A New Challenge Blog

Just to let you all know that there is going to be a new challenge blog called

"Tilda & Friends ATC Challenges"

I was lucky enough to be picked for the new Design Team along with 7 others. You'll probably already know them from their great work using Magnolia stamps. If you don't know them have a look at my sidebar as I have links to all their blogs.
The new challenges will be posted on a Wednesday.
I hope lots of you will join in and I look forward to seeing your ATCs!

I will post a link when it is all up and running.

Another good mail day.

Today I received this fab card from Katharina , along with some images of the Hanglar stamps. Thank you so much Katharina. x



I also received some lovely Sarah Kay images from Frances. Thank you too Frances. x

I think I'm going to busy over the next couple of months with all these new images to colour and make into projects!

Big thank you!!

Look what I received in the mail today!! A massive thank you to Monika who sent me these goodies.

Monika made this lovely little folder with the fab Stampabella image on the front. The little bag she also made with some mini bars of chocolate and some little embellies.

And......






inside the folder it was jam packed with Hanglar images. Lots and lots of different ones.

Thank you sooo much Monika x.

Papertake Weekly Challenge

This week's challenge on the Papertake Blog is:-

Onto this weeks challenge 'Blue and Green should never be seen?' This weeks
challenge is to use these two colours together!

This gave me a chance to use my new SU set "Seeing spots" and my new jumbo wheel "Petals". I used two contrasting papers from the Rouge De Garance range. I stamped the blue paper with old olive ink using the petals wheel and then using the word window punch I punched out the window to put the sentiment "wonderful " in. This is also a SU stamp. I used the seeing spots stamps to make the inners for the scallops and then added a brad to each middle. Just a bit of dotty ribbon to the middle of the card to cover the join.

Stamps:- Stamping up - Seeing Spots & Petals wheel. Sentiment - SU Warm Words

Scallops:- Cricut cartridge - Mini Monograms

Papers:- Rouge De Garance

Ismaki Challenge # 8

Here is the sketch for this week's Ismaki Challenge #8 and the second option was to add a ribbon.

Here is my take on the challenge. I did the sketch and the 2nd option with the ribbon this time.

I used a pad of CreaMotion papers that I've had for ages and just looked at because I didn't want to cut them up! As it turns out I had to do quite a big of cutting them up. I paper pieced Tilda and also cut out some of the little flowers to make some dimension to the card. The green panel is distress around the edges with some sandpaper amd all the layers have been edged with distress ink. The sentiment is a Stampin Up stamp which I layered onto brown Bazill and then cut around the flower.

Beatrix made this sketch this time, thanks Beatrix! There are some really lovely sketches to follow each week. If you would like to take part, this week's sketch is here.

Stamps:- Magnolia:- windy Tilda & SU sentiment - Best Blossoms

Papers:- Crea Motion

Lynn's Blog Candy Friendship Card

Lynn is offering up some blog candy as she has hit 100 posts. Well I say "some" but blimey it is quite a bit of candy actually!! The criteria was to make a card with the theme of "Friends".

I just made a simple card for this one because I think the stamp is so sweet. I have used a 2005 set from Stampin Up called "And everything nice". The papers are all from Basic Grey, the Lily Kate range. I cut out some of the flowers from the 12x12 papers and added zoomz to their middles and then overlapped them on the paper and main image. Just a bit of ribbon to finish off.

Why not go and have a look at Lynn's blog and enter the blog candy comp? You'll find it here.


Stamps:- Stampin Up
Papers:- Basic Grey - Lily Kate
Zoomz

Tilda & Co Challenge #8

This week's challenge #8 for the Tilda & Co blog was... Wishing You Well.

And here is my take on it, a little gift box for maybe chocolates? I used a Cricut Cartridge to make the box and put in a little acetate window. The tag was also made with the Cricut. All the papers, brads and heart clasp are from a Go Go Greetings monthly kit. And so sorry I don't have a clue who the papers are by :-/. I paper pieced Tilda with the same range of papers. I put in the box some yellow tissue paper so that it shows through the window.

Here is the top view of the box. The flower shape was part of the box and intertwines so you can close the box. I added some dimension to it by putting on some matching blooms with a tiny brad in the middle. The text "Get Well Soon" is from a clear set of stamps by Francoise Read called must have retro words.

If you would like to see all the other Design Team work , why not go to the Tilda & Co Challenge blog? The DT make some really inspirational things. Why not even have a go at a project yourself?

Stamps:- Magnolia & Francoise Read.
Cricut Cartridge:- Tags,bags,boxes & more.
Papers, brads, blooms & heart clasp:- Go Go Greetings monthly kit.

E is for.....

