Midway Reminder at Simply Magnolia-"Flowers"!!

Good Sunday morning crafty friends!!

I hope that you are all enjoying a most wonderful weekend!!!  We have had sunny weather...for the most part...for the last week or so with above freezing temperatures!!  It sure feels good!!!

Today is the midway point at Simply Magnolia's "Flowers" challenge and in place of a sponsor Simply Magnolia is offering a Guest Designer spot for the winner of this challenge!!  So let's see your flowery creations...add flowers, flower paper or a Tilda image with flower/s...now how easy is that!! 

Once again...and in my ongoing quest to switch/clean up my crafting area...I decided to make another storage piece!!  This way I get to play with all those lovely flowers...colour up a sweet Tilda...and then KEEP it...lol!!!

Here is what I came up with...

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

I started with a wooden suitcase that I bought from Michael's...

set some DP paper from My Minds Eye on the front and back with decoupage paste...

I sanded the edges...

I then painted the sides and edges with the aqua paint...

sponged gesso all around and on the front/back edges and sanded once again...

then I lightly sponged tea dye distress ink along edges...

time to decorate...

the after...

the before...



I added Shabby Pink Frantage to the latch...just to give it a "dressed" look...

the polka dot ribbon goes all around the box...

I finished the two ends with polka dot buttons...

then tied chiffon solid and polka dot ribbons on the handle...

 this is "Rose Scent Tilda"...sorry I can't remember which collection...

I mounted her on a tag cut out using "So Wrapped Lovely Lace" Magnolia Doohickey from the SCL12 collection...

 closer view...

I coloured her with distress re-inkers...

and applied some glitter and tiny white dots...

 I tried to go without a stick pin...it just happened...lol...

 view of the inside painted and then stenciled with Tim Holtz stencil and gesso...

 

And that is my project for this Midway Reminder at Simply Magnolia "Flowers" challenge!!  You should see what my talented teamies have to show you so hop on over to Simply Magnolia and check out their beautiful "Flower" creations...then join us for a chance to win a GDT spot!!

 

All materials are listed above.

 

Challenges I wish to enter:

Creative Fingers-Challenge #71 "Anything Goes"

Magnolia-licious Challenge-Spring Blog Hop-"Circles, Spots, Dots and Blots!"

Stamp and Create with Magnolia-Challenge #57 "Ready for Spring"

 

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 #189-Spring!!

Good Monday morning oh crafty friends!!
 
I'm here today to remind you that you still have until Saturday March 14th at midnight to play along with us at House Mouse and Friends "Spring" challenge!!  Our so very talented Tracy is hosting this time and we are sponsored by House Mouse Designs and Simon Says...two fabulous prizes for this super fun and easy challenge!!!  So bust out those "Spring" like House Mouse, Gruffies or Happy Hoppers and join us...or as always you also have our "Anything Goes" option...so let's get crafty!!!!

I have to agree with my teamie America when she said that Spring and Easter seem to go hand in hand...so I decided to do one of the Grandsons' Easter cards!!

Here is what I came up with...

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

I kept it fairly simple as it is for a boy...

I made a faux peek-a-boo card...

the front image opens to reveal another image on the inside...

the DP is "Riverbank Revels"...

 this little darling is "Easter Egg Nap" HMCV12...

coloured with my copics...

the pearl and floss on the side is a handle to open the cut out...

 "Happy Easter" is a Hero Arts stamp...

the sweet little chick and eggs are from Michaels...

 opening to reveal the inside...

 and this super cute image is "Anybody Home" HMIR1004...

 the inside left I will decorate a bit more when I add my sentiment to one of the boys...

the gingham paper is Wild Rose Studios "gorgeous Ginghams"...

 closer view of the right side...

I used the same stamp for the sentiment as the front one...

 closer...
our sweet little chick thinks he sees a worm...lol!!...

 

Well that's an Easter card done!!  Now hop on over to House Mouse and Friends and check out the fabulous creations that my super talented teamies have to show us!!

 

All materials 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,

 







Midway at Simply Magnolia-CAS or Fully Loaded!!

