Tilda under Mistletoe

Good Morning and welcome to the final round of the Magnolia-licious Christmas All Year Long Blog Hop.


I finally have my computer up and running and have added a few new Magnolia stamps to my collection so I was thrilled to be able to participate this month!

If you've arrived here from Jessica Hammond's Blog, you're in the right spot and from here you will head right over to see a wonderful creation by Kathy Curry.

My entry for today uses Tilda under the Mistletoe - one of my very favorite Christmas images.


I found some beautiful new Christmas papers from Echo Park and paired it with some Crimson and Cream Bazzill card stock. I haven't made an easel card in a very long time so this was the perfect chance to go and pull out the directions for this style of card.


And here's a little side view:


Here is a list of the Copic colors used on my card:
E00, E0000, E25, E31, E33, E35, C1, R20, R35, YG93, YG95, B0000.

Thanks so very much for hopping by and I hope you have a wonderful Turkey Day!

Julie

Happy Halloween!

Good Afternoon and Happy Halloween!

I'm so excited to get back to my Magnolia stamps! They are one of my true obsessions. Just look at that sweet little face!

This is "Lovely Tilda" from the Autumn/Fall Collection and she was a "must have" as soon as I saw her.


I've used some gorgeous paper from Teresa Collins called "Giving Thanks" and black and orange Bazzill card stock. The flowers are cut from the same Teresa Collins paper using one of the Tim Holtz flower dies and the May Arts Black stitched ribbon is one of my all time favorites!
She is all dressed up for Halloween in her little orange dress.
Here is a list of the Copic colors used: E0000, E00, YR14, Y38, Y32, E31, E25, E50 and 0.

My final Halloween project is another image from the "Be Very Scared" Penny Black stamp set. I didn't even get to ink up every image in that set...I guess there is always next Halloween.


The kitten and balloon are colored with Copic markers. I've matted the image with some black card stock and adhered it to an acetate box that is filled with Candy Corn.

Here is a side view of the project complete with candy corn!

Thanks so much for stopping by.
Have a great Halloween!

Julie

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

Tilda from the new Spring Kit

What a great day!

The new Magnolia Spring kit arrived today! These kits are sent out 4 times a year and all of the images are kept secret until they arrive in the mailbox. I have been stalking the mailman since I heard that kits were arriving in the US! I am so glad the wait is over.

The images arrive as just sheets of rubber so I grabbed my EZ Mount, mounted & trimmed the images and created my very first card using a stamp from this gorgeous new stamp kit!! The images are adorable! I wish I could just shut my door and stamp for the next few days!!

I found a beautiful sketch over at the Basic Grey Challenge blog and dug through my stash of Basic Grey papers and scraps. I've included the sketch designed by Martine for week 17 below.

And here's my take on the sketch.


I subbed out the flowers for some beautiful wide Pink grosgrain ribbon to match the ribbon in Tilda's hair. Both of the patterned papers are from the Basic Grey "Sugared" collection. The papers are named Delectable and Luscious. Pink & Chocolate is my all time favorite color combination so I LOVE these papers.

The Brown card stock is Bazzill, the small brads are from Making Memories. The sentiment and Chocolate satin ribbon are both from Stampin' Up! I've also used my SU ticket corner punch on the stamped images. I love that little notch snipped out of the corner.

Here is a list of my Copic Colors:
Y11, Y21, Y26, E000, E00, RV0000, RV00, RV10, 0

Thanks so much for stopping by and following my blog!
Julie

Kitchen Tilda and a Recipe

Good Morning!

I finally had a chance to ink up this adorable Magnolia Kitchen Tilda and couldn't wait to use her for a recipe page!


I teach monthly recipe classes at the Scrapbook Page in Shawnee Kansas. The recipes are submitted in advance by the girls who take the classes so I have lots of fantastic recipes to choose from each month when designing the pages. And of course a recipe class wouldn't be complete without a few samples of the featured recipes. Snacking and stamping...What a great way to spend the afternoon!!


