On the beach with Frizzy Tilda for simply Magnolia

I don't think it's a secret that I love, love, love frizzy Tilda she's just sooo cute!!! :)

This fortnight over at Simply Magnolia we're all off to the beach!! with our fabby challenge of

On the beach!!

I masked no less than 4 stamps to create this scene! and was really pleased with it, and relatively happy with my colouring, and then...... eek what to do with the rest of my card! I decided to keep it simple, and truthfully I wish I hadn't added the banner, does anybody else find this, that it's actually putting the card together that is the problem?!?! I could colour till the cows come home but then find it so difficult to put the images into a card!!  It's not even colour matching the papers, I have learned my lesson with that one!! I nearly always chose my papers first now, it's embellishments that confuse the life out of me!! ;)

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anyhoo the challenges I would like to enter are:

Tilda's Town - anything goes

Stamp and create with Magnolia - summer fun

7 Kids challenge - anything goes

Magnolia Mania - Summer

papertake weekly - jolly holiday

crafty little fairies - summer fun

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Have a great week my lovelies!

Hugs

Jacqui xx

Christmas in July for Simply Magnolia

Morning lovely peeps!!

This fortnight over at Simply Magnolia we are celebrating :

Christmas in July!!

I thought I would try a clean and simple card, and it looked sooooo much better in my mind's eye!!! Lol!!  I feel like a newbie with my pens after such a long break, But I am getting there! :) 

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The challenges I would like to enter are:

Deep ocean challenge - Add a sentiment

Dutch Magnolia challenge - animals

7 kids challenge - anything goes with optional twist of tag it

sweet stampin - christmas in july

marvelous Magnolia's - CAS or over the top

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Have a wonderful day

Warm hugs

Jacqui xx

Pretty as a Princess for Simply Magnolia

Hi everyone, as the famous quote goes, "rumors of my demise have been greatly exaggerated!"  Suffice to say (hopefully) I am back and healthy, I won't bore you all with a sorry tale of sickness, lets just say, where is Dr House when you need him!! lol!!

So onto the marvelous challenge this time over at Simply Magnolia  

Pretty as a princess

We would like to see Tilda with a crown.

I have used Tilda in cotton dress, she is coloured with my Copics, the castle is a do-hickey die. I  have used lovely Pion papers, the flowers are WOC and LLC and the lace is Ribbon girl.

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The challenges I would like to enter are:

The ribbon girl magnolia only challenge -add a die-cut

a creative romance - anything goes with the option of birthday

Simon says stamp - anything goes

7 kids challenge - anything goes

Marvelous Magnolia - Anything goes

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Well that's all from me today.

Have a wonderful day

hugs

Jacqui xx

Could I have made my card any more pink!!!!!!

Answers on a postcard please!!! Lol!!

Hi all hope you are all having a great day! Well It's that wonderful time again! Yes another superb challenge over at Simply Magnolia! This time we would love to see your Magnolia creations with a:

A Birthday Sentiment!

Can't say I didn't warn you about the pink!! Lol!! I adore this sweet Tilda hiding  rose bouquet! I have already coloured her a few times, now all I need to do is make some more cards!! I have coloured this sweetie with my Copics ... note to self never try to colour hundreds of tiny checks individually again!!!!! All the papers are Magnolia, the cute bow is a Magnolia Do-hickey, the flowers are a mix of WOC, Kort & Godt and Live and love crafts! the lace is from the Ribbon girl! I have punched some butterflies with some Martha Stewart punches and popped some pearls on them! Kind of wish I hadn't done the butterflies feel that they were a step too far!! the metal corner is frantaged with shabby pink!

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The challenges I would like to enter are:

Deep Ocean Challenge - Just for a girl

A creative romance - Bingo - pink, flowers, pearls

Lovely Hanglar only - pretty in pink!

Papertake weekly - anything goes

7 kids challenge  - anything goes

Dutch Magnolia lovers - Lace and flowers

stamp and create with Magnolia - Birthday

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Well that's all from me have a great day!

