Stitched heart cards

Who's ready to try their hands at a new idea?

Come on! It's the new year and I personally challenged

you to try at least 3 new things this year!

This can be ONE of them!

How about trying card stitching!

Kind of fun concept, especially for those who love to create

cards but want to add a little stitching to them.

With Valentine's day approaching I thought it would be

fitting to try a heart.

I used both white and red paper/thread to give you a 

look at both.

What you need to get this project started:

an piercing tool

 (if you don't have one a push pin works just fine)

a soft rubber mat

(if you don't have this then a dry sponge works too)

cardstock paper

heart shape

(you can cut one out or use a die cut framelit as I have)

pencil

threads and needle

Starting with your cardstock and using your heart template

take your pencil and trace the heart onto the center

of the card.

Simple as this below.....

Then using your piercing tool or push pin, 

make holes all the way around the heart giving

at least a 1/8" between each hole.

Looks like this when done.

Erase your pencil marks gently

Now using your thread and needle make a knot on the end

of your thread and starting from the back just as you sew 

any type of material go up from underneath and start

to go from one hole to another.  It should all work

out when you have completed all the hole connections.

If you find you are short one then take the needle down into

and existing hole that you already used and turn over

the card.   To finish it off spread the remaining thread

in half and tie a knot.  If it is really long still, cut it 

down to a half inch before tying it off.

There you have it!

You tried something new this year! 

I am so proud of you!