CAS PTI April Blog Hop

 

I'm so happy to be here today!  Honestly, I didn't think I'd be able to make a card in time, but woohoo...I did!  I'm guessing my card won't exactly "fit" with a lot of the beautiful embroidered creations I anticipate seeing, but this is how it came to be.  When I saw Nichole's gorgeous inspiration board full of ornate embroidered loveliness for Papertrey's April Blog Hop I was excited but a little intimidated.  

I took comfort in Nichole's statement "no stitching required", but I actually really wanted to stitch something.  I didn't think I could recreate any of the pictures featured in the collage and certainly couldn't even attempt to do so without first learning some stitches...I only know one. Ha!  I visited Pinterest for some help and found this:

Source: Needle'nThread

It totally reminded me of PTI's Sew Simple Borders Mini Set, so instead of actually looking at any of the stitch tutorials, I made this very CAS rainbow stitch card.  And it makes me smile.  I finally was able to use a circle on a card (I just used it as a mask, but since I struggle with circles in general, I'm still happy about it) and I used some of my rarely used supplies.  As an added bonus, I get to link this up to Simon Says Keep It Clean & Simple Wednesday Challenge.  Thanks for taking a look!  It isn't the pretty embroidered creation I dreamed up in my head that certainly had a flower somewhere, but maybe that card will come to fruition, too...on another day. :) No doubt I will see lots of those lovely kinds of creations as I'm hoping to hop around a bit in the next few days to see what everyone else made.  Have the happiest weekend, friends!

Supplies (all PTI unless otherwise noted)
Stamps: On My Couch, Sew Simple Borders Mini Set
Paper: Stamper's Select White
Ink: Hawaiian Shores, Raspberry Fizz, True Black; Green Galore, Orchid Opulence, Pumpkin Pie, Yo-yo Yellow (SU!)