May Magnolia-licious DT Sketch challenge for Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes!

Good morning and Happy Tuesday! I love it when Mondays are done and over with! LOL! And one of the reasons for that is Tuesday brings a new challenge from Papertake Weekly!  Now this month I combined my Papertake challenge with our montthly Magnolia DT sketch challenge. This month, the sketch is by our extremely talented and head designer Suzanne Dean!! This was a great sketch to work with Suzanne, Thank you!!  Since this is the first Tuesday of the month over at Papertake Weekly, that means the new challenge is  "anything goes" ! This months option is to use something round on your card (which was also included in Suzannne's sketch). It also means that we're being sponsored by the fabulous Lili of the Valley at Papertake Weekly!

For my card today, I used this adorable #214 King Tilda from the You Are So Special collection at Magnolia-licious. I don't see her in stock right now, but if you contact Diana, she'll be happy to help you out.  I also used #594 Balloon Background and #427 Lazy Summer Flowers! They're all colored with Copic markers. For the paper lace, I used a Magnolia Doohickey Die.

The cardstock is Bazzill and the DP is from an old DCWV stack Nana's Kitchen. The ticket stamp and die cut is from Whimsy and are also colored with Copic markers to match the card. That beautiful lace on the horizontal piece is by Prima which I got from Bunny Zoes Crafts, and the ribbon is May Arts Silk which I purchased from Stamp and Create. For the circle portion of the card, I used a fabulous doily die from Cheery Lynn Designs! LOVE them!! And the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts of course. 

You can see there's lots of dimension on this card, simply cause I love dimension. So instead of masking, I usually like cutting out my images and layering them up in the scene to give that nice depth. That background paper....well......I tried to used Cabio's fabulous tutorial for clouds but I failed miserably. LOL! I think I need to practice a little with that one. Cabio's always looks so perfect and makes it look so easy! :) I'm glad most of mine was covered up so you really couldn't tell just how bad it really is. LOL!  And for those of you that have asked....

Nothing super special on the inside, but decorated nicely to complement the outside. So that's it for me today! Please be sure to pop over to Magnolia-licious Highlites to see all the amazing creations by the design team for Suzanne's sketch.  And also please be sure to visit Papertake Weekly to see all the gorgeous work by the design team over there! And then we'd love it if you'd grab your paper and glue and join in the challenges with us! Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today and hope to see you back again soon!!
hugs!

Papertake Weekly - anything goes!!

Hi everyone! We made it through Monday! WHOOT WHOOT!!  LOL! Hope you're having a fabulous start to your week! I know I am! It's time for a new challenge from Papertake Weekly, and this week it's "Anything Goes" sponsored by the amazing Lili of the Valley!  For my card this week, I used this adorable image "waiting for rain" by Mo Manning at Digital Pencil Too. I fell in love with her when I saw her and just had to have her.  She's colored with Copic markers (list below).

That adorable little birdie is from Mangolia-licious and the sentiment is a very old Penny Black stamp. (boy did I have to dig to find this one!) Cardstock is Bazzill, DP is April Showers by Three Bugs in a Rug, and  I used a Martha Stewart "punch around the page" set for the flower panel. I also added machine stitching and the pearls are Martha Stewart.

So that's it for me today! Please be sure to pop over to Papertake Weekly and check out all the gorgeous creations by the rest of the team! Then we'd 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!

Copics:

slicker YG11, 13, 17

buckles C1,3

dress B93, 95, 97

knickers under dress Y13, 15

boots: yr12, 14, 16

hair E21, 25

skin E00, E11

lips R32

grounding E31

Papertake Weekly - Sketch Week

Hi everyone! I'm soooo excited cause we're actually getting some spring weather instead of blizzards! LOL! It was sunny all day yesterday and in the 50's, and then we're supposed to be in the high 70's by Friday! It might rain next weekend, but I don't care! It's still not going to be yucky snow! LOL! Moving on from the weathr report, it's time for a new challenge from Papertake Weekly!! We get to play with one of Dawny's fabulous sketches, and we are sponsored this week by the wonderful Simon Says Stamp!

