Happy Monday Morning!

Hi everyone - sorry it has been so long since I have posted. Life sometimes just doesn't go the way you would like it to. I have had some troubling things happen in the past while that have taken me a while to get over. Now our miniature doxie is very ill, and needs an operation to survive! Last week our son, Shawn and his family arrived. We had a full week of fun with him, his wife, Rhonda and our two wonderful grandchildren.

So the sad story is I am WAY behind in my Rain cards for two people on the Magnolia-licious Group. They were due in July but I wasn't able to get them made. I have started with one here and will do another tomorrow and then do the August Rain.............I can't say I am sorry enough to the two ladies who haven't yet received their cards.

Since I haven't got the new Summer Stamps as yet, and so many are making gorgeous cards with them. I decided to go in another direction and make a Halloween Card.

I had some fun with this one - I think Edwin is a doll in his costume :o)

Here are some close ups for you:

Here is the inside of the card: Left side -



Right side:

And for the first time I have taken a picture of the Copics that I used!

I always thought that I used so many and that was incorrect - but I now see other girls use about the same amount - so decided to show them also.

RECIPE:

Stampin' Up basic black card stock - 11" X 5 1/2 "

Orange DP that came with the Halloween Paper - I cut it 5 1/4 sq. and then used Orange Peel Stickles around the four edges of the paper. It was then attached to the black card.

I then cut the DP made by Bo Bunny ( 2008 ) and fussy cut the corner that I liked the best at 5" sq and used the Orange Peel Stickles to fill in parts of the pumpkin eyes, noses and mouths - but not all - just the part that was bright orange in colour.

I also fussy cut another DP that came with the Halloween set with my largest oval Spellbinder ( I only have the small set ) used demensional stickers to raise it off the background DP.

" Halloween Edwin " was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured with my Copics and cut out. He was also raised with demensional stickers. I added Diamond Stickles to his hair, his bag and his Dracula Coat.

Don't you think the bat is the cutest?? All Magnolia stamps were purchased from Diana - and her address is on the right hand side of my blog. I painted the bat with Copics also and used the same Diamond Stickles to add interest to him.

For the inside of my card I used the same DP as I used for the oval on the front, for the left side. I stamped the bats (from PrintWorks) and the Halloween Tree with owl from SU - Set House of Haunts - with Stampin'Up basic black ink and then used clear embossing powder and heated it to make it shiny. The right side of the card was left black and I just added a bat sticker for the jotting place, plus two corner stickers to match the DP.

Hope you think this is a fun card. Many big thanks for looking at my blog today. I love to hear your comments on how I am progressing in my work :o)

Love, Candy

SALE at the Town Scrapper

Hi once again today............
I am thrilled to hear from Phebe at 'The Town Scrapper'. She has asked me to stay on as a DT Member for one more month! I hope I can do justice to this honour............She has sent me some more stamps. So be watching for some new cards coming. I hope to be able to squeeze time in between visiting with my son, D-I-L and grandchildren and start them soon.
****SALE at 'The Town Scrapper'. Magnolia's on until Wednesday - August 5th for 35% OFF. *****
Phebe still has a great selection of The Butterfly Collection, plus ~ large spider web, Halloween Bag, Bat, old type fence, Band aide Tilda, Eiffel Tower, Ink Cap Mushrooms, Cat, Sheep, Snowman, large cupcake with bow for sitting images on, and some others.........you must get in touch with her. Also some of her accessories are on for 40% off!
Remember Sale Ends August 5th.........!!
Good night - Love Candy

I am home again ~ and I have made a new card!

Hi everyone! Gosh it is good to be home again. I picked the hottest weather to go to visit mom in this time!! But it has been even hotter since I got home this past Saturday! Yesterday we had the all time high in BC for that day : a whopping 110 !!! Can you say H O T ????

I am soooo hot that I made this card for a Magnolia Challenge I saw online and now I have forgotten which Challenge Blog it was for LOL LOL.........I do know it is due today, but that's about all! ~ Oh my.......I have it now - it is "Just Magnolia Challenge" !! Many thanks to all my friends who have sent me the information and to my blog as well. You are so very special!!!!

Anyway I have many Raining Cards to make for my Magnolia-licious Group and am far behind because of being with mom since the beginning of the month. I made one the day before yesterday and was supposed to mail it yesterday, but it got ruined in the heat over night! BOO............so this is my second attempt for the poor gal it was going to.

This time it is plain without much glue on it so it can't melt away.

This is one of my all time favourite Tilda's and would you believe I don't own her. My lovely friend Jacque Beddingfield stamped me some images of her and this is the first time I have been able to stand to give her away. I am on a mission to find and buy this Tilda..........

