Hello.  Happy Friday!

Time for a new challenge at the Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge.  Our theme this time is 'Let's Celebrate.'  I hope you'll play along with us.  You can find out the chalalenge details and also check out what my DT teammates have created to inspire you to join us at the Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge blog.

This is what I've created.


Here's how I've decorated the inside of my card.


A closer look at this delightful image being featured.


This digital image from A Day for Daisies is named 'Easter Friend.'  Isn't it adorable?  I've coloured the image with my alcohol-ink markers and coloured pencils.


Challenges for this card:
Aud Sentiments Challenge #198 - Anything Goes + A Sentiment
Crafty Girls Creations Challenge 45 - Always Anything Goes
Digi Choosday Craft Challenge - Wk 10 Anything Goes
Incy Wincy Designs Challenge - Mar 5 - Mar19 Ultraviolet
Let's Craft and Create Challenge #135 + option Easter
Little Miss Muffet Challenges #184 - Anything Goes

That's all for now.  Thanks for stopping by.  Your visit is always very much appreciated.  Enjoy the rest o your day and have a wonderful weekend!

Materials and Tools Used:
Colouring medium:  Alcohol ink markers from Letraset - Promarkers and Pantone Trias, Shin-Han Touch markers; coloured pencils to help with the shading
- face and skin:  blush, coral, soft peach, vanilla--for the cheeks:  oatmeal, pastel pink
- brown shades:  Touch BR100, Touch BR104, Touch YR101, sandstone, champagne  
- purple shades:  2607-T, 2665-T, lilac, 264-T
- yellow shade:  raw sienna, mustard, pastel yellow, buttercup 
- green shades:  apple, green shoot  
- white shading:  warm grey 5-T, cool grey 4-T, cool grey 1-T

Hello.

Our Easter Blog Hop at the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog gets under way today.  To get complete details of the challenge and how to play along with us, please visit the challenge blog.

If you're already taking part in the Blog Hop and have arrived here from Chris' blog, then you're on the right track.  If you didn't come from her blog then you just may want to start at the beginning.  Here's a list of the participating DT gals in blog hop order:

Here's what I've created for this Blog Hop--it's an Easter Gift Box along with an Easter card.


Taking a closer look at the gift box first.



The box opens sideway to reveal that it's actually a 2-Tier Gift Box.  Cool, eh?


I saw a model of this box on Pinterest, loved the design so I tried to recreate it.  I made the drawers just large enough so each can be filled with 4 Ferrero Roches chocolate pieces...oh yum!


Edited:  I've now posted the tutorial/templates for a 2-Tier Box that you can find HERE, if you're interested. 

Now, for the greeting card, it's really a Surprise Pop-Up Card.


There's a tab at the top/back of the card that you pull out.  The centre panel slides upward to reveal a surprise message/sentiment.


There's a Surprise Pop Up Card tutorial at the Splitcoast Stampers site HERE if you're interested.

Here are close-ups of the Magnolia-Stamps images being featured.


- Tilda Hiding Easter Egg from the Little Easter Collection 2013

- Tilda with Her Rabbit from the Special Moments Collection 2013


- Tilda With Egg and Chicken from the Little Easter Collection 2013

These stamps and other Magnolia Stamps are available from Magnolia-licious, Diana's on-line store where she carries a large selection of both full-size and mini Magnolia stamps.  And if you don't see the particular one you are looking for, e-mail Diana and I'm sure she'll be happy to bring it in for you.  And currently until the end of the month, all regular size Magnolia stamps are on sale at 40% off. 
And other-brand stamps that the store carries include Stamping Bella, Wee Stamps, Wild Rose Studios, Saturated Canary and Crafter's Companion.


Challenges for my project:
Crafting From The Heart Challenge #102 - Anything Goes
Crafting With An Attitude Challenge #13 - Anything Goes
Crafting With Friends Challenge #15 - Anything Goes
Crafty Girlz Challenges - February Anything Goes
Creative Corner Challenges - Bunnies Everywhere
Die Cut Diva's March Challenge - Something Spring
Dies R Us Challenge #44 - Shaped Cards (list of dies below)
Lovely hAnglar or sweet Magnolia Challenge #131 - Add Some Flowers
Sisters of Craft March Challenge - Anything Goes
Where The Heart Is Challenge #7 - Easter/Anything Goes


That's all for now.  Thanks for stopping by.  Your visit is always very much appreciated.  Enjoy your day and have a wonderful week!

