A Scene at the County Fair

Today I'm presenting a card depicting a possible scene at the County Fair.  It is Fall after all and many places have fairs late in the season when the produce is being brought in from the fields and backyard gardens.  This fits perfectly with Tilda's Town Challenge Anything Fall here.

All Tilda's friends are bringing their best produce to the judges' stand in the hopes of winning the coveted blue ribbon for the best of the best.

 

 Apple Tilda in the back by the stand is hoping her basket of apples will catch the judges' eyes. 

Tilda With Lovely Jam is looking to win for best home made applesauce.  Looks very yummy to me! Will standing behind the Judges' Table give her an edge?

Tilda With Apple Pie looks like a sure winner with her perfect lattice crust on her pie.

Tilda With Corn is having a difficult time lifting her bucket of corn it's so heavy.  Is that a good sign of great corn?

Tilda With Carrots apparently forgot to take the beets out of her basket before going to the Judges' Table.  I hope that doesn't give her any demerits. 

As you can see from the Fall Background, it is a very windy day!  The County Fair banner was cut using Magnolia's Kitchen Banner, which was cut twice and glued around a toothpick.  The words were computer generated.

The background "Judges' Stand" is Alota's Stand stamp.  I paper pieced the stand from some white wood grain paper I had in the stash.  The Judges' Table was also paper pieced from some dark wood grain paper and placed over the Stand with thick dimensionals so I had room to put a Tilda image behind it.

The hay bale was made from 4 images of the Magnolia Haybale, colored, then held together with a strip inside to give a 3-dimensional piece.

The Tildas along the Stand were mounted on Dimensionals to make them stand out from the background just a bit.

The two Tildas in front are held upright with heavy clear plastic strips glued to the back of their legs. 

The "fall leaves" on the ground are Flower Soft Autumn and are glued at places where I thought blowing leaves might accumulate. 

The Magnolia sentiment panel was cut using Nestabilities Labels Seventeen and stamped with the Magnolia stamp "Fall Is In The Air".

And I have it on good authority that each Tilda won the Blue Ribbon in her entry category!

I hope our trip to the County Fair brought back wonderful memories of your days at the County Fair.

I will enter this card in the Tilda's Town Challenge #121 Anything Fall here.

Thanks for stopping by!

Huggeroonies,

CASEing Norma Lee

My very favorite card designer is Norma Lee.  She is one of the most creative people you could ever meet.  If you have never visited her blog From My Craft Room here, you are really missing out on some fabulous eye candy!  Maybe some of her creativity would rub off on me if I got to meet her in person some day!

For those of you who don't know, CASE means Copied And Shared with Everyone.  I have copied several of Norma's cards and am sharing them with you today.

You can see Norma's original card here.

Tilda with Cross Necklace is colored with Copics, mounted on Nestabilities Labels Four.

The background paper is from K&Company Spring Blossom.

The die cuts are Cheery Lynn Fanciful Flourishes and Memory Box Floral Vine.

The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the
lace and pearls are from my stash.

The sentiments are computer generated.

Princess Pea Tilda is enjoying some quiet time.

The designer papers are from my stash.
I haven't sent this card to anyone yet.

 I struggled with this card trying to find just the right stripe paper for the background.  Everything was to wide, too light, too small, etc.  This paper came from my stash and I only had 3 sheets left - perfect!

The blue is a specialty paper I've had for several years.  It's all crinkled and just never looked quite right.  It was perfect for this card.

London Tilda is colored with Copics.

The lace and pearls are from my stash.
The butterfly is Memory Box's Pippi Butterfly.

You can see Norma's original here.

The swirls are the Magnolia Heart Swirl die.  The sentiment is computer generated.

Forget Me Not Tilda's colored with Copics.
This card went to my pastor's wife and my friend, Deby Scott.

Tilda Loves Flowers graces the front of this card.  She is colored with Copics and mounted on Nestabilities Labels Twenty-six.  I sponged the background with Stampin' Up Pacific Point.

The lace is from the stash, as are the pearls.  The swirls are cut with Cheery Lynn dies Fanciful Flourishes and Mini Fanciful Flourishes.
The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.
The sentiments are computer generated.
The mounting oval and circle are cut with Nestabilities Classic Ovals and Classic Circles.

Norma's original card is here.

The papers came from K & Company's Botanical.
The ovals and circles were cut with Nestabilities Classic Circles and Classic Ovals.
This card went to Diana Crick, owner of the Magnolia store here. 

 I used Tilda with Big Tulips for this card.  She is colored with Copics, of course.

The background paper is an old Stampin' Up designer paper Paisley Petals.
The mounting panel is Nestabilities Labels Twenty-three.

The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.
The sentiments were computer generated.
 The pearls are from my stash.

Norma's original card can be seen here.

I haven't sent this card to anyone yet.

Tilda With Ponytail is deep in thought about something.  She is colored with Copics.


Thank you all for visiting and looking at my versions of Norma's beautiful cards. 
I have more of her cards that I've used for my inspiration and will be sharing them with you soon.

