Fishnet Tilda!

Yes, that is what you saw in the red card that I posted yesterday: Tilda in fishnets and heels.

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I think it is cute. :)

One of the things I love about paper crafting and rubber stamps is that you can alter things so easily. You can cut hair shorter, add a Santa hat with another stamp, layer stamps, mask stamps, and get all sorts of effects. And as in this example, you can add to stamps.

Now if we want to stray from the paper talk, and talk fashion for a bit: I love fishnets. I love patterned tights. I don’t get much chance to wear them (most days I lift and carry and crawl on the ground too much to want to wear skirts) but I do like them. And I do think there are rules too: I don’t wear them with giant heels. I generally keep the rest of me well-covered to keep the look classy (I hope!). Those shoes of Tilda’s are very sensible heels, and she’s wearing a long-sleeved dress. A perfect chance to add some spice with tights!

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I think as crafters, creators, we should explore more – move outside our comfort zones to create new, great things. I think this card is going to sit on my desk to remind me of that.

I think the card looks great, I don’t think Tilda looks inappropriate – maybe this is because in my head, she doesn’t have an age. I see many bloggers refer to her as a ‘little girl’, but I suppose in my head, she’s categorized more as ‘ageless female’. As I said, it’s very interesting to see how different people perceive her.

After the break, I explain how I added the tights!

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Never in Never-never Land

As I just rediscovered my love of paper and stamping in particular in October 2009, I like to think I have a different perspective on the craft. Fresher, maybe. I’m definitely not saying better, just different.

As I devoured all the card-making blogs I could find, I kept noticing these cute little figures popping up: a girl (sometimes a guy) with big black eyes and no mouth. I soon found out that these were called Magnolia stamps, and the character’s names were Tilda and Edwin, and they are manfactured in Sweden. I thought they were cute, but didn’t immediately order any. I also noticed in some images that they had wings. Does that mean they’re angels? I am not really an angel person – I just liked the art style. Luckily not all of them have wings showing.

I eventually ordered 3 from The Little Stamp Shoppe: Kitchen Tilda, Tilda with Tag, and Tilda with Hood. Notice, no wings.

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Then I decided I like them enough to order the Winter Stamp Club package – a surprise package of stamps from Magnolia. I’d wrestled with the idea for a bit. I didn’t want to become the girl who always made sickly-sweet angel cards. I’d made a point about not ordering the ones with wings previously, and now I didn’t know what I was getting! I also wondered if they were a bit young – I’m 25 and there are no kids in my life, so I don’t make cards for little girls. Why did I need all these little girl stamps?

I realise now that they are just good, cute character stamps that can be used for any occasion. I love the kitchen series, I want to collect all of those eventually. I think I’ll be subscribing to the Stamp Club for the coming year. I really liked the Winter 2009 club package – although I don’t think I’ll use the Tilda with Sealing Wax (I feel like there’s some vaguely dirty joke in that stamp, but can’t quite articulate it). I love the Tildas in heels and evening dresses, although from what I see on the blogs, I seem to be in the minority. Heidi over at the Stamp Shoppe blog has a poll going to see what people think. Add your opinion!

I made two cards with one of the Winter kit stamps. Both pictures are below now, and in the next two days I’ll devote a post to each. I find bloggers’ different reactions to them fascinating, and tried to explore that in my cards. Stay tuned for tomorrow and the next day!

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Slow-growing Socks

The Green & Blue toe socks stalled a bit when I got to the heel, because I didn’t want to have to bring the book anywhere, so they languished until I had a few hours of quiet at home to do the heel.

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Now I’ve got about half the length of leg that I need! I’ve been bringing them to work, and doing a few rows at lunch each day. I also finally duplicate-stitched the top of the heart on the finished one:

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I’ve been busy at work, and I’ve been preparing a wholesale stitch marker order in the evenings at home. I haven’t stopped making cards either, I’ve got a whole pile of those to post and blog about, and I’ve even got a few for challenges! January will be one of the busiest, craziest months of the year, but things will get easier after that, and I even have some time off in March. I’m planning on spending that time crafting and baking.

I had a great Christmas, and I did something I’ve been wanting to do for ages: I put all my Christmas money towards a big purchase (rather than say, rent or groceries). A KitchenAid Artisan mixer is on its way to me! I’m very, very excited for that to arrive.

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