Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Tilda at the Carnival...

Welcome to this month's "Inspiration Challenge" at Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog. Now...here's the deal...April has been my month to choose challenges. I think I did a smashing job with the pink & green color choice for our last challenge...right?! Of course right!! What's not to love about pink & green!! LOL! OK...so I found this fun photo of two darling little girls at the carnival...so I thought this would be a fun inspiration photo! You know...carnival, horses, 2 cute girls, bling, bright and funky colors...


Aren't they just the cutest?? Of course, I'm probably a bit partial since these little cutie patooties are Ava (who is 7 yrs. old) and her sister, Mia (a.k.a. Mimi...who is 4)...two of our four gorgeous granddaughters! So...with these little sweethearts for my inspiration, here's what I came up with...



I went with a "carnival" theme...and used #433 Carousel Horse and # 385 60's Tilda both available from Magnolia-licious...your online store for all things Magnolia!!



I did a little paper piecing with this fun DP (from my stash). Didja notice...pink and green AGAIN!! With a little purple thrown in for variety! LOL!! You may have noticed the gorgeous pink diamonds...they came from my jewelry box (just kidding!...they're rhinestones! hehehe!) The ticket sentiments are from Whimsy Stamps...aren't they fun?


And inside I made a couple of pockets...I used the Doohickey lace for the edges...and tucked in a little Doohickey Vintage Tag with #3030 Mini Tilda with Big Ribbon. I colored her with Prismacolor Pencils...the rest of the images are colored with Copics.




Y'know something? You're a real trooper...you've made it through this lengthy post (but seriously...when are my posts EVER brief?!) OK...so now you'll want to pop on over to Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog and take a peek at the gorgeous paper creations by my amazingly talented DT sisters!! Then...dig out your craft supplies and whip up your own paper masterpiece for this month's Inspiration Challenge!! As always...one lucky challenge participant (selected at random) will win a $25.00 voucher to Magnolia-licious to help you add to your ever-growing Maggie collection! Whoooo hoooo!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by...and HUGE THANKS for your kind comments! Sending lots of hugs your way...until next time....