You Are My World

Happy Sunday!  Today I am super excited to share my card with you!  As a paper hoarder I love the loads of paper that arrive at scrapbook stores after CHA.  Friday I managed to pick up one of the new Six by Six (Vanity Fair) by My Mind's Eye and actually put it to use immediately for today's card.

Isn't that paper gorgeous?!  And of course that little gem of a girl, Being Cute Is What I Do:

 
This week's challenge at Paper Sundaes Challenge Blog is our amazing Sundae Bar where you get to pick your favorite toppings!  You just need to use at least two of: green, buttons, banners, and/or twine.  I've used buttons and twine on my card.  The layout is this week's sketch for My Favorite Things and the card is for my darling husband who tolerates all my crafting as best as can be expected!

Thank you for looking!  I look forward to seeing your favorite toppings from our Sundae Bar on Paper Sundaes!

Happy Birthday Christine!

Happy Sunday!  This week on Paper Sundaes Challenge Blog we would love for you to help us to say a very special Happy Birthday to the inspiration for Paper Sundaes - Christine!  Without this lovely lady putting the idea of starting our very own challenge blog in my head, I wouldn't have run with the idea and we wouldn't be here!

To celebrate her big 4-0, I wanted to make a ribbon box...and from there the idea carried into a matching set of three paper mache nesting boxes.  All of these have been decorated with papers from Bo Bunny's Gabrielle collection.

The boxes were an inexpensive purchase from Michaels - the set of three nesting paper machine boxes cost me $4.99 for the set!

The paper covering the boxes actually cost more than the boxes!  Each box is covered with two pieces of patterned paper - one on the lid and one on the base.

To celebrate Christine's fortieth birthday, I have tucked 40 items in each of the boxes.  The smallest box contains 40 different buttons while the middle box contains 40 yards of embroidery floss - each yard is a different colour too!  The contents of the bottom box are a labour of love - stamped images!  I stamped two copies of 40 different images onto Christine's favorite PaperTrey Ink paper.  The images include Belles 'n Whistles, CC Designs,  hÄnglar & stÄnglar, Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps, Magnolia, Pure Innocence, Sugar Nellie, and Whiff of Joy!

The main box for ribbons is not quite ready - later this afternoon I will post it! 

For now I want to tell you about an opportunity to win one of two $20 gift certificates to some of the best online shopping stores!  Each winner will be able to choose their gift certificate - Simon Says Stamp, Paper Makeup, Stamp and Create, Mo's Digital Pencil - any of Paper Sundaes' sponsors who offer gift certificates!!!

I like to consider myself Christine's best friend.  However after knowing for months that her birthday was coming, it dawned on me the day AFTER her birthday!  ARGH!  To make it up to her I'd like to get 40 different people to make her birthday cards and mail them to Christine (entry does not qualify unless card is received).  Two winners will be drawn once all the cards have been received.  One random winner from all cards received and one random winner from the top five cards!  If you are interested in making Christine a card for her 40th birthday, add you name to inlinkz below - but only if you are able to make and mail the card by May 21st!

Your card can be entered into challenge on Paper Sundaes Challenge Blog until Saturday, May 21st for another chance to win!

These boxes will be entered into the Circles challenge on Wags 'n Whiskers challenge blog!

Thank you for looking!!

Don't Ever Give Up... On Spring!

Or my Sunday posts!  Happy Sunday!  A little late but Tilda is always worth it!  So is Spring.  Eventually even those of us in Alberta, Canada can expect to see it.  Hard to imagine as last week the grass on my lawn was visible and two days later we had a huge snowfall! 

This week on Paper Sundaes Challenge Blog we would like to see texture.  For my card I wanted several different textures so I distressed, sewed, dry embossed, wet embossed, added flowers and floral netting, and dazzling diamonds - WOW!  Tilda in Windy Weather is perfect for our mixed-up Spring:

I followed this week's layout at Sketch Saturday.  For added texture I dry embossed the dark teal layer.

The sentiment is stamped and then covered with versamark ink and embossed with clear powder.

The raindrops were treated to Stampin' Up! Crystal Effects for added gloss and dimension.  Tilda was coloured with copic markers and her cheeks were pinked with chalk.

Copic Details

Skin: E0000/E000/E00

Hair: E50/Y21/Y26/Y28

Hat/Shoes: E41/E42/E43/E44

Flower: Y17 G21/G24/G28 (tip to tip w/G28)

Gloves: BG0000/BG10/Blender

Dress/Hat Trim: BG0000/BG10/BG13/BG18

Umbrella: E50/E53/E55/E57

The inside of the card continues with the same sentiment set from the front of the card.