Love and Hugs

Jacqui xx

Tilda with big balloon for Simply Magnolia

Hi All! Today I am bringing you midway reminder for the current Simply Magnolia challenge!

You  still have a week to enter this fab challenge which is:

Kraft and 2 colours!

I have used Kraft, Pink and Blue! The super cute image is Magnolia Tilda with big balloon! I have coloured Tilda with my copics, the Kraft card is Bazzil and the beautiful papers are Maja spring basics. The flowers are WOC, banner is a la la land die .

So don't forget to pop on over to the blog here  and check out all the wonderful inspiration from my lovely teamies!

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The challenges I would like to enter are:

The ribbon girl challenge - Birthday

Tilda's Town - use your stash

Deep Ocean - Just for a girl

Magnolia Down Under - Butterflies

A Creative Romance - Bingo - Top line, Pink, lace, Ribbon

Totally gorjuss - Birthday

Stamp and create with Magnolia - Birthday

7 Kids challenge - Anything goes

Sweet Stampin' challenge - Cute

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Thank you for visiting!

Have a great Day!

Love and Hugs

Jacqui P xx

Vintage Valentine for Simply Magnolia

Hi All

Doesn't time fly! Christmas feels like a distant memory already, but  at least the evenings are starting to draw out! It was light here till 17.15 yesterday! I can't wait for spring to arrive!

Well onto this fortnights challenge over at Simply Magnolia 

and it a perfect one for the time of year!

Vintage Valentine!

I have used this super cute stamp from last years Valentines collection ahhh what a sweetie! :)

I have coloured him/her with my copics the beautiful papers are Pion. I have used a cheery Lynn birdcage and a dohickey swirl. The flowers are from WOC and the sweet doves are from the ribbon girl. I have popped some gold embossing powder around the edge of the oval, birdcage, swirl and doves! I have also used some frantage.

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The challenges I would like to enter are:

Tilda's town - Love Love Love

Paper take weekly - anything goes

Crafty little fairies - Love

Divas by Design - Die Cuts

Lovely hanglar only - pearls and lace

A Creative Romance - Show some love

7 Kids Challenge blog - Anything goes with a twist of Valentine

Dutch Magnolia Lovers - Valentines Day

Cupcake inspirations - photo inspiration

ABC challenge - E is for embelish

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Have a great Sunday!

Love and hugs

Jacqui xx

Frizzy Tilda in black and white

Hi all, hope you are all safe and dry!

 Thankfully it has stopped raining for a day or 2 at last, I was about to start building an ark!

Well it's time for another great challenge over at Simply magnolia This time we would love to see your

BLACK AND WHITE CREATIONS!

Now I have to stress that you can use colour on your stamped image, but all the papers and embellishments have to be black and white! When I started this card my intention was to create a pop if colour in Tildas Bows, but I have to confess I love colouring in black and white (always forget till I have to do it!!) and I was so pleased with the way the images looked that I decided to just leave it without colour! I have coloured the images with Toner greys T0,1,3,5,7 and used T9 to make the dots on her bows! I love playing with the different greys!The papers are Maja!  I love this combo of images! Frizzy Tilda is one of my all time favourite stamps and I just can't help but compare this card with another I made last year with a SLIGHTLY  different colour scheme!

He he, Slightly different hey!!!

So don't forget to pop over to Simply Magnolia to see all my talented teamies creations and join the fun of our BLACK AND WHITE challenge!

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The challenges I would like to enter are: 

Lovely hanglar - anything goes

Marvelous magnolias - Lovely lace

papertake weekly - anything goes

7 kids challenge - anything goes

sweet stampin challenge - girly no pink

card makin mamas - anything goes

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Well that's all from me! have a great day!

Love and hugs

Jacqui xx

Whoopsie!! ....What day is it??

Well you could say better late than never?!?!

Sorry lovely peeps totally forgot what day it was yesterday, really been feeling off my game lately! Just everything seems to happen at once doesn't it?

Never mind I am here today with this fortnights Simply Magnolia challenge which is:

Favourite or newest Tilda!

