Faux stitching

Mand xxx (http://mandxxx.blogspot.com/) has got some blog candy up for grabs -

Anyhoo, what i want to see is your cards with some faux stitching on them. I'm loving faux this style o decoration at the moment but am very new to it and therefore, not very good. Add to that, the fact that i have little to no imagination, and you can see why i'm stuck in a rut with it already. I want to see how everyone else uses them.This coming Sunday night, we'll put all the names of the entrants into a hat (metaphorically speaking) and my hubby will pick out the name of a winner. By Monday morning, the winner will be announced here.So, if you'd like to enter, just comment on this post and leave a link to your card so I can view it easily.

Well I have had a easy go already, but have decided to up the anti so to speak with this card. I am going to use this card as my DoCrafts Friendship swap card this month.

I have used Tilda holding a bouquet and wwatercoloured her.

The backing papers are all from Papermania's Retro Floral pack.

The faux stitching was done using a tapestry needle and hammer to make the holes (painstaking but I like the look of the candy!!) and then a fine marker to make the stitching.

The gold peel off is an unknown!!

Hope its given you an idea or 2 Mands and that you find the buggy things easier than a tapestry needle!!