knotted dragonfly

A very late (again!) entry for Make My Monday's nature theme challenge. A Chinese knotted dragonfly done in natural twine and pearl beads.

The background is blended distress inks in stormy sky & forest moss. Embellished with ribbon grass and liquid pearls. This is done in a deco square format.

Entering these challenges also
Fat Pages with Attitude - Flowers / Anything Goes
Terrifically Thrilling Thursday (again!) - All tied up!
Simon Says . . . Animal Antics (not too cuddly, but still cute! LOL!)

Thanks for stopping by!

~ Ü ~

rustic cowboy

Where did the time go? It seems like I blinked and it's now February. This year has really gotten off to a slow start. I have not been able to spend much time either at the craft desk or here on my blog. I did manage to squeeze in little bits and pieces and here is one of them

Papercraft Star has a rustic challenge this week, and I thought this picture looked perfect for it. It's a vintage cowboy from The Graphics Fairy.

The base of the card has been embossed with the woodgrain folder from Sizzix, inked and overlaid with gauze (couldn't find my burlap stash) and a fence cut from corrugated board. The topper has been stitched and how do you like the sentiment!
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The card is finished with natural twine, ribbons, and a chipboard star. The star is a Sizzix die cut laid atop a circle cut from a Lifestyle Crafts die. The circle is coated in crackle accent, and the star with distress stickles mixed with some crystal stickles for a little sparkle.

Also entering these challenges

Charisma Cardz - vintage

Crafty Ribbons - One for the Men or Boys

Terrifically Thrilling Thursday - All Tied Up

Crafty Sentiments Design - Punches or Dies
Craft Your Days Away - Get Stitchy with It

Die Cuttin' Divas - Anything Goes

Divas by Design - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by!

~ Ü ~

flowers & leaves

Simple fare for Make My Monday's challenge this week.

Using the sketch from Less Is More, and one of my favourite flower stamps from Viva Decor. The image has been coloured with pencils. The sentiment stamp is from Papermania.

Also playing at Simon says Stamp and Moving Along with the Times.

Thanks for stopping by!

 ~ Ü ~

victorian ladies

 Happy Chinese New Year, everyone!

It's Day 3 of the Year of the Dragon, and what a great start it has been! Well, I get to spend time with family, and what's better than that!

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I also get to GD for Papercraft Star, a great challenge blog! This week, the theme is Victorian, and these are my creations. I'm using images from the Victorian plate sponsored by theHouseAcrosstheBay.

The first one is a multi-layered card in pink & coral.

The second creation is a tag.

 

I hope you enjoy these creations, and will inspire you to play along as well!

Thanks for stopping by!

~ Ü ~