Memory Keeper

                                                            

Today is Labor Day, and a holiday for me, so I intend to enjoy it before returning to the daily grind tomorrow.  What's nice about a long weekend is having more time for myself and my crafting, so this time - wonder of wonders - I was able to make ANOTHER Tilda card! I actually completed her yesterday, but wanted to wait until today to post the photos. I call her Memory Keeper because I imagine her writing in a diary or journal.  I hope you all like her!

                                                  

Happy Birthday to Me

Last week on August 15th I celebrated another birthday, and I received such delightful Tilda cards from my parents and sister, that I want to share them with you.  Last year I introduced my mother and sister to coloring with Copic markers, and coloring Tilda is a lot of fun for them, especially my mother.  I was very touched with the cards I received, and I hope you like them as much as I do!

This is the card my mother made for me.  She did a great job on the hair!  Isn't she cute?

 

 

My sister Anabel made this for me, and she knows green is my favorite color!

 

 

                             Anabel made this card for my father to give me, and it's adorable!

 

Needless to say, I had a wonderful birthday, and although I received many lovely and memorable cards, these three are very special to me.

                                           

I Love Paris

                 

"... I love Paris in the springtime.... I love Paris in the fall.... I love Paris in the winter when it drizzles... I love Paris in the summer when it sizzles...." What can I say?  This song by Cole Porter says it all for me.  I visited Paris several years ago and fell in love with the City of Light.  Paris has an irrestible magic for me, and I am drawn to anything with a French theme.  I had purchased these vintage Paris themed papers a long time ago, and last week I got the urge to make some cards using them as the background.  I used vintage photos to give them a look of nostalgia, especially the ones with the pictures of Josephine Baker, who was quite the chanteuse and the toast of Paris in the 1920's.

                                                 Josephine Baker                                                 

                             
                          

                                   Showgirl from the Folie Bergere                                  

                           

                                  Another memory of the Folie Bergere                                     

                                                    

                                   
                                                      The fabulous Josephine Baker
  

Casino de Paris showgirl

 

Memories of Paris

                                                                     

Tilda on the Ritz

                                                              
Hello everyone.... I was looking through at some of my earlier efforts with Tilda cards, and came across this one.  At the time I wasn't really happy with it, but I now can look at it more objectively.  I colored Tilda with Copic markers, and I have a bad habit of not recording the colors, so I can't say which ones I used, except for the hair (Cool Grays).  I embellished the dress with gold embossing, and also embossed the swagger trim on top.  Her tiara is glittered.  I call her "Tilda on the Ritz" because she looks fabulously wealthy LOL! 

Flutterby Tilda

                                                        
I didn't realize how pale the colors on this card were until I tried taking photos.  It was difficult to capture the accuracy of the colors, but it helped using a black background.  I used Copic markers to color Tilda, and her wings are embellished with Stardust glitter. The inside of the card reads:

"We are like butterflies
who flutter for a day
and think it is forever".

              - Carl Sagan

It's a Girl Thing!

                                                                                                                            
I fell in love with this stamp called "Heure de Party" when I first saw it, and knew it could be used for birthdays or a girlfriend card - thus the Girl Thing theme used (the inside is stamped "It's a Girl Thing").  The design is by Gail M Burton, and you can see this and many others she has created on the Sparkle n Sprinkle website.  What I love about her designs is the Art Deco style she has incorporated into her images.  I used Copic markers to color it, and added a bit of glitter on each dress and headpiece.  I hope you like this card as much as I enjoyed making it!

Father's Day

                                                           
I have always found it a challenge to make cards for a man, especially my father.  This year I started making a card and changed midstream, as it just did not look right to me.  Without really deciding it, I started putting bits and pieces together, forming a collage, and it all fell into place.  I used Tim Holtz' distressed ink technique for the railroad ad and the car, adding a gold mist. Sunday drives are one of the memories I have while growing up, so I was pleased with the vintage flavor of the card and how it turned out!  This car reminds me very much of my father.