29 July, 2022

Interests

May I interest you in another task over at the Alphabet challenge blog? 
I'm sorry I couldn't help, but this pun was absolutely intended. Jokes aside, we'd like to see "Interests" in your creations this fortnight, and by that we mean everything related to interests and hobbies. It could be your personal hobbies or hobbies in general, everything is fine as long as you make that the main topic of your project.
For my DT inspiration, I prepated a card which features two of my interests actually. The first one is paper embroidery which is displayed in form of a stitched border. I created it using one of my favourite stitching patterns and silver yarn. I've worked on it two days in a row, and once it was done, I decorated the swirls with a couple of rhinestones. I placed the embroidered piece of paper onto a light blue background paper, and that was that. 
My second interest is cycling, which is represented by the image of two bicycles on a beach. The original photo was featured in one of those desk calendars with serene images and wisdoms, and I saved the photo of two bicycles on a beach to use it in one of my future projects. I cut out a detail of the whole piece and adjusted the size in order to make it fit inside the embroidery once the border was done. 
Now, I'm no cyclist by all means. I used to ride my bike as a child, but it would mostly be short trips with family. However, me and my sister used to be a huge cycling nut years ago, following every move of Lance Armstrong and the team USPS/Discovery/Astana/RadioShack up to the point that I could recognize the riders based on their socks and sunglasses. Going to races became as obligatory as painting the streets with encouraging messages and getting to know the team-members we'd meet regularly. I'm not sure what they must have been thinking about those crazy girls who'd patiently wait next to the team vehicles for hours only to get a glimpse at the athletes, but friendly chit-chats, merch giveaways and even rides in the team car suggest that we must have done a really good job as fans. I'm not a hardcore fan like that anymore - mostly due to the fact that the riders I originally supported are more or less retired and I haven't found myself proper replacements in form of other riders/teams. However, even though my interest for cycling has faded over the years it never really went away. I'm still following cycling news and race results (even though not as frequently), and I'm still over the moon when my favourite riders do well (and since favourite now equals Slovenian, it means I've been over the moon many times in the past couple of years). 
Since the card as such sends off holiday vibes, I originally wanted to present it for my "Holidays" challenge theme, but I had run out of time to create the stitched border. I'm happy to be able to show you the card in this challenge instead, and hope you'll be able to get inspired by the works of the DT.
A little contribution to the collection of hand-stitching at made with Blümchen.

challenges: 
krafty chicks: all occasions
basteltraum: ATG
cardz4guyz: recycle something (picture from an old calendar)
fabnfunky: ATG
friendship challenge: summer, sun, beach
intaas: masculine
little red wagon: stitching
love to craft: ATG 
make my monday: outdoor sports
my time to craft: ocean/sea (beside/on/under water)

25 comments:

  1. Wonderful and adorable! I love the image and the embroidery so much.
    Thanks for sharing your card with us at Friendship Challenge.
    Good luck and best wishes!
    Ilse (thera)

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  2. Wow, that embroidered frame is gorgeous! Thank you for joining in at Fab'n' Funky Challenges
    Chris
    x

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  3. I always love your beautiful embroidered borders and this is lovely with the peaceful scene inside. Many thanks for sharing with us at Allsorts challenge this week.

    B x

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  4. Beautiful image and embroidery,a keepsake card,thank you for joining in at MMM

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  5. Incredible! Your keepsake display card is amazing!!! The embroidered border is spectacular! And you've got a great resourcefulness creativity with upcycling the cycling calendar photo! :) Thanks for sharing at MTTC's new Ocean/Seaside theme! --Becca/DT

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  6. WOW absolutely fabulous embroidery borders and the love the cycling image and great recycling too.Thank you for joining us at TTCRD
    Carol DT x

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  7. Beautiful card. Love the stitching and image. Thanks for joining us at International Art & Soul. Good luck. Maggie, DT

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  8. A fabulous card
    Thank you for joining us at Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge good luck Ginny DT
    Penny's Challenge
    My Blog As I do Rodos

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  9. A beautiful frame for your recycled image. Thanks for joining in at Cardz4Guyz. :)

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  10. Calendars make great cards...my mom has done that for years even before I started stampin cards!! Fantastic take on our "recycle something" challenge over at Cardz 4 Guyz!!

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  11. Oh I love that beautifully stitched border!! Thanks for linking up to the Krafty Chicks Challenge this week!

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  12. Thanks for joining us at Penny's paper challenge. Hugs Ela DT

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  13. Wow! I am so full of envy for your immaculate stitching on this project. So much skill and patience. Well done. Thanks for joining in the fun at MMM. Caz. DT.

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  14. Wow, that stitched border is amazing!! Wonderful make. Thanks for joining us at Little Red Wagon. And thanks for sharing your interest in cycling too!

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  15. Wonderful! Thanks for joining us at Creative Moments challenge! xx Mary

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  16. Love your card. Like the effect of the stitched border. Thank you for joining us at a Place to Start this month. Hope to see you back here again soon. Judy DT

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  17. Gorgeous card. I love your stitched borders. Love Dawn x

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  18. Fabulous! The stitching is so pretty. Thanks so much for sharing with us at A Place to Start!
    Hugz,
    Chana Malkah, Owner

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  19. Wow, this is really a wonderful card, so much work and time, but it really paid off! Thanks for sharing with us at Krafty Chicks.

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  20. Uau, kako prekrasno poletno voščilnico si naredila. Navdušena sem nad tvojim šivanjem. Hvala, da si se pridružila našemu izzivu v Veseli hiški. Valerija DT

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  21. Tale okvir s srebrno vrvico jemlje dih. Sama te tehike ne izvajam, zato sem toliko bolj navdušena, ko jo vidim pri drugih. Res prekrasna voščočlnica. Hvala za obisk v Veseli hiški. Pozdrav Janja DT

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  22. Beautiful card! Thanks for sharing with us at 613 Avenue Create!
    Hugz,
    Chana Malkah, Owner

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  23. Me again. Thanks for joining us at Cardz4guyz. Love Dawn x

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  24. love the stitching on card. Thank you for sharing with us over at World Wide Open Design Team Challenge.
    Asha DT

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  25. WoW die Fadengrafik sieht wunderschön aus. Da passt alles super zusammen.
    Ich vermisse Deine tollen Werke im Forum, vielleicht magst Du ja wieder mal vorbei schauen?

    Wünsche Dir einen wundervollen Herbst
    Gruß BAstelfeti

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