Paper Stitching Projects

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. If you follow me, you know how much I am into paper stitching. I used to cross stitch on Aida cloth. Now, I am doing it on paper, which makes me very happy. 

Pattern source: a book from the library

Piercing die: Crafty Meraki

# of Strands: 4

Comment: I would like to try using six strands of embroidery floss on this pattern to see if there is any difference in the end look.

Pattern source: waffleflower.com

Piercing die: Ellen Hutson

# of Strands: 2

Comment: I was trying to extend the green leaf on the top right of the pattern based to make the panel larger. If I decide to work on this leaf, I have to look for the exact embroidery floss I used on this pattern. If I don't find it, I can scale down on the size of the panel. 

Pattern source: Cross-Stitch Mandalas by Isabelle Haccourt Vautier

Piercing die: Ellen Hutson

# of Strands: 2

Comment: The pattern is larger than my panel of 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". I did spotlight stitching, starting at the center of the pattern and moving out toward the end of the pierced panel.

Pattern source: a book from the library

Piercing die: Ellen Hutson

# of Strands: 2

Comment: I love how I was able to stitch the whole design using a higher count piercing die. 

Pattern source: Cross-Stitch Mandalas by Isabelle Haccourt Vautier

Piercing die: Ellen Hutson

# of Strands: 2

Pattern source: StitchableCards.com FB post

Piercing die: Crafty Meraki

# of Strands: 6

Comment: Working on 6 strands can be tricky. I had to make sure that I give the strands the right amount of tension so no strand is loose. If it did come loose, I pull the strand on the back and tape it to hold the thread down. It was recommended to undo the strands before stitching it to give it a bit of fluff. I could see the difference this makes to a stitched piece but I also wonder how the end piece will look if I don't do this step. 

I apologize to the creators of the patterns which source I was not able to mention. Once I find the books where I got the patterns, I will update the sources on this post. 

I prefer the smaller scaled piercing using 2 strands since I can stitch a larger pattern. The setback is my blurry vision. I use a We R Memory Keepers Magnifying Glasses to help me out. I also take a photo of the pattern that I am stitching using my phone. I am able to zoom the pattern while working on it. I should really consider using my IPad for this purpose.

Thank you for visiting my blog. I hope you like today's project filled post. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

Shaker, Wobbler Birthday Card, a Remake

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. A new month means a new challenge at Stick It Down Scrapbook and Card Making Challenge in FB. There are several opportunities to join with three sketches to choose from.

My Favorite Things just said its goodbye to its crafting era. I am saddened to see another great crafting company close its doors. I remember my first MFT product, which I still have, believe it or not. I also remember where I bought it, a brick and mortar store here in St. Louis, which sadly closed a long time ago. I also remember joining the MFT blog challenges, winning once last November 2021. Lots of great memories. It just shows how anything is vulnerable to the changing times. I want to thank Kim, MFT's owner, for all the great things she has brought to me in the crafting world. I wish her well and maybe I will cross paths with her again in the future.

This card is a tribute to MFT using MFT products from my card stash.

This is also a remake of a card I created a long time ago. I had a bit of technical malfunction with the shaker feature of that card. I really wanted a seamless shaker card at that time but I was not able to contain the shaker beads. With the developments and improvements in crafting, I was able to figure out how to fix this problem. 

I stamped the images on watercolor paper using Tim Holtz Antique Linen Distress ink so I can do a no line coloring. I used the Misti Stamping Tool to stamp the images. With the texture of the watercolor paper, I needed to re-stamp the images. The stamping tool was a big help on this part.

I stamped five images from the MFT stamp set to follow the number of balloons on the sketch. 

I colored the images using a newly acquired Kuretake Gansai Tambi Watercolors Noveau Set of 24. I already have the set of 36 colors and also own several single watercolor pans. I love this watercolor brand! The new set offers muted colors which is a great addition to the 36 color set. 

After  I watercolored the images, I fussy cut the images leaving a narrow border around it.

