Friday, January 14, 2011

Tilda in the Garden at Friday Sketchers #137!!


Hello, everyone and a very happy Friday evening to you!! I hope you had a great week and are looking forward to a marvelous weekend! Today was my first day OUT!!! Yipppppeeeee...I went to see my Mom who is in a Life Care Center and enjoyed those hugs!! Gosh, it was great just seeing anyone!!! If I ever see one more snowflake it will be way too many!!

This week at Friday Sketchers #137 we are being hosted by Janneke of the Netherlands who has provided a very fun sketch for us to use. I hope you will pop over and join with us so we can see your interpretation of the sketch. A very nice prize is being given by our week's sponsor, Tickled Pink Stamps.

For my DT Sample Card I used Bazzill for the base and all matting and the DP is a special gift to me from the very talented and sweet Gunilla of Sweden. It is Mina Vänner Paula 5,7,8 by Maja Design. I just love these papers!!! All major panels were machine stitched. For the horizontal I used 7/8" Old Willow Organza with a double flat bow. The little darling Tilda in the Garden from the new You Are So Special Collection which are right now on pre-order at Magnolia-licious was stamped on Cryogen White, colored with Copics and a touch of Stickles for the trim and flowers and Spica Gold for the shoe buckles, and cut out with Nesties....Have you noticed how many times little Tilda gets her shoes on the wrong feet....tooooo cute!!!! The floral treatment is from Wild Orchid Crafts using Cherry Blossom Stem Flowers. To finish the front I added a copper Special Day tag, a Melissa Frances ornament, and parts of a pearl flourish.

Edited to ADD: Oh my goodness, I had 2 emails already asking me about the lace which I forgot to mention...sigh...Sorry!!! That is hand-crocheted lace made by my grandmother about 50-60 years ago and was on an old tablecloth which was no longer useable...so no better place to use it than on one of my cards!!! Right??? Thanks to those who asked me!!!!

The inside is very simple with the addition of complete pearl flourishes on each panel and knotted organza ribbon...


I hope you decide to join us over at Friday Sketchers this week! Please visit each of the Sassy Sketcher Girls' blogs and let them know what you think of their magnificent creations!!!
Bea, Bev Inge, Janneke, Jeanette, Tanja

Thank you so very much for coming by to see what's happening in my world and I hope you will come back often. I am making every attempt to visit each of you also...and what a pleasure that has been!!!! Tomorrow I have the RRR Challenge where I will be using another LOTV stamp and I am so excited to show it to you in the morning. There may be a wee surprise for you as well... Also on Sunday don't forget the SUNDAY SENSATIONS from Magnolia-licious where there will be yet another delightful surprise for you--Just click on the icon on my side bar!!! Until the next time, I send big hugs for you!!!

105 comments:

DesignerDiva said...

OMGOSH what absolutely fantastic colours you truly are amazing I'm in awe!
Love & Hugs

Sol said...

Oh My Gosh!!! This Card is Stunning! Absolutely Gorgeous!!! I love the Green Colour and the papers are so Beautiful!!! I love it. The card is Really Stylish and Luxurious... I guess it is the green and the white.... Beautiful... Just Beautiful!!! :o)

Karen said...

So very beautiful!! : )

dmbennett said...

Another gorgeous card Jacque. Love the colors, the lace, the flower, the pearl flourishes.... Thanks so much for sharing. Again I love it...

Barb Hardeman said...

Another home run Jacque. My 20 year old daughter could never get her shoes on the right feet and she has long wavy hair (which she straightens) and her favorite color is green! This card is luscious!!!
Hugs,
BARB

Auntie Em said...

Your beautiful card is such a sweet creation. I love the green and white colour combo and the swirls of pearls. The lace and embellishments are gorgeous.
Thanks for sharing! :o)

Gram's Treasures said...

Gorgeous card Jacque...again! Love the colours used, that shade of green in particular. Have a great weekend!
Joyce xx

Dorte said...

Lovely card Jacque, with some beautiful details. The green colours are perfect. Thank you for sharing.
hugs Dorte

Pam said...

