Dr. Monday M.D. Cute as a button.....

My Dr. Monday M.D. post for today is a little set of note cards and matching envelopes in a sweet little box.
  

Please check out my DT buddy  Patty Jo's blog for her project for this week.  I'm tellin' ya, she is a master with the dies and always has such inspiring projects.

Okay, let's go on with the show...

My daughter came for a visit in March (yes I've been working ahead) and snapped this one up for herself! Thank goodness I'd taken pictures of the set before it left my house.

 Here are the pictures:

Here is the wee box.  I had bought a stack of MME paper which really caught my eye.  So the theme for this project was already decided.  The ribbon and buttons are from my stash.  I used Spellbinders Classic Circles and Scalloped dies.

My first little note card uses #3021 Love Love Love Tilda from the 2013 Special Moments Collection.  The note card is propped up on the matching envelope.  The little flowers are a newly acquired punch from Punch Bunch.

Next I used #04 Tilda with Large Balloon from the 2014 Lost and Found Collection.
This collection must have been very popular, because there are no images showing in the shop.
:-(

Here is note card #3 using #01 Tilda with Fantasy Flowers also from the Lost and Found Collection and also not available. =(

And....my final note card.  This is #07 Write a Message Tilda - no longer available :-(

Here is the set -

A final look at the four note cards with their matching envelopes.


Thank you so much for dropping by today.  I appreciate the comments you leave and look forward to showing you what I've been up to in my next post.

Many Blessings,
Enjoying the journey
Barb

Dr. Monday M.D. - Off with the Mask!

A most happy Monday to all! 

 I have scheduled this post weeks in advance as we're busy, busy, busy with Jordan, Josslyn and Brielle. If you remember, these are the children we cared for during two deployments to Afghanistan of both parents. What a delight to have them here again! 

 But...on with the show...

 I made this card at the request of Diana to do a Masking Tutorial. It had been ages since I had done any masking, but this came together so beautifully. I also joined the Magnolia-licious Mingles group and chose to send this card to my partner for June. As she has received it, I am free to post the card now. I will be posting the tutorial I created after Diana has given me the go ahead.

Here is a closer look at the images I masked and the coloring, down with Copics

My card measures 4 5/8" X 4 5/8".  The DP is new from Magnolia as are the flowers, grass stems and large green leaf in the background.  Images are: #280 Tilda with Striped Tights, #631 Summer Background and #504 Stone Wall with Pillar.
I can't remember who did the sentiment.  I've also used Spellbinders Classic and Scalloped Ovals, and Fancy labels.  The Silver Corner pieces are from my very dear friend, Paola, in S. Africa.  The small roses are from my stash.

The finished inside also using some of the newest Magnolia DP.  The sentiment here is from Stampabilities purchased at Hobby Lobby

Here is a close up of the sentiment.

 

Well, my dear crafters, I've some to the end of this post.  I hope you'll give masking a try.  The effects can be very rewarding.

Enjoying the journey,

Many blessings to you,

Barb

A few more Post It Note Holders

Well it's "hump day" and I've decided to post a few more of the 20 3 x 3 Post It Note holders I made. They are going over to Uganda to bless the women who work so hard caring for the orphaned children.

Here is A20 Sneaky Tilda.  So much fun to color these sweeties!

This is A16 Sweet Tilda with Balloon.

This one is fun to color!  A4 Tilda with Angel the Horse.

Here is A5 Tilda with Chanel the Puppy.

Well that's it for me today.  I do thank you so kindly for visiting my blog.  I still more Post It Note holders to share with you...later.

Many Blessings,
Enjoying the journey
Barb

Dr. Monday M.D. A card...at last!

Good Monday morning faithful readers. I have a card to share with you this week...NOT a box! 

 I just recently received a wonderful parcel with the latest collection of "Year of the Animal" mini images. I have been having a blast coloring up a storm. I had a few projects worked up that only needed the images colored, attached and ready for blogging. So here is the first one. 

