Tilda in Pink & Green

Hard to believe that we are already starting another week...and the countdown to Christmas. My goodness, it comes so quickly.

I made a birthday card for my sister, in her favorite colors. This is Tilda in Hat Sitting from Magnolia. She is so cute and I had fun putting together the different layers. Most of it is self explanatory so I will not go into details. If you have questions, drop me a comment.


Supplies:
CS - DCWV & SU
DP -
Image - Tilda with Hat Sitting from Magnolia
Punches - EK Success & Martha Stewart
Others - Spellbinder dies, ribbon, brads, pearls & Prismacolor markers


Karen








All things are Heaven sent.

Tilda with Sparkly Hood

Hope everyone is having a happy Saturday. I ventured out today to pick something up from the craft store and was prepared to tackle the crowds, but was pleasantly surprised to find the stores like normal - that was a relief since I am not a fan of crowds.

I have another Christmas Tilda card for you today, following the Friday Sketchers #80 challenge. I just love this particular Tilda and I decided to put glitter on her hooded trim. It really dressed up the outfit so I added a little more down on her coat. The button are actually very tiny black pompoms that I glued on. The flowers were made with shimmery red CS and then added gems & crystal snowflakes for the centers. It is hard to notice but I used yellow paint for yellow dots on the poinsettia's.


Supplies:
CS - DCWV
DP - Provo Craft & Basic Grey
Image - Tilda with Hood by Magnolia
Punch - Leaf by Martha Stewart
Others - Glitter glue, yellow paint, black mini pompoms, gems & crystal snowflakes

Glad you stopped by.
Karen
All things are Heaven sent.

Bronson Star

A warm 'hello' to all on this wonderful day and hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving Day.

Today officially kicks off the Christmas season - even though it has been in the stores these past two months. Now to bring out the decorations - that will be interesting for we have two new cats, they are 7 months old and very active. I need to figure out 'what' decorations to put up that they will not get into - if that is possible - LOL!!

Today I have for you a Christmas card using an adorable digi image from Tales from Pollycraft. I just love this bear.. the star has glitter so it shines, I used white iridescent paint for the snow and snowflakes, white flocking powder on the hat and mitten. The background paper has wonderful shiny red details so I made shiny accents with punches. The same with the inside.... this picture does not do the card justice.


Supplies:
CS - DCWV
DP - K & Company
Image - Bronson Star Gazing 'digi stamp' from Tales from Pollycraft
Punches - EK Success
Others - Ribbons, button, gems, flocking powder, paint, glitter glue & Prismacolor markers

Have a wonderful day.
Karen
All things are Heaven sent.

A Blessing to the Other....

HAPPY THANKSGIVING to everyone.

We are planning some fun time with table games and dinner out, this is a first for us but for this year, we thought it would be easier.

Today, I have another fall themed card. I liked the new designer papers and I cut in half a strip of felt border for an accent. I made the flowers and there are three layers of ribbon. It is a simple card, hope you like it.... I would love to read your comments.


Supplies:
CS - DCWV & CTMH
DP - Scribble Scrabble
Stamp - Verse by 'Unknown'
Felt border by Queen & Co.
Brads by Bazzill BAsic Paper & Basic Grey
Punches by Fiskar & EK Success
Others - Ribbon

Karen
All things are Heaven sent.

Tilda Sitting on a Log

Morning everyone. My goodness, it is very cold and foggy out in my neck of the woods - Brrr!!

I posted a card late last night but I decided to post another one this morning since I was able to get a couple completed yesterday.

Today's card is fitting with leaves everywhere. I have Tilda sitting on a log, giggling, with leaves all around her. The leaves have Diamond Glaze on them, so they shine...hard to see it in the pic. I used a border punch in two colors to add trim to the top border. I am following the sketch from Mojo Monday 114. The designer paper has the look of leaves falling down.

Hope you enjoyed it. I enjoy reading your comments.


Supplies:
CS - DCWV & CTMH
DP - Scribble Scrabble
Image - Giggling Tilda from Magnolia
Punches - Border punch from Martha Stewart & Leaves from 'unknown'
Others - Ribbon, Button, Diamond Glaze, Prismacolor Markers

Thanks for stopping by
Karen
All things are Heaven sent.

