Confession: Making cards stresses me out.
Don’t stop reading based on that. I love to craft. I swear. It’s just that making cards is something that just… well, I want to be good at it. I want to like it. But usually, it just plain stresses me out. I always leave glue marks. So on Friday I realized I had 2 cards to make: A Mother’s Day card and a birthday card for my big brother. I needed something quick and stress-free. I’ve had just about as much stress as a girl can handle for a while.
I have been in a sewing mood. Sewing relaxes me. And I have all this felt left over from making the infamous Quiet Book. So I decided to try my hand at sewing cards. Here is what I came up with:
Not too shabby for my first try, eh? I am still giddy about sewing felt right onto paper. It’s the little things in life, right?!
I wanted this to look somewhat like my own version of the Mom tattoo. I am a sucker for red/black/white color combination.
My brother is a serious baseball nut!! He is obsessed with all things baseball–he even has an entire room devoted to his favorite baseball team. So the theme for his card was obvious, especially considering we gave him a coffee table book about baseball parks.
I know I still have a lot to do in the world of card-making… like add a whole bunch of embellishments. Maybe next time, I’ll add some ribbon and buttons, too.
Baby steps people! ?
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