 For my card,  I used one of Peggy's cute Easter Cutouts from Peggy Loves Vintage. It's so very easy to make cards using her images! You just print one out, mat it, and attach it to your card! I think I've said it before, about the only way it's going to get any easier is to walk into a store and buy a card! Be sure and visit Peggy's blog and become a follower! She loves to give away free images!!

Cardstock is Bazzill, DP is from Nitwit Collections, flowers are Prima and Wild Orchid Crafts and the ribbon is May Arts 100% silk from Stamp and Create. I added machine stitching and popped up each individual panel. Sorry I didn't get a pic of the dimension this time.  Please be sure and visit Papertake Weekly to see the rest of my talented teamies creations. Then we'd love it if you'd grab your paper and glue and play along! Thanks for stopping by to see me today and hope to see you back again soon!
hugs!

Papertake Weekly - It's a Mom (Mum) thing

Hi friends and happy Tuesday! It's time for a new challenge over at Papertake Weekly, and this weeks challenge from Dawny is It's a Mom Thing!  She is asking us to make a card for your Mom, or just make a girly card! We are sponsored this week by Digital Delights by Louby Loo. The card I'm showing you today is one I made almost a month ago for my blogging friend Charlene.

I used the adorable #293 Tilda with a Small Gift from the You Are So Special collection at Magnolia-licious.  She's colored with Copic markers. Sorry...it's been so long since I've colored this, I don't remember everything I used. But I do know I used RV91, 93, and 95 for her dress and socks.  The papers are Basic Grey and the cardstock is Bazzill. I also used the Vintage Tag Doohickey Die.

The flowers are from WOC and the bow was made using the Bow Easy and May Arts silk ribbon.

So that's it for me today! Please be sure and pop over to Papertake Weekly to see all the wonderful creations from the rest of my teamates. Then we'd love it if you'd grab your paper and glue and play along with us! Thanks for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

Papertake Weekly - Trio-Tastic

Happy Tuesday everyone! It's time for a new challenge from Papertake Weekly, and this week the challenge it Trio-Tastic. Dawny is asking that you use three of something on your card/project ie shapes, papers, flowers, whatever you want.  We are sponsored this week by The Ribbon Girl!  I used three colors (red, white, black) and two clusters of three flowers each.  For my card, I used one of the new Magnolia images from the brand new Butterfly Dreams collection. She's be available soon at  Magnolia-licious !  Be sure to check out this adorable collection as there are some that are available for purchase right now!

She's so cute and so versatile as you can have her looking at whatever you want! I chose to have her looking at the adorable Magnolia ladybug image. Unfortunately I don't see it in stock right now either, but if you're interested, please contact Diana.  The images are colored with Copic markers. Cardstock is Bazzill and the PP are one of the first digital papers I ever got. Since it was my first, it was before I was smart enough to save them under the name of the company I got it from. The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the sentiment is just printed from my computer.

Please be sure and pop over to Papertake Weekly to check out the fabulous creations by the rest of the design team. And then we'd 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!!

Papertake Weekly - Lemon Zingy with Peggy Loves Vintage

Good mornings friends! I hope you enjoyed your weekend and are now having a wonderful start to the new week! I'm always happy once we've made it past Monday! LOL! Not only because we have Monday behind us, but because it's now time for a new Papertake Weekly challenge! Wow, we sure had a wonderful turnout to last weeks challenge! Thanks so much to everyone for all your participation and support! Because of you, we are #1 at Wikio again this week! YAY!!! How wonderful is that!!  So anyway, onto the new challenge! It's Pancake Day over in the UK,  so Dawny wants to see lots of lemon, or any zingy colors you want to use. And we are sposored by my fabulous sis over at Peggy Loves Vintage!  You can also visit Peggy's blog. Be sure and follow, cause she LOVES to post freebie vintage images!

Peggy's Bio:
Hi, I'm lucky enough to be a retired grandma who spends her days working with my vintage card collection.


My husband and I have shared 35 years together and we have 2 sons and a daughter and 2 glorious grandkids ages 2 and 5.

I started collecting vintage cards quite by accident. I was helping with my aunts estate sale and ran across her collection. The cards were so wonderful that I fell in love with them and have been collecting them ever since.

I love to get a new vintage scrapbook and read all about the lives and times of the individual. Some of their stories are truely inspiring.

