Wednesday 9 September 2009

A Spoon full of Sugar

The challenge sketch on A Spoon Full of Sugar this week is lovely, too bad I didn't really think about the layout of my card before I put knife to paper, hence a rather loose interpretation of the sketch but I think it still qualifies...just!!

The image is funstamps & the papers are from stash. The stitching is done by hand using rather lovely embroidery floss made of pure linen, you can't really tell in the picture, but the effect is quite matt & textured, completely different from the normal kind.

I am lucky enough to have a bona-fide cross-stitch designer as a close friend & she sorted me the entire range of threads from DMC because I helped her with some stuff for a Craft show at Olympia earlier in the year :)

5 comments:

  1. a wonderful card Nikki, love the image you have used, the stitching is a lovely effect. hugs rachxx

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  2. love the card the image is great hugs nikki xx

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  3. Oh this is fabulous, brilliant image and love the flags.
    luv
    Debby

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  4. HI, just came across you blog and your cards are all fab.

    Liz x
    buttonsforbrains!

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  5. gorgeous nikki! love the stitching and flags!! when you going to do my weekly challenge then??? :) hugs mx

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