My first DT post for Marvelous Magnolia!!! and a new challenge!

Good Morning Everyone

I am so excited to tell you that this is my very first DT post with the talented team at Marvelous Magnolia!!!

When Rina asked to apply to the DT call, well how could I refuse?

The wonderful sponsor this 2 week challenge are Stamp & Create, with a wonderful prize on offer!!! They stock so many beautiful items, including magnolia and Edwin stamps!

The theme for this fortnight long challenge is Vintage, I didn't really want to go with the traditional browns and beige usually associated with vintage, so chose to go with a deep pink and burgundy, with lots of distressing.

Apologies in advance as it is a bit picture heavy!

Front vintage rose papers are from my own goodies, back layer is Maja design sofiero paper. With Maja so wrapped up doohickey, with matching satin ribbon and large butterfly charm.

She is coloured with Copics and distressed with DI and shabby pink frantage.

Large pink crystal embellishment and ideology pin holding sentiment. You can also see the cheese cloth, strung pearls and guipure lace peeking out behind the image

Flowers and Berries & Pink Lace from Ribbon Girl, Live and Love Crafts & WOC!

There is also a shabby bark heart at the back and some little brown stamens peeking out too.

Thank you for popping by today and please dont forget to enter the Challenge

Take Care, Crafty Cuddles 

Jay xxx

I would like to enter my card into Crafty Girlz Challenge - Anything goes
Tildas Town Challenge - Dies and/or punches
In the pink Challenge - Fussy & Fancy or CAS
Really Reasonable Ribbons Challenge - Photo inspiration and Ribbon
Time for a magnolia challenge - flowers everywhere
The Ribbon Girl May Challenge - girl
All about Magnolia Challenge 2 - Flowers
Crafting Musketeers Challenge - Dies
Deep Ocean Challenge - shaped card
Simply magnolia challenge - Lace & Pearls

 

Brand New Challenge Starts Today At Lovely Hanglar or Sweet Magnolia!!!

Good afternoon everyone, 

I have had a hectic week this week and as this post goes live, I am at my 7 year old nieces birthday party - of course I made her a card!

The new challenge this week at LHOSM is Spring Colours and our wonderful sponosor this week are the Fabulous The Ribbon Girl!!!

Here is my card using, Insta Tilda, of course from the www collection. I have masked her with a daisy background.
 This is my very first ever stitched card, you may remember, if you saw my previous graduation Tilda post, that I told it was my second ever stitched card, this is why he he!

The stitching is a tad off, but not too bad for my first effort, I also cut out the three layers and the card layer from a Noor Design template, so that may go some way to explaining it. Took a loooong time!

How adorable is she?

Please pop over and join in the challenge, we cant wait to see what you come up and our lovely Sara will be announcing our GDT for the next challenge too!

By for now, I am off to eat Jelly and Ice Cream YUM!!!

Crafty Cuddles Jay xxx

I would like to enter my card into Simply Magnolia Challenge - Anything Goes
Live and Love Crafts Challenge - Signs of Spring
Noor Design UK Challenge - Anything Goes
Magnolia Forever Challenge - Butterflies
Boutique Magnolia Challenge - Holiday/Vacation
Tildas Town Challenge - Anything goes
Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge - Spring time flowers
Sugar and Bettys Challenge - ATG and option of layers
Kort o Mania Challenge - Dies or Punches

Graduation Tilda Card

Hello Everyone,

Here is another card that I made, this time using Graduation Diploma Tilda.

In the UK all graduation gowns are black and we usually have a fur collar or something similar, so I have coloured my Graduation Tilda to match the UK colours. 

I would include a picture of my graduation, but it is absolutely awful he he! Its so bad that I don't even have it on show in my house!

Anyway here is my card...

I have hand stitched Two Pieces of Pion Design and Maja Design together my second ever hand stitched card! I used a blanket stitch because I think that it looks neater than single stitch.

Most of my embellies are either from L&L Crafts or the Ribbon Girl, My two favourite stores - everyone right!

I have coloured her with copics and mounted her a couple of frames.

I hope that you are all having a good week and enjoying the beautiful weather that we are having at the moment!

I just adore spring! Planting time and bird song, I love it!

Thanks for stopping by today, take care

Crafty Cuddles Jay xxx


I would like to enter my card into Fab N Funky Challenge - Lace
The Paper Shelter Challenge - Its a celebration
Paradise of stamps challenge - Bling
Deep Ocean Challenge - Shaped Cards
Simply Magnolia Challenge - Anything Goes
Magnolia Forever Challenge - Butterflies
Tildas Town Challenge - Special Occasion
Inspiration Destination Challenge - Anything Goes
Top Top Tuesday Challenge - 3 of Something (die cut doohickeys)
Time for a magnolia challenge - shabby chic/vintage
Lady Bud Crafts Challenge - Anything Goes
Kort O Mania Challenge -dies or punches
Sugar and Bettys Challenge - ATG with twist of layers

Celebration Tilda Easel Card

Good Morning Everyone, 

Here is a card that I have spent a good few days making.