Wooo Fabrizio gave me this award, well it was for the Blog 'Til You Drop Design Team but he did mention us all by name so I've put it up on here lol.

Thanks Fab for thinking of us.

If you get a minute go have a look at Fab's blog , it is very impressive and dare I say he's the only male crafter I know!! Gotta be special!

Papertake Weekly Challenge

This week's Papertake Weekly Challenge is "Spring in your step".

This weeks challenge - 'Spring in your step!' is to make a card (or other
item!) with a spring theme! Easter and Mother's Day both fall early this year
and with me daffs out in the garden already it seemed a good theme!

And here is my take on the theme. An Easter card. See all those Easter eggs piled up in the back of the truck? Lol none for me I'm dieting! :-(
I tried to use papers with spring type colours. They are from a Sarah's card kit and are from Foof-a-la range. The stamps are from Stamping Up - loads of love set. I haven't used these in ages , I forgot how easy they are to work with.The scallops are made using the Mini monogram cricut cartridge and I used a cat's eyes ink pad to ink up the edges of them. The ribbon is from a friend in the US.

If you would like to see the other entries or have a go , have a look at the Papertake blog it is here.

Stamps:- Stamping Up
Scallops:- Cricut cartridge - Mini Monograms
Papers:- Foof-a-la
Blooms:- Sarah's cardmaking kit

Ismaki Challenge #7

Here is the Ismaki Challenge #7 sketch for this week.












And here is the card I made for the challenge. I used one of the new Lola stamps which are part of the Sugar Nellie range and some paper that I had left over from a kit. I love these papers and was a bit loathe to use the last lot up. They are from the Kelly Panacci range.

If you would like to take part in these challenges you can find the blog here.



Stamps:- Lola from the Sugar Nellie range
Papers:- Kelly Panacci

2008 Mini Album

Here is a little album I made today using the Cricut cartridge, Fabulous Finds. Inside is four little booklets. The outer cover is tied up with ribbon.








My idea is to put a recent photo on the front page of the booklets of each of my four kids and write a little piece inside the booklet about what they are up to at the moment ie, school, likes and dislikes, that kind of thing.

Stamps:- Magnolia
Papers:- Blonde Moments
Album & booklets:- Cricut cartridge - Fabulous Finds
2008:- Cricut cartridge - Plantin Schoolbook

Tilda & Co Challenge #7- String-Aling

The challenge for the Tilda & Co #7 is String-Aling this week. You have to use string on your work, so I made this folder.




My string is on the little parcel and envelopes holding them together.
The text,folders, oval , tabs and paperclips were all made using my Cricut.
Tilda's wings, fur on her coat and hat have diamond stickles on.
The seals on the envelopes and letters have diamond glaze on them.
Tilda is coloured in with prismas and zest it.

If you would like to have a go at the challenge you can find it here.
There are some really gorgeous pieces done by the Design Team , plenty to inspire you!!

Stamps:- Magnolia
Papers:- October Afternoon
Folder:- Cricut cartridge - Fabulous Finds
Text:- Cricut cartridge - Plantin Schoolbook
Tabs:- Cricut cartridge - Fabulous Finds
Paperclips:- Cricut cartridge - Fabulous Finds
Oval:- Cricut cartridge - Plantin Schoolbook

BRRRRR

Have you seen my temperature widget this morning? BRR it's a very chilly -8!! and let me say it sure feels like it too!!!
Think I need to warm up before I start making anything today.

Katharina's Blog Candy Challenge

Katharina has reached 10 000 hits on her blog so she is having a blog candy challenge. The candy is one of the stamps that I don't have and really like. I had to ask a friend for some images of this stamp , so fingers crossed. x

Here is the sketch that we had to work with. It was a great sketch and I really enjoyed doing it.









And here is my take on the sketch. Tilda, steps and butterflies are Magnolia stamps. And they have all been paper pieced. Tilda's wings (as always) have diamond stickles on them. The swirls are from Rhonna Farrer.The gorgeous ribbon is from my friend Sandy in the US. The sentiment is computer generated. And the strip of circles has been cut from an Urban Lily paper.


If you would like to have a go at the challenge it is on Katharina's blog here.


Stamps:- Magnolia & Rhonna Farrer
Paper:- Urban Lily
Tab:- Cricut cartridge - Fabulous Finds
Sentiment:- Computer generated

Apology and a big thank you.

Sorry nothing to show yesterday or today as I have concentrated on DT work. And my new sofa arrived today, so lots of re arranging.

But I would like to say a big thank you to everyone who visits my blog and leaves a comment. I love to read them and then visit their blog. So much inspiring work out there so thank you again !!!!