Huggeroonies,

Tilda's Town Challenge #120 Special Occasion

The Tilda's Town challenge this week is Special Occasion.
What could be more special to a little girl or boy than the first day of school!?
I will be entering this card in the Tilda's Town Challenge #120 Special Occasion this week.

As I was thinking about the Special Occasion challenge, my mind was running down all the "normal" special occasions we attend - weddings, birthday parties, showers, graduation from high school or college.

Then I thought of first day of school as very special - especially for the first child leaving the nest to start the next thirteen years of their life. That's when my idea for a First Day of School special occasion card began to take shape.

Poor little Tilda looks so overwhelmed by all the fuss going on around her.  She really doesn't want to go to school and leave Mommy all alone at home.

I have used Magnolia stamps House and Tilda with Blue Blanket.  The images are colored with Copics.
The sentiment was computer generated.
The flowers and the leaves are from Wild Orchid Crafts.
The leaf swirl is Lovely Tendril from Poppy Stamps.
The papers and pearls are from my stash.
The ribbon is from the stash.  The aqua braiding is colored with Copics.

This is not just an ordinary card.  It is a Pop-Up Book card!  What could be more appropriate than a book for the First Day of School?

Autumn Tilda with Pencils is our little kindergarten Tilda grown up a bit.  She is colored with Copics.
The sentiment was computer generated.
The Ivy Leaves are from Marianne Designs.
The butterflies were from my friend Lillian.  She sends the very best gifts!
 sentiment and image panels were cut using Nestabilities Labels Twenty-three.

I found the tutorial for this Pop Up Book Card on Norma Lee's blog here.
Norma makes some of the most beautiful cards you will ever see.  You should check out her blog if you never have.  You will not be disappointed!
 
I hope you have enjoyed helping give Tilda a great sendoff for her first day of school, such a special occasion!

Huggeroonies,

Preview of Things to Come

After the past few steamy days and high temperatures, I needed to remind myself of what is to come way to soon.

This is looking down our driveway after my husband had left for work.

This is my car and the plow truck.  Obviously it had not been used yet!

The tracks my husband left behind.

"Where did he put all that snow?" you ask.

Here he is plowing it into the side yard to make room for the next accumulation.

This is looking across our deck to the back yard.  Yes, the snow was up to the floor of the deck.

Our dog does her business in the field beyond the barn and trees.  She had to use the plowed area in the yard.  No one could get through there and I wasn't about to shovel a path for her.

This is the yard between our house and our daughter's.  Her house is behind the trees to the left in the picture.

That mess that the snow is covering is seven poplar trees that we had cut down in the fall.



I know, looking at the pictures didn't really help me cool off much either!!

 And this is the view of my deck now!




Thanks for stopping by and having a look!!

Huggeroonies,

Fun Cards!

I'm almost caught up with the older birthday cards to post.  Yeah!!
Due to Kodak Easy Share "eating" some of my pictures, I don't have all of the newer cards, but I have some of them.

The first one to share with you features Dangling Tilda.

 The paper is from K&Company's Handmade tablet.  I tried to have Tilda hang from one of the circles, but it didn't work out the way I saw it "in my head".  So she got hung from the ribbon instead!

Tilda was colored with Copics.
The flowers were from Wild Orchid Crafts.
The ribbon from my stash.
The butterfly was a gift from my friend Lillian.
This card went to Crystal Thomas.

 The center features the swing from Magnolia's Swing stamp without the tree branch part.  The circle was cut with Nestabilities Scalloped Circle dies.
The sentiment panel was cut using Deckled Rectangles.
The sentiments were computer generated.

Ballerina Tilda is showcased on DCWV's Primrose paper trimmed out with a piece of pale turquoise wide lace from my stash.
The flower in the upper corner was a Melissa Francis design that I got from someone's Etsy shop a long time ago.

The die cut is Magnolia's My Love Heart.
The tiny roses and leaves were from Wild Orchid Crafts.
Tilda was colored with Copics.

All the papers used on the inside were from the The Primrose tablet.
The Happy Birthday stamp was from Stampin' Up!

This card went to Jody Blaufus.

 Princess Tilda looks very regal as she posed on a Marianne Designs Creatables oval.

Tilda was colored with Copics. 
The pearls were from my stash.
The flowers were from Wild Orchid Crafts.The papers were from K&Company's Blue Awning tablet.
 The glitter on the paper is very glittery in real life, but doesn't show up very well in the picture.

The sentiment panel was cut using a Joy! Craft die.
The flowers were from Wild Orchid Crafts.
The sentiment was computer generated.

This card went to Karen Gauthier.







My nephew, Nate's birthday was in June.  I had intended to take his card with me to our Family Reunion in early July.  However, I didn't make it this year.  His card was a fun never ending card.  This is the third one I've made and they get easier every time!

Here is the front - Face 1.

