Well today I have submitted a card to the 'Totally Tilda' challenge blog for their DT call. I would LOVE the chance to join such a DT team. So as they asked, going to tell you and them a little about me.
Well I am an English girl (Geordie- Why Aye Pet!) living in the Pilbara in outback Australia with my fantabbdosey hubby, who is a Yorkshire man. I just love to create things! I love sparkle and glitz and love learning new techniques and trying them out in my own little style. My style is vintage and I LOVE colour. I colour with Copics and also Distress Markers and have just started with watercolour pencils. Why would I fit in well with your blog.. well I am Magnolia mad, whether it be their stamps, embellishments, paper,or magazines you name it I love it! I love making scenes with them and just experimenting with them. I haven't belonged to a DT before, although I am a guest designer in October on Magnolia Down Under, and I am super excited for it. I would love to be part of a design team! I am dedicated and can hit deadlines no probs. Also, I like to laugh. I have a good sense of humour and can laugh at myself easy- hey with this accent in a small town, and with the advent of Geordie Shore you can imagine cant you lol! I am easy going and love to meet people.
So the challenge was to design a card with our take on summer. Well summer to me here is totally different to what I had back in England! Also, we got married in Summer 2011 when it was 40 degrees and humid. Us lot who live up here have a very tropical climate and we have the most darling place called 'Coral Bay' where we head to which is on the coast and its bliss. Clear blue waters, sand, snorkeling and just chilling out. This is what was the inspiration behind my card. We had our honeymoon in Coral Bay and it was bikinis and chilled out beach time. Also the flowers there are a riot of colour- Frangipani's in every colour, and we even planted 3 back here in Tom Price. So I took the colours from there. I used the Kasiercraft collection Tropicana and used some ribbon roses in Pink and aqua and also used the Prima flowers from the 'Fairy Rhymes' collection. Nestled in the flowers on the bottom of the easel card is a little starfish. I coloured my image in Distress markers. I hope you enjoy my card as much as I enjoyed making it.
Love D xx
It sounds like you live in a lovely place, thanks for sharing a bit about yourself with us and I can see you have a fab sense of humour from your wedding card 2 post down !! That is unique to say the least, I think you're the kind of gal who likes a challenge and whatever theme I throw at you you'd have no trouble tackling it.
ReplyDeleteYour card us a great interpretation of summer, I love your raggy roses and think I'll be having a go at making some of those very soon, I too like anything vintage .....god knows I'm almost vintage myself !! Lol
Thanks for entering my DT call
Hugs Susie Sugar xx
LOL get away!!!! Aw thank you! I like to try and have a bit of a story behind my cards, and like to put my twist on things and my own little stamp! shall give anything a go!!! was so excited to see DT call!!!! you have some very talented followers. love d xx
ReplyDeleteBlimey sounds like you live in paradise, yep green with envy sick of the north east cold wind UK..but I do love where I live as must you as you have given a great description of your Interpretation of a Summer time theme..gorgeous cute Tilda lovely net flowers & the colours are super..thanks for sharing your lovely creation..good luck with the DT call at Totally Tilda chall.
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Hiya!!! Where abouts in NE are you? Me im a Geordie girl! we are very lucky to live here, very blessed! aw thank you! I had so much fun with this card!love d xx
ReplyDeleteI'm on the north east coast Nr.Scarborough which is 30 miles south of Whitby..(am actualy from STOCKTON) moved to the seaside 18 +yrs ago..)everyone knows of James Cook..his house was taken from Marton in Middlesbrough brick by brick all the way to Oz & rebuilt there..not sure where but a friend who has family in Oz has seen it..&&& shes from Marton/Middlesbrough..
ReplyDeleteno getting away from England small world as they say..lol
Christine x
lol it isn't! My hubby is from Cleckheaton! I LOVE whitby!!! its such a beautiful place and Scarborough is just gorgeous!!!!! xx
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