Bingo Grid at Totally Tilda and Friends

Happy Sunday everyone! I hope you're enjoying your weekend. Today it's time for a new post over at Totally Tilda and Friends and it's a very sad post from me because it's time for me to say goodbye to my teamies. Unfortunately with everything going on in my life currently and my health not having been so good in recent weeks, I've had to make the tough decision to make a little room.

I would like to take the time to say a HUGE thank you to Susie, Mummy and all my fabulous teamies for taking the chance a year and a half ago on a bit of a noob and making me feel so welcome. It's been the best time and soooooo much fun and I'm really sad to be leaving, but I will be keeping in touch with all my gorgeous girls through blogland /Facebook and who know's maybe you'll see me back here in the future if  time permits.

Anyway, enough with the sad stuff before I cry and on with the theme.  For this challenge the theme is 

Bingo 

Mummy (Christine)  has done a super grid which I've shown at the end of my post, and you can do any line, vertical, horizontal or diagonal. Or you can do all of them for a 'Full House'

I've used Virgo Tilda, and I've coloured her with Copics using the faint line technique. I've had her partially coloured up for a while now so I thought I'd finish her off to use on this card.

I can't remember what colours I used for her hair, but it looks like it was a selction of E40s the skin was E13, E11, E00, E000 and R20. The outfit was RV91, RV93, RV95 and RV99

I hope you like my make and that you're inspired to make something and join us!

You could win a fabulous prize


from our sponsor



This is the grid I followed


I took the diagonal line from top left to bottom right.
There are lots of other gorgeous inspirational makes from my lovely teamies  on the blog, so make sure you check those out!

That's all from me today, but I'll be back on Monday with the La-La Land Crafts Inspiration Team.

Have a lovely Sunday, bye for now! :) xx

Gemini Brights

Happy Sunday everyone! I have you're all having a lovely weekend. I've had a lovely relaxing time, I've caught up with some much needed sleep and spent a lovely relaxing Valentine's evening at home with my OH. I generally dislike going out on Valentine's evenings because it is so packed full of people there is no privacy and it's very noisy, not at all my idea of romantic!

Anyhoo.........today we have a new challenge over at Totally Tilda & Friends and it's Pastels or Brights, so we want to see your makes following one or the other of those themes. You can use any image (it no longer has to be Tilda) but it must be hand stamped,. no digis.

I've gone back to one of my Tilda stamps today and followed the 'Brights' theme, well this is doubly bright because I used Gemini Tilda.

I've coloured Gemini Tilda with a mix of Distress Ink markers and my new Spectrum Aquatint markers, and added some little dots on their dresses with a white Posca marker.

I also added a little glitter trim to their dresses with some Glamour Dust.

I used papers from the MME sale box and a Stitched Circle Die.

Embellishments from The Ribbon Girl

Victoria White Antique Lace

Meadow Green Large Spot Ribbon

38 mm Fuschia Pink/White Spot Organza Ribbon

Pale Pink Small Polka Dot Buttons

Clear Crystal and Diamante Flatback  (coloured with a Copic marker)

I've also used flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts and some lovely Prima Bling from Dies to Die for.

Our sponsor this week is 

and you could win the following lovely prize

So why not join us for this easy challenge!

That's all from me today but I'll see you again tomorrow, enjoy your Sunday! :) xx

Fragile Heart

Happy Sunday! I hope you're all having a relaxing weekend. I really needed to recharge my batteries this weekend as I was burning the candle at both ends a bit last week. I feel much better for catching up on my sleep a bit.

Anyhooooooo on to the reason I'm here today and that is the new challenge at Totally Tilda and Friends.

This time the challenge is 'Valentines' so yes we would like to see all your Valentine themed makes.

Don't forget you can now use any stamp, not just Tilda, but it has to be a rubber stamps, no digis sorry!

I used a Hannah Lynn image on my card. A lot of Hannah Lynn designs are available as digital stamps, but this one was only available in rubber. I do have to say that for some reason she was quite difficult to stamp clearly, it may be those thick lines.

I coloured her in Copics this time, though I will have to try colouring a Hannah Lynn image with Distress Markers, something to add to the ever growing 'to do' list lol

Colours used:

Skin: E13, E11, E00, E000, R20

Hair: R32, R35, R37, R59

Outfit: R32, R35, R37, R59, E42, E43, E44, W7, W5, W3

I used the following items:

Stamp - Fragile Heart

Paper MME Lost & Found - Heirloom

Postage Stamp Die

Wooden 'Love'

Ribbon Girl goodies used:

Francesca Black Scallop Edge Lace

Organza Pink Pouf Ribbon

Pale Pink Pearl Bead String

Tulip Flower Baby Pink

Pretty Blossom Pink

The lovely butterfly is from Karla's Kreative Korner , she doesn't seem to stock this one anymore but she has lots of other beautiful butterflies to choose from. These are now back in stock and you can find them here

All other items from my stash.