I used pattern papers from Doodlebug to complete my scene. I trimmed the green checkered paper at 4 1/4" x 5 1/2".  I traced the wavy road die on this panel. I cut the panel on the traced lines and erased the pencil lines.

I die cut the wavy road die on a pebbled patterned paper. Using the split panel as guide, I positioned the wavy road die cut on a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" light weight paper. I lightly traced this with a pencil. I colored this traced road with a black marker. This black coloring will show through the wavy road die cut.

I adhered the wavy road die cut to the white cardstock panel using the traced lines as guide. I erased the pencil lines. I lined the wavy road die cut with a double adhesive tape. I wrapped this panel with a left-over plastic film packaging leaving one of the ends open. The double adhesive tape served as a trap to keep the shaker elements. I poured seed beads on this wavy road pocket. It was a bit tough with the narrow opening that's why I chose a very small shaker element, seed beads. I closed the bottom flap to seal the shaker. Now I have a seamless shaker. This is the upgraded step of my previous card. 

I stamped the sentiment on the larger green checkered paper piece. I treated this first with an anti-static tool. I stamped the sentiment using a red dye ink then stamped it using Versamark ink so I can heat emboss it with clear embossing powder. I used the Misti Stamping Tool for this purpose.

I adhered the checkered paper to the wrapped panel using liquid adhesive. I set this aside to dry.

I adhered one of the bear images on the road portion of the panel using a mini wobbler. I adhered the other bear image and the larger tree with foam adhesive. I adhered the other tree and the stop sign image with liquid glue. I used a portion of the negative die cut to ground the car.

I inked the edges of the green checkered panel to mute down the brightness.

This is the old version of this card having the same shaker and wobbler elements (https://ienjoywhatido.blogspot.com/2016/02/masculine-interactive-birthday-card.html). 

Below is a short video showing the interactive elements of this card. It is scheduled to go live later at 4pm CST (My 13 year old posted it that way.) I hope you come back to see it.

I hope you join this month's Stick It Down Challenge. We can't wait to see your take on this month's sketches. 

Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

I shared this project at

Challenge #346 #55

Multi-colored Ink Stamping, a Blank Page Muse Post

 

Hello! I am at the Blank Page Muse Blog with this card. The DT is celebrating Christmas in July. I hope you are enjoying the DT's projects. 

The stamps I used on this card are:

• License Plate Vintage Style Alphabet Rubber Stamp
  
• Beyond the Border Christmas Set 1 Clear Stamp
  

Please visit the BPM blog for details on how I created this card. 

Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

I shared this project at

Craft & Connect Blog #8

Christmas in July 4 Kids

Card Made Less Than 30 Minutes ~ A Blank Page Muse Post

Hello! I am at the Blank Page Muse blog with this card. I created a one layer, CAS card which is very unusual for me since I usually add layers to my card. 

I used the ink smooshing with an acetate technique on this card. 

The stamps I used on this card are from Blank Page Muse Country Vintage Christmas Rubber Art Stamps Sheet. 

Please visit the BPM blog for card details. You might be amazed to find out that this card is very easy to replicate and mass produce. 

Thank you! Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

I shared this project at

Craft & Connect Challenge Blog #7

Weeks #708-709~Anything Goes

Christmas in July 4 Kids

Double Page Art Journal Spread

Hello! I am back at the Blank Page Muse Blog with another art journal page. I hope you like this double page spread.

Please visit the BPM blog for details on how I created this.

Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

I shared this project at

Polkadoodles Cardmaking & Craft Challenge #108

Sketch Inspired Birthday Card

 

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. This is my first post as a card design team member of Stick It Down Scrapbook and Card Making Challenge in FB. There are three sketches to choose from so lots of oppotunities to join. 

I love it that I was able to use my edge punchers for this card sketch. Despite the emergence of cutting dies, I am still holding on to my punchers especially the Martha Stewart ones which is the edge punch I used on this card. I punched several green cardstocks from my stash. 