 Apologies in advance, as it is quite picture heavy, I know your time is precious, so I will keep the chatting to a minimum.

I have used Celebration Tilda as my focal point and she is coloured with both Copics (skin & hair) and Prisma Pencils low odour solvent technique for everything else.

Most of the papers are from my own stash and I have also used elements from Pion Design and Maja Design.

I added liquid pearls to the bubbles and shaded around the image with a very pale lilac, using my liquid chalks.

Most of my Florals are from The Ribbon Girl.

Thank you so much for dropping by, have a lovely day!

Crafty Cuddles Jay xxx

I would like to enter my card into:

Simply Magnolia Challenge - Shabby Chic - Top 3!
The Ribbon Girl Any Image Challenge - Add Ribbon or Lace
Paradise of stamps challenge - bling theme
Paradise of Magnolia Challenge - use a charm
Tildas Town Challenge - Flowers
Stamp and Create Challenge Blog - Anything Goes
Magnolia Forever Challenge - Butterflies
Everybody Art Challenge - Pearls
Noor Design UK Challenge - Anything Goes
Nordsalten Hobby Club Challenge - Vintage/Shabby Chic
Natalie and Amy Challenge - Frame It

LHOSM Challenge Starts Today!!!

Good afternoon everyone

There is a new challenge starting today at

 Lovely Hanglar or Sweet Magnolia Challenge.

This fortnight to team would love to see some sparkle in your creations.

I have used Frantage and we all know that has some sparkle right and used my sparkley sakura pen to colour the champagne glass.

This is Celebration Tilda from the new www range. She is coloured with DI for a change from copics.

The blue colour of her dress, is actually called shaded lilac? I also made the flowers from two of my Britannia Rose dies, I have two sizes and made them to match the gorgeous Tilda image and two tiny rose buds too. 

Here is an angled picture so you can see all the sparkle both on the image and I have double embossed the frame with frantage too, to give that lovely sparkley metallic effect.

I have used Maja Design sofiero papers and the butterflies are elements from Pion Design (border papers) and the scrummy lace all from L&L Crafts along with a 3 Key charm  too! 

The prize this week is a GDT spot up for grabs, so pop along and join in our challenge, we cant wait to see all of your stunning creations!

Thanks for stopping by today and have a great week.

Cuddles Jay xxx

I would love to enter my card into
Cute Card Thursday Challenge - Bonny Blues
Simply magnolia challenge - shabby chic
The Ribbon Girl Challenge - Add Ribbon or Lace
Paradise of Stamps Challenge - Add a charm
Paradise of Magnolia Challenge - With a charm
Tildas Town Challenge - Flowers
Time for a magnolia challenge - Anything goes
Marvelous Magnolia Challenge - shabby chic
All about Magnolia Challenge No 1 - Anything goes
Crafty Catz Challenge - 2 or More Patterned papers

Three www Masked Tilda Beach Scene

Hiya Everyone

Here is my masked card featuring three of the lovely new Tilda's.

I have created a beach theme, as summer is just around the corner and the weather has been super sunny here in UK lately!

Everything is coloured with copics and I added a little promarker to the skin, to create slightly different tones. 

Both sections are layered onto ornate panels, that I think look quite nautical too!

I made these shabby layered flowers to match and added a little wave border, sea shell and flip flop shoe charm to keep to the theme.

I also die cut this doohickey tag, attached another smaller flower and tied a cute little ribbon bow. Obviously, the cloud and bridal bow are both magnolia with a large bling in the middle of the bow, from the Ribbon Girl.

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope that you have a great week.

Take Care, Cuddles 

Jay xxx


I would love to enter my card into
All About Magnolia Challenge - Anything Goes
Marvelous Magnolia Challenge - Shabby Chic
Paradise of Magnolia Challenge - Add a Charm
Stamp and Create with Magnolia Challenge - Rainbow Bright
Copic Marker Espana Challenge - spring
Paradise of stamps challenge - add a charm
Time for a Magnolia Challege - Anything goes
Fan-Tastic Tuesdays - ATG with a twist, use a die or punch
Natalie and Amy Challenge - Frame it

Scrap and Craft Challenge - Frame it
Totally Tilda and Friends Challenge - Spring
The Shabby Tea Room Challenge - Rainbow of colours

Monochrome Image Card

Hiya Everyone 

Here is a card that I have made for my lovely sister in law Kate's 30th Birthday.