I do hope you can join us, we have a lovely prize this week from our sponsor

and don't forget to check out the rest of the teams makes, there's some stunners this week!

That's all from me today, but I'll be back tomorrow with something more to share. enjoy your Sunday! :) xx

Breeze - Easel, Stepper or Joy Fold card at Totally Tilda and Friends

Happy Sunday!  I hope you're all enjoying the weekend. I had my first full week at work since the Christmas holidays, so the weekend break felt sorely needed by me.  Mostly I've spent it relaxing and doing some crafting, what about you?

If you're looking for something to do, why not join in the new challenge over at Totally Tilda and Friends?  The challenge this time is Easel, Stepper or Joy Fold, just make a card of one of those types, you can use any stamp you want, as long as it's a rubber stamp and not a digi.

I chose an old favourite of mine, Breeze. She's drawn by the very talented Krista Smith of Saturated Canary and available in rubber from Little Darlings Rubber Stamps.  I've included links to items I've used at the end of my post.

Anyhooooo, this is what I did with her.

 I made the shape with a Go-Kreate die.  The gorgeous papers are from the Maja Vintage Summer Basics collection 1933 and 1934. All have been edged with Distress Ink in Walnut Stain and all the layers on the front of the card have been hand stitched with Top Stitch thread.

This is what the card looks like closed, I coloured Breeze with distress ink markers, colours are listed below, and then covered the pink part of her dress with lashings of Glamour Dust.  She's a lot more sparkly in the flesh, but as usual the camera has not picked it up so well.

Skin: Tattered Rose, Tea Dye, Aged Mahogany (cheeks) Milled Lavender, Victorian Velvet (lips)

Hair: Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, Gathered Twigs

Dress: Evergreen Bough, Milled Lavender, Victorian Velvet

Background: Walnut Stain

The beautiful bling is from my stash.

Lots of lovely embellies from The Ribbon Girl

25 mm Joanne Ivory Fine Cluny Lace

38 mm Vintage Ivory Fluted Edge Sheer Ribbon

4 mm Flat Back Pearl Ivory Bead Trim

3 mm Ivory Pearl Bead String

11 mm Ivory Flat Back Pearls

8 mm Ivory Flat Back Pearls

6 mm Ivory Flat Back Pearls

Pink Sweetheart Blossom Flowers

Apple Blossom Mixed Pastels Pink and Blue (Pink Used)

Cheesecloth

Our challenge is sponsored by

so you could win a lovely prize

Don't forget to check out the rest of my team's gorgeous makes on the blog!

That's all from me for today, enjoy your Sunday, don't forget to sign up for my rubber stamp giveaway if you haven't already, and I'll see you again tomorrow with some La-La Land fun :) xx

Snowballs/Snowflakes at Totally Tilda & Friends

Good morning everyone!  Before I carry on with my post today I just have to point out the change to the challenge title....that's right it's Totally Tilda and Friends.  So now you are not limited to just using Tilda.  Of course you can still use Tilda if you want to, but now you can also use other stamps....but there must be a stamped and coloured image on your card and it must be a rubber stamp, no digis please.

So that's our changes, I do hope you like them.

Today's theme is Snowballs/Snowflakes, so we'd like to one both of them on your card. They can be part of the image, die cuts, pattern on the design paper or ribbon, charms, as long as we can see them it's good, but please check the full rules on the blog.

I must admit I've been suffering horribly with a migraine this weekend, so I just have one picture of my card to share with you today, as the lights were not helping!

This is 'It's Cold Outside Tilda' and she's a real sweetie.  I coloured her with Copics and paired her to some Days of Winter Pion papers.

Copics used:

Skin: E13, E11, E00, E000, R20

Clothing: E40, E42, E44, R81, R83, R85, R59

Hair: E11, E13, E15, E19

I added some lovely Clementine lace, satin ribbon and 8 mm and 6 mm flat back pearls, as well as Dahlia , Ivory Rose . Small roses , and ivory Cherry Blossom from The Ribbon Girl

I did mean to go back in with some glitter, liquid applique or liquid pearls for the snow, but I completely forgot!

