BLOG CANDY, CANDY WINNER and a CARD!!

Hello everyone!!

WELCOME!!!

Today I have a card  to share with you that I tried to get it to feel like a bit of denim and lace.  Now of course I had to put a bit of pink with it. LOL..

I also have the winner of my followers candy from February 24, and NEW CANDY posted at the bottom of post!

Image used is a Krista Smith and you can find ALL of her digital images at her Etsy store HERE. 

I have colored my image with my copic markers.

Punches: Spell Binders for the image, circle behind the image. Swirls and hearts die. 

Swirls and hearts die can be purchased from the

Magnolia-licious store

Misc embellishments: paper flowers, pearls, string pearls, trim, photo corners, doillies, braiding cord, silver heart charm .
Other items for technique: Distressed inks, Tattered Angels glam on flowers then added glitter. Sewing machine for sewing the layers of my card. Foam tapes for lift. 

Challenges I have made my card for :

Saturated Canary: Dollies

Cutie Pie: #13 Pearls and Swirls

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NEW BLOG CANDY!!!

Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher

Paper Flowers

Darcie Finishing Accents

K & Company sweet tooth

Fancy Pants Summer's End Embellishments

Summer Daze CD Quick cards made easy

Belles 'n Whistles Elisabeth Bell image

Now what do you have to do to win my candy???

1. Be one of my followers

2.Leave me a comment and I will randomly draw the winner on March 9 and post to my blog.

3. Any one of my followers can enter.. I will post ANYWHERE in the world.

That's it!!!!!!
You will need to come back and check on March 23 to see if you are the winner. You will have one week to contact me with the email button on my side bar. To collect the winnings.
I will also post new candy on March 23 2012. So make sure to stop by and enter!!

GOOD LUCK!!

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From the comments on February 24, 2012 post. I have randomly picked my winner for my followers candy. Thanks for playing along with me!

I used Random.org to pick my winner.

angelwhisper (Chanelle)

 Chanelle CONGRATS Please use my email me button on my side bar and send me your info so that I can get your candy posted to you!

(I will NOT be able to get back with you until after Monday March 12 I will be away from my computer)

THANKS for visiting today!!

Wishing you all love, happiness, and inky fingers.

What's on my workdesk Wednesday...........

Good morning all of my blogging friends!!!

Today I thought that I would do something that I haven't done in a long while.

I haven't played at WHAT'S ON YOUR WORKDESK?? for such a long time.
I thought that I would today.

 I don't have a card to show you today. But work in progress for the up coming weeks laying on my desk.

I hope it's fun for you!!!

WELCOME!!!!

I hope you have a cup of tea or coffee. It might take a few minutes as I have lots of photos and news to share with you today!  Some of the photos were in my picture files.
But the one of my desk is of this morning.

Well,  today I have my Maggies out and ready to start stamping. I will have inky finger very soon!! LOL 

I also have 3 different card all put together and waiting for the images to be colored and added. I will have them done and ready to share with you next week. And of course I have my cup of coffee right there. 

This next photos was taken a while back but nothing has changed. 

This photo was taken ....standing by the entry door to my little studio. Looking at my work desk. I have the wooden blind pulled down because the sun shines right though that window.  Wonderful in the winter but in the summer it's way to HOT!

yep, that is my loyal furbee friend laying under my workdesk. His name is Laynie and he is everywhere my feet are!! LOL.

He lays under my workdesk by my feet as long as I sit there. And he follows me everywhere I move it. Right on my heels. If I stop he bumps into me!! LOL.. A very royal friend! and great protector!! I just love him.

 This next photo is a little closer to my work desk. I can sit in my chair and turn it around just about anywhere in that space and reach my goodies in the drawers or get on the computer or of course my desk.  What a congested mess it is. But I do know where everything is and it is with reach!!

This next photo is my flower cabinet and just under that is where I keep some of my patterned papers. If you look to the left you will see that I have a ribbon rack that my wonderful hubby made for me years ago. This stands on the wall by the entry door.

 In the next photo is a wall of storage for most of my goodies. I have the Clip-it up on top and in the wickers baskets I have tons and tons more ribbons. The boxes are chucked full of embelllies.

 Then in the last photo is the closet and it is chucked full of papers papers and more papers. On the top shelf is my scrapbook albums and things to alter.

