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Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Papertrey Tuesday: Stitched Stems

Hello, and welcome to a new week.  I'm getting my stamping done on this coolish cloudy day because I have some extra fun happenings coming up at the end of this week. Don't worry, I'll clue you in as the day gets closer. 


Today is my day to make something with my beautiful Papertrey products and again, I'm stamping along with the Make It Monday challenge, hosted by Michelle Leone. Her video showed us the fun technique of stitching with thread or floss along the stem for a lovely textured accent on a floral card. 

I realized that in my frenzy of purging sewing supplies, I had very few options left so gold thread was my best pick. I used it to backstitch along the center of the largest leaves, adding lines drawn along the sides with a gold Spica pen. With the same pen, I added dots to the flower centers. 




In keeping with the gold elements, I also embossed the sentiment and added gold die cut leaves. 




I'm happy to have a Mother's day card ready well in advance of the day. Now I must just manage to get it mailed on TIME, lol! 

Thanks for visiting me, I really love hearing from you! I've listed most of the supplies below. 


Be yourself
     Delight in your craft 
        Make something beautiful!




Supplies used:
Stamps: PTI - Stitching Garden and matching dies, Sentiment SU - retired
Paper: Neenah Solar White, SU - Coastal Cabana (placed inside card back)
INK: PTI - Pale Peony, Berry Sorbet, Harvest Gold, Summer Sunrise, Hawaiian Shores Versamark
Accessories: Gold embossing powder, PTI - Shape Shifters Oval 1 Die used to cut foil die cuts and die cut card front



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9 comments:

Sharyn Polesel said...

Really pretty card! I love your beautifully stitched leaves.

Susan Watanabe said...

Beautiful Mother’s Day card, Cindy! Your gold stitching and accents add the perfect touches of elegance.

Marcia Hill said...

Lovely, lovely card Cindy!! I just LOVE the gold stitching on your leaves...SO pretty! This card will definitely bring a smile to mom's face!! :0)

Silke Ledlow said...

This is such a great idea just to stitch the leaves...brilliant! Beautiful card Cindy!

Nancy Penir said...

So clever to stitch on the leaves! Beautiful card with touches of gold. Mom will love it!

Leslie Miller said...

What a wonderful idea to do the stitching! It adds an extra bit of texture and takes your card to the next level of gorgeous. Beautiful die cut oval and flowers. Love the gold. I miss making Mother's Day cards.

lainey said...

Pretty card Cindy! I like how you used gold stitching on the leaves and added the additional gold leaves to accent the card.

Kathy Mc said...

WOW, Cindy, this is gorgeous with your pops of gold and the stitched leaves! Just received that Oval Shape Shifter so appreciate the inspiration. I’m pinning this one!

Lori B said...

Love the gold thread you used for the stitching-gives a pretty sparkle! Great Mother's Day card.