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Hello, my name is Dionne and I have been crafting for a very long time. As a very young child my mother tried to teach me to knit, it was a disaster. However, it must have sparked an interest in making things and, partly to prove that I was not totally useless and partly because I really wanted to make things, I taught myself to crochet. Over the years I have developed a love of cross stitch and all types of paper craft ..... I eventually even taught myself to knit.


I am married to a very understanding man, thank goodness, because I spend all my time either crafting, thinking about crafting or talking about crafting. I am hopeless at housework and dinner is often late!


Thank you for visiting my blog.


Dionne

Monday, 25 May 2015

Sketch Challenge - Lilies

Welcome back.

I hope you had a lovely weekend, here in the UK we are enjoying an holiday today - so a nice long weekend.  Some how the weather always seems to know when it is a Bank Holiday and the temperatures plummet, still it is good to have that extra day.

A new challenge starts at Crafty Boots Challenge today, chosen by the talented Chris, we have a sketch challenge.


I have never done a sketch challenge before and was a little hesitant at first but once I got started I found I could not stop, so I have several posts to share with you this week.


As you can see, I started with a sheet of mauve glittered card.  The lovely lilies are a recent addition to my stash from Wild Orchid Crafts.  As I only had the one size of lily I substituted ivy leaves for the smaller circles.  The sentiment is from Kanban Crafts.

This challenges seems to have inspired the Crafty Boots Challenges Design Team, why to check out the other projects when you enter?


Dionne



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4 comments:

  1. Mrs Beez25 May 2015 at 10:40

    Love this combination of glitteriness and lilies. Great interpretation of the sketch and I can't wait to comment on the rest :) xx

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    1. Dee's Craft Room25 May 2015 at 13:19

      Thank you. I enjoyed this sketch challenge and am looking forward to seeing what others do with it.

      Enjoy you extra day home.

      Dionne xx

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  2. Pamellia25 May 2015 at 11:30

    This is beautiful Dee!! I love the contrast of the rich glitter paper and the soft flowers, just amazing! Look forward to your other versions of the sketch! hugs :)

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    1. Dee's Craft Room25 May 2015 at 13:22

      Thank you, I only ordered these lilies from WOC last week so their arrival was very timely.

      Inspired by you, I have been contemplating making my own flowers, perhaps this would a good time to start.

      Dionne xx

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