Lucky in Love

Hello friends! Today I have a fun, hand-sewing tutorial with you. The sentiment I used was inspired by this week's Kraft Journal "Luck o' the Irish" challenge!

I found a tutorial on another blog I follow last week and thought it would be fun to share. I used punched hearts instead of hand cut hearts because it was quicker for me. I have a hard enough time hand-sewing, I needed to leave extra time for that part! :)
I glued some cotton down on one of the hearts, made a "sandwich" and then stitched the hearts together creating a bit of puffiness. I think they could have been more puffy but you get the idea.
After stitching the hearts together, I added some hemp cord strings to make them look like little balloons, stamped a sentiment, and cut a panel of patterned paper to cover part of the postcard tag.
I tied the balloon strings together with some baker's twine and adhered the hearts to the tag.
When you buy ribbon on a card like this gorgeous seam binding, you may want to straighten it out to get a smoother look on your projects. Have you ever seen someone in a dress shirt that just came out of the package? Yep, kinda like that and so easy to fix! I got a great deal on this ribbon iron but I've heard a curling iron gives the same results and chances are good you have one in the house!
Here is a photo of the finished tag complete with ironed ribbon!

Thanks for stopping by today but don't forget to stop by again later today because I have some news I've been dying to share for far too long! Oh, and since I can spill the beans on this one - I'll also be having a giveaway!! :)

Supplies: Postcard Tag/Baker's Twine/Hemp Cord - The Kraft Outlet, DP - Once Upon a Springtime (G45), Seam Binding (7 Gypsies), Embroidery Floss (Michael's), Stamps/Cardstock/Twine (PTI), Ink - Garden Green (SU!)