Just for You at Flower Soft, Winner, and FS Sweet Stuff!!

A very Happy Sunday to YOU!! Sorry I have not posted this week but it has been just one of those weeks...lol...AND I don't want to repeat it at all!!!! Thank heavens week 2 is coming up and I can't wait til week THREE!!!! yippppeeeee!!

I was thrilled to be the first on the Flower Soft blog to give you a wee sneak peek of the absolutely darling digi papers which match all the the Moments in Time line of stamps and toppers! There are so many exciting things happening at Flower Soft that you certainly want to check back to our blog often so you don't miss some of the excitement!! Not only will there be new products but Flower Soft TV will be coming very soon so I hope you will come over and sign up for all of the updates--there will be a magnificent prize for some lucky follower and special deals for all participants!

For my card today I used Bazzill for the base, all matting is SU, and the darling image Just for You was stamped on Cryogen White and colored with Copics to match the new, lovely digi papers which will be available from Flower Soft very soon!! I added a touch of Gold Stickles to the lace, Lilac, Lavender, Citrus Crush and Raspberry Fizz for all the flowers, and a mixture of Shamrock Green and Pale Green to highlight the grass. The image was propped up on a MS Quilted Punch Around tthe Page and yellow pearls were added to the junctures as well as to all corners of the card. To add vertical interest, I added a stripe from one of the new digi papers, using small lavender bows and yellow organza butterflies. To finish the front I added floral treatments using yellow pleated flowers by Maya Road.

WINNER...The winner of the Belles 'n Whistles Sweet Stuff is.....


Lil Sis who said...

Wow that is one cheerful card Jacque - loving the colours. The inside looks amazing too.Thanks for the chance to win more candy have put on sidebar and am already a follower of Belles and whistles.Hope the chemo wasnt too awful today. Beccy x

Gosh!! Looks like this surprise is on its way to Leyton-London!!! Beccy, please contact me by email before Wednesday, June 2, at Midnight DST so that I can get your package to you right away!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!

SWEET STUFF...and now for some Flower Soft Sweet Stuff today!!! Thank you all for dropping by to see what's happening here and as you know I love to give you a chance to win some Sweet Stuff!!


1 Just For You Moments in Time Unmounted Stamp
1 Jar Raspberry Fizz Ultra Fine Flower Soft
1 Jar Citrus Crush Ultra Fine Flower Soft
1 Martha Stewart Cornice Edge Punch
1 Bow-Easy
10 Bunches of Mulberry Roses

Please leave a comment before Thursday, June 4 at Midnight DST. My sincere appreciation to each of you for your very kind comments and for the many cards and emails...Gosh!! I think we are gonna make it!!! smiling!! Just one more chemo and shot to go and then it's "dancin' in the streets time!!!! Big hugs to ALL!!!

A Splashing Good Time at Belles 'n Whistles Challenge, WINNER, and a Wee Bit of Sweet Stuff!!

Happy Monday everyone and welcome to a new week!! As many of you know, I am pre-posting my blog today since I will be at my 5th of the 6 Chemo parties on Monday!! lol So I certainly hope your day is much more fun and exciting than mine!! This too shall pass quickly, and then I will have no excuse for not posting more often...smiles

Today is the Premiere of the Belles 'n Whistles Challenge. I hope you will put this blog in your favorites and visit as often as you can as there are such lovely submissions each day. To show my support for Summer, one of the kindest and genuinely sweetest people I have ever "met", and the most unbelievably talented, sweet, and loving Design Team ever, there was no way that I could not participate, no matter what is on my plate at the moment!! I should have forewarned you to put on your sunglasses when peeking at my card!!! Kathy, one of our newest DT members, is hosting this Challenge and she asked the DT to make their own flowers for their card...whew...that was pushing me to my very limits!! But, thanks so much, Kathy, for the inspiration!!

For my card I used Bazzill for the base, all matting is PTI, and the DP is Best Creation, Inc; all panels are machine stitched. The absolutely darling image I used is Splashing Good Times from Summer's Belles 'n Whistles Shop and designed by the phenomenal Elisabeth Bell. The image was stamped twice on Cryogen White and colored with Copics. I used the second image to cut out the swimming pool so I could prop it up for more dimension. The background was airbrushed and I used a touch of Stickles and Smooch on the image; the water in the pool was coated with Glossy Accents, and a mix of Flower Soft was used to anchor the pool. The flowers are made with the Nellie Snellen punches (a marvelous gift from the magnificently talented Christina, who also happens to be my MENTOR! Thank you so much, Sweetie!!) and centered with rhinestones! My sincere thanks to the quintessentially patient and true artist, Suzan, who instructed me on how to use them! If you have not visited these two very creative ladies then I urge you to visit their blog/SCS Gallery!! They are both real inspirations to me!!!

For the vertical treatment I used a base of a very wide Turquoise grosgrain ribbon and topped it with satin ribbons, adding Bow-Easy double flat bows. To add a touch of whimsy and interest I added a glitter sun button and a pair of flip flop buttons which were originally pink and green so I used Pumpkin Smooch to paint the pink parts of the shoes!!!! To finish the front I added turquoise gems to soften the corners.



