Let's Brew Up Some Fun

I so pleased to say that I was asked to be a guest at Coffee Loving Papercrafters, especially as we head into fall and the fun holidays it brings! Since it is October I decided to make a Halloween card, cute not scary. Actually, I couldn't stop at one, so you get two today!

My card uses mostly Lawn Fawn products, plus various paper scraps and a Pink and Main sentiment. I wanted to make something a little different, so I grabbed my Lawn Fawn Embroidery Hoop Dies, some DMC embroidery floss and a needle to get started. The cross stitch patterns are also from Lawn Fawn...they have so many adorable patterns for seasonal fun. 

Products I used:

Lawn Fawn - Coffee Cup Gift Card Holder dies, Cross Stitch patterns

Sugar Pea Designs - Card Front Element Builder dies

Pink and Main - Halloween Brew stamp set

Altenew - Obsidian black ink pad

DMC embroidery floss

Patterned papers and cardstock scraps

Recollections - Glitter paper 

I loved making these quick cross stitched designs. It is relaxing to me to sit and follow a chart. Some of the best hints I learned years ago about cross stitch:

Separate the individual strands you cut from the skein before you start stitching. Then put them back together. It makes them lie down more neatly.

Use only as many strands as will cover the surface (linen, Aida cloth, or paper). I used all six threads for this big paper grid and the paper still kind of showed through. 

Drop your needle every few stitches to let the remaining floss attached to it unwind.

Cross your stitches in the same direction for the whole design. It is a smooth look for the overall design.

I can't wait to use this coffee cup more in the gift tag format and for tags at Christmas! We enjoy handmade tags year round at my house.

Hope you stop by the https://coffeelovingpapercrafters.com/ blog! I will be guesting again in a couple of weeks!

Have a great day!

Carol