Friday 12 August 2011

Sneaky Tilda - Happy Birthday!

Here's another 'Sneaky Tilda' card but for this one I have used a Blue and Green Theme. It's a card I was going to abandon but decided to finish it. I'm still not happy with it but here it goes ...


Papers are First Edition Up, Up and Away. The ribbon is from stash, flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. The outer petals are Prima flower that I have coloured with Promarker, think it was Meadow Green. The centre flower is a Blue Gardenia but I have taken outer petals off and added a touch of Stickles. I tried different bellies in corners but they didn't look good and made the card look unbalanced. I think I kind of boxed myself into a corner with the layout and the patterned paper!!! LOL


What a strange week I have had! At weekend and beginning of week I felt very tired, then on Tuesday felt a bit better so I thought I would have day off relaxing and crafting! but popped into the garden and heard someone shouting for help !!! One of the neighbours had fallen quite badly while putting the bins out! Poor chap - his leg was bent back at a horrible angle, I think probably broken and I had to call ambulance and wait with him which took quite a while. When I got back inside the adrenaline wore off and my spine pain levels shot through the roof as I had been standing for so long !!! Also next day I had dental appointment so couldn't rest. Then there were the riots in Manchester the other night and my daughter was staying at her boyfriend's flat who lives in City Centre! So I was really worried but thankfully the riots didn't reach where they were.

Anyway, hope things have settled down now. All I want is a quiet life LOL!!!

I would like to enter this card into the following Challenges:-

Tuesday Throwdown - Challenge 61 - 'Birthday' (ends 15th August 2011)
Craft Your Days Away - Challenge 26 - 'Birthday Celebrations' (ends 18th August 2011)
A Spoon Full of Sugar - Challenge 162 - 'Happy Birthday' (ends 29th August 2011)

Thanks for looking! and for all your lovely comments!
Take care!
Love n Hugs
Sue xx

20 comments:

xxxtglxxx said...

So glad you didnt abandon this Sue, its lovely :)

Your colouring is great on Tilda and the blues and greens are just the right shade together. I didnt think that anything else was needed :)

Hope your neighbour is ok, he is lucky you were about and I am sure his family are grateful for your help too :)

hugs

xxalisonxx

Kreatives von Andrea said...

wow, Sue, a great card and fantastic paper.And a lovely image & colouring.
The design is very gorgeous!

Hugs Andrea
Liebe Grüße von Andrea

shaz earl said...

Gorgeous card, thank you for joining us at CYDA on our 1st birthday, hope you will join us again, good luck xx

Lisa Jane said...

oh this is so pretty what a gorgeous colour combo.
The gentleman was very lucky you were around .. hope you feel a lot better soon
Lisa x

cheryl said...

oh hun good job you were there for that man,hope you start to feel a lot better to hun,as for your card hun that is one gorgeous tilda and beautifully colored too hugs cherylxxxxx

chrissy xx said...

WoW! Sue thank goodness you didn't abandon this card lol. It's Gorgeous... What a cutie! LOve your colours!
Chrissyxx
It's a good job you were there when your neighbour fell! If you hadn't heard him........ that would have been another story!!

coops said...

stunning card sue.i love these gorgeous papers and fresh colours and the tilda is so sweet :D

xx coops xx

Inkypinkydelights said...

Hi Sue,

This is a really lovely card. I love that Tilda image! I have that one but you know I forgot I had it til I saw yours! Love your colours and the layout. Really lovely! Judy x

Doreen said...

Such a gorgeous card Sue.Thanks for sharing with us at CYDA.xxx

Teresa - My Crafty Heart said...

Hi Sue,

Wow! what a stunner! Loving the greens and blues together (just perfect!) and such wonderful colouring, it's fab. Hugs, Teresa x

jannes hobbykrok said...

Wow! This is stunning!Love how you`ve coloured Tilda!
Janne

DesignerDiva said...

I'm glad you didn't abandon this Sue has its such fantastic colouring that would have been a crime!!
Love your gorgeous colours, it looks really fresh and clean, I don't know why you're not happy with it, mind you I'm always doing that to myself lol
The papers are fab and like you say sometimes thats enough, trouble is I always try to add too much, I supposse the trick is knowing when to stop!!
YOur card arrived today but I'm not going to open it until my birthday - getting a bit excited now lol. When is your birthday, I need lots of time to get a card made its taking me days to do one lately

Have a great weekend my friend
Hugs Laurie x

Anonymous said...

Well it would have been a shame to abandon this card, this is so gorgeous and the colours go well together. Tilda is coloured perfect and your papers are yummy.
Lucky for your neighbour you were there but unlucky for your back, i know how you feel and i hope you get better soon, just relax.
Hugs xx

CraftyC said...

I love it Sue, and the colours are fantastic!
Clairexx

SusanLotus said...

Very soft and gentle colourcombination on this lovely card!
Hugs!

SusanLotus said...

Very soft and gentle colourcombination on this lovely card!
Hugs!

Delphine said...

I really like your card, Sue! I love the colours and the Tilda you have used, and your layout and embellishments are perfect! I hope you are having a quiet weekend:-) Hugs Delphine xx

Shelley said...

Fab card, thanks for joining in our 1st birthday challenge at Craft Your Days Away. Hugs Shelley xx

Safdar Ali said...

Great card. Lovely design. I have worked for the plastic business cards and this card inspire me so much. I appreciate this.

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