Sparkly, Poufy and Bright by Jean Okimoto

The Stitched Circle Wreath can be a poufy, sparkly addition to holiday cards with a special yarn - and a some simple stitching.  Add a soft felt polar bear, a quick greeting and layered 6x6  prints.  Hi, Jean Okimoto back again after some photo-uploading glitches last night.

Cut red cardstock with the 3-¼" Circle Basics die.  Cut the circle with the Stiched Circle Wreath.  Stitch it with white sparkly yarn - tape the ends of the yarn to the reverse side of the circle with Scotch Transparent Tape.  Sparkly yarn is my new favorite accent - and it's perfect for the Memory Box ready-to-stitch die designs.  

Attach adhesive label paper (or a sticker sheet) to white wool-blend felt and cut the bear from the Snowglobe Backer set.  The paper backing stabilizes the felt and keeps liquid adhesives from soaking through.  Define the polar bear's eyes using a needle or skewer.  Attach a scrap of black cardstock behind the face for  the eyes and nose.

Cut a 6" x 2-¾" strip of the Christmas Plaid sheet.  Cut a ¾" x 8-⅜" strip of lime green cardstock.   The greeting is from the Berry Wreath Clear Stamp and Die Set.  Stamp it with Tulip Red VersaFine Clair on the chartreuse striped sheet from the Garland Stripes and Dots 6x6 set.  Dry the ink and trim the greeting.

Punch ¼" dots of glittered cardstock from the Holiday Glitter Pad.  Attach everything to a slimline Smoky card (3-½" x 8-½") - use foam dots for the right side of the greeting.

Thanks for visiting...enjoy your weekend!

 

 

Supplies

 

94407 Stitched Circle Wreath

94491 Snowglobe Backer craft die

CL5260-D Berry Wreath clear stamp and die set

PP1011 Garland Stripes and Dots 6x6 pack

GP1005 Holiday Glitter Pad

PP1009 Christmas Plaid 6x6 pack

Add a Penguin to a Stitched Burst Winter Card by Jean Okimoto

A very cool little penguin from the Snowglobe Backer die set joins the Stitched Burst on a contemporary slimline card for the holidays.  Frosted Glitter Pad accents add a bit of sparkle.  Hi, Jean Okimoto here with another holiday design - and more stitch therapy!

Prep the Stitched Burst die by rubbing it briskly with scrunched waxed paper to help release the tiny dot offcuts.  Cut it from kraft cardstock.

Here's a tip - round the corners of the cardstock so the extra floss doesn't get stuck on the corners as you're stitching.  (Yes, it would be smarter to precut the circle - but I wasn't sure if I wanted a circle, square or octagon when I began.)  Stitch it with black floss - tape the ends of the floss on the backside with Scotch Transparent Tape (Magic Tape might tear).

Stitch it with white floss.  

Stitch the final starburst with red floss.  Cut it with the 3" Circle Basics die.

Cut the penguin from white and black cardstock. Define the eyes with a paper piercer or skewer. Cut the flippers from orange cardstock.  Cut a scrap of orange cardstock, place it under the white diecut and mark eye positions.  Color the eye markings with a black marker.

Stamp the greeting - from the Berry Wreath Clear Stamp and Die Set - on a strip of red cardstock with Onyx Black VersaFine.  

Cut a ¾" x 3-⅛" strip of the black sheet from the Frosted Glitter Pad.  Cut a ¾" x 3-¾" strip of green cardstock.  Punch ¼" dots from the Green Frosted Glitter Pad sheet. 

Attach everything to a white slimline card (3-½" x 8-½").  The red greeting strip is very wonky and the green strip extends above the top edge.

Don't be intimidated by Memory Box stitching dies - they're easy to use, versatile and will be great for cards throughout the year.  Stitched Burst can also be a sun, medallion, fireworks - even a flower.  Experiment with different threads, colors and patterns.  It can be a great stress-reliever and create a feeling of accomplishment when you add that final stitch!

Thanks for visiting...

Supplies

 

94406 Stitched Burst

30087 Circle Basics Set

94491 Snowglobe Backer craft die

CL5260-D Berry Wreath clear stamp and die set

GP1004 Frosted Glitter Pad

Stitched Tree on a Garland Background by Jean Okimoto

 

A holiday background from the Garland 6x6 pack sets the scene for the Stitched Tree and glittered birds. Hi, Jean Okimoto here with another design featuring this great ready-to-stitch tree die.

