Sweet Pea Tilda

I have finally been able to get a little breathing room to be able to create. My studio and my blog have been very lonesome. I’ve been going through some pulmonary rehab for the past couple of months and I had to lay off some of my design team duties. Over the next few months it will be makeup time for me.

To start off I decided to create with one of my favorite Magnolia stamps, Sweet Pea Tilda. This stamp is available at StampingScrapping. There’s a lot that’s available at Stamping Scrapping, not just Magnolia stamps. In fact, I purchase most of my supplies here. If Cindy does not have it, I bet ‘cha she can get it for ya'.

On to my little piece of art! Sweet Pea Tilda was colored with Copics. After I completed the coloring, I then die cut her with one of Cindy Echtinaw’s Spellbinder’s Card Creator Dies, Fancy Postage Edge. She was then mounted on Stampin’ Up! cardstock in Certain Celery and Bravo Burgundy.

Copic colors:

Skin: E000, 00, 11, R02, 20

Hair: Y21, 26, E37, 50, YR24

Leaves: G40, 82, 94, 99

Hat, Dress, & Shoes: V91, 93, 95, 99

Background: W000, 0, 1, 2, V91

Other supplies:

Gathered Twigs Distress Ink

Floral Corner 1 Spellbinder’s Die D-Lites

Vintage tatting – my stash

A Beautiful Life DP from My Mind’s Eye

Challenges that Sweet Pea Tilda would like to enter:

A Vintage Journey – Anything Tim Holtz (I used DI)

Scrapping4Fun – Flowers

Stampin’ For the Weekend – Anything Goes

That’s it for this rainy Oklahoma Saturday. If you have any questions, please contact me.

Aletha Jane

AJ’s Design Arts

StampingScrapping DT

Gotta Love, Love, Love Tilda

Yes, Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. I know that I am late with this posting, but I wanted to show you this cute card that I finished last week as part of the StampingScrapping design team.

Meet “Love, Love, Love Tilda.” It has been a really long time that I did something just for the cuteness of it. That’s how I feel about the Magnolia stamps; they are just all so darn cute. In fact, I create a card for my Mother on her birthday every year. And each card has to be a Tilda. She adores them.

I colored Tilda with my Copics and added a little glitz with Spica pens. The cardstock is Stampin’ Up!’s Bravo Burgundy and Pretty in Pink. My designer paper is Trimcraft’s Rose Garden. This collection of papers is beautiful. I have used in many times in the last month. Tilda is cut with a circledie cut and then I added Memento Rhubarb Stalk to the edges.

Copics used:

Skin: E000, 00, 04, 11, 21, R20

Hair: E33, 35, 37, 49, 59

Dress & Shoes: R81, 83, 85, 89

Dress ruffle: C00, 3

Background: W00, 0, 1, 2, RV91

My die cuts were from Spellbinder’s Large Classic Circles and Butterfly Circles. See those little butterflies in the corners? Those are the waste from the Butterfly Circles. I need to keep that in mind when I am looking for very small butterflies.

This little charmer is available in my Zibbet shop.

The roses are from my stash. The LOVE wood veneer sentiment was altered using some gesso. I let that dry and then sprayed with Cranberry Adirondack Color Wash. Before the color wash could dry I wiped it down with a paper towel. The final embellishments are tiny pearls that were made with Petal Pink Liquid Pearls. The more I use the Liquid Pearls the more I am enjoying them. I will never want for a certain color in flat-backed pearls. You can even paint with them.

Love Tilda will be entered in the following challenges:

City Crafter Challenge – Project with the word “Love”

Magnolida Down Under – Hearts and Flowers

Through the Craftroom Door – Anything Goes

Artistic Inspirations – Anything Goes/Valentine’s Day

Fashionista Challenge – Shabby Chic

That’s it for today. If you have any questions, please contact me.

Aletha Jane

AJ’s Design Artz

StampingScrapping Design Team

Blog Hop with Cindy Echtinaw and Spellbinders

Happy Saturday wherever you are in this wonderful world of ours! If you hopped from Cindy’s blog, you are on the right track.

Welcome to our first blog hop for Cindy Echtinaw Designs (CED) featuring Spellbinder’sCard Creators. These amazing dies were designed by our own fabulous and beautiful Cindy Echtinaw.

I know that you will love these dies. Cindy has designed these for A2 and A7 size cards. AND she has also designed the Layer Creator to use with these Card Creator dies for perfect placement. This tool is wonderful! Please check it out.

Please visit these blogs to view other Amazing Projects

created using the Newest Spellbinders Release dies.

Leave a comment for your chance to win a set of

 Pearl Effects Card Creator Dies from Cindy Echtinaw Designs &

a 2nd winner will receive Tile Works direct from Spellbinders Paper Arts!!!!!