Hootie Pie Christmas

Hello everyone. I assume by now, you may have thought that I had given up my mojo challenge. Actually, I was very busy with other commitments and did not have time to get into my craft room. I really did miss it. Well I think that I am back into the groove but with the holidays fast approaching, I will need to divert my attention to getting ready. So my posts may be a bit, hit and miss but, I hope that you will stop by to see if I have anything new.

I like to blog hop and see all the amazing cards that everyone makes... so many talented people. One thing that I noticed are the wonderful background papers that so many use. So I decide to take the plunge and order me some. They came and I am in Heaven..... now I have to decide which one to use first - LOL.

Today I have a Christmas card (you will be seeing A LOT of these) and followed the Friday Sketchers 79 challenge. I just love this cute owl from Pink Cat Studio, called Hootie Pie. I added white Flower Soft on the hat to give it dimension and a little shimmer. I also put glitter on the branches and little snowflakes - it is hard to see it. Naturally 'after' I had it put together, I wanted to add another layer on my flower but it was too late.

Hope you like it, let me know what you think?


Supplies:
CS - DCWV & CTMH
DP - Scribble Scrabble & Basic Grey
Image - Hootie Pie by Pink Cat Studio
Punches - Martha Stewart branch & Marvy snowflake
Brads - Bazzill Basic Paper & Basic Grey
Others - Ribbon, Flower Soft, Glitter, Silk Flowers, Prismacolor Markers

Don't forget to check out the fabulous blog candies that I have listed on my sidebar.

Karen
All things are Heaven sent.

Tilda Day Dreaming.....

Hope today finds you all well and happy.

I seem to be losing some of my mojo for I am struggling with coming up with some 'wow' cards. I play around with different things but just cannot come up with anything that makes me think 'wow'. So today, I have a 'so-so' card to show you, I kept with a Christmas theme. I made my flowers, Cuttlebugged to create texture and inked the edges. I created a frame for Tilda so that she can pop out more, added pearls around it and it is speckled with white but it is hard to see. I love this new border punch (well at least it is new for me) from Martha Stewart.

Well that is about all.... I would REALLY LOVE to hear from you on what I could have done to make it a 'wow' card.


Supplies:
CS - DCWV
DP - Scribble Scrabble
Stamp - Tilda with Flower Jeans
Punches - Martha Stewart,EK Success & All Night Media
Others - Spellbinder dies, Cuttlebug, pearls, ribbon, Prismacolor markers

Karen
All things are heaven sent.

Billy Staying Warm & more blog candies

Happy Friday everyone. I have a busy weekend planned, but they always are. I hope I can squeeze in some stamping time. I do hope the rain will stop for a couple days for our lawn is getting more yellow with all the leaves dropping and I just have not felt like getting out in the rain to tackle the job.

I was trying to complete a card for Friday Sketchers but did not get it done in time for I have been fighting headaches. I finally finished it this morning and like how it turned out - it looks better in person than the photo. Since it is all glittery, I am including it in two other challenges, Allsorts Challenge and Cute Card Thursday - Glitter me silly. The snowflake is a free graphic that I enlarged, cut out and added glitter so that it sparkles. I love this color combo, using papers from DCWV and the image is Billy Hot Cocoa from Pink Cat Studio. They have a bunch of cute digi stamps. I used liquid applique on his marshmellows so that they puff up and look real. I finished it off with some rhinestones for some added glitz.

I love to know what you think by adding a comment.


Supplies:
CS - DCWV
DP- DCWV
Digi Stamp - Billy Hot Cocoa from Pink Cat Studio
Others - snowflake (free graphic), Spellbinder dies, rhinestones, glitter, liquid applique, Prismacolor markers




Now for some more fun blog candies....

Debbie, over at Passion for Crafts is celebrating her 200,000 hits... WOW and she only started in 17 months ago. Congrats Debbie!! She is offering up some absolutely fabulous candy. Stop by and join in the fun and see all of her wonderful cards but hurry for it ends Monday, Nov 16th.

Marely over at Marley's Scrap Cards is celebrating having over 100 followers. Congrats!! Drop by and join in the fun and check out her great cards.

