Totally Tilda Challenge #52 Summer Fun

DON'T FORGET MY BLOGAVERSARY CANDY HERE.

Hi everyone, welcome to the next challenge at Totally Tilda, but first I must say thank you to everyone who joined in with our Magnolia Sentiment challenge. The entries were all fantastic making our choice of top pick very difficult.

It is also a sad day at Totally Tilda because our teamy Melly is stepping down from the Design Team.
Good luck hun, have loved working with you and will miss you.

So onto our next challenge - not sure our weather will hold up for it......

SUMMER FUN (plus Tilda).

We are being sponsored by Crafty Ribbons this fortnight.

Here is my inspiration for you.........

This is a layout I have done using a Daisytrail kit called Underwater and I have used Little mermaid Tilda - coloured with Promarkers. The bubbles have been glittered too.

Here is a closeup.............

I can't wait to see what you come up with.

I would like to enter the following challenges:-

Crafty Calendar Challenges - Fun in the Sun,

Di's Digi Designs Challenge - Mystical Creatures,

The Saturday Challenge - Bright and Cheerful,

Clearly Inspired Challenge - Wet,

Crafty Ribbons Challenge - Beach, summer - holidays,

Crafting for all Seasons Challenge - Splash Me,

Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Anything Goes,

Whimsy Stamps Challenge - Summer Fun,

Creative Craft Challenge - Summertime,

Scrap-Creations Challenge - Water,

Kreative Stamp Friends - Summer, Sun, Beach and Sea,

Cupcake Craft Challenge - Ocean, and,

The Crazy Challenge - Under the Sea.

Have fun

Aud Sentiments Challenge #59 Reminder - Tag It!

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Hi everyone, it's Thursday again and time for another reminder for you.

The current challenge at Aud Sentiments is to ....

put your sentiment on a TAG.

We are being sponsored by Tickled Pink Stamps,



and the design team got to use one of their fabulous digis. I chose to use one of the steam punk images - Lolita Lylah.

Here is my card................

I decided to use my favourite colour - purple (Promarkers of course!). The Wonder Emporium sheet is from a Daisy Trail kit called Steampunk Parlour. The other papers are from the Shabby Chic Mechanicals CD from Debbie Moore, added together with some distressing.

I am going to enter this card in the following challenges:-

Tuesday Alchemy - Very Vintage,

That Craft Place - Steampunk,

Pile It On - tag you're it, and,

Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Anything Goes.

Hugs to you all

One for me!

THIRD BLOGAVERSARY CANDY IS HERE

By that I mean I have actually had time to create a card that isn't for one of my DT's!!!! Amazing considering it is the school holidays and I have two lively young ladies to occupy. Needless to say we have been out and about in this gorgeous weather. We have done some crafting too and I will post about it later.

Anyway on to my card for today. I have used the sketch at Mojo Monday.

 The stamps are of course Lili of the Valley and I have coloured them with Promarkers. The papers are from Lucy Cromwell and are totally delicious - you know the type you like to stroke!!!!

Here is a closeup.....

Now I am off to take the children playing in some water fountains!!! Hope the weather is good wherever you are today.

I am entering the following challenges:-;

Lili's Little Fairies Challenge - A touch of romance,

The Squirrel and the Fox Challenge - Kids/Babies,

Mojo Monday - Sketch

Totally Stampalicious Challenge - Texture,

Stamp With Fun - Lace doily,

Love To Create - Spots and Dots,

Crfaty Bloggers Network - Anything Goes,

Crafts & Me Challenge - Anything Goes,

Stamp N Plus Challenge - Anything Goes, and,

Sassy Cheryls - Polks Dots.

Have agreat day

hugs

Totally Tilda Challenge #51 Midway Reminder

Hi everyone, it's Sunday again and time for some more inspiration for our current challenge at Totally Tilda, which is ............

TILDA + MAGNOLIA SENTIMENT.

Here is my card........

and a closeup of the sentiment....

