These are beautiful and I sure hope the receiver treasures and keeps these. I've made cards before for Christmas with all the hard work and know they've gotten thrown away. Needless to say I don't do this anymore. Did the same with toilet paper in a beautiful Script font and thought my sister would keep it---no guess the need of a roll was more important instead of stocking up if you're out or running out. So, I don't stitch for her anymore either.
Do you actually stitch these on to cardstock, or do you stitch them onto fabric and then attach to cardstock? If you stitch on to cardstock, what weight do you use? I've seen stitched cards before, and my brain says that they should be shredded pieces of paper. :) Great job you did! They are beautiful!