A double-embossed Stitchable Mitten from the Winter Days Collection is very merry, and very bright. Vertical placement of the Winter Knit 3D Embossing Folder design elongates the mitten - like me hoping that vertical stripes would help me look tall and slim. Wishful thinking!
Hi, Jean here with a bit of inspiration for December's Ravishing in Red Challenge. It's simply stitched in two colors - just enough to add texture and live up to the name of the great die set.
Using the pattern vertically also lets you cut the Stitchable Stocking for another project.
Cut a piece of Cherry Red Cardstock to fit into the Winter Knit 3D Embossing Folder. Tap a clean, well-inked VersaMark inkpad repeatedly over the design. Don't squish it into the design, just tap it. I inked both halves of the folder to chose between the heat-embossed results. Spritz both sides of Cherry Red Cardstock with a light mist of water to soften it and prevent cracking. Place it in the inked folder and run it through your diecut machine using the plates required for embossing folders.
If the cardstock is still slightly damp - gently dry it with a heat-tool. Sprinkle both VersaMarked designs with detail clear powder, tap off the excess, then heat-emboss each side. Stop and let the heat-tool cool down two or three times to prevent overheating.
Prep the Stitchable dies by rubbing them briskly with scrunbched waxed paper to help release the little dots. Select the embossed pattern for your card and cut it with the Stitchable Mitten die.
Attach adhesive label paper (or a sticker sheet) to wool-blend white felt to stabilize the felt and prevent adhesives from saturating it. Cut the mitten cuff. Stitch the top row of the cuff with white crochet thread. Align the cuff with the holes on the mitten, then stitch the remainder of the cuff.
Stitch the rest of the mitten with red crochet thread.
Cut the flowers from the set twice from Cherry Red Cardstock. Cut the centers twice from a light green Leafy Collection 6x6. Cut the leaves from a medium green Leafy Collectiobn 6x6. Save the extra pieces for another project.
Cut light Kraft cardstock with the 3-1/2" wide Wrapped Stitched Rectangles die.
Attach the diecuts to a light Kraft A6 card - 4-1/2" x 6-1/4". Attach a Merry and Bright Foil Banners Black Tab - use foam tape for the left end. Add red Christmas Fairy Dewdrops. Cut an A6-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.
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