I have coloured Tilda and the background with Promarkers and added a bit of bling to the trees and her coat. I have used a Marianne creatable Christmas Tree several times using some papers from the Artylicious Cdrom - Season's Greetings. The snowflakes were made using another Marianne design die cut called Finnish Star. I have embossed a piece of vellum using the Cuttlebug folder - Snowflakes. I have used Tilda with Bell from the New Year 2009 collection and the Winter Forest from the 2008 Santa Collection. The sentiment is from the 2008 Christmas Collection - A Merry Christmas Ticket - I have coloured this with distress inks.

We have some gorgeous creations already - can't wait to see some more.
I am entering this card in the following challenges:-

Mark's Finest Papers Challenge - Christmas in July,

Annabelle Stamps - Say it with Christmas,

Jellypark Challenges - Christmas in July,

Stampin with the Dragon - Christmas in July,

Tildas Town Challenge - Anything Goes,

Delightful Challenges - Christmas in July,

PaperPlay Challenges - Christmas in July,

I Love Promarkers - Sparkle,

Die Cuttin Divas Challenge - Christmas in July + die cut,

Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Tilda only,

2Sisters Challenge - Christmas in July,

Simply Magnolia Challenge - Embossing,

The Dutch Magnolia Chickies - Anything Goes,

Creatalicious Challenges - Christmas in July, and,

Totally Stampalicious - Christmas in July.

Hugs to all and don't forget to enter my candy too.

Totally Tilda Challenge #51 Sentiment

Hi everyone, welcome to the next challenge at Totally Tilda, but first I must say thank you to everyone who joined in with our Sea/Seaside challenge. Wow what fabulous work ladies, you are all so creative.

This fortnight we would like to see a creation using a ......

MAGNOLIA SENTIMENT

and of course our darling Tilda.

Our sponsor this fortnight is Bunny Zoes and here is the prize....

So here is my inspiration for you................

I have used the Have a SUNNY day sentiment from the Summer Memories collection and Tilda with Sunflower from Autumn 2008. I have coloured her with Promarkers and used a die cut from my boss!!! Susie thank you hun. I have used some bakers twine wrapped around the die cut on the left side. The swirls are a Marianne creatables and the tag is a Spellbinders die. the butterflies were a stamp but can't remember where from!!! I have used a gold sakura stardust pen for the faux stitching around the large die. The flowers and charm were from my stash.

Here is a closeup.........

Don't forget to visit the Totally Tilda challenge blog for some more fantastic inspiration.

I would like to enter the following challenges........

Digi Design Challenge - Pile on the flowers,

Card Makin' Mamas - Rubber,

Craft Punked - Summertime,

Fun with shapes and more - Summer,

Simply Create Too - Summer/Vacation,

Lovely Hanglar or Sweet Magnolia Challenge - Anything Goes,

The Stamp Man Challenge - Anything Goes/Summer colours,

C.R.A.F.T Challenge - Summer,

Paper Crafting Journey - Summer,

Crafts and Me Challenge - Sitching real/faux, and,

Everybody Art Challenge - Summer.

I can't wait to see what you come up with.

Hugs

Aud Sentiments Challenge #58 Midway reminder

Hi everyone, it's Thursday again and time for another reminder for you.

The current challenge at Aud Sentiments is to ....

use the word FRIEND in your sentiment.

We are being sponsored by Polka Doodles

and I have used some images and papers from the new Studio 12 Picknix cdrom.  

The image of the flowers was supplied by Polka Doodles and has been coloured with Promarkers and Sakura Stardust pens.

Hope you can join in the fun. Please don't forget to check out my team mates - they have some more wonderful inspiration for you and their links are in my left sidebar.

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:-

Fashionista Challenge - Winged Things,

Crafty Bloggers Challenge - Anything Goes,

Lexis Creations Challenge - For a Friend,

The Corrosive Challenge - Sentimentally Yours,

That Craft Place Challenge - Anything Goes,

Catch The Bug Challenge - Anything Goes, and,

Chocolate, Coffee and Cards Challenge - Anything Goes.

Hugs to all

Totally Tilda Challenge #50 Midway reminder

Hi everyone, it's Sunday again and time for some more inspiration for our current challenge at Totally Tilda, which is ............

