Waffle Flower - Stitchables Release - Blog Hop! Stitching + Card Making together!

Hello there everyone! I have something really super fun and fabulous to share today! LOTS of photos in this post, so you know the drill, grab some coffee and get ready! Today's post has a new release from one of my favorite companies, and it combines two of my crafting loves - cardmaking and cross stitching! WOO HOOOO! Waffle Flower introduces their new Stitchables Collection today! And we're having a big blog hop to kick off the new products! Lemme just tell ya, I had a really fun time making these cards to show you. Basically, you use paper as your cross stitching fabric - and you can design anything your heart desires. So I made a rainbow heart, a vintage strawberry card, and a cute Christmas card. So easy and fun. This would be a great project to do with kids too. All the details about the blog hop, prizes, and more are all at the bottom of my post. CLICK HERE if you can't wait to shop the new release...

First up is the vintage strawberry card! There are tons of free cross stitch designs online. HERE is the free pattern for this strawberry. I used the new Stichable Pinking Rectangle Die and the Stitched Sentiments stamp set for this card. I also used cream cardstock for a vintage feel. The finished card is a 5x5 inch square. Paired with a bit of Distress Ink, and gorgeous gingham...

 

Look at all the fun dies in this release!!! Squeeee!!!

 

I started by die cutting my cross stitch square from cream cardstock. I used the free pattern and DMC Floss. THIS SHOP is where I buy all my cross stitching threads and supplies... I used three strands since the holes are large enough to hold three... I stitched with red, pink, two greens and a nice buttery yellow. After the stitching was done, I used a sponge dauber and Antique Linen Distress Ink to ink the edges. 

 

To assemble my card: Kraft card base, vellum, gingham, red cardstock, stitched layer. FUN!! I put a square of cream cardstock under the stitching layer so red wouldn't show through. How adorable is that sentiment??? The Stitched Sentiments stamp set has lots of fun stitching related sayings. Love it.

 

I added a few yellow enamel dots because I wanted to pop that color a little bit more. I'm obsessed with that tiny eyelet detail on the die cut.

 

Sew glad to be your friend! How fun would this be to give to your favorite crafting friend!?

 

Here are my thread choices!

 

 

 

Next up is a bright, bold and fabulous rainbow heart! This finished card is a grey A2 card base with a white layer and then the stitching layer. I used the Stitchable Pinking Heart Die and the Stitchable Hearts Border Die set (for the tiny tag). I chose rainbow colors from my floss stash and just stitched in rainbow order all the way down. 

 

I used the Rainbows stamp set and dies to make the clouds, sentiment and rainbow die cut....

 

I used the 1/8 inch foam tape strips (supplies linked at the bottom) to adhere my stitching to the card.

 

I stitched that cute tag with red floss. I always have jewelry supplies on hand so I grabbed a ring and put it through the eyelet detail so it would dangle off the rainbow heart. Finishing touch? Clear enamel dots of course!

 

 

 

 

 

 

And...my third stitched card is a super sweet Christmas card! I used the Christmas Bundle and the Hat Die to make this one. The finished card is an A2 white card base. Layered with dark aqua/teal and then kraft. I love kraft paper with white ink... I die cut the hat die from Kraft paper and stitched with pink and teal embroidery flosses.

 

Once my stitching was done, I added a Tim Holtz Snowflake charm as the perfect accent! To make the card, I heat embossed "Merry Christmas" with white embossing powder and then stamped snowflakes onto the kraft layer. I used the AWESOME Waffle Flower Enamel Dots as snowy white accents.

 

I affixed the hat to the card using the 1/8 inch foam strips to pop it up off the card...

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRIZE ALERT! PRIZE ALERT! For today’s hop, Waffle Flower is giving away $25 gift certificate to THREE lucky winners. You can leave a comment on this blog and along the hop by 11:59pm EDT on August 9th, 2020 for your chances to win. Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the posts in this blog hop and will be announced on the Waffle Flower Blog on 8-12-20. Good Luck! There are more giveaways to enter on the WF Instagram! 