Cut Intense Kiwi cardstock with the largest die from the Birch Press Design Tall Triangle Set.  Prep the Stitched Tree die by rubbing it briskly with scrunched waxed paper to help release the little dots.  Cut the tree, then punch a hole about ½" below the center of the tree.  Trim the bottom of the triangle. Tall Triangle Set is a must-have for the holidays - and it's great for small pennants too!

Create a tree trunk by stitching brown floss from the punched hole at the bottom to the hole at the top of the tree. Tape the ends of the floss on the backside of the diecut with Scotch Transparent Tape  (Magic Tape might tear). Stitch the tree with green thread in the following sequence - horizontally, along the sides, and some random diagonal stitches.

Cut a blossom and three sets of birds - with the Birds and Blossoms set - from the dark red sheet in the 6x6 Holiday Glitter Pad.  

Cut the Garland print with the largest Wrapped Stitch Rectangles die.  Attach it to a top-folded white A-2 card and add the tree.

Stamp the greeting - from the Spirit of Christmas Clear Stamp and Die Set - with Tulip Red VersaFine Clair.  Emboss it quickly with detail clear powder - it's a fast-drying ink!  Add the birds.

Stitched designs have become my creative - and appreciated - diversion from the daily news and pandemic statistics.  These simple stitches reward me with a feeling of accomplishment.  Hope you'll give it a try - leave a comment if stitch therapy works for you too!

Thanks for visiting.  Have a Happy - and safe - Halloween if you're celebrating!

Supplies

 

94405 Stitched Tree

30094 Wrapped Stitch Rectangles

PP1010 Garland 6x6 pack

CL5261-D Spirit of Christmas clear stamp and die set

94243 Birds and Blossoms

GP1005 Holiday Glitter Pad

57216 Tall Triangle Set

Warm Wishes with the Stitched Circle and Knotted Circle Wreaths by Jean Okimoto

Let the Stitched Circle Wreath add a burst of contemporary color to a traditional design.  Need glitter?  Bright sparkly berries and bows from the Mistletoe Bundle set are the perfect accents.  Hi, Jean Okimoto here with another holiday idea for you.

Prep Stitched Circle Wreath by rubbing it briskly with scrunched waxed paper to help release the tiny dots.  Cut it from Granny Smith cardstock.  Trim it with the 3-¼" and 1-¼" Circle Basics dies.  Stitch the starbursts with green floss - tape the ends of the floss to the backside with Scotch Transparent Tape (Magic Tape might tear).

Cut the largest Knotted Circle Wreath from Granny Smith too.  Cut the Mistletoe Bundle berries and two bows from red glittered cardstock in the 6x6 Holiday Glitter Pad.  

Prep the smoother side of Intense Kiwi carstock with the embossing powder tool and stamp the greeting - from the Berry Wreath Clear Stamp and Die Set - with VersaMark and emboss it with detail clear powder.  Love that typeface!

Attach everything to a side-folded A2 card of Intense Kiwi cardstock - attach the greeting with foam tape.

Prep the inside with the powder tool and stamp and emboss another greeting from the set.  Attach a few more glittered dots.

 

Hope you're enjoying the versatility of the new ready-to-stitch designs (94404, 05, 06, 07) as much as I am.  There are so many ways to use them with a wide range of basic threads and sparkly specialty yarns.  I can't sew, knit, quilt or crochet - but I can stitch these simple designs!

Thanks for visiting - see you on Thursday...

 

 

Supplies

 

94407 Stitched Circle Wreath

94484 Mistletoe Bundle craft die

94482 Knotted Circle Wreaths craft die

30087 Circle Basics Set

CL5260-D Berry Wreath clear stamp and die set

GP1005 Holiday Glitter Pad

Stitch a Giant Candy Corn by Jean Okimoto

Add rows of white, orange and yellow floss to the Stitched Tree die for a giant candy corn to tower over two little ghosts.  Hi, happy weekend...Jean Okimoto here with my last Halloween 2020 card - let's use a winter die for a fun fall card.

