Tilda with Heart...

Hello friends... not a long post this time... Just thought I would share the card I'm entering into 3 challenges... it's our cute little Miss Tilda with Heart...

The 3 challenges I am entering this card into are:
Magnolia-licious Challenge - Colour Challenge (Pink & Green)
Magnolia Down Under Challenge - Sketch by Kylie
Magnolia Stamp Lovers Challenge - Flowers

I enjoy decorating the inside of my cards as well, here's a sneak peek.  And then I thought I would show a close up of the bow made using Rose Pink binding, which was a very welcome gift from Amelia.  Thanks so much, I love this binding.  The punched borders you see were punched for me by another crafty friend, Debbie.  Thanks so much, I cannot wait to get my own set.

Miss Tilda was coloured a while ago using Copics and I thought she'd suit the colour challenge perfectly, so brought her out to play...lol   The flowers, cardstock and pearls are from my stash.  The grass under Miss Tilda's feet is a stamp bought from Merrypak. The patterned paper is new, a purchase from Crafty Emma's Store, the Annalee 6x6 paper pack by Prima.

Thanks for popping by and a very warm welcome to the new faces amongst my Creative Friends on top.   All comments are most appreciated, hugs Sharon x

Introducing my new Maggie....

This is slowly becoming a habit... LOL   Whilst skype-ing and chatting this evening I managed to put a little card together for the challenge over at the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog, where's its Pink, Brown or Baby-Themed.  As I don't have any baby maggies, I thought I'd go with the Pink and Brown theme...  I am also entering this card into the 7 Kids College Fund challenge, where they challenge you to make a Square card, now how easy is that! And... One Crazy Stamper's Challenge Blog, where the theme for February is Pink! At Bunny Zoe's Crafts, the challenge is to use Spring Flowers, so I'll enter this card there as well...


I am sure you all have your favourite Maggies or that one special Maggie that just steals your heart... yes ?  Right!  Well... this little Cross Stitched Tilda has been haunting me on my blog rounds... then I stop and stare at some of the beautiful creations I've come across and wonder 'should I or shouldn't I ?', that means 'should I BUY her or not'... and I think 'why is she so special?'  Heck, I have no idea, but she stole my heart ages ago and I am so pleased she arrived home safe and sound so that I could introduce her to you... so, without further ado, here's my little Cross Stitched Tilda... purchased from 7 Kids College Fund, my favourite online store...

In a previous post, I mentioned that I don't have any Magnolia backgrounds, but that it is on my wish list... I dug around in my storage boxes and found this background image from Whiff of Joy created by Elisabeth Bell and thought it would match my little Tilda perfectly.  Hope you think so too?

As I am waiting for my Momento Ink Cocoa to arrive, I used the Tim Holtz Distress Ink, Vintage Photo, to stamp my Tilda and it worked very well.  A softer look than the pure black.  She was coloured with Copics. I am still experimenting with the hair colour and quite like this paler shade of brown.

The base of my card is a lovely chocolate brown and I found some lovely bits and pieces of gingham and spotted designer paper to decorate.  The nestie is a Nellie Snellen... shew, so pleased I had it as it's the only one that I could use to fit in the background as well. Further embellies are some stunning flowers I have in my stash... I use them far too seldom and Kendall keeps telling me to 'use them Mom, so that you can buy some 'more... so I really went to town with them...LOL   Just added a few pearls for class and a pink bow and button.  As you can see, I decorated the inside as well, to give it that polished look...

My final photograph to show you how I used dimension glaze to accentuate some of the flowers and leaves, Tilda's little heart on her apron and the ribbon in her hair.

I am so pleased with the final result.  Thank you so much to all the Maggie-lovers over at the Magnolia-licious Yahoo Group that pop around and shower me with 'love' and of course all my other lovely friends... I so appreciate your comments.  They make my day!  If you are visiting for the first time and share a love for these gorgeous Tilda's and Edwin's, then this is the group to join.

Take care, I'll catch up with you again later in the week... Until then, happy crafting, hugs Sharon x

Challenge at Magnolia-licious

Hello friends... gosh, it seems like ages since I've entered a challenge.  As I belong to the wonderful Magnolia-licious Yahoo group and get to view all my Maggie-lover friends' creations... I felt most inspired to haul out this gorgeous Tilda, which has been sitting on the shelf for far too long, and enter the current challenge on the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog...

It's a colour challenge of PINK, RED and BLACK and I hope you like my little creation for today.  I've kept the card very plain, as the DP was so pretty with all those hearts, I didn't really want to cover them up with too many layers.  Got to use my Fiskars punch again and punched out a nice heart border pattern for the top of  my card. I then placed a little red ribbon on top, made a bow and added a white and pink rose to finish it off.

My little Tilda was coloured with Copics and I'm very pleased with the result.  Tried to keep it as light as possible. The only other embellies on my card are card candy buttons and I also added some faux stitching around the DP.  Here's a side view...

And then finally a close up of our little Maggie...  I adore this one, not sure why, but she remains a huge favourite of mine...

Other Challenges: 7 Kids College Fund, Cupcake Craft Challenges

Thank you for taking the time to pop around for a visit and if you'd like to leave a comment, please do so, as I just love reading them.

Wishing you all a wonderful Valentine's Day tomorrow... may you get to spend it with the people you love!  Enjoy the rest of your week... happy crafting, hugs Sharon x