Jacque...your card is GORGEOUS! Love the color and embellies used. Tilda is so cute....I just ordered her yesterday from Diana.
Hugs from Indiana,
Pam

Judy K. said...

Beautiful, beautiful card Jacque, inside and out!
Judy K.

Traci S. said...

Dear Jacque~

What an elegant card you have yet again created. I love the color of the light sage and the ivory. So rich, yet soft. I love how simply, yet in a big way did the inside panels. Sometimes, a flourish and a bit of ribbon is enough, especially when on such luscious paper!

As for this sweet girl-no, I never noticed her backwards shoes! She is so sweetly colored in a matching dress with the design paper. I love the flowers on the page. I really am curious about the piece on the upper right corner. I have not seen anything like it, and would like to know more about it sometime. I wonder if she knows that she is surrounded by flowers and ribbon and swirls of pearls and such. I wonder what would change on her if she did know just how sweetly she is treated!

He IS Able,
Traci S.

Donalda said...

Oh this is just breath taking dear. I love the lace and what a special card to have your grandmothers lace on it. Just beautiful dear. Hope you are doing well. Hugs

Kathy McMahon said...

What a beautiful job you have done. I love all the detail you have put into the card.

Teresa Carini said...

Hi Jacques! sensitive to this image and your colors! very beautiful card! a hug!

Regena said...

Ur card is so sweet!! I love Tilda cards..and the colors are awessome too

Carole RB said...

Hi Jacque
This is a fabulous card.
Have a nice weekend!

Card Crazy said...

Divine. Breathtaking. The colors are unique, layout perfect. I so wish I could come just halfway near your talent.
Sue S.

Kelly Schelske said...

What a gorgeous card Jacque! Love that beautiful lace!!

Rhonda Miller said...

What a gorgeous card. I just love it. That lace is beautiful. TFS.

Stressed Stamper said...

Stunning colouring in.Perfect in every way
Have a great weekend
Sarah-Stressed Stamper

Lori Aragon said...

This is so wonderful Jacque! Such elegance and beauty to behold!!!
Have a warm and wonderful weekend :)

Tammy said...

Sooooooooo beautiful. Love the way you incorporated the lace from your grandma. I just adore your cards as do so many others. Brillant!
smiles..Tammy

Chris said...

How sweet. Your card is lovely.

ursula Uphof said...

Great that you got to go out yesterday. Your card is sooooo lovely. That lace is so special, love it all. Warm wishes for a great weekend.

Ms. Jen said...

Love these colors together! Your embellies are fabulous too. Have a great day sweetie.

Christine said...

Your card is so gorgeous. Love the lace but I admit, while I can't think of a better use for the lace if the tablecloth is truly unusable, I don't think I'd be able to cut it myself. (Of course hiding it in the closet is even worse!)

scrappinpeg said...

Your little sweet image is just ADORABLE! love her shoes! Great job coloring Tilda. Oh I want these new stamps! LOL
hugs...
Peggy

Sharon Caudle said...

Pure elegance, that what this card screams! I love the gorgeous colors and all the lovely lace, ribbon, and pearls! I love it, Jacque!!
Glad you finally got out and about!
hugs, Sharon

Shana said...

Jacque this is absolutely breathtaking! I love the soft colours and beautiful embellishments!

Queenie Jeannie said...

Gorgeous card!

Anonymous said...

Wow again AMAZING!!!!

LINDA W. said...

Beautiful card as always love your coloring
amd all the embellies...thanks for sharing.
Hugs Linda

Linda Carson said...

WOW! What a delightful & beautiful card!!

Svetlana said...

Fantastic Card!!! And if you wish(or anyone else) I could write a pattern for this lace. It is very simple to crochet by yourself :)

Sinikka said...

A lovely card with a sweet image. I like all the pearls that you used and such a fab. ornament in the corner. WOW.
Sinikka:-)

Michaela en Rachel said...