 Have you been to Magnolia-licious lately? OMG! There is a whole lot of wonderful there. New images regular sized and mini, new dies, new flowers and such a huge collection of everything you need for your paper crafting. Also, please check out Patty Jo's delicious blog. You know she is the Queen of Dies. Her Dr. Monday projects are always incredibly creative. 

 I only have a couple of pictures to show you this week, so without further ado, here ya go...

This is A21 Tilda with Lace Pants.  Such a sweetie!  

This is just a quick peek at the inside of the card.

Okay, now, I want to show you a little something else.  I was recently asked  if I could make something pretty for our Mission team to take to bless the 17+ ladies who work at an orphanage in Uganda.  These sweet women are making huge sacrifices to care for the orphaned children.  All of these women are native Ugandan women.  So I got really busy and made up a gift bag for each one and three extra.  In a previous post, I shared the mini Post it Note holders I had made.  I popped each one into small draw-string bags.  Then I made a bunch of Tic Tac Booklet Holders.  So I really wanted to make something I could color on, and decided to make each lady a 3 x 3 Post it Note holder.  So for the next few weeks I will be posting several of those at the end of each post.  I hope you will enjoy what I've done.

My first prototype.  Here I have used #306 Mermaid Tilda.  I also used the "out of the box" technique so she would fit beautifully on the front flap. The lace at the bottom is from my stash.

Prototype 2, I just had to add some flowers. Not at all practical to throw into your purse, but delightful to look at.    I used #443 Bunny Prince Orjan.  The lace here is also from my stash.

These new images are just so adorable.  I have loved coloring them.  Look at the toes!  Aren't they sweet?  This one is A1 Edwin with Teo the Dragon.  Each Note cover was made using The Luxury Stack  Pearlized & Metallic cardstock which I bought from JoAnn's several years ago.  It very heavy weight so worked perfectly. 

This is A2 Edwin with Tin Tin the Dog. Soooo cute!

Here we have A17 Flower Tilda with Bow Knot. I'm tellin' ya!  These are just too stinkin' cute!

My final one for this week... A19 Summer Strawberry Tilda.

Okay ladies, here is a recipe of all the ingredients I've used to create these:

CS - mostly from SU some new, some retired
DP - all from my stash because I really need to move some of this stuff out
Ink - all images are stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and all images are colored with Copic markers
To add color around the images I also use Aridondack Lights - Cloudy Blue, Aqua and Shell pink
Dies - Spellbinders Classic and Scalloped Ovals, Classic and Scalloped Circles, Classic and Scalloped Squares, Memory Box Penne Frame and for the little scalloped edges on the card I used Whimsy Stamps Pennant die Set, just the toppers and placed them for the borders of my accent piece on the card.
The sweet little fuzzy brads were a gift from a friend a number of years ago and I've been hoarding them.
Sentiment - SU Short & Sweet (old and maybe retired) then on the inside of the card "Thinking of You" is from Studio G (I think that came from Hobby Lobby.

Okay, I'm done, and I thank you so very much for following me all the way to the end of this post.  You're wonderful comments are always appreciated!  Have a happy rest of your week.

Enjoying the journey,
Many blessings
Barb

Little Yellow Birthday Book

Good morning to everyone! It's time for Team A to take up the challenge at Magnolia-licious

 Challenge Blog. This time around we want to see "Sunny Yellows". How fun to work with some fabulous spring time colors after such a long and dreary winter. It's been quite a journey, hasn't it?

 So let's see what you can do with some sunshine and a Maggie. Speaking of Maggie's, have you seen the latest collection? "Animal of the Year" is the collection and the images are outstanding.

 Have you also seen the gorgeous flowers Diana is now carrying in her shop - yum! So head on over and place your order quickly. I'm telling you...these sweeties are going to sell out fast!  And while you're over there check out the sweet Prima Chalk Edgers.  At only $2 each and so many colors to chose from it a steal of a deal.

 Well, on with the show, as they say. Here is what I came up with. I created a little booklet of sorts. I didn't have a complete plan to begin with, just a sort of idea. Believe me I had to do a lot of back tracking to get this to work out, but I'm quite pleased with the outcome. 