Each page measures 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 and contains one of the recipes that the girls have submitted. "WeR" makes these beautiful leather albums with page protectors which are just the perfect size for these pages. Each page can be placed in a page protector to keep it safe when cooking in the kitchen! I used my Silhouette digital cutter to cut the flourish from some black vinyl and adhered the flourishes to the side of my albums.

The beautiful cherry paper is from Creative Imaginations - cherries on one side and red with white dots on the other. The Chocolate Chip card stock and 5/8" Red grosgrain ribbon are both from Stampin' Up!
Tilda is colored with the following Copic Markers:
B00, B000, R32, R35, R37, E000, E00, E31, E33, E35, C1, C5, 0

Here's a close-up view of the super easy recipe!!


Have a great day and thanks so much for stopping by!
Julie

Magnolia-licious March Christmas Blog Hop

Good Morning and Welcome to my stop on the Magnolia-licious Christmas All Year Long Blog Hop! I'm so excited to be participating this month! This hop will happen the 25th of every month and I'm sure you'll find lots of gorgeous samples as you make your way from blog to blog!

If you've arrived here from Jessica's Blog you're in the right place. If you would like to start at the beginning of our hop, please begin with Julie Glasgow.

For my card today I'm using Tilda with the Violin. This was a wonderful surprise gift from Diana at the Magnolia-licious store when I placed my last order. I taught vocal music for 14 years with the Millard Public Schools in Omaha Nebraska, and so this little musician was a special treat!

I've chosen some Basic Grey paper from the "Wassail" collection for my card this month. (I had just enough scraps left from previous projects!) The card stock is Stampin' Up Always Artichoke and it was a perfect match to the Basic Grey patterned paper.

I've added a little Doodlebug Sugar coated glitter to her wings for a little Christmas sparkle!


The sentiment is from the SU set named "Scenic Season". All the paper is sponged with a little SU Creamy Caramel ink.


Tilda is colored with Copic markers.

You're next stop on the February Christmas hop is Kathy!

Enjoy your visits and thanks so much for hopping by,

Julie

Tilda with her kitty

Good Afternoon,

We had a strange first day of Spring yesterday with 6 inches of snow! Today, the snow is melting but it still feels like Winter! Just a perfect weekend to stay inside and stamp:-)

My card today is using a "new to me" Magnolia stamp. The name of the stamp is "Tilda with cat hanging in her arms" - That's a mouthful!! I'm wishing for some Spring Time weather so I've pulled out the Pastels this weekend. This card uses some Tea Party designer paper from my Stampin' Up stash as well as some Bashful Blue and White card stock.


The ribbon is some gorgeous 1 1/4" Pink Grosgrain SU! ribbon that I used for the first time. I have a bad habit of hoarding the "good stuff" and setting it aside for just the right project. Because of this, I end up with a lot of unopened packages just waiting to be used! But I'm changing my bad habits!!

I've actually opened the package and used the Light Pink Chandelier Glass Garland that arrived in my mailbox on Friday! I ordered a strand of this garland along with some Magnolia stamps over at the Magnolia-licious store. The glass beads were so beautiful that I simply couldn't put them in a drawer. I've tried to get a close up of the beads in the picture below!


Here is a list of the Copic colors:
RV0000, RV000, RV10, B0000, B21, E000, E00, E31, E33, E35, and E50.
I've used a little pink chalk for the blush on the cheeks of both Tilda and her cat.

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

Happy Tilda Easel Card

Good Afternoon!

I had a chance to ink up another new stamp last night...It's Happy Tilda!
I wanted to make an easel card with my new little Magnolia stamp and as luck would have it...over at the Just Magnolia Challenge Blog and the All That Scraps Weekly Wednesday Challenge Blog, the challenges this week are for easel cards! Now that's some pretty good timing!


Here's a view of the front of the card. I found some beautiful BoBunny paper from their Kitchen Spice line. I loved the color combination and the two patterns: stripes & floral. I've used some Chocolate Chip and retired Soft Sky card stock from Stampin' Up!

