The Friday Mashup! FM#23 I'm itching to be Stitching!

FM#23 I'm itching to be Stitching!

Hi and welcome to the Friday Mashup! This is Heidi here, and I'm pretty excited to be hosting my first challenge! My daughter started school this week, so I thought a back-to-school theme would be fun.
If you don't have a family member going back to school, I'm sure you have an opinion on the back-to-school hustle and bustle (yay, the crowds are finally out of the stores at 10 am... or this dang school bus is making me late for work...). ;)

Along with the back-to-school theme, I've added the additional challenge of stitching. I'm a fiend with my sewing machine, on paper that is, but feel free to use a paper piercer and a marker or gel pen for some faux stitching instead.

So, here's the "Mashup!" challenge:
1. Create a project with "Stitching or Faux Stitching".
2. Or Create a project for "Back To School or a Teacher Gift".
3. Or "Mash it Up!" and create a "Back To School Project with Stitching"!
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Decided to try making a Patchwork Apple for the card.
Had no way to 'stitch' so it's all hand drawn sharpie. :O)

Flat cardstocks, stamps and inks are Stampin' Up!
Paper is unknown from a 4" X 4" mini-kit.
Textured cardstock for apple is Bazzill.
Star Bling for the $ store.
Stitching and lettering are Sharpie.

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