Spellbinders | March 2023 Clubs Blog Hop – Stitching Die of the Month
Hello, friends! I’m excited to join Spellbinders for their March 2023 Clubs Blog Hop. As you know, I work for Spellbinders and I create many of their monthly Club projects, as well as film all of the monthly Club videos. I am a huge fan of these Clubs and I find it a treat to be able to create with them every month. Whenever time permits, I like to make extra cards with my fave products (see my March Spellbinders Club Faves HERE) and this month my favorite is the Stitching Die of the Month! I’ve been fascinated with stitching for more than a year now and having a monthly stitching die is a dream come true!
I have 2 cards to share both featuring the March 2023 Stitching Die of the Month:
I wanted to go bold and bright and use a striking color combination, so I went with Cosmic Sky cardstock for the main stitched element and red variegated floss for the stitching. Don’t you just love how red and blue look together?
I didn’t stitch this die as it is intended, instead, I did my own thing – I skipped adding the die-cut petals (you’ll see what I’m talking about on the 2nd card below), and I also added many french knot stitches to the center of each stitched square and to the middle side sections (watch THIS video for the french knot how-to).
Using the variegated floss gave me multi colors knots – all made using one thread, I didn’t need to change it and use different colors to create this multi-colored look.
I foiled my sentiment (which comes from Yana’s Special Sentiments set) directly on the blue panel before stitching it. My foiling was done in opaque white foil, I love this foil color, it looks just like white embossing powder!
I also added several die-cut flowers and leaves and these were made using flower dies from March 2023 Large Die of the Month, although any flower dies will do here (especially the Mini Bloom & Sprigs set, if you have it).
The background decorative panel was cut from Brushed White cardstock, I’ve been using this paper any time I can and I love it! It is such a step up from the regular white!
Here’s another card I stitched using the March 2023 Stitching Die of the Month, this one was stitched the way it is intended to be stitched:
I once again used variegated floss to add color variation to the stitches, I love this result! I die-cut the petals from Brushed White cardstock, the same as the background, and attached the petals by using gold thread, a touch of gold never hurts! The main stitched element was die-cut from Dune.
My sentiment was foiled in Matte Gold foil and it ties in nicely with the gold stitched accents. I foiled a simple message – Handmade with Love, so this is an all-occasion card.
Once again I added flower die cuts to dress this card up and even scattered some gems in the background for a bit of added sparkle:
Spellbinders Club Kits is a subscription program. One can join and cancel any time, there is no minimum commitment. You can read more about how the program works HERE. Clubs are available in the USA and UK.
There are 8 different Clubs to choose from, depending on what kind of crafting you like to do: Quick & Easy Card Kit (great for beginners), Small Die, Large Die, Stitching Die (fantastic kit if you enjoy stitching), Glimmer Hot Foil Kit, Clear Stamp & Die Kit, Embossing Folder and 3D Embossing Folder Clubs. You can also get the “Total Package” which includes all 8 Clubs and offers a deeper discount.
BLOG HOP
Join us for a blog hop filled with loads of inspiration!
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Jumi Baek
SUPPLIES
I’m listing the products I used below. Click on the link to go directly to the product. Where available I use compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you so much for your support!
Spellbinders Stitching Die of the Month Club Shop at: SB USA | SB UK |
Spellbinders Large Die Of The Month Membership Shop at: SB USA | SB UK |
Spellbinders Mini Blooms and Sprigs Shop at: SSS | SC | SB USA | SB UK | AMZ |
Spellbinders Yana’s Special Sentiments Glimmer Shop at: SSS | SC | SB USA | SB UK | AMZ |
Spellbinders Sealed Glimmer Sentiments Glimmer Hot Foil Plate Shop at: SSS | SC | SB USA | SB UK |
Spellbinders Platinum 6 Die Cutting Machine Shop at: SSS | SC | SB USA | SB UK | AMZ |
New & Improved Platinum Six Machine With Universal Plate System Shop at: SSS | SC | SB USA | SB UK |
Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System (Platinum) Shop at: SC | SB USA | SB UK |
Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System (Bronze) Shop at: SSS | SC | SB USA | SB UK | AMZ |
Glimmer Hot Foil – Matte Gold Shop at: SSS | SC | SB USA | SB UK | AMZ |
Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil 2 Rolls – Opaque Black & White Pack Shop at: SSS | SC | SB USA | SB UK |
Dmc Essential Metallics Diamant Metallic Thread Bundle Shop at: SB USA |
DMC Color Variations Floss Bundle Warm Tones Shop at: SB USA |
Spellbinders Brushed White Cardstock Shop at: SC | SB USA |
Spellbinders Cosmic Sky Color Essentials Cardstock Shop at: SC | SB USA |
Spellbinders Dune Color Essentials Cardstock Shop at: SB USA |
Bearly Art Mini Precision Craft Glue Shop at: SSS | SB USA | AMZ |
White Foam Squares Shop at: SSS | SC | SB USA | AMZ |
Karen Soltero
24 Березня, 2023Love the use of french notes in the center of the motifs. This is something I am going to start doing. Thanks.
Wendy Kidd
24 Березня, 2023Wow! The colors just pop on this card, and I love all of the texture.
