Gothic Arches Challenge - Bedecked and Beribboned

I made two (was feeling like messing about and too indecisive to choose one tonight) Gothic Arch cards for the Gothic Arch Challenge on the theme of bedecked and beribboned. I know I don't make cards as I am too messy for that but I am challenging myself to get out of my comfort zone and be able to use what I create...I made the first one inspired by Gail Milburn's article in March Craft Stamper p16, she had stamped a Lynn Perella head and then embellished it. I like the fact that the spectacle charm also makes the lady look like she is crying - there was a lot of Glossy Accents being spread around here.

I used pieces of paper from 7 Gypsies and cut them out and altered them. This is a card and I cut an aperature in the middle and then placed a scrap piece of 7 Gypsies acetate in the space and some inked scraps of doilies and seam binding.  I used some lacy ribbon around the bottom of the card and to create a necklace.
The second card is more girly. I spent ages finding dictionary definitions around the idea of ribbons, haberdashery, milliners and adorn and glued these down with a little blue tinted mod podge. I then used cosmic shimmer chalk purple. I was going to spray it but the nozzle clogged so I just painted it on instead. The lovely ladies came from The Vintage Moth. I think it was originally an advertisement for hats. I then added some baking twine or ribbon or bling to each hat and stuck them down. It seemed a little unfinished so I made holes all round the edges and used another piece of bakers twine to sew around the edge. I should really measure or draw lines when I do this as you can see the holes are not perfectly lined up. I wound the twine around the bottom of the card and added a dragonfly charm.

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