GASP!!!! I did it!!

Oh my gosh ~~~~ I sewed!!! For real!!! Not faux!!! It's not only amazing that I actually SEWED on a card, but that I was able to take off the spool of thread that was on the machine, & put another spool on ALL BY MYSELF!!! As I said, my friend bought this machine at a rummage sale ~~ so no instructions. I did take a picture with my digital camera, just in case. I'd hate to have to call my friend to come over & put a new spool of thread on for me, lol. But I didn't even need the picture. Probably because I very speedily whipped the old spool off, & put the new one on before I forgot how it went on, lol.


So here is another of the Magnolias I purchased. She's mine ~~ all mine!!! I actually bought this paper about a month ago at my LSS, knowing full well I would eventually break down & get Cherry Tilda. I may have sewn on this card, but I didn't say it was perfect so please don't look too closely, lol!! In fact, I should probably have made this photo un-clickable. I need to work on the corners. And what do you do with the very last corner, when you're done? The colored thread ends up on top. I threaded it through another needle & pulled it through, then tied it off. Is there another, more obvious & easy way?? Anyway, back to the card. So the paper is from Graphic 45. I used Riding Hood Red, used my Nesties to cut the circles, cut Tilda out & sat her on some Riding Hood Red ribbon. Easy peasy. Except for the sewing. LOL. This card will, of course, go to my wonderful friend Laura who not only loaned me her machine but sat patiently with me showing me how to use it until I felt comfortable. I've known her for 20 years ~~ wow! I've gotten so obsessed with selling my cards on Ebay & making money, that I've forgotten how fun it is just to make a card to send to a good friend.

Hope you have a wonderful Tuesday!!