Happy New Year!

I hope everyone had a lovely and safe New Year's Eve.

I have been busy this evening making another Sympathy Card. I am glad to have them both made now - I find them so hard to make! This one is for a friend who lost her father just before Christmas.

I have not used a Magnolia on this card either. I needed to make it quicker than the time it takes me to make a Magnolia card.

I used a Stampin'Up Set on this one called 'Thoughts & Prayers' for the image and both of the sentiments.

The DP is from Bo Bunny and is called 'Back to Back', the card stock is SU Basic Black. I stamped with SU Basic Black ink as well and covered the image and the outside sentiment with clear embossing powder. The black ribbon is a beautiful black striped corduroy. The only other things I have used are some MS medium black half back pearls and four tiny black pearls on the inside.

The inside right:

I am sorry I forgot to take a picture of the inside left, but I just used the same two papers as on the front with the Basic Black.

I am off to start on some of the many cards and other projects I have to get done this month. I am sure I will be back soon with another post.

For those of you having to go back to work on Monday. Please take care if you are driving in the snow.

Love, Candy

Good Morning! My Friday Sketchers Challenge....

I have made one of the two Sympathy Cards I have to send shortly.

I have also followed the Sketch from Friday Sketchers on this one!

I am not sure if I like this one - I would like to hear what you have to say about it, please.

You will notice it is a 'busy' card for me. It has a lot of bling on it and I am not sure about this much bling on a 'Sympathy' Card?

Card stock used is SU 'Bermuda Bay', 'Riding Hood Red', and 'Very Vanilla'. The Design Paper is from a book from 'My Minds Eye'. I really like it as it has words printed on it that are very appropriate. I used 'Very Vanilla' ribbon and stamped on it with a long simple flower ( which I learned from my friend, Glenda ) It was stamped with Brown Staz On Ink. My Angel is from Sugar Nellie. I coloured her with Copics and used several colours of Stickles on her. The sentiment on the outside of the card as well as the larger one on the inside of the card came from: Impression Obsession, Inc. - CL114 Sympathy Sentiments. I used Nestibilites Labels 1 for the inside.

Here are some more pictures:

And the inside:

Many thanks for looking at my card. Please don't forget to let me know your thoughts on this one :o)

Have a great day - New Years Eve is just a day away and I am sure most of you have great plans.

Love Candy

My challenge for Magnolis-licious Challenge Blog

Hello!! I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas?!!

Can you believe it is going to be 2010 in a few days. Where in the world did that DECADE GO??

I am later than I intended to be - but not too late for the Challenge over on Magnolia-licious Challenge blog! I haven't even had a chance to look at the other entries yet. But will do so as soon as I have posted this card.

I guess I was tired cause I found it hard to come up with a shape - LOL...... So silly - I know!

In the end I made a simple Christmas stocking. I folded my white card stock in half and cut out the shape. The card is attached in two places: the cuff and a bit of the heel. I felt it would be safer that way than in just one place. I used left over design paper I had on hand and some left over pink that matched. I used my new 'Sparkling Tilda' stamp - I absolutely LOVE the sparkling head band :o)

I glued my design paper onto the white card stock and then glued the cuff, heel and toe onto the design paper.I used SU Regal Rose Ink to darken the edges of the DP. I then hand stitched the whole stocking with double hand embroidery thread.
I found in my stash some rub on's I had never used they were sticky ones that you have to put something over once they are attached. So I put SU Dazzling Diamonds over them. They are the 'Joy to the World" sentiment as well as the two snowflakes on heel and toe. I also added a dark pink rhinestone to the centre of the two snowflakes. I used 'Sookwang' tape that I cut very thin to add the pompom ribbon to the bottom of the cuff. It wanted to fray a lot, so I gently dipped each cut end into Crystal Laquer to stop that. I coloured my beautiful Tilda with Copics. Put ' Stardust' Glitter Ritz on her headband thickly as I wanted it to be 3 dimensional. I also put Dazzling Diamonds on her wings that had been lightly coloured with BGOOOO first. She is attached also with Sookwang tape. And looks over the top of the stocking. Here are some further pictures to hopefully show you the glitter on the rub on's.

Sorry for taking so many pictures! With my photo-editing program not working I am never sure what you are going to be able to see.

This was a fun project and I thank Cheryl Rowley for thinking of this one.

