Welcome! Today I have a birthday card to share. For the background I used Papertrey Ink's Flower Fusion #7 set, inked with Hibiscus Burst, Aqua Mist, and Spring Moss inks. A bit of quilt-y stitching finished that layer. I've had a few questions on my sewing machine and thread again recently. I have an inexpensive Janome sewing machine (though it is rated heavy-duty), and I used regular cotton/polyester sewing thread most of the time. Occasionally I used the thicker hand-quilting thread, but not often. My sewing machine is not the Sew Mini, which I tried and eventually gave away because I couldn't adjust to its lack of variable speed. I need to be able to slow down when I'm approaching a corner. The Sew Mini didn't let me do that, so I bought a machine with variable speed instead. I use the same machine for cloth, though changing needles is a good idea since paper tends to dull needles.
For the center sentiment I used Papertrey's Daydreamer set; I love the clean, modern font in that set. It is inked in Hibiscus Burst ink and die-cut with a Spellbinders Standard Circles Large die. To mat it, I used both a Lace Doily Accents die template (Aqua Mist layer), and a Lace Doily Motifs die template (the cream layer, with the points trimmed off on the top and bottom and used on other projects.) I liked how this card turned out, though I'm still trying to figure out how I would mail it without having to fold those doily layers in. This just may have to be a hand-delivered birthday card. ;-) Thank you for stopping by!
