Shaped Easel Card

Hello.
I've got my latest card to show you.  Whenever I don't have a special occasion to make the card for, I usually like to make birthday cards, as those are always in demand...LOL.

The image I've used here is of Tilda With Apple from Magnolia's Sweet Crazy Love Collection 2012. I've altered the image a bit.  In the original image, Tilda has an apple with an arrow through it on her head.  I've also done some masking and stamp a background image of Open Gate from the Hoppy Easter Collection 2010.
I've done the colouring using my Letraset Promarkers and Trias markers.

I've made this into an easel card as I haven't done one of those for quite a while now.

Views from different angles...

The image beside the sentiment is of the Mini Tilda With Heart from the You Are So Special - Mini Collection 2011.  All the images I've used here are available from Magnolia-licious, Diana's on-line store.  She has an excellent selection of other Magnolia images also, both full-size and mini-size, as well as other crafting tools including those exquisite Memory Box and PoppyStamps dies.
  

Challenges I am entering with this card:
Totally Gorjuss Challenge 133 - Something New (my new item is the Crealis Creative Flower dies No. 05)
Allsorts Challenge Week 156 - Happy Birthday to Someone Special
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
7 Kids College Fund Challenge #48 - Nellie Snellen and/or Layers ( I went with the Layers challenge)
Divas by Design Challenge #37 - Anything Goes
Paper Play Challenges Week 22 - Double Delight (I used 2 stamps to create the scene on the front of the card)
Dutch Dare Card Challenge #167 - Pearls and Swirls

That's all for now.  Thanks so much for stopping by.  You visit is very much appreciated.  I'm also thankful for each and every comment--I do enjoy reading them and am encouraged by them.

Woo-hoo....it's Friday, so weekend coming up!!!  Enjoy your day and have a wonderful weekend.


Materials and Tools Used:

Sentiment Stamp:  Inkadinkado 'Have a Great Birthday'

DP's:  Basic Grey eva/courtier; from DCWV Nana's Nursery Baby Girl paper pad

Dies:  Go Kreate Square Frames Frilly #3 and #5; Crealis Creative Flowers No. 05; Marianne Design Flowers and Leaves LR0156; Memory Box Honeysuckle Vine; Nellie Snellen Corner 2 MFD031

Punches:  Nellie Snellen Floral Punch Stamen

Miscellaneous:  Tim Holtz distress ink stamp pad Vintage Photo, pearls from my stash

Medium:  Letraset Promarkers and Tria markers
- face and skin--blush, coral, soft peach, vanilla, oatmeal, pastel pink
- hair and shoes--umber, burnt sierra, cinnamon, tan
- gate--burnt sierra, caramel, sandstone
- dress, socks and flowers--antique pink, 176-T, 1767-T, baby pink, pale pink
- leaves, ground and grass--olive green, moss, 617-T, forest green
- background sky and clouds--pastel blue, powder, blue, cool grey 1 and 3