ROP and Just Magnolia

I've combined two challenges this week. Over at ROP challenge blog the challenge is to use flowers..my favorite flowers are tulips..and I had just the images for it. I love this Tilda holding tulips! She's sitting on a table with a vase of tulips from Alota, goes so well together! The second part of the challenge is to combine the card with another challenge. I chose Just Magnolia. The challenge over at Just Magnolia this week is paper piecing. I have paper pieced Tilda's dress with some yummy MME glitter papers. I love this Out&About collection!! Hope you like it too... hugs,T

Line's blogaversary candy

Go wish Line a Happy Birthday and Happy Blogaversary..she is offering up some scrumptious blog candy! Line's blog

Sugarbowl sketch challenge by Lia

This week over at the Sugarbowl its a sketch challenge by Lia, with the color option of using blue and green..which happens to be two of my favorite colors..woohooo! I used a Gorjuss Girl from collection 1 for this card..she is just darling!

Synthetic handmade flower tutorial

Hi girls..I wanted to share with you a flower I made following a tutorial by
Caz I love these flowers and they are very simple to make. I took a trip to my local craft store and picked up a few different colors of synthetic materials.
Materials you will need:
Synthetic fabrics in desired colors
tea light and lighter
beads
needle and thread

I love the glitzy appearance of the blue so I used it for this flower. I also picked up some netting to layer it with. First you want to cut different sizes of circles from your material, the largest being the largest layer of your flower. With your tealight lit..hold the circle about 2 inches from the flame and turn it so the edges get a little crisp..the fabric will begin to shrink up a bit...this is a good thing, lol! When you sear the entire edge you will hold the flower so that the flame is beneath it..not too close though..this will shrink up the flower and turn in the edges. Easy, peasy...now do this same thing for all your layers. After you have finished the searing process..start layering your flower. I cut circles of netting to layer between..I liked the end result..but its also very beautiful without it. When you have layered your flower, add a couple stitches to the middle to keep it in shape. Woohooo...its done, you can now add beads, or a button or any little decorative doodad to the middle. The beads look awesome, but i used these little silver micros instead because they were handy. Now wouldn't it look lovely on your card? If you try this yourself, please let me know so I can go take a peek at your creation.

Shabby Chic Tilda..all decked out for summer...

My friend Heidi sent me this paper and embellishments and i thought they were soo cute! While I should have used my ladybug Tilda..I already had this one all colored up to match. But I saved a few snippets for Ladybug Tilda so that she wouldn't get her feelings hurt, lol! This one will be going out tomorrow for one of the June rain participants over at Magnolia~licious group. Hope you like ;0) hugs,T

Just Magnolia sketch challenge by Rach...

Ya gotta love a sketch challenge! That is the part I find most difficult about designing a card..coming up with the sketch. This week over at Just Magnolia Rach has an awesome sketch for you to try. Here is my take on the sketch. hugs,T

Belles and Whistles Guest Design Team call...

Woohooo...Summer has some very exciting news over at Roses on Paper! If you haven't heard the exciting news..Elisabeth Bell will be designing stamps exclusive to ROP...we are all very excited about it!! So a new division of ROP will be premiering soon... Belle's and Whistles! Summer is looking for a few Guest Designers to join the team for a 2 month term.

If you are interested in applying for a Guest DT spot on the new Belles 'n Whistles team, the following are the requirements:

~you must have a blog yourself
~you must be a follower of the ROP challenge blog
~you must participate or have participated in at least one of the bi-monthly challenges on the ROP challenge blog

If you have not yet participated in a ROP challenge, do not fret…there's still plenty of time! Guest DT members will be selected the first week of July though the 2 month term will begin at or around August 1st.

Now..head on over to
ROP challenge blog to apply.

Now for my card. This weeks challenge is to use pink, green and yellow. What a wonderful spring combination..love it! I have designed this card using some of the older BG paper ...love the muted pinks and greens! I have used flowersoft in the basket, i was lucky to have the "sweet pea" that matched my colors. I am also using this card as my GDT entry. Good luck to all who apply!! hugs,T

Playing in the dirt...

I've been playing in the dirt most of the day today...and having a blast planting new flowers and transplanting old ones. I love this time of year when its not TOO hot to play outside and enjoy gardening..although I'm not much of a gardener, lol! My lillies have started to blossom and they are stunning! Plus I had a late bloomer Calla lilly that popped out this week and surprised me..I have to take a pic before its gone. My Haustas are popping out all over the place as well as Canna lillies, can't wait for those to start blooming! Hope everyone is having a great weekend..go play in the yard! hugs,T

Swap items

A few cards I made for a swap I'm in...

Happy Memorial Day weekend!

I had the day to myself so I made up some page kits and card kits for PIFs over at ScrapbookPlace. Hope everyone is having a great holiday weekend. Our fun begins tomorrow with a big cook out with Hubby's family to celebrate all the May birthdays. Then we are off to Gatlinburg for some more family fun..can't wait! Woohooo! Have a great weekend!

