Magnolia Spring Extravaganza Card Entry.

Spring is right around the corner here in my part of the world. We're lucky not to live too close to the Red River, so we are not affected by the flooding. Everything is still brown and yucky though, but warmer weather is on the way.

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To celebrate Spring, I made this card using a couple of Magnolia stamps, Tilda Carrying Lamb and Tulip Wheelbarrow. I am entering it into the Magnolia-licious Highlites Blog challenge called Easter/Spring Extravaganza in category #1 Easter/Spring themed card. . . I also am entering this into the Copic Creations Challenge Blog. My favourite technique is using 'flicking' to colour hair. I'm not sure how else to describe the method to colour hair so that it looks like separate strands, but you 'flick' your copic to achieve this look:)

Card Size: 4.75" x 6"

I coloured the wheelbarrow and Tilda with Copics, and added White Fun Flock to the lamb.

I used EK Success Daisy Chain Border Punch to add the flowers on the frame, it's my favourite punch right now. I attached them by cutting my foam squares in half, and finished off the look with white pearls in the center. I had a hard time not adding any ribbon but there was no room for it:) You can see the different layers in the photo below:

Recipe: CTMH PP-Miracle, CTMH CS-White Daisy & Sky, CTMH Ink-Black & Dutch Blue, CTMH SS-Happy Birthday & Four Seasons, Memento Black Ink, EK Success Daisy Chain Punch, Nestabilities Labels 17, Cuttlebug Vintage Die, Martha Stewart Monarch Butterfly Punch, White Fun Flock, Copics, Foam Squares, Pearls, Rhinestones.

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Copics Used:

Skin-YR0000, YR00, E00, R02

Hair-W3, W7, 100, B01, B04

Dress/Socks-B000, B01, B04, R000, RV11

Sheep-W1, Y00, Y13

Shoes-C00, C1, C7

Wheelbarrow-E29, E30, E33, E35, E37

Flowers-B000, B12, B24, YG21, YG23, YG25, G28

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Challenges Entered:

Magnolia-licious Highlites Blog - Easter/Spring Extravaganza Category #1

Paper Cutz Challenge #86 - hand stamped image of a lamb

Copic Creations - Challenge #47 Favourite Copic Technique, flicking for hair

4 Crafty Chicks - Photo Inspiration, I went with the flowers

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Enjoy,

Deneen

Another Trio of Tildas

Welcome Here!!! I always seem to colour Tilda the same way, so I challenged myself to colour her a little different each time. I used the exact same colours, and used the exact same card layout, just changed HOW I coloured her.

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In the first image, I tried to add pleats...I noticed after, that I should have made them a little lighter around her tummy, but the image was already glued down, and I didn't want to attempt it then. The second image, I kept it light on her tummy, and shaded it until it was darker at the edges...sort of how you would colour a balloon. And last but not least, I coloured in the image with the lightest colour, and added the darker colour right along the edge following just the lines of the image.

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These are not the only ways to colour, but they were just the 3 ways I tried this time. I would also like to try my hand at colouring images with distress inks..

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Card Size: 4.25" x 5.5"

I used a Cuttlebug Flowers Die I've had sitting around collecting dust to make the sparkly flowers...I used AC Cardstock Glitter Paper, so fun!!!:) I joined the MAGNOLIA-licious Yahoo Group several months ago, and they are an inspiring bunch!!! I sometimes feel like my cards pale in comparison, but I'm having fun none-the-less and have learned alot from the group.

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Image 1:

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Image 2:

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Image 3:

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Inside:

Recipe: CTMH CS-White Daisy & Lagoon, CTMH Ink-Black & Lagoon, CTMHSS-Say It In Style, Magnolia Stamps-Tilda with A Small Gift, Memento Black Ink, AC Cardstock-Mulberry & Silver Glitter, My Mind's Eye Paper-Tickled Pink "Radiant" & "That's My Girl" Purple Posies, Sizzix Decorative Flourishes, Cuttlebug Flowers Die, Nestabilities-Lables 17, Lace, Pearls, Foam Squares, Rhinestones.