 

Cut the top three sections and a bit of the 4th section of Stitched Tree from dark Kraft cardstock.  Trim it with the second-largest die from the Birch Press Designs Tall Triangle Set.  Trim the bottom of the triangle about ⅛" below the third stitching section.

 

Stitch the pattern with white, orange and yellow floss - tape the beginning and end of each color securely with Scotch Transparent Tape (Magic Tape might tear).  It was easier to stitch twice with a single strand than once with a double strand that kept tangling.

 

Cut the second-largest Stylish Rectangle from black cardstock. Cut white cardstock with the 1" Circle Basics die.  Cut the bat - from the Haunted Entrance Dome Layer set - from the black sheet in the Frosted Glitter Pad.  Cut the Ghosts from the white sheet in the Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad.  Cut the pumpkins from one of the white sheets in the Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad and color them with a Sharpie or Copic marker.

 

Attach the diecuts to a side-folded dark orange A-2 card.

 

Stamp the greeting and tab from the Halloween Pumpkin Clear Stamp and Die Set on yellow cardstock with Versafine Clair Summertime and Nocturne.  Dry the inks and cut it with the coordinating die from the set. Lightly ink the edges with Nocturne.  Cut two more glittered ghosts and attach scraps of black cardstock behind them for the eyes and mouths.

 

Think of the different ways to use your Memory Box designs and get the most from your stash!  You're all so creative...I love the challenge of finding new and unexpected (and unintended!) ways to use our products and sharing those ideas with you.

 

Thanks for visiting...see you on Thursday!

 

 

  

 

Supplies

 

CL5264-D Halloween Pumpkin clear stamp and die set

94405 Stitched Tree

94507 Haunted Entrance Dome Layer craft die

GP1004 Frosted Glitter Pad

94416 Stylish Rectangle Trio

GP1001 Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad

57216 Tall Triangle Set

30087 Circle Basics Set

Turn Stitched Burst into a Spiderweb by Jean Okimoto

Ready for Halloween?  Stitch a spiderweb using the Stitched Burst die, add a pair of bats, some pumpkins and glittery ghosts too!  Hi, Jean Okimoto here - subbing glittery bats for spiders because I don't have a spider die.  Big bats swooping down over little ghosts...why not?

Spritz the textured side of Open Studio Watercolor Paper with a light mist of water.  Sponge or brush the damp paper with ripe persimmon, mowed lawn and black soot Distress Oxides.  Spritz it again, then heat-set it.  Cut it with the 3-½" x 4-¾" Wrapped Stitch Rectangles die and the Stitched Burst.  Punch a ⅛" hole near the center of the burst.  

Stitch it with Aunt Lydia's White Pearl Metallic Crochet Thread - tape the thread ends on the reverse side with Scotch Transparent Tape (Magic Tape might tear).  The thread makes the web sparkle - like spiderwebs on a rainy day.

Cut the Cave Bat and the 3 bats from the Haunted Entrance Dome Layer set from the black Frosted Glitter Pad 6x6 sheet.  Cut the ghosts from a white Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad 6x6 sheet.  Cut the pumpkins from a scrap of watercolor paper sponged with ripe persimmon Distress Oxide.

Attach the diecuts to a white A-2 card - use foam dots for the Cave Bat and the second pumpkin from the left.

Blend mowed lawn and ripe persimmon onto the smoother side of Open Studio Watercolor paper - my sponges had some of the black soot ink on them. Stamp the greeting - from the Halloween Pumpkin Clear Stamp and Die Set - with Onyx Black Versafine.  Emboss it with detail clear powder.  Cut it with the 3-¼" x 2" Wrapped Stitch Rectangles die.  Attach the remaining two bats.

I love the stitching dies - for what they actually are, and for what they can be with a little imagination.  Like using the Stitched Tree die to create a giant candy corn.  That's another project...wish me luck with that!

Thanks for visiting...see you again this weekend...

Supplies

 

CL5264-D Halloween Pumpkin clear stamp and die set

94406 Stitched Burst

94507 Haunted Entrance Dome Layer craft die

GP1004 Frosted Glitter Pad

WP101 Watercolor Paper

GP1001 Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad

30094 Wrapped Stitch Rectangles

94358 Cave Bat