Isn't she adorable??!! She's from Peggy Loves Vintage and is available on two different set of Cut Outs. It's in Goldilocks and the Three Bears as well as Sweet Little Girls 2. I printed her out three times. I put two on the front, one popped up from the other for dimension. I used the third on the inside by the sentiment panel. The cardstock is Bazzill and I used two different sets of Pink Petticoat papers, Gingham and Lots of Dots.

I added some flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts, ribbon is from Stamp and Create, charm is a gift,  and I used Nesties for the frame that she is standing in. Oh my gosh, I almost forgot. The doily peeking out from behind was cut with my Cricut and the Martha Stewart Elegant Cake Art cart. I can't believe all the fabulous cuts on this cart. It has doilies! Loooove it!! The glittered heart is by Melissa Frances. That's it for my card today! Please be sure and visit Papertake Weekly to see the rest of the fabulous creations by the amazingly talented design team! And then we'd love it if you'd join us with your zingy colored projects! You might get lucky and win a prize from Peggy Loves Vintage! Thanks for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

Papertake Weekly - Anything goes with Lili of the Valley

Hi friends! Hope you're having a wonderful start to your week! So what do you think? Is March going to come in like a lion and go out like a lamb? Or will it be just the opposite? Guess we won't know for sure until it's all over. But I sure hope it comes in AND goes out like a lamb! LOL! I don't want too much, do I?!!!  With it being Tuesday, it's time for a new challenge from Papertake Weekly, and this week is your favorite - Anything Goes!! We're beeing sponsored by Lili of the Valley. For my card, I used Little Ballerina. Isn't she so adorable? I also used Dreamy Sentiments for the circle sentiment.

She's colored with Copic markers and then cut out with a Nestie. The papers are Tippy Toes from Nitwit Collections, and the cardstock is Bazzill. The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the ribbon from Stamp and Create. I also have a Magnolia Doohickey doily peeking out from under the panel as well. The panels are machine stitched.

That's it for my card today! Please visit Papertake Weekly to see the rest of the gorgeous creations by the amazing design team, and we'd love it if you'd grab your paper and glue to play along with us! Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today, and  hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

Papertake Weekly with Peggy Loves Vintage

Hi friends!! Are you having a good start to your week? With it being Tuesday, that means it's time for a new challenge from Papertake Weekly, and this week is sketch week! I don't know if you've ever used any of Dawny's sketches, but they are always soooo fabulous and easy to follow! We are being sponsored by Simon Says Stamp this week too, so you have a chance at a fabulous prize!!

  For my card this week, I combined an image from Peggy Loves Vintage (image is from Cutie Couples 1 cutouts) with Dawny's sketch which made this card so quick and easy!! Also, don't forget to pop over to visit Peggy on her blog. She's a truly generous soul and loves to post free images for your pleasure. So be sure to become a follower so you don't miss any!! And please leave her some love for the free images, too!

 I just printed the cute image out on Bazzill cardstock, combined it with some Nitwit Collections papers (Luv Bugs), added a bow along with a  heart made with Nesties, and called it done. Please be sure and visit Papertake Weekly to see what the rest of the fabulously talented design team has come up with, and then we'd love it if you'd grab your paper and glue and play along with our challenge! You might win an awesome prize from Simon Says Stamp! Thanks for stopping by to see me today and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs! 

Papertake Weekly - Putting on the Glitz with Ribbon Hair Tilda

Hi everyone!  So is everyone full of chocolate today? mmmmm....chocolate!! :0)  It's time for a new Papertake Weekly challenge that will be chock full of calorie free eye candy! This weeks challenge is "Putting on the Glitz" and we're being sponsored by the fabulous Wendy over at Digital Delights. For my card today, I used #221 Ribbon Hair Tilda from the You Are So Special Collection from Magnolia-licious! OMG...I LOVE this cutie patootie!  I totally fell in love with her and had to use her right away! This was made for a very special friend of mine, and she's already received it. I think she liked it a little bit. (smiles)

Of course she HAD to be in pink! LOL! I just couldn't see her in anything else. She's colored with Copic markers (R81, 83, and 85, and for the skin colors I followed the tutorial on Suzanne Dean's blog...I highly recommend it)  and then fussy cut and popped up on a circle cut with Nesties. The papers are from Nitwit Collections and the cardstock is Bazzill. I used a punch around the page set from Martha Stewart for the doily type layer. The flourishes were made with a Magnolia Doohickey die, and that beauitful heart is from Melissa Frances. I smeared a little bit of pink Stickles on top of the already glittered heart. I also used Stickles on the bib of her dress and hair ribbons and glossy accents on her shoes. The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts, ribbon and charm are from Stamp and Create.

