Snowy Stitched Tree and Sparkly Red Resting Birds by Jean Okimoto

There are many ways to sew a Stitched Tree - here's a simple design in crisp white. A border of Poppystamps Flurries Wide Washi Tape adds a frosty look, glittered Resting Birds and a star make it merry. Hi, Jean Okimoto here with a stitched holiday design for you.

Cut green cardstock with the 3" x 4-¼" Rectangle Basics Die. Rub scrunched waxed paper briskly over the new Stitched Tree die to prep it to help release all of the tiny dots. Cut the rectangle with the Stitched Tree.

Cut a 9' piece of white floss. The 9' is a generous length to make it easier. Pierce a hole about ½" below the center of the bottom row of stitch-dots. Use a toothpick or skewer to enlarge the hole for the needle. Attach one end of the floss to the reverse side of the rectangle with Scotch Tape and stitch the horizontal rows beginning at the bottom right corner. Stitch diagonally - using every other hole - from top to bottom. Stitch both sides.

Stitch the vertical line - bypass the bottom row of the tree and go through the punched hole. Tape the thread on the back and trim off the excess.

Diecut Resting Birds from the red Holiday Glitter Pad sheet twice to get 5 of the "sitting" birds. Save the extras for another project. Diecut the large Starlit Breeze star from the gold Holiday Glitter Pad sheet.

Stamp the greeting - from the new Berry Wreath Clear Stamps and Dies Set - on white cardstock with Tulip Red VersaFine Clair. Dry the ink and cut it with the smallest Rectangle Basics die. Trim the short ends.

Attach Poppystamps Flurries Wide Washi Tape to green cardstock and cut a 1" x 5-¼" accent strip. Attach everything to a white A6 (4-½" x 6-¼") card - use foam dots for the greeting.

Create unique Stitched Tree designs with the wide range of threads and yarns available. Variegated, ombre, metallic and silky fibers in beautiful colors provide so many options. Stitching is oddly relaxing. I'm not a stitcher or a sewer - if I can do this, you can too!