Patti over at Cherish Each Precious Day is celebrating her first year of blogging and having over 10K hits. Congrats!! Hop on over and join in the fun and check out her wonderful cards.

Well that is all for now....
Have a wonderful day.

Karen
All things are heaven sent.

More Blog Candy...

I wanted to let everyone know that there are some more fabulous blog candy out there.

One is over at All the Things I Love blog site, where she is giving away some Whiff of Joy goodies on Nov 12th, so hurry over and add your name.

The other one is over at Paper Crafts by Rach where she is being very generous by giving away some fun goodies on Nov 22nd.

Stop by and add you name to the list and enjoy the fun.

Karen
All things are heaven sent.

Emma Playing in the Leaves

Happy Wednesday everyone. It sure has been raining a lot here and snowing big time in our cascade mountains.... the ski lifts are already open. Now I am not a skier, actually I would be a danger for anyone around me if I was on skies....I tried it a couple times many years ago and that was enough for a lifetime. LOL

Today I have an autumn card for you. I used a digi image called Emma in the Leaves by Fred She Said. I also used digi background paper from Cuddly Buddly , they went so well together. Emma looked like she was having fun, playing with the leaves.
Our trees in the neighborhood have had beautiful fall colors, it is a joy to drive around to see them all but they are also dropping their leaves a little more quickly due to the wind and rains we are having. So it seemed fitting to use this image.


After I posted this card this morning, I decided to finish off in the inside... here it is.


Have a wonderful day.

Supplies:
CS - SU
DP - Cuddly Buddly & Provo Craft
Image - Digi image "Emma in the Leaves" from Fred She Said
Others - Spellbinder dies, "Tradition" sticker from Marcella by K, ribbon, Leaf button from Dress It Up and Prismacolor markers.

Karen
All things are heaven sent.

MMSC#26 & More Blog Candy

Hope everyone had a great weekend. I was either busy or fighting a migraine so I did not get any cards made. My back is giving me fits so I will be going in to see the Chiropractor today, then I will be much better.

So today, I have a card for two challenges. One is for the Midnight Madness (MMSC) #26 where I followed a sketch and the other is for Creative Card Crew #35 where I had to include ribbon and gems.
It came together pretty well, I bought some more colored Prismacolor markers and so I just had to try them out. I love the sage/olive greens. I made more flowers to match the card and I used a different Cuttlebug design on the flowers. I inked the edges of the cream colored leaves and then added some ribbon and gems.

Hope you like it, I would love to hear any comments.


Supplies:
CS - DCWV
DP - Cloud 9 & K & Co
Stamp - Tilda with Cross from Magnolia
Punches - EK Success, All Night Media, Cutting Edge & Martha Stewart
Others - Spellbinder dies, ribbon, gems and Prismacolor markers




Now for some wonderful blog candy... hop over to ABC Toys and Crafts to enter for a chance to win a new Martha Stewart cupcake punch.


Have a wonderful day.

Karen
All things are heaven sent.

Penny Black Christmas Kitty

Well another week has zipped by and I am looking forward to the weekend, it will be a busy one as usual.

Today I made a card for the Penny Black Saturday #73 challenge... it was to be all white on white. The image could be colored but the rest had to be all in white. I made a larger sized card for I wanted to use this adorable Christmas kitty. I used my Cuttlebug to add texture to the CS and punches for flowers and borders.


Supplies
CS - Conqueror
Stamps - Jolly Xmas Kitty by Penny Black & Merry Christmas by Hero Arts
Punches - Martha Stewart, Fiskars, EK Success & All Night Media
Others - Cuttlebug, pearl, Prismacolor markers


NOW for some wonderful blog candies....

I wanted to let you know that Jacque's Joie de Vivre is celebrating her 6 month milestone on her blog and has some fabulous blog candy to offer. Drop by and see her beautiful cards and sign up for the candy. You can see what she is offering on my sidebar.

Another fun blog candy can be found at The Pixie Cottage. You will have a chance to win some really cute new stamps for the holidays. Drop by and sign up. You can see what they are offering on my sidebar.

Have a wonderful day.

Karen
All things are heaven sent.