SEA/SEASIDE

plus of course our gorgeous little lady Tilda.

Here is my card........

...using Shabby Chic Tilda (one of my favourites) and the Romantic Sunset background. The scene has been coloured using water colour crayons. I have used real shells and some material. The flower has been made using some netting, from a toy my daughter made ages ago, and frantage glitters in the centre. The other background piece has been made using an image from the Aspects of design Nautical plate. I have used a Magnolia sentiment from the Summer Memories collection.

Here is are a couple of closeups....

and

don't you just love the sparkle!!!

I hope it inspires you to enter our challenge.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:-

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Fun in the sun (option sparkle and shine),

So Artful Challenge - All that glitters,

Sugar Creek Hollow - Summer Days,

Card Makin' Mamas - Rubber stamps,

Delicious Doodles - Summer Holidays,

Just Magnolia - All the B's (Bling, Beach and blooms),

Pause Dream Enjoy Challenge - Sunset,

Simply Create Challenge - Summer/Vacation,

The Stamp Man Challenge - Bling It On,

Tilda's Town Challenge - Favourite Tilda,

Totally Papercarfts Challenge - Here comes Summer,

Little Miss Muffet Challenge - Sparkle,

Paper Crafting Journey - Summer,

Little Red Wagon - Lifes A Beach,

Sparkles Forum Challenge - Summer Fun,

Crafty Sentiments Challenge - Summertime,

Deep Ocean Challenge - A sea of love,

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes,

Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Hawaiian/Vacation, and,

Tuesday Throwdown - Summertime.

Hugs

Goodbye Poodle

Unfortunately, our poor darling little cat, Poodle, had to be put to sleep on Tuesday night. She had been having treatment for a thyroid problem and liver problems. We knew it was almost certain that this would be necessary but she took the decision out of our hands. On Tuesday morning I picked her up in the morning for a cuddle and she didn't purr, she did the same to my husband. We both had to go to work but we talked again about the fact that she wasn't winning the battle.

When I got home from picking the girls up from school she was nowhere to be seen/found. We were just finishing our tea when a neighbour called to say she had a black cat in her garden, was it ours. My hubby rushed off to get her - and what a sorry state she was in. She couldn't move and was obviously on her way out. So he had to take her straight to the vet - get this she was now purring. She even tried to fight the needle (my husband relayed to me when he got home).

She was the most understanding little cat - having to put up with two boisterous young ladies!!! She loved to be around the family and will be sorely missed.

Rest in peace my darling.

Ali xxx     

Totally Tilda Challenge #50 Sea/Seaside

Hi everyone, welcome to the next challenge at Totally Tilda, but first I must say thank you to everyone who joined in with our Bunting/Pennants challenge, it was so hard to pick our favourites.

This fortnight our challenge is all about................

SEA/SEASIDE THEME

and we have a fabulous sponsor for this challenge...

Sir Stampalot who have a couple of Magnolia Stamps for the lucky winner.

Here is my inspiration for you.........

I have used Little Mermaid Tilda form the Bon Voyage Collection, and coloured her with Promarkers and glittered the bubbles. I have done some faux stitching around the image with Sakura stardust gel pen. The swirls were made using a Marianne die to look like seaweed. Lots of pearls dotted around for bubbles and some background paper and ribbon from a magazine. the string is supposed to be some sailors rope and a charm for some added interest! The sentiment is from a Kay Carley set called Flitters and Flutters.

Please don't forget to check out my team mates for some more fantastic inspiration - their links are on my left sidebar.

I would like to enter the following challenges:-

Crafty Catz Challenge - Show us your metal,

Polka Doodles Challenge - Fantasy/Fairies,

Tildas Town Challenge - Time to Celebrate,

Charisma Cardz Challenge - Anything Goes,

Sweet Stamps Challenge - Patriotic/Summer,

Marks Finest Papers Challenge - Metal,

Creative Mondays - Mermaids and Fairies,

Moving Along With The Times - Happy Birthday, and,

I Love Promarkers - Anything Goes.

Have fun everyone

Hugs