Cathy-Lynn Tkalcevic

Cindy Echtinaw

Aletha Jane Williams (you are here)

Christi Pitner Brisbane

Meg Farris

Barb Klusendorf

Stephanie Hester

2 Random winners will be drawn on September 30th

For my little project I was assigned the “Tile Works” Card Creator dies. I love them! I really love all the Card Creator dies! This style will go with just about anything. I am already planning on using them again with an Asian themed project. I die cut with red and yellow cardstock, and then used Gathered Twigs Distress Ink on the embossed areas. This really made the design pop.

It has been a very long time that my Copics colored a Magnolia stamp. These little charmers were the first stamps I used when I got hooked on Copics. I am going to call this one “Tilda with Mended Heart.” She is a cutie.

Copics used:

Skin: E000, 11, BV000, R20

Hair: E50, 37, Y21, 26, YR24

Smock, hair bow, shoes, heart:

R20, 21, 22, 24, 27, 29

Dress, socks, ribbon around heart:

Y11, 13, 15, 17, 26

Background: W00, 0, 1, 2, 4, Y11

Tilda was stamped twice, one for the central image and the second for the backdrop. The image with all colors was fussy cut first. The image for the backdrop was die cut with Spellbinder’s A2 Matting Basics B, designed by Cindy also. Before placing the first image on the backdrop, I distressed the edge with Gathered Twigs Distressed Ink.

Now it’s time for all the assembly. I am happy to say, it all fell into place. I centered the first red Tile Works die cut on the base, and then overlaid that with ribbon and tatting. Then the yellow and Tilda layers were next, added a bow and red and yellow roses. It is ready for someone who has a heart that needs mending.

I am thrilled that you dropped by. Your next stop is Christi’sblog. Happy hopping and I will see you soon.

Aletha Jane

AJ’s Design Artz

CED Design Team

Just for Fun!

Happy Wednesday!

I decided to create something using one of my favorite Tilda’s, Japanese Tilda. This was a “just for fun” project, no design team deadlines, or no deadlines that I set for myself. I love Magnolia’s and I don’t create enough with them. And needless to say this is a very short post. I hope you enjoy my little piece of art.

Challenges that I have entered:

Craft Your Passion – use dots

Critter Sketch Challenge #61 – use 2 different punches/dies

Make it Monday #33 – Anything goes

Pile It On #16 – smells like rubber

Copic Creations – What’s your favorite paper for Copic coloring? Mine is Cryogen 80# Iridescent white

Druken Stamper Challenge #63 – don’t use anything that uses electricity

Supplies used for my project:

Stamps: The inside stamps-Lacey and Beaded Bundle Set; Japanese Tilda

Copics: r20, 22, 29, 89; e000, 11; bg10, 18, 72; c1, 3, 5, 7, 9

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black; Ancient Page Deep Harbor, Smooch Illuminate

Pens: Spicas Turquoise, Lipstick, Melon, Olive; Gelly Roll Clear Star

DP: My Mind’s Eye Bloom and Grow; Basic Grey Hello Luscious

CS: Cryogen 80#, Bazzil Rain and Blue Calypso

Dies: Spellbinder's Foliage and Labels 18

Embellishments: Stickles Star Dust; Wild Orchid Roses

Thanks for stopping by. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate contacting me. I have also listed Japanese Tilda in my Etsy Studio.

Aletha

Birthday Wishes for my Mom

I just received this Tilda image “Apple Tilda” from Cindy and Kevin at StampingScrapping.com. I had to color her for my Mother. My Mom just loves these little "angels" and her favorite layout is the easel card. So for her 76th birthday, on Saturday, this is what I came up with.

And while I was at it, I decided to use Priscilla’s sketch at Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge #78. I really twisted it some so they may kick me out. I combined the fancy layout with the clean layout. Check them out:

 

The Copics that I used are:

I am so happy with the way this turned out. The layout worked just great. I used Magnolia Leaf and Swirl DooHickey dies for the swirls. I also used Spellbinders Nestabilitie dies, the Beaded Ovals and the Large Ovals. The designer paper I used is from Basic Grey 6”x6” pad June Bug.

I also got way out of my comfort zone. I finally colored something with the light source coming straight on. I usually show the shadow on the right hand side of an image, but not this time. This is also my first time I have combined red and yellow. Thank goodness for those mini pads of designer paper. They sure help when you are in a color rut.

Thanks so much for stopping by. You all have a great weekend! I know we will, we are taking my wonderful Mom out for a birthday dinner! I know that I am blessed to still have her around!

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate contacting me at ajsdesigns@cox.net.

See you next week!

Aletha Jane

Flowers, butterflies, and bees! Oh My!

I have finally finished something! (That’s me patting myself on the back.)

This is going to be short because I need to get this posted and linked to the challenges listed below. Do some blog surfing and check out these blogs. The talent out there is something else.

The challenges are:
Any Stamp Will Do Color Challenge - Neon colors;
Just Magnolia – Anything goes;
Simon Says Challenge – Things with wings;
Creative Card Crew – April Showers brings May Flowers;
allsorts challenge blog – Be Inspired; (I used some of the colors)
Fab ‘n Funky Challenges – Get it all out;
Penny’s Paper-Crafts Challenge – Anything goes.