Please be sure and visit Papertake Weekly so you can see all the fabulous creations by the rest of my talented design team sisters. Then we would 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!

Papertake Weekly - Heart to Heart

Hi friends! Wow...it's been an entire week since I've posted anything! I've been taking kind of a break and spending some more time with family. I've stepped down from half of my design teams as I just didn't have enough time between working 10 hours per day and crafting for so many teams to spend enough family time.  So I'm taking a break for a while. They've all been so fabulous and understanding of the situation, and I love them all dearly! With that being said,  it's time for a new challenge from Papertake Weekly, and this weeks challenge is Heart to Heart and we're sponsored by the fabulous Katharina over at Whiff of Joy!!  

For my card today, I used an adorable Magnolia stamp and I don't even know what her name is. She hasn't been released yet, but I thought she was so cute and I love her sitting on the window sill of #532 Romantic Window from the You Are So Special collection at Magnolia-licious.  Oh my gosh, this window is a "must have"!!!!!  The stamps are colored with Copic Sketch markers.  Papers are from Nitwit Collections and cardstock is Bazzill. The ribbon is May Arts silk ribbon from Stamp and Create, and the flower is from Wild Orchid Crafts. Punches used are Martha Stewart lacy heart border punch and branch punch, and then I also used heart and scalloped heart Nesties. Added some machine stitching along with some faux stitching and I called this one finished.

One of my New Years Resolutions was to finish the inside of my cards before I put it down and moved on to the next project. Believe it or not, I have been doing it and it's February already! I'm so proud of myself! LOL! I was tired of having about 100 cards sitting here without the inside of them finished. And I would never send out a card that wasn't finished on the inside. So needless to say, I've even sent out more cards already this year too! How bout that??!!! Can you see this huge smile plastered across my face?? LOL! So anyway, please be sure and visit Papertake Weekly to see the other fabulous eye candy that was created for you by the rest of the DT, then we hope you grab your paper and glue and play along with us in the challenge! Thanks for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

Papertake Weekly - anything goes with Lili of the Valley

Hi friends! I sure hope you're having a wonderful start to your week! It's Tuesday and that means it's time for a new challenge from Papertake Weekly! Since it's the first Tuesday of the month, that means the challenge is an "anything goes" challenge, and you have an option of using flowes. We're being sponsored by the awesome company Lili of the Valley. I LOVE their images and have used this adorable Rosie With Cake. Isn't she just the cutest??!!

She's colored with Copic markers and then cut out with oval and petite scalloped oval Nestabilities. The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the leaf punch is Martha Stewart. The ribbon of course is May Arts 100% silk ribbon from Stamp and Create, and the crown charm is from one of my other favorite shops, Bunny Zoe's Crafts.

Please be sure and visit Papertake Weekly to see the rest of the wonderful creations by the Designers, and then we would love it if you'd grab your paper and glue and play along with us! Thanks for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

Papertake Weekly - Sketch challenge!

Hi everyone! We made it through another Monday! And that means it's time for a new challenge from Papertake Weekly. This week is sketch week, and I LOVE  Dawny's sketches! We're sponsored this week by the fabulous Simon Says Stamp! 

For my card today, I used this adorable birthday monkey from Dustin Pike. I love his images! They're so fun and whimsical! He's colored with Copic markers Sorry I didn't write down the colors this time.  I cut his out with circle Nesties and petite scalloped Nesties. The papers are from Nitwit Collections Going Bananas and cardstock is Bazzill. Buttons are from my stash and they're threaded with embroidery floss. And of course the ribbon is May Arts green silk from Stamp and Create.

Please be sure and pop over to Papertake Weekly to see what my design team sisters cooked up for your viewing pleasure. Then we'd really love it if you'd grab your paper and glue and play along with us. Who knows...you might get lucky and win a fabulous prize from Simon Says Stamp! Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!!

