Crafty Secrets Design Team Challenge (sewing challenge)

Good morning! Today is the Crafty Secrets DT Challange Day! Our challenge for this month was to create something with a sewing technique. It doesn't have to be a sewing theme but the projects needs to have some type of sewing on it--with a sewing machine, hand stitching or faux stitching. I always love a challenge and believe me this month was kind of a challenge--I don't sew! I can sew a button back on a shirt but that's about the extent of it--LOL! Joining us for this months challenge is Guest Designer Sheila Rumney--Welcome Sheila!! Please be sure to see the bottom of this post as I have a link list for all of the Crafty Secrets Design Team Members and you will be able to visit each of the blogs.Here is the card I created for today's sewing challenge. The images I used are both from the New Little Blessings Creative Scraps from Crafty Secrets. The images are so darling on the Little Blessings sheets! I did a little bit of hand stitching in the corners on the smaller image and then I created a little ribbon rosette. The inspirations for creating the rosettes came from my aunt Gail. She does the most beautiful and exquisite detailed work on her cards with hand sewing and bead work!! She stopped by here one day last week and was showing me a wedding card she was working on and these little ribbon roses--it was Gorgeous!! She showed me how to create the roses right on to the center of a piece of cardstock. I gave it a try and it was worked beautifully but then I got to thinking it would be great if I could make these as embellishments and I will share with you what I came up with. To start punch out a 1'' circle, then punch a hole in the center and use the hole punch to make five notches going around the circle. Next bring the thread up through the center and across to one of the notches and bring up through the center again. Repeat this until all five notches are wrapped in thread. Tape the ends to the back side. For this next step I didn't have a regular needle that I could thread the ribbon through so I used a wide eye beading needle and it worked perfectly. Bring the ribbon up through the center hole and then go under one of the thread loops and over the next one. Just repeat the over and under continuing all the way around the circle. Here is a picture once the flower is starting to take shape.Like I said you just keep repeating this until you have a look you like and then pull the ribbon through a piece of thread on the back side, trim and tape. For a finishing touch add a few tiny pearls to the center. Once the rose was finished I used a 3D Foam Square from SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES By 3L™ to adhere it to the card front. These little roses are so easy to make you could do up several of them and then you would be ready the next time you need a flower embellishment.Here is a close up look at the ribbon rose and the hand stitching. I also added a piece of trim, buttons and a few pearls.I love the image of this little girl--she's so adorable!Supplies
Crafty Secrets: Little Blessings Creative Scraps
Ink: Range Antique Linen Distress Ink
Paper: WorldWin Ivory, Spring Green
Accessories: My Mind's Eye Buttons; SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES By 3L™ 3D Foam Squares, My Stik™; Ribbon, Pearls, Trim

Please be sure to visit each of the Crafty Secrets Design Team Members. I can't wait to see what they created!!

Vicki Chrisman Team Leader
Pam Hooten
Heidi Blankenship
Linda Duke
Michele Kovack
Melissa Phillips
Flo Teixeira from France
Julie Campbell
Mary Hamer
Guest Designer Sheila Rumney
Heartwarming Vintage Blog
Crafty Secrets website

Thank you so much for stopping by today and I hope you have a wonderful day!!

Hugs & Smiles,
Heidi