Tilda in Trousers

Morning from a very snowy Lincolnshire, it looks very pretty from the window although  not sure if I will feel quite the same about it when I need to go to work later today. Its been quite a busy weekend and Monday has came around very quickly! I didn't stop, got all the food shopping, housework, ironing done and packed our suitcases (almost complete only last few bits to go in) as we are going on holiday for a week on Friday. I’m working late most days this week including Thursday so I won’t have the time to do it before we go. I can’t wait; work has been very very stressful these past few months so looking forward to a break; lots of work, no staff, uncertainty about the future and stress so a week of R+R is just what’s needed. Hubby has booked a week in Tenerife, I haven’t been before but know I will enjoy it, I’m just happy to be going anywhere and knowing that it’s a bit warmer than home and there should be no snow!…bliss. I did manage to fit in some card making too so the weekend wasn’t all work. This was the other Tilda that was going to be the potential daughter’s birthday card coloured before Christmas. As with the last Tilda card I scrapped that plan when she announced she didn't like “people cards.”

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Tilda with Flowers

Sorry pics look a bit washed out was very dull this morning and I had to use flash

Card Base 

It has changed from my original plan and I’ve went for an easel card which is my favourite. I love the silver/mauve ribbon (I can’t decide on the colour!...it seems to change in different lights) which was a fab buy from Lakeland reduced to a silly price as had been packaged wrongly… I snapped it up and now have 6 lovely new ribbons reels to add to my stash. I haven’t added a sentiment yet when the time comes to use it I will add it then. I used some of the dies I got for Christmas including the hearts and the spiral flowers, I am loving my die cutter and my wish list grows daily with so many pretty designs to choose from, every time I see a pretty card with dies its another must have to add to my list!. Its time for me to go and get organised for work. I’m not quite sure how I’m going to get there yet! I hope you have a fab week and if out and about in the snow keep safe. Crafty hugs Andrea X

Die cut Details 

I used the following-

6'x6' white scalloped cards for base

Various purple/lilac cardstock for layering and flowers

White cardstock- Die cut corners, hearts and flowers

Floral backing paper- from local craft store sorry make unknown

Butterfly paper- forever friends for you paper pack 

Purple strip (beneath ribbon) embossed with hearts mask

Tilda with Rose -coloured Promarkers and Copics 

Die cut lacy Squares behind Tilda and base of card

Die cut corners, hearts and flowers

Organza ribbons - silvery mauve and lilac (bow) 

Punched butterfly with lilac gems

Close up Tilda 

Challenges I would like to enter this week- 

Totally Tilda-Challenge#63-Tilda in Trousers

Crafting By Design -Challenge #16 -Alcohol Markers /Hearts  

Crafting For all Seasons-Challenge #43 -Something New

Crafts and Me Challenges#116-Something new 

Divas by Design- Challenge -Make it Girlie

Nutcrafter Challenge#34 Flowers and Lots of Them 

Paper Pretties Challenge PWC241 -–Ribbon

Stamp n Doodle Challenge -Anything Goes 

Whimsical Designs –challenge - Anything goes

Simply Create Too-Challenge#29-Anything Goes

Stampin’For the Weekend- Challenge -Something Girlie

Totally Papercrafts -Challenge -Its Embossing Time

Lovely Haenglar /Sweet Magnolia Challenge #61 Ribbons or Lace

Challenges 4 Everybody-Challenge #12-Anything Goes