Here's a quick side view:
I used a zig-zag stitch to sew the panels together and my Martha Stewart "Branch" punch to make the tiny leaves under the flower. The flower was a bud from a sprig of flowers I picked up in the flower department. It was such a beautiful peach color!! The ribbon is also from my Stampin' Up stash. The sentiment is from the SU Well Scripted Stamp set - I love that font.

Here are the Copic colors used:
R000, R00, R20, E000, E00, E31, E33, E35, E37, E51, C1


Thank you so much for stopping by!
Julie

Another Sweet Tilda

Good Afternoon!

I think I've already mentioned that this little "Sweet Tilda" from Magnolia is my new favorite image so it's no surprise that I've inked her up again for another card!

I found this beautiful sketch over at the Just Magnolia Challenge Blog and I grabbed some beautiful BoBunny paper. I've included the Week #46 sketch below - isn't it a beauty!!



I like to cut two sets of card stock and paper when I create my cards. (This way I have one card to give and one to keep!) Then it's fun to change things up a little bit on each card so that I get to try a different technique or a different set of copic colors or different embellishments on each card.

On this first card, I've distressed the edges of my Stampin Up card stock and the beautiful double sided BoBunny Plaid/Dotted paper. The card is all tied up with some SU Chocolate satin ribbon and the greeting is from the SU Whimsical Words stamp set.



On the second card, I've sewn the edges of the card stock with a zig-zag stitch. I'm really enjoying sewing the layers together with my sewing machine. The satin ribbon is replaced with a strip of Chocolate Chip card stock punched with a Scalloped Border punch from SU and a 1" strip of the BoBunny paper. I've replaced the greeting with another from the same stamp set but stamped the sentiment on a circle instead of the oval from above.
You may also notice that Tilda is a brunette on this card while she's a blonde on the first card.


Here is a list of the copic colors: R20, R00, R000, B000, B0000, E000, E00
Brunette Hair: E31, E33, E35
Blonde Hair: Y11, Y21, E31

Thanks so much for stopping by and following my blog:-)
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

Honey Bee

Good Afternoon!!
I ordered a few new Magnolia stamps and was so anxious to ink 'em up!! My card today is made with Honey Tilda and I've created her for the March sketch challenge over at the Magnolia-licious Highlites blog. This sketch was created by the super talented Jacque Beddingfield and I was so thrilled to find this beautiful sketch while inking up my new Honey Bee!

I've included the sketch by Jacque below and click here for a link to her blog:



And here is that totally adorable little Tilda Honey Bee image!

The Chocolate and Saffron card stock, the striped chocolate paper and the grosgrain ribbon are all Stampin' Up! products. The yellow background paper is My Mind's Eye from the "Just Dreamy" collection and was a perfect match to the Saffron card stock. I've stamped one of the layers of saffron card stock with a flourish stamp from the SU "Priceless" stamp set...one of my all time favorite stamp sets.

Here are my Copic Colors: E000, E00, E25, E31, E33, E35, E47, E50, E51, E53, Y21 and 0-Colorless Blender.

The sentiment is a Stampendous stamp and I snipped the back off of a cute little bee button so that I could adhere it to the card. I'm still hooked on my sewing machine, so you'll find some zig-zag stitching on one of the layers.

Thanks so much for buzzing by!
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

Magnolia-licious February Christmas Blog Hop

Good Morning and Welcome to the Magnolia-licious Yahoo Group Christmas All Year Long Blog Hop! I'm so excited to be participating this month! This hop will happen the 25th of every month.

If you've arrived here from Jenn's blog, you're in the right place. If you would like to start at the beginning of our hop, please begin with Julie Glasgow.

For my card today I'm using Santa's Helper and the Old Bench. I purchased these beautiful stamps from the Magnolia-licious store where you'll find great service and great prices.

The card stock, patterned paper and ribbon are from my Stampin' Up stash. I had saved a package of my favorite retired Parisian Breeze designer paper and used it for my Christmas card this month. I found some Dew Drops and added those to the center of the flowers and around my little Edwin. I've distressed the edges of the dark blue card stock and then went to my sewing machine and stitched around the chocolate paper. The images are colored with Copic markers.