Lagene
24 Березня, 2023Awesome creations! I especially love the blue shape with switching and flowers. It reminds me of a beautifully embroidered long white dress I saw recently from Ukraine.
Candice L. Brill
24 Березня, 2023Very pretty
Kelly Kuharik
24 Березня, 2023So beautiful Yana!
Kate
24 Березня, 2023Beautiful. Love the floss and colors
Rochelle Schiffbauer
24 Березня, 2023Yana you are so incredibly talented. Live the colors you chose.
Sandra J Quackenbush
24 Березня, 2023Gorgeous cards
frogladyrf
24 Березня, 2023WOW love love love!!
laurie2cats
24 Березня, 2023Beautiful cards! Love the stitching.
Sherry R
24 Березня, 2023The texture is great and the colors just POP! Amazing!
Sue Omalley
24 Березня, 2023Beautiful stitching, love the French Knots! Brilliant!
Rosalie D B
24 Березня, 2023So beautiful, Yana!
Joan Brenizer
24 Березня, 2023You always make beautiful cards. I love your use of colors.
Nancy S.
24 Березня, 2023Love the bright colors. Red and blue does look fabulous together. I liked the first card without the petals. It really shows off the stitching. The pops of gold on the second card makes the card sparkle. Beautiful!
irisesther54
24 Березня, 2023These cards are stunning. The diecut flowers are a very nice addition.
Tracy Lynne Steinbach
24 Березня, 2023What a beautiful card you can really see the time that was put into it. Thanks for the inspiration
Kathy Marine
24 Березня, 2023Awesome cards…beautiful colors
Sandi Atkinson
24 Березня, 2023I always love your take on the club offerings. So inspiring!
ruthg1967
24 Березня, 2023Such lovely designs! I love that you share so many tips for how much floss and how you can create different designs with different stitches! Thank you so much for all that you share! Praying for your safety and the safety of your family and friends.
Shirley T
24 Березня, 2023Really a work or art!!
Marilee
24 Березня, 2023I love the handmade with love card!! Thank you so much for sharing ideas with us. Praying for you and your family as well as your country,
Kathryn Gallanis
24 Березня, 2023Your cards are gorgeous!
Gayle Perona
24 Березня, 2023Using the deep blue background is a stunning backdrop for the stitching.
Laura Rozsonits
24 Березня, 2023Gorgeous cards! Wish I had the time to do stitching on cards.
Debbie Kaste
24 Березня, 2023Beautiful cards, Yana! Love the idea of stitching on cards. So much fun…..
Dee
24 Березня, 2023These cards are absolutely amazing. I was going to say the first card was my favourite because of the striking colours, but I love the second one equally. It’s simple beautiful. Thank you for the amazing inspiration Yana.
Maryanne Willequer
24 Березня, 2023Two stunning cards!
Denise Wallace
24 Березня, 2023Oh my goodness! Gorgeous!!!
joni52
24 Березня, 2023Absolutely stunning cards!
Michele Briggs
24 Березня, 2023Beautiful, I have not ventured to this type of card making yet.
Paula
24 Березня, 2023Interesting, I’ve never seen this before.
Kelly Adler
24 Березня, 2023I have not tried the stitched dies but it’s on my to do list. These cards are stunning!
Kavita Paragi
24 Березня, 2023as always stunning cards… you knock them out of the park all the time Yana. i get mesmerised looking at them and wish i could make them look like your masterpieces
Mary Lou
24 Березня, 2023Beautiful cards! Your stitching is superb!
Barbara W
24 Березня, 2023Love your cards. I especially love the “Hi” card. Your stitching is beautiful!
Beth Devitt
24 Березня, 2023Lovely cards with tons of inspiration.
Jeanne Rice
24 Березня, 2023Beautiful cards. Love the colors. Alway stunning.
Cynthia
24 Березня, 2023Your cards are always so exquisite! Love the stitching on these cards.
Geri S
24 Березня, 2023Your stitching cards are always so beautiful! Spellbinders makes great dies for them.
Susan sonnier
24 Березня, 2023Your cards are always spectacular
Retta Lutte
24 Березня, 2023What stunning cards! I love the stitching dies!
Rainy
24 Березня, 2023Lovely
sjkissell
25 Березня, 2023I love the addition of new stitches. I started cross stitching and embroidering when I was only 8 and love to stitch
Kary Henry
25 Березня, 2023Beautiful as always!!
Estella Rodeback
25 Березня, 2023Love the red on blue card. Very bright. I love it
Karen
25 Березня, 2023Always stunning. Can’t wait to learn to create more stitches from you. Thank you for the extra help you provide
Lara Read
25 Березня, 2023Gorgeous ! Always enjoy seeing your work. So good!
Donna Petruso
25 Березня, 2023I love the stitch dies. I have several. I like the different interpretations of the dies in these cards.
Ann True
25 Березня, 2023love the colors and stitching
Susan Gordon
25 Березня, 2023As always, your color choices are beautiful and your work exquisite!
nancy
25 Березня, 2023Beautiful cards. Love the stitching.
Teresa Rogers
25 Березня, 2023Wow! That fort card is stunning!
Samantha Pfrimmer
25 Березня, 2023So lovely. Your stitching is amazing!
Marjorie Estey
25 Березня, 2023I always love your creations. The French knots are a great idea. Your colors are beautiful.