Friday, May 11, 2012

Hello again,

I can't believe it I have played again today. I will have to clean this house one day but today was not that day. Tomorrow I have to take my youngest granddaughter and 5 other 13 year olds to Orlando for a singing workshop. Now taking them isn't so bad but it's at 6:45 AM ! I have to meet them at her school which is about a 40 minute drive from where I live. UGH ! They will get done about 11:00 am then home and maybe a little nap in the afternoon. I really don't mind, I know that one day very soon, she will have out grown the need for me. I can already see it happening. It's as it should be and watching all of them grow into beautiful young ladies and one young man has been the highlight of my life. I do love them so and have enjoyed each and every stage they have all gone through. But enough about my life. .
Here is my new card, made with Magnolia's Water Lily Tilda. She is so adorable.


I used SU card stock, Island Indigo,Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White and the DS is from my stash.It's really pretty but after I finished I've covered the whole piece up. Guess I should have cut it bigger.I used Spellbinders. Labels 11, Memory Box Honeysuckle Vine dies.(I thought the Honeysuckle looked a bit like sea weed.) SU Word Window and Modern Label punches along with Creative Memories corner rounder punch. I guess you can see that I am an equal company addict. My sentiment is also SU's Teeny Tiny Wishes.
  Here is a picture of Tilda close up:



Here are the Copics I used to  color her: E-000,00,11,17,35,31, BG-11 & 32, C-1, R-00,39,83,89
 VG-63 and Y-17. I'm trying to work on my shading but it is a lot harder than one would think. I even tried to draw my sun lines on a copy but I don't think it helped me much. They say practice makes perfect, well I doubt I'll ever get perfect but I will certainly keep practicing. I am thinking I should enter one of the challenges I see posted everywhere but I'm not sure just how to go about getting the finished product posted correctly. I'm still trying to get brave enough to gussy up this blog. It's ok but I see all of yours and they are really so cute and I want one of them... Well, I guess I better stop blogging and spend some time with my hubby. I've been holed up in this craft room most of the day.
I hope you all have a wonderful week end, and Thank you so much for visiting and leaving me a comment.












14 comments:

  1. This is great! I love those flourishes! : )

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  2. Lovely job. I'd say your shading is making strides. Practice, practice, practice! Your die's up each side of Tilda are so very pretty...

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  3. So pretty! I love how you added polkadots to her outfit. It makes it so much more sweet.

    ♥ Laura C.

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  4. How cute is this??? I love this and the colors and embellies! Great card!

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  5. So cute! I love this Tilda and you have made a fabulous card with her.

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  6. I love the die cuts, Beautiful card
    Hugs julie P

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  7. I too love the die cuts!! Great card!
    Hugs, Cathy-Lynn

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  8. Your card is darling! How wonderful for you to spend such happy times with the grans. Memories that will last a lifetime.

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  9. Your card just made me smile! So sweet!
    Myrna

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  10. I love what you have done with this card! Love the layers and your beaut6iful image. hugs Shelley

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  11. Beautiful card! Love the dies & the bling.

    Karen

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  12. Beautiful card and sweet way of using the dies on this layout :o)
    Hugs,
    Cabio

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  13. This so darling. Love your Tilda and those awesome die cuts. Those grandkids grow up too fast don't they?
    Hugz,
    Cathy Lee

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  14. Your card is so sweet and so cute.
    Great colors.
    Blessings Doreen

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