This Christmas, I plan to simplify my card-making. I'll be using my card stash and creating just a few new cards, starting with this design based on remnants from last Christmas's crafting.
Paint & stitch robot
Another paint and stitch card; this time it's a happy robot who had a difficult journey to reach his destination.
Paint & stitch card process
A step-by-step explanation of how I create my paint and stitch embroidered cards. Complete with plenty of photos to demonstrate the process.
Paint & stitch Beaker
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.
Stitch Club: sequin and bead flowers
In this workshop I got to use my bead and sequin stash for something more than just embellishing handmade cards. This time they take centre stage.
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.
Stitch Club: owlet
A three-dimensional project for a change. This textile owl was a fun make with a very sweary interlude (all my own fault).
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.
Suspended layer collage
The last of my Collage Makers Summit creations (for now). This one uses an interesting layering technique that I will probably never do again.
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.
Stitch Club: Indian gold
So many different techniques came together to create this abstract (mostly) textile collage. Both hand and machine sewing, along with processes that I'm more used to using on paper.
Bird and flower box collage
I’ve often seen opened-up boxes used to make collagraph printing plates, but I’ve never used one as the base for a collage before.
Stitch Club: wish tablet
Some projects make a small dent in my stash and others, like this mixed media wish tablet, just add to the piles.
Limited palette, vibrant collage
After creating the last two collages with photos and a vintage palette, it was time to crank up the colour intensity and embrace the abstract.
Stitch Club: wire and wax leaf
I love the variety of workshops in Stitch Club and this one is far from the usual embroidery. It does involve fabric and stitch, but goes off in a sculptural direction with wire and wax.
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