I do hope you will join in with us, you have 2 weeks to enter and we have a fab prize

 from our Sponsor

for the winner. I can't wait to see what you all make! and don't forget to check out all the wonderful makes from the rest of the team.

Bye for now! :) xx

Totally Tilda Use a Tree

This is my second post today, so if you are looking for my post for The Ribbon Girls, please scroll down.

It's time for a new challenge at Totally Tilda today, and we're still in Christmas mode.  This week we want to see a Christmas tree on your creations (along with Tilda of course), The tree could be part of the image, on your design paper, a die cut, embossing, a charm, a button....well you get the picture.  As long as your creation has a stamped and coloured Tilda on it along with some form of Christmas tree, it fits the challenge.

I inked up one of my very newest Tildas for this challenge, This is Christmas Candle Tilda, love her she's sooooooo cute!

Tilda has been coloured in Copics.

Skin: E000, E00, E11, E13, R20

Hair:E40, E42, E44, E47, E49

Clothes: E40, E42, E43, E31, E33, E35, R35, R37, R59

I used some more Days of Winter papers from Pion Design.  The sentiment has been stamped with Versamark ink and then embossed with Wow embossing enamel in a sparkly white.

My Christmas tress were cut with a Magnolia die, it's an old one I've had for ages now, but it's the perfect size. I used a little liquid aplique on the branches and then sprinked on some glamour dust to make it look snowy.

The inside is decorated with matching papers and the same die I used to frame the sentiment. I stamped a few snowflakes around the edges but left plenty of room to write a message.

Products used:

Pion Design - Days of Winter Papers

Postage Stamp Stax

Whimsy - Simple Holidays Sentiment Collection Stamp

Bethany Guipure Lace

Burgundy Satin Ribbon

Ruby Red Rolled Roses

Beaded Stamen - Mocha

Shiny Red Berries

Cheesecloth

Our lovely sponsors today are Mary and Andrea from 

so you could win a voucher to spend in their shop. Most of the gorgeous embellishments I use on my card come from their wonderful shop.

Do make sure you check out the rest of the teams gorgeous makes over on the blog, they are truly fabulous!

Well that's all from my today, but I've been very busy this weekend crafting lots more to share with you this week! 

I'm off to try and warm up, take care! :) xx

Christmas Tilda in Red at Totally Tilda

Happy Sunday! This is one of 2 posts from me today, so if you're looking for my post for The Ribbon Girl, please scroll down.

Today at Totally Tilda we have a new challenge for you, and it's Christmas Tilda in Red.  So we want to see a Christmas themed card where Tilda is wearing red. I know that some of us have a bit of a love hate relationship with Red, it can be a very difficult colour to work with as it's one of the colours most prone to bleeding.  Well I cheated a bit on her trousers and used some red patterned paper, but I did use red Copics for most of the rest of her.

Colours used:

Skin: E000, E00, E21, E11, R20
Hair E42, E43, E44, E47, E49
Top, shading on trousers, socks and presents: R24, R27, R29, R35, R37, R59, E40, E42, E44

As usual I inked all the edges with Walnut Stain and hand stitched them with red top stitch thread.

i mounted her on a Snowflake Doily and I thought this ribbon went very well.

I used some beautiful flowers, berries and cones, and dabbed them with a little white acrylic paint for a snowy look.

Papers used are from an older Maja collection.

Products used

MFT Snowflake Doily Die

25 mm Red Candy Check Ribbon

Wooden Star Buttons

Natural Button Twine

Jingle Bells Silver

Red Top Stitch Thread

Cheesecloth Fabric

45 mm Bethany Ivory Guipure Lace

Rose Bud Semi Open White

8 mm Flat back Ivory Pearls

6 mm Flat Back, Ivory pearls

Paint Dabber White Snow Cap

Our lovely sponsor for this challenge is Nikki from

Do pop over to see the rest of the team's fantastic makes in red and we hope to see you join us in this challenge and tick off another of your Christmas makes.

This card is for sale in my Etsy shop

That's all from me for today, but I'll be back on Tuesday, enjoy the rest of your weekend! :) xx

Halloween at Totally Tilda

Good morning and happy Sunday to all. I hope you're enjoying your weekend, I've been chilling out and making cards mostly. 

Before I get on to sharing my card I have to first share some super exciting news!  The lovely Mary of The Ribbon Girl, recently emailed me and asked if I would do a couple of guest spots for them...of course I quickly replied that I'd be thrilled to...well after leaping up and down like a loon lol.

