Tilda's Town: I am thankful...

Hi there Tilda Towners!  It's Friday once again and it also means we have another challenge at 

Tilda's Town.

This week, our theme is: I am thankful

We want your creations to show/reflect what/who you are thankful for. In my card today, I used Stamping Tilda, one of the Special Magnolia Stamps released this year. So, why did I choose this stamp? Well, God has given me a million things that I am so thankful for and one blog post is not enough. So I will narrow it down to stamping. Early this year I had oral surgery, (the first of several). My whole face was swollen beyond recognition, from my forehead to my neck.  It lasted for 4 weeks and started to shrink during the 5th week. Right before the 8th week, I had to undergo another one.  And the swelling started all over again! Facing the mirror was depressing, talking was such a task and eating was so difficult. And I don't even want to talk about the pain. Urgh! 

Aside from the support from my family (especially my DH), stamping and coloring made me feel so much better. Every time, the pain kicks in, it would remind me of how hideous and swollen I looked the last time I accidentally faced the mirror. Believe me, I took showers in the dark, brushed my teeth bending over the tub, just to avoid looking at the mirror. :(  And during those days, I would just go to my desk and stamp and it helped me alot. 

Around this time last year, was when I started stamping and coloring.  I came across some card photos online and those photos inspired me so much to stamp.  I saved the photos on my iPad and made them my screen saver. Some times I would just scroll over the photos and stare and admire the creativity of the person who made them. And those card were made by PAM, our team leader and coordinator at Tilda's Town. She has been an inspiration to me and she always will. And I thank her for that. :)

Back to my card! I colored Tilda with Copics and I chose circular dies to make this card. THe beautiful flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts, the DP is from Magnolia, the butterfly is from Michael's and the sentiment is handwritten by me.

 

 

Drop by Tilda's Town more inspiration from my team mates.

 Now, it's time for you to show us who and/or what you are thankful for and link it up to us.  Don't forget to link back to us for a chance to win a $15 gift certificate from Tilda's Town.

Thanks for visiting my blog today.  

Have a great weekend!

Hugs,

Mae

ATS October Preview 4

It's Day 4 for October Stamps Preview and here I have Felicity. One of the Sweet November Angels. I have colored her with Copics.

Drop by the blog ATS Blog for more of the SN Angels.

ATS October Preview 2

It's Day 2 for the October Stamps Preview! This time we are showcasing Swiss Pixies and Sugar Plum Stamps by CC Designs. Here I have Elf Lucy and I colored her with Distress Ink Reinkers.

The inside

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamp and Create: Winter Wonderland

We have a new challenge at Stamp and Create. For the month of October, our theme is

Winter Wonderland
And here in my DT card. As of now, this card found it's place on the refrigerator door. :)

I used Winter Tilda from the Magnolia Sweet Christmas Dreams Collection.  The trees were made using Magnolia Spruce DooHickey. The background paper is from MME 12 Days of Christmas and it perfectly matched the Celery Silk Ribbon tied using Bow Easy.

 We would like to see some wintery/snowy creations! For more inspiration, visit Stamp and Create. We can't wait to see what you come up with!

The prize is a $25 Gift Certificate to Stamp and Create.

 Thanks for visiting me today!

Have a nice day!

ATS October Preview Day 1

Hi everyone! I hope you all enjoyed the weekend. We had nice weather here in Chicago and leaves are changing colors...just beautiful!
It's the first of October...a new month and of course a new collection of All That Scrap stamps are coming by the end of the week.  While we all wait for the release of the October stamps, we have some previews of what's in store for us this month.

Here, I have Snowmen Joy. Aren't they the cutest? I colored the image with Copic Sketch Markers and added some Spica pen glitter (which is probably not visible on the photo). The snow flakes are made using MS paper punches and I just added some pearls. A sheer white ribbon and a silver cord to finish it off!

Now pop over to All That Scraps Blog for more previews of the up coming  October Stamps.
I'll be back again for the October Preview Day 2 tomorrow.

My 2nd post for today will be up in a few hours!

See you later!