Inspirational Mondays!

Hiya!  Whoa-Blogger has not been working for me this morning!! Grrrr! As you all know, I am now part of Lalaland Crafts DT and every Monday, our team will be showcasing cards inspired by a theme we've chosen. For this card, I've chosen the adorable Beach Marci and she's been colored with Copics. The papers are from Bo Bunny's line-Vicki B, the ribbon-Wal-Mart, brads from Eyelet outlet and the crochet flowers are from Fabricland. See the piccie above for the Copics I used to color Marci. I'm entering the following challenges with her: Card Cupids (Ribbon/Fibres), Scrappy Frogs (Birthdays), Penny's Paper Challenge (Here Comes Summer), Creations by Gill M (Green, Pink, Flowers) and Crafty Catz (Pink and Green). Have a great day-Hope u like! xox Trisha

Dreams Do Come True!

Hey gang! Wedding season must be in full force, because I got asked by three people yesterday (Saturday) if I had any. So, um I had to lie and say "Of course I do-when do you need them?" For next week-end (2), and  the week after. I definitely got cracking and that's what I made all day today-Yup, 4 wedding cards. I'll be sharing the rest the following Saturdays. This one's my favorite, because my favorite two characters, Tilda and Edwin are on it!!  The papers are from Bo Bunny's line "Vicki B". Flowers are all from WOC. I'm entering the following challenges: Magnolia Down Under (Sketch), Magnolia-licious Highlites (Wedding), Just Magnolia (Friends)-Okay, you might think what a stretch- that's a "friends" challenge-not a wedding challenge-but don't you usually marry your best friend??;Mark's Finest Papers  #57(Ivory and Lace), Simply Stampin' Challenge (Floral Frenzy),Crafty Sentiments (Special Occasions), Pals Paper Arts (Brads) and Sassy Studio Designs (Pearls, Lace and Elegance). Hope u like! xox Trish:)

Memorial Day Sale at Lalaland Crafts!

Hey gang-Happy Saturday!
Just wanted to congratulate my two girlies Lori and Corry for placing Top 5 at Magnolia Down Under again!! U rock girls!


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Have a great week-end!! xox Trish

Christmas in May!

Hey gang!  Yes, two posts on the same day!! I didn't think I would be making a Christmas creation for a while, but I'm starting to miss it already!! So, I challenged myself to make this ornament out of a used CD. I got the inspiration from Corry and Lori! My papers are from Cosmo Cricket-Mitten Weather collection, flowers (WOC, snowflakes from dear friend Lori and I used stickles on Tilda`s dress and around the CD. I'm entering the following challenges with her: Magnolia Down Under Challenges (Christmas in May), A spoonful of Sugar (Anything with Wings), Anita Be Stampin' (Pearls and Lace), House of Gilli (Flowers), Freshly Brewed (Anything but a card!), My Mum's Craft Shop (Favorite color-mine is turquoise/aqua lately) and The Paper Shelter Challenge (Anything Goes). Hope you like! xox Trish:)

A New DT and Lalaland Blog Hop!

 Hey gang- I have some terrific news and I've been dying to let you all know about it for weeks!! Remember that wall hanging I made for my daughter Kennedy a few weeks back? Well, I entered the challenge contest and I guess I made an impression, because owner, Irina Blount contacted me and asked if I wanted to become a DT member! I was ecstatic-so of course I said "yes"!!

La-La Land Crafts is gearing up for summer with new Design Team Members (me included!) and some fun new stamps! We're hopping around today so you can see some amazing creations by the new team featuring these fabulous new stamps, and we hope you'll join along.


 If you didn't just arrive from Sandie's blog, then be sure to head on back to the La-La Land Crafts Blog for the full details, or scroll down to see the blog-hop order! You'll want to leave a comment on every blog you visit along the way to be eligible to win one each of the 6 new stamps in the Summertime collection. That's three new Marci stamps and three new Luka stamps!!

Today I'm using the adorable Flowerpot Marci paired up with some fun papers all from October Aternoon's Fly a Kite Collection!

 Here's how I colored Marci:
Hair: Y32, E99, E35
Shirt/shoes: B00, B01, B05
Capris: R20, R27, R29
Skin: E000, E00, E21, E11, R20, BV000
Flowerpot/shovel: E35, E25, E99, C1, C3, C5


 If you have any questions, just click on the apple at the top of my side-bar and I'd be happy to answer any queries! I used my Spellbinders scallop and circle die with my Cuttlebug and the floral/lace border is a punch from Martha Stewart Crafts.The little tag is handmade and punched with the doily border punch, also from MS crafts. The sentiment stamp is very old from Hero Arts! My flowers are all Prima from Michael's and the pearl brads are from Eyelet Outlet! Hope you all like!