Good Sunday morning dear blogging friends!!!

Hope that your weekend has been fabulous!! 

Today it's Team Glamour's turn once again to bring you midway inspiration at Simply Magnolia!!  And remember we are being sponsored by the most wonderful ladies at The Ribbon Girl!!  I just put in an order for some of their fabulous stick pins with the crystals AND a few other little goodies...lol!!!

As you will remember our current challenge is "CAS or Fully Loaded"...well I really did intend to try my hand at CAS but well it just wasn't working...CAS scares me silly so my fussy, frilly thoughts took over and "fully loaded" is what happened...and this IS "fully loaded"...LOL!!!

Here is what I came up with...

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

as I'm trying to organize/clean up my craft room I am trying to make projects that I can either use or display as a theme...

so I went with a tissue box...what desk doesn't need a tissue box...right?!!...

the after and before shot...

I took a paper mache tissue box and covered it with decoupage paste and tissue paper...

next I stamped and embossed a Hero Arts image using silver embossing powder...

then I started decorating starting with a wide ribbon band that has pearls sewn on from Live and Love Crafts...

this is one of my all time favourite Tildas "Hello Little Butterfly"...
sorry I can't remember which collection...
coloured with distress re-inkers and framed with a touch of Frantage and a lace border sewn on...

the flower arrangement on the top left corner of the box using flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts "Ivy Tendrils" and "Tiny Tendril" die cuts from Memory Box...

the sentiment stamp is Magnolia "Happiness Be Yours" stamped on Maja paper...

the bow is a Cheery Lynn Designs die cut #B422 cut from the same Maja paper...

the butterfly is Maribelle Butterfly from Memory Box cut once with cardstock and again with Maja paper...

this is the flowers arrangement on the top of the box with chiffon ribbon, pearl rhinestone bling and "Have an issue...grab a tissue!! is computer generated...

another of my favourite Tildas...

"Sneaky Tilda" from the Waiting for Christmas 2014 collection...

closer view...

coloured and decorated as my first Tilda...

another arrangement on top of the box has a silver rose made by applying many coats of silver embossing powder to a plain white rose as the center of the arrangement...

one of the sides decorated with a rhinestone safety pin from The Ribbon Girl...

this butterfly is cut using "Darla Butterfly" and "Vivienne Butterfly" from Memory Box...

the base is cut from the Maja paper and the intricate part using cardstock...

I just LOVE these pins from The Ribbon Girl... 

you can find them in the Diamante Collection I believe...

I added a bead that is from my stash for a little extra colour...

 

So that is my tissue holder..."Fully Loaded"!!!  You still have until March 7th to play along with us at Simply Magnolia...we can't wait to see what you create for us!!! 

 

All materials are either linked above...my Tildas and Memory Box dies are from Magnolia-licious...or from my stash!!!

 

Challenges I wish to enter:

Magnolia-licious-"Bingo Board" Challenge-I have everything covered except the "Red" and "Buttons"

Marvelous Magnolia-Challenge # 87 "Bring on the Bling"

Midweek Magnolia-Challenge #108 "Let's Get Sentimental"

Stamp and Create with Magnolia-Challenge #56 "Frame it Out"

Time for Magnolia-Challenge # 83 Use your favourite stamp + colour-two of my favs and I DO LOVE pinks

 

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





Midway at House Mouse and Friends-Challenge #188 "Friends"!!

Good Monday morning dear bloggers!!

Hope that you all enjoyed a wonderful weekend!!

Today marks the midway point of our current challenge at House Mouse and Friends "Friends" challenge hosted by our very talented Sue Kment!!  So let's see anything "Friendship" related or as always you have the option of "Anything Goes"!!  We can't wait to see what you create for us!!!!!

We have three fabulous sponsors...House Mouse Designs who is generously offering a $20 gift voucher for HMD to one lucky winner...Simon Says Stamp who is generously offering a "Random Assortment of Premium Dye Ink Pads" to another lucky winner...and Di's Digis who is generously offering a $12 voucher to yet another lucky winner!!!  Three chances to win...WOW!!

