Happy Easter Friends

Happy Easter to you all,

I apologise again for not visiting many of you, I am unable to spend as much time crafting and blogging as I would like for many reasons, hope this will change soon.

I am taking time out this long weekend to catch up with family & friends. I know I'll be eating way too much chocolate, I've been taste testing them for days, I'd hate to pass on any that were not perfect to my family & friends bahahahahaha. I hope whatever you have planned, you all have a  wonderful Easter.

My DH wanted to cheer me up and has surprised me with the promise of a major craft room renovation over the next few weeks. OMG, I am so excited. I'll be packing my room this weekend also, but still hope to make some new cards to share.

I've had this card finished for a few days but having probs with my computer, anyways enough of my waffles.

Tilda with Stuffed Animal - Magnolia's new Butterfly Dreams Collection

Romantic Lace Doohickey

New mini papers by Magnolia.

I have stamped her up a couple of times, cutting parts out to give her some dimension, coloured her with copics, lightly airbrushing the background. How cute is the little lamb on her lap and OMG I love love love MAGNOLIA'S NEW MINI PAPERS, they are so perfect for card making.

Stamps - Magnolia Tilda with Stuffed Animal - Butterfly Dreams Collection
& The bunny is from last years Hoppy Easter Collection. Text - Kaisercraft
Designer Paper - Magnolia Butterfly Dreams Collection
Flowers - Prima, Star Dust Stickles by Ranger, Ribbon & Lace, feathers from stash
Copics - skin E000, 00, 11, 20 hair E99, 97, 21, 11 Blue Greens BG, 0000, 000, 10, 11, 72, Yellows Y13 YR07, Browns E40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 47, 49
Sentiment & Dies - Magnolia Doohickey Romantic Lace & Spellbindes

I apologise for the photo, I'm issues with my laptop and have lost many of my programs including Photoshop I use to adjust for poor lighting etc. Hope the colours are not too way off on your monitors.

Wishing you all a very happy Easter, I hope the Easter Bunny is good to you all.

Happy Spring at MDUC

Happy Sunday Stampers,

It is time for another Magnolia Down Under Challenge and this week the challenge is to make a seasonal themed card.

I have been itching to ink up this gorgeous girl (Tulip Tilda) from Magnolia's new Wedding Collection and as you can see she would be perfect for so many occasions. I have teamed her up with the tulip (Two Tulpis) from Magnolia's Easter Hoppy Easter Collection 2010 , a perfect match.

I have coloured the images with Copics (V000, V12,15,17 & B000 - B04) cut them out and popped them up for some dimension, airbrushed the background, added lots of Star Dust stickle sparkle, the papers are from Kaisercraft (Utopia Collection), loving these gorgeous colours, and then stamped the inside with more of the tulips and the sentiment is from Hero Arts.

Hope you will join us this week.

Happy Easter from Tilda with flowing hair

Hello Lovelies,

Thank you so much for all your wonderful emails, thoughts & prayers. Mum will be out of hospital soon thank goodness, but still a long way to go. I was able to take a couple of my stamps to the hospital to colour and found it very theraputic.

All stamps and paper by Magnolia - this is Tilda with Flowing Hair & Open Gate both from new Hoppy Easter Collection, what I love the most about these gorgeous stamps, they can be used for so many other occasions, not just Easter. Text stamp is from their Easter Collection 2009.

Tilda has been cut out and raised with pop dots for dimension, coloured with Copics, the gate is covered with crackle paint, lots of Star Dust stickles, machine stitching, flowers, lace, ribbon and butterfly from own supplies.

Thanks for visiting and again thank you for your good wishes, I hope to get around to visit all your amazing creations soon.

Tilda as Shephard - DT card

Happy Monday to you all,

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. I am so sorry I haven't been able to visit your blogs lately, my family has had a medical emergency, I hope things improve soon.

This is a DT card for Magnolia Sweden, as you know they have just released some fabulous new Easter Stamps - the Hoppy Easter Collection. This is Tilda as Shephard isn't she adorable and Happy Easter Text is Squiggly text from Magnolia's Easter Collection 2009.

Stamp & papers supplied by Magnolia Sweden in DT Kit. This is my first shaped Easel Card, the inspiration came from my fellow DT Debbie.  I've coloured with Copics markers and cut the shaped card with my Cricut Die Cutting machine.

Edwin's Easter Egg Hunt

Happy Wednesday Stampers,

This is my 2nd DT card for Magnolia. I must admit I am a tad nervous being such a newbie on the team and I don't make a lot of boy cards, but anyways, as all you Magnolia Lovers know, Magnolia is about to release some fabulous new Easter Stamps - the Hoppy Easter Collection - this is Edwin with Egg Basket & Rooster from the new collection.

These like so many of Magnolia stamps can be used for other occasions not just Easter. I have also used the sentiment stamp called Squiggly Happy Easter from Magnolia's Easter 2009 Collection. I hope you like what I came up with.

I coloured Edwin, his basket and the roosters tail feathers a couple of times to give them a little dimension, I also added a few real feathers. I couldn't help myself with some flowers. I have coloured with Copics, inked the edges with Distress Ink (pine needles) all papers, stamps, feathers, & ribbon from DT Kit supplied by Magnolia. I glossed up the Rooster's Feet and wobbly red bits with some Diamond Glaze. (sorry but not sure what they are called lol) Added a few gems & pearls with a some stickles to look like Easter Eggs on the ground, Edwin is on an Easter Egg Hunt after all.

My 1st DT Card

Hello Everyone,

I am so excited, I received my 1st DT Kit from Magnolia this week. Lots of adorable stamps from the new Hoppy Easter Collection. 

I wanted to make something a little bit special, being my very first DT card and all, I decided on a Shadow Box Card (here is a tutorial). I have used Chicken Tilda, isn't she just the cutest, from the new Collection, available very soon, Happy Easter Sentiment Stamp - Easter Collection 2009 and Butterfly background from Chasing Butterflies Collection. Coloured with Copics, DP & CS from Magnolia DT Kit. Lacy border punch from Martha Stewart.