Here's the order of the blog-hop:

La-La Land Crafts Blog 

Becca Fabozzi 

Ching Tan 

Cindy Haffner 

Jane Matsumoto  

Jeanette Commerfort 

Karen Maldonado 

Kim Dellow 

Kim Yu 

Lori Mama 

Michele Roos 

Pops Morfitt 

Rosie Shaner 

Sandie Dunne 

Trisha McMullen 

Arlene Cuevas

I'm also entering the following challenges with this card: Stamps R Us (Going Digital), Stamps and Fun=Creativity (Flower Power), Make It Monday, (Always Anything Goes), Card Cupids (Bright and Bold), and  2 Sisters (Use a Digi). Happy Hopping! xox

  

Now keep on hopping to see what Arlene has for you today, and don't forget to comment along the way so 
you can win!

Make a Trio of Tags!

Hey all! It's time for another challenge over at Totally Tilda! The theme for this challenge is to make a trio of tags! I made these tags thanks to Fairy Pickles' Cricut machine! Thanks Bertie! Two of the images are from the Butterfly Dreams collection and the other image of Ribbon-haired Tilda is from the You're so special collection. I used the same sheet of DP for the tags-not sure of the brand though! I'm entering the following challenges: Paper Romance, Polkadoodles, Pattie's Creations (Anything but a Card),Sew Many Challenges (Flowers and Lace), Truly Scrumptious, Tellen's Place (Anything Goes), Little Miss Muffet Challenges (tags/banners), The Rubber Cafe, Everybody Art Challenge (Tags) and Ladybug's Crafts Ink Challenge (Use the color orange). Hope u like! xox, Trish:)

Use More Than One Fold!

Happy Friday gang! It's time for another challenge over at Fairy Fun Fridays. The theme this time around is to incorporate more than one fold. I have to say, I feel out of my element when it comes to extra folds, easels, etc..., but I like the way this turned out. I punched the edges with Martha Stewart's doily lace punch and I'm pleased with the effect. I used this super cute Gillian image is available at Prairie Fairie's site and she is available already colored. I printed the color version, as I knew I was running behind-but I enhanced  a lot of areas with my Copics. Should have just colored it!LOL. My papers are K& Company and the polka dot green paper is Imaginisce, I believe. I'm entering the following challenges: Southern Girls (Lace and pearls), Crafty Creations (Flowers,DP,ribbon), Divas By Design (One for the girls), A Spoon Full of Sugar (Anything Goes) and Anita Be Stampin' (Pearls and Lace) Have a great long week-end to all my fellow Canadian bloggers! I'm off to get my recertification in First Aid and CPR!! Yay! xox  Trisha

Abracadabra!

Hey gang! The week is flying by and I haven't had time to post this card yet. I made this card last week at friend's request for a magic theme party. So, I used this cute image of Magician Luka from Lalaland Crafts. I colored him with Copics and Prisma color pencils. I also used some old playing cards to place as embellies-don't know how I feel about those though. The ticket sentiment is from Whimsy digital stamps I'm entering the following challenges: Cards For Men (for Someone Special), Digistamps 4 Joy (Boys/Men), KB Cute Monday (Anything Goes), Stamps R Us (use something digital) That would be my image and sentiment and Sir Stampalot (Magical Worlds). Off to water my flowers-forgot to last night and it's supposed to be another hot day today-I'm loving it! Hope u like! xox Trish

Make an Acetate Card!

Hey gang! Yay-finally Saturday. This week's challenge is to make an acetate card following fellow DT member, Karen's tutorial.Just click here to see the how-to. I'm in the city right now and am going to do some power shopping for Mommy-we Manitobans all got a rebate of several hundred dollars from our Provincial Car Insurance company-so I is shoppin this week-end! Enjoy your week-end-it's going to be hot today! xox Trisha

Look What the Stork Brought!!

Hey all! Yes, another baby card and yes it's the same image I used a few days ago for the baby boy card I posted, but this image from Some Odd Girl Stamps is just so darn cute!! My aunt asked me for a baby girl card and I already had this image colored up-so bada-boom-here she is! I love how she turned out and I love this WOC lilac colored gardenia goes well with the chipboard sentiment.  Did you notice the little bow I added in her hair? hehe! My papers are a variety of K &Company and Activity Village gingham freebie papers. I'm entering Simon Says Stamp Challenge (Look What the Stork Brought!), The Sisterhood of Crafters (Let it Shine-I used Stickles),Clear It Out (ribbon or Trim), My Time To Craft (scallops), Bunny Zoe's Crafts (Lace), and Cupcake Craft (Gingham and Roses)

Kraftstock Tilda!

