The Greetery {Sew Grateful For You}

 

Hello friends! I'm happy to be here today sharing a fun card using products from the Handiwork Collection rom The Greetery! I’m currently obsessed with the Rose Tapestry Stencil so that was the starting point for today’s card. I’ve mentioned it before, but there is something so magical about watching a background come to life with layering stencils! I have a tendency to just stare at them mesmerized and tempted to just leave them as is! That being said, I don’t think Betsy would be very impressed if I just shared a stenciled panel! LOL!

I’m particularly smitten with the rose that’s almost in the center, so I chose to frame that particular rose using the Hoopla Round Die. I die cut the hoop from white and then colored it using a few brown Distress Oxide inks. The silver ‘hanger’ at the top is also die cut once from white cardstock and then one more time from silver cardstock for realism. I simply glued the two together for a sturdier piece and then glued it to the top of the hoop.

 I die cut the ‘sew’ word using the new Stitched Sentiments Die using black cardstock for contrast. I strategically glued it to the hoop using liquid glue and then added the hoop to the background using foam squares for dimension. I chose to accent the ‘sew’ word using the ‘grateful for you’ portion of the sentiment found in the Stitched Sentiments stamp set. I heat embossed it in white onto a black strip of cardstock for contrast.

I die cut and stamped flowers and leaves from the Floral Sampler stamp/die set using Distress Oxide inks.  I arranged them around the hoop and sentiment until I was happy with the arrangement.  I did use the French knot dies from the Embroidered Blooms Die to add to the centers of two of the flowers; it just gives it some variation and added detail. That’s what’s so great about this collection…. you can mix and match things to your heart’s content!

For those of you that saw my Rose Tapestry card for the release, I used the Aida Cloth Texture Plate over the top of the stenciled panel and I absolutely LOVED the texture and feel that it gave that card, but for today, I chose to leave it ‘as-is’ for something a little bit different.

I had so much fun creating this card to add to my thank you card stash; it is currently depleted after a round of thanking a few friends who helped me a few months ago. I love how unique this particular card is with all of its ‘sewing’ charm! I like having all different types of cards in my stash to have on hand for just the perfect time! Thanks for fluttering by!