High Hopes and Sunday Stampers challenges

I managed two challenges on my day off yesterday. High Hopes challenge this week was to use hearts in your project. I took this great box idea from my blogging friend Rach- check out her fantastic blog for instructions. I have used some lovely paper I got yesterday to make the box(sorry but no idea who it is by) and some Chocolate Chip cardstock by Stampin' Up! to make the cover. I had no chipboard to hand so have used thin cardboard. The heart border is by Stampin' Up!, A Little Bit Of Happiness set and I have coloured the image with SU marker pens from the Earth Elements colour family. The sentiment is from another SU set, Best Yet. Both images were stamped in Chocolate Chip ink and then edged with Gold Krylon pen. I also took a gold Adirondack Dabber round the edges of the cover. The box is tied with Chocolate Chip grosgrain ribbon, again from SU. I really enjoyed making this box- I haven't put anything in it yet in case the intended recipient reads this post.Thank you Rach for inspiring me yet again.





Sunday Stampers theme this week is blue. I have stamped Edwin with Guitar from Magnolia and given him a blue, shirt, blue jeans and blue laces. He is matted on some blue Bazzill CS and then placed on some blue HOTP paper I had attached to a card blank. Wonder if that's enough blue for Hels? :0)I have still to add the sentiment once I decide who this card is for.
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Magnolia Challenge

The challenge this weeks was "swirls".
I used one of the stamped images I won recently and coloured in with pencils and Zest-it blending solution. The image was matted onto some green Bazzill cardstock. I took some Rustic Gems paper and cut a panel which was adhered to an A5 blank. The Tilda image was matted onto this and a greeting attached with foam pads below it.
For the swirls I have used a clear stamps by Hot Of The Press and Staz-on ink in Olive Green.

Magnolia Challenge

This week's challenge was "none card week". You had to make something using Tilda so long as it was not a card.
I have made a fat page for a list I am on. Baby Tingla is stamped in Black Staz-on and coloured with pencils and Zest-it blending solution. The backing paper is by HOTP and I have inked around the image and fat page with Distress ink in tattered Rose.

Magnolia challenge- Tilda with beads

Yes the challenge this week was to use beads somewhere on your card. I have stamped Tilda in black Staz-on and coloured her with pencils and Zest-it blending solution. I then used Micro Beadz to fill in the turn ups on her trousers and her hair bobbles.You may need to click on the imgae to see them becasue they are teeny weeny!I matted some DCWV paper onto an A6 blank and added Tilda using foam pads. I then placed 4 pink beads at the corners of the image. I do love these stamps- feel I must invest in more as I only have 2 :0)