 Firstly...

This is the front of my little booklet.  I created a little bouquet with flowers from my stash  and the adorable Memory Box Mini  Shopping Bag Die to hold my flowers.  The gingham ribbon, DP and CS  and Mini Brads are all from SU. The polka-dot button and Baker's Twine are also from my stash.

A side view of the front shows just how sweet that little Shopping Bag is!

Another view of the front showing the way I affixed the closure.  The hardware is also SU.

Page One.  The Sentiment is from  PrintWorks Collection.  The Muffin is a retired
Mini image.

Page Two.  This  fabulous image, #3073 Edwin and Tilda Dancing
make such a cute couple.  The sentiment is computer generated.

Page Three.  Again the sentiment is computer generated but Tilda is also a retired image.  

Page Four, the final page.  Sorry to say this Celebration Tilda is also retired.  They come and go so quickly!  The sentiment is, once again, computer generated.

This was a very fun project to create.  You could make the theme for new baby or anniversary and use whatever images would fit.

Here is a final look at the booklet.  I hope you've enjoyed visiting my blog today.  You are always welcome and your comments are very much appreciated!

So long for now...

Enjoying the journey,
Many Blessings,
Barb

Dr. Monday M.D. I'm boxed in!

Gooooood morning my lovelies, welcome back to my blog for another Dr. Monday M.D. post.

 I'm not tired of making boxes yet, as you can tell. I keep finding more fun projects to make and of course I can never make just ONE!

So before I go any further I want to remind you of these CUTE CUTE CUTE new Prima Chalk Edgers.  

Prima Chalk Edgers now in stock...great for stamping & inking your projects easily!

So many pretty colors and only $2 each!

You can also find more inspiration over at Patty Jo's blog.  She is absolutely the QUEEN of Dies.  She is incredible and creative in how she uses them.  So please hop over to her blog to see her awesome creation for this week.

Well, now, on with the show!

I've become an avid follower of Sam Donald's Pootles Papercrafts.  She is always coming up with new and fresh ideas for using punches, stamps and the Envelop Punch board.  So this week (and more to come in the future) I have used her tutorial for Fold Over Top Box and did a little readjusting so that I could put a delightful Mini Maggie on each box.  Incidentally, each box holds two Ghirardelli Caramel filled Chocolate squares...YUM! 

Here is the first box I made.  I have used #3021 Love, Love, Love Tilda from the 2013 Special Moments Collection

My second box uses #06 Tilda with Spring Heart from he 2014 Lost and Found Collection.  I'm sorry to say that she is not longer available.  In fact only 7 images remain available from the collection.

Sorry, I've tried to move this image to be under the one below but it won't cooperate!  Anyhoo, here are the three Fold Over Top boxes together...on each of these I used a Mini Brad (SU) and punched a small hole to create the closure.

And finally, here is sweet #12 Afternoon Tea Tilda also from the 2014 Lost and Found Collection.  As with Spring Heart Tilda, this one has sold out.  :-( 

Here is one more treat box.  This one is very bright and cheerful and a birthday box.  The closure for this box is different from the other three.  I used the SU Tag Topper for the fold over portion, made a paper bow with my Envelope Punch Board and instead of a small brad to hold the box closed I used two very strong but very tiny magnets.

The image is #3013 Hip Hip Hurray Tilda from the 2013 Special Moments Collection.  She is AVAILABLE!!!

I punched two small bits of coordinating paper to put between the magnets.  If you don't do this you will never get the box opened as the magnets are so strong.  It's a cute finish too!

Well, that's it for me for this Monday.  Be sure to drop by again next Monday to see what I've been up to during the week.

Many Blessings,
Enjoying the journey
Barb

Dr. Monday M.D. (Mini's and Dies) Match Box Tilda

Good Monday morning my dearies and welcome back to my blog. If you haven't pieced it together yet, I'm just batty over boxes.

 I don't think I even remember how to make a card, though that would be so much easier for me than several boxes per post. But, I'm just lovin' it and so are the people who are the recipients! So I just keep on making them and hope that you'll find one or two that will inspire you to try some also.

