28/05/2010

Just discovered ...

... Kirigami! We all know Origamy, the Japanese art of folding paper and creating loads of delicate designs. Well, Kirigami is the Japanese art of cutting out profiles into paper to create shadow images almost.

My first attempt to making a couple of cards:

I leave you with a couple of pics from our Sunday afternoon walk in the sunshine, near our river Marne.

The three "musketeers", Athos, Porthos and Aramis:


And a nesting swan and her male companion, defending the teritory:


Have a lovely weekend all,

12/05/2010

Crete sunshine


Title says it all, we are enjoying the Mediterranean sunshine.


And this also meant some time for myself, which results in this, a little thank you card for Marta, my cross stitch friend from Poland.


And now my WIP is to make another card, but must leave it as a secret until finished.


Wishing you all the best,


Lori xxx