Materials and Tools Used:
Colouring medium:  Alcohol ink markers from Letraset - Promarkers and Pantone Trias; coloured pencils to help with the shading
- face and skin:  blush, coral, soft peach, vanilla--for the cheeks:  oatmeal, pastel pink
- hair Tilda #1:  burnt sienna, cinnamon
- hair Tilda #2:  raw sienna, mustard, pastel yellow
- hair and boots #3:  walnut, terracotta, spice, apricot  
- bunny suit:  raw sienna, honeycomb, apricot, vanilla, buttercup
- purple/violet shades: spring lilac, amethyst, orchid, lavender
- yellow shades:  mustard, pastel yellow, buttercup
- pink egg:  peony, baby pink 
- blue egg:  duck egg
- white shading:  warm grey 5-T, cool grey 4-T, cool grey 1-T
- grass:  apple cider, olive green, forest green, pine 

Hello.

I found a Sliderbox tutorial HERE and I thought it's a perfect project to make for Easter--a gift box filled with Easter eggs.



I've filled my box with yummy Lindt Chocolate easter eggs.

The special feature of a slider box is when you pull open the drawer, a tab slides out at the back.


Cool, eh?  I've written my sentiments on the sliding tab.

This delightful Bebunny stamp from Crafter's Companion is perfect for any Easter card/project.


The bunny is called Sweet As A Rose and is available from Magnolia-licious.
Check out the rest of the Bebunny collection HERE.

Magnolia-licious, Diana's on-line store, also carries--beside Magnolia stamps of course--stamps from Wee Stamps, Wild Rose Studios, Saturated Canary and Candibeans.
Check out also the cutting dies from various companies including Memory Box, PoppyStamps, Magnolia Doohickey, Wild Rose Studio just to name a few.  Have a look!
Prices are discounted, you get excellent customer service and you also get to earn 2% credit to be applied to future purchases.

Challenges for this project:
Alphabet Challenge - C is for Cute and Cuddly
Craft for the Craic March Challenge - Bingo (flowers, sentiment, image)
Stempelsonne Challenge #137 - Anything Goes
Crafting for All Seasons Challenge #98 - Pastel Hues
Creative Card Crew Challenge #83 - Easter Critters
Creative Fingers Challenge #73 - Anything Goes
Polkadoodles Week 13 - Use a Die
Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Easter
Glitter n Sparkle Challenge #130 - Easter
Papertake Weekly - A Cut Above

That's it for me.  Thanks for stopping by.  Your visit is always very much appreciated.  Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Materials and Tools Used:
- inside ears:  blush, coral, soft peach, vanilla, cool grey-3T
- roses:  dusky rose, budding rose, pale pink
- leaves:  marsh green, apple cider, meadow green
- yellow flowers:  mustard, buttercup
- white shadings:  cool greys 1-T to 4-T, warm grey 5-T
- ground:  caramel, sandstone, warm grey 5-T
- dotted background:  grey green, 5507-T, tea green, 5527-T 

Hello.

We're got a new challenge at the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog.  The new theme is 'Pink, Pearls and Ribbons.'  For complete details of the challenge and how you can join in the fun, visit the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog site.  Don't forget to check out what the other DT gals have created to inspire you to play along with us.

Since Easter is just around the corner, I've made this Easter card.




Close-ups of the images I'm featuring.


- Tilda With Inez the Bunny from the Animals of the Year Collection 2014


- Tilda With Egg and Chicken from the  Little Easter Collection 2013

Magnolia stamps are available from Magnolia-licious, Diana's on-line store where she carries a large selection of both full-size and mini Magnolia stamps.  And if you don't see the particular one you are looking for, e-mail Diana and I'm sure she will be happy to bring it in for you.
Check out also the stamps from Wee Stamps, Wild Rose Studios, Saturated Canary and Candibeans.
Magnolia-licious also carries cutting dies from various companies including Memory Box, PoppyStamps, Magnolia Doohickey, Wild Rose Studio.  Have a look!
Prices are discounted, you get excellent customer service and you also get to earn 2% credit to be applied to future purchases.

Come and join our challenge at the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog and you will have a chance to win a Special Surprise from the Magnolia-licious store when you follow the rules and theme of our challenge.

For your chance to win a "Leave A Comment" Surprise Package Prize from Magnolia-licious, there is a weekly random draw.  All you have to do is leave a comment--the more you comment the greater your chances.
- comment on any or all the postings on the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog
- comments on related postings on the DT gals' blogs for that week


Challenges for this card:
Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge #177 - Anything Goes (used B435 Tea Rose small and LD113 Exotic Butterfly Small dies)
Aud Sentiments Challenge 127 -  Use a Two Word Sentiment
Craft Your Passion Challenge #253 - Always Anything Goes
Totally Tilda and Friends Challenge #116 - Easter
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #6 - Anything Goes
Magnolia Mania Challenge #108 - Butterflies
Lovely hAnglar or Sweet Magnolia Challenge #114 - Butterflies
Creatalicious Challenge #73 - Anything Goes
Addicted to Stamps Challenge #100 - Celebration
The Shabby Tea Room Week #248 - Beautiful Blooms

Thanks for stopping by.  Your visit is always very much appreciated.  Enjoy your day and have a wonderful week!

