On your Confirmation

A warm hug to all my fellow bloggers!!  I am back!!  It feels like forever since my last post, I have been so busy these last months. I really want to thank Kathya for her great job with the blog, she has keep it 'alive' with her gorgeous creations. I also want to thank her for travelling all the way from Tampa to Puerto Rico, to share with us some of the most special moments of my daughter's life.  Kathya, you are the best friend ever and we LOVE you a lot!!

Well, now back to business, my daughter's Confirmation was last week and I created today's card especially for her.  I used the Angel with Puppy image from Mo's Digital Pencil and Bear Girls Too digital paper from Nitwit Collections.  The image was colored with Copics.  I used the Magnolia Vintage Tag Doohickey to create the tag. The pearls, ribbon, charm and flowers are from my stash.  Take a look at the card.

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Another front view:

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Paper Sundaes - Lets get cute
Cute Card Thursday - Metallica
Stamptacular Sunday - Loaded with Layers
The Craft Garden - Pastel Colours
Crafty Ribbons - Things with Wings
2 Sisters - Use a digital image

Hugs, Ivonne

Garden Tilda...homespun style!

I created this card with my interpretation of the term homespun. It is for a challenge with that theme. It's very simple. The lace flower: lace from my stash that I sprayed with glimmer mist (including the thread I used to close it down) and a button from my stash. The yellow flowers I crocheted with ribbon and the centers are crochet yarn knotted a couple of times.

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Detail of stamp:

Side view:





This card was created using stamp from: Magnolia "Garden Tilda"; Paper: cardstock - Bazzill ; DP - graphic45 "Little Darlings"; Tag - graphic45 "Little Darlings Tags2"; Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist "Vintage Pink". Ribbon, button, yarn and lace are from my stash. This image was stamped with Memento ink and colored with copic markers.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Week #5 - Homespun Style: Midweek Magnolias

The Pink Elephant - TPE 143: The Pink Elephant

Skin Tones (I used E000, E00 & E11): Copic Marker Europe

Week 151 - Special Monthly Challenge Anything Goes: Just Magnolia

April Challenge - Handmade Flowers: Truly Madly Crafty Challenges



Purple is the new blue

I went to the store looking for lilac copic markers and the only two colors I found are the ones I used on this stamp. When I started coloring I couldn't believe how dark they looked! But I didn't have time to start over. Has this ever happened to anyone other than me? Well, I had to keep going and found the DP that became the base for everything else to follow. Now to the title... I am feeling a little creatively blue. See, my partner "in card (crime)" is Ivonne. When I get stuck, I text her a photo and the reason why I am stuck and she replies or calls me and helps me through it. This is something we do for each other. And as some of you know from her previous posts, she is with her beautiful daughter on her school trip in Europe. I miss them so much!!! I think that's the reason that I still went ahead with the purple...because of feeling blue. Hope it makes sense to you!

Front of card:

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Detail of stamp:

This card was created using stamp from: Magnolia "Tilda with balloon; Paper: cardstock-DCVW "Le Tres Chic"; DP - Kate Knight "Spring Fling" - Designer Paper Stack and embellishments, Flower centers: Prima. Lace, ribbon and other embellishments from my stack. This image was stamped with Memento ink and colored with copic markers.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Week #4 - Sketch: Midweek Magnolias
MIM #83 - Anything Goes: Make It Monday
Challenge #185 - No Easter Card: Stamp with fun
Challenge #93 - Bingo (ribbon-lace-purple): Stamps & fun = creativity
Weekly Challenge #4 - Anything Goes: Tammy's Scrapping Corner
Challenge #140 - Easter Inspired: Magnolia Down Under Challenges
1st Fashionista Challenge - Anything goes for girls: Fashionista Challenge

An angel stamp

For a little angel sent from above. My oldest son just became a godfather to a beautiful baby girl. Of course I immediately offered to make a card. He was so grateful for it. And I had just the right paper for the card!

