I received a very special gift of five books inscribed by the author recently. The personalization was just lovely. I thought that such an outstanding gift deserved a special card of thanks made with just as much care.

Having learned a bit of embroidery on paper earlier in the year, I decided to put that knowledge to work. I designed these cards as a combination of computer design and two motifs from Erica Fortgens book:
New Ideas with Embroidery on Paper

I stitched the first card with a blue metallic floss. And though I liked the blue-on-blue effect and centered design, I decided to try something a little different with the second card.

On it, I stitched the words in a green metallic floss. Then I added the two flower motifs to the left and stitched them with two strands of cotton floss. I really like how the flowers add just a bit more sweetness to the design. I sent the second card to the author.

Stitched September 28 - 29, 2007

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