It does take a long time, but for a very special card there is nothing I love more than hand stitching. This baby card is for my brother and SIL who just had their first baby (yay, I have a niece!), and I really love the handstitching on the buttons. For this card I used this week's sketch from 2 Sketches 4 You -- it was just perfect for this stamp! A friend gave it to me unmounted, so I have no idea what company it came from, but I think it's just adorable.
For the birthday card I used a Bazzill In Stitchz template and added the french knots for a little extra pizzazz. This is actually last week's sketch from 2 Sketches, but I didn't finish it in time to upload it there.
Supplies used
(Baby Card) Velvet ribbon -- Fancy Pants
Buttons -- All My Memories
Glitter -- Stickles Cotton Candy
Jewels -- Westrim Crafts
Scalloped square -- Cricut Mini-Monograms cartridge, cut at 1 1/2" on RDS
Embossing -- Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder
Other - chalk ink, cotton thread, foam squares, mystery stamp
(Birthday card) Patterned Paper -- Scrapworks
Flowers -- Making Memories
Stitching Template -- Bazzill In Stitchz
Stamp -- Imaginisce
Jewel brad -- Joann Craft Essentials
30 comments:
I think the perfect card combo's are Pink, Brown and Scallops - and you have all 3! This looks amazing!
Lovely cards Tomi, I was just checking the new bazzill stitches, and after looking at your card, I am going for it/them. They have them at my LSS. ;)
Love your cards... the hand stitching must have taken ages... looks stunning.
Hugs
Sandra xx
I love the way you used the buttons on the first one!
Both cards are gorgeous! I just love that adorable stamp on the first one! Great job with both sketches!
~lea
Beautiful cards!!!
Gorgeous -- I love the beautiful colors and the stitching!
Congrats with your little niece and I love handstitching too. Beautiful cards.
Joke
Sunning cards!
I love the pink/brown combination!
That baby card looks fantastic and congratulations on the birth of your niece. That stamp is adorable.
The birthday card looks good too. I love all that handstiching.
Eveline.
Beautiful cards...love the stitching. Like you, I think it takes a lot of time, so I don't usually try it. But your cards are great. Thanks for sharing!
These are beautiful!!
Love these cards! The buttons along the border of the baby card is so clever! Beautiful work with the 2S4Y sketch!
Gorgeous card. And congrats on your niece.
Wow! These are awesome! Those buttons are amazing!
congrats on the fab 5
AllisonX
Ohhh.. these are absolutely gorgeous!! I *LOVE* all the buttons! Fabulous! :)
How adorable is that magical image ... and your stiched buttons and velvet ribbon are wonderful.
Very cute!
Love your take on the sketch, what a gorgeous card!
Congrats on the 2S4Y Fab 5!
Adorable...I love the buttons!
Gorgeous card!! Congrats on fab 5 this week!! :]
Congrats on Fab 5, very pretty card!
Congratulations on being in the top 5, well deserved, if only for all that sewing :)
You did a really fab job on your cards. I really like the buttons on the first one. Nice.
Love these handstitched cards.
Both cards are gorgeous. Love the stamp and how you use the buttons on the first card. keep up the great work. Congrats!
Beautiful cards!!! Congratulations to making the top 5!
congrats on being one of the Fab 5 - isn't it exciting and loved your card
Hugs
kath
xxxxx
very pretty, the color combo is great.
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