Framed Stitched Flower

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. It is the first of July, can you believe it? This means it is time for a new challenge at Incy Wincy Designs. The challenge theme/s is/are Round/Circles and/or Handdrawn/Sewing My project is using the circle and sewing themes. I hope you like it.

If you have been following me, you know that sewing is my jam! I used an Ellen Hutson die to poke stitching holes on a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" white cardstock. The pattern is from a cross stitching book that I borrowed from the library. My mistake is that I photo copied the pattern and forgot to write the title of the book on the paper. I will add the title of the book here once I have the book that includes this pattern. 

I have a lot of DMC embroidery floss that I've inherited from my late mom. I prefer not to buy anymore embroidery floss. Thankfully, there is a free online conversion chart that I use to substitute a color if I don't have the embroidery floss color in my stash. 

I used 2 strands of floss for stitching since the count of the stitching holes created by the die is small. I also used a thin needle so I will not rip the paper as I stitched on it.

I created a frame using two circle dies. I die cut a heavy weight kraft cardstock. I embossed this circle frame with an embossing folder with a woodgrain pattern. I adhered this frame on the cross stitched panel. I trimmed off the excess. 

I backed this framed panel with another circle kraft cardstock cut with the larger circle die. For the easel, I die cut the same kraft cardstock using a die from The Stamp Market. 

I hope you like today's project, and that you join us in this month's challenge.

Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.