Summer, sunshine

Funny how only now I begin to realize how little time I've spent home in the past couple of years. Even though I'm more used to life in Ljubljana, it's good to have a cup of hot chocolate atop the Pyramidenkogel and petting sheep on a pasture by the roadside.

Hi there :)

Or maybe a stroll through the blooms of Europapark?

Enjoying the shade on a hot summer day...

And an ice cream by the Vrbsko jezero/Wörthersee...

And in case I manage to get out of bed in time, even a (late) morning walk by the Glanfurt past the roadside jungle

Alongside the Lendkanal...

And by the Glanfurt again...

And as if critters of the field weren't enough...

... What can be better than a cozy afternoon in the cat caffee? :)

~ to be continued ~

Lonestar

Today, I'd like to present a simple Christmas card in gold and brown and invite you to play along in the newest Fadengrafik Challenge: "Xmas in July". Maybe you've already started making Christmas cards to be prepared for the holidays, maybe – like me – you feel completely unrelated to that time of year when it's 30°C outside.

Nevermind, I managed to stitch this geometric star overnight.

As I'm really not in Christmas mood right now, I decided to avoid any fussy glitter things and colourful papers. Instead, I used a simple brown background paper with tiny white Christmas messages on it. And while I thought of light brown paper and 3D pads for the star at first, I realized it would give me too little contrast. I ran out of fantasy for a moment, but then remembered a piece of corrugated paper in my stash. To make it a little more vivid, I shifted it a little bit and placed it on the upper part of the card.

In the lower part, I placed a golden sticker saying "Happy Christmas".

When I was done, I had an early morning walk up the castle hill, enjoying the first rays of sunshine, thinking how lovely it would be if I would escape to the seaside for a day. Oh well...

Christmas mood or not, link-up your stitched Christmas-related projects here for the chance of winning a cool prize. If you need a little more inspiration, here you go: remains of Christmas decoration in the lovely village of Goče and somewhere on Ljubljana castle hill. 

challenges: 
- 613 avenue create: ATG
- 4 crafty chicks: ATG
- cardz4guyz: CAS
- christmascardsallyearround: ATG
- crafting from the heart: ATG
- crafty gals corner: ATG
- craftysentiments: ATG
- craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge: ATG
- craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge2: ATG as long as it's Christmas
- craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper
- everybody art: for a boy or man
- fabnfunky: Christmas
- inspiration destination: ATG
- pennyspapertake: ATG
- scrapping4fun: quotes/sentiments
- throughthecraftroomdoor: ATG
- wordartwednesday: ATG

A little contribution to the July collection of Create in Austria - artwork created by Austrians and/or in Austria.