Tag-you're it!

Hi! I'm feeling a little guilty for not getting more posted this week so I'll show you some pics of some of the tags I recently sent to Diana as samples for CHA~

The minis are really fun to work with! I did stamp the cuties on xpress blending card because it is my favorite for coloring. But, I anted the tags to have more structure so the images were cut out and glued onto tags cut from the card stock with the flecks of brown in it. (don't know if I used PTI or Su, but you get the idea!

Then I added shadow around the image with the toner grays in T1 and T3 for more dimension.

I didn't keep track of the colors, so I hope you'll forgive me!

I have so many more of the Minis that I want to get stamped and colored!!

You can get them all at Magnolia-licious AND while you're there you can preorder the You're So Special new collection! OMGoodness! I want them all!!

Hoping to get more done this weekend AND we have Monday off from work! Yeah!!

Also wishing a great day and weekend for YOU!!

(Tomorrow is the 15th and that makes it time for the firs Copic Creations Challenge of 2011~ come on back! (please!)

Cheryl

Japanese Tilda VASE!!

Hello! Like many places we celebrate stafff birthdays at work. I have a treat to take tomorrow for one such birthday. I decided when we were in Wegman's on Saturday to get a tablecloth, plates and napkins to dress up the table. I didn't want to spend a fortune so bought a plain burgundy table cloth and plates but found some pretty Oriental floral napkins to go with them. I decided I could make a matching centerpiece! I colored up Japanese Tilda and placed her on one of the panels of the box I made from a pattern designed by my friend, Tracy (Inkydoodles). It holds an 8 ounce canning jar .

What you see is the result and I'm so pleased with it! I think the card stock is Rose Red (embossed with a CB folder). Then there is a layer of Blushing Bride on my Kraft box. I trimmed the edge with a pink border punch edge.

I went to the attic and dug out some cherry blossom stems that I put out in the spring. Not this year, 'cuz I cut off branches to stick in my vase! These pics show what the whole centerpiece looks like! Not bad for a little inspiration and a small amount of work!

One more pic, GOSH, she is CUTE!!

I'm doing this post Monday evening so I can get my treat ready in the morning! Hope you have a great Tuesday!

Thanks so much for all your visits! Please remember to enter your name (link) for the Sunday Sensations over at Jacque's Blog! You have until midnight Tuesday to do so for Magnolia-licious Money!

Cheryl

Wishing You a Happy Brithday

I don't need a birthday card right now, but they tend to sneak up on me! Yesterday, I made this card for the Featured Stamper challenge on Splitcoast. No coloring, wow!! The featured stamper (UKJem) has many handmade flowers on her cards to I made one~ It's made with EK Success Retro flower punches.
I colored the stamp with Marvy Markers that are almost dry!! But, they worked after I breathed on the stamp!
The shape is one of the Mat Stack dies from Papertrey as is the embossing template. The sentiment is PTI and the stamp is from Close as a Memory (SU) The leaves are one of the dies in a set of two from Magnolia-licious.
Guess that's it for this card! Thanks for stopping by, I hope you're not too disappointed that there is no coloring today!
There will be tomorrow!
Stampin' hugs and wishes for a good day for you!
Cheryl

Happy Holiday!

Okay, I'm sorry, I know the holidays are yesterday's news, but (and I've always wanted to say this!) I'm working on projects for CHA!! Yep, me~ Pinch me!
I'M not going, but my projects are! Diana asked the DT to make some things for her display! My package goes out to her today!
In the mean time, may I show you a card I made for my friend, Lisa Kind.
She's an awesome stamper, member of several design teams and, YES, she is very kind! She is also an animal lover and I knew she would like this Snowman and his dog buddy!
I colored the image with copics, and used some Basic Grey paper (from Curio, which I loooove!) for my color scheme. The Snowflakes embossing folder was used on the card base on PTI's linen.
I used more dp to stamp the sentiment on.

