H&S Tea Party at Midnight Madness 20

Happy Saturday everyone!!! I hope that this finds you all having a marvelous weekend! We have had a very rainy one so another stay inside weekend for me.

This is the challenging sketch over on Midnight Madness 20 that I used for this card...however I did turn the sketch on its side. If you have not visited this challenge blog, I can assure you that their challenges are alot of fun and the site is filled with ideas and excellent tutorials.

For my card I used Bazzill CS for the base, all matting is PTI Ocean Tides and Hibiscus Burst, and the DP is from the Cosmo Cricket "Jolly By Golly". Ribbon is satin PTI also. I used one of my favorite hÄnglar & stÄnglar stamps...I love tea and tea parties so this is right up my alley!! Not so long ago I traveled the Southeast doing tea and etiquette training and hosting tea parties for both adults and young ones. What fun that was!!!

The image was stamped twice and colored with Copics with a touch of Spica and silver alcohol ink. One of the images was propped up on foam tape for dimension. I also used Puffy Velvet for the trim on the Santa hats. Naturally, instead of the oval I used a bow and of course a tea pot charm as well as a tea cup charm. I CB'd the solid panel using the snowflakes...it ended up showing so little that I don't know why I bothered, in retrospect...lol To finish the front of the card I added 3 sizes of pearls colored with copics to match the Ocean Tides paper.

And the inside is just simply the same papers, a few buttons, and a bit of the same ribbon...I did use the little Maggie table from the Pet and Animal Collection.


Thank you so much for your visit!! I would appreciate your letting me know what you think of these cuties making way for their tea party...Have a wonderful evening and a delightful and enjoyable Sunday!! Big hugs to each of you!!!

Tilda With Pumpkin at Friday Sketchers 71

Wooooohooooo!!! It's Friday!!! So a very happy Friday to everyone!!! That means it's Friday Sketchers time!!


This week is hosted by the magnificently talented Jeanette from Canada who has made for us a fun and exciting sketch for certain!!!! I hope you will come over to Friday Sketchers to see the absolutely lovely sample cards from the other Design Team members. Please join with us this week in showing us your card using Jeanette's splendidly fun sketch.


I used Bazzill for the base, SU CS for all matting, and all the DP is BG Eerie. I also used little cute Tilda With Pumpkin from the Autumn and Halloween Collection 2008 -- she is coming VERY soon to Magnolia-licious so you better grab her as soon as she is available!!!! Tilda was stamped twice, colored with Copics, cut out, and propped up on dimensional tape. After stitching all of the major panels both inside and outside I realized that I wanted something more pronounced on the front so I added black rick rack...why do I always have to look that word up in the dictionary??? lol...I also used part of a batwing in one corner which was a gift from the very talented Claudia, who I hope doesn't mind that I did surgery on the bat to make it look like a spider web...I also added a Halloween button and a bat button and made a dangle charm from a pumpkin bead. Then I added a touch of lavender organza ribbon and Prima flower and a bit of Autumn FlowerSoft at Tilda's feet. The front was finished!!!! Then I got very brave and decided to emboss the Spider, which is available now at Magnolia-licious. Wrong decision!!! I did all of the correct things, I thought!!! But embossing powder went everywhere at about the time the heat gun came on...lolol...I took this picture because it had to be ready for the FS blog...I DID NOT GIVE TILDA A NOSE!!!! but I have had to replace that whole Tilda panel....sigh....BUT the next time I did the Spider FIRST!!!!! lolol

The inside of the card was a bit time consuming this time and I hope you will click on the above picture so you can read the names on the tombstones....Too Funny!!!! On the first panel I made a door and a MS punched fence using some wood paper from Sue at McMahon Five Designs. That is amazing paper, let me tell you!!! I added a few Caspers, a bat button, a black cat button on the fence, a tombstone for I.M. Knotwell, and a spooky tree. The doorknob and hinges are Stickles. Finally I added more FlowerSoft to the base of the fence and tree. And when you open that cute door......there's a skeleton and a Casper and a BOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
And for the jotting panel I used a stickled spider web in the corner, another spooky tree button, a Casper, and a tombstone for MRS. ANITA NEWBODY!!!!!! hahahhahahah...So Do I!!!!!!!

Thank you so much for coming by to see what's happening here and I would appreciate it alot if you would let me know what you think of my spooky/funny Halloween card!!! Have a delightfully wonderful weekend...and I hope you will come back to see me real soon...Maggie hugs for everyone!!!!

