One more to add to my collection

This looks like turning into a Christmas card blog
but I intend to be ready for Christmas this year.
Have even bought my first Chrissy present.
Hope I remember where I put it........

Love this sketch from Christmas Challenges
Did wonder though having coloured Tilda in yellow whether
it would look OK but I quite like it.
She has lots of diamond stickles and liquid pearls around
to make her feel special.
Sorry about the shadow but I took this after dark.

Am entering this in
Christmas Challenges - Sketch with embossing
Holly Jolly Christmas - Christmas Angel
Stampavie And More - Chistmas in Summer
Crafty sentiments design - Christmas in July
Jellypark Challenges - Christmas in July

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Margaret M

Using the same sketch

Yes I am using the same sketch as my last post here in a different way.
I wanted to use my Hero Arts snowman.
Forgot to put the red pearls in the corners before I took the photo
so you will just have to imagine them.
The actual card is a very dark green but I took the photo of it in front of the TV
this morning and it is hard to see.
OK I will take my 50 lines now,
"I must do better in future"

Am entering this in:
CHNC No 80 - Snowman
52 Christmas throwdown - Sketch
Make It Monday - Anything goes Linky party



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Margaret M

I will be ready for Christmas

I know that I have been absent but I ran out of internet this month and
it was soooooo lonely having to wait to get back.
Tried to sweet talk Telstra into giving me extra GB but they
wanted more than I could afford so I will just have to 
cut down on my blog hopping.  BOO HOO. 

Yes I am determined to be ready for Christmas this year

at least with my cards.

Today I am following the sketch from 52 Christmas throwdown.

and I love it so good for using up left overs.

I shall be making more of these as they will be so easy to post

come the festive season which is what I need.

The sprig of Holly is part of a stamp that I have had for years.

I stamped and embossed, coloured and covered with Dimensional Magic

then cut it out and then 3D it.

Just the glitter around the sections I feel has set it off.

I am entering this in :
52 Christmas Throwdown - Sketch
Make it Monday -  Anything goes Linky party
The Squirreland the Fox - Christmas in July


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Margaret M

This is one I made earlier........

I have had no success with my card making this week everything has ended in the bin
so it was lucky that I had this to fall back on.
Love this Teddy he has such a gorgeous face 

To his eyes and nose I added just a spot of dimesional magic

and also to the holly and berries on the present.

The sparkly ribbon is some I have had for years and as it is wired

I gathered it just a little to show off the sheen.

Am entering this in:

Crimbo crackers - Anything goes
Shelly's Images - Anything goes
52 christmas card throwdown - Sparkle
Craft your days away- Teddy bears
One stop craft- Christmas in June
http://delightfulsketches.blogspot.com.au/ - Anything goes
Make it Monday - Anything goes Linky Party


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Margaret M

Floral Digi

 It is freezing here we haven't got to double figures today.

I did just slip to the shops this morning when the sun shone for a few minutes

and the breeze from the mountain was bitter. 

There was snow on the top I could just see between the clouds.

that is why I am sitting here with the heater on

I hate to think what my electricity bill will be like.

A floral digi only my second digi ever would you believe.

I don't know why I have a thing about digi's.

This one is for Digi Haven and it comes from Beccy's Place. 

I thought it was so beautiful that I couldn't resist it and

Digi Haven have a floral challenge and even tell you where to get the digi's from.

The colours have not photographed very well unfortunately.

the flowers I coloured with:

V12 - 15- 17 and the leaves with

G 21 - 28  YG 63 I think.

I realise I really need some more G's

The bling was also coloured with YG63

I shadowed it with G000

and sponged around the outside with Fabrico Wisteria.

I painted the petals with Smooch Glitz {nail polish for cards}
and I embossed the white  card with a border from
Cuttlebug - With Love borders.
It is all finished with scraps of ribbon from my stash

I am entering this into:
Digi Haven - Floral challenge
Beccy's Place - Use one of her images.
Make it Monday - Anything goes linky party.



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Margaret M

Some of my favorite things

How can one possibly choose a favorite PB stamp they are all so cute.
This is one that I have had sitting in the background for a while looking for somewhere to go.
To tell the truth I think I followed a sketch and didn't get the card finished in time.
Sorry I caught the flash with the bling my mistake.

I love all PB cute stamps this is one that I haven't used for ages.
I love my copics, the balloon was coloured pink then dotted with the blender.
Don't know about you but I use my blender a lot.
Don't have a black copic so the eyes nose and pads were coloured with
a tombow and then given 3D effect with Dimensional Magic
and a tooth pick.  What would I do without the help of my tooth picks.
Then there is the grossgrain ribbon which I love because it is firm
and makes super bows and doesn't slip around when you are trying to fix it in place.
So there you have a few of my favorite things which is just right for
the ........


Penny Black at allsorts - Favorite things.
Make it Monday - Anything goes linky party.
Just keep on creating - Anything goes


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Margaret M

Holly Christmas

My blog has had many faces this week and it is still a work in progress
and I did find how to change my type thank goodness.