I have used Prima Ballerina Tilda, I love all the ballerina Tilda's ... but is it just me or is there somthing just slightly "off" about her head? Anyway I still love her, I have coloured her with my copics, the papers are Maja, the beautiful lace is from the ribbon girl, flowers and metal corner are from WOC and the gems and ribbon are from my stash. 

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The challenges I would like to enter are:

Tilda's Town - anything goes

7 kids challenge - anything goes

Magnolia Down under - anything goes

Charisma cardz - anything goes

Time for magnolia - anything goes

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Love to you all 

Hugs

Jacqui xx

A sad goodbye to Basic Grey Challenge!

Hi Peeps!

Just a quickie today as I have the flu...... aahhhh!! Lol!

Well it has to be said I have put off writing this post! It is with a very heavy heart I have to say this will be the last challenge from Basic grey challenges!  I would love to thank all the lovely girlies who have been my team mates over the years! I have to say it has been an honour and a pleasure to work with each and every one of you! Basic grey was my very first design team and I have been lucky enough to be a member for almost 3 years!

Well onto this Challenge and it is everyone's favourite...

Anything Goes!

Yes I know Figgy Pudding papers again! I just love them!!! I have coloured Tilda with my Copics, the papers are of course Figgy pudding, just such great colours! and the gems doily and ribbon are from my stash!

On a happier note I have had a wee bit of a lucky streak! I won the ribbon girl magnolia only challenge last month and not only did I win a fantastic token from the ribbon girl.. thank you Mary! but imagine my surprise when my prize from magnolia arrived and I expected a stamp and recieved this parcel!

Oh My Goodness!! Thank you to Magnolia!

And then just checking to see what challenges to enter this morning and imagine my surprise I won the last challenge over at Lovely Hanglar challenge! Another amazing voucher for the ribbon girl!! Guess who's creations will have oodles of lovely ribbon, lace and pretty things soon!!.... ME!!   

I have also been honoured to receive a few top 3's that I have yet to put on my side bar so thank you to:

7 kids challenge

Divas by design and

Magnolia Mania!

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The challenges I would like to enter:

Magnolia Down under - anything goes

Deep Ocean - Santa is coming 

Ribbon Girl - Ho Ho Ho Christmas challenge

Marvelous Magnolia - anything goes

7 kids challenge - anything goes

sweet stampin - last minute Christmas 

Stampin for the weekend - use some red

Tilda's Town - Christmas

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So again THANK YOU to all my lovely teamies and all the lovely crafters who joined the Basic Grey challenges! It's been a blast!

Have a great weekend!

hugs

Jacqui xx

show the way Tilda for Simply Magnolia

Woo Hoo December the 1st!!

 I always get an injection of holiday spirit once I hit December!! I think it must be the memories of all those Advent calenders from when I was little!

Well this Fortnight over at Simply Magnolia we have a lovely new challenge for you:

Vintage Blue white and Brown Christmas!

I always struggle to photograph blue and brown, it looks so much nicer in real life!

I have stamped 3 images from the new Christmas collection, I then masked them and airbrushed the backgound, the beautiful papers are Maja, I have used shabby blue frantage and Twinklets for the snow, the dies are Magnolia Do-hickey Poinsettia and Marianne holly. I have coloured the image with my copics.

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The challenges I would like to enter are:

Tilda's Town - Christmas

Totally Gorjuss - Snows the way to go

Simon says Stamp Challenge - anything goes

Simon says stamp monday challenge - Holiday countdown - 6 Christmas cards made!

lovely hanglar only - Christmas is coming

Allsorts - inspired my Christmas song or carol - Walking in a winter wonderland

Ribbon girls challenge - Ho HO Ho Christmas challenge

7 kids challenge - anything goes

Bearly mine challenge - anything goes

Papertake weekly - Sketchy time

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Well thats all from me!

Have a wonderful sunday

Hugs

Jacqui xx

Merry Christmas Tilda for Basic Grey

Hello lovely crafty peeps!