Tilda will be entered into the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly - Truly Dimesional (Tilda is popped up with foam squares)

Creative Card Crew - Spring

7 Kids College Fund - Easter/Spring

Cute Card Thursday - Weather Inspired

Secret Crafter - Stitching

Stamptacular Sunday - Favorite Magnolia (haven't met one I don't like!)

Copic Creations - Favorite Paper (Paper Trey Ink - at the moment!  Waiting for my order of X-Press It to try it out too!)

All That Scraps - Marvelously Magnolia 'May' Moments - with exams at school fast approaching, May is a month that needs encouragement for students

Thank you for looking!  I look forward to seeing how you incorporate texture on your Paper Sundaes challenge entry for your chance to win a $15 gift certificate to Simon Says Stamp! Remember to check out details of my blog candy on my 'Cooking with Mom' post.

Tilda Says Thank You

Happy Tuesday!  First day back to work after the holidays and what do I do when I get home to the kids?  Run straight to the craft supplies!  With the hustle and bustle of the holidays behind us and visions of holiday bills ahead of us, I figured I'd hide from it all and finally finish the card I started early December.  This beauty is Tilda with Christmas Post:

I followed Mina's Sketch at Just Magnolia Challenge Blog.  

Totally Tilda Challenges wanted to see an easel card with Tilda.  Although I've used the gorgeous Christmas paper from Kaiser, I wanted to make a thank you card for my Aunt and Uncle.

 

I added sparkle arrange the edge of each layer with dazzling diamonds and Tilda is coloured with copics (of course!). 

Tilda will be entered into the following challenges:

Cupcake Crafts - Thank You

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Be Thankful
Phindy's Place - Give Thanks (optional - with scraps)

Thank you for looking!  Remember that you have four days remaining in the "Cut It Out" challenge at Paper Sundaes Challenge Blog for your chance to win a $15 gift certificate to Simon Says Stamp!

Tilda Hanging Ornaments

Happy Sunday!  This week on Paper Sundaes Challenge Blog we would like to see you 'adorn those corners' of your image.  I attempted to first adorn my corners using my sewing machine - trying to mimic the style of Michele Boyer that I love - however I was not successful.  Ended up covering up my sewing failure with punches and Prima flowers in one corner and a Prima ornament die cut in the other.  I love this Magnolia image from the Merry Little Christmas collection, Tilda Hanging Ornaments.

Once again I've stamped Tilda in Memento ink and coloured her with my beloved copic markers.  I have added sparkle to her shirt with dazzling diamonds.

I have used my sewing machine to stitch around the edges of the patterned paper on the front and the inside fo the card.

I have used a strip from the Little Yellow Bicycle paper for the inside of the card.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Simon Says Challenge - Let It Snow

Just Magnolia - Sketch

All That Scraps Magnolia Challenge #4 - Something Christmas

Thank you for looking!  I look forward to seeing how you 'adorn those corners' for your chance to win a $15 gift certificate to Simon Says Stamp!

A Magnolia Santa for My Son

Happy Sunday!  This week on Paper Sundaes Challenge Blog the challenge is to "Create a Card for a Boy or Man'.  After focusing so much on my daughter these past couple months during the excitement of diagnosing her with celiac disease, it was nice to have a reason to focus my attention back on my son.  My son loves Christmas, the actual reason for the season, and as most seven year olds in our society, Santa Claus.  For this card I chose to use my beloved Magnolia image Santa Bending Over:

Santa was stamped with Memento ink and then carefully coloured with copic markers.  Sparkle was added with SU dazzling diamonds.  I used my Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels One for the sentiment.

The sketch is by Dawny P. from Just Magnolia Challenge Blog.  Charisma Cardz is challenging individuals to match up their projects.  I decided to create a matching envelope for my son.

Santa will also be entered into the following challenges:
Papertake Weekly - Sparkly and Bright
A Spoon Full of Sugar - Let's Get Punchy
Simon Says Challenge - Punch 'Em
Fussy and Fancy - Winter Wonderland
Moving Along With the Times - Card for a Child (this card is for my seven year old son)
4 Crafty Chicks - Roll with the Punches

Thank you for looking!  I look forward to seeing your creation on Paper Sundaes Challenge Blog!

Copic Details
Skin E000/E00/E01 R20
Jacket/Pants R24/R27/R29/R59
Belt/Boots T4/T6/T8 Y17/Y19
Sack E43/E44/E47
Gifts BG10/BG72  E44/E47/E49  YG11/YG03/YG63  Y00/Y000/E30
White areas T0/T2/Blender