April 21, 2011

Well, it's taken me a long time but I've finally finished another card!  I don't know how some of you finish a card every day ~ it takes me that long just to get my thoughts organized and get started!!!  I went to a rubber stamping expo last weekend and got quite a few new supplies, stamps, etc., so I was really excited to use a few of them on this card.  I think I'm getting better at shading, but I still have a loooooooong way to go!  I bought a set of Prismacolor pencils, but I haven't sharpened/tried them yet ~ I'm such a slow-poke!!

Hope you like my newest card!

I used a Tilda stamp I got on sale ~ I think it's called Tilda with cherries or Tilda with berries???  This was my first attempt at using detail scissors to cut out the image ~ that was tedious!  The doily circle, flower, and lace on the shelf she's sitting on were made with Marianne dies.  I used colored pencils/gamsol to color Tilda, the flowers on the circle, and the flower ~ I think the brank is Koh-I-Noor???  I really like those pencils, but the colors are limited.  The DP is from MME (Stella and Rose collection), cardstock is Bazzill.  The pearls are MS, the center flower is Prima, and the ribbon and brad are just some things I had in my stash.  I inked the edges of everything with Chestnut Roan chalk ink.  I used pop-dots to make Tilda and one of the layers stand out a bit and give the card some dimension.

Here's a close-up of Tilda.

The inside of my card is pretty plain ~ used the same papers/ribbon that were used on the front.  I haven't decided what I'll use the card for, so I thought I'd just leave the inside blank for now until I find the right occasion for giving it to someone.  (I'm finding it hard to part with these first few cards I've made!  Guess I'm possessive because they're my "babies" in cardmaking!  LOL)

Hope you've enjoyed peeking at my card!  I sure enjoyed making it!

Hope your day is a sunny one!!!