Wow time is flying by, Christmas is looming, this time in 4 weeks it will all be over!! .... Sorry I know I'm a gloomy pants this morning ;) So it's tome for another fantastic Basic Grey Challenge, this fortnight it is:

Happy Christmas!

I just love this Tilda! I know this may feel a bit familiar, but I promise it is quite different to my last  Merry Christmas Tilda  here  :)  I have used copics to colour the image and the beautiful papers are my all time favourite Basic grey, Figgy Pudding. I have followed the sketch from sketch and stash. The gems and ribbon are from my stash!

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The challenges I would like to enter are:

Ribbon Girl - Magnolia challenge christmas or winter

stampin for the weekend - feeling festive

Deep Ocean - fav colour scheme - Red and Green for Christmas at the mo!

7 kids challenge - anything goes

Marvelous Magnolia - anything goes

divas by design - use some red

bearly mine challenge - anything goes

sketch and stash - Sketch

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Well that's all for today!

Have a fab Saturday!

Hugs

Jacqui xx

2 naughty in the snow Tildas throwing snowballs!

Good morning!

Today I have another Christmas themed card to share with you!

Again I have used stamps from the newest Christmas collection, "in the snow scarf Tilda" and "in the snow heart Tilda"  hence the "in the snow" part of my title, (not just bad grammar!) Now these naughty girls have pushed me over the edge!! My embellishments that is!!! Because the fab challenge we have for you this fortnight over at Simply Magnolia is:

Over the edge!

 So we would love to see elements of your design sitting over the edge.

I have coloured these cuties with my copics, the papers are the delicious maja vintage autumn range, I have used some cheese cloth, the snow flakes are joy crafts and cheery lynn, the Chrismas tree is a Magnolia Do-hickey die, I have used some frantage, glitter and gems from my stash!

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The challenges I would like to enter are:

Time for magnolia - Christmas in non traditional colours

Tilda's town - Favourite Tilda or Edwin - Love all the new release but love in the snow heart Tilda

diva's by Design - something snowy 

Magnolia-licious - Winter themed

Lovely Hanglar or Magnolia - shabby chic or vintage

crafty little fairies - inspired by a song - Let it snow 

Deep Ocean - Winter

Bearly mine - Christmas in pink

Papertake weekly - snow and ice

7 kids challenge - anything goes

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Well have a wonderful day! Till next time:

Huggles

Jacqui xxx

North Pole Tilda for Basic Grey

Brrrrrr just looking at my card today makes me feel cold!!

Poor Tilda even her wee Polar Bear looks  perturbed by all that frantage snow!! Lol!! At least she's well wrapped up!  Well if you haven't guessed our fabby challenge this fortnight over at Basic Grey Challenges is:

Cold and Frosty

I have used 3 stamps from this years Christmas release, they are coloured with my copics, the beautiful papers are Basic Grey Aspen Frost, the snow flakes are a joy crafts die and the mittens are a memory box die. I have used chunky white embossing powder for the snow.

The challenges I would like to enter are:

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Deep Ocean - Winter

Magnolia-licious - winter themed

7 kids challenge - anything goes

Crafty little fairies - inspired by a song - Walking in a winter wonderland

Time for Magnolia challenge - christmas in non tradtional colours

Papertake weekly - Snow and Ice

Divas by design - Something snowy

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Well that's all from me today! have a great Saturday and I hope to see you tomorrow for my Simply Magnolia DT card!

So don't forget to pop on over here to have a look at the amazing inspiration by my talented team mates!!

Hugs

Jacqui xx

Let's keep it clean!

Hi folks just a quickie  

I have made a clean and simple card for you today!

I have used the lovely merry Christmas Tilda from the latest collection, I really love this new release! She is coloured with my Copics, the papers are basic grey Figgy pudding, my fav christmas papers and the ribbon is from Sir Stampalot. And that is about that!!

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The challenges I would like to enter are:

Tilda's Town - Christmas

Magnolia Mania - Clean and simple

Sweet Stampin' - Christmas is coming

7 kids challenge - anything goes

Charisma cardz - anything goes

Without words - getting ready for Christmas

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See you all on Saturday For Basic Grey Challenge  you still have a little time to enter our fabulous Sparkle and Glamour challenge!

