Friday 22 March 2013

Sweet Pea For That's Crafty

Hello folks, I have a little warmth to share today in this absolutely freezing weather - doesn't seem like it's nearly April! I hope my creation for That's Crafty will bring a little colour to cheer everyone up.


Over at That's Crafty you'll find a picture of the background paper I made for my rather rustic wall hanging together with a materials list and instructions on how I made it. The technique for the background paper involves 2 materials that I wouldn't normally use together and came about a bit by accident (in common with quite a few of my background techniques!)
My creation also features recycled packaging, one of my real loves, using a plain  notepad back which had 2 handy holes already punched at the top for the back and a strip of corrugated packaging which I tore for a distressed look. 
If you're not yet following, do hop over for a peek as the blog is full of tutorials and unlike a magazine - is completely free!

Have a great day and a lovely weekend.
Hugs, Fliss xx

Thanks too Alison (aka Butterfly) who alerted me to the current challenge over at Eclectic Paperie where the eTeam pick is corrugated cardboard. I'd definitely like to link to that.

16 comments:

Valerie-Jael said...

Love your card, our garden was full of them in summer back in the days when I had a garden, they are so pretty! Hugs, Valerie

brenda said...

Totally delightful Fliss, such pretty colours and the sweet peas take me right back to my childhood as Dad always grew them.

B x

Deborah said...

Lovely, Fliss. The delicate sweet pea together with the roughness of the corrugated card and twine is wonderful.

Silvia(Barnie) said...

A beautiful hanging, great flower image.

Jacqueline said...

You truly are the Queen of backgrounds Fliss - it's a gorgeous card. stay warm and enjoy the weekend! - Jacqueline xx

Words and Pictures said...

So lovely, Fliss! The background is gorgeous, and I love that corrugated strip (perfect for the new challenge at eclectic Paperie, if you're interested!!)...
Alison x

Craft Addicts - Tracy Evans said...

Lovely card, love your use of corrugated card which works beautifully against the image. Tracy x

Laurart said...

Gorgeous! Love the corrugated card and the background is stunning! Love from Laura xxx

Joan said...

Lovely card Fliss, very pretty sweet peas and I like your background tehnique

Words and Pictures said...

Brilliant! Great to have you play along with us at eP, Fliss... so glad you decided to join in!
Alison x

Donna-Marie said...

This is awesome! Mistakes are the best! They always seem to work out with great outcomes such as this :-)Thanks for playing with eP

Tracy said...

Just what I needed to see on a freezing cold day here in Scotland...love your background and sweetpeas with the touch of corrugated card..beautiful!
Thank you so much for joining us over at eclectic Paperie.
Big hugs
Tracy
xoxo

Brenda Brown said...

Fabulous hanging piece Fliss love the muted background and pop of colour in the flowers.
Have a good week.
hugs {brenda} x0x

Monique said...

I love your flowers and how they pop out from the beautifull swirly background, I can allmost smell them.

Rita said...

Wow. Fabulous creation. Hugs Rita xx

Bonnie Irvine said...

This is just the taste of spring I needed today when the ground is still full of snow. Your background for this hanging is wonderful. I love how you attached the corrugated cardboard and the recycling of the backing. Your image is lovely. Thanks for joining our corrugated challenge at eclectic Paperie. I've had a delightful visit.