Today I have used Whisper white card stock from SU; a beautiful watermelon from my stash of DCWV Glitter Stack and both DP are from another DCWV Stack called Nursery - Baby Girl. I have been wanting to use it forever and my Baby Boy Stack as well!!

Colouring has been done with my wonderful COPIC's again! My sentiment is a very old rub on from Imaginisce, and the white pearls are from MS.

I decided to pierce my glitter paper down both sides today and then I have hand sewn. I have skipped a hole between each stitch. I used MS fancy border punch, my second largest oval Spellbinder ( I only have the small set ) and Diamond Glitter for her wings.

Hope you like Tilda holding her Teddy Bear - I love her:

Here is a close up:

And some of the details:

I will have to post the inside at a later time - sorry I have been called away.......

Love you all and really would be happy to hear comments on this one :o)

Thanks - have a great weekend. A Holiday one in BC, Canada.

Candy

Party Tilda

Hello! I can't believe it is Saturday again and I haven't made a card all week!!!

I sat down today and finally made one of my favourite Magnolia's. I have used Party Tilda for this card. I used Stampin'Up DP as well as SU Card Stock : Purely Pomegranate and So Saffron. I have used SU jeweled brads - Pink large and yellow small. MS leaf punch and one of her flower punches and some other punches for the other flowers. SU Dazzling Diamonds for the stars and Tilda wings. I coloured with Copics. I am sorry I don't know who made the fuzzy brads in yellow.

This little girl is celebrating a Birthday so I hope you like her :o)

Here she is:

Here is a closer look at just Tilda:

Here is one half of the inside. Sorry - I wrote on the inside before I remembered to take the picture and don't want the special person to see it.:

I hope all you gals in the USA have had an enjoyable July 4th. And the gals in Canada enjoyed Canada Day earlier in the week :o)

We are very very hot here - so hope everyone else has lovely summer weather as well, for all your holidays that are coming up real soon.

Thanks for visiting me - I would love to read what you think of this card :o) . You girls are so nice to visit :o)

Love Candy

Saturday Evening and another post :o)

Hi again!! Hope you have all had a wonderful day? Here I am posting again.
This one is a far cry from earlier today's card..........This is bright and bold and
I hope OK!

I have used a Whipper Snapper Image and sentiment. DP : Basic Grey - Lime Rickey. Stampin'Up card stock: Only Orange,Yoho Yellow and Green Galore. I have also used 4 of my Cuttlebug Embossing Folders and of course my Copics. That's it with this one.

Have a look and see what you think.....



Oh I don't think you can see the bottom blue arrow here you go -



here is a close up of the sentiment -





And here is a close up of the DINO...... LOL



I hope you get a kick out of this card. Many thanks for looking.
This is another one for "The Town Scrapper"

Love Candy

It's the weekend!!!!

Happy Saturday!!! I hope you are all looking forward to a wonderful weekend. This will be the first one for most of the children on holiday from school! I can just imagine how excited they all are :o)

LISTEN TO THIS:

AT THE TOWN SCRAPPER ~ *STARTING MONDAY JUNE 29 and running to JULY 2*

New product and paper lines have arrived - Greeting Farm and Anya Collections.

MFT Paper Collections 6X6 - AS WELL AS *** Copic Paper Perfect Papers***

The SPECIAL IS : BUY 2 regular priced stamps and get a Teen Anja Collection or ANY of the Large Collections at 50% OFF

All paper packs are on for 50% off as well - EVEN THE NEWEST COLLECTIONS!!!!!!!

Be sure to phone Phebe or email her first thing Monday Morning so as not to miss out on these specials :o)

Today I am showing you a sweet little card that I made yesterday.
This is Chloe from Whipper Snapper :o)
I have used Imaginisce DP called Baby Powder/ Rosy Cheeks - both sides. The card stock is SU: Very Vanilla and Pixie Pink. I have also used Nestabilities Peony - large size *3 times. Sheer pink ribbon from ???? - small hat pin I added the silver heart charm with LOVE on it. Because this is for a little one I cut the sharp end off the hat pin and glued the bottom onto it so it won't come off. Two sizes of pearls were used and they are from Michaels. I coloured as usual with Copics but only used a very few colours.

Here she is:



The bow has five loops on each side:



Here is a close up of Chloe:



I hope you like her.........I am working on another card so hopefully will get it posted later today or tomorrow morning.

Thank you for stopping by.

Love Candy

UPDATE

THANK YOU!!!!! to each of you who left me a message about my stamp for the back of my cards.
I knew I shouldn't put my phone number on it - but I did - and you all told me to get rid of it and I have.
Not only off my post - but off my stamp as well.
Love Candy :o)