I'd better be going for now! Will try to have a card for tomorrow!
Wishing you a Super Saturday!!
Thanks so much for visiting!
Cheryl

Baby, it's Cold Outside!

Hi friends! Over the holdays we had a break in our wintry weather and as I write this we having a return of winter! I actually like fresh snow to cover up the old, dirty snow! I bought this sentiment at my LSS to use with the Little Mittens from I Brake for Stamps. Aren't they cute?! And only 3.00! Feel free to use my code SAVE10CHERYL to get 10% off your entire order!
I chose my paper and laid it next to my copic chart and picked markers to match. The mittens colored up very quickly. I stamped the sentiment on white and cut it with a Spellbinders tag, but it needed something. I cut a larger tag with slots on each end from eggplant card stock. Then I added the ribbon and pearls to the ends. A pretty quick card to make!

Thanks so much for stopping by to see what I've been up to! I appreciate each and every visit!
Have a wonderful Wednesday!
Cheryl

Oh, deer!

Hello! Well, it's back to work Monday for me and all of us who work in school! Are we ready? YES, we are!! I really got to spend a lot of time creating over the break. I had this image colored and made it into a card yesterday when I saw the gallery of the Featured Stamper on SCS. Have I mentioned that it's my favorite challenge!? It is! The image is one I bought when the Stamp and Scrap Art tour was in Buffalo-it's from Art Gone Wild and is called Small standing Deer. I think you could find it in their store online too.

I colored the deer with copics, but didn't keep the colors. Of course, you can tell they are Es-probably E42 and 43, 25 and 29. The aqua around the image is some copic (BG10) and then the prismas gamsol technique that I don't use often enough!

I told you that you would be seeing more of this paper! I love, love, love it! It is called Merry January from We R Memory Keepers. It matches Baja Breeze, Not quite navy, River rock, Soft Suede, and from Papertrey-Linen.

The Doo hickey leaf die is from Magnolia and mine came from Diana Crick's Magnolia-licious Store.

It comes with a wonderful swirl die. I'm sorry, but I don't see it in stock right now, but there is another set of leaf dies on page 2 of the link above. If you want this one, please email Diana to find out when you can order it!

Well, must finish getting ready for work! Have a great day whatever you are up to!

Thanks for visiting and thanks to all my followers~former and NEW! I {{heart}} you!

Cheryl

Hold on to Each Other!

Hello and best wishes for a happy and prosperous 2011~ Dave and I saw the new year in quietly at home after a fabulous dinner at our favorite restaurant. And, since it's January 1st the Magnolia-licious team has a NEW CHALLENGE for you! It was my turn and I thought with all the cooking many of us have been doing that we should leave the kitchen for our craft rooms/studios and cook up a new card with a recipe! I'll apologize right now for the poor photos~I just can't seem to get a crisp shot of this! Anyway the recipe is like the countdown for the New Year! 4 flowers, 3 designer papers, 2 Magnolia images and 1 ribbon! There is some wiggle room for variations but that's the basic recipe for this month! Hope you like it! Details and great design inspiration is already posted on the Mag Highlites blog for you, including PRIZE information!! Thank you, Diana!!

I tried a lot of photos and finally just had to pick some and get going! I used My Mind's Eye papers from last years Valentine collection called Beloved. There are so many great patterns!

I can't find this stamp anywhere on Magnolia-licious! I know that Sharon Caudle used the same image so I'm hoping that (genius that she is) she knows! Will post when I find out! The sentiment came in one of the Sweden kits in 2009. I KNEW Sharon would track it down~this is image #304 BROTHER AND SISTER. Diana says it will be in stock in a few weeks!

I used a lot of colors so here is the list:

Eooo, Eoo, E11, R30

BG10, Bg72 and BG78

R30, R21, R24 and R29

Hair Y21, E99, E25 and E29

E42 and above browns on shoes.

Y21 for her sleeve. E42 for his sleeve.

I love that today's date is 1~1~11!! Hope you have a Number 1 kind of day!!

Hugs, Cheryl