Materials and Tools Used:
Colouring medium:  Alcohol ink markers from Letraset - Promarkers and Pantone Trias; Shin-Han Touch markers; coloured pencils to help with the shading
- face and skin:  blush, coral, soft peach, vanilla--for the cheeks:  oatmeal, pastel pink
- hair (1st Tilda):  cocoa, raw sienna, mustard, pastel yellow, Polychromos brown ochre and burnt ochre, and black coloured pencils 
- hair (2nd Tilda) and boots:  burnt sienna, caramel, sandstone, black coloured pencil
- pink shades:  antique pink, 1767-T, 176-T, 182-T
- blue shades:  299-T, 298-T, cool aqua 
- bunny:  sandstone, vanilla, ivory
- white shading:  warm grey 5-T, cool grey 4-T, cool grey 1-T

Hello.

We're midway in our current 'Clean and Simple' challenge at the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog.   We want to see cards/projects with limited embellishments and decorations--less is more!  Today it's Team B's turn to post our DT cards/projects for your inspiration.  Hop over to the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog to get complete details of the challenge and how you can join in the fun.  Don't forget to check out my DT teammates' fabulous projects/cards while you're there.  

CAS is definitely not my style!  I love my embellishments--flowers, diecuts, pearls, etc.  And I must confess that I usually end up adding embellisments to my CAS cards before mailing them off.  I simply can't force myself to send any card of mine so bare...tee hee.

Anyway,  here is my CAS card--simple layout and clean of embellishments.


And you know that I simply can't leave the inside of my card undecorated, so I did worked on it but still keeping it CAS also--we're talking layout here...hee hee.


I admit that both images I used here are not what you call 'simple', but if you replace them with whatever you want, toppers or simply stamped images, then it fits the CAS bill don't you think?...ha ha

I did some masking to create the scene on the front of my card.  The two Magnolia images I used here are:


- Tilda With Her Rabbit from the Special Moments Collection 2013
- Tilda's Heart Flowers from the Sweet Crazy Love Collection 2012

And for the inside of the card, I drew a Zentangle egg below this Tilda image.  (Oh, the Tilda's Heart Flowers image above have been tangled also.)


- Frizzy Tilda from the Sea Breeze Collection 2013

You can find the three stamps I used on this card at Magnolia-licious on-line store, where you can also find other equally adorable Magnolia images--both full size and mini.  And if you don't see the particular one you are looking for, ask Diana if she can bring it in for you.  Check out also the stamps from Wee Stamps, Wild Rose Studios, Penny Black and Candibeans.  Magnolia-licious also carries cutting dies from various companies including Memory Box, PoppyStamps, Magnolia Doohickey.
Prices are discounted, you get excellent customer service and what's more, you get to earn 2% credit to be applied to future purchases.  Cool!

Challenges for this card:
Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #3 - Use a stamp or digi stamp
The Crafting Cafe March Challenge - CAS
As You Like It Challenge - Favorite colouring medium and why (alcohol-ink markers, Letraset Promarkers and Pantone Trias, love the way I can blend colours)
Cute Card Thursday Challenge #312 - Girls, girls, girls!
Stampin' for the Weekend - Anything Goes
Hanna and Friends Challenge #192 - CAS
Pals Paper Arts PPA195 - A colour challenge
Sparkles Monthly Challenge #54 - Easter Parade
Through the Purple Haze Challenge #33 - Anything Goes (with optional bling)
Love to Create Challenge - CAS and/or Classy/Elegant

That's all for me  Thanks for stopping by.  Your visit is always very much appreciated.  Enjoy your day and have a wonderful week!

Hello.  Happy Wednesday!

It's time for this week's "W"ednesday Posts at the Magnolia-licious Challenge.  This is when the DT gals take turns showcasing the other stamps on our cards beside Magnolia that the Magnolia-licious on-line store carries:   Wee Stamps, Wild Rose Studio, Penny Black or CandiBeans.  Jane and I are taking part in today's posting.

Easter comes a bit later this year in April--still over a month away--but I'm getting an early start and have created this Easter card.


I love this colour combo--it's one of my favorites.  I'm featuring this adorable image by Sylvia Zet of Wee Stamps.


