365 Card Challenge Day 3

Lots of crafting went on today!
For Day 3 365 Cards challenged us to use string art to make a card. I must say - this one was daunting but SO exciting! I've always enjoyed cross stitching, but don't do it often (don't want my cat or daughter getting a hold of the needles!).  So I explored the web a bit and found some cute patterns; this is what I came up with:

The first was originally a pattern for a breast cancer ribbon. But to me it looked perfect for an Any Hero card for Operation Write Home.  The stamped image is from Stampin' Up - their jumbo wheel stamp titled Hero.  It was embossed using buttercup (Thanks to my sister-in-law Amanda!).

The 2nd card I used string art for the flower and the leaf.  Originally it was a bouquet style pattern with 4 flowers and 2 leaves, but I was running low on the beads I wanted to use so I cut it down some.  The stamps used are both from Stampin' Up.  I used the Medallion stamp.  I simply embossed it using clear powder to give the purple paper some pop.  The sentiment is from Stampin' Up's curvy verses set.  It says: Two Simple words that come with so much gratitude...thank you.  When I colored it with the pink I really wasn't sure about how it was going to turn out - but love how it all came together in the end.

I will definitely be using this technique more.  Thanks for challenging me 365!