Its all White!! Cutie Sunday Challenge #129

Good morning, hope you are well on this fine and pleasant Sunday....

This will be my last card for Cutie Sunday as their Guest Designer.  I have really enjoyed being part of their team and wish them all well in their future challenges.  Thanks Nadine for the chance to show off my work and see all those talented crafter's gorgeous blogs! Please don't be strangers and come and visit me from time to time... but now onto this weeks challenge..

The Challenge this week is 

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White/White

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Pop over to 

CUTIE SUNDAY 

to join in the fun....

For my card this week I used purely white card stock and pearly papers that got embossed  I  distressed the edges with the Tim Holtz paper distressing tool.

Copic Colours

Skin & Hair colours 

E11, 21, 00, R20

E59, 49, 25, 53

Dress & Socks

(I simply love these pinks they are the most fabby colours to blend)

R85, 83, 81

Envelopes 

(Starting at the Back)

E35, 34, 33, 31

E43, 41, 40

R85, 83, 81

E74, 71, 70

I can't get enough of this Crackle paint from Tim Hotz, its wonderful stuff.  I just left it plain this time didn't ink it up at all and it still looks stunning.  I made the flower in the corner from a 1inch scallop punch. Tutorial to follow... The little pearl heart are from my stash which I had forgotten all about.. 

Crafty Bits & Bobs

• White card stock
• Cuttlebug embossing folders ~ Hearts and Script
• Magnolia Stamp ~ Tilda with Christmas post
• LOTV ~ Sentiment circle
• Marianne Design ~ Die's 
• Martha Steward ~ Big edge scallop border punch
• Woodware ~ Scallop circle punch
• Circut  ~ George and Basic Shapes for the hearts
• Tim Holtz crackle paint ~ Picket fence
• Satin ribbon and pearl heart from stash 
• Sewing machine for the stitching  

Enjoy the rest of your day 
I would like enter this card into the following challneges 

Friday Challenges 

• Crafty Catz ~ Flower
• Paper Cutz  Challenge ~ For Valentines

Saturday Challenges

• 2 Sisters Challenge ~ Girls just want to have fun
• Challenge up your life ~ Scripture (I have embossed the background with Script)

Wednesday Challenges

• Creative Inspirations ~ Buttons and Bows
• Delightful Challneges ~ Put a heart on it
• Simon says stamp and show ~ Show some love
• Stampavie and More ~ Love

Thursday Challenges

• Charisma Cardz ~ Valentines/Love 

Cutie Sunday~ Anything Goes

A very good morning to you all, hope you are all having a very lazy Sunday morning! I don't plan on doing to much today, maybe a few chores and walk the Dog's but that's about it.. I think its well deserved after a very hectic week!...

Well onto this weeks challenge over on

Cutie Sunday

 its an easy one for you all this week..

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# 128

 ~ ANYTHING GOES THIS WEEK ~

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So lets see some gorgeous creations, I know what a talented bunch of Lady's you all are! Looking forward to visiting your blogs to see what you all come up with.... 

So onto my card for the challenge. 

I decided for a change to make a card.  I'll have to bear with me as I seemed to have got a bit trigger happy with the camera, took quite a few pic's.

I have fallen in love with Tim Holtz crackle paint, it give's such a great effect (close up is further down the post) and what a fabulous time to use it... Valentine's! 

My trusty Copic's 

• Hair ~ E39,37,35,34,33,31
• Skin ~E21, 11, 00, 000, R20
• Dress & Hearts ~ R85, 83, 81
• Top, Socks & Lace ~ E51, 50
• Shoes ~ E35, 34, 33, 31

I received my gorgeous 

Martha Stewart deep edged punch ~ daisy fan 

from Lynne at  The Craft Den. 

 Thank you Lynne its brilliant I'm so pleased with it, be prepared to see a lot more of this punch... 

Have decorated the inside, I like to add an insert of pearly paper instead of straight onto the card.  

The white and pink polka dot paper comes for a digital download from The Cutting Cafe.  

The set is called Words of love printable set 

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How I crackled the hearts.

Paint a medium layer all over your chosen item, I put mine onto a piece of card and place on top of the radiator of 5 minutes then finish it off with the heat gun.  To finish lightly rub over with distressing inks and you're done....

