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Monday, April 23, 2018

A Little Cross Stitch

Back in the dark ages I did a fair amount of cross-stitch.  I loved the shading available with all of the floss colors, but I did not like how expensive it was to frame a piece.  Eventually the close work got to be hard on my eyes, and so I put away all my materials and moved on to other things.

But seeing the merging of cross-stitching and card making makes me happy, so when I unearthed some 14-count perforated papers in my closet, I thought I'd have a go.  I found this pattern through a My Favorite Things printable patterns.


supplies: purple, beige, and black card, ecru perforated paper, DMC floss in 3 periwinkles/ 2 greens, 3 strands, Taylored Expressions Garden Party embossing folder, sentiment from Simon's Happy, Memory box Pinpoint Rectangle dies

It took me a good 4 hours to stitch this tiny little piece, but it was time enjoyably spent!  If you google cross-stitch cards, you'll be able to find lots of small-scale patterns that will work on a card.  And I see that you can still buy perforated paper, or you could get yourself one of those dies - Paper Smooches, My Favorite Things, and Altenew all have their own versions.  See some HERE.

Thanks for stopping by - hope you have a great week!
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8 comments:

  1. BettyApril 23, 2018 at 10:43 AM

    so sweet and love the colors you chose.

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  2. Steph MitchellApril 23, 2018 at 10:50 AM

    Gorgeous!!
    I once bought a cross-stitch that was supposedly a weekend project. Obviously they didn't have a family to care for, didn't sleep or do anything else from Fri evening to Mon morning!! It took me a lot longer than that but was worth it.

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  3. Heidi MyLittleStampingBlogApril 23, 2018 at 8:43 PM

    Very cool combo of two crafts! I liked cross stitch, but had no patience for it once I made an error. I am much better at recycling paper that I messed up stamping than ripping out stitches!

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  4. kiwimeskreationsApril 24, 2018 at 4:02 AM

    This is beautiful Lin - love the way you have so subtly shaded it - and yes I can believe that it took you four hours to stitch - cross stitch is not a fast stitch to do!
    Blessings
    Maxine

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  5. newbie85April 24, 2018 at 7:01 AM

    Very pretty card and I love the color you used. But I can't do anything with thread. We don't get along at all!!!! Using card stock. stamps and die is more up my alley!! Love the EF! Could you tell me what it is?

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    1. LinApril 24, 2018 at 7:49 AM

      Thank you, Donna. If you read just under the picture of my card you'll see that I list all of my supplies there. The embossing folder is called Garden Party, by Taylored Expressions.

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  6. Cat CraigApril 25, 2018 at 3:07 PM

    Beautifully stitched Lin.

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  7. DariaSeptember 30, 2020 at 11:36 PM

    So pretty. That embossing folder makes a nice frame for your stitched flowers. TFS.

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Thank you so much for your kind comments - they make my day!