Bad Kitty at Friday Sketchers 70

Happy Friday to Everyone and I certainly hope you all have had a magnificent week!! AND it's weekend...so have a fun and safe one!!!


Today is Week 70 at Friday Sketchers and MY week to host so I am looking forward to each of you coming on over to check out the lovely cards my fellow DT members have made using my sketch. I would also love to invite you to join with us this week and create a card using this same sketch, submit it to us, and be sure to link Friday Sketchers in your post. My sincere thanks to DIGITAL STAMP OASIS for sponsoring this week at Friday Sketchers.

The card base is Bazzill and all matting is PTI Dark Chocolate and Kraft. All DP is digital. I used little Tilda with Cat from the Pet and Animal Collection 2009, stamped twice for dimension, colored with Copics, and cut out. The expression on this little kitty's face looks a bit forlorn to me so obviously I wanted to make sure that he had done something wrong -- unrolling the ball of yarn...lol...I added a MEOW charm/slide and a paw print charm to match the DP. Finally I added flowers from the June Chocolate and Vanilla bloom kit from Crafty Feeling, and bronze pearls to the corners. I also used the new MS 3 dots and scallop border punch.

For the inside I used some coordinating papers, added some satin ribbon and another kitty charm. I just couldn't let the card end on a bad kitty note so I used a very happy Hanging Cat, a tiny bow, and what was leftover after a nice dinner...lolol...a tiny silver fish skeleton charm!!!! Doesn't that look like a very happy kitty???



This card will be on its way to little 3 year old Maya in Ontario...SweetiePie, I hope you like your kitty card and your surprises!!! Big huggie for you!!!

Thank you so much for visiting me and I love reading your comments!! I try to respond to all of them but so many times I cannot track down your email address. So if you haven't heard from me, please know that I appreciate each and every one of you...Have a fun Friday and an even more splendid weekend...I hope to see you back here real soon!! Maggie hugs to all!!!!

Tilda Gathers Mushrooms for Midnight Madness 19

A very Happy Wednesday to everyone! I hope that all of you are well and having a splendid week. Thank you so much for dropping by to see what I am up to this rainy, dreary day!


I have made this card for the Midnight Madness 19 Challenge blog. I used Bazzill CS for the base, PTI CS for all matting, and the DP is from Cosmo Cricket's Mini Deck Earth Love. I have also used Tilda Gathers Mushrooms and Death Cap Mushrooms which I can't find in the index at Magnolia-licious but I am sure Diana will try to get them for you if you are interested!!! They make really cute fall images...as a matter of fact they are from the Halloween and Autumn Collection 2008.

All major panels, both inside and outside were stitched. Tilda was stamped three times, colored with Copics and dotted with Stickles on the wings and cut out...The bottom 2 images are used in their entirety, but the third image is only the arms, top of jumper and mushrooms. I also used Glassy Accents on her little Wellies. I used the sketch very closely adding PTI ribbons for the 5 left side dots, including 2 mushroom charms. I finished the front with butterscotch pearls in the corners and MS punched branches and Prima Gallery Roses Pierre which I sprayed lightly with copics to get a hint of the butterscotch color.


The inside is very simple adding a repeating bow from the front and another mushroom charm. The jotting panel has the Death Cap Mushrooms stamped on the left and colored with Copics.

I hope you like this little girl and will come back to see me often!! Please leave me a note letting me know what you think of her!!!! Again, thank you so much for taking the time to visit...Bunches of Maggie hugs for you!!

Goodnight, Lida for Midnight Madness 18

Gosh I am running late!!! I have had a few problems with elderly parents...soooooo a very Happy Tuesday to you!!! I had so much difficulty with this sketch over at Midnight Madness this past week, but I was determined to make a card with it.

I used Bazzill CS for the base, all matting is PTI, and the sparkly DP is unknown. I made use of that darling Goodnight, Lida which is a Papilio stamp from Norway and I think they are just precious!!!! She is stamped twice, colored with Copics, cut out and propped up on dimensional tape. I used star buttons and moon and added yellow rhinestones for some sparkle...Although you can't see it in the picture I did add tiny yellow silk ribbon behind the star buttons...I searched everywhere for buttons that would match those on Lida's gown...lol. Finally I added primas and a couple of little yellow roses from Crafty Feeling, some punched MS branches, and last, but not least, a wee, tiny teddy bear charm to match the one Lida is holding!!! You know I had to have a charm somewhere...lol

I have not completed the inside yet but will add that later.

Thank you so much for dropping by today to check out my little corner of the world...so please come back soon and see how my Maggies are doing...Big hugs to everyone!!!