Winter Tilda

I had a hard time deciding what to do with this Tilda. She had been colored and sitting on my desk for quite sometime when I started working with this patterned paper on some other cards. I couldn't believe what a perfect match it was for the color of her coat, so I decided to finally give her a home with this paper, including an envelope that is pictured.

Tilda's Pup

With Laura being such a big dog lover, I couldn't pass up this cute little guy when he came out a few months ago. He is a Magnolia stamp and makes such a cute card. The paper is the Rustic Stack by DCWV.

Happy Hopper

Couldn't resist this little guy!!

Easter Tilda

I know I'm a little late for Easter, but I haven't shared this Magnolia card yet.

House Mouse Dream

This little guy is so cute!! I love this image.

The marshmallow has flocking on it, so its nice and fluffy.

Spring House Mouse

This is one of my current favorite House Mouse images. It's just so cute and a very easy image to work with!!

With this card, there is also a matching envelope pictured.

House Mouse Spotlight

I've been a very bad blogger... haven't been posting or updating in much too long.

For quite awhile, I wasn't doing much crafting, but I am finally getting back into the swing of it again.

A few weeks ago, I needed a thank you card quickly for my niece. She loves tulips, so I knew I had to use this stamp, but I really didn't want to take the time to do all of the coloring/ shading. I decided to do a spotlight card-- my first. I was happy with how it turned out and will definitely do one again--- especially with these big House Mouse stamps that are beautiful, but have so much detail in them!! It was a nice compromise!!

Also pictured, along with the card is a matching envelope I made with one of my new toys. I got a Martha Stewart Scoring Board. It is similiar to a ScorePal, but has more scoring grooves and is cheaper--- if you can believe that any MS item could be cheaper!! It also has an envelope tool-- making envelopes is a snap using the tool!

Sweet 16 Card

Laura's Sweet 16 birthday was yesterday. I wanted to make her a special card and also something to hold the gift cards that she got for her birthday. This is the little card/ booklet that I came up with. The card and the gc were a big hit!!

Laura's Valentine

This one is going to be Laura's Valentine this year....

Rustic House Mouse

Of course, the House Mouse didn't want to be left out of the "Rustic" theme of the weekend. This cute HM and his Happy Hopper friend got to use some of the DCWV Rustic stack paper too.

Rustic Tildas

I cannot even express how much I love the new stack of DCWV paper that I found at Joann's the other night. I adore it. The stack is called "Rustic" and is absolutely perfect for my Tilda images. I have been coloring them in more muted, subtle colors lately and the paper matches perfectly.

We received another storm last Friday/ Saturday, so I had some extra time to craft yesterday. These Tildas were part of what I came up with. I really enjoyed working with the Rustic paper.

I didn't have a bench stamp for this poor little Tilda to have somewhere to sit, so I made my own bench. The Tilda and the bench are on pop dots for a little 3-D effect.

Weekend Tildas

This is the last of my Tildas for tonight. I still have some more images that are colored, but they are drying and not ready to work with yet. I'm hoping I might get them completed tomorrow morning.

Thanks, Danni, for the suggestion!! I've accomplished quite a bit this weekend--- more than I ever imagined, but its been another cold, snowy weekend for us, so that provided lots of play time.

This first Tilda is one of my favorite images... she just turns into such a cute card. The raindrops are 3-dimensional. I love using the bright colors of the Basic Grey Lemonade collection with her-- it matches her so well!!

There are also these 2 simple girls... one with blueberries and another with an apple pie!!

House Mouse Birthday

Into the mix of Tildas that I've been working on this week end, an occasional house mouse wanders across the craft table while I'm working. This little guy needed a home. I love this image. I got it in an image swap, but enjoyed working on the image so much, I've ordered the stamp.... plus, Laura fell in love with him and was not happy when I didn't have any images to share with her.

The soap bubbles and water are stickled, so they really sparkle. Love that Stickles!!

Tilda Weekend

My friend, Danni, has been working on "themed weekends". I couldn't play last week, but this weekend is Magnolias. I just happened to have some Tildas that needed attention!!

I love this cute image that I got just before Christmas, but the card layout did give me some headaches.

This is a lonely, neglected Tilda stamp that I've had for ages but had not inked before. I like the way she looks, so she is sure to be used more from now on and not collect dust as before.

This is one of the images that I've been working on with paper piecing. Again, her dress and socks are paper pieced.

Another cute Tilda... this one has 3-dimensional raindrops.

Same image as before, but this one is colored a little differently and different papers/ embellies.

Another new stamp that had not been used before.

House Mouse Birthday

Love these little mice. I don't think its possible to make a bad card as long as you're using a House Mouse!! This image was a RAK from my friend, Terry, who is also a HM addict-- lucky for me.

The water is highlighted with Stickles and really sparkles and shines in person.

Snow Angel

I got this adorable image in an image round robin that I participated in last year. I've loved the image for a long time and was so excited to find some in the round robin box when it arrived. It has, however, taken me quite sometime to color the images and make cards with them.

It doesn't show up on the photo, but the snow is highlighted with Stickles, making it really sparkle.

Christmas 2010

I've finished my first Christmas cards for 2010!! I know, I know, but you can never get too early of a start! This cute image was sent to me by one of my internet friends, Teresa H. in SC. I think it is an adorable nativity image and couldn't resist coloring it, even if it is a little early for Christmas cards. Thanks for the cute images, Teresa.

... eat dessert first!

The sentiment stamp that goes with this image is one of my favorite life philosophies--- life's uncertain.. eat dessert first!!

I got this stamp a little before Christmas but hadn't used him before. I think he makes a very cute image and card.

Brother's Birthday Card

Made this birthday card for my brother. I don't know how he feels about moose, but I love them, so it gave me a chance to make a moose card!!

Snowy Images

More of those colored images that have been hiding out on my desk. I've been searching through everything, trying to gather them all up and find homes for them.

Both Changito images are from my friend, Terry.