You're next stop on the February Christmas hop is Kathy!

Enjoy your visits and thanks so much for hopping 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

Just Magnolia Challenge

This card was made for the Week 43 sketch challenge over at the Just Magnolia Challenge Blog. The original sketch can be found below. Isn't it a beauty! I'm really enjoying playing along with these challenges. They are such a great inspiration!

The papers on this card are from the Vintage Valentine line by Fancy Pants. I've used my Tilda with Letter image and colored her with Copic markers. The scalloped border is a Martha Stewart border punch. The ribbon and card stock are from my Stampin' Up stash. I've also added a few Making Memories pewter brads. The small "love you much" sentiment is from Family Phrases by Stampin Up!
Here are the Copic Colors: E000, E00, R20, R32, R35, R36, E31, E33, E35, YG91, G20

Thanks for stopping by!
Julie

Basic Grey Sketch Challenge

My Magnolia card today was created for the Week 13 Basic Grey Sketch Challenge. This is the first time I've actually particpated in a sketch challenge and I had so much fun! The sketch was great and the samples from the design team were truly beautiful. The only requirement to play along was that you use at least one item from Basic Grey. That wasn't difficult!! I have quite the stash of Basic Grey paper leftover from previous projects...and of course some pristine 12x12 papers that I just couldn't bear to cut into!! (You know what I'm talking about if you are a paper collector!!)

For this challenge I used 2 beautiful papers from the 2008 Wassail Christmas line: Falling Snow and Winterberry. The card stock is from Stampin Up: Artichoke and Naturals White. The small green flourish is cut with a Sizzix die and the flowers were some blooms from a sprig of flowers I bought at a local craft store. The little pewter brads are from Making Memories.

Tilda is colored with Copic markers are here are the colors:
E000, E00, R20, E31, E33, E35, YG91, YG93, R32, R35, R37, G20, YG91, C1
I am really loving the soft colors for these Magnolia images.

Thanks again for stopping by and for your kind words.

Julie

Tilda in Chocolate and Blue

Good Morning!
I fell in love with this designer paper from Stampin Up called Parisian Breeze. It's simply gorgeous stuff! I am embarrassed to admit that I am a HUGE paper hoarder. I have several unopened packages of discontinued paper that I am finally getting around to using and I am having a blast. It's like Christmas all over again as I finally open these packages of paper from my stash:-)

This sweet Tilda is colored in browns and blues with my Copic markers. The flowers were from a sprig of spring flowers that I bought a while ago in the floral department and I simply removed the blooms from the branch! (I definitely need to purchase some of the beautiful flowers that I've seen on numerous cards!) I added a little blue gem to the center of each flower.

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great day!
Julie

My First Copic Colour Challenge

This card was designed for the Copic Colour Challenge #51 which features Copic colors R29, RV23 and B12. I'm using some of the last pieces of my Pink Paislee Cupid Collection paper which matched beautifully with the colors in this challenge. And yes...you have seen this layout on a previous post using my Barefoot Tilda image with a chocolate satin ribbon! I had already sewn the card base together when I saw the colors for this weeks color challenge and knew it would be a perfect fit.

I had such fun with these beautiful colors but I just couldn't figure out the best way to incorporate the R29...so I used my R29 marker and airbrushed some shimmery cream ribbon! You just gotta love the airbrush for altering the color of the embellishments!

I've also been watching the Copic tutorials posted by Suzanne J. Dean. What an inspiration!! You can view her tutorials here. She is such an amazing talent and all of her projects are simply extraordinary! I've taken the Copic certification class but I have so much to learn and she willingly shares her tips and techniques.

Here's a list of the additional Copic colors: E000, E00, E25, E31, E33, E35, E47, E50, E53, B0000, Rv0000, R20, C1 and of course my Colorless blender.

Thanks again for stopping by!
Julie