If you enjoy hand-stitching on your paper craft projects, you’ll fine the new Essentials Stitched Arches and Hexagon Dies right up your alley! They work well with the original Essentials Arches and Hexagon Dies.

I die cut the stitched arch first through a woodgrain textured paper, then nested the appropriate fitting plain arch inside and ran it through my machine to get the window effect. After blanket stitching the perimeter, I mounted it with foam tape to a grey base card, and then added the other elements.

Creating these stripes was relatively quick and easy—I actually wished I had some metallic floss at the time I was making this sample; it would have been so pretty! Note to self: Snag some metallic floss ASAP!!!

For the above sample, I had watercolored several backgrounds onto quarter sheets of watercolor paper and set them aside for some future project when it struck me that the Hot Foil Snowflake Stamp would really look pretty against it, so I whipped out my Gemini Foil Press and tried it! I can’t even tell you the monkey clapping that went on when I peeled back that foil sheet and saw my gorgeous, shiny snowflake!

Now, truthfully I thought the card was gorgeous as it was, without the baker’s twine, but I added it, crossing my fingers that I hadn’t just ruined perfection . . . WHEW!!! It’s a nice addition—not necessary, but it doesn’t detract, either. That’s kinda rare for me—usually when I had more, I ruin things.

So, I’ll take it—three card making WINS!!! Go, me! (virtual high five)

We’ve been dealing with high wind storms and power outages this week—hope y’all are staying safe out there and thanks for stopping by!

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