A Couple of Little Things

With all my DT crafting done and out of the way for the moment (well, until I think of something to make for the next DCM challenge) I could sit down and start on the cards I have on order, couldn't I?  But no, it's a "holiday" weekend and I'm  going to play.

I've rarely joined in with any other challenge blogs but on my travels around blogland I see lots of interesting sounding challenges and think "I'll have a look at that when I get a Round Tuit" Well, just for once I've actually done it.

On Something Completely Different this month they are making twinchies and this week's theme is crowns.  

I used some mountboard - from a 50p bag I bought about 5 years ago -there's probably enough in that bag to last a lifetime

I hand-cut the crown and I can't help thinking it looks more like a hand than a crown. ho hum....I'm sure it was "curvier" when I started.

For the base square I used: 

heavily patterned lace to give texture to the base square

gold, purple and watermelon acrylic paints 

2 layers of UTEE

a scrap of pink beaded trim

 fine gold thread wound randomly

For the crown:

  gold acrylic paint

Gold wire threaded with lots of tiny beads 

 Glamour Dust 

 red and purple jewels 

I still think it looks like a hand.....

Next on my list was a sketch from 2sketches4U - my card is made using Kazan's sketch 53 

As I was getting into working in miniature I decided not only to shrink the sketch elements but also to make a much smaller card than I usually do - the card blank is only 10x10 cms, I've put a "papercrafter's measure" beside it to show how small it all is.  The flowers were mighty fiddly to make, but I really had fun making this one

A great chance to use some tiny scraps of Fancy Pants papers from way back, 

some ruffled ribbon, 

a bit of paper lace, 

some wire, 

some brads and a few dots of Stickles to finish.

I think I'll add a little "Hi" message in the corner, but then again, I might not....

Now I think I'll head off into that happy land of crafter's blogs and see what else there is to inspire me.  Or maybe I should see how many other challenges I can link these ones too.....nooooooo...."hush ma mouth" ....such a bad girl!.....{winks} hehehehehe

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