Crafting Goodies 

• Basic Grey papers ~ Sorry not sure of the name.
• Brown card stock & Pearly paper ~ Paper Mill shop
• Martha Stewart ~ Deep edge punch daisy fan
• Mulberry Flowers ~ Mulberry Crafts Uk
• Copic's from ~ Sir Stampalot and Stamp Galaxy 
• Magnolia Stamp ~ Tilda with Heart lace ~ Sir Stampalot
• Whimsy ticket sentiment stamp 
• Circut George and basic shapes for the hearts
• Tim Holtz ~ Distressing inks ~ Antique Linen & Walnut Stain.  Picket fence crackle paint.
• Satin & Velvet ribbon from stash
• Woodware scallop punch
• Go Kreate ~ 6x6 pointy frame #1

Go and check out Cutie Sunday and enter it only takes a minute...

Card Challenges I have entered: 

Pile it on ~ Love is in the air

One stitch at a Time ~ Anything goes

The Crafty Pad ~ Something Girly

Cutie Sunday Challenge ~ Black/Grey + one colour of your choice

Hello and welcome to another challenge for Cutie Sunday.  I have been a guest design for this fabulous blog for almost 2 months now and I'm enjoying every minute.  All the entries last week were out of this world and it give me great pleasure to come and visit your blogs.

Anyway on to the challenge.  

This week we would like to see a colour combination of 

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Black/Grey + a colour of your choice.  

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I so loved doing this challenge as I very rarely use this combination of colour's, don't know why! the results are always so good. Please go and check out the

Cutie Sunday Blog

The design team have again made some awesome projects to show you..

Here's my bit of inspiration for you to look at.

This little project is 

THE TABBED ORGANIZER SET

 from the very talented Regina Easter at 

The Cutting Cafe click HERE for the template it comes in two sizes small and large.  I used the small template for my project.  It was so easy to do, download the template, print or use your cutting machine to cut it out, decorate and its done.  

I'm going to be using my organizer to store all my extra stamped images.  I have label mine with my favorite stamps.   

Recipe 

• Card stock ~ The paper mill shop
• Design papers~ Bayberry cottage & 7 Gypsies 
• Distressing inks ~ Black Soot
• Martha Stewart ~ Scalloped border punch
• Woodware ~ 1inch scalloped circle punch
• Tim Holtz ~ Rock candy crackle paint
• Doolebug Design inc clear stamp
• Beads, cord, brads and card candy from stash 
• The Tabbed Organizer set ~ The Cutting Cafe

Cutie Sunday Challenge ~ A Recipe for you

Good morning blog land, I have a really treat for you this morning. 

Well its Sunday again, time for the challenge over on Cutie Sunday and this week we have a recipe for you.  To qualify for this challenge we would like to see the recipe of 

3 x Flowers

2 x Design papers 

1 x Bow  

 I have created my project using a template downloaded from The Cutting Cafe.  You must go and pay it a visit you will be so glad you did as Regina has got a ton and I mean a ton of different images, templates, sentiments for you to buy.  She has taken the difficultly out of measuring and done it for you.  Regina also sends a file that you can use with your die cutting machine, isn't that just wonderful. (all instructions are on the web site).  Also on the website are some really helpful instructions to help with the different question that you may have.  

I wanted to show you the versatility of Regina's templates.  I used the Square Box with dividers click here for the template

For this card I used 

2 x top template, with these I cut them out and stuck them together to form the outside of the draw.  It has to be the top template as it is slightly bigger than the bottom.  For the draw I just used the bottom template as normal.  I then just made up an easel card to make up the top.  If you wanted you could use the dividers in the draw if you wanted to separate different things.  Silly me I should have taken photo's of the whole process. 

Well here's it is.....

I used these lovely papers from Basic Grey,  these are so nice to work with.  The Card stock is from my local Paper mill shop, die cuts are new from Nellie, sentiments from Whimsy Stamps, image from Magnolia, flowers are from Crafty Feeling (see in the side bar for website), Ribbon from stash.  For a change I decided to use a ribbon for a handle. 

Haven't got anything in the draw yet, I did buy some chocolate's to put in but they don't last to long in my house and they got eaten, so now have to go and buy some more!  lol.. I must say that all the entries we had last week were stunning, its such a pleasure to come and visit all you talented lady's out there.  

