Add a touch of homespun charm with stitching! Bringing stitching to a layout will add texture and warmth to your design, especially wide uneven stitches as illustrated here. The large flowers cut from the American Crafts Metropolitan paper line make a fabulous embellishment. Mounted on 3-D squares make it even more eye catching. Don't be afraid to cut up a fabulous paper and run with it! Cut it up, add some bling, a few stitches make it 3-D, jazz that paper up! Play around with a good old yarn needle and embroidery floss, try different stitches and see where your creativity and imagination take you!
TRICKS OF THE TRADE:
- When using embroidery floss, don't cut a piece much longer than 2 feet or it will tangle very fast.
- Before you begin stitching your paper, puncture holes where you'd like to make the stitch. This will prevent the paper from buckling and wrinkling while you stitch. It is also easier to pull the thread through the paper and prevents unwanted tears from occurring. You may mark where you'd like to puncture the paper with a light pencil tip if you choose for a more uniform look, a ruler can guide you in this process.
- An easy way to puncture holes in paper is to use a jumbo push pin and mouse pad. Simply place your paper over the mouse pad and punch the tip of the pin through the paper where you'd like your puncture.
Happy Scrapping!
Heidi