The image is called Mornings, by Jeremiah Ketner and is available here.. This is my very first monochrome colouring that I have ever done. I used copics, mostly cool greys with a touch of warm greys to the hair and lips.The image is really large at 5 1/4" as it is such a beautiful piece of art work by the artist, I wanted to show it off to its full effect in a larger size.

I have used some of my own vintage papers from my goodies and the rolled roses from the ribbon girl, as well as beaded twigs, wooden button and ribbon they sell in their store too!!!

I am disappointed with the photo, we have really over cast and dull weather at the moment and the shading isn't showing up too good. I may take another picture, if the weather perks up soon.

Thanks for stopping by today and enjoy the Easter holidays. 

Cuddles Jay xxx

Entering my card into Artistic Inspirations Challenge - ATG with twist of flowers
Come and get it challenge - one for the girls

Creative Craft Cottage Challenge
Crafty Calender Challenges - Use some metal
Creative Inspirations Challenge - ATG & option of sketch
The ABC Challenge - Go Digital
Jo's Scrap Shack, Fun Day Friday Challenge - Anything goes
Fab and Funky Challenges - Lots of layers
Noor Design UK Challenge - Anything goes
The Pink Elephant challenge - Anything Goes 292

WWW Follow Me Tilda card

Hiya Everyone

Here is my first card with the new www. range!

I have also used Follow Me Tilda, she is lightly coloured with Copics and sprinkled a little frantage around the image too.

 I haven't done a really fussy girly card in a looong time, too long, I think I went a bit crazy with my layout he he!!!

I absolutely love this Tilda and all the matching accent stamps.

As you can see, I have also used You Got Mail Text & Computer Icons stamps.

I added a Maja doohickey threaded with three different types of lace and a post card charm (bottom right), that is mail too, right! he he

Thanks for stopping by today and have a good week!

Cuddles Jay xxx

I would love to enter my card into

Stamp and Create With Magnolia Challenge - Rainbow Bright

Magnolia Forever Challenges - Add a charm

Tildas Town Challenge - Use your stash (ribbon rose trim)

Simply Magnolia Challenge - Embossing

Magnolia-Liscious Challenge - Pink, Pearls and ribbon

Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge - Girly

Boutique Magnolia Challenge - Crazy for Embossing

Scribble and Scrap Challenge - ATG

Ladybug Crafts Challenge - ATG expires 30th April

Marvelous Magnolia - Floral Frenzy

There is a brand New Challenge at LHOSM and my first DT Card For The Challenge!

Hello Everyone,

I am thrilled to announce that this is my very first post as a DT member for Lovely Hanglar Or Sweet Magnolia Challenge. 

I am very honoured to have been chosen in the recent DT call and what a warm welcome I received from Sara and her lovely team!

Onto this weeks challenge and the theme is Use A Sentiment, easy huh!

The sponsors this time around is one of my favourite shops, The Ribbon Girl, you are in with a chance to win a wonderful prize!

In January I asked the lovely Norma (from my craft room) if she would kindly make a tutorial for her beautiful roses and true to her word she created not one, but two for me! I was thrilled to bits and here is my version of her gorgeous roses.  Finally, I got them done Norma!!! Thank you so, so much!

I've used stop in the name of love Tilda and coloured her with Copics.

These roses started off life as grey card, I used three different liquid chalks, one silver and two reds to create the colour way and I did the same with the grey card around the sentiment and the card border too. 

My papers are Pion and Maja Design, both available at Live and Love Crafts.

We are all looking forward to seeing your beautiful creations @ LHOSM, show some love and pop over to see the teams gorgeous cards from my fellow teamies!!!

Thanks for stopping by, Take Care

Cuddles Jay xxx

I would like to enter my card into  Simply Magnolia Challenge - Embossing

Magnolia Forever Challenge - Add a charm

Midweek Magnolias Challenge - Add flowers

Boutique Magnolia - Emboss

The Ribbon Girl - Not Square

Triple Panel Masked Tilda Card

Hello Everyone,

Wow what lovely summery weather we are having here today in England, warm and sunny! Perfect to introduce my masked summer background card!

I had this design in my head for a while and its a fairly simple design, I used the three panels a three inch fold behind the first panel, so the two side panels are set back and the front panel is brought forward, I hope that makes sense?

I used Tilda with Rose Basket and Summer hill background!

I have coloured the whole image with Copics and created some little bunting with my whimsy dies!

Both Papers are Pion: mothers day flowers and grandmas note book!

The large rose are of course Wild Orchid Crafts!