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges,

• Basic Grey Challenge ~ Dots and Stripes ( I had the stripes but no dots, so the dots are on the die cut).  They are having a DT call too. 
• Pile in on ~ Brand new ~ I haven't made an Easel box card before and I used a new Magnolia stamp.
• Creative Inspiration ~ Use something new ~ I have used a new stamp from Magnolia and created a box easel card for the first time.
• Sweet Stampin ~ Try something new ~ I tried an Easel Box card
• Crazy 4 Challenges ~ Photo inspiration
• 2 Sisters Challenge Blog ~ Getting Girly 
• Scrappy Frog ~ Sentiments
• Phindy's Friday Challenge blog ~ Distressing ( I have used inks to distress the edges.
• Just Magnolia ~ Anything goes
•  Moving along with the times ~ Ring out the old, Ring in the new. ( Used my old Basic Grey papers and ribbon, with my new Magnolia stamp.)
• Cute Card Thursday ~ Old with the old.. ( Old Stash ~ Basic grey papers, ribbons. New Magnolia stamp and new Box easel card.
• Stamping royalty ~ Birthday
• Simon say stamp and show ~ Show your new stamp (My new Magnolia Tilda stamp)
• Tuesday morning sketches ~ Sketch 
• Papertake Weekly Challenge ~ Anything goes
• Ladybug crafts ink ~ Anything goes
• Craft your passion ~ Anything goes 

First Sunday of 2011

Good morning and welcome to the first Sunday of the New Year and that means a new challenge over on Cutie Sunday For this challenge we would like to see your winter cards. 

I haven't used my Magnolia stamps in a while, I was starting to miss them...lol.  I didn't use this stamp this year for my Christmas cards so decided to use it for this card.

Crafty supplies 

Basic Grey papers, LOTV circle sentiment stamps, Whimsy sentiment ticket stamps, mulberry flowers, Nessie grand boarder die, MD Dies, lace from Crafty feelings, hat pins and charms from stash.

Copic Colours 

Tilda's clothes

E55, 53, 51

B95, 93

E79, 77, 71

W7, 5, 3, 1

Edwin's Clothes

E79 77, 74, 71

B99, 97, 95, 93

W7, 5, 3, 1

Skin and Hair

E11, 21, 00, R20

E57, 55, 53, 51

Hope you go and join in the fun for this week's challenge.

I would also like to entry this card into the following Challenges

• Stamptacular sunday ~ Photo inspired 
• Totally Tilda ~ Buttons and Bows
• Charisma Cards ~ Pearls and lace

Cutie Sunday Challenge ~ Happy New Year

A very good morning I almost forgot to post this this morning. Hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and got loads of crafting goodies.. Its the new challenge over on Cutie Sunday and the callenge is "Celebrate the New Year".  

Here's my entry.

 I decided to make a gate fold card this week for a change and quite happy with the result..

I also have some exciting news to share with you all I have been asked to work on the following Design Teams

Belli Challenge and The Cutting Cafe

These both start in January and looking forward to working with the teams. If you have some  spare time please go and take a look...

Have a GOOD BOXING DAY my daughter and I are going to spend the day crafting.

Hugs

Tamara 

Cutie Sunday Challenge ~ Christmas

Morning and welcome to another Cutie Sunday Challenge, thank you to everyone that joined into last weeks challenge, as always your creations were amazing.

This week the challenge is "Christmas" this gives you a chance to make any of those last minute  cards or projects.  Anyway lets crack on..

My card for this weeks challenge.. As always I used my gorgeous Magnolia stamps.  Love this image which is from last years collection.  I also have some My mines eye paper left over and decided to use this to.  Its such a beautiful pad that is all glittery in lovely shades..

I used quite a few dies on this card, Nessie's, M D's and Sizzix's.  Also woodware circle punch.  Shrink plastic was used to create the tree decorations punched out with a smaller circle punch.

 Copic Colours 

Skin & Hair

E21, 00.  E55, 53, 51, 50

Clothes and Decorations

R85, 83, 81

Basket

E37, 35, 33

Also used a glitter gel pen just to add a touch of Christmas.

Ribbon , swirly clip, charm, buttons and pink pom-poms were from stash.  I threaded the buttons with pink elastic cord.

