Papers and Pixels- Sewing on Cards - What next? I am published!

  I love to sew on cards, and am happy to share to encourage you to sew on cards too!  On my sidebar, there is a link to Sewing on Cards- the Basics to get you started.   What next?  Well, head on over and check out the August Papers and Pixels- they have published a tutorial on Sewing on cards-Written by ME (and thankfully edited by Laura- Thanks Laura)!   There is also info by another author on sewing digitally- which I do not have a clue about- I cannot wait to sip my tea and read it cover to cover.
  I created a couple of cards with basic sewing tonight- the first uses a simple straight stitch:

  The image is a digital image from McMahon Five Designs is one of a set of Sewing Sentiments. I colored the image with SU markers that matched the Paisley Petals DSP. The background is a Technique Junkies Technique called Collaged Circles.   I made the Bakers Twine with plain cord and a Copic marker- I found a tutorial HERE.
  Next, I made a card with a Zig-Zag stitch. 

  How fun is this image?  It is a freebie until Tuesday 8/16 at Dude Time Doodles Challenge Blog- then it will go into the store. This is Gavin the Ghost.  I used Vintage Silver Lustre cardstock to print out this image the two flourishes and the sentiment- here is a close up view:

  How cool is that for your ghost cards for Halloween???  The sentiment, the swirls and the Orange paper were all made by Create by TLC.

Challenges for my cards:
Card One:
Totally Gorjuss- round and round
Fun with Shapes- Bakers Twine and punches....I used lots of punches...!
4 Crafty Chicks- Twine
Crafty Sentiments- Punches/Die Cuts
For Your Inspiration- photo inspiration- I used the colors

Card Two:
Dude Time Doodles- freebie challenge
365 Cards- Sketch
One Stitch at a Time- Anything goes
DYSU- embossing
Paper Shelter- stitching
Pink Elephant- stitching
Thanks for stopping by!
Shelly