 

I also punched an orange cardstock to which I adhered four of the doily edgers. The contrast of the orange shows through the holes of the doilies.

The card panel is split into yellow and orange cardstocks. The top half is orange which I added details with a quilted stitched pattern die and green ink splatters. 

For the bottom half, the yellow panel, I adhered the layered doily to this. I also adhered the sentiment to this panel, above the doily layers. I created the sentiment by die cutting the word birthday from the Simon Says Stamp Happy Birthday wafer dies, and the word Happy from an Altenew Essential Sentiment Strips 3D dies. I die cut three pieces of each and stacked them for dimension.

I zhuzhed the doilies to add more depth to the card panel. 

I hope you like today's card. Please join this month's sketch challenge, if you can. We would love to see your take on this month's sketches.

Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

I sharted this project at

Simon Says: Anything Goes #177

Giveaway Winner-Three Cards Using the Same Die

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. I have a winner! I had three commenters for the post 😔 but only one gave a feedback to which card is her favorite. The other two are commenters from a challenge blog that I join. 

Without further ado, the winner is TerryM. Thank you for playing! #2 card was a family favorite, too.

Please email me (gmbatan@gmail.com) by July 7, 4pm CST to claim your prize. Please put "Giveaway Winner" in the subject. Include in your email which prize option you choose. Here is a link to the original giveaway post if you want to review the prize options: https://ienjoywhatido.blogspot.com/2025/06/three-cards-using-same-die-and-giveaway.html.

If the prize is not claimed, there's is no NIL winner. 

Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

Paper Stitching

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. I have another stitched project today. Thanks to Stitchable Cards FB for the free stitching pattern. This is just one of my paper stitching projects. Please search paper stitching in the search tab to see my other stitched projects if you are interested. 

My stitched project is a smaller scale of the pattern since I used a different stitching panel. The stitching die I used is from Ellen Hutson. A lot of strain to the eyes in making this one but I think it is worth it. 

I don't have all of the recommended DMC floss colors for the pattern. I substituted the missing colors using thread-bare.com. I was not a fan of the orange substitute but after adding the backstitch, I think it looks alright.

I usually use The Stamp Market Embroidery Hoops die for my stitched projects but I cut the stitched panel smaller than the embroidery hoop die. So I created an embroidery hoop by creating a circle frame using two circle nesting dies. I partially die cut The Stamp Market embroidery hoop to cut the portion where the screw fits in. I die cut two pieces of this. I adhered one piece to the back of the circle frame and saved the other piece for the back portion of the embroidery hoop.

I die cut the stitched panel and another cardstock using the larger circle die I used to cut the frame. I adhered the circle die cut to the back of the stitched panel.

I die cut the screw on a mirror cardstock. I die cut two pieces and adhered this together with the mirror side facing out. Layering adds depth and stability to this tiny screw die cut. 

I adhered the embroidery hoop frame to the stitched panel making sure that the screwing portions are aligned with each other.

Now, I have an especially made ephemera that I can add to any layout. 

Thank you for visiting my blog. I hope you like today's stitched project. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

I shared this project at

June 2025 Challenge #77 ~ Anything Goes #155

 

CAS Rainbow Color Block ~ A Blank Page Muse Post

 

Hello! I am at the Blank Page Muse blog with this card. We are wrapping up this month's theme of using the products from a stamp bundle chosen by Kim, BPM owner. I hope you have cruised through the other DT member's work and enjoyed the variation in creativity. 

For this project, I used the following BPM products:

• Texture Wet Cement Red Rubber Stamp
  
• Etched Stone Flower Art Rubber Stamp
  
• Fern Art Rubber Stamp
  

Please visit the BPM blog for details on how I created this card panel.

Thank you. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

Rainbow Greeting Card

 

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. Today's card was inspired by this month's Pink Fresh Studio's Blog Challenge Rainbow Reverie. 