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Copics Used:
Face - YR-0000, YR00, E00, R02
Hair - W3, W5, 100 Dress - BG10, BG15, BG18
Shoes - C00, C01
Gift - R27, R83

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Challenges Entered:

Just Magnolia - Anything Goes
Really Reasonable Ribbons - Use or Punches & Ribbon
A Spoonfull of Sugar - Tons of Texture
Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes
7 Kids College Fund - Seeing Spots
The ABC Challenge - R is for Ribbon
All That Scraps - Anything Goes

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Hope you're enjoying the Spring weather in your part of the country:)
Deneen

A Trio of Tildas

Hello, and welcome here! I made 3 cards using Magnolia's Tilda with Puppy stamp set. The layout of the card remained the same, but as you will see, I wanted to try out different hair colours.

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Card Size: 4.25" x 5.5"

I love the soft green colour of the patterned paper with the darker green of Tilda's pants. For this Tilda, I tried a blonde/red hair colour. (There's a close-up below) I thought the sentiment was perfect for her...it's from CTMH's Friendship SS.

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Inside:

Here are the 3 hair colours I tried:

Blonde/Red, Brown/Red, and Black

Recipe: CTMH PP-Miracle, CTMH CS-White Daisy, CTMH Ink-Black, Desert Sand & Topiary, CTMH SS-Friendship & Smiles, Magnolia-Tilda With Puppy, Memento Black Ink, Nestabilities-Oval & Beaded Oval, Pearls, Foam Squares, Cuttlebug Vintage Die, White Organdy Ribbon, Lace.

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Copics Used

Face-YR0000, YR00, R02, E00

Pants-G21, G85, YG00, R81, R83

Shirt-E41 & E43

Shoes-E29, E31, & E35

Blonde/Red Hair-YR31, E08, E35 & 37

Brown/Red Hair-E08, E29, E33 & E37

Black Hair-W3, W5, W7 & 100

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Challenges Entered:

Magnolia-licious - Green Colour Challenge

Just Magnolia - Anything Goes

RRRR - Green Theme & Ribbon

Charisma Cardz Challenges! - Tilda holding a Four-Legged Friend

All That Scraps - Anything Goes

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Hope you're having a great week!!

Deneen

It's Tilda Time:)

I have another Tilda card to share with you today. She's been sitting on my desk for over a month now. I wanted to try colouring black hair, and then using my CTMH stamp set Flower Pot for the window. I got stuck with what flowers to add to the card...big, small, flat, 3D, I had my friend Wendy (hi Wendy) help me out:) She's a Magnolia lover as well.

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The card didn't turn out quite as cheery as I had imagined it, but maybe it suits Longing Tilda.

Card Size: 4.25" x 5.5"

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Recipe: CTMH PP-Floral Impressions, CTMH CS-White Daisy, Garden Green, Petal, Lilac Mist & Baby Pink, CTMH Ink-Chocolate, CTMH SS-Flower Pot & Universal Backgrounds, Memento Black Ink, Magnolia SS-Longing Tilda, Martha Stewart Eyelet Lace Border Punch, Pearls, Foam Squares, Cuttlebug Vintage Die, Flower Punch.

Copics Used:

Skin-YR0000, YR00, E00, R02

Hair-C3, 5 & 7, 100

Dress-Y11, 17 & 21 (polka dots-white gel pen)

Shutters/Window Box-E31, 33 & 37, 100 (wood grain stamped with CTMH Universal Backgrounds)

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Here's a close-up of the cutie-pie.

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Thanks so much for stopping by! Enjoy,

Deneen

Hello from Tilda:)

This stamp from Magnolia is called Longing Tilda, and I envision many different ways to use her, for instance she could just be hanging out and saying 'Hello', or maybe she's waiting for her Prince Charming, or maybe she's concerned that you're feeling under the weather, etc. I just think she's adorable, and I hope you like her too.

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Card Size: 4.25" x 5.5"

Because I'm still a newbie to Maggies (Magnolia Stamps), I don't have any backgrounds yet, so I made due with what I had. I thought the shape of Nestabilities Labels 4, and the oval, looked like a window, and so that's what I used. It's difficult to see, but the white border is on foam squares, so that Tilda can lean on it...she's also on foam squares. I like to use lots of dimension with my cards. The patterned paper is a little washed out, (grrr to my new computer for that...still trying to get my old photo imaging program back), but it's very bold in real life, the pinks stand out from the black.

I paper pieced her shirt...I'm lacking a little in variety of Copic colours, but they've been ordered, yeah! And the photo editing available to me, grrr computer, makes her look a little washed out. but she's so cute, none-the-less.

