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When I saw the Laura's sketch for the week at 2 Sketches 4 You, for some reason this color scheme came to my head. I have always loved those preppy colors of navy, green and yellow for spring. I remembered that Just Us Girls was having a technique challenge this week to incorporate stitching on a project, so this is how this card came to be. I started by stamping some Noted Background onto white cs and punched a flower with my Marvy punch. I inked up the edges with some Sunny Yellow ink, and then added some stitching around the edge. Finished up with a large button. Too cute! Now I needed to figure out the stem and leaves. I'm not much of an embroiderer, but I cuddled up in the corner of the couch, turned on "I Love Lucy" and sewed away. I have forgotten how much fun embroidery is! I realize it can be a bit time consuming, but it made for a very relaxing lunch for me! After the stem and leaves I stamped the sentiment, and then sponged some brown ink onto the white because I managed to leave a bit of a fingerprint in the sewing process. (There's a fix for everything, right?). I stamped some polka dots onto the outdoor denim cs with White Daisy ink, and the rest is self-explanatory.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Supplies:

Stamps: CTMH Noted Backgrounds, PTI Polka Dot Basics II, Heartfelt Basics, and Limitless Labels

Cardstock: CTMH Outdoor Denim, Sunny Yellow, and White Daisy

Inks: CTMH Topiary, Sunny Yellow, White Daisy

Accessories: CTMH Summer Craft Buttons, DMC embroidery floss

Tools: Marvy flower punch, Spellbinders Scalloped Rectangle