Lovely Shoes

I am trying out my new Magnolia stamps.  This card is made for one of my friends.
I am trying a new blog this time called, Magnolia Down Under...hmmm and this card is being sent to my friend "Down Under" too. :)Oh and the challenge is a bingo game...three in a row, and i have ribbon, flowers and polka dots.

And this is my card:

This is the sketch i used from "The Paper Players"














Challenges:
The Paper Players- Sketch
Magnolia Down Under- Bingo game

Sitting Pretty

I have started doing Magnolia/Tilda cards..and my love for them is a bit "reversed"..kind of like in the early 80's when we bought the "Thriller" VHS before we had a VCR...well, maybe not exactly the same...Tilda is cute...oh forgot to finish my thought..I have fallen in love with the creations made w/the Tilda stamp..i LOVE the Magnolia INK magazine..and that is why i have really start to purchase the stamps...funny, huh?

I thought i'd give this challenge at Magnolia Stamp Lover's Blog a try.  We are to use Basic Grey paper in our project and here is my card:

I also used this sketch from Mojo Monday:

Challenges:
 Magnolia Stamp Lover's Blog- Basic Grey Paper
Mojo Monday- Sketch

For a friend, I "Carrot" lot about you

I have made this card for someone very special that our Card Crafter's Circle Blog design team knows.  She is a very special lady...my thoughts are with you!

Here is my card:

And this is the sketch i used from Cards und More Challenge Blog:

Challenges:
Cards und More Challenge Blog- Sketch

Bubble bath fun and glitter tutorial

Just so you know, i am NOT a glitter fan.  Mo's Challenge blog wants the crafters participating in their challenge to "Bling it on"...but there is something about the colors MS has in her glitter section that beckons me...  My friend, Aga, introduced me to this super technique, using Ritz glitter, but i've found the MS glitter works just as well and is more readily available to me at Michaels...and can i say 40% off coupon. :)

So first i will share my card and then my tutorial on how i did the glitter part:

The sketch i used is from Seems a Little Sketchy #9:

 Now for my tutorial for making the glitter embellishments...not too hard really:
First you will need some heavy-duty double sided tape...i purchased Sookwang in a large roll...it will cover a large portion (if not all of a standard card front), for this project i cut a strip a little wider than my border punch...(remember not all border punches like thicknesses...i used the Reminisce brand...and it wasn't happy with this thickness, the best punch i've used so far is EK Success...and it's like the name..success-ful!)

I used double sided paper also and attached the strip to the lighter side and then a strip to the darker side.  Then i used my border punches.

**Remember the side that you put your tape on is the side that will be up and have glitter attached to it.




Punch out both of your borders and then add the glitter to the tape, tap off and burnish the glitter. 
(Burnishing is just rubbing and pushing the glitter down..it makes it "shine" more and i found that the MS glitter was more sparkly.)

This is the "Glitter Ritz" brand

This is the Martha Stewart brand.

The punches cut out w/the tape. And the burnishing i am doing w/my finger.







The finished border punches ready for my card base.














Challenges:
Mo's Challenge Blog- Bling it on
Seems a Little Sketchy- sketch #9

You are wonderful!

March Madness continues at The Greeting Farm Blog and Splitcoast Stampers.  I've made a card that i was able to use a couple of new things to me...
An Action wobbles (instructions at another blog)

and Cricut's Craftroom "cartridge" found here.

So here is the card:

And here is Anya in "action/motion"...she wiggles back and forth on the action wobbler (spring)

 Here is the sketch i used for this challenge from deconstructing jen:

Challenges:
TGF March Madness/Splitcoast- "Mad about Tea Parties"
deconstructing jen- sketch #44

Alice eats Cake

Who knew??..i found the perfect "sentiment" from a book i found at a charity shop...it has come in handy for many projects so far...of course i had to spend a bit of time re-reading the book to find the sentiment i wanted and that would fit. LOL

Sooo, i made this card for the Saturated Canary Challenge Blog challenge #13 and the theme is..."twine".  Of course, i can't just put twine wrapped around this time...like i normally do...no, i have to make it a bit more complicated and i crocheted the twine and put it on the watch as it's "chain".   You can't see it too much but the key is also tied on w/twine. (oh and the image isn't called..Alice...i am using her as such)

So here is my card:

The sketch i used is from I (heart) 2 stamp:

Challenges:
Saturated Canary- Twine- challenge #13
I (heart) 2 stamp- sketch

I Love Spending Time with You!

I am very thankful for my online friends, i would like to "dedicate" this card to you.

The theme this week at Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog is "Best Friends Forever" and i used one of the newest images that Christy created for this card.  Wryn is so very cute and this is her best friend.

Here is my card:

here is the sketch i used from Sketches by Carly:

Challenges:
Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog- Bff
Sketches by Carly- sketch #52