Hey gang-I wanted to post this last night and my lap-top wasn't working, couldn't figure it out-it was plugged in, I had an internet signal-nothing-Finally I noticed that my cord was disconnected where that heavy boxy thing is half-way down the cord!!! Duuuuh! So now I can finally post. This cutie is Tilda with Daffodil from the Butterfly Dreams Collection.  The flowers and daisy chain lace are from WOC and the daffodils are from blog candy I won a few weeks ago. Thanks again Dawn! I colored her with Copics and used Kraftstock to follow Magnolia Down Under's Challenge theme this week. I even quilled the karftstock and tucked it between the flowers for a different effect. I like it!! I'm also entering the following challenges: Cupcake Craft (Gingham and Roses), Magnolia-licious Highlites (Sketch), Everybody-Art-Challenge (Flowers), Tip-Top Tuesday (Flower Frenzy), Crazy Challenge #66 (Anything Goes) and Incy Wincy Designs (Mother's Day/Girlie). Have a great day! xox T.

Tilda and her Pet!

Hey all! Happy Mother's Day! I know I'm going to enjoy it relaxing with my kids outside, as it looks pretty sunny out there already! It's time for a new challenge over at Totally Tilda and the new challenge theme is to use Tilda and a pet, more specifically  a cat or dog.  I used these super cute images from the Butterfly Dreams collection. My papers are all from Basic Grey's line: Max and Whiskers. I just love the earth tones of these papers.

Here are the following challenges I'm entering: Flutterby Wednesday's #153 (include a butterfly, fairy or angel) Divas By Design (Anything Goes) Just Magnolia (Anything Goes with option of real or faux stitching), Kaboodle Doodles (the B's knees-buttons, bows, bling), and  Ladybug Crafts (Going Dotty). Have a Happy Mother's Day! xox Trish :)

TILDA CANDY WINNER!

Hey gang-I know everyone has been waiting to see who has won the Tilda  Blogaversary candy. Drumroll please-here is the result: Powered by Random.Org generator, the minimum number being 1 and the maximum being 135, the winning number is # 32 True Random Number Generator

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32

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 So, that means Amy A-you're my candy winner-please e-mail me with your addie so I can send you this nice little package!!
Thanks again to all my previous followers and to those of you for posting my candy and for having become followers and for celebrating my first anniversary as a blogger!! It means so much to me!
I hope you'll continue to follow me, as I have some special news I will be sharing in two weeks!! Take care and thanks again! xox Trish :)

Sweet Baby Boy!

Happy Saturday! Thank God it's the week-end and the sun is shining-I have tons of yard work to do!! I made this card for a good friend of mine who is going to a baby shower today. I didn't have any boy images left, so I bought this adorable digi from Some Odd Girl stamps. Here are the challenges I'm entering: Sweet Stampin' (Childhood Memories), Catch The Bug (Anything Goes), 2 Sisters (distressing), Bearly Mine (Beautiful Babies) and Stampavie (Baby). Will announce the candy winners soon! Stay tuned! xoxo T.

Here Come the Girls!

Yay-it's finally Friday! It's time for another challenge over at Fairy Fun Fridays. The theme for this challenge is to create a girl-themed card or project. I used this super-cute sentiment, created by fellow DT member, Tracey. Thanks again for that! I can't wait to see what people come up with! I'm entering the following challenges: Southern Girlz (Let' hear It for the Girls), Shelley's Images (Sugar & Spice, Girly and Cute), Paper Romance (Use your favorite die) Mine are definitely my circles and scalloped circles from Spellbinders and Tip-Top Tuesday (Open challenge). Hope u like! xox, Trish

Wall Hanging for Kennedy!

Hey gang! Sheesh-where has the week gone? I haven't had a chance to make a thing this week! I had these adorable Marci digital images colored up from La-La land Crafts and decided to make a wall hanging for my daughter's room.  The picture doesn't say much, as they look crooked, but I had to fun-tack them to the wall, otherwise I couldn't get a good piccie. In reality, when it hangs, it looks way better!! I'm entering La-La land's scrapbooking/crafting challenge as there are some great prizes and the following challenges: Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge (Get Dotty), Papertake Weekly and Craft Your Passion (Anything Goes), Flourishes (Card/project for a child 13 yrs and under), Ooh La La Creations (Tres Chic), Charisma Cardz (No cards allowed) and My Mom's Craft Shop (#4-Cute and Girly) Hope u like! xox Trish :)