Cards - Stitched on Fabric

I have been working on stitched cards for the Gallery.

The foundation layer is a piece of cotton.  I started with the mountains in coordinated fabrics then added the moon.

I added the foreground in mottled green strip of fabric then a piece of deep blue and a third piece of fabric which belong to the same fabric series as the mountains.

I added white sequins held with French Knots in the sky for stars.  Running stitch mostly with a bit of stick stitching on the deep blue strip.

Shimmery organza unto a half circle of ivory fabric in the same fabric series.

The fabric collage is stitch to the card front in a deep teal color. A half sheet white insert and envelope. 

I added a flannel foundation layer to the piece of hand dyed cotton fabric. Dyed with my sister a couple of weeks back.

The flowers base is a circle of cotton with long stitches in teal, magenta and light blue.

I colored the flower sequins with a yellow sharpie marker and put them in the center of the flower with a French Knot.  I added stems in green and a bit of dirt to ground them stitched in dark brown.

The fabric collage is stitched to the front of a Tempting Turquoise card base.

I added a half sheet white insert and white envelope.

I started the fabric collage with a piece of upholstery fabric which had organic shapes stitched in ivory thread.

I did running stitched across the background in medium blue thread.

I added French Knots on the heads of the ivory organic shapes with orange thread.

I then added a stick stitch daisy flower as a focal element.

I pinked the edges to halt unravelling.

I stitched it to the card front of a Groovy Guava card base.  Added a half sheet insert and white envelope.

I am repurposing the oil diffusers I made a couple of years ago which did not sell at the Christmas market.

I tack stitched the stitched piece to the top of a deep yellow textured card.  This is a bee with translucent wings. The edge is finished with blanket stitch.  

The diffuser drop is still on the back, so it can be removed from the card and used as a diffuser.

I added a Modern Label greeting in blue below the bee element with 3D foam tape.

I added a half sheet insert and white envelope.

I started with a piece of upholstery fabric with these embossed diamonds in it.

I followed the outline of the diamonds with stem stitch and running stitch which gives heavier and lighter outlines. The colors are pinks and purples.

I couched magenta yarn along the top and bottom edges.

The I couched white lace on the left and right hand side edges.  I added a bit of a flower focal element.

These One of a Kind cards are now in the Spruce Grove Art Gallery gift shop.  Check it out.

Ready2Go Card Kits - SU - Letter to Santa Buttons

The last set of card kits for this project. 
I selected two papers from the Letters to Santa Designer paper set.  The top is large bold words in Early Espresso on white and the bottom was Early Espresso background with diamond pattern in Old Olive.  I cut the bottom to 4.00" W x 3.5" T and the top to 4.00" W x 1.75" T.  I taped these together so they became one piece and then adhered the Old Olive Striped grosgrain ribbon over the join ensuring good adhesion where the button will be placed. I taped the ends to the back.  I adhered this to the card front.  I selected the Brushed Bronze buttons into which I tied a length of Old Olive grosgrain ribbon and trimmed the ends.  I adhered the button to the card front with a large Zot.

R2G Christmas Card Stack Kit - Joy Star

Here's the second card in this kit.  I chose a purple diamond designer paper which could be used with a few shades of purple card stock.  I chose a deep purple card and matched it with pearl white card stock for the JOY layer.  I paired the copper metallic paper with a lighter card stock. The metallic layer was cut to the 4"x 5.25"inches then the JOY was punched with a Martha Stewart border punch. The punching was pretty easy because I punched the centre one first then just aligned the other two.  The stars are cut with a Sizzix star die with the largest in the metallic card stock and the smaller one in glitter card stock. The designer paper was cut to 3" x 4.75" and layered onto the metallic JOY layer. The metallic star was adhered directly to the designer paper and the glitter star was adhered with 3D foam tape making sure to align the horizontal rays.

Update: When I did the class with this kit the participants discovered that the sentiment insert I had included was portrait but the card was landscape.  As they worked on the other cards my brain was desperately trying to find a way to make the best of the situation.  Here's the solution:

Card - Invitation Samples

I had a couple approach me to design some invitations for their 60th wedding anniversary which is the diamond anniversary.
Here's the samples they did not select. Check back later for their selection.
I selected a black card.  I embossed a white layer with the SU Elegant Bouquet folder.  I printed a 60 on to bottom right hand corner.  I glued the white layer to the card front then applied several crystal rhinestones.