Sunflower Tilda

I have another card I wanted to share with you today - I am late in getting this posted but better late than never.

I received this wonderful card from Beth Babcock from the Magnoli-icious Yahoo group. She was too cute to not share, she is in Halloween colors but carries a nice fall theme too. The pumpkin is a thick peice of felt, really cool. She has nice soft colors and has shimmer on her hair and flower.


I also want to share with you a fabulous blog candy from All The Things I Love - see my side bar. You need to sign up soon for she will be picking a name the evening of Nov 6th. Go check it out and add your name.


Happy Fall

Karen
All things are heaven sent.

Christmas Ice Cream Cone

Hope this finds everyone well and happy. With this swine flu going around, I am almost afraid to go to the stores but my craft stores are calling me.....

Today I made a card using Tilda in Christmas colors and some new flower digital images from Fred She Said for the Digital Tuesday Challenge at Fred She Said. They were fun to color and layer. I did add silk leaves and a trimmed down dark red silk flower on the bottom and then put the digital flower & leaves stamps on the top. I also painted them with Radiant Pearls to give them some shimmer and a soft yellow pearl in the center to finish it off.


Supplies:
CS - DCWV
DP - Provo Craft
Stamp - Tilda with Ice Cream Cone by Magnolia & Flower/Leaves from Fred, She Said Designs
Others - Spellbinder dies, pearls, silk flower/leaves, radiant pearls & Prismacolor markers

Have a wonderful day.

Karen
All things are heaven sent.

Lily Hot Cocoa in Yellow

Hard to believe that we are already have way through this week - where does the time go?

Today, I have a card for this weeks A Spoon Full of Sugar sketch 76 challenge. I decided to use a new digi image from Pink Cat Studio, she is called Lily Hot Cocoa. I used liquid applique on all of her white fuzzy areas and the marshmellows. I really like that stuff.... I layered up punched and Prima flowers to make my flower. I also used a Spellbinder Fluer De Lis and Scalloped Circle that is layered behind Lily. I Cuttlebugged some white CS for some additional texture.


Hope you like her, she was fun to make. I did struggle with finding the right combination of papers, I am thinking that I need 'more' new papers, what you do you think??

Supplies:
CS - DCWV & SU
DP - DCWV
Stamps - Lily Hot Cocoa Digi Stamp from Pink Cat Studio & Happy Birthday from Dream Impressions
Punches - Fiskars & Martha Stewart
Others: Cuttlebug, Spellbinder dies, Prima flowers, brad, liquid applique & Prismacolor markers

Karen
All things are heaven sent.

Tilda in Pink & Teal

Today, I have another Tilda card for you, she is just so cute and they are fun to color. In the evening, I watch some TV and decided that I would practice my coloring. This has been fun and I then I have to find papers to match, I usually do it the other way around.

This card is following the Sketch Saturday #75 challenge and it was a fun one to do. For my card, the only thing I was not real happy with was that the flowers seemed too big for the space. I tried a smaller punch but it was too small. I feel like Goldilocks, I needed that middle one... oh well.


Supplies:
CS - CTMH
DP - DCWV
Image - Standing Fall Tilda from Magnolia
Punches - EK Success, Marvy & Martha Stewart
Others - Brads, yarn & Prismacolor markers

Karen
All things are heaven sent.

Waiting Tilda in Pink

Happy Monday everyone. Whoa, what a busy weekend we had. I was coloring a Tilda and was drawn to the color pink so I decided to make a monochromatic card for the Just Magnolia challenge. It was fun to make, I followed the Friday Sketchers 76 Challenge design and thought it came out pretty good. I was challenged to find the right combination of designer papers to use and so decided to use the Cuttlebug on white to help the texture and design. I also used Liquid Applique on Tilda's scarf so that it puffed up and looked all soft and warm.


Supplies:
CS - Conquer
DP - DCWV
Image - Waiting Tilda from Magnolia
Punches - Fiskars, EK Success, Martha Stewart
Cuttlebug - Embossing folders Swiss Dot and Snowflakes
Others - Liquid Applique, Rhinestone & Prismacolor markers

Have a great weekend.

Karen
All things are heaven sent.