Another Birthday Card !!!!!!!

Boy am I lucky !!!! I got another gorgeous birthday card from Jo today!!!!!!!!! You ladies just rock, these cards I have gotten are just gorgeous I can't thank you enough for all the beautiful cards.

Tilda & Co Challenge #13

For this weeks Challenge at Tilda & Co Challenge it was to mix and match Magnolia stamps. This was so much fun after I got started. I took Tilda with balloons and Tilda with hearts and I switched there heads and then took the balloon out and replaced it with the kite. These were colored in with Copic Markers. All stamps are Magnolia except for the flowers and I am not sure where they are from. The house and fence image I got from Andrea and the kite and sun I got from Claudia. Aren't these stamps adorable?? So don't forget to check out the challenge this week.

Papertake Weekly Challenge

This week at Papertake Challenge, Katharina has an awesome sketch. So I made this card for the sketch. The stamp is Magnolia and I used the copic markers to color it. I attached some Prima flowers and I used some punchinella under the stamped image. The birthday greeting stamp is from SU. Thanks Katharina for a great sketch

Tilda & Co Challenge #12

This weeks sketch challenge for Tilda & Co I made this card. The paper is from EK Success and SU. And of course the stamp is Tilda with a present from Magnolia.
I used some Prima flowers and colored with copic markers. The die cut ATC frame is from Debbie's Die Cuts. Make sure you go and check out the Tilda & Co Blog they have a great Magnolia stamp for eye candy this week.

Great Mail Day

Boy talk about a great mail day I got the most gorgeous cards in the mail today !!!
So I have uploaded them all here so I can share them with everyone. I have also uploaded the cards that Jo and Annie sent me when they thought my surgery was that week, Just got postponed a bit. Thank you ladies for such gorgeous cards.

Cute Card Thursday 3

Well it is Cute Card Thursday I am so loving these cute cards and stamps everyone has. I done Vintage for so long that I didn't realize how cute some of the stamps were that were out. My challenge card is made with a Magnolia stamp. I used Porcelain Prints DSP and Blue Bayou and River Rock from Stampin Up and the wasabi ribbon. I used copic markers to color in Tilda and added some Prima flowers and a brad in the center.

WWPapers Sketch Challenge

Over on WWP Blog they are having another sketch challenge. If you have never seen or used any of the WWP you have got to try it. There are so many different kinds and the new ruche is to die for. The texture to it is awesome. The WWPapers I used are Dark lovely lilac, Medium Lovely Lilac, and Deep Lovely Lilac. The stamps are from ISC and one of my very dear Friends Cindy Roland drew the stamp image. She is very talented. I also used the Art Deckle Ruler that she sent me for my birthday and man I do love these rulers. The flowers I used are from Prima.

Blue and Yellow

Here is my enty for the Tilda and Friends ATC challenge. I just love Tilda these magnolia stamps are just to die for. The theme for this week was the Sweden colors Blue and Yellow. I used the ATC frame from Debbie's Die Cuts ( I just love these frames. But anyway here I used Farmer Tilda setting on a hay bale I used Blue Pinata ink on the background of the atc then on the Frame of the ATC front I used the Yellow Pinata ink. I then used a background stamp from ISC I used the copic markers to color Tilda in and then used some baby blue stickles on the wings. I also used a white pen to highlight on her cuffs and pocket.
You all go and check out the atc challenge. The ladies there on the DT are just fantastic.

Beate's Weekend Challenge

It is Beate's Weekend Challenge again and I made this card for it. The stamps are from Magnolia and I used the copic markers to color them in. The sun stamp is from SU and theh flowers is unknown. I used night of navy and bordering blue cardstock from SU.

Grandma's Girl

Here is Kirstie in her Easter Dress. She is growing up so fast.

Engagement pictures

My daughter Rachelle is getting married the 5th of April so these are some of the photo's that were took with there engagement pictures. It is so amazing how much Kirstie has grown in such a short time.

Birthday Cards

Well since I am going to be out of commission for a while I wanted to get some birthday cards done so I am going ahead and uploading them not sure who will get what but at least they are done for a couple of months lol It is going to kill me not to be able to stamp for 6 weeks but I know this has to be done. The stamps on the cards are from magnolia and cuddly buddly and one from Whipper Snapper.