Well, I have just had my first physio session for my leg and I am a bit achy, so I am planning on sitting in my garden enjoying the sunshine, the birds and blogging on my laptop!!!

Thanks for stopping by today and enjoy the sunshine, where ever you are!

Cuddles Jay xxx


I would love to enter my card into
Marvelous Magnolia Challenge - Floral Frenzy
Paradise of Magnolia Challenge - Spring
Copic Marker Europe - Spring is in the Air
Stamp and Create With Magnolia Challenge - Ready For Spring
Indonesian Magnolia Lovers Challenge - Favourite Colour Combo
Buckwells Crafty Challenge - Flowers
Time for a magnolia challenge - Spring is in the air
Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge - Girly
In the Pink Challenge - Lots of Layers

ABC GDT Post - New Challenge Begins Today

Good Morning Everyone and Happy Mothers Day!

This is my second and final post for The ABC Challenge

I have enjoyed my time with this fab blog and to be in with a chance of a GDT spot yourself and/or winning a wonderful prize, all you have to do is show us your beautiful  creations.

This fortnight the theme is Festive (with a twist) this means it can be any special occasion, Birthday, Anniversary, New Baby, Easter, engagement, wedding the list is endless!

I have chosen birthday, using devine Tilda, as my focal point, as she is one of my favourites.


I have used a Noor Design Template to create the shape, it is from the UK Noor Design Shop and each layer is hand cut. I haven't used a template before and it was actually surprisingly easy to use! The paper is the same brand too!

She is coloured with distress inks

The sponsor this week is Magnolia Liscious!

and you have the chance to win a fabulous prize.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Take care, Cuddles

Jay xxx


I would like to enter my card into:
Noor Design UK Chalenge - Sketch
Magnolia Mania Challenge - Butterflies
Lovely hanglar or Sweet Magnolia Challenge - Butterflies
Deep Ocean Challenge - Vintage

Magnolia Down Under Challenge - Birthday
Buckwells Paper Crafty Challenge - Flowers
Paradise of Magnolia Challenge - Pink
Simply Magnolia Challenge - Flowers
Time For A Magnolia Challenge - Butterflies
Addicted to stamps challenge - Celebrate
Tildas Town Challenge - Special Occasions

Besties hoppy easter card

Hello Everyone,

Firstly, I made this black light box, as I personally think that the pictures pop more than with a white background and I can definitely see the difference.

I hope that you are all well and looking forward to starting your weekend.

Here is an Easter card that I have been working on, over the past few days.

The image is called Molly and Hop the rabbit.

I have coloured the image with Copics, to match the beautiful glittery paper that I knew I had in my stash!

I've used a few florals and beaded berries from the ribbon girl.

Thank you for stopping by my blog today and have a wonderful weekend and happy mothers day in advance, to all you mothers out there!

Cuddles Jay xxx

I would to enter My Besties Brazil Blog - Ribbon/ATG

My Besties UK Challenge - Bling/ATG

Buckwells Crafty Challenge - Flowers

The Pink Elephant Challenge - Shaped Cards

Scrapbook Stamp Society Challenge - Anything goes

Little Miss Muffet Challenge - Anything goes

Hannah and Friends Challenge - Anything Goes

Creative inspirations Challenge - Anything goes and optional sketch

Creatalicious Challenge - No square or rectangle cards

GDT spot for The ABC Challenge This week its....

Hiya Everyone,

Well, I am thrilled to tell you that this is the first of two Guest DT spots for

The ABC Challenge

this fortnights challenge is E - Exceptionally Cute and how cute is this little darling!

I have made an twisted easel style card, I have coloured her with Copics and the papers and butterfly border are Maja Design.

You can find Jennifer's fab tutorial for this type of card Here.

She is called cupcakes, isn't she super sweet?

You can find her Here

I have used Large Daisies, Beaded Twirl, Heart Button and 6mm Flat back white pearl trim from The Ribbon Girl.

The wonderful sponsors for this challenge are Sherri Baldy and The Ribbon Girl, so you are in with a chance to win two fantastic prizes!

Please pop along, the team have created some beautiful inspiration for you and  are looking forward to seeing your stunning creations!

See you there, Take Care

Cuddles Jay xxx

I would love to enter Crafty Catz Challenge - Use Your Dies

Sweet Stampin Challenge - CAS/Layers

Glitter n Sparkle Challenge - Anything Goes

Just Inspirational challenge - shaped card

The Brown Sugar Challenge - Anything goes

My Bestie France Challenge - Different Card Shape

The Ribbon Girl Blog - Add flowers

Scribble and scrap challenge - anything goes

Crafty Hazelnuts patterned paper challenge

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge - Anything goes