Thursday, November 25, 2010

"let it snow" card by lauren bergold

here's a card i thought was DONE before i added the stitching. it had the sage green panel with a border of the fabulously nubbly "lost and found" trim. it had the strips of prima and echo park patterned paper and my computer-generated sentiment. it even had the fun layered die-cut snowflake surmounted by a prima flower. it looked *good* ...and yet...somehow... i didn't love it.

i set it aside and came back the next day. i used a scrap of green to try out a few background treatments. stamping? not quite right. spray ink? nope. bit of stenciling? uh-uh. finally it hit me: i would hand-stitch a flourishy swirl, as if a little gust of wind had just blown the snowflake onto my card. one hand-stitched swirl. (just ONE!)

half an hour later i was still at the sewing machine, swirling and flourishing... flourishing and swirling... and my little gust of wind had somehow become an arctic gale. but *NOW* i love the card!!!


Kirsty's note -
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9 comments:

  1. Wow...love it...the stichting card..I think..I want to made it too!

    Hugs,Willy

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  2. Your stitching is so insanely beautiful!! It looks PERFECT!!

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  3. You've got to be kidding me Lauren...you MACHINE stitched this beauty? Good grief woman...I bow down to you, the stitching queen....this is absolutely pitchfork goodness {sorry peeps...inside thing...just know that it means delish..}

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  4. The stitching is wonderful! You knew exactly what to do!

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  5. The stitching is beautiful and adds so much to the card! Great work.

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  6. Fabulous! I think I can give you carton boxes or brown paper bag, and you are able to make it into the most beautiful thing! By the way, do you give sewing lesson?

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  7. Fabulous ... what a clever girl you are ... That stitching is just perfect!

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  8. This is stunning!! You stitched it ALL???? Lauren; this is a masterpiece and I love it!

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  9. That stitching is INSANE!!!!! Just like you! ;) Seriously, it's uber-fab. Absolutely GORJUS!! C'est magnifique. :D

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