Magnolia-licious Highlites February Challenge

Today I have my February project for the 

Magnolia-licious Highlites Challenge.

It's so hard to believe that it is already February!

The challenge this month is:

Vintage, Shabby Chic

I have used #3048 Sitting Tilda with Teddybear.

I have colored my fun little Tilda with my copic markers.

Papers: Creative Imaginations, Cratepaper, Prima Marketing Inc. and Bazzill cardstocks.

embellies: ribbons from RRR, paper flowers, gold key, pearls, lace, button that I have painted dots on, with love tag, cheese cloth, Magnolia Swirl Die with hearts, stickles, brown string thread. 

The heart just behind Tilda is hand cut. I painted it with brown paint then added Crackle paint and let dry. Then added white paint. IWhen all dry I added destressed inks around the edges. It has been popped for a 3D look.
 

I have used my distressed inks around all paper edges and I have sewn on my card. 

Now don't forget that all Magnoila items can be bought at the Magnolia-licious store along with a lot of things for your stamping needs. Diana has first class service and I tell you the shipping is fast!!

Challenges to enter my card:

Wild Orchid : Creature Comforts

Card Making Mama's : Something Old (everything on card)

Stamp with Fun : Cute Vintage

Totally Papercrafts : Pearls and Lace

 Everybody Art : Swirls.

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY TODAY!!!

Please make sure that stop over at the Magnolia-licious Highlites blog to see all of the wonderful projects by my teamies. I hope you will find time to join us this month. Wonderful prizes to be won from the Magnoilia-licious Store. You can find all of the info over at the Highlites Blog.

MY FEBRUARY DESK CALENDAR.......

Happy February!!

I can not believe that it is February already!!

The time is just flying by!!! 

I have my February Desk Calendar to share with you today!

This month I had it finished ahead of time so that I could post it on the first.

I hope to do that each month for the rest of the year.

I have to tell you that February is maybe my favorite time of year to make little crafty projects!!  I think that it is the red, pink, grey, white and black colors and then I can really fluff things up this time of year and get away with it!! ha ha ha

I have used another Krista Smith image and you can find ALL of her digital images at her Etsy store HERE.

A while back I had bought 4 of them! I do have all 4 of them colored just not into projects yet. I told myself that I couldn't buy anymore of them until I have all 4 of these made up into projects. So I have 2 more to go then I can buy some more of these little cuties!!

Her images are so fun to color. I just love coloring the hair on her images.

Papers: The Paper Studio, Girl's Paperie, Making Memories, Anna Griffin and Bazzill cardstocks.

Misc embellishments: Pearls ( Queen & Company), calendar (Jenni Bowlin), Metal heart charm, metal card, 2 different metal Love (all from my stash), ribbons, paper flowers, crystals, glass bulbs, string pearls, (from stash),
 

Other items for technique: Copic Markers to color image, Distressed inks (Tim Holtz Antique Linen) Stickles (Ranger) Sewing machine for sewing the layers of my card.

 I added Stickles to the Magnolia Heart Swirls.

Copic markers, Distressed inks, paper flowers can all be bought at Michelle's Scrapbooking and More

Magnolia Heart Swirl Die can be bought at Magnolia-Licious Store

Challenges I have made my Calendar to fit:

Paper Pretties - Valentines

Craft Us Crazy - Valentines

  One Stop Crafts - Stitching 

The Secret Crafter - Ribbon
Do You Stack Up? - Ribbons 

Heartsong Inspirations - Red and White or Ribbon

And for the very last thing today.

It's all Christine's (dol creations) fault that I am doing a calendar for my desk each month!!!

(I TRULY LOVE HER FOR IT)  :o) 

Anyway..She always posts a desk calendar on her blog on the first of each month. SO PLEASE HOP ON OVER AND SEE WHAT SHE HAS MADE TODAY.

Just click on her name to take you there..

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY TODAY!!
It's very kind of you!!

Digi Bell DT project...BRAG BOOK/SCRAPBOOK

WELCOME!!
Today my DT sista Lynda and I are posting together today with this very sweet

NEW JANUARY ELISABETH BELL Digi image.

**CLICK**

from the Elisabeth Bell Digi Collection...

I have made a 5 x 6 1/2 book board brag book or scrapbook. It has 10 pages on the inside. It is held together with metal rings and it has extra strong eyelets in the book board to hold the rings.

I have made this project a tad bit shabby and a lot chic!! 

