String Art Using A Cross Stitching Die

Hello! Happy Father's Day to my husband, Amang & Papa! Happy Father's Day to all dads. This day is for you and all about you. 

I created this slimline card using The Stamp Market Stitched Alphabet Die. To be able to estimate the spacing of the letters, I traced the die on scrap paper. I cut this out following the traced lines and used these letters to plan the layout of the letters. I temporarily taped these letters to the slimline cut panel using a non-tacky tape. I positioned the letter die over the template, taped it before carefully pulling out the template. I ran each letter one at a time through my die cut machine. 

These dies only poke the holes to stitch on. It does not die cut the letter itself. 

After all the holes of each letter were die cut, I started stitching. Instead of doing a cross stitch, I did a criss-cross pattern from one edge of the letter to the opposite edge. I did this until the whole letter is filled with stitching, covering the holes in the center of the letter. 

I used a metallic red floss to do a running stitch on the outline of the letters.

I die cut the words love you on a white parchment paper and a red mirror cardstock. The die is from Trinity Stamps Frame And Fold die set. I adhered the mirror sentiment die cut to the back of the parchment sentiment die cut, slightly off setting it to create a shadow. 

From the same die set, I used the stitched hearts die. This die does not cut the heart out. It only creates a stitched heart impression once ran through the die cut machine. 

I adhered the love you sentiment next. I trimmed off an eighth of an inch off the sides. I adhered this panel to a white top folding wide slimline note card.

Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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