Jolly Tilda Birthday Card...

Hi everyone, and Happy New Year! Only hours to go before we begin a whole new year. Good grief! Where do the years go? Wasn't it just last year that we were all concerned with Y2K? Wasn't it just last year that our nation was attacked by Terrorists and we pulled together as One Nation Under God? Wasn't it just yesterday that the children came to live with us while their parents both served over in the Middle East? The time has flown by so quickly.

This is my final card for 2009. I can't believe that I've even had the time to get her done, but I really wanted to partake in the Friday Sketcher's Challenge, which is open until January 8th, and I also wanted to get one more card done this year! I need a birthday card for someone very dear to me who has a January birthday. And, ohhhhh, I really wanted to use at least one of my newest images from Magnolia-licious - even though it's meant to be a Christmas image - (I have used two images) so here goes.

This is the sketch which I have followed:



I took a little artistic liberty with this card and used the sketch rather loosely.
Since it's a birthday card I wanted to use something other than Christmas colors, and I thought this image was perfect for a winter birthday. I love the pink and brown together and dug through my stash to find something I thought would be suitable.



My images are colored with Copic Markers and I used my ABS-1 on the background. I was so nervous about using it as I didn't want to ruin my already colored images.



The inside is really rather simple. I had just a small piece of the yummy ribbon from Magnolia-licious left over and had just enough left to make a bow. The button is also from Magnolia-licious.



Here are the Copics that I used on this card:




Card Recipe:

Cardstock - SU
Papers - My Mind's Eye
Ribbon & Button - SU and Magnolia-licious
Flowers - Michael's
Sentiment - Justrite Stampers
Tulle - stash
Nestabilities Dies
Martha Stewart Flourish Punch
Sookwang adhesive and pop dots

Thanks for stopping by for a visit of my entry into the challenge/birthday card.

I wish you all the best in the New Year...

Tilda as a Christmas Angel...

Hi everyone, I have another card finished. WoooooHooooo! It just takes me so long these days to get anything completed. I don't understand why!!?? Anyway, I have received a number of new Magnolia images of late, and of course I'm just itchin' to get them inked and colored. And why am I still making Christmas Cards? I want to make sure that I have a good supply for next year and many of the images I've just received are Christmas images. They just MUST be used.

I wanted to give Water coloring with distress inks a try again as I've loved the work the gals in Europe are doing with them. My first two attempts ended in the trash can, but I'm pretty happy with how this turned out. I'm getting the idea of how to work with them...

I'm using Strathmore 300gm Water Color Paper and have experimented in using both sides of the paper. I like the look I get with the rough side, but the smoother side works well also. I've used distress reinkers and pads for my medium and it takes so little of the ink and you could color quite a few images with just one drop. I'm also using the SU Aqua Brush, as that gives me the best control.

Here is the card I've done...




And a close up on my water coloring...



I used my new Magnolia papers on this card, distress the edges with Vintage Photo, sewed my layers together and sprayed each layer with Pearl Glimmer Mist. I used Stickles on the wings and stars and Spica Gel Pen on the band around her head. My flowers were white, but I used my new Air Brush System to give them a more muted tone of brown then sprayed them with glimmer mist also. The leaves got the same treatment. The sentiment is from Magnolia and I used my Nestabilities to cut out the shape and attached them to my bow with some silver chain.

Since I didn't have lots of the paper to finish the inside I just had to use some strips. Since I had punched out the scalloped circle from the one piece I needed to come up with a way to cover that hole. I again used my Nestabilites and put the little angel's face in the center. My sentiment is mounted on one of my new Nestabilities Fancy Tags and popped up off the paper. Again all the edges were distressed with Vintage Photo.



A close up of Tilda on the inside of my card...



Thanks for stopping by my blog to look at my latest creation. Your comments are warmly appreciated...

I finally got it done...

I'm so enjoying working with Mo images. You can find more of her delightful illustrations here. I just recently purchased her series of "Terrible Two's" and this sweet image is "Jill". Now don't we all see this look on the sweet faces of our young ones now and then?

I colored her with my Copic markers well over a week ago, but with a little tummy virus plaguing the girls and I, there was no time to get it finished into a card. So today, while I was also getting my Christmas baking done and the babies slept for about 5 hours, I managed to get it completed.



Here is a close-up of my coloring skills. I'm still working on that shadow around my images and have far to go, but I'm getting an airbrushing system for Christmas and can't wait to get that puppy up and running. I know I'm getting it because I bought it and will wrap it and put it under the tree.



I'm in the process of selling many of my Stampin' Up! retireds and hopefully after Christmas can get a price list here on my blog. In the meantime you can check out what's for sale and the dirt cheap prices over on SCS under B/S/ or T. It's listed under the name "Foster Mom". If you're interested in any of them just let me know.

Thanks for stopping by to see my work.

Having one of those day?

I've been having one of THOSE days lately. Although I made this card a few days ago, we began experiencing some problems with our computer, which led having to put everything on "safe" mode. I was unable to upload any pictures. Argh!

With the busyness of the holidays in high geer here, keeping up the these very mobile and nearly walking babies is proving to be quite a challenge. Just when I think I might get some crafting time, they wake up after only a short nap and then they are not happy until I've spent all my time sitting on the floor while they crawl all over me. I'm in hog heaven! I love it all, but it is exhausting.

Well on to my card. Mo Manning over at Digital Pencil Too has come up with 4 of the most delightful "Two's" characters. I have printed up all 4 but have only had time to get one done. With the rush of Christmas shopping, sending out cards, extra baking etc. I'm finding it hard to even sit at my table long enough to color anything. I guess it will just have to take to the back burner for a while.

So here's my card! I didn't follow a challenge or any particular sketch. I just tried my best to make a 'guy' card. I can't tell you how many times I've seen Jordan in this exact position...



The inside is kept very simple also. I have no idea who will end up with this card, but eventually someone will...



I'm leaving on Friday for a weekend of crafting in San Antonio. I will be taking 3 different classes taught by Sallylynn McDonald at Stamp Antonio on Saturday and then on to my Copic Certification class on Sunday. I'm so excited - this is my wonderful husbands Christmas gift to me. And all he wants is some hokey ladder! The only down part is that my daughter is just beginning a new job on Thursday and we won't be able to have dinner together on Friday night as planned. Oh well! I don't mine McDonald's drive thru...

Until next time...be safe and filled with much joy!

Snowman glow...

I did manage to get a photo of my Candle Holder glowing in the dark. Very tricky to do.

And here it is sitting amidst my VERY small collection of Snowmen...