May 30 2008
Sisters…and a winner
While I never was blessed with a sister…I have some very dear friends who are like sisters to me. I also married into a large family so I have lots of wonderful Sister-in-laws. This design features a a stamp called Sisters from a new line of stamps that Cornish Heritage Farms releases next Friday. You may recognize the art of the very talented Sandra Kuck and we are excited to be releasing a stamp each month featuring her beautiful art. Here’s a peek at our first release that is set for next Friday!
Also….we have a winner for the PC101 magazine from my giveaway! Thanks so much to all who took the time to comment. While I didn’t actually count, I DID read all the entries and it seems that ribbon is an all-time favorite! This got me thinking and scrolling back through my work…I really don’t use much of it…hmmmmm… not sure what that means. Also big favorites are Nestabilities and for techniques…watercoloring, Prismacolor Pencils and Copic Markers seem to be hot!
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127
Timestamp: 2008-05-30 10:51:39 UTC
Number 127 is Sue Smith who loves background stamps for cardmaking and scrapbooking.
Thanks so much Sue for your lovely comments! Please e-mail me with your address and I’ll get this into the mail!
Vintage Sisters
For this design, I was inspired by the beautiful heirloom sewing on the sisters’ dresses. I love heirloom sewing and used to smock and stitch heirloom pieces. Now I don’t have time and my daughter is way too old to wear them but perhaps down the road I’ll go back to it. If you’ve ever wanted to try this kind of sewing…Martha Pullen puts out an incredible magazine called Sew Beautiful that I used to subscribe to. It’s so full of eye candy and beautiful designs.
I’ve had this idea to try on a card design for months but you know how it is…somethings tend to get pushed aside in the busyness of life. When I got this stamp in the mail, I couldn’t wait any longer as it was the perfect time for it. 
This is actually so simple to do…I simply stitched across my Natural Smooth cardstock with different stitch settings on my sewing machine. The trip is to keep the rhythm steady and gently guide your cardstock across while you stitch.
Quick Tip: When choosing stitches for your project, make sure you don’t use a close zig zag or a design with the stitches very close together like a zig zag scallop. The close holes can cause your paper to break…fabric is much more forgiving for things like that.
My image was stamped with Espresso Adirondack Ink and colored with Copic Markers. I decided to keep the embellishment super simple so that it didn’t compete with the stitching…a few My Mind’s Eye buttons adhered to the top left corner.
Have a super fabulous day!
Julia
Oh my goodness!!! CHF Rocks!!! That image of “Sisters” is darling! Excited!
Beautiful card!
Oh, this is so beautiful! I also was not blessed with sisters, and I also married into a large family! I do get to experience sisters by watching my two little girls — this image reminds me of them!
I hope you’re recovering a little more each day! The Kim Hughes Blitz sounds like so much fun — can’t wait!
Oh My just Beautiful, your stitched bg is just perfect with this stamp and love the colors in the stamp too!
Wow, your stitched background looks amazing, Julia! And this CHF image is so precious. I was lucky enough to be blessed with a sister, and I truly treasure our relationship! What’s even better is that we both love stamping, so she would appreciate a card like this, LOL!
Love the image and your stitching is wonderful-what brand machine do you use? tfs
Bev J.
What a beautiful, elegant card. The sewing is a perfect embellishment.
Julia, This has just got to be the prettiest thing I have Ever seen. Just fabulous!
Julia, this card is beautiful!!! I have three sisters and I’m always looking for stamps, sayings etc. to use for cards to send them. They all save my cards, so it means so much to me. I can’t wait for the release.
WOW! Your stitching on the card is fabulous, and the perfect touch for such a beautiful image!
Just gorgeous! I love the white stitching on white.
This beautiful! So sweet and feminine! Your stiching is perfection! With 2 sisters and 2 daughters this will be a must have for me! I see a big CHF order coming up next week!
This is so beautiful! Wonderful stitching and fantastic image and white bg! I love it!!
smiles, Deena
Just gorgeous, J LOVE all those fancy stitches. Wish I had those on my machine!
WOW! I am loving this one. I have 5 sisters and we all make cards, believe it or not! I am always on the look out for something cute and sentimental to surprise them…..and I look for something none of them have!
UNBELIEVABLE!!! Those stitches are amazing, J!! A true beauty!!
Oh my gosh, that card is just awesome!! Looks like I’ll be wanting this stamp for sure.
Oh my gosh…your sewing on this is incredible!! I love that sweet image too, and your coloring is so beautiful!! The buttons are such a lovely accent!!
‘Sew’ beautiful! Love all those different stitches on the white card base — reminds me of eyelet.
This card is beautiful, and I am amazed with the sewing. Maybe you could have a tutorial for all of the beautiful stitches one day
This is just stunning! The image is gorgeous and so is your coloring! Perfect stitching too!