5 masked flowers

CASe this sketch have this cue sketch

 

I made this card

 

I used masking tape and ink to make the stripes and then I pricked and stitched the flowers over the stripes.

This card was inspired by one seen on Ardyth's blog Maskerade

 

 

Supplies:

Pattern: Stitching cards bookmark flower 5

Masking tape

Ink: Color box

Thread: Black

Flat backed pearls

Thread: 

Masked flowers

We have been experiencing a heat wave here this week. Where I live hasn't been to bad but some places have been 42degrees centigrade. Yesterday was our first cooler day in weeks, a real treat. It even rained a little which is desperately needed. The temperature is on it's way back up today but the repreive was certainly appreciated.

 Freshly made sketches have a new sketch

 

 

Here is my card

 

 

 I did the paint stripes with masking tape. I dabbed the ink onto a strip of masking tape and then placed it onto the card stock. When the tape is removed it leaves this lovely effect.

I will also be entering this over at CASology where the brief is

 

 

 

Supplies

Pattern: Easy embroidery on paper by Erica Fortgens

Thread: Olive green
Flat backed gems
Masking tape
Ink: Color box in sky blue, lime green and scarlet
Card stock: 160gsm in white

Happy Woman's Day

Saturday the 9 August was Woman's Day here in South Africa. As a society we still suffer hugely from discrimination, superstition and ignorance pertaining to woman. Celebrating a day like this puts the spotlight firmly on these issues.
On a lighter note it's also a time to........

"think about all the woman who have made an impact on our lives

and about how we, as woman, affect the people around us"

- Debby Payne

So get out there and give the important women in your life a hug.

Today I have a card for you which makes use of a technique called masking. I watched this  tutorial and then tried it out for myself. It's very easy and quiet effective I think.

I actually made this second card before the one above but felt that the black thread was too dense and heavy for this delicate pattern, especially on the wings. Hence my choice of antique copper for the dragonfly above. I have since stitched the wings in a more translucent thread and am much happier with it. I'll share that card with you some time in the future.

To attempt to lift the heaviness of the dark thread I added gold glitter to the body. I'm not sure how successful I was with that but I guess we learn by our mistakes.

Supplies:

Pattern: Form-A-Lines  Riverside delight dragonfly
Ink: Artic in apple green, lime and mint

Masking tape 1.5cm in width

Gold sequins

Stickles in gold

Page from an old dictionary

Gold felt tipped pen for edging.

Black paper for edging

Cardstock: White and yellow in 180gsm