Aquarius Tilda!!

Good Wednesday morning dear blogging friends!! 

Hope that every one is well and that my State side friends weren't effected too badly by the storm system that hit so many of the States!! 

I'm here today to show you a card that I made for a very dear friend...we don't see each other as often as we'd like but when we get together it's like we see each other all the time...lol!!!

I chose to make a card style that I have never done before but saw over on the Totally Tilda blog...inspiration for the "Joy Fold" card done by Stephanie, Brigitte and Dawn!!  I was so intrigued that I just had to try this one out!!!

Here is my version of a "Joy Fold" card...

please click on the first image for a closer view/slideshow...

still working my way through the Zodiac 2014 collection that I purchased from Magnolia-licious

this is "Aquarius Tilda"...
both the polka dot paper and striped paper are by My Mind's Eye...

 Tilda is matted on a Go Kreate die...Frilly Square #10...#120030...

image is coloured with distress inks and dusted with a bit of Frantage...

the polka dot ribbon, cheesecloth and pearl strand are from The Ribbon Girl...

 closer view...

 birthday sentiment is LOTV Set #58-Pretty Grungy Good Times...

tag is Magnolia "So Wrapped Tilda Lace" from the SCL 2012 collection also purchased from Magnolia-licious...

 stick pin and diamond drop are also from The Ribbon Girl...

flowers are Wild Orchid...

opening the folds.. 

 sorry for all the pics but wanted to get the effect in of all the layers in this fold...

 and open showing the sentiment for my friend...



Okay so that is another Zodiac Tilda stamp used...I love this collection...they are all so cute and PERFECT for birthday cards!!!

Materials are all listed above!!

Challenges I wish to enter:
Totally Tilda and Friends-Challenge #112"Easel/Stepper/Joy Fold"
Lovely hAnglar or Sweet Magnolia-Challenge #110 "Spots or Stripes" I used both
The Ribbon Girl-January Magnolia Only Challenge "Seeing Spots"
613 Avenue Create-Challenge #108-"Anything Goes w/Optional Create Your Own Challenge-I used Column #2 as my inspiration-sentiment/watercolour/die cut/charm

Until next time...thank you for taking the time to stop by!!  Your visits and comments are SO very much appreciated!!!

Midway Reminder at House Mouse and Friends-Challenge #186 "Make it Masculine"!!

Good Monday morning dear blogging friends!!

I'm back with a reminder for all our Mousey friends...we're halfway through our "Make it Masculine" challenge hosted by our most wonderful Pauline...who is offering a fabulous prize to one lucky winner!!!  We also have our "Anything Goes" option!! We have two fabulous sponsors House Mouse Designs and Stampendous...details can be found on our House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge blog and that's also where we want you go to link up all your wonderful Mousey creations!!!

So rolling right along...inspired by Pauline's theme...I have another birthday card for one of my Sons!!  All three of my boys have their birthdays in the beginning part of the year so I have taken this opportunity to make them their cards...for once I am a bit ahead of the game...lol!!

Here is my oldest Son Derek's card...

please click on the first image for a closer view/slideshow...

Derek loves to stay fit and works out every day so I thought this image was perfect for him...

design paper is My Mind's Eye...

 this is "Muscle Mouse" HMJR1018...

coloured with my Prismas...

I added Glossy accents to the lifesaver candies and the writing...

a little hard to see in this pic...

 this sweet little girl jumping in to check everything out is "Monica Lands" HMER1005...

 closer view...

 birthday sentiment is LOTV Set #58 "Pretty Grungy-Good Times"...

I made this using a technique that I found on the AMAZING Pamellia's blog...

Pamellia's blog is called "My Little Craft Things" and you really should check out this talented lady's blog!!!...

 the inside sentiment is computer generated...

paper is also My Mind's Eye...

 

That makes two out of three of my Sons' cards done...WOO HOO!! 

 

Now won't you all join us over at House Mouse...we look forward to seeing your creations whether they be "Masculine" or our "Anything Goes" option!!!!

 

All materials are listed above!

 

Until next time...thank you for taking the time to stop by!!  Your visits and comments are SO very much appreciated!!!!

 

Mousey Hugs,

 





Fussy and Fancy Challenge #131-"Things with Wings"!!

Good Friday morning dear blogging friends!!

Today begins a brand new challenge at Fussy and Fancy and our talented hostess this time is Annie!!  Annie has chosen "Things with Wings" as her theme...now I know that you all will be able to come up with some beautiful creations for us!!!  There is a wealth of "things" that we can come up with that have wings!!!

We have TWO sponsors for this challenge...WOO HOO...Sweet Lilac Flowers and Fresh Brewed Designs!!!