 Whimsy stamp sentiment for the greeting and an EK Success border punch.  

 A pocket was made to hold the magnolia doohickey tag for a sentiment to be written on. Then edged with distressing inks.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges

• Cupcake Craft Challenges ~ Non traditional Christmas (Monday)
• Stamp with Fun ~ Christmas (Monday)
• Creative card Crew ~ Anything goes (Tuesday)
• Fresh Brewed  ~ Merry Christmas (Tuesday)
• Ladybug Crafts Ink ~ Winter Wonderland (Tuesday)
• Top Tip Tuesday ~ Christmas
• ABC Christmas Challenge ~ Z for Zero time left(Wednesday)
• Stampin Royalty ~ Bring on the bling (Thursday)
• S2G ~ Holiday Cheer (Thursday)
• 2 Sisters Challenge ~ Christmas (Saturday)
• Totally Gorjuss ~ (Saturday~)

 Hope this has given you a bit of last minute inspiration.  I'd like to take this opportunity to WISH ALL MY FOLLOWERS AND VISITORS TO MY BLOG A 

VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR...

Cutie Sunday Challenge ~ red/green

Well its Sunday again and time for the Cutie Sunday Challenge.  This week the challenge is a colour choice of Red/ Green. I have been asked to be a guess designer for the months of December and January this is my first card.  

~xox~

I used the jovial design papers from Basic Grey, Magnolia and LOTV circle sentiments.  I was lucky enough to have snaged these gorgeous sentiments.  

~xox~

Copic Colours 

Dress

G24, 21, 20

Hair & Skin

E55, 53.51

E11, 21, 00, R20

Tilda's wings have been glittered to give them a good dose of Christmas sparkle.

Sheer red ribbon, hat pins with a few green beads. 

Thanks for looking please take a look over at Cutie Sunday, hope to see you there... 

Take care

I would also like to enter this card into the following challenges 

Just Magnolia ~ Anything goes + Sparkle

Stamp something ~ Christmas colour comb

Secret Crafter ~ Christmas 

What a wonderful world

Good evening, sorry I haven't posted for a few days but I have been a little busy making up my guess designer cards for Cutie Sunday challenge blog.  I will be one of the GD for December and January.  I will be show casing my first card on Sunday so please hop on over and take a look.  

Well I wanted snow and sure as eggs are eggs I got my wish, unfortunately it didn't snow very much in my part of the world :D .  My daughter was a bit upset as she didn't get a day off school but we have been able to have a few snowball fights and build a snowman. 

Anyway I ramble to much, lets get on with my card.  

~oxo~

I have used papers from last year's My Mines Eye pad.  These papers are just adorable and are (and in away) to beautiful to use.  If you are anything like me I hate having to cut into beautiful design papers and when you do, try and use all of it ;D 

I dug out my swirly clips as haven't used them for a while and added some jute and craftwork cards card candy. Nessies dies for the square and oval shapes. A bit of white 

lace, pearls and lots and lots of distressing inks.  My Mum brought me this gorgeous Tilda angel stamp for my birthday from Sir Stampalot, thanks mum..

~oxo~

~oxo~

Copic Colours 

For Tilda's dress 

RV34, 32, 11

Tights

RV34, 32, 11. R29, 27, 24

Hair & Skin

E55, 53, 51

E21, 11, 00. R20

~oxo~

 Entering this card into Papertake Weekly challenge blog 

This week its a sketch to follow. 

Another easel card, this time I have put in a die cut label to write a sentiment on which can be pulled out of the little pouch.  I received my LOTV Christmas circle sentiments the other day and I couldn't wait to use them.   

The stars have been die cut using sizzix star big die then triple embossed with crystal embossing powder.  They really do sparkle unfortunately my camera hasn't picked this up to well..   

Thanks for looking please feel free to drop me a comment if you have the time, always nice to read.. 

Oh and before I forget I want to say a huge THANK YOU to Mary J and Nikki from Bunny Zoe's for picking me for her blog hop candy winner.  If you haven't visited Nikki's shop Bunny Zoe's crafts please do as she has some amazing goodies and all at fantastic prices.  Also head on over to Mary J blog Where's my Creativity , Mary's creations are breath taking. 

Take care off to finish another project..