Hi Jacqeu

What a wonderfull card,,i'll love you style of cardmaking so mutch.
When you see your mam today,,gif her a very big hug,because today is it one year ago that i'll lost my mam,,I'll just wonne say,,enjoy evrey minut from your lovley mam,gif her a lots off hugs.

hugs from Michaela

Linda said...

what a sweet card
hugs Linda dekker

angelique (anlou) said...

hiya sweetie
your card is absolutly gorgeous
i adore the swirls
the color is just FAB
have a great weekend
hugs angelique

Iulia said...

One more elegant card. All your creations are a work of art! Lovely Tilda!!! I adore the shoes:)) The inside is great, as usual.
Have a fantastic 2011 with lots of good health and inspiration!
Warmest wishes, iulia

Maris said...

ohh woww this is great, what a stunning card ,love the colors xx

Dawn said...

Such a stunning card! Your work is always amazing!
So glad you finally managed to get out!!!!
Hugs
Dawn xxx

Marlies said...

You made another beautiful card, lovely colour paper and it makes the card very special to use your grandmothers lace. I must try crocheting something like it, its a great idea.
Have a very nice weekend.
hugs, Marlies

Renkata said...

wow the details on your card are just sensational.
Love the lace and the embelishment in the corner .
Amazing card dear.

liza said...

Gorgeous creation and colour combo
love n hugs
liza
xox

Donna Mosley said...

Hi Jaque, this is a very beautiful card. Love the lush papers and embellies especially the beautiful lace. Glad you managed to get out. You end up stir crazy after a few days stuck indoors don't you ?

Donna x

Maria Therese said...

Oh gorgeous card sweetie!! And I so love the papers!!Hope you have a wonderful weekend!!

Tineke's hobby said...

What a beautiful card. I love all the details you have put into the card.
hugs Tineke

Fairy said...

Elle est sublime , un vrai régal pour les yeux j'adore cette carte bravo Jacque's
Bisous

Susy said...

This is so beautiful!
Love the colours and your decorations inside the card is so gorgeus!

Have a nice weekend!
HUGS SUSY

Iryna said...

Incredibly beautiful card! Wonderfully perfect balance of colors, decorations, and cute Tilda in such an elegant card. I really like. Thank you, Jacqueline, giving us the opportunity to admire this beauty)

ewarost said...

Dziś zobaczyłam piękną Twoja kartę w moich ulubionych kolorach... To wspaniały prezent na moje urodziny... Dziękuje. Ewa.

Sarah said...

This is stunning Jacque, what gorgeous colours. I NEED that Tilda, she's perfect. Have a lovely weekend xxx

coops said...

fantastic card jacque.the tilda is beautiful and i love the delicate colours and fabulous details :D

xx coops xx

cebelica said...

Gorgeous card. I love all the details on it. Well done!

Sue said...

Hi Jacque,Tilda is just so cute and I love her shoes.Its just a gorgeous card.So glad you got to go out.
Hugs Sue xxx

celia said...

Hi Jacque,your card looks very nice! Tilda is so cute! The paper is beautiful and your colorwork is super chic!!!!!
Love, Celia.

Mary said...

Jacque
What a beautiful card. The delicacy of the embellishments and papers, perfect combination.
In fact, everything you do is beautiful. I drool.
A great weekend, enjoying every second.
Just do not participate because of the challenges I'm in Brazil and I am a beginner, my comment still need to improve.

Kiss

Moni said...

Stunning card Jacque, love all details. Hugs,moni

D K Crafts said...

Hi Jacque. This is absolutely gorgeous. Love the colours and such a sweet image. The crochet lace is beautiful and you are so brave at cutting it. I would be keeping it a box. Now what good would that be. Glad you got out yesterday and enjoy the rest of your weekend. Donna

Louise said...

Such a beautiful card, love the stitching on your card and the touch of pearls.
hugs Louise

Addii said...

This Card is Stunning! Absolutely Gorgeous!!!

petra,s cards said...

wauw your card is just gorgeous!!!!!!
xx petra

cowboydutrem said...

