At Stretch Your Stamps 2 we were shown some creative ways to use alphabet stamps. I pulled out one that I haven't used for a while (interestingly this set was bought around Christmas time last year!) and wanted to play with it.
I did some stamping and some STITCHING! Yep, stitching!
I haven't done stitching for the longest time and I think it would be nice to take a picture to capture part of the process:
The process is quite simple. I first stamped the letters from Lawn Fawn Quinn's Capital ABCs on white cardstock, then I used the Tim Holtz tool to punch holes along the stamped image. I used DMC floss to stitch on the letters using back stitching.
After making this white panel I stamped the snowflakes in grey on the grey card case. The tone on tone effect remains one of my favorites for backgrounds! I added a strip of patterned paper, and an earmuff onto the "M" to finish off the card.
This is a very special card as I have not done stitching on cards for a very long time. Will it be so special that I won't be willing to part with it when Christmas comes? We'll wait and see.
My card is linking up to the following:
Addicted to Stamps - Holiday
Kraftin Kimmie - Anything Goes
Creative Moments - Anything Goes
Stamps and fun - Christmas in Summer
Amusing Challenge - Christmas
Thanks for stopping by!
Lovely card - thanks so much for sharing at Creative Moments - good luck x
ReplyDeleteThe stitching adds such great texture and I love those earmuffs, what a great addition for a Christmas card. Thanks for playing along at ATSM this week, Anita x
ReplyDeleteMy what patience you have to do all the pricking and stitching. The muffs on the M are fun. Thanks for sharing with us at ATSM this week. :)
ReplyDeleteI love your stitching! How clever! The earmuffs are such a cute addition too. Thanks for playing at ATSM. ☺
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