Spring Kit and Friday Sketchers

Good Evening!

I spent some time with the new Magnolia Spring Kit today...what a lovely way to spend the day!! I am thrilled with all of the images included in the kit.

Here's a little close up of one of the new Tilda images. Isn't she just gorgeous??


I've created my card today using a sketch over at the Friday Sketchers Challenge blog. It looks like I've finished just in time to be able to enter this card in challenge #97. I've included the gorgeous sketch below which was designed by Beatrix.

I'm using the remaining pieces of my Basic Grey paper left over from yesterday's card. Once again, the papers are from the Sugared collection. I've added some light pink chandelier glass garland that I purchased over at the Magnolia-Licious store. The wired glass garland is absolutely beautiful and really easy to work with!! I've unwrapped a couple of wired strands and twisted them around my flower.

The flower is created by layering lots of silk petals from a floral stem I bought at Michael's. The petals are all held together with a rhinestone brad. The ribbon is a wide Chocolate Satin from Stampin Up!

Here is a list of the Copic Colors:
Y11, Y21, Y26, E0000, E00, YG63, RV0000, RV00, RV10, RV21, RV23, RV25, 0
(Normally I use E000 instead of E0000 but I'm waiting for my reinker to arrive so I'm subbing the lighter color.)
Her cheeks are blushed with a little pink chalk.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Julie

Little Bunny Tilda

Good Evening!

I would say "Welcome Spring" but we are right in the middle of a snowstorm!! It started snowing late last night...it has been snowing all day and it is still snowing. Originally, I heard maybe 2-4 inches but we're way past that now and the forecast has been changing throughout the day. I'm sure this will all end soon and Spring will actually arrive, but not today in Olathe Kansas:-)

However...I do have a Spring card to share with you tonight. My new Magnolia stamps arrived on Friday and I couldn't wait to tear open the package. By the way...I need to say a HUGE thank you to Diana at Magnolia-licious for her super quick shipping! My package arrived just in time for a snowy weekend of stamping!



I've created this card with my new "Little Bunny Tilda" and "Two Eggs" stamps. Isn't that little bunny suit just adorable? Just Gotta Love it!!!

I've also been searching through challenge blogs this evening and have found lots of great challenges for this little Easter card.

Here goes:
Rosie D's Challenge blog - Think Spring
Crazy 4 Challenges - Spring
Sassy Designs By Susie - Easter
Pile it On - Pastel Colors
Friday Sketchers - The great sketch I've included below by Claudia Rosa


The designer paper is all from my Stampin' Up! stash. Most of it is from the "Tea Party" Designer Series Paper collection. The flower is from a stem of flowers in the floral department and the little leaves are the Martha Stewart Branch punch.

Here is a list of the Copic Colors:
RV0000, RV00, RV81, RV83, B0000, B000, B21, B23, YG41, YG45,
E000, E00, E31, C1, Y000, Y21, Y26

Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving such kind comments!
Happy Spring:-)
Julie

Oh So Sweet Tilda

Good Evening!

I finally had a chance to ink up my new little "Sweet Tilda". I think she is absolutely my favorite Magnolia stamp! (Of course now that I've seen the new images from the Hoppy Easter Collection and I will soon have some new favorites!!)



I've tried to use some tips from Suzanne Dean's wonderful tutorial for coloring with Copics to look like Distress inks. You can find Suzanne's tutorials here. She is so incredibly talented! It is definitely a technique that requires a lot of practice...and a lot of paper!!


I've created this card for sketch challenge#93 over at Friday Sketchers. It's another fabulous design from Jacque and I've included her sketch below!



The final photo shows the same card with a different ribbon around the center of the card. I couldn't decide if I liked the crocheted trim or the sheer ribbon better, so I've tried it both ways. The card stock is from SU, the designer paper is Cosmo Cricket. I've added a little chipboard heart that is also covered in SU card stock.

Here is a list of the Copic colors:
E000, E00, E31, E33, E35, R000, R00, R20, B0000 and 0-Colorless Blender

Thank you so much for stopping by and following my blog!
Julie

Tilda Birthday greeting

Good Evening!

I've created this card for two challenges: a sketch challenge over at Friday Sketchers and a Birthday card for the Just Magnolia challenge.

The sketch at Friday Sketchers is hosted by Carole and I've included her beautiful sketch below!

The card stock and designer paper are from Stampin' Up. I've used a Martha Stewart border punch and some sheer pink ribbon along with a few pink brads on the horizontal band. You'll find machine stitching around the panels since I'm still hooked on sewing!! The Birthday sentiment is from the "Well Scripted" stamp set by Stampin' Up! I just love that these stamps are now available in clear mount!!

On the second version of the card I've added a few wire stems covered with Flower Soft. I colored the white wire with my Copic marker so that I could have green flower stems and then added the tiny "Sweet Pea" Flower Soft material.

The images are colored with Copic markers:
E000, E00, E31, E33, E35, B0000, B21, B23, R00, RV0000, RV00, RV21, 0


Thanks so much for stopping by,
Julie

Two Challenges all wrapped up in one Tilda

This card was created for two challenges that I found while visiting some of my favorite blogs. The first challenge from Stamp with Fun has the theme "stitch". Since I've recently found that I absolutely love sewing on my cards, this was a perfect fit!! I adjusted my sewing machine back to straight stitching instead of zig-zag for this card. Next time, I think I'll try sewing with something other than white thread!

The second challenge is from Friday Sketchers. This is challenge #90 and was designed by Beatrix from Germany. I loved the look of this sketch!

I had purchased a fabulous 9000-piece Cosmo Cricket scrapbooking kit from Tuesday Mornings a few weeks ago and I have just been waiting to open up all of the paper and embellishments. The papers are just Gorgeous! The kit included two 8x8 scrapbooks, paper, chipboard, ribbon, buttons, brads...and of course everything coordinates together. The vintage colors are fabulous: dusty pinks, blues, reds and greens!!!!!

The Designer paper for this card came from this beautiful Cosmo Cricket scrapbooking kit.
The Red card stock is from Bazzill, and the green card stock is Mellow Moss from Stampin' Up - a perfect match to the paper. The little chipboard flower and button were also included in the kit. The sentiment is from the new clear mount set "Whimsical Words" by Stampin' Up! I think the font on this set is beautiful!

Here are my Copic Colors: R000, R20, R22, BG10, C1, E000, E00, E25, E31, E33, E35, E47, E50, E53

Thanks for stopping by,
Julie