Decorating the Christmas Tree

Good evening everyone! I have been taking some time and admiring all of your beautiful works of art and I am just amazed at all the talent out there.
I made this card for the MAGNOLIA-LICIOUS CHALLENGE BLOG. We were to take our inspiration from a picture of a Christmas tree, wreath, gifts and window. I chose to follow up on the Christmas tree and I immediately knew which two Tildas I wanted to use. The tree and both of those cuties are from the 2008 Christmas collection and available for purchase at Diana's Magnolia-licious Store. The gorgeous red glittery ribbons and flower were a gift from my wonderful friend, Jacque.
I also used the Magnolia lace die and chandelier glass, also available at Diana's store.
The lace is from my stash, as well as the gold ribbon and paper.
Thank you so much for visiting. Your wonderful comments mean so much!

Edwin's Presents

Good afternoon to all my blogging friends! I decided to take poor Edwin out of my storage container and apply ink to the little rascal. He deserves equal time...Tilda is getting way too much attention!!!!
I made this card for JUST MAGNOLIA Sketch Week 83, following a sketch by the magnificently talented Donalda.
Papers are BG Wassail and Edwin and the Chair are from the 2010 Christmas Collection, available at Diana's Magnolia-licious Store.
The raffia was a gift from my wonderful friend, Jacque and the gifts are by Jolee.
Hope you like my little Edwin.
Thank you very much for visiting. Have a great day!

Christmas Morning

Good morning and a very happy Sunday! I have some exciting news today. I just visited one of my favorite sites, LOVELY HAENGLARS ONLY. I was absolutely thrilled and honored to win 3rd place for Challenge No. 12. Thank you so much!!!!

I made this card for Friday Sketchers #130 following the wonderful sketch by the fabulously talented Jeanette.
Papers are from Best Creations and the gorgeous ribbon was a gift from my wonderful friend, Jacque. Thank you so very much....I love it!
The stamps are all from the 2009 Magnolia Christmas collection, available at Diana's Magnolia-licious Store. The lace die is also from Magnolia and also available at her store. The images were colored with copics. The rhinestones applied to the tree were purchased at Michael's.
Thank you so much for visiting and leaving a comment. Hugs, Christina

Snowy Hug for Inventory Challenge #7

Good morning everyone! I hope each of you had a magnificent holiday. I assume many of you are bravely fighting the crowds today on Black Friday. For some of you who may not know what today encompasses, it is the kickoff to the holiday shopping season...it is almost a rite of passage!
Danielle and I welcome you once again to our "scraps from stash" Christmas cards challenge. Today, I decided to apply some ink to this adorable "Snowy Hug" stamp, currently available at Diana's Magnolia-licious Store.
I totally love this Karen Foster paper depicting the wonderful snowmen. Thankfully, I purchased that prior to starting the Inventory Challenge. The other papers are all from my scraps. The snowflakes are by Joliee and the beautiful rose was a gift from my dear friend, the lovely and incredibly talented Jacque. I colored the image with copics.
Please visit DANIELLE and take a look at her beautiful creation, as well as CHARLENE AND RENE, who are also joining us in this endeavor.
Thank you for visiting my blog and please stay safe. Hugs, Christina

Tilda for Friday Sketchers #129

Good afternoon to all my friends. This will be my last post pre-Thanksgiving and I'd like to take this opportunity to wish you all a happy Thanksgiving Day spent with family and friends.
I made this card for Friday Sketchers #129, using a sketch provided by the fabulously talented JANNEKE. I used papers from BG Wassail and MM. The dies are by Nellie Snellen and the sleigh bells were purchased several years ago at Michael's.
I colored Tilda with copics.
Thank you for visiting and taking the time out of your busy day to leave a comment.
Hugs, Christina

Happy Birthday!

Good morning everyone. We have freezing rain and, alas, I cannot walk my dogs!!!
I just hope the situation improves, so I can take them for a walk later! Otherwise, it is dog chaos in my house.
I made this card for a bachelor's birthday and I got the inspiration for this card from the ueber-talented BEV ROCHESTER. She created the most beautiful card with this image. She always has the most beautiful flower arrangements on her cards. However, since this is a man card, I didn't want to use flowers.
This image is by Kenny K and she is colored with copics. I used a MS punch and pearls. The gold rickrack is from Walmart.
Thank you for visiting and have a wonderful day. Hugs, Christina

Edwin and Tilda Dancing

Good morning everyone. Today is the opener for deer hunting in Wisconsin, so I walked the dogs with caution this morning, wary of a stray bullet. Thankfully, we are all home safe!!!!!
I've been wanting to use this adorable image of Edwin and Tilda dancing, but I really didn't do it justice. I guess maybe I'd like to see Edwin and Tilda dancing around a Maypole!
I used all scraps for the card. The snowflakes are Nesties and the new MS snowflake punch....a gift from my dear friend Claudia. Thanks Hon, I love it!!!!
This adorable stamp is currently on re-order at Diana's Magnolia-licious Store.
Thank you so much for visiting my blog and leaving a comment. Have a wonderful day. Hugs, Christina