 CANDY ALERT!!!

Have you entered my followers blog candy yet?

You have until March 9th which is Friday to do so.

You can find it by clicking here.

I also have a extra Magnolia Stamp that I am giving away. I will be drawing for the winner on Saturday with my Magnolia Down Under posting.

So you need to jump over there and get signed up for that one also!!

You can find it by clicking HERE.

THANKS for stopping by today!!!

I hope you have enjoyed your little peek into my studio.

MOVE & GROOVE over at the Magnolia-Highlites Challenge Blog

WELCOME!!! 
Happy Saturday everyone! 
I hope your weekend is going well.

 The Magnolia-licious DT has a fabulous new challenge at the Magnolia Highlites Challenge blog for you.  This month the wonderful hostess and great teamie is Sharon Caudle and she's challenged you all to:

MOVE & GROOVE

(have something on your card that pulls, pops or moves)

Now, just how fun is that?!?!?!?

My post today is photo heavy I couldn't get good photos of all the movement on my card. uuuggghhh. I hope you make it through my post today. Because at the bottom is a bit of candy news for you.

(LONG POST)

I hope that you will join us in the fun this month! I can't wait to see all of your different Move and Goove cards. I have made a wiper card!  I just love how fun this card is. Lots to see and then the surprize of the pop up!! 

There is a lot of different tutorials out there for wiper cards. Just google wiper card. I found quite a few of them and then did my own thing.

I have used #3062 Tilda with Pie and #546 Welcome to a Lovely Home, #406 Little Birds, #606 Sign with Birds.

The sentiment stamp is by Stampin' Up.

I have colored my images with my copic markers then cut out the sweet little Tilda and popped her on the ribbon at the edge of the frame.
papers: MME, Melissa Frances, Bazzill cardstock
embellies:  ribbon, paper flowers, perals.
tools: Magnolia (Tilda's Lace Die), I have used my Spellbinders LABEL for around the house image.sewing machine 

Images and dies can be purchased from the Magnolia-licious store along with a lot of things for your stamping needs. Diana now has all of the  *NEW* PRINCES & PRINCESSES 2012 Collection up for per-order and expecting them in stock any day. You might just want to check them out. Always fast and friendly service!!

Challenges to enter my fun card.

The Corrosive Challenge: Another Dimension

Pile It On: Fun Folds

Just Magnolia: Special Monthly Challenge

(ANYTHING GOES with option of stitching) 
Paper Shelter Challenge - Fancy Folds

 

I know, I know.. this is a ton of photos today.  But I just couldn't get all of the lift and movement of this card.

As you can see I have the pop upsticking out of the top and then  the little bird is on a piece of wire that I have wrapped around a piece of wire and glued to my card. When touched it springs around like it's flying!

Then each and every layer has been lifted with foam tapes. I have used my distressed inks on all edges of my project today.

In this photo I think that you can see all of the layers. And all of the pop. These pictures do NOTHING for the card. Very disappointing. It is very cute in real life!

Now have you entered my followers blog candy yet?

You have until March 9th to do so.

You can find it by clicking here.

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I have an extra #253 Garden Tilda to send out to one (1) of the persons that leaves me a comment.

I will draw the winner next Saturday March 10, 2012 and post on my blog.

So be sure to check back then. To see if you are my lucky winner. I will post anywhere in the world. If I don't hear from the winner with-in a weeks time I then will re-list this candy another time.

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On the back of my card I have a new stamp that I received from Jennifer at CRAFT BRULEE. For a limited time Jennifer will be giving my readers $2.00 off the regular price of this stamp. Now of course she will make it with your name on it.

All you have to do is email her at: craftbrulee@gmail.com and she will send you a coupon to use.

Hope you join us over at Magnolia-licious Highlites. You'll find all the information on how to play along for a chance to win an amazing prize from Magnolia-licious! 

THANKS or hanging in there with me today!!!!!

I hope to see you back again soon!

Playing in Paradise

Hello everyone,

Today I have a fun card for...

Playing in Paradise Challenge

I won a challenge over there a bit back and they ask me if I wanted to do a guest spot with them.

I was so thrilled to be a guest designer for them this week.

I have used #392 Tilda with Peony available from Magnolia-licious.

Here is the challenge

It's a photo inspiration 

I have colored my image with my copic markers.

