05 June, 2020

Summer colours

New month, new task over at the Fadengrafik Challenge! In June, we'd like to see your "Summer colours" themed projects, and for some inspiration, I decided to create a card using this wonderful Flower Fairy by Cicely Mary Baker.  
The pink and green might not be a typical summer combination for everyone, but to me, there's no summer until clover flowers are shining in the unmowed grass.
Matching the picture, I picked shades of green and pink yarn for my stitching. Once the frame was done, I placed the fairy on a light green background paper and glued it onto the surface. For the other background paper, I've chosen a bold pink one, and I nearly ruined hours of work by using the extra-strong adhesive tape. Not that there would be something wrong with it, but I somehow managed to misplace the fairy scene and almost couldn't get it off the paper without tearing everything apart.
A while later, another piece of pink paper did the job perfectly, and as if I didn't have enough gluing for the day, I thought I'd add a layer of green grass on the card base itself. I'm not sure whether it was necessary or not, but I didn't want to leave too much white in the background and thought the "clovers in the grass" combination would become even more visible this way. 
Of course, I couldn't finish my card without adding a couple of pearls in different shades of pink and green :)
In the end, I'm not 100% happy with the outcome even though I can't really point out why. I assume it's the overload of pink and green, but then again, this is just how early summer meadows look to me. 
A little contribution to the June collection of Create in Austria - artwork created by Austrians and/or in Austria.
A little contribution to the collection of hand-stitching at made with Blümchen.

challenges: 
613 avenue create: ATG
a bit more time to craft: ATG
as you like it: scenes or not (I usually incorporate a picture/digi in my creations, but I will not create scenes myself  - partly because I prefer colouring, and partly because I feel like creating scenes is much easier with stamps, die-cuts and distress inks, all of which I don't own and therefore don't use.)
craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper
crafty catz: ATG
crafty gals corner: ladies
crafty sentiments: ATG
creative moments: ATG with optional twist "birds/bees"
cute card thursday: ATG
friendship challenge: animals
love to craft: ATG 
morgans artworld: ATG
moving along with the times: things with wings
pennys papertake: ATG
through the craftroom door: ATG
wortartwednesday: ATG
worldwide open design team challenge: ATG

20 comments:

  1. Wow - the card is wonderful and great!
    I love the embroidery so much.
    Thanks for playing along with us at Friendship Challenge.
    Good luck and all the best!
    Ilse (thera)


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  2. Your card is so beautiful,thank you for joining us at MAWTT, xxx

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  3. The card is so lovely, an old-fashioned feel to it. Thank you for sharing with us over at Morgan's Artworld. We hope to see you again.
    ~ Arlene DT

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  4. This is gorgeous!

    Thanks for playing along at both Creative Moments and MAWTT,

    Hugz Tinz

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  5. Hello… Thanks for sharing your lovely fairy card with ‘Moving Along with the Times Challenge Blog’; it fits perfectly with our ‘Things with Wings’ challenge theme. Beautiful stiching too. Hope you can join us next month for our new challenge. Diane Louise (Team Leader) xx

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  6. What a beautiful card, such a lovely image you have used, Thanks for sharing at 613 Avenue Create xx Please join us again.
    https://wwwkraftyjean.blogspot.com/

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  7. a beautiful card, I love all the stitching and colours, thanks for sharing at Crafty Catz challenge
    Tilly

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  8. Beautiful card, I love colors which you used - this is what summer looks like.
    Thank you for sharing with us over at Morgan's Artworld Open Challenge. Love to see you join in each month.
    ~ Danka DT

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  9. This is so beautiful. Nice work. Thank you for sharing with us over here at World Wide Open Design Team Challenge and best of luck with your entry.

    Annette DT / Admin / Registered Owner for https://worldwideopendesignteamchallenge.blogspot.com/

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  10. Back again, and again, just so beautiful. Love the stitching feature too. Looks great.
    Thank you for sharing with us over at Morgan's Artworld. We hope to see you again.
    ~ Annette DT

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  11. Nice! I think you captured the clover-feeling just right with your choice of colors. Danke fürs Teilen bei "handgestickt"! Liebe Grüße, Gabi

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  12. gorgeous card. Thanks for entering our challenge at Penny's
    -DT Shraddha

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  13. Eine wundervolle Fadengrafik und ein sehr schönes Motiv. Insgesamt eine tolle Karte!! Vielen Dank für deine Teilnahme bei der Friendship-Challenge.

    Liebe Grüße Heike

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  14. Such a beautiful creation! Thank you for sharing with us over at Morgan's ArtWorld. We hope to see you again.
    ~ Sherry DT/Admin/Coordinator xx

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  15. What a sweet, beautiful card. Thanks for joining the challenge at Crafty Gals Corner.

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  16. DELIGHTFUL card!
    LOVE the colours of your beautiful fairy and delicate stitching - WOW!
    Thank you for joining us at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges and good luck with your entry :)

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  17. Congratulations! You have been selected as a TOP ROCKER at 613 Avenue Create for the week May 31, 2020 - June 5, 2020. Thanks for sharing your talents with us! Please stop by our blog and grab your badge.
    THE RESIDENT DESIGN TEAM

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  18. Beautiful creation! Thank you for sharing with us over at World Wide Open Design Team Challenge and best of luck with your entry.
    ~ Sherry DT/Admin xx

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  19. What a gorgeous card, and the colour combo is one of my favourites. Thank you for sharing at AYLI. Sarah DT

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  20. Fabulous project! Thank you for sharing with us over at Morgan's Artworld. We hope to see you again.
    ~ Judy DT

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