Holy cow! Check out these cards from April Rose!!!

Ingredients:

• Image: Loves Me Tilda by Magnolia
• Inks: Tim Holtz Distress, Versafine, SU
• Papers: Bo Bunny, SU card stock, Arches watercolor
• Embellishments: Zva pearl dots, Zva pearl flourish, Star Dust Stickles, Doodlebug brad (blue birdie), crocheted flowers from Needle Creations, ribbon and lace from fabric store
• Tools: Sizzix Big Shot, Nestabilities Blossom and Circles; Cuttlebug swiss dot embossing folder, EK scallop edge, butterfly and flourish punches

I went a little crazy with the pearl dots, didn't I? Oh, and I love my butterfly punch--those little critters want to sit on all my cards these days. I smear them with Stickles and they become more durable as well as sparkly!

Well, I guess that's it for now! Thank you for visiting, and for your kind comments that make my day! Have a great week!

If you're an Anne fan, you know that her red hair was her "lifelong sorrow," and that Gilbert called her "carrots." So, with that in mind, I set to work on Tilda's hair with Dried Marigold and Spiced Marmalade inks! I tried to capture a Victorian feeling with the white details and vintage reproduction paper and sentiments.

Because the Anne stories take place on Prince Edward Island in Canada, I decided this is my tribute to Canada, to the Winter Olympics that have kept me glued to the TV, and to my lovely Canadian followers! Someday I'm going to visit P.E.I. and the other lovely places in Canada!

I decided to make this a birthday card, partly because I love the old-fashioned look of the sentiment stamp I chose.  I stamped it directly onto the printed paper because I love this paper and didn't want to cover it up.

Ingredients:

• Images: So Spooky Tilda (sans broom!) by Magnolia, vintage sentiment stamps from Crafty Secrets
• Inks: Tim Holtz distress inks, Versafine Onyx Black, SU
• Papers: Crafty Secrets, SU card stock, Arches watercolor
• Embellishments: Prima roses, Zva roses, ribbon and button from my stash
• Tools: Sizzix Big Shot, Nestabilities Labels One, Cuttlebug vintage corner die, Cuttlebug embossing folder, Martha Stewart punches

Ingredients:

• Image: Tilda Picking Lilacs
• Inks: Tim Holtz Distress Inks, Versafine Onyx Black, SU
• Papers: Crafty Secrets (lilacs), SU, Arches watercolor
• Embellishments: Prima roses, Zva pearl dots, Star Dust Stickles, SU ribbon, charm from The Charm Barn, crocheted flowers from Needle Creations, trim and pin from my stash
• Tools: Sizzix Big Shot, Nestabilities Labels Four, Cuttlebug embossing folder, EK butterfly punch

Yes, those are marshmallow Peeps in my basket; they have always been my favorite Easter candy! My husband thinks they are hilarious.

Another view of the easel card, above. The other side of the basket, below.

The other side of the basket, above, and a closeup of the card, below.

Ingredients:

• Images: Tilda with Tulips and Chickens from the Magnolia Easter collection; SU sentiment
• Inks: Tim Holtz Distress Inks, Onyx Black Versafine, SU
• Papers: SU, Arches watercolor
• Embellishments: Prima roses, Zva pearl flourishes, Zva pearl dots, Star Dust Stickles, charms from The Charm Barn, Doodlebug brads; all else from my stash
• Tools: Sizzix Big Shot, Nestabilities circles and ovals, Cuttlebug swiss dot embossing folder, Martha Stewart punches

Oh, and speaking of Easter, Magnolia is releasing the new Hoppy Easter Collection, available for pre-order at 7 Kids! You've got to see these--they are adorable--I definitely need them!

I had a lot of fun making this card and basket, and I think I'll be making more of these baskets!

I really enjoyed working with this sketch. I've always wanted to make a pull-out tag on a card, and this was the perfect sketch for it. My tag was cut out with a Spellbinders die, and it really is a separate piece that can be pulled out, see below.

I found this fantastic tutorial by Norma on how to use border punches around ovals and circles, and just had to give it a try!

I got my Tim Holtz Distress Ink Re-Inkers, and used them for the first time to watercolor this Tilda. I need to make myself a color chart, because I'm not familiar with the colors.


Ingredients:

• Image: Loving Tilda from the Magnolia Love Collection; SU sentiment
• Inks: Versafine Onyx Black, Tim Holtz Distress Inks
• Papers: Crafty Secrets, SU card stock, Arches watercolor
• Embellishments: Zva roses, Prima roses, Zva pearls, Star Dust Stickles, Pop It Shapes, SEI ribbon, rose and heart buttons from my button box, pearls from my friend Mindy
• Tools: Sizzix Big Shot, Spellbinders Oval Nestabilities, Spellbinders Tag Shapeabilities, cuttlebug rose embossing folder, Martha Stewart heart edge punch and leaf punch

Comments

[Donna]

In the Loves Me Tilda card ingredients, an EK butterfly punch is stated as used; please supply that item number as the only one I can find so far is solid not cut out like the one used in this adorable card. I'd like to purchase this punch. All the cards in this posting are outstanding!
Thanks for sharing.