This is the front of the card.
Mini Cool Edwin is mounted on a petite oval panel cut using Nestabilities Petite Scalloped Ovals.

The Sweet Christmas Present looks very much a birthday gift colored in non- Christmas colors.

 All of the papers were from my stash.

Face 2 results when opening Face 1 by turning the panels to the sides.

Mini Hiking Background and mini Moose provide a peaceful camping scene.

Mini Burger Tilda and Barbecue Riley the Moose create a cool picnic scene when mounted on watermelon paper.
The sentiments were computer generated with lots of trial and error to get the placement exactly where I wanted it. Tee Hee!!

Top and bottom panels for Face 2 flip up and down respectively to reveal Face 3.
You'll notice that the side panels from Face 2 also show in Face 3.

Mini Edwin in Miami is mounted on seashell paper from my friend Lillian.

Mini Hiking Edwin is mounted on paper from the stash.

Face 3 panels are flipped to the sides to reveal Face 4.

The papers are from the stash.
The swirl stamp was from an Autumn Leaves set by Rhonna Farrer called Swirls V:I.

Mini Edwin Wants a Hug stands behind his brand new car (Tilda's Summer Car stamp)!
The top section is left blank for a hand written note.

My May Mingle card went to Myra Webb.

Tilda with Cross Necklace is mounted on offset Deckled Rectangles which were cut with Nestabilities dies.

All the embellishments were from my stash.
The flowers were from Wild Orchid Crafts.

Of course it was an easel card!!

The sentiments were computer generated on offset Deckled Rectangles.
More flowers were added to dress it up a bit.



Thank you for staying with me through a long post.  Have a wonderful day!

Huggeroonies,

More cards posted

Hi blogger friends!

Here is another long post of cards I did for March birthdays.  Yes, you read that correctly - March.  I am still behind with my blog posts.  Bear with me and someday I will be caught up.

There were a lot of March birthdays so I will just post the pictures and not too much blab about each one.

The papers were from K&Company' Spring Blossom stack.

Poppy Tilda somewhat matches the papers!

Here's the open view of the easel card.

This went to Cathrine Atkinson.

Again, these are Spring Blossom papers.

Tilda with Daisies and Mushrooms looks like she's having a grand time out in the fresh air watching the butterflies.  In case she gets lost the Sign shows her the way home or to Edwin's.

The Butterfly Border was a recent addition to my die cuts.

Here's the open view of Debbie Keith's card.

The daisies are from a K&Company dimensional stickers pad.

The background papers are from K&Company's Cottage Garden stack.

Tilda with Bee sitting on the Old Bench just seemed a perfect fit with the papers!

Here's the open view of Karen Christmann's card.

The daisy stickers are from the K&Company's dimensional accessories pack.

More K&Company's Spring Blossom papers!  They were all so beautiful it was hard to resist using them.

Sweet Tilda makes a wonderful focal point among all the spring flowers.

I was on an easel card roll when I made all these cards.

Here is the open view of Kay Watson's card.

What could be better than Prince Froggy and Spring Blossom's water Lily design.

Tilda with Prince Froggy is the perfect image for this paper. 

I trimmed out some of the water lilies and added them for a dimensional touch.

For the easel bottom, I cut out several water lilies and pads and added them.

I certainly hope Lori Palmer likes her card.  It was very fun to make.

Here's another version of the Spring Blossom poppy like flowers for the background.

Poppy Tilda seemed so natural to use with this paper.

Of course, this is another easel card.

I hope Marion Bergsmavan liked her card.





All of the card bases were Stampin' Up! cardstock.

All of the flowers were from Wild Orchid Crafts or Hooked on Crafts.

All ribbons and any other embellishments were from my stash.


Thank you for taking time to look at all my March birthday cards.  I had a great time making them.
I would love to hear your comments on them.

Huggeroonies,

Tilda's Town Challenge #112 - Summer

This week the theme over at Tilda's Town Challenge is Summer!  What a fun theme to work with.  When I think of summer, I think of friends coming over for BBQ s.  What could more perfect for Tilda and her friends!?! 

Here is the card I'm entering this week.

 Tilda and her jumbo burger make me hungry.  It looks so yummy!

I've used Burger Tilda, Flip Flop Tilda, Soccer Bench, and Tilda's Barbeque stamps.

I had made a similar card a couple years ago using the masking technique to build the scene.  This card has everything cut out and placed.

The wild background paper is from Basic Grey's Lime Rickey pad.  I've had that pad for several years and it is finally nearly gone.  It is hard for me to work with such wild designs.

The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.  The ribbon and lady bug stick-ons are from my stash.

This is the open picture of the easel card.

Both of these papers are from the Lime Rickey pad.

The sentiment panel was cut using Spellbinders Scalloped Circles and Classic Circles.  The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.


This was a fun daydreaming type card to do!  I love picnics.  I used the ladybugs because I didn't have any ant stickers.

I will be entering this card in the Tilda's Town Challenge #112 Summer.

Thank you for stopping by and looking at my card.

Huggeroonies,