Tilda with Flowers

I have had an almost craft and blogging free week this week as I have been busy at Preschool (I am on their Committee) and catching up with all my paperwork for childminding. But I have managed to make this card this afternoon for 2 challegnes, Just Magnolia which is a fab sketch by Bev, and Charisma Cardz, which is to make a thank you card.

I love this Tilda image, and watercoloured her and distressed the background. I had every intention to use my new K and Co McKenna photo mat stack, but even after breathing deeply I couldn't cut into it, so I resorted to the McKenna pad I have already cut into!!! I used my Fiskars threading water punch for the scalloping, and threaded my ribbon through the holes as it looked tidier. I punched the swirl and flower and glimmer misted them ... but the pink mist looks blue on these papers , hmmmm. Finally I added some flat backed pearls as gems didn't really show, and stamped the sentiment in Sepia ink.

I am hoping to get some blog hopping done later ... but I am a bit (well very!!) behind on my pink and brown ATCs for Becky.

We have friends for the weekend so no crafting now until Monday :(.

Have a great Bank Holiday weekend.

Edited -

I have just gone to add my card To the Just Magnolia blog and looked at the DT cards (I never look at them until after i have made the card as I like to approach it with out ideas from other people) ... but I have seen that Marcea has used the same papers as me ... so I'll be making another card now. Sorry Marcea, I didn't copy you hun, obviously great minds think alike!!

Recipe:
Stamp(s): Magnolia Tilda with flowers; Penny Black Salutations
Colouring Media: Distress inks
Papers: K and Co McKenna
Embellishments: punched swirl and flowers, ribbon and pearls from stash