Soft and pretty Tilda...

Morning everyone! I got up much later than I had anticipated...silly alarm didn't go off. Hate that! Anyway...I'm now and probably all day feeling behind. Anyway...I have a card for you...woot! On to it!

One brand of stamps that I absolutely love is Magnolia. Now...I don't use them a lot because I just don't color the images that well. I see so many cards that are just beautifully colored with sweet Tilda and adorable Edwin and I'm always disappointed with mine. This time I took the tutorial on how to color her face (from HERE), printed it out, and put it in my special page protector area...this way I can use it each time I color Tilda. This card is for the KL Stampin' and Scrappin June challenge on Papercraft Planet. Oh, did I mention I won last months challenge? Yep, I did but with a non Magnolia stamp...so glad she lets us do that if we don't have Magnolias that will work!

Anyway, this Tilda is called Flower Skipping Rope and is just completely adorable! The challenge is this sketch so why don't you join the KLSNS Papercraft Planet group and try the sketch? You could win a "surprise" stamp and a 6x6 pad of Basic Grey Lime Rickey!

And I'd like to share this weekend's Psalm of the day...
Lead me in a plain path. Psalm 27:11
Some days I'd just like life to be simple. (Isn't that the truth! And, just so you know...the little comments are not my words they are on the calendar too. )

Okay, so I have to get moving (literally because I need to go exercise). I hope you have a fantastic day! See you soon!


Card deets:
Stamps: Flower Skipping Rope Tildak, PTI Wishing You
Ink: Palette Noir
Cardstock: PTI White, Basic Grey Wisteria
Accessories: Kaisercraft Pearls, Stampin' Up! Organza

page plans with a twist

Good Sunday morning everyone! Sorry I didn't post yesterday..I've been feeling a little under the weather the last couple of days so I took some time off.

Most of you know that today is Page Plans sketch day here on my blog and today is no exception. You can see the sketch we were to follow below and I did follow the sketch but I tweaked it a little bit. I wanted to make one of the neat origami boxes with cover that I saw on Lynn's blog, Stamperosity so I used the sketch to decorate the top. FUN!!

To put this together I used Lynn's directions with SU!'s Candy Lane DSP, Riding Hood Red textured card stock, a Tilda image (isn't she adorable?), a sentiment from Unity, some fabulous chocolate satin ribbon and Chocolate Pearls. Ahhh...this box just makes me happy! If you can't tell I made the heart old fashioned style...folded the card stock in half...started the cut in the folded corner and went up and around. Easy. I would guess it is about 5" across as the box is about 5 1/4". I'm not sure what I'm going to put in this box for the intended recipient (but maybe it should be something baked, huh?) but I'm pleased with this for the presentation.

Don't forget that if you entered into the contest to win The Slice from Page Plans that today is the day the winner is revealed so RUN over there right now to find out who the lucky crafter is!

On a personal note I wanted to let everyone know that I have stepped down from both the Belli Challenge Team and the Created by Courtney Challenge Chicks. I was getting to the point where I was saying...I have to stamp...instead of...I get to stamp...and I just decided to let a couple of things go off my plate. I love each of the ladies that I worked with and will miss them all!

So, you guys have a super Sunday and I'll see ya later!

hearts, tilda, and friends...

Good morning everyone! I hope your day has been super already! You all know that my Monday's are usually quite busy and today is no exception even though the boys have the day off school for end of quarter.

There are a couple of fun challenges out there that I wanted to play in but just didn't have the time to get to all of them separately so I put three of them together! This card works for the Sweet N Sassy Stamps Design Team Challenge, the KL Stamping and Scrappin' Monthly challenge, and Taylored Expressions Cupcake Challenge #51. The SNSS challenge and the KLSS challenge both involve hearts and the TECC challenge is the sketch that I used.

I used some of the wonderful Basic Grey Bittersweet Paper, the sentiment is from Sweet N Sassy Stamps set called A True Friend, and the very sweet Tilda image named Cross Stitch Tilda came from a fellow SNSS DT member Sandy...thank you so much! I am just learning how to color these super cute images but if you click on Cross Stitch Tilda above you will find a wonderful coloring tutorial.

Tomorrow is another Created by Courtney Challenge so I hope you'll check back to see what you get to work with. And don't forget...you can sign up to win some Basic Grey Glory from Lorie HERE.

Have a wonderful rest of your day!

CPS sketch with magnolia

Good morning stampers! Today is Wednesday...right? I told you I'd try to be back on Wednesday with my Belli Challenge right? Yeah, well...the week has just totally slipped away from me and I'm just posting now..and it is Friday. Times flies when you are having fun I guess.

Anyway, the Belli Challenge was "new" for the new year. I decided to use a new Magnolia stamp that I bought and just received. I love this Tilda. I think she is adorable anyway and then to add the cross necklace...awww! So, I used the CPS sketch again but this time I flipped it to fit the image. The patterned paper is the fabulous new Basic Grey Bittersweet. The white and brown cardstocks are from PTI as is the sentiment and the brads are the matching colored Bittersweet brads. I added some Sakura clear glitter gel pen to Tilda's wings and the hearts on the light pink paper. She is colored with COPIC markers. The white ink for the sentiment is the new and fabulous Snow White Palette ink from PTI.

Just want you guys to know that I'll not be posting a lot over the next week (once or twice at the most). No worries...I just need to take some time off. I hope you all have a great weekend and I'll see ya soon!