No, I haven't changed my hobby. I'm still a paper crafter. But when I saw the Knit Together background stamp and the Sweater Knit dies, I knew I would start "knitting".
My mom was a fabulous knitter. She could knit anything - sweaters, socks, scarves, mittens, etc. And she was fast! She would turn out near-perfect fisherman-knit sweaters in no time. I say "near perfect" because she always knit in a "mistake" on purpose. She would add an extra cable stitch, or change a "knit" to a "purl", always unobtrusive, but always clear to her--she would make sure she could identify her work.
Here is a sweater she knit for my son when he was 2 years old, way back in the early 1980's:
But I don't knit. I know how, but I am not fast, and don't enjoy it. Until...
O.M.G.! How much fun did I have making a paper sweater?
The Knit Together stamp was inked with Real Red ink and stamped on Real Red cardstock, and then I used the Sweater Knit dies to create the pattern. So fun!
In fact, I couldn't stop:
Those reindeer! And the snowflakes? Cuteness overload!
But wait! There's more:
In the spirit of my mom's sweater for little Evan, I inserted some of the trees left from the first card into the spaces on this one...
LOVE!
And then I needed a birthday card...I thought for a moment about another sweater card, but didn't want it to look like Christmas. And then this happened:
Is that not the PERFECT man card? And the greeting? I masked the words "for a Merry Christmas" on the stamp from Best Year, and just got the "Warm Wishes"...just right for a birthday card.
So what do you think:
A lovely sweater collection? I think so!
2 comments:
I didn't even consider this set. Now I will have to get it in my next order. Your cards are stunning.
Thanks so much, Ceresa! Once I started, I couldn't stop! :)
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