Hello and welcome. I hope you’re having a good day.
I’m delighted to be joining the lovely design team over at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown again this week, for a wonderful challenge to use real stitching on a card…
I started with this beautiful background paper by the Lovely Studio, adhered it to a piece of card and stitched around the edge in a straight line – well, as best I could – but it’s handmade, right?
Next, I stitched two rows of stitching around the edge of a base card, freehand, using the longest stitch possible on my sewing machine.
I popped up the centre panel, added a stamped sentiment, and a few sequins to finish.
I hope you’ve been inspired to join in the super challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown. We would love to see your beautiful cards.
We have a mixed-media technique challenge this week at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown. I was really excited to attempt this challenge, and delighted to be able to use some products I bought a long time ago, but have never used before!
I added tumbled glass distress ink to a piece of watercolour paper using the same technique as another card here.
Once dry, I added texture paste through a stencil, just here and there – I didn’t want to cover the whole area.
Raiding my scraps box, I tore some dsp for interest; punched the edge of a piece of card which I’d splashed with gold paint, using an eyelet border punch; and added a scrap of lace leftover from when I made wedding invitations and here – told you I’ve had some of these things a long time!
I’m so happy that I finally found a use for this red poinsettia I made ages ago too! I love the contrast of colours – the red really pops against the blue background.
And whilst I had all my crafting supplies out, I decided to make another card … I was obviously having too much fun!
This time I covered the whole watercolour paper with the texture paste – I think I prefer the patchy look of the first card better …
The dsp in the background I’ve had since I started paper crafting – it was one of my very first purchases, but I was reluctant to cut into it – it was too pretty! Now it’s fulfilled its destiny … love the glittery snowflakes.
Delving again into my stash collection of bits and bobs, I used simply pressed paper clay by Stampin’ Up to make a decorative strip. It’s really fun stuff to use, and once dry, is lightweight and robust enough to add to a card. The little wooden, glittered snowflake was also one of my very first purchases – I just didn’t know what to use it for … until now!
I used gilding flakes for the greeting and added die cuts by Sizzix.
I hope you like my cards this week – I really enjoyed making them. I’ll definitely be attempting more mixed media cards, and we do hope you’ll pop over to 52 Christmas Card Throwdown and join this fab challenge.
Lily-by-Gilly 