This week I've used my Envolope Punch Board to make some delightful Matchboxes.  It was a great way to use up some of my left over cardstock and designer paper.  I have a ton of left over pieces that I really need to put to good use.  Boxes are an excellent way to start chipping away at those piles.

So here are the little Matchboxes that I had such fun making...

I managed to make 6 of these in all.  They are each filled with 6 Mini Hershey's candy bars.

So you're looking here and wondering how they qualify for a Magnolia post.  Well you'll be surprised to see how I managed to work my Maggies into these treat boxes...

First, let me show you how wonderfully the little chocolates fit into each box.  Perfect!!

Here is my first box.  Voila!  I simply added a Mini Maggie to the inside of each box, so that as the chocolate disappears the image appears.  I thought it was quite clever of me!!! (giggle)
In this box I have used #368 Tilda With a Bike. OH ;-( she is not available in the store.

Box number two!  Love the Chocolate cardstock I used.  Perfect with the little chocolate bars!
This is #263 Catch Tilda from the 2013 Special Moments Collection.  If you would like her she is available.  Just click on the link and it will take you directly to Diana's store.

Box number three.  Isn't this cute?  This is #3117 London Tilda from the 2013 Little London Collection.
I love how Tilda has changed over the years.  She has much more personality, don't you think?

And box number four.  This is #01 Tilda with Fantasy Flower from the 2014 Lost and Found Collection.  She is available in the regular size but not in the Mini. :-(  You can see that I have used similar DP as in the box above, but I used it a little differently.  Both work out equally well.

We're nearly done.  This is box number five.  In this box I've used #294 Tilda with a Balloon from the You're So Special collection of 2011. I can't find her in Diana's store, so I guess she was retired quite a while ago :-(

Box # 6 using #3014 Cute Little Tilda from the 2013 Once Upon a Time Collection.
She is not in the store :-(

Here is my final box.  I used #02 Tilda Hiding Bouquet from the 2014 Lost and Found Collection.
She is no longer available :-(

I designed this box a little differently.  I made a tag using the SU Scalloped Tag Topper, added a sentiment and a little bit of ribbon and it slips between the belly band and the box.

Well, you've stayed with me to the end of another lengthy post.  It seems I can't do a short post, but I'm working on it!

Many Blessings,
Enjoying the journey,
Barb

Tuesday DT Challenge - Anything goes

Hello my dear friends! It's the fourth Tuesday of the month and time for the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog to launch another challenge.  This time it's "Anything Goes"  Dontcha just love when you can  get super creative and let your Mojo run wild? Have fun...

Have you seen these yet?  They look so awesome and are available at Magnolia-licious.  Get yours now! 

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Prima Chalk Edgers now in stock...great for stamping & inking your projects easily!

So many pretty colors and only $2 each!

Okay, let me show you my card for this challenge...

On the front I used an embossed and cut panel which my friend gave to me.  Actually she gave me several so I'm hoping to use them in future cards.  I've used  #218 Sweet Tilda from the 2010 Raising the Ceiling Collection.  I masked her with #505 Stone Pathway from 2011 Butterfly Dreams Collection.  Both images are available :-)

Here is the inside of my card.  I used one of the new Zodiac Collection  images in the full size.  This is Z6 Virgo Tilda. Hooray!  She is also available :-)

Here is a closer look at Virgo Tilda.

I made a matching envelope for this card.  This is the front.  It's not meant to go through the mail...just handed to the recipient.

This is the back of the envelope.  I love to use a corner punch on the corner of the opening flap.  I needed to add a little something to the back to tuck the opening flap into.

Here is a final artsy view of my card.

What I used to create my card:
Cardstock - SU
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers
Flowers, ribbon, butterflies, pearls - stash
Dies - Spellbinder Nestabilities Labels One, Classic Circles, Scalloped Circles, Fancy Labels
Punch - Martha Stewart Punch Around the Page
Sentiments - PrintWorks Collection, Inkadinkado

Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts with me.

Many Blessings,
Enjoying the journey,
Barb