Papers: All scraps from my scrap bag.

embellies: silver brad pearls, pearls, bakers twine, paper flowers, feather, satin dot ribbon, twill tape ribbon.

tools: Magnolia swirl hearts die, EK Success med flower punch, sewing machine.

Challenges to enter my card:

Ladybugs Crafts - Pink and Girly
Fairytale - Spring

Little Miss Muffet - Fancy or Lacy

Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Punches
Sew Many Challenges - Punches
Paper Pretties - Punches or Dies

THANKS for stopping by today!
For more information on the prizes and rules stop by the
 Playing in Paradise Challenge blog.
I would love to see what you come up.

MARCH CALENDAR

HAPPY MARCH 2012!!

  It's hard to believe just how fast the days do go! 

Today I have my March desk calendar to share with you.

I have to tell you that March is NOT one of my favorite months. It seems that the winds blows ALL of the time in March. Have I ever told you that I hate the wind? But I do always think of 4 leaf clovers in March and I just happen to run into a very cute little digi image that I got last year.

It is Swings and Slides- GOOD LUCK by Pollycraft

I was just looking at my photos and I swear if I could take a straight photo all would be good! LOL....

My image has been colored with my copic markers.

Papers: All from my scrap bag. Got to love that when it hapens!

embellies: 3 leaf clover pin, pink satin ribbon, twill binding tapes from Really Reasonable Ribbon, dot ribbon, paper flowers, pearls, candy dots, bakers thread.

Tools: McGill pine leaves punch, spellbinders oval, sewing machine.

Challenges I will be entering my page in today:

Polly Craft: Teenage Dream ( I think she looks like a teenage girl)

Fairytale - Spring
Crafts and Me - Shades of Spring

Sew Many Challenges - Punches
Paper Pretties - Punches or Dies

A very dear/special friend Christine's (dol creations) also has a calendar posted to her blog today.

Please hop over to her blog and have a peek and leave her some love. You will NOT be disappointed. 

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY TODAY!!

A Simple Card Today...........

Hello everyone.....

I have a very not so clean but simple card to share with you today!

I would have said clean and simple but I inked and sanded all of the edges and it DOES NOT look so clean! LOL.

Simple cards just don't work so well for me. But this is what I came up with.

Let me know what you think.

 

I have used: Creative Genius, Michele
from the Elisabeth Bell Digital Gallery.

 I have colored my image with my copic markers. 

I have used Misc. papers from my scrap bag.

Not much for embellies: ribbon, pearls, trim and a couple of paper flowers.

I have used the sketch from CARD PATTERNS today.

They always have beautiful nice simple sketches. 

Have you entered my blog candy yet?

 You have until March 9th to do so. 

You can find it by clicking HERE.

Thanks for stopping by today!

JUST A NOTE TO SAY HELLO.....

Hello everyone!!

WELCOME!!

Today I have a fun shape card to share and the winner of last weeks Magnolia Stamp.

Image used is a Krista Smith and you can find ALL of her digital images at her Etsy store HERE.

 

I have colored my image with my copic markers.

Punches:  SpellBindersfor the image, Leaf Spray punch by McGill

Misc embellishments: Pearls, ribbons, paper flowers,  string pearls, trim, photo corners, doily, tatted butterfly and tatted flower.
Other items for technique:  Distressed inks, Stickles , Sewing machine for sewing the layers of my card. Foam tapes for lift. Computer for my sentiment.

Inside stamp: unknown

Challenges I have made my card for :

Saturated Canary: anything BUT square or rectangle

Our CREATIVE Corner: Over the edge 

Moving Along With The Times - At Least 3 Layers

Cutie Pie: Flower Power cards

All Sorts: It's your Choice. 

 

 

In this last photo I did a close up so you could see my handmade tatted butterfly and tatted  purple flower base. I love these!

Have you entered my blog candy yet? You have until March 9th to do so. Blog candy for my followers HERE.

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From the comments on February 20, 2012 post. I have randomly picked my winner for the #365 Swimming Tilda Magnolia stamp. Thanks for playing along with me!

I used Random.org to pick my winner.

#39

by my counting my winner is..

 Maz (Only By His Grace)

Maz CONGRATS Please use my email me button on my side bar and send me your info so that I can get your candy posted to you!

THANKS for visiting today!!

Wishing you all love, happiness, and inky fingers.