My daughter loves to sew and has her own business where she encourages people to be conscious consumers when it comes to clothes. I decided to incorporate fabric into her birthday card to reflect part of who she is!! I started with a large envelope from my stash and created a kraft card to fit inside. I cut my background for a sheet of fabric paper I made a while back. I dug out a few fabric scraps that coordinated and cut seven little strips for my candles. A small scrap of light yellow and a darker yellow and I was able to hand cut 7 little flames. I used light coloured thread to stitch on my candles going around the perimeter a couple of times and pulling the threads to the back. I layered the darker flames over the light and stitched them with a rust coloured thread. I used a dark brown thread for the wicks. I colour washed a stamped greeting, tore the top and bottom edges and then stitched in place using rust thread. I found inspiration for this card on line at Thirty Hand Made Days. I really love how it worked out and can certainly see making a few more of these in the future.
Therese