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This card was created using stamp from: Magnolia "Angel Tilda"; Paper: cardstock - Bazzill ; DP - graphic45 "Little Darlings"; Tag and inside images - graphic45 "Little Darlings Tags2"; ribbon, pearls and glitter from my stash. This image was stamped with Memento ink and colored with copic markers.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Week #3 - Recipe 1-2-3: Midweek Magnolias

Challenge #139 Bingo (ribbon-flowers-polka dots): Magnolia Down Under Challenges

Challenge #39 - Anything Goes: The Cheerful Stamp Pad

Challenge #22 - Shabby Chic/Vintage: Bunny Zoe's Crafts

Week 42 - New Life or Beginnings: Make My Monday

Challenge #78 - Photo Inspiration!: CES Challenges

Challenge #178 - Shabby Chic/Vintage: Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge

My new stamp

It's a Magnolia "Loving Tilda" and I didn't have anything plan for her when I placed the order. However, I got the email for the Midweek Magnolias challenge and knew I had to use it. But what really got me going was the new papers I got at the scrapbook store. Wait until you see them! I think you will be seeing these on my cards for a little while.

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Side view detail:

Detail of the front:

Inside:

This card was created using stamp from: Magnolia "Loving Tilda"; Paper: cardstock - Bazzill "Kraft" ; DP - graphic45 "Little Darlings"; Tim Holtz - Ideology "Word Bands"; ribbon, pearls and glitter from my stash. This image was stamped with Memento ink and colored with copic markers.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Week #2 - A Sketch: Midweek Magnolias

Challenge #47 - Spring: Creative Stamp Friends
Colour Challenge - For March: Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog
Challenge #28: Dutch Magnolia Lovers Challenges
March Challenge #8 - Spring Colours: Pretty Little Ribbon Shop Blog

 

What to do...

when you are creatively stuck? Well, we (Ivonne and myself) get on the phone to talk about it and the "motivator" cheers the "not so motivated one" and gets her going. But, what happens when it's both of us? That's when it gets tough. This was a first for us, especially with Ivonne having health issues. That's when we heard about Midweek Magnolias having their very first challenge. I forwarded the email to Ivonne and asked her if she was up to participate in this challenge. And guess what? She said yes and that got us back on track again. I am so blessed to have a friend/sister in my life like her. She picks me up when I am down and keeps me grounded. Thanks, Ivonne!!!

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Inside view:

Detail of stamp: 

This card was created using stamp from: Magnolia "Tilda with eggs in apron"; Paper: cardstock-DCVW "The Mariposa"; DP - DCVW "The Whimsy Matstack", My Mind's Eye "Six by Six"; Studio112 "Pink Florals"; pearls from my stack. This image was stamped with Memento ink and colored with copic markers.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Week #1 - "Hello": Midweek Magnolias
Challenge #154: SKETCH Challenge!: Stamptacular Sunday Challenge
Glitter: Crafty Boots
Springtime: Penny Black and more...
Easter: Totally Tilda Challenges

Hello Friends!

Hello everyone! Hope you all had a great weekend.  Are you ready for a new week?  I am so ready!! I am also kind of excited and nervous.  In eleven days, I am going on vacation with my daughter and a group of students and parents from her school.  We are going to Europe!!  It's my daughter's first visit to Europe. Can you image how excited I am to share this experience with her?  I cannot describe how I feel.  I promise I'll take a lot of pictures and I will share them with you, yay!!

And now, back to crafting.  I created today's card for the new Midweek Magnolia's Challenge Blog.  I used the sweet Tilda with a straw hat image and I coloured it with Copics.  The papers are from First Edition Summer Breeze 6 x6 Pad. The ribbon and flower are from my stash.  See below the list of Copics I used:

Skin: E00, E11, E13, R20
Hair: E25, E27, E31, E41
Dress: R0000, R00, R20
Hat and Shoes: E41, E42, E43. E44
Flower:YR00, YR12, G94, YG61, YG63
I outlined the image with W3 for a vintage look.

And here is my card:

Another view:

A closer look at the details:

Inside the card:

Take a look from the side:

I am entering my card in the following challenges:

Midweek Magnolias - Hello
Simply Magnolia - Anything goes
Tammy's Scrapin Corner - Color Pink
Paper Sundaes - Femenine Flair

Fashionable Stamping - Bingo (Flowers-Distressing-Words)

Hugs, Ivonne