Homemade Felt Cards

Confession:  Making cards stresses me out.

Don't stop reading based on that.  I love to craft.  I swear.  It's just that making cards is something that just... well, I want to be good at it.  I want to like it.  But usually, it just plain stresses me out.  I always leave glue marks.  So on Friday I realized I had 2 cards to make:  A Mother's Day card and a birthday card for my big brother.  I needed something quick and stress-free.  I've had just about as much stress as a girl can handle for a while.

I have been in a sewing mood.  Sewing relaxes me.  And I have all this felt left over from making the infamous Quiet Book.  So I decided to try my hand at sewing cards.  Here is what I came up with:

Not too shabby for my first try, eh?  I am still giddy about sewing felt right onto paper.  It's the little things in life, right?!

I wanted this to look somewhat like my own version of the Mom tattoo.  I am a sucker for red/black/white color combination.

My brother is a serious baseball nut!!  He is obsessed with all things baseball--he even has an entire room devoted to his favorite baseball team.  So the theme for his card was obvious, especially considering we gave him a coffee table book about baseball parks.

I know I still have a lot to do in the world of card-making... like add a whole bunch of embellishments.  Maybe next time, I'll add some ribbon and buttons, too.  

Baby steps people!  :)