Our garden and its wildlife is very special to us. We have an acre of wildness where we do our best to let nature stay in charge as much as possible without everything becoming completely overgrown!
I started by making one of my leafy backgrounds in yellows and greens, and added a Memory Box die cut branch. The leaves were all punched out of a sheet I had coloured with Brusho in shades of brown, orange and green, and I inked the edges of each one. The birds, squirrel and rabbit are DoCrafts, Technique Tuesday and Deep Red stamps respectively. I finished my design with some finds from the garden, a bit of bark, some lichen and a mossy twig and some paper daisies. The sentiment is a Jo Capper Sandon Stampotique stamp.
The card went down a treat and still has pride of place on the mantelpiece nearly three months on! That must be a first!
I have been getting back into crochet and have been making a rainbow ripple blanket using yarn that was in my stash. Inspired by Lucy at Attic 24 I ordered the kit for her Coastal ripple blanket. I realised I was struggling a bit to get the ripple right despite numerous efforts, so this was a trial run.
There are a few weird bits where my pattern has gone a little astray, but generally I am quite pleased with what I have managed. I have a sequence of 28 colours repeated twice. I am at the stage of sewing in all the ends now ready to start the edging. It will be just right to keep my cosy on the sofa during winter evenings.
It has been lovely getting into crochet again and I think I should be able to cope with the larger ripple blanket now.
Hope you have some nice plans for a crafty weekend.
Elaine x
Elaine, your card is absolutely beautiful and so full of special things so meaningful to you & your Hubby. Love your rainbow blanket too, that looks so cosy!
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lesley Xx
Hi Elaine, your whimsical nature design is beautiful. The photograph of your garden made me long for our previous acre property. Your photograph is gorgeous, the lighting is fantastic. Great work on the colourful blanket as well! I used to crochet in my teens, it's been a long time :) Take good care, Shirleyxx
ReplyDeleteElaine that card is just beautiful, I would frame it. Your blanket looks really cosy, I really must have another go at trying to learn to crochet. x Lavinia
ReplyDeleteLove the card and I can well believe it will be treasured for years to come - someone said frame it, and I have to agree...would be a shame if it sat in a draw hidden away.
ReplyDeleteHi Elaine your card is fantastic and I can oimagine your garden by looking at it. Lovethe rainbow ripple blanket as well.
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Your card is gorgeous and I just love your choice of colours for the blanket.
ReplyDeleteYour garden looks lovely Elaine as foes your card and your blanket
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Wow such a lovely nature scene Elaine! Must have been a lot of work but worth all the effort. Love your rainbow crochet work also, nice to create something else mmm? You have a 'heavenly' garden! xxMiranda
ReplyDeleteTwo beautiful makes Elaine, your card is so evocative of your garden, and no wonder your OH loved it. The care that has gone in to it is obvious. As for your blanket, it is gorgeous. The colours are stunning, and I have blanket envy every time I see a photo of it, lol! Good luck with the full size version, Judith xx
ReplyDeleteWow Elaine, I really love your beautiful Automn scenery, it's so lovely and the colours are so great!!!
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Maria
What a lovely card, Elaine.... it really captures the beauty of your garden. The soft golden rays dancing in amongst the green and russet... the little furry creatures... truly magical! Thank you so much for your encouraging comment on the CB blog.
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