Keep well - keep safe - Love Candy

Merry Christmas to All

Hello and the Best of the Christmas Season to all of you wonderful people who come and visit my blog.
I started this in June and never thought I could follow it through. Never thought I would learn so much from you all about blogging.....
And certainly didn't think you would all come to see what I made.
You have made this lady one happy gal. I can't thank you enough for your kind comments and the many things I have learned from each one of you about card making.
My wish is for you all to have a very Merry and safe Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year; with lots more time for everyone to make their beautiful treasures.
I have made gifts that I have forgotten to take pictures of as I have hurried through these past few days - I am sorry I forgot!! For you AND for me as I won't have a record now of them :o(
Looking forward to seeing you all in the New Year with your brilliant ideas :o)
Lots of Love, Candy

Candy Mills

Oh It's Morning Already!!

I had to keep working, so thought I would show you a very simple candle.

I decided not to work with the tissue paper on the candle this time. I wanted my friend to be able to actually light the candle and this way she can do that when she is ready and SAVE Tilda and the wrapping to put on a new candle!!


Her favourite colour is purple. I wanted to keep it very light because I wanted it to be used at Christmas and put in my green and red berry wreath. I think it works OK. Other than colouring with Copics and cutting Tilda out with my Scalloped Oval; I simply put the SU 'Almost Amethist' card stock through my crimper and sealed it with Sookwang tape. I did NOT tape it to the candle. It is sticky enough that it stays just where you want it to be! I wrapped a wide silk ribbon around the whole thing and added clear rhinestones down the backside where the join in the paper is and also a few around the ribbon. I did add Crystal Lacquer to each berry and some Dazzling Diamonds on the candle.


My pictures are not perfect as I had to hold the candle so you could see it. Sorry about that! Of course I have encluded a pretty candle stand with this gift!


Here it is:



and the back view:





Hope you enjoy this little candle........
Love, Candy

Candy Mills

Hello once again!

Today I wrapped gifts to mail in the morning, picked up a gift that I had ordered and finally had arrived. AND made two Magnolia cards. Both identical!! You can tell things are getting tight when I do that LOL.

I love this little Tilda 'Christmas Morning'. I have seen her numerous times on other blogs, but when you love something this much you just have to make your own!!

I stamped Tilda on white card stock, coloured her with Copics and cut it out and put her onto Real Red card stock from SU. The music is also a Magnolia stamp from last Christmas, 'Silent Night'. I made my own paper with it. I used a thin card stock and used a method that my wonderful SU Demonstrator, Glenda, taught me. She taught us if we rub in a circular motion onto card stock with the stamp pad we would get a very interesting background. It would be different depending on how gently you held the pad. I used Tim Holtz Distress Ink 'Antique Linen' and did that very thing. Then I scrunched up the paper, after that I used SU 'Soft Suede' and stamped my Silent night onto it and then rubbed the card stock again VERY gently to get the darker marks on it. Then I ironed the paper to get it flat so that I could mount it onto SU Real Red card stock. ( The stamp is a large one - I used it once and cut it in half so each card had a piece of it ) The main Card stock is Whisper White from SU and the Design Paper is Christmas SU . I wrapped a piece of ribbon from Michael's around the music paper and tied it into a bow. I used Spellbinders Shapeabilities Snowflake #1 to make the snowflake. I used the same background paper I made for the music; sprayed it heavily with home made shimmer using SU Champagne Mist. Then touched it with a bit of glue and sprinkled Dazzling Diamonds from SU onto it. I also used a little bit of Crystal Stickles for Tilda's clothes. Tilda and the snowflake are raised with 3 D tape.

Here she is:

Here is a closer look!

and the inside of course :o)

Sure hope the majority of you are all finished preparation for Christmas and are now RELAXING!! LOL LOL

Love, Candy

Candy Mills

Happy Tuesday Evening!

Hi everyone! Gosh I have been so busy I almost forgot to post!

I have sent almost everything away but I did take a picture of one Magnolia Card of Edwin on his sleigh. This image is from the new 'So Snowy So Jolly Collection' as is one of the money holders I remembered to show you. The other one is a digital image from a great place called Cuddly Buddly!

Here is the picture of the card. This one was sent to a family of 3 boys!

This of course is a plain and simple card. I stamped the image on a 5" square of white paper then masked Edwin and stamped the Winter Forest over top of him. I coloured with Copics of course and used Sparkly Fluff on the white parts of his touque and coat. All the snow is Twinklets.

Here is a closer look:

the inside:

Here are two of the money holders I made. All 6 were different and all had Magnolia images on them except one:

Here is the digi image. Cute eh???

You can tell I am a bit rushed as the cards aren't as involved as usual. I just hope they are enjoyed anyway.

Hope you are all in much better shape than I am for being ready for Christmas!

Be Happy

Love, Candy

Candy Mills