HI EVERYONE GOSH I CANT BELEIVE I HAVNT BLOGGED IN OVER TWO YEARS. I`M FINE AND STILL HERE. A LOT HAS HAPPENED IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. MY BOYS HAVE GROWN. WE HAVE MOVED TO THE COUNTRY. LIFE IS GOOD AND YES I AM STILL CARD MAKING ALTHOUGH I CAN SEE A BIG DIFFERENCE WHEN I LOOK AT THE CARDS ON MY BLOG TO THE CARDS I MAKE NOW. I GUESS WE ALL IMPROVE WITH TIME I WILL PUT A FEW CARDS ON BUT I HAVE TO FIND OUT AGAIN HOW TO DO IT FIRST HAS I HAVE FORGOTTEN HA HA. BE BACK SOON TAKE CARE FOR NOW HUGS JULIA X

Hi guys just a short note to say i`m still here. But have just come out of hospital having had a planned operation, thankfully every thing has gone well and i will be back to blogging soon. slowly getting back into crafting and with the help of the newly released Magnolia Tilda sweet Christmas dreams which are simple gorgeous, i have a lot to go at. All for now hugs Julia x

A HARVEST TILDA CARD

Hi today i would like to start by saying a huge thank you to the Tomic team for choosing my card for challenge 15, as one of their favorite top 5, i cant tell you how thrilled i am.
Today have an harvest card topper for you.

 As you can see Tilda is busy gathering her crop. On this topper i used a mixture of Pion and My Minds Eye papers. Along with some lace and ribbon. Die cut leaves and a tag cut using a doohickey die. I have added some white enamel paint for a shabby chic look and finished it off with the word Harvest cut from a Tim Holtz die.

I would like to enter this card into this weeks TOMIC challenge 16. Which is ( Fall with a sketch)
http://officialmagnoliainspirationchallenge.blogspot.com/

Thank you for stopping by enjoy the rest of your weekend hugs Julia x

SWEET CHRISTMAS DREAMS

Hi Magnolia loves just a quick post today. Have you seen this little cutie or gosh isn`t she sweet. I cant wait for the new collection to come out. Hugs Julia x

TOMIC CHALLENGE 15.

Good afternoon friends hope you are well, here i have my enter for this weeks TOMIC challenge which is Brown, Cream and cooking. This is what i came up with.

 I made a concertina card. All to do with chocolate and buns yum yum.

Hope you like it. I hope Tilda as one of those chocolate hearts to me ha ha.

Also have you seen the new magnolia Tilda Christmas range i`ve managed to see 4 of the little cuties so far thanks to the lovely design team. all i can say you wont be disappointed cant wait for them to be on sale here.
Challenge i am entering with this card is:- TOMIC http://officialmagnoliainspirationchallenge.blogspot.com

Thank you for stopping by hugs Julia x

TOMIC 14 MAKE YOUR OWN BACKGROUND

Good afternoon everyone. Here is a quick posting to show a card topper i made for the Magnolia TOMIC challenge this week. Which is make your own background.

Here is a close up of the hand made background i made. I used an embossing folder which is a cute butterfly design. I also painted the sheet behind this in white paint for a shabby chic look.

Thankyou for looking. The challenge i would like to enter :- TOMIC :- http://officialmagnoliainspirationchallenge.blogspot

BACK TO SCHOOL CHALLENGE.

Hello again and thank you for taking the time to join me. Today i have finally finished the pencil box i decided to make for the TOMIC challenge which this week was titled Back To School. I have 2 boys as you  may know my oldest will be starting ks1 and my youngest will be going to pre school just 2 afternoons a week. I love having my children with me. Now i`m not saying its easy all the time as they do fight and sqabble and are very NOISY but they are good boys and i will miss them when they are at school.
Anyway this is the result i have used hopscotch Tilda as i remember playing hopscotch at school.

The papers are from the new Prima collection which i have added white paint to to create a shabby chic look.

I have also added paper flowers again which i have painted along with lace and ribbon and buttons.

A little tag which says school in mini cut out letters.

Here's a closer look at Tilda i tried a technique that i saw on Magnolia Tilda Dt member Zoes blog. Where she used a blue ink pad so that there no black lines i was very unsure of this technique but i loved her finished result so i though i would give it a go and i have to say i am very happy with how it turned out but i think i need more practice and a few more coloured pencils. Also on this picture you can see the metal T charm that i used as the challenge wanted metal to. I love these little charms and of cause the T stands for Tilda.

Thank you for looking today. Challenge i would like to enter. : - TOMIC http://officialmagnoliainspirationchallenge.blogspot.

Hugs Julia.