All is calm, all is bright... / Real Stitching

Hello everyone!

New Saturday and new challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown. This week we are asking you for

Real Stitching

Long before I discovered stamping, I made lots of embroidered cards. So I had plenty of suitable stuff to make a card with real stitches or even embroidery. 

I used design paper as a background. I pricked the holes for the snowflake and then embroidered the design with thin gold thread. Attached a double bow of white organza ribbon and a added white stripe with a gold embossed sentiment to the bottom edge. The gold borders were an integral part of the card. Hope you like it.

Have Fun with stitching!

Linked up with:

My Time to Craft Christmas - Things beginning with "S"

ABC Christmas Challenge - A & B are for: 'A' is for "Anything Christmas" & 'B' is for "Baubles"

Double D Challenges - Blue & White (option -WINTER)

Crafty Chicks - All Occasions

  

Stamps: Sentiment (Stampin'Up);

Inks: Versamark

Gold embossing powder, ribbon, design paper, gold thread

Embroidered sieve.

Hello everyone.
Today I'd like you to show something unusual from me ^^
....but first, I am happy to welcome my new follower June Macfarlane (sorry, no blog found)

I saw some embroidered sieves on Pinterest and I wanted to make one - just to see.

Because the thing is vaulted, you can not as easily work the back, as with an embroidery hoop, each end of embroidery thread should be immediately hidden by the following, otherwise it is not possible!   .....or you must end your work with many knots --- not very clean!

This little thing cost me a lot of nerves, but when it was finished, I was really happy with the result!

Here is a closer view (please click to enlarge)

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I hope you did like this somewhat unusual thing.

Very simple card, eh!

.... BUT, if you pull the tab, colorful blooms come to light!

The blue pattern are stamped with Stazon on acetate and attached to the colorful paper, by using the tab.

This tutorial shows very well how such a card is made.

Bye for now....

Stamps: Stampin'Up, WOJ, 

Inks: Stazon, Stampin'Up

Dies: Stampin'Up, Memory Box,

Punch: Stampin'Up

Acetat, patterned paper, foam pads