I am so leaning towards Spring like colours right now...could it be WISHFUL thinking...LOL??!! 

Here is my "Thing with Wings" project...

please click on the first image for a closer view/slideshow...

I actually went into my scraps stash for this as I wanted to use a paper that I simply adore...

and because it's a scrap I can't even tell you the designer...

I cut out my card using Crealies Create a Card #4...

image is "Flora" by Crafty Sentiments...

coloured with my copics...

the matt is a Cheery Lynn Die FRM135...

closer view... 

butterfly is also a Cheery Lynn die DL 113AB... 

 another butterfly from the same die perched on these beautiful flowers...

 stick pin, ribbon, beads and berry cluster with a half butterfly also from the same die...

the sentiment stamp is a Rubber Necker stamp 

 

Oh this was SO much FUN to make and made me feel like Spring was just around the corner!!!  Now it's time for you to check out the inspiration that my TALENTED Teamies have for you...so hop on over to Fussy and Fancy...check out our wonderful sponsors prizes and join in the fun!!! 

 

Challenges I wish to enter:

Creative Fingers-Challenge #64 "Anything Goes" 

Crafty Boots-Butterflies

 

Until next time...thank you for taking the time to stop by!!!  Your visits and comments are SO very much appreciated!!!

 





"Happy Birthday Darling Son"-My first DT post for House Mouse and Friends Challenge-#186!!!!

Good Monday morning my dear blogging friends!!!

 

For my Simply Magnolia post of yesterday please go HERE!!

Now on to the reason I'm here today!!!

 

Yes...I was SO EXCITED to get my email from the FABULOUS Mousey Team welcoming me as one of their three new DT!!!!!

So onto my post!!  House Mouse and Friends newest challenge is...

Make it Masculine*

Generous Sponsor is
Stampendous!

Winner will receive a Fabulous $20 Value Reward Card

(Winner must be a USA Resident, it's Territories and, or, Canada)

  
  STAMPENDOUS! is the next company manufacturing our beloved House-Mouse Designs® Stamps! House-Mouse Designs® stamps can also be purchased at: www.STAMPENDOUS.com 
 

For more inspiration and challenges, check out their official Blog HERE.

Special Candy prize from our challenge host Pauline

Any of you who have followed me for a while know that I struggle with the "masculine" theme...so thanks Pauline  (Pauline does the most fabulous male cards) for giving me that push that I SO needed!!

 

EEEEKKKS here is my "masculine" card...

please click on the first image for a closer view/slideshow...

my youngest Son's birthday was January 12th...we have yet to celebrate as a family because he's been too busy with FUN weekends...lol!!!

so I went through my House Mouse drawer and came upon the most PERFECT image for both Pauline's theme and my Son's birthday...

this is "Mice on Ice" HMTR1003...

how perfect is this image for the boy who has been having FUN winter weekends...

 I just love this part of the image...licorice drops as hockey pucks...lol...

I made the twig hockey stick like these sweet little mice are using out of Delight molding clay as well as the pucks...

 birthday sentiment and balloon stamp is by Whimsy...

inside...
the "wood grain" matts were made using Tim Holtz wood grain embossing folder...

 closer...

 

And that is my first DT card as part of the FABULOUS Mousey team!!!  Scoot on over to House Mouse and Friends Challenge...check out my talented teamies creations and then come play with us at the House Mouse and Friends challenge!!!  We look forward to seeing your Mousey creations!!!

 

All materials are listed above!!

 

Thank you for stopping by and sharing in my excitement...your visits and comments are SO very much appreciated!!!

 

Until next time...SQUEEKS and Mousey Hugs...

 



 







Midway Reminder at Simply Magnolia "Vintage or Shabby Chic"-"A Tilda Treasure Chest"!!

Happy Sunday dear blogging friends!!!  Hope that you have had a FABULOUS weekend so far!!

Today it's Team Glamour at Simply Magnolia's turn to post and we'd like to remind you of our FANTASTIC challenge..."Vintage or Shabby Chic"!!  We are sponsored by the ever so wonderful Sandy at Live and Love Crafts!!!

So in my on-going quest to clean up and organize my craft room I decided that I would make something for storage...this way I get to create while having a useable finished product!!

Here is what I came up with...

please click on the first image for a closer view/slideshow...

I started with a plain wooden chest from Michael's...

painted it with Ranger's Tea Dye Distress Ink...

covered the insert areas with decoupage and added tissue paper in a smooshed fashion...

for the final finish I buffed on Viva Inka-Gold-Old Gold...

the before... 

