Rain, Rain, Go Away

I must have been influenced by all the rainy days we had last week; today is the first day of wonderful sunshine, melting the snow very quickly!

To celebrate Spring, I made my very first tent card with a brand new Magnolia stamp "Tilda Spring Rain". Instead of the usual solid cardstock front, I opted for a window with clear acetate printed with raindrops and sentiment on my printer. I then hunted for and found at my local scrapbook store the Spellbinders Mega Ovals set (on sale, yay!) and used the second largest one in my Cuttlebug. However, the plastic was very hard to cut. I ended up scraping the die with a sharp exacto knife to finish the cut. (Totally improvising and totally surprised it worked!)

I hand-drew / painted the background with Copics, using the colourless blender a lot to create a watery effect in the clouds and ocean. Here's a side view to prove it is indeed a tent card:


The card front, rose and ribbon were all then given raindrops with All Night Media's Clear Gloss Liquid Embossing Finish. Some were dripped directly on, some drops were made on clear acetate, cut out and adhered with more gloss to the cardfront.

Here is a close-up of the rose with raindrops (as usual, click on all images for uber-sized versions).



Copics used:

Skin: E00, E11, R20
Hair: E21, E25, E27, E29
Jacket, boots, umbrella: Y21, Y35, Y38
Umbrella handle and clouds: C0, C2, C5
Water: B93, B97
Grass and leaves: G82, G85, G94, G99
Tree: E47, E49, E57, E74, E79
Wooden plank boardwalk: W0, W3, W5, W7

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Puppy Love

Today's card uses my Giggling Tilda stamp. I thought about what would make a little girl giggle.... and instantly thought "puppy kisses"!

So I drew a puppy for Tilda, coloured him in with Copics and cut him out to match up with her cheek.

This is my first attempt at using bulky flowers and greenery that I so fell in love with on many cards I have seen lately. Here's a different angle to see the dimension:



As usual, click on the images for larger versions. I hope you like her and get a giggle too!


Copics used:

Skin: E00, E11, R20
Hair: E13, E25, E49, E51
Dress, Socks & Sentiment: RV00, RV11
Dog: W1, W3, W5, E30, E31, E33, E35, R20, R21

Paper is Basic Grey Sugared Cherished

Leaf Frond and Pine Branch punches, Martha Stewart

Large Roses: Modern Romance Eva Flower Rose (Michael's Bridal Section)
Small Roses: Prima

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Thinking Of You

Yes, I know. I am addicted to these Magnolia stamps.

Proof is right here on my blog; this is my third card with Tilda in just a few days.

This time I used "Tilda Sitting Sideways With Bow". I created a scene for her to sit with flowers and butterflies. I hand-drew the tree stump, cut the grass from cardstock, and coloured some Dollar Store white flowers with Copics. I found a small butterfly punch at Michael's for $ 1.50, so I punched out four in vellum and coloured with Copics as well. I pinched them and glued them on so they looked more 3D. A bow and butterfly charm with tag punched with my Cuttlebug was added for the sentiment.

Tilda is holding her own flower and if you look carefully, you can see another butterfly on the flower just in front of her. I added another photo to show the details at another angle (click to enlarge).


Copic colours used:

Stump: Y21, E49, E51, E55, E57, E59
Skin: E00, E11, R20
Hair: E25, E53, E59
Top: G82, G85, Y21, Y35
Jeans: B21, B34, B37, C0, C2, C5, R20, R21, Y21, Y35
Runners: C0, C2, C5
Flowers: Y21, Y35

Paper is BoBunny Flutter butter Honey.

I hope you like my little Nature Girl!

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Delight-ful

Okay. I admit it. I basically ignored the housework, hubby and the pets and spent the day sequestered in my craftroom to make another Tilda card.

This time I used "Happy Tilda". To me, she looked like she was jumping for joy, so what better place for a little girl to jump than on her bed? So I drew her a bed and a teddybear companion (with a ribbon bow). A bit of lace to match her PJ's trim finished off the bottom of the card. It's hard to tell by the photo, but Tilda is raised up on dimensionals too.

Copics used:

Face: E00, E11, R20
Hair: Y11, Y21, E97, E99
Clothes: BG10, BG72, BG75, BG78
Lace: C0, C2, C5
Teddy: E11, E97, E99
Bed: R20, R21, E57, E59

Background paper is "Delight Strips" by Fancypantsdesign.

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The Best Things

Tilda's Kittens have a new home!

Here is the card I made for my firstest-ever Tilda stamp. I used the following Copics to colour her in:

Skin: E00, E11, R20
Hair: YR21, E35, E29, D37, W3
Dress: B60, B63, B66
Socks: G82, G85
Cats: W1, W3, W5, W7, R20
Cardboard box: E51, E55, E57

Paper is Blue Heart Buds, by Art Impressions.

I popped her up with dimensionals, restamped the kitten image for the second cat, and added clear gloss to the tape on the box too.

I cut the back off a small white plastic button and wrapped DMC floss #967 cross-stitch thread around it, gluing the back to hold it in place.

The hardest part about making this card?

Keeping my REAL cats from playing with the teenie-tiny ball of yarn.

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And So It Begins...

Whoo Hoo! These eagerly-anticipated stamps arrived in the mail yesterday:



So of course, I had just a few hours to crack one open and colour my very, absolutely, positively firstst Tilda ever:


Now I just have to make a card for her.

It's the start of something wonderful; I just know it.

And yes, there are another dozen or so on order that should be arriving any day now.

Good thing I have a few vacation days left. I'm gonna need 'em when I am elbow deep in Copics.

Interested in Magnolia stamps? You can buy them from Diana here, and join the Yahoo Group here.

They are both uber-excellent places with uber-talented and uber-nice people I shall be hanging out with way too often.

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Bee-Wildered

I purchased this stamp quite some time ago, but this is only the second time I have used it! Coloured with Copics and die cut, it is attached with foam dimensioals on another larger die cut. The background is embossed using my Cuttlebug. I tried a new technique called "Out of Bounds" on the image die cut. The cat's ears are cut out, and folded over the Spellbinder's die so they are not cut out or embossed when rolled through my Cuttlebug.

I recently splurged on a few rolls of ribbon on sale at Michael's for $ 1.29 a roll; so I used some here too. The flowers I purchased at the Dollar Store; they are white so I could colour match them with the same Copics I used in the cat image.

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Happy Valentine's Day!

Two Valentines I made this year.

For Hubby:For this card, I punched out the heart shapes, ran a length of packing tape on the back and sprinkled Martha Stewart glitter on the front, pressing it down to make it stick to the tape showing through the heart openings.

And for Daughter:
For this card, I tried a technique I found on Splitcoaststampers; a folded paper frame. I added white heart brads and mounted it onto an easel card. Martha Stewart's heart punch was used to make the swirly hearts, topped off with white Stickles.

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Blue Ribbon Flower Card

Even with "help" from Dakotah, my card-making assistant, I made another ribbon flower card.

Ooh! What's this?

Mine!

Flower??? What flower?
Don't know what yer talkin' about.

After distracting her with her own length of ribbon to play with, I was able to rescue my pilfered flower and finally finish the card.

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