I used the colors of the rainbow to color the frames. I used the PFS Decorative Frames Press Plate and Die for the background. I did the letter press first by inking the press plate with a black dye ink and using the Spellbinders Betterpress System and cardstock. I have not letterpressed for a while so I had a couple of rejects before coming up with this one. 

Using the coordinating die, I die cut the frames. I used a metal shim in cutting the frames since the Betterpress cardstock is thicker than the regular cardstock. 

I blended Tim Holtz Distress inks on the frames. I blend the colors where it overlaps. The colors I used are Candied Apple, Carved Pumpkin, Squeezed Lemonade, Blueprint Sketch, Mowed Lawn and Seedless Preserves. I used the reject scraps to layer behind the blended frames to add depth. 

I adhered these frames to a scrap white cardstock cut at 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". I trimmed this panel to fourths to so I can rotate it and create a different pattern. 

I stamped the flower from the PFS Lovely Blooms stamp set on vellum using Versafine Onyx Black ink. I poured black metallic embossing folder to this and heat set it. I die cut the flower using the coordinating die. I used vellum for a softer look. I colored the floral bunch using the coordinating stencil. I used the same ink colors I used on the frames.

I stamped the sentiment on vellum also. The sentiment is from PFS Humbled & Grateful stamp set. I stamped this using Versafine Onyx Black ink and heat embossed it with black embossing powder. I die cut the sentiment using the coordinating die. I love sentiments with coordinating dies since it saves me time from fussy cutting it. 

I die cut extras on white and black cardstocks. I adhered the vellum piece to the white cardstock. I used a sticker maker to add adhesive to the back of the vellum. I adhered this to the black die cuts slightly off setting it for a shadow look. 

I adhered this to the panel where the frames meet.

I hope you like today's card. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

I shared this project at

Pinkfresh Studio Blog Challenge

Craft and Connect Challenge Blog

Anything Goes ~ Weeks #704-#705

4th of July Inspired Birthday Card

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. I created a card inspired by the birthday of America which is celebrated every 4th of July. The Kat Scrappiness products I used are linked below. 

I die cut the banner on red and blue cardstocks. I die cut 2 pieces of the banner on blue cardstock. The die I used is from the KS Nesting Fishtail Banner dies.

Here comes the tedious part. I die cut a lot of stars on white cardstock. The star die is from the same banner die I used for the banners. I used the second to the smallest star die in the set.

I die cut the strips on white cardstock using the KS Stitched Slimline Strips dies. I used the second to the thinnest strip die.

I adhered the white strips to the red banner vertically to create stripes. I adhered the white star die cuts to the blue banners. 

For the sentiment, I die cut the sentiment on red, white and blue cardstocks. I was not sure which of these colors will work well with the design. I adhered these sentiment die cuts on top of each other with the red die cut on top. The die I used is from the KS Happy Birthday Shadow Sentiment Craft die.

I trimmed a patterned paper at 5 1/2" x 4 1/4". I adhered the blue starred banners on the patterned paper panel. 

I added a pop-up feature to the red striped banner. I trimmed two pieces of a black cardstock at 1" x 2". I scored this black cardstock at every 4th of an inch on the short side. I folded this strip on the score line and reinforced the folds with a bone folder. I repeated this on the other black strip cardstock. I added glue to one end of the accordion strip and adhered this to the back of the striped banner repeating it with the other accordion strip. I added glue to the other end of the accordions and adhered this to the patterned paper panel. 

I added dots of glue to the sentiment die cut and adhered this to the striped banner. I added shimmer to the sentiment die cut.

I zhuzhed the tails of the blue banner for some interest. 

I hope you like today's card. With a heavy heart, this is my last post as a Kat Scrappiness Influencer. It has been a great ~2 years. I will always be grateful for this opportunity. 

Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

I added below links to the Kat Scrappiness products I used on this project. There will be no additional cost to you should you decide to purchase this/these product/s. While you are at the Kat Scrappiness website, do check out their wide array of products. KS has a new release, too! Enjoy!

I shared this project at

Summer Fun Cards 4 Kids

Challenge #332 ~ Masculine