Hugs

Jacqui xx

Show the way Tilda, for simply Magnolia

Good afternoon sweeties!

Well It's a darn sight drier in the old kitchen tonight! No thanks to the builders mind you, got a call from them at 7pm saying "can't do anything it's too wet"!!!!!! Well Duh!!!! that's the problem!! Luckily hubby was home and managed to tape some plastic bags over the vent and that seems to have done the trick! Well I did do my baking last night! Just made some peach melba slices, bloomin' lovely! Although I do think they're a wee bit on the sweet side, but then this is the first baking I have done since school, so not so bad!

Well onto this weeks challenge over at Simply Magnolia, and it every bodies favourite, well certainly mine ;)

Anything goes!

I have used show the way Tilda and North Pole Whitey Polar Bear, He's soo cute!! both from the latest collection and I have masked them onto the heart with  background text, from an older collection! I thought Tilda could be pointing to the heart! I have also used Cheese cloth, a heart doily and pearls form my stash and the lovely tulle trim is from the ribbon girl.

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The challenges I would like to enter are:

Tilda's Town - anything goes

Midweek Magnolia's - lots of layers

Simon says stamp Wednesday - anything goes

Simon says Stamp Monday challenge - anything goes

7 kids challenge - anything goes

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Well that's all from me folks! have a wonderful evening!

Hugs

Jacqui P x

Raindrops keep falling on my...........cooker!?!?!

Good afternoon peeps!

Well after our new house (built 5 yrs ago) needed to have all the exterior walls chipped off and re-plastered etc. in the summer, now in the first heavy rain since then, the water is pouring down our kitchen wall!!! Aaarrrgghhh!!!!! Of course this had to happen on a Saturday and trying to get hold the the builders is a nightmare!!  So we are just waiting for someone to call back! Luckily it hasn't affected my oven as thanks to "The great British bake off" I am going to try my hand at some baking this afternoon! I am hopefully (very hopefully, I am a terrible baker!!) making "peach melba squares"  and maybe some Dorset apple traybake! Yumm!!!

Well onto this  fortnights challenge over at Basic Grey challenges Which is:

Sparkle and Glamour!

Right then sorry had to leave again as water pouring into kitchen! I have used this wonderful uptown girls stamp from stamping bella. The papers are Basic grey Eva, I have used oodles of glitter, some clear gems and some silky crush ribbon from the ribbon girl.

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The challenges I would like to enter are:

Simon says stamp - anything goes

7 Kids challenge - anything goes

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Well that's all from me today, think I need to go sit in a dark room with a glass of something!

Hugs

Jacqui xx

On the road Tilda for Simply Magnolia!

Good afternoon crafty friends!

What a difference a day makes, yesterday is was dark rainy and foggy, today the sun is shining!  Just as well as I have decided that I am going to continue making summery cards even in the winter this year :p! Okay so there will be wintery and Christmas type cards, but I refuse to put away all my pretty summery stash, so on this note my card for this fortnights challenge over at Simply Magnolia

This fortnight we have a beautiful picture inspiration.

I always take picture inspirations quite literally, I think maybe it is a lack of imagination on my part (insert sympathy here) Lol! But I was pleased how true to the inspiration I managed to keep this card! and it is summery!!! I have used On the road Tilda and Tilda's birds, coloured with my copics. the papers are SEI Bridgeport and have beautiful shimmery highlights! The fence is a Magnolia Do-hickey and yes it is meant to be crooked!! Lol! and the butterflies are Martha Stewart punches.

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the challenges I would like to enter are:

lovely hanglar only - dots or stripes

Magnolia down Under - anything goes

Midweek Magnolia's - Songbird - I like to ride my bicycle - Queen

7 kids challenge - Anything goes

Bearly mine challenge - Anything goes

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Yum! Saturated Canary, Ratatouille for Basic grey!