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Recipe: CTMH PP-Sweetheart & Sophia (both avail. Feb. 1st), CTMH CS-Whte Daisy & Gypsy, CTMH Ink-Black & Pansy Purple, CTMH SS-Gracious Greetings, Memento Black Ink, Pearls, Rhinestones, Impressabilities-Flower Silhouette, Nestabilities-Labels 4 & Petite Ovals, Corner Rounder, Martha Stewart Swirling Lace Border, Prima Flowers, Grosgrain Ribbon, Foam Squares.

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Copics used:

Skin-YR0000, 00, R02, E00

Hair-E08, 31, 33, 37

Shirt-Paper pieced

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This card qualifies for:

*7 Kids College Fund Challenge Blog - I challenged myself to create a background for Longing Tilda without using a background stamp.

*OLLCB - 3 flowers, 3 spiral twists.

*Simon Says Stamp and Show - My Grandparents had two huge flower beds, plus little ones all around, when I was a little girl...I wished I had appreciated its beauty more as a child...the flowers remind me of that, and Tilda reminds me of when I was a little girl.

*Top Tip Tuesday - Use flowers.

*Paper Cutz Challenge - Anything goes.

*RRR Challenge - Purple grosgrain ribbon, hearts on the paper.

*Stamp Something - Something cute is Tilda

*Let's Ink It Up - Anything goes.

*Simply Create - Punches/Nestabilities...me used both:)

*Pile It On - I used paper with hearts on it

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Thanks so much for stopping by, I appreciate all your comments,

Deneen

My Second Tilda

Hi everyone, welcome here. I finished my second Tilda:) I was almost finished colouring her, and saw that the challenge over on Double Dutch is White Wishes - Make a card or creation all in white, the only colour should be your stamped image. And I knew that my pinkish Prom Queen Tilda would be great on white.

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Card Size 4.25" x 5.5"

This was my second go colouring pleats, and thought they came out great! Zoe from Make It Crafty just put up a video on how to colour pleats/folds with Copics. I just gleaned some more tips from her video, and my next image I colour with pleats should be even better! And I watched another of Zoe's video's on flicking...I seem to have a heavy hand, but I hope to improve with practice...I can't wait to try out colouring hair with the flicking method.

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Here's a close-up of Prom Queen Tilda (I just noticed she's a little crooked, oops).

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I added red glitter to her shoes.

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I embossed her crown with gold, and added pearls to finish the look.

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Here's the inside of the card.

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Recipe: CTMH CS-White Daisy, CTMH Ink-Black, Memento Black Ink, CTMH SS-Be Yourself, Versamark, Gold EP, Cuttlebug-Grace's Frame, Nestabilities-Oval, Floral Accents & Circle, Impressabilities-Flourish, Martha Stewart Pinking Scallop Border Punch, Pearls Foam Squares, Red Glitter.

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Copics used:

Dress: RV10, 13, 14, 29

Hair: E29, 31, 33, 37
Other: C1, C3, Colourless Blender

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Enjoy,

Deneen

My First Tilda!

Hello there, and welcome here on a Sunday! I just couldn't wait to post my first ever Tilda stamp. These cutie stamps are made by Magnolia, and I've been eyeing them for a while. I've been improving my Copic skills and finally decided that I could do these cute stamps some justice.

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Card Size: 4.25" x 5.5"

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Here's a close-up of Valentine Tilda. I was having a hard time with blending, partly due to the cardstock I'm using, and partly my skills. Then I saw THIS awesome card by Zoe from her Make It Crafty blog, and knew I had to learn how she did pleats. So my next image is almost done, and thanks to Zoe, {mwah} Thank-you Zoe!!!!!, my pleats have really improved, and so has my blending. I paper pieced her pink shirt because I didn't have the Copic colour I wanted.

Recipe: CTMH PP-Bella, CTMH CS-Amethyst, Pansy Purple, Olive & Colonial White, CTMH Ink- Bamboo & Black, CTMH SS-Katrina Relief, Magnolia-Valentine Tilda, Nestabilities-Labels 4, Impressabilities-Flourish, Cuttlebug Die-Vintage, Pearls, Prima Flowers, Foam Squares.

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Copics Used:

Hair-E31, 33, 35 & 37

Skin-E00, YR0000, YR00, R02

Dress-BV02, 04 & 08

Socks-CTMH Bamboo Ink & Blending Pen

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I've been lurking over at Copic Creations Challenge Blog, and I finally have a card to submit for one of their challenges....Challenge 42, What's New. I used my new Magnolia stamp!

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Thanks for stopping by,

Deneen