Love that sheer ribbon! Was doubtful about this color when I saw the cherry blossoms at WOC but must admit that when they're paired with similar colored papers and ribbon, it's just WOW!

Mona`s Bittelille Scrappekrok said...

OMG!!! Jacque, this is absolutely stunning! Fantastic colors. Beautiful lace and that Mf ornament. So great that you finally made it out:-) I HAVE to go out today and i am not looking forward to it because the weather is so bad. I will check out the sketch at Sketchy friday. I am short of a sketch, so maybe you`ll see my contribution over there. Have a nice weekend. Hugs...Mona

Gunilla/Nilla said...

I LOVE LOVE this card Sweetie♥! You have made a fantastic piece of art with the sketch. Such magnificent colors and details.

Big hugs to you from me♥♥

Hazeyj said...

Oh my goodness you can tell just how stunning your card is by the number of comments but really, what a magnificent card both inside and out! I've never come across your Tilda stamp but she is sweet and so well framed - inspirational, hugs, Hazel x

Pat said...

Hi Jacque...YIKES...it took me 45 minutes to scroll down to the bottom of this post to leave a comment! (just kidding! LOL!) OMG...this is gorgeous and I love the pearl scrolls inside! You crack me up...I just placed a pre-order w/Diana for all the stamps I "need" from the new collection! I may need to sell my body to science to pay for it all!! Have a great weekend, lov...and stay warm!! Pat Frank

Sonja said...

Ohw Jacque your card is adorable,and the lace from your grandmother is so lovely.I like also your other Magnolia card, the one in red and bleu, he is so georious! Hugs and a lovely weekend Sonja.

Kras said...

Hi Jacque,
Today the weather is sunny and bouquet of your card is beautiful.

charlene said...

Jacque you are the queen of card art ! Just beautiful !
Hugs

La Vikinga said...

Oh I missed this one from yesterday, this is also very nice with a lot of little cute details to look at! And what do you mean by "simple inside"....

I think it's super!

Charlotta

Danielle Champagne said...

Hello Jacque... I had never noticed Tilda putting her shoes on the wrong foot... I will now. thanks. Your card is wondeful, breathtaking. So precious with all the little details, like fine jewelry...I love the inside pannels so much, precious.
Hugs. Danielle.

Sian said...

Stunning card, gorgeous colour and love the embellishments. And LOL I never noticed Tilda's shoes!!
hugs

Vicky said...

Hi sweetie I'm playing catch up cus I was busy doing DT work yesterday so never got to see this beautiful card. This is gorgeous well all of your cards are hun the lace is stunning!!! What is the embellie in the top right corner hun? its really beautiful I noticed embellies similar to this on one of your previous cards they really are sooo pretty. Its lovely you got to see your mum today you can never have too many hugs. Take care hun.

Lotsa hugs Vicky xxx

Luciana Kajiura said...

Jacque, all the papers are gorgeous! I love green, floresk, pearls and bows was blown away with your card. Congratulations! Thanks, Luciana.

Anonymous said...

Stunning card, beautiful colours and love the embellishments, very elegant!
Helen x

Miria said...

Absolutely gorgeous, Jacque! Little Tilda is very well nested in such a fab lay-out! Hugs from Italy, Miria

Sheila said...

Absolutely stunning and beautiful card. PERFECT!

Thanks for sharing your talent,
Sheila

Shazza said...

Jacque, this is beautiful, love those papers
x

Unknown said...

Oh she is so sweet! Your cards are always so lovely. I love the colors too! Yes, she is a sweet tilda, I love her shoes too, but also her little outfit, so cute! Oh to have all that beautiful stuff to decorate with :o)

Jean said...

I adore this cute little Tilda with the shoes on backwards, just like a little girl.. and what a beautiful job you did with her.. Coloring, layout, flowers and yes even the antique lace is all so exquisite.. You always continue to amaze me with you ability to put things together and make beauty.. I am just in awe everytime I look at one of your cards.. please keep up your work.. never stop...
Hugs, Jean

Randi WS said...

So beautiful Jacque, love the pearls, the papers - and that ribbon is gorgeous!!

