Card - Handstitched Blossom Inchies - Red & Purple

Hand Stitched Blossom Inchies

Here is the list of supplies needed:
• Cardstock
• Rubberstamps
• Ink
• Scissors
• Stickles
• Blossoms
• Ribbon, Fibers

The same basic steps are taken for each of the cards in this batch of examples:
1. Start by picking out 3 different cardstocks that all compliment one another in a certain color family (i.e. reds, yellows, blues, etc).
2. Start each ‘inchie’ as a 1.5x1.5 inch punched square, the 2nd layer will be a smaller torn square or rectangular piece, and the top layer will be a 1x1 inch punched square.
3. Ink all the edges with complimentary ink color.
4. Adhere the 3 cardstocks together, laying them in different angles, tilting them to the left and right.
5. Adhere a small matching blossom to the stack of inchies. [optional: If you choose not to use a blossom at this point, you can rubberstamp an image, add a button, bead, or whatever you like at this point instead.]
6. Poke a hole through the center of the blossom and all 3 pieces of cardstock. Stitch the blossom on going around all the cardstock layers and through the center of the flower, at about 7 times.
7. Using stickles in complimentary colors – embellish the inches. Let dry.
8. Adhere inchies to the cards and finish embellishing the cards as shown.

RED card
Cut a piece of red patterned cardstock (Club Scrap) 8.5in x 5.5in. Fold in half. Ink edges. Create 2 small sets of inchies and 1 larger inchies as described above using stamped images (Circle swirly – ClubScrap; “open your arms” ClubScrap; small “I love you” cut-out – ClubScrap). Adhere to the card front. Attach a larger red blossom with a envelope enclosure snap eyelet. Do final embellishing with red stickles. Let dry. Finished card measures 4.25in x 5.5in.

PURPLE card
Cut a piece of purple textured/patterned cardstock (ClubScrap) 8.5in x 5.5in. Fold in half. Ink edges. Create 3 sets of inchies as described above using stamped images (“Fresh from the garden” image – ClubScrap; “Hibiscus” image – ClubScrap) in black ink & gold floss. Adhere to the card front. Attach large purple blossom with a button center.. Do final embellishing with purple stickles. Let dry. Finished card measures 4.25in x 5.5in.