Bookmark Swap

Over at SSR Michelle has taken over the swaps for me till I can get my sugery over with so she is having a Bookmark swap so I thought I would join in the last swap till I am able to participate again.
I went with a theme of Gone with the Wind.

Tilda and Friends !!!!

Well I am running behind on this one. This week on Tilda and Friends the theme was Chocolate !! So I made a atc of Tilda with some cookies and of course they are to be chocolate lol
I used the ATC die cut frame and photo corners from Debbie's Die Cuts. I just love these atc frames. And of course the stamps are from Magnolia.

Cute Card Thursday 2

Well it is Thursday and it is time for Cute Card Thursday !!!!! So make sure you go and check out the challenge. It is always so much fun to do these cute cards. I had been stuck in vintage for so long I had forgotten what it was like to do cute but am sure loving it. The stamp is from Whipper Snapper and the words are from SU

Weekend Sketch#39

Well I finally got my card done for the Beate's Weekend Sketch. I took the opportunity to make my daughters wedding card. The stamps are from SU and most of the paper the heart cut outs my dear friend Claudia sent me.

Cute Card Thursday !

Wow A New Challenge Site !!! You all have to go check this out. It is called Cute Card Thursday. The first swap for this is to make a cute card using the theme new beginnings or 1st. So I had gotten my new Cuddly Buddly stamps and thought hey first little pony lol So here is Charley with her first little pony Willow. The paper and punches are from SU and I used the Copic Markers to color in the image. So don't forget to go check out the new challenge site. I know you all will love it

Magnolia !!!!!

Here is a card I made for Marlene's blog candy. She loves the color green and loves ribbon so I made the card with a couple shades of Bazzil cardstock and some of WWP new Ruche paper. The ribbon and punches and word saying are from SU and the flowers are from Prima. I have added some green stickles to the center of the flowers. And of course the cute little girl is from Magnolia.

Beate's Weekend Challenge #38

Well I took Beate's weekend sketch challenge to make my little grandson a birthday card. I didn't embellish it for he is just going to tear it up lol But the stamps are the little Studio G stamps. Thanks again Beate for another great challenge

BLOG CANDY

Katharina has just been selected to be on the design team for High Hopes. Isn't that great???? Over on her blog she is showing some sneak peeks of the new stamps being released, plus she has some blog candy to give away so make sure you go check it out

Papertake Weekly Challenge

Over at the Papertake Challenge this week it is squares. So I made this card using Tilda with the 1 inch square punch and stamping up paper. I colored Tilda in with the copic markers. Just love these challenges.

March COTM

This is the card I made for SSR's COTM. I send to Heather so what better stamps to use than her own line lol I used copic markers to color the image and the patterned paper is from My Minds Eye. The other is from SU.
Heather has some very cute images so go check her site out

More Faux Aged Metal with Patina Verdigris Effect Techinque

These are some samples I have done for Debbie's Die Cuts of her More Faux Aged Metal with Patina Verdigris Effect Techinque she came up with. I just love the effect of this technique. She done her samples with paints but on mine I tried it with the Radiant Rain Sprays and the Opalite Reinkers. I then ran them through the cuttlebug like she done and used black stazon on the raised edges. I just love the way it looks. The Tag from Debbies Die Cuts I done with the Opallite reinkers, then the frame and the notebook holder were done with the Radiant Rains. The tag and frame are stamps from Magnolia and the post it notebook is from Stampin Up. Make sure to check her blog out for some gorgeous samples

Tilda & Co Challenge

Tilda & Co's Challenge for this week is Think Spring so I made this card for the challenge. I used World Win Papers and Hot off the Press Patterned paper. I used my sizzix die cut fence and used some flower stickers for around the fence. The word stamp and punches are from SU

Beate's Weekend Challenge#37

Well the weekend is about over and I am running behind. I am trying to get all my commitments done this weekend. I am just about there lol The stamp is Tilda from Magnolia. Isn't she just the cutest ???? I used WWP medium and dark ocean blue cardstock and then hot off the press patterned paper. The punches and word stamp is from SU. Don't forget to go and check out Beate's Blog and join in the fun too.

Check out this blog folks

I joined the Tilda group for Magnolia stamps and man you should check out there blog.
Leeann has a blog candy going also on her blog so go check out her wonderful art. These ladies are so talented. You sure don't want to miss all this gorgeous art