Now here's where I make an embarrassing confession...when Mary emailed me to ask, she mentioned that she's put a not on my delivery note in my last order from them .......well my jaw hit the floor, I'd been so busy drooling over all the pretties in my parcel, that I hadn't even read the note properly and almost missed my chance!  I was so very lucky that Mary was kind enough to follow up with an email. Anyway I'll be joining in with one of their Magnolia only challenges and one of the Lovely Lili challenges, so stay tuned fr those :)

Ok so on to my make for today. We have a new challenge over at Totally Tilda and this time the theme is Halloween.  So we want to see your Halloween themed makes. Now I will openly admit that Halloween is not really my thing.  We don't celebrate it with cards and stuff here like they do over the water, so much as I really enjoy looking at all my friends Halloween makes on Facebook, I don't really enjoy making them, but I didn't go all out traditional Halloween.

I had however bought these wonderful butterflies from Karla's Kreative Korner, and I wanted to use them on my card, so I matched my papers and colouring to them.

I used Wizard Tilda for a magical rather than spooky theme and coloured her with my Copics.

The papers are not Halloween papers, but I thought that the orange swirl really looked good with the magic swirl from the wand, the black text on orange was quite fitting and the black on black butterfly/moth paper gave a slightly spooky feel, I used Orange and Black Top Stitch Thread. I added some lovely black lace, but as I often do I ended up covering most of it and you can just see it peeping out on the left hand side.

The cheese cloth added to the atmosphere and I cut a swirl in orange and added some small Rhinestones that I coloured to match my theme.. You can see in this picture that I added Glamour Dust to the magic swirl for sparkle.

Some black and orange flowers and a little apple from my stash and this gorgeous ribbon with a Star button tied on with black twine added and I slipped a glittery 'moon' behind my image.

I kept the inside fairly simple, some more of the orange swirly paper and plenty of blank space for a message.

I used the following Ribbon Girls goodies:

Black Lace - Francesa

25 mm Orange Delight Berisford Satin Ribbon

Cheesecloth Fabric

Black Button Twine

Wooden Star Button

2 mm Clear Gems

Black Top Stitch Thread

This card is for sale in my Etsy shop 

Our sponsor for this challenge is 

Simon Says Stamp

and they are offering the following prize

I'm so looking forward to seeing all your Halloween makes, make sure you check the Challenge blog for the important rules, and do check out all the DT makes while you're there, they are all scrummy!

Bubble Tilda for Totally Tilda

Good morning and Happy Sunday to all.  I'm running late this morning as although I had this card made, and the pictures uploaded to my blog, I totally forgot that I hadn't blogged it....what am I like. Senior moment or what?

Anyway, this is my DT card for the new challenge over at Totally Tilda, and this time it's soooo easy, it's to use a SITTING TILDA.  That's it, no special theme, no required colours, go mad, whatever floats your boat, as long as your creation has a Magnolia Tilda on it and she's sitting, you're good to go.

This is my card, I used Bubble Tilda and coloured her with Copics.  I'm in a rush so I don't have the colours for you today, but I'll try and add those later.

I decided to go with coloured hair again as I enjoyed it so much the last time, and this time I went for a lovely Lilac colour.  Hopefully she doesn't look too much like she's had a blue rinse! The shape of the card is cut with a Go Kreate die.

I added some glitter to the water and the bubbles. Papers are from the beautiful Maja Sofiero Collection.

I used an MFT frame die and a Joy Crafts Butterfly circle die (I'll come back this afternoon and add links, I just have soo much to do this morning!).

The gorgeous sparkly ribbon and the pearls, pearl trim and pearl strings are from The Ribbon Girl, along with some of the flowers. The fab square diamante embellie is from The Handcrafted Card Company, I coloured it and the flatback gems with Copics to match my card.

Stamp: Bubbles Tilda

Paper: Maja Design, Sofiero, The Magnificent Flowerstreet and A Picnic in the Park

MFT - Designer Labels 1 STAX

Joy Crafts Butterfly Circle

Joy Crafts Butterfly Flourish

This card is available to buy in my Etsy shop

Do pop over to the blog, the girls have put on a marvelous array of inspiration for you and then join in!

Our sponsor this week is 

and the fabulous prize is 

So what are you waiting for?

I'm entering the following challenges:

The Ribbon Girl Magnolia Only Challenge - Use Pearls

Tilda's Town - Fussy and Fancy, Clean and Layered (think you can tell mine is F & F :P )

Deep Ocean Challenge - At Least One Flower