for the following challenges.

Magnolia Down Under Challenge – A Gift for You

Crafts and Me Challenge – Anything Goes

Supplies

Stamps: Giggling Tilda & Tea Cup, Magnolia

Pattern Paper: Nana’s Kitchen, DCWV

Cardstock: Blue & Pink, The Paper Co.

Punches/Die Cuts: Eyelet Lace, Martha Stewart

Embellishments: Flowers, Prima; Ribbon, The Ribbon Spot; Fruit Punch Stickles, Ranger Ind.

Teas: Bengal Spice, Cranberry Zinger, Country Peach, Celestial Seasonings produced right here in Colorado; Green Tea & Brisk Tea, Lipton

I hope you enjoyed my “Grab a Cup” gift project...Thanks for stopping by.

Hugz,

It's Christmas!

Merry Christmas! I wish all of my wonderful blog friends and visitors a “Happy and Healthy Holiday Season.”

This will be my last Christmas card to show you this year.

I’ve been wanting to use this sweet Tilda with Fir stamp and I finally made time to make a card and enter it into a couple of challenges.

The designer papers are from My Mind’s Eye, “I Believe” paper pack. And I used a new product that I just purchased from Susana’s Custom Art and Card Design store called Sparkly Fluff. I’ve not seen this before and thought I’d give it a try. I used a very light layer on the fur of Tilda’s coat so that the cute curls of the stamp would show through. However, you can add multiple layers for extra dimension. I really like this product and it is likely to show up on more of my projects.

Here is a close up of the Sparkly Fluff on Tilda’s coat. The sparkle is subtle so that it still looks soft but very elegant.

And here are the Copics I used to color the image.

This card is my entry to the following Challenges.

7 Kids Challenge Blog – Anything Goes

Just Magnolia Challenge Blog – Mina's Sketch
A Spoon Full of Sugar - Christmas Card
Top Tip Tuesday - Get Embellishing

Supplies

Stamp: Tilda with Fir, Magnolia

Pattern Paper: I Believe, My Mind’s Eye

Punches/Die Cuts: Large Ovals, Spellbinders; Botanical Scallop Edge Punch and Frond Leaf punch, Martha Stewart

Embellishments: Glossy Accents, Ranger Ind.; Ribbon, My Mind’s Eye; Sparkly Fluff, Our Craft Lounge; Flowers, handmade by Cathy with Prima “Got Flowers?”; Bead Spray, handmade by Cathy; Pearls, Recollections;  Sentiments, CHARLEE font from my PC

I hope you enjoyed my card...Thanks for stopping by.

Hugz,

Tilda Greetings

This card is my entry to the Friday Sketchers Challenge Blog. This is the sketch for this week.

And here is my card.

I was inspired by a Christmas ornament that I made many years ago. As I was decorating our tree this year, I thought, this would make a great element for a card. So I redesigned the window to fit my new Tilda stamp just perfectly.

I just received this new stamp in my Magnolia Stamp Club so I’m not sure what her title is but she says "Greetings" to me.

I used some cute designer papers from my Basic Grey Kioshi paper pack. Purple, yellow and green are one of my favorite color combos. They look so springy.

And here are the Copics I used to color Tilda.

Supplies

Stamps: Tilda, Magnolia

Pattern Papers: Kioshi, Basic Grey

Cardstock: Ivory and Deep Purple, The Paper Co.

Punches/Die Cuts/Tools: Scandinavian Snowflake for leaves, Martha Stewart

Embellishments: Roses, WOC and Recollections; Large Purple Rose, Handcrafted by Cathy Lee; Pearls, Recollections; Fibers, Making Memories

I hope you enjoyed my card...Thanks for stopping by.

Hugz,

A White Christmas

This card is my entry to the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog. This is an Inspiration Challenge to make an almost entirely white card/project with a little bit of color based on this photo.

And here is my project. I made a Christmas ornament using all white with a small touch of color for dimension.

Christmas Morning Tilda is my star for this project and I colored her nightgown with the C0 series of Copics to look more like silver.

I added a coat of Angel Wings Shimmerz paint for a little shine to her gown and socks. I gave her lace a coat of Stardust Stickles as well as the raised portion of the embossed cardstock.

And here are the Copics I used to color Tilda.

Supplies

Stamps: Christmas Morning Tilda, Magnolia

Cardstock: White, One Sheet Wonder

Punches/Die Cuts/Tools: Square Scallop, Sizzix; Sugar and Starry Night Embossing Folder, Sizzix

Embellishments: Stardust Stickles, Ranger Ind.; Ribbon, Michaels; Beaded Ribbon, Hobby Lobby

I hope you enjoyed my card...Thanks for stopping by.

Hugz,