SPOILERS! 12 Days of Stitchmas Advent Calendar 2024 | Day 4 With Michelle Short

Welcome to day 4 of our 12 Days of Stitchmas 2024 Advent Calendar class! Join us and stitch your way through the season! We invited 12 guest artists to share inspiration with the 12 stitching surprises. Let’s welcome Michelle Short as she shares inspiration with the Day 4 surprise!

Don’t miss the other video tutorials from our free Youtube Class: Day 1 with Suzanne Hue | Day 2 with Laura Bassen | Day 3 with Kim Kesti

Hello there and welcome to day 4 of 12 Days of Stitchmas 2024! It’s Michelle Short here and I am delighted to be sharing two cards with you today using the 12 Days of Stitchmas 2024 Advent Calendar, incorporating elements from the 12 Days of Stitchmas Stitch Along Add-on Kit.

What’s behind door 4? It’s Santa!

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MAIN KIT CARD

For my first card, I am using just the 12 Days of Stitchmas 2024 Advent Calendar, as well as the 12 Days of Stitchmas Stitch Along Add-on Kit.

I die-cut Santa using the cardstock in the kit (adding in a little of Alabaster from my stash).  I used the DMC White Diamant Metallic Thread to stitch his beard and then assembled him using Bearly Art Glue.

I stamped the sentiment from the Exclusive Sentiment Set in the kit onto a 3 ¼” x 6 ¼” panel of white cardstock using black ink. It was adhered onto the same size white card base and then Santa popped on top with foam squares. To finish, I added a Fashion Oyster Pearl from the kit onto his hat.

LET’S STEP THINGS UP!

For my second card, I wanted to keep the design pretty similar but step it up a little! I again die-cut Santa using the cardstock in the kit (along with Alabaster for his face). This time I stitched his beard using the DMC Light Gold Diamant Metallic Thread in the kit.

I also die-cut the fluffy parts of his hat from White Pop-Up Die Cutting Glitter Foam Sheets to add a bit of extra sparkle to the card!

For the card base, I added ink blending to a panel of Poppy Field Cardstock (in the 12 Days of Stitchmas Stitch Along Add-on Kit) using Distress Inks and Ink Blending Brushes. It was adhered to a white 4 ¼” x 6 ¼” card base and Santa adhered on top with foam squares.

The sentiment was stamped and heat embossed using Gold Embossing Powder, cut into a strip and adhered to the card with more foam squares.

To finish, I die-cut holly and berries from Parcel & Post Christmas Decorations and adhered them to Santa’s hat before embellishing with Christmas Red Stickles.

I hope I have inspired you today for day 4 of the 12 Days of Stitchmas. Happy stitching!

Spellbinders Supplies:

Other Supplies

Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink, Lumberjack Plaid Distress Ink, Aged Mahogany Distress Ink, Black Soot Distress Ink, Christmas Red Stickles.