Lindsay Dickason Designs: Cross Stitched Valentine's Day Card

Hi! How are you? Doing well I hope! Today I'm sharing my first Valentine's Day card of 2019, and I think it's a cutie! I've always liked the look of stitching on cards. Faux stitched dies are everyone and an easy way to achieve the look, but there's nothing like the real thing! I drew a lot of inspiration from the Stitching on Cards video by Jennifer McGuire, and it's given me a renewed interest in cross stitching too! So many crafts, so little time!!

To create the design, I used a Stampin' Up! Paper Piercing Template (now retired). This made it really easy to create the design - all I really had to do was line everything up which I did with my Tim Holtz Design ruler (one of my favorite rulers! I never thought it possible to have a favorite ruler, let alone more than one! 😋😋😋)

With a needle and foam mat underneath my card panel, I piereced holes in my paper following the design template. I decided to use a 110lb paper - I believe a thicker paper holds up a little better against the holes.

Using different colors of thread, I stitch a traditional back stitch around the hearts and a cross stitch along the top and bottom. This wasn't a very large or complicated design so it really didn't take me too long, but it does require time, and it is a little repetitive. But I'll let you in on a little quirk of mine - I sometimes really like those tasks! I like to do it while I'm unwinding at the end of the evening watching TV with my husband.

You can watch a process video below or in full HD on my YouTube channel:

So whatcha think? Too tedious for ya? Or do you think this is something that you'd like to try? Let me know in the comments below - I love hearing from you! Thanks for stopping by, and I'll see you next time!

Supplies Used:

Tim Holtz Design Ruler [Scrapbook.com] [Amazon]

EK Success Powder tool [Scrapbook.com] [Amazon]

Mini MISTI Stamping Tool [Scrapbook.com] [Amazon]

Lawn Fawn How you Bean? Conversation Heart Add-on Stamp Set [Scrapbook.com]

Versamark Ink [Scrapbook.com] [Amazon]

Hero Arts White Embossing Powder [Scrapbook.com][Amazon]

Fiskars Paper Trimmer [Scrapbook.com] [Amazon]

3M Foam Tape [Amazon]