Cross Stitch ATC's 0 and 9

This is the first time I have ever made cross stitched ATC's. These ones are part of a number series, so I thought they would be simple enough to try. Nope. It was hard to find charts with special stitched numbers on them. So, I dealt with the basic ones and went from there. When I was done stitching them, the hardest part was to decide how I wanted to place them on the cardboard and decorate. They turned out good, but wish they were better though. As the number series goes on, I'll try different techniques and see if those would work out better. We'll see. So here they are... Introducing numbers 0 and 9.

Title: Cross Stitch ATC #9
Date: September 29, 2015
Swap: BCS: Number Series 0 & 9 ATC
Charts:
Number 9: Cross Stitch & Country Crafts Magazine: Sample Issue (pg. 5)
Hearts: The Cross Stitch Nursery #3554 (pg. 11)

The chart for the #0 does not exist. I eyeballed a chart from The Cross Stitch Collection magazine and went from there. It's not exactly the same, so it's my own design. I started out with the outline and filled it in (which I have never done before). This one was fun.

Title: Cross Stitch ATC #0
Date: September 29, 2015
Swap: BCS: Number Series 0 & 9 ATC
Chart Inspired By:
Stitch Collection: September 2011; Issue 200

Don't forget to check back next month

for numbers 1 and 8 in the series.