As I have followed Dawny's sketch on Papertake Weekly I must get this published today.

Well I have sort of followed the sketch but when I start I never really know just where

I am going to end up.

sometimes in the BIN!!!!!!!!!!!

I have tried to add sparkle without adding any bling with my sparkly

DP, the glittery thread and the gorgeous ribbon.

No idea where I got that from.

Tilda's fur is flocking that has some glitter in it but it doesn't show up in the photo.

You will probably see from the shadows in the top photo that I have 3D everything.


Am entering this in:
Papertake weekly-  Sketch
Simon says stamp - Anything goes
Secret crafter - Anything goes
Make it Monday -Anything goes
Just keep on crafting - Anything goes
Winter wonderland - Holly




Hope you have all enjoyed a lovely weekend with sunny skies.
not down to 11 degrees like me.

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also a big welcome to my newest followers.



Margaret M

Beautiful Butterflies

I have changed my background and although I like the pale pink
 it doesn't go with my ROSE.
Some of you have mentioned my rose, a photo I am very proud of.
Several years ago when I bought my first digital camera i went out into the garden
one January in the early morning and  spotted it. rushed in got the camera and took the photo.
The day turned out to be a very hot one and by evening
that rose was opened out with petals falling.
The bud beside it had just shrivelled up but I have a lasting reminder.

Today I am using a lovely new embossing folder from Darice.
It embosses so clearly and just exactly the right size.
this is the inside of the card so you can see just how perfect it is.

On the outside I have chalked around the dotted circles
and added some of my lovely butterflies.
Have set Tilda looking out of a circular window
watching the display.
Haven't used this pinky mauve for a long time I wonder why.
am entering this in:

Totally Gorjuss - Use something new
Make it Monday - Always anything goes Linky party
Just keep on creating - Anything goes


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Margaret M

A touch of Blue

I don't know about a touch of blue there is quite a lot of blue there.
This has been made a few days now and I felt sure a challenge would come along that
it was right for.
Just adore this Tilda she is so cute.
I used my new MS punch again and managed to get a border with it  on the strip of card
under the lace.

Had just enough of the blue card for card itself and the matt so the leaves and the matt for the greeting are a slightly paler blue.

I bet you would never have guessed if I hadn't told you.

Distressed with Faded Jeans and coloured with my copics

Then I covered Tilda's hair and the holly with spica.

The rhinestones were coloured with copics too.

Had another play with the new tools on Picasa
and put a greenish hue around Tilda.

Am entering this in:
CHNC challenge 73 - A touch of Blue
Shellys images- Anything goes
Make it Monday- Anything goes linky party


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Margaret M

Sunshine and roses

I found this beatiful paper with such glorious roses on it, it was half of a 12 x12 sheet
Must have used the other half in class as there are about
6 pieces of it so expect to see it again.

Just love the way those circles really show the roses off.

Now who has been a clever girl then?

Found some new gadgets in Picasa and had a play with them in the next picture.

I distressed everything with Wild Honey for the sunshine.

Coloured with my copics and added smooch glitz to the roses.

I followed the sketch from Gem of a challenge

Am entering this in:

Gem of a challenge - Sketch
Penny Black Saturday challenge - In the garden
Just keep on creating-  Anything goes
Craft your days away - All creatures great and small
Make it Monday - Anything goes linky party

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Margaret M

Tilda in her garden

I have just been working in the garden but I am no gardener.
DH loved his garden and used to keep us in veg all the year round
but alas is now unable to look after it and I must do what I can.
I don't mind admitting that our garden is nothing like as tidy as Tilda's.

The colours on this card have not reproduced very true unfortunately.
In fact nothing I have done this week has worked out most now reside in the bin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I hate wasting card and paper too and will salvage what I can.
The centre of the flower is a barely pink pearl and the tiny pearls are pale pink.
What a job I had getting them on too the little devils just wouldn't go where I wanted them.
I used the spica pen on tilda's hair, some stickles on the roses and dimension on her shoes.

Am entering this in:
Simply Magnolia - Use 2 Magnolia stamps
Magnolia -licious - Spring colours
Mid week Magnolia - Open  {just made it}
Make it Monday - Anything goes Linky party
Gem of a challenge - Pink Blue and green


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Margaret M

Ready Teddy.......

I have just found Ready Teddy go a cool place for Teddy lovers to hang out.

There is this sketch to follow too that I just love and I will be using it again for sure.

I delved into my left overs and found just enough blue Bazzill to go

with this left over snowflake paper.

Well I thought it was left overs until I found I have another whole 12 by 12 sheet.

The stars were left over from a class I took last year.

I have used star dust stickles and  a MS punch

and I am really quite pleased with the end result which is saying something

as I am rarely satisfied with anything I do.

Am entering this in:

 Ready Teddy Go - Sketch

Just keep on creating - Anything goes

Make it Monday - Anything goes Linky party

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Margaret M