Papertake Weekly - Ribbons and Pearls

Happy Tuesday everyone! I can't believe the beautiful weather we are having out here! It reached 69 deg on Saturday, and it was in the mid 60's today! It feels like it's April instead of January! I'm not complaining, mind you, but I probably will be on Wednesday when we're back down in the 40's! LOL!

It's time for a new challenge from Papertake Weekly, and this week the challenge is ribbons and pearls. So please use one or both on your new project. We have a brand new sponsor this week, The Paper Shelter. And oh my gosh, what adorable images!!  They were very generous and gave the design team some images to play with!! I chose this "too cute for words" Pepe L'Souris in love. I think this is the cutest, sweetest image!!! Such expression!! I adore the look on his little face and his stance too!

The papers I used are from Nitwit Collection Luv Bugs, and the cardstock is Bazzill. I used heart Nestabilities and added some machine stitching. I thought faux stitching would make Pepe stand out a little more, so I did that instead of machine stitching around him. I colored him with Copic warm grays, and then I used R30, R32 and R35 for the pinky reds. I used E000 to fade to white around Pepe. To fade to white, take your blender pen and apply the solution to your paper around part of your image.  Don't go right up against your image, leave about 1/8" space between your image and where you wet your paper with blender solution. Make sure you can tell that your paper is wet with it. While the paper is still wet with blender pen, take your shadow color and from the edge of your image out, flick your shadow color out and away from your image.  What will happen is your blender solution will draw the color out and your shadow color will fade away to white. I love this technique and use it constantly! Remember, practice, practice, practice. And I've definitely found that the lighter colors work the best with this technique.

Please be sure and visit Papertake Weekly to see the fabulous creations from my very talented DT sisters! Then we would love it if you'd grab your paper and glue and join in the challenge with us! Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again tomorrow for another adorable "cute couples" card made with an image from Peggy Loves Vintage! Have a wonderful day! HUGS!

Papertake Weekly - A cold and frosty morning

Hi friends! I sure hope you're having a wonderful start to your week! It's time for a new challenge from Papertake Weekly, and with it being January, the challenge is "a cold and frosty morning". We've also got a new sponsor called Robyn's Fetish. This cute snowman is one of their digital images. Too cute!

Details on the card: cardstock is Bazzill, DP is from Nitwit Collections Luv Bugs, the snowman is colored with Copic markers and the snowflakes are from a Cuttlebug die set enhanced with some Stickles and Kaiser flat backed pearls. I also added some machine stitching as well as some faux stitching.

Please be sure and visit Papertake Weekly to see the amazing creations my DT sisters have produced, and then we'd 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!

Papertake Weekly - Anything goes PLUS a brand new sponsor!

Well....I'm still working on getting back into the swing of things. My sincerest apologies that I haven't visited you!!!  I hope I'll be by to see you within the next couple of days. Since the kids left, I've been trying to get caught up with some DT projects, including doing some things for CHA coming up at the end of the month.  So please be patient with me as I work my way back to my norm.  With it being Tuesday, it's time for a new challenge from Papertake Weekly,  and this week it's "anything goes" with an option of using lace!! AAAAAANNNNND....we have a new sponsor, Lili of the Valley!!!  We're all so excited! I just wish I could enter to win! LOL!

To celebrate our first sponsorship, I used this adorable image called "Time for a Cuppa". I love it!!! It's colored with Copic markers and cut out using Nesties. I decided to use the optional lace, but made it out of paper with a Martha Stewart border punch. The papers are from Nitwit Colelctions and the flowers are all from Wild Orchid Crafts with some added Stickles around the edges.

Colors for Copic markers are: (yes...I actually wrote them down!!)

R11, 12, 14, 17

YG21, 23, 25

face: E02, 01, and 000

hair: E21, 25

T1, T2 for shading on the white

Please be sure and visit Papertake Weekly to see the gorgeous creations the DT has for your viewing pleasure this week. And then we'd love it if you'd grab your paper and glue and play along with us for a chance to win a fabulous prize from Lili of the Valley!!

I am entering this card into the Lili of the Valley New Beginnings challenge! It's my very first LOTV card, and I'm looking forward to many more! Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!