 I used my distress inks to colour this sweet little Tilda...
she is called "Tilda with Straw Hat" but I can't remember which collection...maybe "Butterfly Wishes??"...
added just a touch or gold Frantage...

I soaked the shabby ribbon with diluted Tea Dye Distress Ink...

attached the image at the bottom to the corner of the box leaving the upper part free so that the box will still open...

added some feathers, ribbon, flowers and flower/pearl clusters...

another angle for a view of the top decorated...

using the same decorations but added Shabby Seam Binding with the chiffon ribbon, pearl stick pin, beads and two charms...

closer view of the charms...

stick pin and beads...

and all these lovely feathers...

Well that is another storage piece...hopefully it will help in the arranging of my disaster of a craft room...lol!!!  Now hop on over to Simply Magnolia and check out my super talented team mates creations...then show us your "Vintage or Shabby Chic" projects...we can't wait to see them!!!!

Materials Used:
Stamp-Tilda with Straw Hat-Magnolia-licious
Stick pin, Shabby Seam Binding and Frantage-Live and Love Crafts
Charms-The Ribbon Girl
Flowers-Wild Orchid Crafts
Treasure Chest-Michaels
Beads and ribbon are from my stash

Challenges I will enter:
Marvelous Magnolia-Challenge #84 "Anything Goes"
Midweek Magnolia-Challenge #105 "Let's see some of your New Stash"-wooden box, stick pin and feathers
Creative Fingers-Challenge #63 "Anything Goes"

Until next time...thank you for taking the time to stop by!!  Your visits and comments are SO very much appreciated!!!

Fussy and Fancy Challenge #130-Swirls and Pearls!!

Good Friday morning dear blogging friends ...two consecutive days of posting...WOO HOO!!

Today I'd like to welcome you all to Fussy and Fancy's first challenge of 2015!!!

Now this is not actually my challenge to post for but we have a FABULOUS new sponsor and our oh so TALENTED Norma has chosen the most perfect theme...well I just had to ask if I could play along!! 

Okay so our sponsor is Aurora Wings...YAY...and as you will have guessed from my post title Norma's wonderful theme is "Swirls and Pearls"!!!

I have always loved Aurora Wings images...they are so BEAUTIFUL and intricate!!!  I have to say that I was a bit intimidated as the images are stand alone GORGEOUS and wasn't sure if I could do one justice but they just pulled at me and I couldn't resist a go...coupled with Norma's theme and here I am!!! 

So here is "Eye Butterfly-Butterfly Mask" by Aurora Wings...

please click on the first image for a closer view/slideshow...

 I coloured this GORGEOUS image with my Prismas...

dusted the edges with a tiny bit of Frantage...

Thank You sentiment is from Hero Arts and cut out using Spellbinders Small Banners die...

mounted it on a cheesecloth backing...

added swirls of pearls and a stick pin with ribbon, Shabby Seam Binding and butterfly charm...

 closer view...

 this beautiful stick pin comes with the crystal top and gorgeous mauve stone...

 the side of the card is embossed using a Cuttlebug swirl edge folder...

decorated with pearls and thin ribbon...

the sentiment and floral wreath is Hero Arts...

the white paper is Bazzil that is already embossed with swirls (bit hard to see in this photo)...

 closer view of the side embossed...

 

So that is my first play with a GORGEOUS Aurora Wings digi image!!!  You have to hop on over to Fussy and Fancy to check out the STUNNING creations that my fabulous team mates have come up with and then it's your turn to dazzle us!!!!

 

Now before I finish off this post I just wanted to share a photo of my DARLING new Grandson Max!!!  Mommy sent this to me and said that I could share this with my blogging friends...some of you have asked about a pic so I present to you Max Charles Brovold!!

 

My Daughter-in-law Natalie has dubbed this pic "Judgy Max" as he was giving her attitude at just 4 weeks old!!  While his brother Quinn is a blonde and fair skinned our Max is dark haired and more of an olive complexion like the Brovold side!!  My Granddaughter Calla is so happy that she has a cousin that looks like her...her twin sister Mia is fair like cousin Quinn!!!

 

Okay family time over...lol!!!

 

Materials Used:

Digi-Aurora Wings-direct link to the Etsy Shop HERE

Stamps-Hero Arts

Embossing folder-Cuttlebug

Die cut-Spellbinders Small Banners

Stick pin and butterfly charm-The Ribbon Girl

Frantage and Shabby Seam Binding-Live and Love Crafts

All other supplies are from my stash

 

Challenges I will enter:

Creative Fingers-Challenge #62 "Anything Goes"

 

Until next time...thank you for taking the time to stop by!!!  Your visits and comments are so very much appreciated!!