Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Joy Christmas Card using Tilda with Gift

Who wouldn't be full of joy if this cute Tilda came to the door holding her gift?! I think she's the sweetest thing in the world! I colored my Tilda with Copics and then did all my shading with chalks. The great thing about chalks is that if you mess up you can take a little chalk eraser, erase it, and start over! Gotta love a quick do-over if a mistake happens, LOL!

I added white flower soft to the white areas of Tilda's hat and coat. To make the buttons shiny I added CTMH Liquid Glass. Then I added gold stickles to the gold ribbon around the present and red stickles to the little dots on the wrapping paper (although it's hard to tell in the photos, the present does sparkle!). I cut Tilda out and raised her on popdots on the white CTMH cardstock.

I used my MS punch to make the snowflake border. I backed the white paper with some green and cut around it. I also added stickles to the "leftover" snowflakes that were punched out and glued them around Tilda.

The red, glittered snowflake dp behind Tilda came from My Mind's Eye Wonderful Winter paper pack. I'm not sure who makes the green, tree dp (the cover to my paper pack got lost and there's no info on the back of the sheet). The word JOY also came from another sheet in this same paper pack. I just cut out the letters and put pop dots behind them. To finish off the card, I added large and small sparkle jewels to the corners of both dp's.

The awesome green, grosgrain ribbon came from Crafty Ribbons and is called Snowflakes-forest/white.

I punched out some larger snowflakes with a MS punch in white and green and glued on a lot of MS glitter. Here's a close up pic of the larger snowflakes. After layering the snowflakes on top of each other, I added little, green gems to the centers and raised them on popdots.

These are the challenges I'm entering my card in:

Anything Goes - Christmas has come Early
A Spoonful of Sugar - Sparkle & Shine
City Crafter - Hooray for the Holidays
Just Magnolia - Anything Goes
Totally Tilda - Glitter & Sparkle

Well, that's all my Christmas cards for now. Hopefully, I'll be back soon with some more holiday cards. Every year, I always have the big idea that I'll make my own Christmas cards and then I get so far behind and end up just buying a box. I guess there's always next year if I don't get it done this year, LOL!

Happy Scrapping and see ya'll soon (that's the Oklahoman coming out in me)!

Rosemary :)

36 comments:

Unknown said...

This is so sweet! Love the traditional Christmas colors! Beautiful job!!

Teri said...

Oh Rosemary!! This is absolutely adorable!! Love the colors and the shading!!! Wonderful job!
Teri

Unknown said...

Well this says Christmas all over it.. What a cute image.. Thanks for playing along with us at CCCB!

Candy said...

Beautiful work on your card! Looks like Christmas is right around the corner!
You did a lot of special work on this one and it is gorgeous :o)
Hugs ~

KayBeScraps said...

how beautiful... ♥
Hugs, Katrin

Kirsty Vittetoe said...

Tilda is so cute, love that glittered layered snowflakes too, thanks for playing along with us at CCCB!

Lynne said...

What a beautiful card Rosemary. The traditonal colours look great with the snowflake theme. Thank you for joining us at AG. Lynne x

Ros said...

So very cute and you've put a lot into this ... thanks for playing along with us at CCCB

Eve said...

this is Beeautiful!

Gloria Dawson said...

Such a beautiful Christmas card! Your little Tilda is wonderfully colored and I love your layered snowflakes!

Blessings,
Gloria

Laurie Flannery said...

very cute. I love the dark colors. I am scared to use dark colors. I also love the glitter on the snowflakes. Thanks for showing.
Laurie

Barb Hardeman said...

Oh, you put so much work into this gorgeous card! Every little details is just fabulous! The snowflakes are so pretty. A totally delightful card.
Hugs,
Barb

Rene said...

Oh she is so sweet! How in the world did I miss that Tilda?!?
Just beautiful!
Rene

Christine said...

Gorgeous Xmas Tilda creation love the green S/flakes..
thanks for sharing & joining us at Totally Tilda chall.

smiles Christine xx

Lynne said...

This is gorgeous Rosemary, your colouring is beautiful as is your card :o) thanks for joining us at Totally Tilda xx Lynne xx

Christina C. said...

Rosemary, your card is magnificent!
What a beautiful job you did showcasing this cutie...very creative!

Linda Palmer said...

WOW! This Christmas card is so beautiful. I love everything about it.

Sandy said...

This is without question one of the most beautiful Christmas cards I have ever seen! OOPS -- I am afraid I will just have to steal some of your ideas but they say "imitation is the highest form of flattery"!
Sandy D

Anonymous said...

Your card is just lovely. It makes me long for Christmas. Your coloring is just wonderful. TFS
hugs,
SHell

Jane said...

Stunning Christmas card!! Gorgeous colouring and details. thanks for joining us at Just Magnolia, hugs, Jane xxx

Shelley said...

YOu put a lot of work into this card. Just love the traditional colors and the snowflakes.

Leslie Anne Avila said...

Wow, loved that you used the very traditional Christmas colors. Fantastic coloring and love all the glittery snow falkes. Keep them coming.
Blessings to you~
Leslie Avila

Peggie said...

Great card. Love the snowflakes with all the glitter.

Kerry said...

Stunning card Rosemary. It's so pretty and Christmassy at the same time!!

Thanks for joining us at "Anything Goes" this week.

Love Kerry xxx

Kerry said...

Stunning card Rosemary. It's so pretty and Christmassy at the same time!!

Thanks for joining us at "Anything Goes" this week.

Love Kerry xxx

Kerry said...

Stunning card Rosemary. It's so pretty and Christmassy at the same time!!

Thanks for joining us at "Anything Goes" this week.

Love Kerry xxx

Lisette Morris said...

Oh my I see a new punch in my future. This is fantastic! I love the traditional holiday colors and your use of the punch and leftovers. TFS!

Unknown said...

Ooooohhhh...I love the colors...and the glitter...and just everything about this card!! Pat Frank

cnelson said...

This is ohhhhhhhh so darling! Thank you for playing along at CCCB!

cabio's craft corner said...

That is a gorgeous Christmas card Rosemary. You did a stunning job :o)
Hugs,
Cabio

Leslie Anne Avila said...

Rosemary,
What a wonderful Christmas card. Especially your coloring. Fabulous!
Blessings to you-
Leslie A.

mycardz said...

Hi Rosemary! I'm so glad I had the opportunity to FINALLY visit your blog again! And, wow, I have not been disappointed. What a fabulous card. I'm just amazed at all the awesome details you've added, this is a true work of art! Thank you for the great tips too - I love the idea of using a colored cs under the snowflake border punched edge. I just love your card and yes, I'd love to see this adorable little Tilda at my door! :) REALLY wonderful csrd! hugz, Mary

Alice said...

awww... this is darling, Rosemary! so so so cute. love your coloring and the details are amazing. fabulous card!

Anonymous said...

Rosemary, your Tilda just melts my heart! So sweet and beautifully colored and designed! love your card!
Pam Going Postal

Maria said...

Gorgeous Christmas card Rosemary! Love how you've matted the main image so the green shows through the snowflake border. Thanks for entering my blog candy. Hugs, Maria

idcreas said...

It's splendid, vraiment j'adore
l love it

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