For a Special Guy

This fortnights challenge over at Dream Valley Challenges is sponsored by OSCC

and Sassy Studios

& is For a Special Guy, so lets see your male cards this fortnight, especially with Fathers Day here in the UK shortly.
Back to my card & I am afraid I have no idea as to what papers were used as this was made at Sir Stamp A Lot. We are lucky as we are able to have our own class each month now, as there are always enough of us, so we don't miss out and so the papers were provided by Janice & Kate. I do know that the image is Cool Edwin from Sweet Memories collection and he is coloured with Copics. The little square Union Jack that Edwin is mounted on is a post it note, how cool is that? Very apt for Britain this year.
I am entering this into the following challenges
Just Magnolia Fathers Day/ Edwin
Card Makin Mamas Fathers Day
The Poodles Parlour Fathers Day/Male card
CRAFT Male

UPDATE I won Top 3 over at C.R.A.F.T for this card.

Stamping Tilda

I won a Magnolia-licious challenge recently & this was my choice of prize. Stamping Tilda which I have coloured with Promarkers. I used a Nestie plain oval to stamp onto & coloured the embossed edge with a Promarker. The scrummy papers are from Papermania Designstax Lucy Cornwell. My firend & I went halves on a 12x12 paper pad & cut it down the middle, so we both have these gorgeous papers for little money. Result!
I have used my Memory Box die Catalina & lace & ribbon from stash.

I added a silk flower & made a couple of flowers myself using EK Success punches with a star punch in the middle, on top of which I added a few seed pearls. The papers in these match the main card. Added a pearl drop flourish & Pine Leaves from a Martha Stewart punch. I love this card, the colours are so soft & its so pretty & girly.
Entering into the following challenges
Magnolia-licious Inspiration photo (pastel colours)
I Love Promarkers For a Little Girl
Midweek Magnolias  Anything Goes
Tildas Town Sketch
TOMIC Anything Goes

Last GDT card

This is my last GDT card for Magnolia Down Under & it was to have 2 of something on your card. I bought this background from Make It Crafty & coloured it with Promarkers. I then added 2 seahorses from Bon Voyage collection & the bubbles are all glamour dusted. I then added & mounted on foam pads, Mermaid Tilda, again from the same collection. I glittered her scales. Background paper from Bo Bunny Barefoot & Bliss. Added a charm, couple of shells & twine & voila. Not a flower in sight either!!!

Hope everyone in the UK is enjoying the long Bank Holiday Jubilee weekend.

Entering into the following challenges
Tildas Town Use a Magnolia accessory as well as Tilda/Edwin stamp. I used 2 seahorses
Do You Stack Up Under the Sea
Just Magnolia Anything Goes
Sir Stamp A lot Bingo (I used a line, pink, brown & bling)

Anything Goes at Divas By Design

This weeks challenge is Anything Goes at Divas By Design

This challenge is sponsored by Meljens & I have used Sweet Sundae for my image, which has been coloured with Promarkers.

I played around with white acrylic paint & edges the papers with it & also used it on the ice cream part of the image. It doesnt show up that well, but does give some dimension.
The background paper is from stash, no idea who's I am afraid, it was an offcut & from my oddments drawer.
I laid some gauze underneath the image, which was mounted onto a Marianne die. You can just see the Memory Box die (Catalina) which I cut out with red mirri card.
The sentiment is an old QVC  one, coloured with Promarkers.
Lace & ribbon from stash, as are the flowers. The 2 with red centres I made myself to match the papers.
Don't forget to pop over to the Divas blog & see what my fellow teamies have created for you this week.

Entering into the following challenges
Die Cutting Divas Anything Goes
Shopping Our Stash May Flowers
Fashionista Challenge  Simply Summer
House of Gilli Die Cuts & Punches
Totally Stampalicious Summertime

Dream Valley Humour

This fortnights challenge over at Dream Valley is Humour.

This challenge is sponsored by both Bugaboo & Crafty Emma.
I used Bugaboo images, Stella Peeker-Another Drink, both the image & the sentiment. Coloured with Promarkers & the glass has a covering of Glossy Accents to make it look like glass. The spotty paper is Papermania DesignStax, it has the most amazingly beautiful papers & I don't want to use them, just look them..lol.
The purple paper onto which I have printed the sentiment is Bearly Mine.
The lace die cut is a Magnolia, ribbon, dew drops & flowers, all from stash.
Hot Shot Crafts Die Cuts
Digi Doodle Shops Best Lets Go Spotty
Little Miss Muffet Anything Goes

Magnolia GDT Week 3

This is week 3 of my GDT spot over at Magnolia Down Under & this weeks challenge is to make a card using the colours red, purple & yellow.
I started cutting out a scalloped circle using my  Craft Robo & covered it with paper from Wild Rose Studio Bella. I then cut out another 2 shapes to make the back mount & covered that in paper from Papermania Capsule collection Yellow & Wild Rose Studio again.
I have then coloured Giant Mushroom Jingle Jangle 2009 & Honeebee Tilda from Summer Memories 2012 with Promarkers.

I then added a Marianne Fence die & a Magnolia dragonfly die.The fence I coloured with TH Distress Ink Dusty Concord.

I then cut out the letters shown on my Robo again & stuck them onto a Magnolia tag die & added red ribbon.

Lastly I added a Memory Box Spring Border die & attached red ribbon & flowers from stash.
Entering into the following challenges
Crafty Calendar Challenge Things with Wings
Squiggle Stamps Ribbons & Roses
Hotshot Crafts Diecuts
IlovePromarkers Die Cuts
Southern Girls Dying to Diecut
Paper Pretties Bold, Bright Colours

UPDATE I won Top 3 over at I Love Promarkers for this card.

Magnolia Down Under 2nd GDT Post

Its time for another challenge over at Magnolia Down Under & this week is ''Make Your Own Embellishment''. I chose to make my own flower out of lace

I threaded cotton along the top edge of the ribbon & pulled to make the circle. Added a smaller piece of black ribbon & added a jewel & hey an easy flower. I added ribbon & leaves & a pearl decoration for dimension.
I knew I was going to use Japanese Tilda (dont ask me why, it just came to me whilst laying in bed!!!), so I started out by making my background. This took ages & ages, I used my Hougie Board to make the criss cross along the card.

I them embossed the lines using an Embossing pen (yes can you remember them haha) & Embossing powder. I then did not like it red & white, so coloured all the squares in black & embossed them too. Finally I had a background that I liked for this card. I had already cut out the frame & backed it with some sparkly material in my stash & edged the frame with Liquid Pearls.
My chopsticks are from a Glitter Girls board & once again, embossed & a little Glamour Dust added too. The flower on top is 2 petals from stash, coloured with Promarkers, shaped & glittered & a little jewel in centre.

The fan is an old wooden stamp I have by Rubber Stampede called Asian Fans. I coloured with Promarkers & Red Stickles & Glamour Dust. Finally my Tilda is also coloured with Promarkers & I have left her skin very light as the Geisha girls did, she also has the Glamour Dust treatment.

All in all, I really like this card & the way it turned out, albeit that it took a long time to create.
Entering it into the following challenges
Challenge Up Your Life Asia
Dis Digi Designs Show Us That Bling
I Love Promarkers Anything Goes
Magnolia Stamp Lovers Hip2 Be Square
Magnolia-licious Inspiration Picture (I took reds, green & white)
Alphabet Challenge Handmade Flowers

I have won over at Magnolia-licious for this card.
I ave won Top 3 over at Challenge Up Your Life with this card.