Fun Sewing Themed Card using Handmade Paper

Hello, everyone!
It's Nancy here with a fun new card, created with some great handmade paper.
Can you tell what I used to create my paper this time? Does my card theme give you a hint?

Materials Used:

Arnold Grummer's PAPERMILL Complete Papermaking Kit; 

Blender;

Sewing Pattern Tissue;

Stampendous - Build a Wreath Die Set - Generously provided by Stampendous

Black Cardstock;

Sewing Themed Stamps from Stampin' Up and Close to My Heart;

Memento - Tuxedo Black Ink;

Piercing Tool and Mat;

Sewing Needle;

DMC - Black Embroidery Floss;

Small Piece of Black Ribbon.

How I did it:

As you've probably guessed, I created my paper using sewing pattern tissue. It makes a wonderful handmade paper, with a completely different texture than the other papers I have made. It has a smoother finish, and a crisper texture. 

I used a metal ruler to tear the paper down to a rectangle, sized to fit inside an A2 size card front. It left a lovely soft edge. Then I ran it through my Big Shot to smooth it out.

Using some dies from the Stampendous - Build A Wreath Cutting Die Set, I cut a circle from my handmade paper, and a scalloped circle from black cardstock.

Using a piercing tool and mat, I pierced holes evenly around the handmade paper die-cut circle and the handmade paper rectangle.

I then hand-stitched a running stitch around each of these pieces, using two strands of black embroidery floss. 

I then adhered the circle to the black scalloped circle, and the rectangle to the black A2 card base. I did some stamping on the pieces, as shown in the photo. Then I adhered the circle/scallop to the center of the card using foam tape. 

As sewing is one of my favorite things, I had this punched sewing pattern flower in my stash. I punched out some black leaves to place behind it, and adhered it in place.

The texture of this paper is really wonderful for stamping! Look at the nice crisp images:

Finally, I added a small ribbon bow to the top of the circle/scallop piece. Then my card was finished!

Thanks so much for stopping in today! I hope you enjoyed my sewing themed handmade paper card!

I'll be back with another project idea soon!

Nancy Nickel

The Nickel Nook