The supplies for this card are cardstock, scrapbooking paper, glitter glue, MS punches, pearl pen, Smooch inks, Spica Pens, and white gel pen.

The rubber stamps are Magnolia’s Tilda with hair bow, bees, and Bildmalarna stamp Toss-Flower . Two of my favorite online stores for stamps are StampingScrapping and Magnolia-licious. Cindy with StampingScrapping and Diana with Magnolia-licious are the greatest when it comes to customer service. They answer emails personally and they never sleep! Their inventory is to die for also.

Copics I used are:
Jeans: B23, 26;
Hat & jean cuffs: B21, 26
Top, bow, & patches: R39, 81, 83
Shoes: W1, 3
Skin: E00, 11, 13; RV21
Hair: E00, 13, 17
Background: Bees: Y06, 35; Flowers & Grass: Y08, 38; YG21, 67; R24; G82, 99.

Before I sign off I do have to make a comment..."Tilda looks scared to death of all those bees!" That was my first thought after I had everything put together. Does she look scared to you? Thanks for stopping by! If you have any questions, please do not hesitate contacting me at ajsdesigns@cox.net .

Aletha

Tulip Tilda and a MAGNOLIA-licious Sketch Challenge

Happy Tuesday everyone! I hope everyone’s week has started out great!

This stamp, Tulip Tilda, has been waiting a couple of weeks to be inked. And I finally made the time. I also purchased some of the new Magnolia roses. These paper flowers are marvelous and well worth the expense.

I originally created her for the MAGNOLIA-licious Highlites March sketch challenge. This is the wonderful sketch:

And then I started some blog surfing and came up with seven more challenges. They are:
Nichole Heady Spring Schemes Challenges: I chose Betsy Veldman's color scheme;
Cooking it up with Katie Challenge #12: Use the Decoupage/3D/Paper Tole technique and use metal;
Cute Card Thursday Challenge 103: Celebrations;
Magnolia Down Under Challenge #37: Birthdays;
Magnolia Stamp Lovers Challenge #6: Die Cuts;
Cute Daisy May Challenge: Anything Goes;
Flutterby Wednesdays Challenge #100: open challenge; butterflies, fairies, or angels, a must (Tilda is an angel).

The other details for this card is:
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up!, Papertrey Ink, My Minds Eye;
Flowers: Magnolia roses and Hobby Lobby Wedding supplies;
Ribbon: Silk leaf from Papertrey Ink;
Punch: Martha Stewart;
Distress Inks in Peeled Paint and Tea Dye;
Sentiment: Stampin’ Up!
I have also used various Spica and Gel pens.

The Copics I used are:
Smock & shoes: YG21, 25, and 67;
Dress & socks: RV09, 10, and 17;
Tulip: YR01 and 07, RV 09 and 10, YG 25;
Skin: E00, 11, and 13, RV21;
Hair: W1, E34 and 47.

I hope you enjoyed reading and thanks so much for stopping by!
Aletha

Christmas in February

You say, “Christmas again!” Hey, it’s still snowing everywhere, why not?

Seriously, let the fun begin! This is my first blog hop and this is your second stop if you started at the top. If you want to start at the beginning just go to our blog Magnolia-licious Christmas All Year Long. There should be a list of every one participating.

The next participant is Barb Hardeman. Be sure and check out her Christmas creation and blog. And, I want to say thanks to Barb for sending me the link to the tutorial on making easel cards. THANKS, BARB! She’s right...I am hooked on this design. It really adds something to the finished piece. The easel card would be great for Mother’s Day cards.

If you like Magnolia rubber stamps check out Diana’s online store. And talk about service, they are tops. They are also taking pre-orders on the Hoppy Easter Collection. Hop on over and check out all the new designs.

This is not only a blog hop for me. I am also participating in three challenges. They are:
Papertake Weekly Challenge #35 is this sketch

Magnolia Down Under challenge is to make an easel card;

Cooking it up with Katie’s challenge is something girly, paper piecing, and using two designer papers;

And Cute Card Thursday's challenge is ribbon.

Now my creation.

I used the stamps Tilda with Christmas Cracker and Poinsettia. Isn’t she adorable. I have never been one for cuteness in my art, but I am having so much fun with my cute and whimsical phase. They are also a lot of fun using Copics.

Other supplies are: distress inks in Walnut Stain, Peeled Paint, and Fired Brick, wire ribbon, paper poinsettia, The Wizard with dies, stickers, flat back pearls, scrapbook paper from Stampin’ Up!, gel and spica pens, Copic Markers, foam tape for the dimension.



These are the Copics I used.

If you have any questions or you just want to contact me email me at ajsdesigns@cox.net.

Thanks for hopping over. Now check out Barb’s art work.

Aletha