Dragonfly

With the second heatwave of the year, I don't seem to be in the mood for anything, so I guess I'll once again conceal my crafting inactivity with one of my exhibition cards. And of course, it's once again a stitched one :)

The image of a dragonfly has been tempting me for quite a while, but I somehow never figured out the purpose of a dragonfly card. Of course, many occasions come to mind, but non of them was "the" one that would actually make me sit down and stitch the creature. Or maybe I was just a little insecure due to the dandelion (?) plant next to it that seemed so incredibly complicated to be stitched? 

Once the opening of the exhibition came closer and I badly needed some more flat cards, I decided to go and get it done. 

For the insect, I used red shimmering yarn in two shades: the darker one for the body, and the lighter one for the wings. Unfortunately, the contrast didn't turn out to be as clear as I imagined it.

For the plant, I worked with silver shimmering yarn. 

To make the image a little more vivid, I added a couple of rhinestones. Also, I decided to use 3D adhesive pads to make it stand out a little bit. For the background, I went for a swirly embossed paper that I found in Wuppertal last year. To make a transition to the stitched image, I added layers of red shimmering paper. 
When I was done, it turned out my timing couldn't be better (or worse): just enough time to pack up my cards, grab the background cardstock paper, put it all in a big bag and hurry to the Faculty - I literally finished my last exhibition card just when I was supposed to leave in order to not let my host waiting with the preparation of the exhibition.

A little contribution to the July collection of Create in Austria - artwork created by Austrians and/or in Austria.
And as this is a stitched summer card, I might as well use it to invite you to join us in the July Fadengrafik Challenge, "Summer". Link up any of your summer themed creations, given they include some form of paper embroidery. 

I certainly wish I sometimes had the tranquility of those little flyers, but as long as I'll be working with a last-minute-crafting mind, it's just about impossible. 

challenges: 
- 613 avenue create: ATG with optional twist "monochrome"
- gem of a challenge: animals
- alphabet challengeblog: I for insects
- cardz4guyz: beside the sea
- crafting with an attitude: ATG
- crafty calendar: ATG
- crafty cardmakers: tic, tac, toe (pearls, stitching, summer)
- crafty catz: ATG
- crafty gals corner: ATG
- crafty sentiments: ATG
- pennys papertake: ATG
- sunny day crafting: A for animals
- crazy challenge: animals
- through the craftroom door: ATG
- wortartwednesday: ATG