This card was a white on white concept.  I started with a white card and added a layer embossed with the Cuttlebug Devine Swirl folder. The next layer was cut with one of the SU Apothecary Framelits onto which I layered 2 die cut hearts which were embossed with Cuttlebug Swiss Dots on left and Craft Concepts In Bloom on the right.  I added a crystal rhinestone on the left heart.  The framelit die cut and the hearts were raised with 3D foam tape.

I chose ivory card stock for this one.  I printed some SU! Designer Paper from the Beau Chateau series. I slipped a Cuttlebug ribbon slider in Marina Mist onto the ivory organza ribbon and wrapped it around this layer and taped the ends to the back. I added a crystal rhinestone heart onto the centre of the ribbon slider.  I color printed the "invitation" on ivory card stock and cut it with another SU! Apothecary Framelit.  It was mounted to the card front with 3D foam tape.

Here's the one they selected.

I started with a dusty lavender card.  I embossed a white layer with the Cuttlebug Rebecca embossing folder and trimmed it to leave a tiny border.  I cut a lavendar scalloped oval with a Spellbinder nestabilities.  I color printed the information in lavendar onto white card stock then cut it with the corresponding smooth ovals in the SB nestabilities. These were adhered to each other then the element was mounted to the card front with 3D foam tape.

Christmas Card Challenge - Sept - Focus Words

This is my card for my September Christmas Card Challenge which is Focus - Words.  I selected my designer paper from my Christmas drawer - Little Yellow Bicycle - Blue Harlequin. The diamonds in the top right hand corner are blue foiled.  I decided on a large greeting which would cover most of the card.  An easy way to do make elements the size you need is Cricut. I browsed through my cartridges and chose `Joy to the World` on the Winter Frolic cartridge. I selected a deep blue card stock based on the DP.  I cut the shadow in vellum just to provide some outline to the words. I found Kiwi Kiss matched well as the card.  I cut the DP to size and rubbed the edges on my Kiwi Kiss ink pad to get rid of the white edge. I added a length of 5/8 inch Kiwi Kiss gross grain ribbon which I taped to the back and brought the flag trimmed end to the front and adhered. I chose a large sequin which matched the foil color perfectly, then I layered a small white sequin and held it all in place with a tiny navy star brad. I placed three of them along the ribbon. I think it adds the right amount of bling.  I placed snail adhesive on the back of the blue greeting then placed it on the vellum shadow.  I then added adhesive to the back of the vellum and placed on the card front.  It makes for a non-traditional colored card but I am happy with it.

Card - Challenge - Tree

I created this card for a challenge to include trees on the card.  I cut the tree with the Cricut and the Straight from the Nest cartridge.  The leave part is gold and red textured paper.  I cut the TM Ornamental die from golden rod text paper.  I used the Stampin Up! Harlequin Diamond background stamp in black ink.  I added a textured card stock layer similar to the leaves layer. Finally mounted onto a black card.  I've added a circle sentiment stamped in black on neutral card stock.

Cmas Card Challenge - February - Textiles

This is my card for February's Christmas Card Challenge.  The challenge is Accents - Textiles so I selected flocked ribbon and felt to use in my card design.
I selected a green card and added a rich red diamond patterned paper for the background.  I cut 2 scalloped borders with a (Die-namics die) thin die from gold textured paper which I placed straight sides together and glued about 2/3 down from the top.  I cut a piece of white felt about 1/2" wide and glued that over the join of the gold pieces.  I recycled flocked ribbon (see below) left over from a Christmas Wreath project years ago.  I cut the poinsettia from this material with a small Marianne Design Creatables thin die.  I cut another from green card stock same as the card.  I selected a large gold sequin with a gold mini brad for the center.  This accent was attached to the card with the gold brad.
What textile will you select for your card? Here's a few ideas.  Textiles - Ribbon (silk, satin, gross grain, seam binding, organza), fabric, cording, felt, yarn, fiber, lace, silk flowers.