Paint and stitch and more stitch. And different stitches. And my first muppet. Well, I had to put in extra effort for my other half's birthday.
Category: greeting cards
Paint & stitch cats
The second of my paint & stitch cards — a pair of cats this time — and I'm starting to develop and refine the process.
Paint & stitch owl
I came up with a process that would allow me to make interesting embroidered cards without panicking about the number of upcoming birthdays and the work that could involve.
Embroidered Plaza cinema
Keeping up the tradition of never wanting to choose the simple option, I decided to embroider a cinema for this 60th birthday card.
Beer bottle & balloons
Digi stamp design, Copic colouring, Cricut cutting, stamping and heat embossing; this masculine birthday card for my youngest nephew has a little bit of everything.
Bunny with daffodils, take #2
This card is proof that I can make a card quickly when I need to. It also reminded me that the slower process is ultimately more fun and more rewarding.
Bunny with daffodils
Easter means cute bunnies and flowers and a good excuse to get out my Copic markers for the first time in ages.
Layered daisy
Running short on time and inspiration, I turned to my Cricut Maker to create some flowers for the second of this year's Mother's Day cards.
Delightful stitch
I nearly didn't make any Mother's Day cards this year. But then inspiration struck and, instead of colouring them with Copic markers, I embroidered some flowers.
Translucent flowers
A vague idea, a very old piece of stash, some unused supplies and a touch of bling. That's what this birthday card was made of.
Gelli cat
I really must learn to start planning cards much earlier. I love how my shiny Gelli print kitty turned out but I could do without the time pressure!
Panda in stitch
"I wonder if I can use digi stamps as embroidery patterns?" I thought. So I gave it a try and made a Valentine card.
Embroidered trees
When I first had the idea to make embroidered Christmas cards, I knew I would definitely make Christmas trees. These are the last of this year's cards.
Embroidered snowflakes
Along with designing baubles, stars and trees, I turned my hand to snowflakes, including a special extra-sparkly one.
Striped Xmas cutouts
The simplest of this year's Christmas card designs and the only one that didn't involve a needle and thread.
Crafty Rat 