On the first panel of the inside of the card, I used horizontal ribbon treatments with MORE DIY flowers and flat bows. I also added that darling flip flop which was a special gift from a dear friend, fellow DT member, and a magnificently talented artist, Rosette...thank you so much, hon, for sending that to me from across a couple of big waters!!!! It arrived pink, so I colored it with Pumpkin smooch, adding a rhinestone and a tiny bit of Pool Smooch to the flower on it. For the jotting panel, I added a couple of flat bows and smaller DIY flowers, as well as the cutest little fish which escaped from the kiddie pool...hahahhahaha...I must have been thinking of my walleye-fishing special friend when I added that fishy!!

I hope you like my little creation and will let me know what you think of it. Please jump over to the Belles 'N Whistles Blog and have a peek at the amazingly lovely DT Sample Cards!!

WINNER of my Just Magnolia Sweet Stuff is.......

Sharon who said...

Such a beautiful card once again Jacque. Your cards always inspire me and it's always lovely to drop in and view your latest creation. Have a wonderful week. Sharon x

Congratulations, Sharon!! Please contact me before Thursday, May 27, at Noon DST, so that I can get your package all the way to Queensland, AUSTRALIA right away!!!! Gosh!! That's across some very BIG water!!!!

AND NOW FOR SOME MORE SWEET STUFF: In order to let you celebrate the Premiere of the Belles 'n Whistles Challenge with me, I would love to offer you the following Sweet Stuff. As many of you know, I think Sweet Stuff is the most fun and exciting part of blogging!!! All I am asking is that you leave me a comment, assuring me that you are a follower of the Belles 'n Whistles Blog, that you pay a visit to see what's happening at today's challenge, and that you spread the word about Belles 'n Whistles and my Sweet Stuff to all of your Cyberian friends!!



1 Belles 'n Whistles Splashing Good Time Clear Stamp
1 Crop-A-Dile set
1 6X6 Basic Grey Origins Paper Pack
1 Pack of Basic Grey Origins Glazed Brads

Please leave your comment before Saturday, May 29, at Midnight DST, in order to be eligible for my Sweet Stuff!!!! Good luck to everyone!!

I extend to each of you my sincere appreciation for your visits to my blog and thank you sincerely for all of your lovely comments and other contacts! Please remember that if you have questions for me, please drop me an email...so many of you have no email listed anywhere and I feel so sad when I cannot respond to the questions you have in your comments!! I wish for you a most delightful week and I hope to see you again real soon. With great big hugs to each of YOU!!!

Tilda Gathering Flowers at Just Magnolia

Happy Saturday to everyone and I hope you are starting a marvelous weekend!! I know my weekend is going well and I intend to enjoy each and every moment of it!!!

This week at Just Magnolia we were treated to a marvelous sketch by the magnificently talented and creative Jane. You can rotate and/or flip the sketch, as long as we can still see the basic sketch on your creation. Don’t forget that you can combine our challenge with any other challenges of your choice as long as the main image on your creation is a Magnolia stamp. If you meet these requirements, you will qualify to be in the draw for the splendid prize from Dies to Die For. And remember NO back linking, new projects/cards only please. Please turn off comment verification if you want the DT to leave you a comment. There are step by step instructions in the side bar at Just Magnolia on how to turn it off and enable moderation.

For my card, I used Bazzill for the base, all matting is PTI, and the DP is CreMotion's Victorian Romance, Mixed. All panels were machine stitched. Little Tilda with Flower in Her Hair from Magnolia-licious was stamped on Cryogen White twice and colored with Copics. I also added some Glossy Accents and tiny pearls to her shoes. Yet again that little cutie has her shoes on the wrong feet!! This image was in the Easter collection and has eggs in her lap--I changed those eggs to some red flowers!! This is an example of how to use certain holiday images for other times of the year!! What do you think? One of the Tildas was cut out and propped up on dimensional tape, resting on oval Nesties. I used a double grosgrain ribbon vertical, added a flower treatment on MS punches branches, and red rhinestones to finish the front.



For the inside of the card I also used the double ribbon verticals on each panel, adding heart buttons, sewn with jute. For the jotting panel I added a red/blue bow and tiny red flowers to repeat the flowers from the front!

I hope you like my little creation and will want to join us at Just Magnolia this week. I would love for you to come on over and check out the absolutely gorgeous cards by the DT Members featuring the cutest Maggies!!

Thank you so much for dropping by to see me today! I sincerely appreciate your sweet and kind comments as well as your emails and cards with so many wonderful thoughts and wishes!! May your weekend be one of many smiles and much joy!!! Hope to see you again real soon!! Maggie hugs to each of you!!

Fairy Tale Tilda at Friday Sketchers #103

A very happy Friday to everyone!!! I intend to have a marvelous one as well as a great weekend!!!! And I hope for you the same!!! This week has been a splendid one!! And on Monday I will have the fifth chemo of the six so gosh, things are looking UP!!!! I can hardly wait until I can report that I have finally finished my time with the dragon!!!! I can barely remember when I reported to you that I had to enter chemo and now it is almost finished.....yippppeeeeee!!!!

