This weekend has been all about cross stitching. Woohoo! Finally, I have finished my cross stitched teddy and mounted it on a card. I was backstitching it all afternoon yesterday and today I've washed it, ironed it and mounted on the card and embellished the whole thing :) Quite elaborate piece of work considering how many hours have gone into stitching the teddy itself plus how much time I spent today pondering on the card layout and choosing the right stamps! :) Pink gingham paper was a must! - I just love gingham patterns. Cross stitched cards are the most time-consuming types of cards but they are so unique and special in this way. Not bad ;) Pleased with the results.
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The card will go to my colleague, who recently has had a baby - gorgeous ginger-haired Millie May. Hope she likes it.
The cross stitch design comes from Cute Cross Stitch magazine, a newbie on the press market, issue no.1, Spring 2013. The stamps I used to make a tag: Nordic Baby from The Waltzing Mouse Stamps and the punched lacy heart border was made using Martha Stewart punch Heart Border.
Still on the cross stitch frontline, yesterday a new issue of subscribed Cross Stitcher arrived through the post and since I just loved their added freebie, I started stitching it immediately :) These 3 supa cute retro / folksy flowers are sooooo my style! They will make a set of 3 cross stitched notelets.
I'm really enjoying stitching them right now!
Speaking of the cute flowers, I have been sooo over the moon when I managed to get hold of these 2 gorgeous sets of stamps:
In a way they are very special for me. These are the stamps by Basic Grey from 2009 - series: Ambrosia Bitsy Bohemia stamps. Very difficult to buy now as they are the retired products. I spotted them being reserved and then bought by someone else in a 2nd hand craft market group on facebook (doh!) and since I'm always on the lookout for the craft products with a unique folky feel, I knew I had to find a set like this for myself too. I scoured the whole internet looking for them and finally some persistent search on ebay made my dream come true :)))) there was one seller in Germany who was still selling them and now I can enjoy card making with these beautiful designs. How lucky I was! My favourites among these sets are naturally the gorgeous folky butterfly, 2 birds on the branches and a folky medallion with a butterfly inside (two separate stamps).
To finish off with this stampaholic confession, I'm linking up tonight at Hand-made Harbour to do some blog hopping. Hope all you have had a good weekend and enjoyed the last two sunny days. x x
Cute card
ReplyDeleteThe stamps look amazing, so will look forward to seeing what you make with them.
ReplyDeleteA lovely card - such a lot of work has gone into it. And I love those flowers so much I might have to but the magazine!
ReplyDeleteThat card will be put away somewhere very safe and treasured!
ReplyDeleteYour card is amazing. So neatly stitched. The recipient will be over the moon and will treasure it.
ReplyDeleteYour beautiful card is a treasure. I am such a stingy person when it comes to cross-stitch. I haven't done much, but what I have done I hoard. I LOVE the flowers from your new magazine. They would look wonderful in a variety of color combinations, but I particularly like the aqua and red.
ReplyDeleteHi Martha,
ReplyDeletethe cross stitched bear is soooo cute!
And I also like the flowers you are working on.
KATRIN W.
Hi Martha,
ReplyDeleteyour Cross-Stich-Works are wonderful, so are the cards you created!
Thank you also for your so kind comments again!
Have a wonderful new week,
hugs to you,
Claudia
That is a very pretty card, it must have taken you ages. I'm sure it'll be a very treasured memory in years to come.
ReplyDeleteThe card is beautiful and the pieces you added really compliment the cross-stitch. You were determined to find those stamps weren't you? I'm glad you succeeded in the end. You'll have to show us pictures when you use them.
ReplyDeleteI like the retro flowers you're working on now too, I'll have to have a look at the new issue at Smith's.
Have a creative week.
All the details of the card tie in so beautifully together. I love how the gingham pattern looks with the cross stich. Happy Handmade Monday!
ReplyDeleteYour card is so pretty. I'm sure Millie May's mum will love it.
ReplyDeleteaww what a lovely card! the gingham background sets off the cross stitch perfectly, i'm sure it will be treasured for years to come :)
ReplyDeleteyour new stamps are very pretty too, well done for tracking them down! x
Beautiful card. The teddy looks so cute sitting there.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous Teddy :-) I love cross stitch and think it makes for a lovely card - especially ones that will likely be kept for ever! Simmi x
ReplyDeleteI haven't done any cross stitch for ages but I know just how addictive it can be!
ReplyDeleteA very time consuming and beautiful card, a lovely gift. Have a good week, Jo x
ReplyDeleteThese cards with the cross stitching are just so lovely!! They are very special with the extra stitching and add such a keepsake addition to the card. The cards would be great framed and hung on the nursery walls. Lucky, lucky recipients!!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card for a gorgeous baby hun x
ReplyDeleteHi, have you got the numbers for the colors used for that lovely teddy bear. Thanks.
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