I have sanded all of the edges with my file to make it look just a tad old and worn then added Tim Holtz Distress Ink on all edges.

I have colored my image with my copic markers. 

Papers: LilyBee Design MME 6x6 paper pads and can be bought at LOVE TO STAMP for clearance prices. I have also used Bazzill cardstock.

 Embellies: trim, ribbons, string pearls, pearls, cheese cloth, purple netting cloth, paper flowers, large silk flower by Petaloo. I have used Tattered Angels glimmer mist (Bazzill Piglet) to color my flower to match the ones in the image. I have painted the beads in the center with black paint and added stickles to make it sparkle.

Tools: I have used my MS butterfly punch, Quickkuts heart punch and my Magnolia Swirl punch.

Challenges to enter my project:

Mad For Markers: Use a new combo

The Stamp Man - Embellish It

Crafty Catz - Things with Wings

Addicted to Stamps - Summer in Winter

Crazy 4 Challenges - Lots of Layers & Embellishments

 My Mums Craft Shop - Flowers

 

A few hints on buying some of the items I have on my project:

Papers:  LOVE TO STAMP

MS punches and Copic markers: Michelle's Scrapbooking & More

Magnolia Swirl Punch: Magnolia-Licious Store

Image "Click" Elisabeth Bell Digi Collection

Please make sure you hop on over to see what

LYNDA

has to share with you using this same cute little image.

Just a quick look at the back.

 FOR SALE IF YOU ARE INTERESTED PLEASE EMAIL ME.

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY TODAY with your sweet comments!!! 

If you haven't seen my FOLLOWERS BLOG CANDY yet you can find it HERE..

THINKING OF YOU........Heart Gift Box

WELCOME!!!

I have my DT card for

Magnolia Down Under

This weeks challenge is..

EDWIN ONLY

I have a little heart box to share with you today. The side of this box came just the way you see them. I have only altered to top of the little box. Oh oh ya I did take my sanding files and rough up the edges of the sides a bit and then added some distressed ink.

The paper used on the top is MME. One of my favorites!

#117 Edwin with Stolen Heart or #117 Mini Edwin with Stolen Heart has been colored with my copic markers then cut out and popped onto my heart box to give him that 3-d look. Sentiment was sent to me by a very  special friend. (Thank you Nat).

embellies: Rhinestone, paper flowers, ribbons, feathers, heart button with bakers thread, tulle, brown yarn thread, black pearls, glass beads, acrylic heart, heart stick pin, pom pom trim.

Now don't forget that all Magnolia items can be bought at the 

 Magnolia-licious store  

along with a lot of things for your stamping needs. Diana is now carrying a few NEW lines of dies. You might just want to check them out. Always fast and friendly service!!

Challenge I would like to enter my little box:

Anything Goes - To The One I Love

The Poodles Parlour - Love

Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes

Robyn's Fetish - Love
Cupcake Crafts - Love
Sweet Stamps - Love
There She Goes - Love and Hearts

I hope that you will find time to join us in the fun this week at:Magnolia Down Under

Thanks for stopping by!!

Thanks for leaving me your sweet wonderful comments!!Have a wonderful weekend !!

I HAVE BLOG CANDY in the post below for my readers/followers.

You can find it bu clicking HERE..

BLUE & BROWN Today with BLOG CANDY!!!!!!

Hello everyone!!

WELCOME!!

Today I have a fun WINTER card to share and then some blog candy for my readers!!

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

Punches: MS Snowflake edge punch and single MS snowflake punches. SpellBinders Snowflake

Misc embellishments: Pearls ( Queen & Company), Metal Photo corner (Tim Holtz), ribbons, paper flowers, crystals, snowflakes, glass bulbs, string pearls, brown velvet lace trim, striped ribbon (from stash),
Other items for technique: Copic Markers to color image, Distressed inks (Tim Holtz Antique Linen) Stickles (Ranger) Sewing machine for sewing the layers of my card.

I have added Stickles to some of my snowflakes and flowers. I also added Stickles to the snow parts of the image.

Challenges I have made my card for :

Saturated Canary #9: Dies and/or punches

Cutie Pie: #10 Song Challenge (FROSTY THE SNOWMAN)

Cute Card Thursday: You are a gem

  PaperPlay: lovely lace

Fussy & Fancy: Polka Dots 

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CANDY CANDY and more candy!! 

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Would you like to winner some non fattening fun kind of candy?

I thought that it would be fun for ALL of my followers today to have a give away!!

