Tilda with Braid at Just Magnolia and hÄnglar & stÄnglar Challenge

Woohooo!! It's Friday and a very happy Friday to each of you!!I hope you have all had a great week and are looking forward to a wonderful weekend!! I have been so inundated with paperwork but hopefully I am seeing the end...or at least close to the end.

Today is our new challenge at the Just Magnolia and hÄnglar & stÄnglar Challenge and I would love for you to join in with us this week. We have been challenged by the magnificently talented DawnyP,who is hosting this week, to show some DISTRESSING. I can share with you when I hear that challenge that I am both distressed and stressed out because I have no idea how to DISTRESS!!! But come on over and show us your distressing...We can't wait to see you there with your lovely creations!! There are lovely surprises up for grabs this week!!! We would love for you to have a peek at all of the magnificent DT Sample cards/projects over at the Just Magnolia and hÄnglar & stÄnglar Challenge...so come on over!!!

For my card I used Bazzill for the base and all double matting,the DP is from the 25 Days of Christmas Pad by Simple Stories, and all panels are machine stitched, this time with black. All background panels were are also distressed with Red Brick VersaMagic. I stamped the darling little Tilda With Braid onto Cryogen White, colored her with Copics, adding a bit of DI Old Paper for the Stempelglede flourishes around her, and cutting her out with double Nesties. This little cutie is from Magnolia-licious but I don't see her in the shop right now! She is one of my very favorites because of the long dress. I'm sure if you contact Diana at the Magnolia-licious shop that she will try to get her for you! For the horizontal I used some double sided satin ribbon tied into a double flat bow. All of the floral treatment is from Wild Orchid Crafts: 1 1/2" Trellis Rose , 1 3/8" Trellis Roses, 1" Wild Roses, Cherry Blossom, Aster Daisies, all resting on Holly Leaves. To finish the front I used WOC Self-Adhesive Black Pearls.



The inside is very simple because I wanted as much of the cute DP to show as possible...I merely added some satin bows with Christmas dangle charms.

Thank you so much for dropping by today and I hope you will want to come by for a visit often!! It is always such a joy to know that you were here! Have a great weekend and I will be back real soon!! And Sunday there is another wonderful surprise at SUNDAY SENSATIONS!!! Until the next time, I send big hugs for YOU!!!

Tilda Goes Vintage for Friday Sketchers

This is my DT card for Friday Sketchers and this week we have a wonderful sketch by Heidi of Norway. I hope you will come on over, see the wonderful cards by the design team, and join us this week in using this fabulous sketch. I made my card quite frou-frou vintage so I could also use her for the Stamp with Fun challenge this week.

I used Bazzill CS for the base, 2 layers of solid color DP for the matting, and K&Company Madeline DP which I altered quite a bit (see my note below). I also used Tilda with Braid from the Christmas 2008 Collection since there are very few Tildas with long dresses that I am aware of. She will be available at Magnolia-licious in several weeks. She is colored with Copics and has Angel Wings Shimmerz on her wings...pretty appropriate, huh? lol Please note that I wanted Tilda's skin to be much paler than usual for this era of card. All panels are stitched with Old Gold thread.

On the front of the card, the first layer is actually the corners of a rectangular paper doily place mat. On top of that is the next tilted square propped up on dimensional tape and which I have surrounded with pearl trim. I wanted this gorgeous DP to show so I used a vellum scalloped oval nestie for Tilda--this oval has gold beads adhered to the scallops to emphasize little Tilda. She is also propped up on dimensional tape. To finish the front I added Prima shades of olive flowers with peach rose centers, pearls to the corners of the small square, an old pin/locket tied with gold cord, and an antique button with a touch of peach tulle.



The first panel on the inside of the card is a coordinating DP from the same Madeline collection. I added a peach silk ribbon and a metal hanging rod with several charms hanging from chains. The jotting panel is the same ALTERED DP as the front. I put another Tilda with Braid on a ribbon and made a small envelope with vellum, trimmed with pearl and gold beads. The jotting area is inside the envelope on a card, trimmed with MS lace punch and stamped in PTI Berry Sorbet with the Sittin' Here stamp from the Chasing Butterflies Collection 2009 which can be found at Magnolia-licious. Finally I added pearls to each corner of the main panels.

NOTE:
I wanted to show you something that I have never heard anyone admit to in the cardmaking world!! lol...I wanted to use a particular patterned paper for this card BUT the colors were all wrong. I had already decided on some peach colored roses for part of the embellishment and the paper I wanted to use was definitely PINK and shades of pink. That would never do!!! So I took out a handful of Copics and colored all of the pink and pink shades on the paper with peach and peach shades and VOILA it matches!!!!! What do you think?? I hope you can see the significant change in colorway in this picture:


So if you need a particular color in one of your DPs and don't know what to do...just grab a Copic and make it be there!!!

I hope you have enjoyed seeing my take on this week's sketch at Friday Sketchers using this little girlie and will let me know what you think of her...If you have any questions, please drop me a quick email. Thank you so much for visiting us...we appreciate each of you!! Best wishes for a wonderful weekend!! Magnolia-licious hugs!!!