Lilac!!

I seem to be getting into another colour theme at the mo (the pink phase is OVER!!!!). I do love lilac and will confess to around 100 metres of lilac and purple ribbon!!!! I have combined this week's Friday Sketcher .. I can't believe its almost a year since they set up, and I think I have done all of them!! ... with the Just Magnolia. I can't resist a bit of faux stitching!

I watercoliured the iamge and cut her out. I cut the layers out using some of my nesties and then went to town with the inking and stitching!! I matted Tilda so she is sitting just outside her background. I sneezed (hayfever/cold) as I was putting the first layer down so it is at a sharper angle than it should be - opps! I punched some flowers out of co-ordinating papers and inked them and added pearls. Finally I added the punched swirls. Oh I forgot - I added a bit of that huge amount of ribbon I have (isn't it so strokeable!!) I resisted the urge to decorate the plain corners, I think it might have made it too fussy.
The electricity came back on at just after 4pm ... it was a long day without the telly for Beth. She refused to have a sleep this afternoon and I could really have done with plonking her in front of anything with a colourful moving picture, just to help tip over the edge!!

Ellie crafted with me for a bit while Beth trashed the bedroom, and then we all tidied up ... for the umpteenth time today LOL!!

Well it is bedtime for the girls and then I need to cook Dave his tea ... he still isn't home! Hopefully I'll be back later to do some blog hopping.

I have exciting news for tomorrow...

Recipe:
Stamp(s): Magnolia Swing Tilda
Colouring Media: Distress inks
Papers: Kanban
Embellishments: punched flowers and swirls, ribbon and pearls from stash