Congratulations

What a weekend. I finally managed to get some time to post my cards. I have made these cards to celebrate the first anniversary of the Cute-card-thursday. They have a lovely sketch to follow created by Katharina.

Over on a-spoonful-of-sugar they would like to see gems on your card. I am probably guilty of that on most of my cards I think lol. So I am joining them with this first card as the second has faux pearls.

On this first card I have gone for a pink and black theme which is just so now, at the moment. Simple layering of papers which I got from the SECC. The Gorjuss girl is coloured with the inkadinks from imagination-crafts. These stamps are so nice to work with, they always look great can't wait for the second set.

For this second card I have used a couple of magnolia stamps. As soon as I had seen these stamps I wanted them. They can cover so many special occassions in life. I have used them for an anniversary card. Maybe a pearl anniversary with all the faux pearls on.

I have created the tag by using a plan brown tag and a couple of the smaller rollagraphs and mica powders from imagination-crafts. I can't get enough of these and wish I could afford them all as they have some stunning designs. I used a different roller to give the detail to the circle alsoThis time the couple are coloured with my copic pens. The papers are from K&co . I just love the earthy tones, another hit with the DH.

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Keepsake hands

The challenge for Tilda&Co challenge this week is hands.I have made a keepsake. I wouldn't have been able to make this without the help Aoife my friends 1yr old daughter. Thank you Lorraine, Ali and Aoife of course who really enjoyed playing with the paint.

I have used a few Magnolia stamps to create this. Hope you like it

Magnolia stamps:

Sitting Tingla
Little rabbit
Baby in bath

Coloured with Copics pens and h20 for abit of shimmer

I borrowed the verse from a pair of hands I have hanging in my kitchen that my daughter Heather made for me when she was 4yrs old

baby it's cold outside!!

I made this card for the Tilda&Co challenge a couple of weeks ago.
I loved these papers when I saw them. They are so vibrant and great for an alternative christmas.
I have made a shaker card with glitter I hope you like it.

Magnolia stamps

Papers by (will fill this in when I find them again)

Light bulbs I put foil on the back to make themshimmer better
Coloured with copics pens

My sunshine

On the Tilda&friends atc this week the theme is sunshine.

I have used one of my magnolia stamps to look like my husband. He calls the magnolias tatty boggles as thats what they remind him of. So here he is his very own tatty boggle.

Anything but a card.

The theme on Tilda&co challenge is not a card.
I have made a candle for this with the four seasons.
I used a tutorial on splitcoasters. Have a go its not hard but you need to use wax paper to seal the image in. I got mine from lakeland.

Magnolia stamps

school days

This card has a school theme. Tilda with her skipping rope is so cute I have made a card for a teacher with her.
I have used the layout from the ismaki challenge, I have coloured her with copics pens.

Magnolia stamp Tilda skipping

K&co papers

Prisma flowers

Sentiment Hero arts clear design

tilda & co #14

The challenge this week is "All stiched up" on the Tilda&co challenge blog. It can be machine, hand or faux as long as it is a main feature.

The pregnant tilda stamp is so sweet and thought I would go for an earth mother kind of colour scheme. Hope you like it.

Pregnant tilda stamp

K&co papers

Gold thread for stitching

Precious petal blooms

grandpa atc

The theme for Tilda&friends atc challenge this week is yellow and blue.
I hadn't realised I didn't have much of these colours. I managed to find enough bits to complete the challenge and its ok.
You know what its like sometimes you do something and think yeah love it.

I wish I had left the grandpa bit with a straight edge bit never mind.Magnolia stamp :0)

Karen foster blue paper

Sizzix yellow paper