I decided to go with a simple style card base and dug out this super sweet image that I have been nervous about colouring (so much detail in the background) but thought "Here goes...have to do it sometime"...lol!!!  And I started out with the intention of tackling another scary thought...CAS...but when it came right down to it my LOVE of embellies simply took over!!!!

Here is what I came up with:

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

I used two different DP papers from Maja Design "Winter Frost Basics" 6X6 pad...

 I have had this image forever...simply love it...

"Artic Freeze" Muzzy and Friends HMOR1093...

 and just had to add one of my beloved stick pins...lol...

decorated with a crystal and beads that I cut from a string of beads, ribbon and snowflake charm...

 sentiment is computer generated and snowflakes are the cut outs from a Martha Stewart border punch...decorated with rhinestones and pearls...

I added a touch of Frantage...

 inside...

 also computer generated and decorated as the "Friends.." tag

 

So that completes my midway project for our current House Mouse and Friends challenge!!  Now it's your turn...we look forward to seeing your Mousey creations!!!

 

Materials are all 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,

 





House Mouse & Friends-Challenge #188 "Friends"

Good Monday morning dear blogging friends!!

Please visit yesterday's Simply Magnolia "Midway Reminder"  post HERE!!!

Before I get on with my post I have to tell you why I have not been around to visit and comment on your wonderful blogs...I just came back from vacation yesterday and I DID NOT take my lap top...no work for a whole week!!!  My husband, myself and two of our good friends spent a wonderful relaxing week in Turks and Caicos!!!  I will be playing catch up on blog visits all this week...lol!!!

Okay so on to why I'm here today...we begin a brand new challenge at House Mouse & Friends!!!  Our new challenge is being hosted by our TALENTED Sue Kment...Sue has chosen "Friends" as her theme!!  As always we also have the "Anything Goes" option!

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So create anything that shows friendships. Themes are just for fun. ALL HMFMC challenges have the alternate option of *ANYTHING GOES* too!  So come PLAY ALONG and enter for your chance to win by using HMD stamps, HMD CD images or HMD decoupage on your projects.

     

We are proudly Sponsored by;

The One and ONLY, the Official Mousey Family...

  

Offering one Lucky player a $20 Gift Certificate to HMD. 

***AND***

We are also very happy to welcome back Heidi and Simon Says Stamp!!

 
 Simon Says Stamp is generously giving away a RANDOM ASSORTMENT of some of their Premium Dye Ink Pads to one very lucky player!

 Simon Says Stamp has over 100,000+ items in stock along with the latest and greatest releases from Magnolia, Whiff of Joy, Tim Holtz, Spellbinders, Copics, House-Mouse Designs and so much more.  With such an amazing variety and awesome deals on shipping, it’s always good timing to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp store! 
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Awesome Prizes, heh?  Be sure to visit our Sponsors shops to check out their products then enter a project into this challenge for your chance to win!  :)







Here is what I came up with...

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

I made an easel/shadowbox card using Spellbinders Grande Circles and Grande Scalloped Circles...

DP is Maja "Coffee in the Arbor" 6 x 6 paper pad...

coloured with my copics...



 this darling image is "Hot Cocoa" HMTR1009...

 side view...

 I decorated the inner circle with lace/rhinestone...

the stick pin is decorated with chiffon ribbon, beads and tea cup charm...

 computer generated sentiment decorated with Frantage cut out using Whimsy die cut...

 computer generated once again and cut out using Spellbinders Large Scalloped Circles...

 

Well that is my "Friends" card...just waiting to give to someone special!! 

 

Won't you join us know over at House Mouse & Friends...check out the projects that my TALENTED teamies have created for you and for some fun and great prizes...we are looking forward to seeing your creations!!!

 

Challenges I wish to enter:

Creative Fingers-Challenge #67 Anything Goes

Gruffies and Guests-Challenge #14 "Love is all Around or Option Anything Goes

 

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

 

Mousey Hugs,