This cute gal is Suzi With Bunny and can be found at the Magnolia-licious on-line store HERE.
(Oops, I just checked and this stamp is currently out of stock--check back later!)

Have a look at the rest of the Wee Stamps Collection HERE.

Of course you can also find Magnolia stamps there--both full size and minis--as well as stamps from Wild Rose Studios, Penny Black and Candibeans.  If you don't see the particular one that you're looking for, ask Diana is she can bring it in for you.  Magnolia-licious also carries cutting dies from various companies including Memory Box, PoppyStamps, Magnolia Doohickey.  Prices are discounted, you get excellent customer service and what's more, you get to earn 2% credit to be applied to future purchases.  Cool!

Challenges I am entering with this card:
Cherry Lynn Designs Challenge 123 - Easter (using Cherry Lynn Designs dies B118 and DL112)
Bearly Mine March Challenge - One for the Girls
Stamp and Create March Challenge - Ready for Spring
ABC Challenge - G is for Girls
Crafty Girls Challenges #13 - Anything Goes
Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #3 - Use a stamp or digi stamp
Challenges 4 Everybody - Challenge #39 Anything Goes
Penny Black and More March Challenge - So sweet
Pile It On Challenge #10 - Easter Joys
Crafting For All Seasons Challenge #72 - Spring Into Spring
Fan-Tastic Tuesday Challenge #26 - Anything Goes

That's all for me today.  Thanks for stopping by.  Your visit is always very much appreciated.  Enjoy your day and have a wonderful week!

Hello and Happy Spring!

It's an Easter Blog Hop at Magnolia-licious and Wee Stamps Challenge Blog!  And woo-hoo...I get to start this blog hop.  I hope you'll take part because my DT teammates have really created fabulous projects for your eyes to feast on.  Blog-hop details and the order of the participants can be found at the Magnolia-licious and Wee Stamps Challenge Blog (so if you get lost during the hop...LOL, head over there).

I'll try to make this short and sweet, so you can continue on your way... 

My project is this Easter themed explosion box.



All the stamps used are from Magnolia of course.  Magnolia stamps (full-size and mini) are available from Diana's on-line store, Magnolia-licious.  If you don't see the particular one you are looking for in the store, ask Diana if she can bring it in for you.  And newly available at Magnolia-licious are those wonderful Wee Stamps by Sylvia Zet.
Prices are discounted prices, you get excellent service and you also earn 2% in-store credit with every purchase! Sweet.

Here are the Magnolia images I used--all coloured with Letraset Promarkers and Pantone Trias.


Tilda Hiding Easter Egg from the Little Easter Collection 2013

	           

Tilda with Egg and Chicken from the Little Easter Collection 2013
Tilda Holding Egg Basket from the Butterfly Dreams Collection 2011





Tilda With Newly Hatched Egg from the Hoppy Easter Collection 2010
Tilda Painting Egg from the Hoppy Easter Collection 2010

Okay, that's all for me! Now you can hop over to the multi-talented Suzi's blog and see what fabulous project she has created.

As for me, I'm entering this project into the following challenges:
- Totally Gorjuss Challenge 175 - Something old (few of the stamps are from 2010-2011 collections,  DP is a discontinued one)
- Deep Ocean Challenge #47 - Cute and Cuddly
- Going Grey with Scrap-Creations GGSC148 - Favorite embellishments (handmade flowers)
- ABC Challenge - J as Just As You Like
- Stamp With Fun Challenge 203 - Anything Goes
- Passion for Promarkers Challenge #190 - Butterflies
- Bearly Mine Challenge #78 - Anything Goes
- Everybody-Art Challenge #228 - Spring
- Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge 72 - Think Spring (used all 3 dies from Exotic Butterfly Mini DL112 and Small Angel Wing DL112A)
- I ♥ Promarkers Challenge #160 - Anything Goes
- Papertake Weekly - Easter Treats

Thanks for stopping.  Your visit is very much appreciated. Always!


Materials and Tools Used:
DP's:  K&Company Garden Medley Striped Embossed Paper
Dies: Spellbinders Curved Rectangles, Standard Circles and Spiral Blossom One; CC Design Olive Branch; Cheery Lynn Design Exotic Butterfly Mini DL112 and Small Angel Wing DL112A; Sizzlits Grass
Punches:  EK Success medium and small Retro Flowers; Nellie Snellen Floral Punches Extra Large Leaf; Punch Bunch small Cosmo; Michaels tiny sun; Martha Stewart Grass edge
Miscellaneous: Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pad Walnut Stain
Colouring Medium:  alcohol-ink based markers from Letraset--Promarkers and Pantone Trias