Hello! Welcome back to my blog. Happy Valentine's! Today's card was created for my husband. I got the inspiration after attending an online Michael's class last week featuring Lizzy from Stitch People. The pattern I used on this project is free. I customized the people to closely match me and my husband.
Although I cross stitcher on cloth, lately, I've been enjoying stitching on paper. Most of the time, I use the Paper Smooches Cross Stitch die to poke the stitching holes on a lightweight cardstock. This pattern requires a larger area of cardstock and will require thicker floss to cover the holes. So instead of using my usual cross stitch die, I am using the Waffleflower A2 Piercing Panel die. This die creates piercings that you can poke holes thru with the use of a thin needle. Somehow, it resembles a large count Aida cloth.
Doing half stitches can be difficult when doing it on paper. A very thin needle to poke the hole in between the piercings is a must so as not to rip the paper from this poked hole to the closest piercing. Doing certain embroidery stitches can also be a challenge. I modified the stitch on the embroidery embellishment. I was hesitant to do the Lazy Daisy stich on paper. I might practice doing it in the future.
Another disadvantage on stitching on paper is that mistakes are not forgivable. Once you poke the piercing, it does not heal back like a cloth. That's why a thin needle will be best to use so that even if you made a mistake on the hole that you poked, the hole created is small enough to be noticed.
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Fabulous project! Thanks for playing along with us at the Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero challenge :)
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