I am going to call this little give away
"The cats out of the bag candy" LOL.....

Today I want to share a little bit of a story with you MY READERS/COMMENTERS .. Very few of you know this. That I am going to share today with all of my readers. Really didn't want this out in blog land. But I keep getting emails and such from some of you my readers. I feel that maybe it will help you understand why I don't get to your blog as often as I use to.  So here it goes......

I have been ill since last May and have struggled to get my DT cards done and posted to my blog. I don't post as often has I used to post and as ALL of my readers/comments know I don't get to your blogs and comment like I used to do. :o( This does make me very sad and I want all of you to know it just because I can't do it like I used to do. By the time I do the commenting for the teams that I am on and get my cards done I am out of steam. I am getting better but it's going to be a bit longer still. So with all of that said I have decided to do a Candy Post for MY FOLLOWERS every 2 weeks or so to show you that I do care and that your comments and following me is very much appreciated. REALLY THANK YOU for all of the comments that you do leave me!! I love to read each and everyone of them!!! You all put a huge smile on my face with each and every one of them!! Okay enough of all that kind of talk and lets get onto the candy..... Today I have a big candy that I truly think any cardmaker/scrapbooking makers will love. Today my card is made with blues and browns the candy is all in blues and browns also.

I have..... all things from Lil Davis Designs...

Chipboard Alphabet

Shaped Ribbons

Chipboard Rounders

Glitter Rub ons

Printed Polka Dot Flowers

Canvas Frame

Architect Letter Stickers

Bag of Brown Buttons

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 February 10 and post to my blog.

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

That's it!!!!!! Now just how easy is that?!?!?!?! You will need to come back and check on February 10th to see if you are the winner. You will have 3 days to get hold of me with the email button on my side bar. To collect the winnings. I will post new candy on that day also

GOOD LUCK!!

Thanks for supporting my Little Pieces of ART!!

Two cards in one post today!!!!!!

Hello everyone.......today I have 2 projects to share with you!!

First my DT card for the.....
Little Darlings Challenge

The Challenge is
Polka Dots

I have used the image 

 "Soooo BIG"

Image can be bought at the at LOVE TO STAMP.

I have colored my image with my copic markers.

Papers: BO BUNNY, MME 6x6 paper pads and can be bought at LOVE TO STAMP also.

The round stamp is  For You Circular Sentiments by LOTV.

embellies: green trim, velvet ribbon, regular dot ribbon, brads, paper flowers, metal photo corner, rhinestone photo holders. 

My card has been inked on all edges and sewn.

To enter the challenge you don't have to use Little Darlings images, but if you do, you could win a $20 merchandise gift voucher to the Love to Stamp store. If you use any other stamp you could win a $10 merchandise gift voucher.
So why not come and join in the fun at the Little Darlings Challenge blog??

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Over at the 

ELISABETH BELL WORLD CHALLENGE BLOG 

we have a new monthly project for you!!

This month the challenge is ...

"LOVE" 
hearts hearts and more hearts

The DT has done a fabulous job!!

I hope you will find time to hop over to the challenge blog and check it out.

As you can see I have made a Tea light card. I made this with a tutorial done by Jane from Jane's Lovely Cards. She is such a wonderful card maker and such a sweet friend. Her tutorial is so easy to follow. Check it out HERE.

I have used MY PRINCE by Elisabeth Bell in the Digi Collection found HERE.

I have colored my image with my water color pencils and copic markers.
 

papers:Lilybee designs 6x6 paper pads found at LOVE TO STAMP STORE

embellies: pearls, paper flowers, heart brads, feather, rhinestone swirls, heart trim, ribbons, heart stick pin eyelet lace.
I have inked all edges with my Ranger distressed inks.

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY TODAY!!!!!!

BLOG CANDY WINNER..........

Hello everyone.......

First of all let me thank you all for your wonderful positive comments that you leave for me!!

They all mean so much to me!!

From the comments on my last Monday's project I have randomly picked my BLOG CANDY winner!

I used Random.org and it will NOT let me copy the results!!

But anyway the winner is.. #46

and by my counting my winner is.....

  Sheri 

and Sheri said...
Oh...Janiel! There just are no words...this is just breathtaking!

Sheri please use my email button on my side bar to get me your mailing address so that I can get your package of goodies mailed out to you.

I will be back on Wednesday with 2 new projects. I will also have more blog candy up for grabs at the end of the week!

I hope you will come back and visit me!!