This week at Friday Sketchers #103 we are being hosted by the quintessentially talented and creative Jeanette from Canada who has designed for us an absolutely marvelous sketch!!! Thank you, Jeanette, for the fun and exciting sketch!!!! I hope that you will have a peek at the lovely DT Sample Cards and will decide to join us and show us your interpretation of Jeanette's sketch...Gosh it was fun!!! There is a lovely gift provided by Simon Says Stamp so please come on over!!!

For my card this week I used Bazzill for the base, all matting is PTI and unknown, and every single bit of the DP is from the Fairy Tale Paper Pack from Magnolia-licious...as a matter of fact almost everything on this card is from Diana's shop!!!!! Admittedly, Diana's favorite paper is the pink and green frog paper so let's see if she notices that I used it....smile!! I stamped Fairy Tale Tilda on Cryogen White and colored her with Copics, adding Gold Smooch to the frog's crown, Diamond Stickles and Angel Wings Shimmerz to her wings, and Bubble Gum Stickles to the flowers. It looks as though this cutie is not available at the moment, but I am sure if you contact Diana, she will try to get her for you!!! She rests on oval and oval scalloped Nesties and is propped up with dimensional tape. All panels of the card are machine stitched. The vertical panel is bounded by a border punched with the MS Crown punch, adding crystals to each point. To complete the front, I added flowers from Magnolia-licious resting on MS punches, a crystal crown, a Bow-Easy bow with tails, and the cutest little enamel frog button ever!! The front was finished with additional clear crystals to soften some corners.



For the first panel of the inside of the card, I used a similar bow to the front and attached a pink rhinestone crown dangling from silver cording and topped by a Doodlebug frog. And for the jotting panel, I simply added a knotted ribbon and another Doodlebug frog. To finish the inside I also added clear crystal gems to soften each corner.

I hope you like my little creation and will decide to join us at Friday Sketchers this week. We would love to see your card using Jeanette's sketch!! Please visit each of the Sassy Sketcher Girls' blogs and let them know what you think of their magnificent creations!!!
Aud, Bea, Claudia, Inge, Jacqueline, Janneke, Jeanette, Tanja

Thank you so much for dropping by!! I cannot tell you enough how much your visits mean to me!! I am so appreciative of your visits, your kind and sweet comments, your emails, your cards, and especially your thoughts. You have all made my journey so much easier by just knowing that you are there, wherever you may be!! Great big Maggie hugs for each of you!!!!

Fairy Dust Tilda at Just Magnolia and a Wee Touch of Sweet Stuff!!

Happy Monday everyone! I hope you have had a delightful weekend and will have a wonderful week also!! It is dreary and rainy here so I guess that means an inside day to play!!

I wanted to show you my Just Magnolia DT Sample Card for this week and sorry I just couldn't do a posting over the weekend...but today is a new day and things are looking UP UP UP for this week!! This week our challenge is “One for the Girls” – so it's the perfect excuse to get out your Maggies, all your girly papers, ribbons and embellishments and make pretty and girly!! I hope you will join us this week because there is a very nice prize from Crafty Sentiments. Also have a peek at all of the DT Sample Cards...they are absolutely gorgeous and GIRLY!!!!!

For my card, I used Bazzill for the base, all matting is PTI, and the DP is from Papermania's Blueberry Hill paper pack, which I dearly love!! The background panels are all machine stitched. Little Fairy Dust Tilda from Magnolia-licious was stamped on Cryogen White, colored with Copics and a touch of Diamond Stickles and cut out with Nesties. I added Stickles to the edge of the round nestie, and pink pearls to the scalloped nestie. This little cutie is on order at Diana's shop. All layers of the front are propped up for dimension. Pink pearls were added to soften all corners and then I used pink organza ribbon and roses and rosebuds from Wild Orchid Crafts to make the swag at the top.



For the first panel on the inside of the card I used a simple bow and rosebud treatment and on the second panel I used a die cut for the jotting section, adding a few pink pearl flourishes and another bow with rosebuds. All corners on the inside were also softened with pink pearls.

I hope you like my little creation and will come on over to Just Magnolia and show us your very own GIRLY card!!

And now...for a little surprise for you for being such a faithful follower of my blog and for leaving me such sweet and kind comments on your visits, I would love to offer a wee touch of SWEET STUFF for you. All you have to do is leave a comment before Sunday, May 23, at Noon DST...of course I would love it if you made all of your blogging friends aware also....smile!!



1 Making Memories Whimsy Journal Decorating Kit
1 Set Stampology Love Rocks Stamp Set
1 Fiskars Tool Taxi
1 Fiskars Craft Knife
1 Martha Stewart Embossed Snowflakes Edge Punch
1 Making Memories Flower Tin
3 K&Co Metal Art Packs
8 Bunches of Mulberry Roses

I extend to you my sincere thanks for your visit and hope you will come back often!! I appreciate each of you and I am so humbled by your lovely comments, your sweet emails, and your kind words!! May your week be one filled with much happiness and many smiles! With great big Maggie Hugs!!!!