Hugs, Randi WS ;)

Janine - Ellabella said...

Ohhh die Karte ist total schön geworden. Die Farben, Details, Papier...passt alles perfekt zusammen!
LG Janine

Sharron aka Sharrahug said...

You Tilda cards are always sooooo sweet & pretty........even if her shoes are on the wrong feet. LOL
Huggies ~ Sharron

yvon said...

Ooh, Jacque, this is absolutely gorgeous. Great papers, great flowers, great ribbon, fabulous coloring and the sentiment is stunning.
Hugs, Yvon

Love crafts forever said...

OMGoodnes!!! I don't know if i like more card on the inside or on the out side. And that corner embellishment absolutely stunning. Every card has something to WOW me.
O boy Jacque, i have lots snow today. He he.
Hugs Nataliya.

My name is Wynneth said...

This is really gorgeous Jacque, I love that Tilda and this sage green is one of my all time favourite colours. Loving all the pearly swirls too :O)
hugs
wynneth
x

Kimberly S said...

Gorgeous Jacque! The colors are SO pretty, and WOW that lace is fabulous! :)

Nina Macaulay said...

I amjust blown away by your card making tallent!!
Don't you EVER make a bad card??!!
Thanks for being so inspiring Jacque!

Hugs Nina xx

Kendra said...

You work wonders with the Magnolia stamps! I have just come back from a shopping spree! Our local craft store has just had a used stamp sale and I was able to get my Tilda's at half price! So very excited to try them out!

Gina K said...

Wow, I am jealous of that lace. I scour antique stores and flea markets for old lace like that, and here you found some on an old tablecloth your gramma made. What a talented lady she must have been! I guess it runs in the family!

cabio's craft corner said...

It's another amazing card Jacque and those details, oh I am speechless. Beautiful card!!
Hugs,
Cabio

Marion said...

Hi Jacque,
Wow! Stunning card and the inside is totally magnificent. Just love those pearl swirls. Fabulous colouring of image as always.
hugs
Marion

Grenouille Greetings said...

Another stunner! Love the soft greens and that very pretty embellishment in the top right corner. And those swirls - well - tooooooo pretty! I could never bring myself to use two on one card! Pleased you managed to get out too! Hugs, Lesley

Kim. said...

Do you ever make cards that are not stunning lol, this one sure is that and more. Love the lace and what a great idea to re use it and the corner ornament is beautiful too, never seen those anywhere else but here.
Kim xXx

cocoa said...

Awesome card, the colors are beautiful and as always your cards are great. I love these new stamps, can't wait to buy some.
Hugs,
Linda

Lyse said...

Hi Jacque,
I love the colors and the composition of this one, gorgious.
Bye,
Lyse

Yukkie Jenny said...

Oh, so sophisticated and elegant!!

Unknown said...

Such delicate colours x Leigh x

Kirsty said...

Hi I love this card the embellishments are amazing and the flourishes inside are divine. Gorgeous ! Kitty x

Caroljenks said...

This is soooo sweet - the colours you've used are gorgeous as is all of the detail - you are one talented lady!

Carol x

Teri said...

Another fabulous, fabulous creation!! Oh, that lace is sooo special!!! I just love the softness of the entire card!!! Glad to hear that your outing went well, it's always pretty special to get those "Mom" hugs!!!
Hugs,
Teri

Unknown said...

Awww wow this is sooo nice, love the green in your cards and those pearls are so elegant and sophisticated. I know how you felt when you yippeed as you were going out... been so poorly these last two weeks and only yesterday went out for a nice walk. Hugs xxx

Malin E said...

Beautiful card, love the colours!!
Hugs MAlin

Unknown said...

Jacque, I hold you completely responsible for my ever growing love of Tilda!!!!!!! I wasn't keen on her for a long time, but have grown to love her & will be buying more & swopping with friends. Just bought Tilda goes shopping & the Boutique stamp, which I am going to play with shortly. So when hubby looks at the bank balance, I can blame you...ok????? lol xxxx