Hiya all! Well I am sitting in my craft room looking at the most miserable weather ever!! I have the lights on at 13.00 because it is sooo dark and there is a drizzle so heavy outside that it looks like fog! You know the kind of drizzle that gets you wetter and colder than a down pour! Still I won't complain (hmm .. think you just did Jacqui!!) we did have a wonderful summer!!

Well this fortnight over at Basic grey challenges we have a fun and tasty challenge for you:

Food and Drink!

Just remember to use Basic grey and let us know what you have used!

Our wonderful regular sponsor is of course:

So onto my card!

I really enjoyed making this one and I have to confess I got the idea for using the birthday recipe stamp with this image from a card that the talented Deb Jennet made, " I thought Hmmm beautiful card I have that digi and that stamp.... Cool!!!"

The image is of course Saturated Canary Ratatouille, and the stamp is a lilli of the valley rubber stamp. I have used Basic grey Plumeria papers, so soft and pretty! the image is coloured with my Copics, the super cute knife and fork are magnolia dohickeys (the smaller set) Lace and pearls are from my stash!

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The challenges I would like to enter are:

Bearly Mine challenge - anything goes

7 kids challenge - anything goes

 ribbon girl challenge - Must include LOTV - sentiment

Charisma cardz - Greed/food  - Food

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Well that all from me folks!

have a wonderful day, see y'all tomorrow for Simply Magnolia!

Hugs

Jacqui xx

Tilda with 2 rosettes, and still not square!!

Hiya all! Feeling a little calmer today! :) printer is up and running c.v's printed, although when Logan tried to hand them out, a surprising number of shops, wouldn't take them, as applications now have to be done online! I think that's a shame as Logan put a lot of work into his c.v and I thought that would help give him an edge! And Jenny.... I will gladly help you set up your printer in return for a chance to visit you in Australia!! ;)

Well onto this fortnights Exciting challenge over at Simply Magnolia 

Flowers and lace!

 And we are sponsored by the Fabby Live & love crafts 

Ooooh that reminds me a big thank you to Franz and the other lovely peeps over at Deep ocean, I was lucky enough to win the last challenge and I have one of these fabby vouchers to spend myself!! and thank you to the lovely Sandy who has added it to my account, I already had a groaning trolly, so now all I need to do is checkout!!!! New maja papers, here I come!!! Woo hoo!!

And we are also joined by the also the equally fabby Tilda's Town

So here is my card!

Hey look at me! the queen of square!! Two shaped cards in a row!! this shape was achieved with Spellbinders. I have used Tilda with 2 Rosettes, she is coloured using my copics,   the lovely papers are Pink paisley, London market. the die is a Magnolia Do-hickey, the seam binding ribbon and flowers are WOC and the lace is I think Prima.

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The challenges I would like to enter are:

Tilda's Town - Anything but Square

Papertake weekly - anything goes

7 kids challenge - anything goes with a twist of marker

cute card thrusday - Signs of distress

Stamp and create with Magnolia - Fall and favourite things - ,magnolia, lace flowers

the hobby house challenge- Roses

Allsorts - autumn colours

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Well that's all from me folks! have a great day

Hugs

Jacqui

Don't be square!

Hi peeps, just a quickie today just can't seem to get on top of everything today, every easy task seems to turn onto a nightmare, for example Logan wanted some C.V's printed, ran out of ink, not such a problem except that I bought a new printer in the sales a few months back and have been running my ink down before I change over, well this is about the 10th epson printer I have had over the years and usually I can set them up in about 20mins....... 2hrs later and the darn thing came close to disappearing through the window!! It's finally set up now though! 

Anyhoo this fortnights challenge over at basic Grey challenges it to make a shaped card, not square.

I have used this Fabulous image by Mo Manning, just love her!!! She is coloured in with my copics and the papers are Basic Grey Persimmon. that's about it!! Lol!! I have used my new toy, a set of Go Kreate dies, so easy to use!

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The challenges I would like to enter are:

7 Kids challenge - anything goes with a twist of marker

Allsorts challenge - Autumn colours

papertake weekly - anything goes

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Thanks for dropping by, see ya tomorrow for simply Magnolia

Hugs

Jacqui xx