Hello! Welcome back to my blog. Today's cross stitch pattern is from Cross Stitch Floral Dreams by Durene Jones.
I die cut a light pink cardstock using the Ellen Hutson A2 Piercing Plate 2. The die adds piercing holes to the paper for cross stitching. There are 53 squares x 64 squares which equals to a 12 count Aida cloth. These numbers guide in choosing the pattern that I will cross stitch on the panel.
If the cross stitch pattern is too large, you can do a Spotlight Stitching in which you choose an area of the pattern that you like to stitch. The pattern I used is smaller than the panel. I don't have the recommended colors for the pattern. I substitute the DMC colors that I don't have with what I have in my stash. I use the DMC conversion chart in thread-bare.com to help me in substituting colors.
I revised the outlines of the pattern. Some of the outlines require stitching on the middle of two holes. With paper stitching, you can only stitch on the poked holes. Stitching in between the holes might tear the paper especially with how small the count on this panel.
Once I was done with the stitching, I framed the panel using The Stamp Market Scalloped Frame die. This die set comes with all the necessary dies to create a picture frame. I die cut the frame twice using a heavy weight kraft cardstock. I adhered the frames on top of each other to add depth. I die cut the stitched panel and another kraft cardstock using the oval scalloped die I adhered the kraft cardstock to the back of the stitched panel. The scallop only goes one way, so if it does not match, rotate the frame 180 degrees. Same with the solid scallop die cut, you cannot flip it to use the back of the die cut. The scallops will not match.
The set comes with the easel die to make this frame stand. I die cut the easel on the same kraft cardstock I used for the scallop frame. Adhering the easel can be challenging. I usually tape the flap to the back first and check if the frame will stand before gluing it.
I hope you like today's project. Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!
Maria Giselle B.
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Oh my, this is fabulous! I had no idea that there was a die cut to enable crossstitching on paper. Your flower is lovely.
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Larelyn (CIU owner)
That is so gorgeous!! The die you used is so cool.
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Leslie