All Stitched Up in Traditional Christmas Colors with Jean Manis

Hello crafty friends! It’s Jean here sharing holiday cards created with the Merry Stitchmas Collection at Spellbinders. As a cross stitcher, the stitching sets always catch my eye. While I created Christmas cards, the products I used can be used beyond the holidays for paper crafting throughout the year. Let’s take a look at how I used several of the die sets in the collection.

Pair a glimmer-foiled sentiment with a stitched background for a classic and elegant Christmas card.

• Die-cut the Circular Stitch Background from Snowdrift
• Stitch the circles, half-circles, and quarter-circles with Red Ruby, Emerald Green, and Light Gold floss using a size 22 needle. Affix threads to back with washi tape as you work.
• Permanently affix metallic threads on back with hot glue.
• Glimmer foil Gifts of Christmas sentiment in Matte Gold on red cardstock. Cut with 2″ circle die.
• Back sentiment circle with a vellum circle cut using a slightly larger circle die.
• Attach stitched panel to Brushed Gold cardstock base.
• Add Gold Mix Gems for embellishment.

Note: The Light Gold floss is thicker than the Red Ruby and Emerald Green flosses. While I used two strands for stitching of all three colors, you could certainly stitch the Light Gold floss with just one strand.

Gift Idea: Die-cut the panel and package with floss for a stitching friend.

With repetition, a border die can be used to create a card background.

• Die-cut Snowdrift cardstock with the outline and detail Diamond Stitch dies five times.
• Stitch the shapes with red, green, and gold floss using a size 22 needle. Affix threads to back with washi tape as you work.
• Permanently affix threads on back with glue.
• Create frame by cutting a rectangle from an A2-size cardstock panel.
• Attach the five rows of diamond stitching to a blue cardstock panel; trim edges as required.
• Add frame to card front with foam adhesive.
• In Matte Gold, glimmer foil a Mini Christmas Sentiment Strips sentiment on red cardstock. Cut with die in set, trim ends, and add to center of assembled card, tucking ends behind the frame.

Spellbinders Supplies:

Other supplies

Hot glue gun, vellum, red cardstock, DMC Floss 321 (red), DMC Floss 700 (green), DMC Floss 729 (gold), glue, foam adhesive, washi tape

I am delighted that you visited today. I hope you are inspired to use Merry Stitchmas Collection for holiday crafting and into the new year!