OOPSIE

haha....I've been at work since I posted these and I didn't even see that the pictures didn't get included..lol!~ too funny! And thanks Lelia for letting me know. I'll go fix it right now! And I forgot to say a big thank you to Lim and Karin for the beautiful images!! hugs,T

Hanglar girl with heart

While I had my Basic Grey papers out and chopped up, I thought I'd make this little card. The collection is an older BG collection called Alyssa I believe..It was one of my favorites when I first became a BG fan..I was very lucky to find a pack awhile back..and now I'm finally digging in to it. I love the soft muted colors! Hope I'm doing these little images justice. hugs,T

Hanglar girl with wings

Another Hanglar card, I just adore these little cuties. Again Thank you to Lim for this image! DP, velvet rickrack, buttons: Basic Grey; Flowers: Prima. Image colored with Prismacolors and Gamsol. For some reason the ribbon looks like an ugly mustard color in the photo..just noticed. The light did not do it justice..but actually its a sage green, the same color as the little heart on her dress. My photo editing skills need a little improvement, lol! hugs,T

New Challenge blog...

I have some really exciting news to share.
As some of you already know
Karin is hosting a Scrap Online Group at Paper Craft Planet. The only sad thing about it is that ladies who don't live in Europe aren't able to follow these SOL's because of the time difference.
But now for the exciting news....
There's a new challenge blog called
SCRAP ONLINE CHALLENGES
On this challenge blog they will be posting the sketches/ projects they worked on the day after the SOL as a challenge.
This way the ladies who weren't able to attend the SOL will have the chance to do the challenge. You can work on the sketch on your own, but if you want to have all measurements of the different parts you just hop over to the SOL from the night before and scroll down all the comments.
First challenge will posted Friday May 15th.
To celebrate this new challenge blog
Karin is giving away a little candy for one lucky lady entering. So please go check out her blog and leave a little love for Karin. hugs,T






Karin

Raining cards Magnolia card

I made this little card for one of this Months raining cards ladies. She's one of my favorite Tilda's all decked out with her little matching hats, lol! hugs,T

Little Hanglar girl

Well, I finally gave in and colored a few of my little Hanglar images I've been hanging on to. These little cuties are so very hard to come by that I've had a hard time using them, lol! So a very big Thank you to Lim and Karin for the images!! You girls are the greatest!! I used my Bazzill dotted paper for the scalloped mat..I love that stuff and use every single scrap, lol! DP: Basic Grey; Rhinestones,flowers:Prima. Hanglar colored with Prismacolors and Gamsol. hugs,T

Thank you to Shauna..

I had a terrible week last week. Had Strept throat which landed me with a shot in the butt, lol! I felt like I'd been run over by a truck for a few days and went back to work on Saturday 24hr's after antibiotics. Still feel run down and icky..but 100% better than I did on Thursday!! I came home tonight to find a package awaiting my arrival...it was a stunning mini album made by Shauna. ..and when I say mini album..there is nothing mini about it..its big, full of detail and simply stunning!! I won this beautiful album in a blog challenge. You must go check out her blog to view the rest of the pages and see all her beautiful work. She's the queen of mini albums!! I feel very guilty taking it from her, the time she put into it is very evident! Thank you so much Shauna!!

Baseball...

I made this layout of my little man Jeremy. I haven't made a layout in ages and I have pics stacking up. Need to get busy on those! This layout portrays how far he has came in baseball since his first game last year. My little guy is not a baby anymore and that just makes me sad!

New siggy

Giving my new siggy a try..I've been a very productive blogger today. I've learned how to create a post divider, how to center my header, and how to create a siggy..heeehee! I'm a blogging genius...ROFL....NOT!

ROP and Cute Card Thurs.

This week I combined two challenges in one card. Cute Card Thursday's challenge is to distress the edges of your card. I just found this challenge blog so this will be my first entry. Now, I have to tell ya...I am not a seamstress nor do I make any claims to be..heehee! So please look over my stitchwork, I'm terrible at it! I do better with freestyle sewing when it doesn't need to be in a straight line, haha! This card is also for ROP challenge blog. Susan's challenge this week is to use the colors aqua, peach, and butter. I found these cute DreamStreet papers in my stash and they were begging to be cut up. I always get a little sad while chopping away at my DP...I'm a paper hoarder ya know! Gotta seek help for that someday... Have a great rest of the week, the boys and I are headed to Pigeon Forge tomorrow for a day adventure at Dollywood, YIPPEE!

Just Magnolia~ pink and green challenge

I'm loving my clear cards from ShortCuts...I have used one again for this weeks challenge over at Just Magnolia. Its a pink and green challenge and you must go check out all the fabby designs by the design team! My card features the Tilda holding Tulip from the spring collection colored with prismacolor pencils and Gamsol. DP by My Mind's Eye. Cardstock~ Bazzill Swiss Dot mudpuddle, and green textured paper. Ribbon~Martha Stewart.