Have I Had Fun??

You bet!! I'm GDT for Bunny Zoe's this month - whoooohooo which meant that I got to play with a stamp of my choice (thanks Nikki - greatly appreciated). I'm sure most people would've found that an easy task, but not me!! It took ages to choose a stamp from the huge selection that are stocked, but I finally settled on the gorgeous Magnolia Butterfly Dreams  - Beautiful Tilda. The next challenge for me was to create my card. The theme this month is Easel Cards and whilst I lurvee easel cards, I wanted to make something a bit different, so after much ummming and aggghhing I finally settled upon this easel card. Although it took me a while to make, I really did have loads of fun  - I just hope everyone else likes it!! :)

The card topper was created using multiple copies of a digi stamp which was coloured with Promarkers and then decoupaged. Glossy Accents were added to the red parts of the toadstools and white enamel accents to the spots. I drew the flagstones that have been used for the path and again decoupaged them. The grass is Crafter's Moss and the flowers are part of a heather spray that has been cut down.

Tilda has been stamped multiple times using Memento ink and then coloured with Promarkers and decoupaged. I stamped her wings onto Fantasy Film and then added some Stickles to the edges. She has then been mounted onto a "faux easel platform" and I've used the stopperless easel mechanism to hold her in place.

Tools
Embossing Ball Tool

Materials
Magnolia Tilda
Mushroom House
Promarkers
Martha Stewart Triple Butterfly Punch
Glossy Accents
White Enamel Accents
Stickles - Stardust
Crafters Moss
Silicone Glue

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Craft Us Crazy - Anything goes
Moving Along With The Times - Don't Be Square
Amber's Crafts & Stuff - Sparkle & Shine
Crafts & Me - Anything goes
I ♥ ProMarkers - Things with wings
Papertake Weekly - Anything goes
Mark's Finest Papers - Anything but a standard card
Crazy 4 Challenges - Shape it up
Just Magnolia - Anything goes & optional glitter
Sparkles Forum - One for the girls

I'd also like to enter this card into the weekly linking party over Passionately Artistic.

Princess Tilda Tent Card

It's my friends' DD 1st Birthday this weekend and I wanted to make her a cute girly card. I decided to try out a tent card - it was a lot easier than I thought it would be, so I'd guess that I will be making a few more of these.

I made the card using this tutorial. Tilda has been coloured with Promarkers and I've used Glossy Accents on her shoes and 3D glitter glue on her tiara and the lace trim on her dress. The gloves and petticoat were coloured with a white gel pen. The flowers were handmade and have been coloured with Promarkers. The hatpins were made using my new pins from China and a selection of beads taken from necklaces and bracelets picked up in the Primark sale.

Unfortunately, the pearlescent pink card wasn't double sided. As I wanted to decorate the back of the card and the inside was also going to be on show, I had to use a double layer of card. Hopefully it doesn't look too bulky.

Materials
Pink Pearlescent Cardstock
Ivory Pearlescent Cardstock
Papermainia Rose Garden
Magnolia Tilda Princess Stamp
Jump Rings
Flowers
Princess Charm
Glossy Accents
Glitter Glue
Promarkers
White Gel Pen
Pearls
Ribbon

Tools
Bigshot
Spellbinders Nestabilites - Large Ovals and Scallops
Pliers
Martha Stewart Scoreboard
Xyron Sticker Machine

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Charisma Cards - 3D
Simon Says Stamp - Tent card & charms
Pixie Dust Studio Pixie Challenge - Add a pearl
C.R.A.F.T Challenge - Celebrate/Birthdays
A Spoonful of Sugar - Cute & Girly
Papertake Weekly - Say it with flowers
Sew Many Challenges - Anything goes
Die Cut Dreams - Lace it up
Cupcake Craft Challenge - Blooms & Charms
I ♥ Promarkers - Make Your Own Flowers
Crafty Cardmakers - Inside Out