New Tilda for Magnolia-licious Highlites and Two Winners

Good afternoon everyone! I have lots of time to craft this week......I'm on VACATION!
I created this card for the Magnolia-licious Highlites Challenge which calls for the following recipe: hearts, white, silver and pink
I used Tilda with big ribbon. She is my very favorite image from this new collection.
You can purchase all those adorable stamps at Diana's Magnolia-licious Store. She did not have the new collection on her site yesterday, but please check back ....it should be there soon!
I colored this cutie with my distress inks ever so lightly! The papers are from Best Creations. The hearts are Nesties and MS punches and the tag is also from Magnolia.

NOW, ON TO THE WINNERS!!!! I drew two names from my Comments section and the following two ladies can go shopping at Diana's Magnolia-licious Store. You have each won a $50 shopping spree!!! Now, without further ado, the lucky winners are:

SHARRON aka Sharrahug
EULANDA

CONGRATULATIONS, girls!!!!! Thanks you for visiting! Hugs, Christina

Colors of Spring

Good day everyone....hope you're having a great Super Bowl Day!!! Since I'm from Wisconsin, I have to cheer for the Packers!!!!
In all honesty, I really don't know anything about football, so I hope whoever you cheer for, will be the winning team!!!!
I made another tag card (can you tell I love to make those cards?????) and I'm entering it in the LOVELY HAENGLAR ONLY challenge which calls for "spring colors". I have to thank my wonderful friend CLAUDIA for inspiring me to make this type of card.
I immediately thought of the gorgeous papers I received from my sweet friend, JACQUE, a couple of years ago. I've been saving it because it is no longer available. I just love this paper!!! Thank you so much, Jacque!
I colored the image with distress inks (still learning....I have a longgggg way to go before I'm happy with the results). I really do enjoy this new coloring medium and it has defnitely taken me out of my comfort zone. The lovely yellow blossom was also a gift from Jacque.
Thank you so much for visiting my humble blog. Love you all!!!!

King Tilda

Good morning everyone and a very happy Saturday....whoohooo!!! Well, I am continuing my journey with distress inks. I hope you like my new creation! I used a wonderful sketch by the incredibly talented Tanja (Stampin Piper) for FRIDAY SKETCHERS #140.
I am also entering this card in the JUST MAGNOLIA AND HANGLAR&STANGLAR CHALLENGE BLOG.
I found some excellent watercolor paper....now I have to initiate a search for the manufacturer.
I used BoBunny papers on my card. The beautiful lace is a gift from my fabulous friend, Claudia. The castle is a stamp from Great Impressions and, of course, Tilda is from the new "You are So Special" Collection, available at Diana's Magnolia-licious Store. The site was down last night, so I don't know if she has the collection up.
Thank you so much for visiting. I appreciate all of your comments.

Inventory Challenge #17

Good morning to all my blogging friends....hope you will have a wonderful day!
OMG, thank you sooooo much for all your kind comments and encouragement on my first distress inks project...you have given me hope!!!

Danielle and I welcome you once again to our Inventory Challenge #17. This time, we decided on a tag card with some distressing. Claudia was the inspiration for this card. Take a look at her beautiful tag card HERE.
You can find a tutorial for this card by Tiets HERE.
For my tag card, I opted to use this beautiful image I received from a lovely and magnificently talented friend. Thank you so much for this lovely gift!!
The papers I used were purchased a long time ago....sorry, no name! I used a MS border punch and pearls. The other gorgeous embellishments were gifts from my wonderful friend, Jacque. Thanks Sweetie, love it!
The beautiful scroll on top of the tag card was purchased from Melissa Frances.

I would like to invite you to visit my friend and teammate Danielle's magnificent blog and get some inspiration, as well as our other wonderful teammates, Charlene, Rene and Sandy.

Thank you so much for visiting and leaving a comment. [[[[[just a hint....I will be drawing two names in the near future from my comments section and two lucky ladies will go shopping]]]]]] Hugs, Christina

Tilda in Inks......OMG!!!!

Good evening everyone! OMG....I just finished my first Tilda card in INKS!!!
Take it easy on me, girls....this is my first attempt and I know I need lots of practice!!!!! Angie would probably give me a D- for my first attempt. Let me tell you, that "Bee" paper is unforgiving!!!!! The Tilda on the front of my card is stamped on thicker watercolor paper sent to me by a dear friend. The inside Tilda was stamped on the super thin "Bee" watercolor paper. The designer paper is from K&Co.
The beautiful lace is from my dear friend, Claudia and the absolutely gorgeous blossom on the front of the card was a gift from my wonderful friend, Jacque. It is so pretty, I just hated using it on this mediocre card!!! I'll probably take it off and put something else in its place.
Not to worry, I will keep practicing!!!!! Thanks for visiting....big hugs, Christina

Inventory Challenge #16

Good morning everyone! Wow, I can't believe I haven't posted anything since last Friday....I guess I've been in a creative slump!
It is time once again for Danielle and I to welcome you to our Inventory Challenge.
Our theme for this week is based on the song "Hey, Good Lookin', Whatcha got Cookin'..." Of course, I get to use some of my stamps from the Magnolia Yummy for your Tummy Collection, available at Diana's Magnolia-licious Store.

For this challenge, I decided to make a tri-shutter card. I colored Edwin with distress inks.....not happy with the result! I went back to copics with Tilda because the inks version was a total debacle. Coloring with inks is not an easy venue to learn....it takes practice, practice, practice!!!
The papers I used are from multiple sources: DCWV, Magnolia and Graphics 45.
The beautiful heart lace was a gift from my wonderful friend, Claudia. Thanks so much Sweetie...love it!

I would like to invite you to visit my wonderful friend and teammate, Danielle, and view her stunning work, as well as the fabulous works of our other teammates, Charlene, Rene and Sandy.
Thanks you so much for visiting my blog and leaving a comment. I appreciate each and every one of you! Hugs!

Inventory Challenge #15

Good morning everyone! All I can say this morning is Brrrrrrrrrrrrrr.....it is frightfully cold here.....-30 wind chill!!!!!! If I didn't HAVE go out this morning, I most certainly wouldn't!

Danielle and I welcome you to our Inventory Challenge #15. This time, the theme of our challenge is based on the song "What a Wonderful Thing Love Is...."
I thought it was very appropriate in view of the fact that everyone is busy working on Valentine cards.
My little scene displays a Magnolia tree and Tilda and Edwin under the Mistletoe...works great for Valentine too....those little Maggies are so versatile!
You may purchase these cuties at Diana's Magnolia-licious store. I just checked and I was unable to locate them, but if you email her, she will most certainly get them for you!
The papers I used are once again from Imaginisce...still have 22 sheets left.
The gorgeous flower was a gift from my wonderful friend, Jacque. Love, love it!!!
All images were colored with copics.

Please drop by Danielle's blog and view her gorgeous work of art, as well as the gorgeous works of our teammates, Charlene and Rene.
Wowwwwww, we have a new team member......welcome Sandy. So glad I checked my email this morning before posting.
Thank you so much for visiting and I am so appreciative of all your comments!
Love, Christina