A Stitched Holiday

My 1st Post - Unity Hop Hop Hangover is just below! :)

It's another 2 post day! I wanted to share the fun challenge we had this week over at Emma's Paperie - Holiday Stitches. I love adding sewing to my projects although I do not do it as often as I'd like since my sewing machine needs to be pulled out and put away each time.

When Cindy challenged us to add some stitches to our holiday projects I decided to try a little hand sewing. I used Celebrate Baby Clear Stamps by Melissa Frances to make a card which includes a "Baby's First Christmas" ornament that's easily removed and hung on the tree.

I started by making the ornament usingthe largest scalloped circle Nesetabilities to cut a piece of cream felt and a piece of off white paper to give it some stability. I also used some pretty holiday dp from My Mind's Eye and cut out a smaller circle with the Nestabilities for the front side. I stamped the little trees with green ink on cream felt (I actually stamped them several times to get the depth of color I needed) and then did some small running stitched around the inside of the trees - it was easier to sew before cutting them out - guess how I know that?! ;) After adding the trees to the stamped and cut-out onesie I added little french knots "stars" to the tops of the trees - love those!

Once I put the pieces together I did another stitch all around the edge of the circle using the same green embroidery floss. Just for fun I added some pretty Melissa Frances Pop Out Glitter White Hearts and Animal Crackers Jack Epoxy Shapes by Making Memories.

After that was done I decided to make a coordinating card and ended up using some Basic Grey Small Magnetic Snaps to attach the ornament to the card (both sides of the magnets are hidden behind the dp). I added a bit of stitching to one edge of the card to stay with the theme.

If you'd like to see a few more pictures, including a picture of the back of the ornament where it says "Baby's First Christmas", head over to Emma's Paperie Blog!! You can also ooooohhhh and aaaahhh over the fabulous projects by the Design Team - you will be amazed!!