 

SPECIALS! From now till August 7th, 2020, all orders over $50 placed at waffleflower.com will receive a free Cloud Storage Magnetic Board! For those of you who are new to Waffle Flower, they have a Last Chance section on their website that lists many goodies for 25% off until they are gone! This would be a great place to start your collection!

 

There are TEN stops on the blog hop today! Next up is Amy! CLICK HERE for Amy Rysavy and her gorgeous projects!    CLICK HERE to go to the Waffle Flower Blog for the full list. SO much fun.

 

CLICK HERE or on the graphic below for the full supply list for today's cards. (Affiliate Links Used). Have fun shopping and crafting! Thank you for coming by today! XO

Comments

[Stephanie Zilmer]

Wonderful cards and great stitching :)

[lee]

Fabulous cards!

[Sue D]

So cute. Love the stitching and your choice of colors.

[Carol E. Wortman]

Oh my goodness,!! My mom and I did counted cross stitch all of our lives and this die set is so exciting!! The mitten stole my heart and stole the shoe! Beautiful!

[Shar Zar]

I really like the charming tag you added to the rainbow heart.

[Joan Wong]

Love your cards...thanks for sharing!

[Anneleise Hampson]

Wow so many great projects! Lovely.

[Lori Lehnen]

Love all of the cards!
You did a wonderful job!
Thanks for sharing.

[Sammibug]

Wowsers! Such a great variety of cards! The strawberry card makes me want strawberry shortcake!

[Ruth Gauss]

Three wonderful and diverse projects!!! Thanks so much for sharing and inspiring!!!

[Kelsey Thomas]

These are so cute!

[Shari Czerwinski]

LOVE that strawberry card! Pinned it and the hat too. Can't wait to order one of these dies!

[Greta H]

I'm swooning over all your cards! This is the best ever release!

[Jade]

I love your stitched cards!!!! They are all amazing and incredible!!! So special and sensational. Cards to be cherished.

[Marisela Delgado]

Simply adorable! So cute!

[Jalayne Salzman]

These cards are amazing!! I also love to cross stitch on cards so I will be ordering several of these!!

[Mary Holshouser]

Wonderful cards.
Love the rainbow heart.
thanks for sharing
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[susie sonnier]

I've been adding cross stitch pieces to my cards for decades, so it's awesome to try these dies.

[Jennifer]

Love this release and love your creations!

[Tracey Bennett]

Oh my goodness, I love all of these that you made! So cute!!!! I love how you dangled that little piece off the heart like a charm! You're so creative!

[Jennifer Cho]

What a great way to incorporate cross stitch into cards!

[Dana Joy]

MY WORD WANDA!!! Your cards are absolutely GORGEOUS!!! I love coming to your blog for inspiration.

[Mary-Anne V]

Wow just wonderful designs and beautiful colours. Love the toque with the snowflake charm.

[Giselle D.]

I LOVE the way you combined your beautiful stitching with traditional stamping and inking. Your cards are so sweet!

[Nora Noll]

WOW!! Your cards are darling. I am not sure I would have the patience!!

[Marisela Delgado]

Wonderful cards!

[Jane]

Love your wonderful designs and cards Wanda.

[Michele W]

Fantastic designs! Love them all. Couldn't pick a favorite. I'm so excited to try cross stitching on paper with these great new products. So relaxing. Just what we need right now. Thanks for the inspiration!

[Chandhini]

All the cards were so pretty. Love the strawberry and the fun sentiment.

[Lauryne Cunningham]

Wow! Your cards are so pretty! I love the bright reds and the gingham on your strawberry card!

[Stephanie Clapper]

Beautifully designed Wanda, your knit cap looks so realistic!

[Anne Sturgeon]

WOW, I haven't done much cross stitch for years, but this gets my fingers going. What fun. I make an ornament each year for my granddaughters and that hat might just be the one for this year!! Love it, and of course your work... Great Job!!

[Mirella Rogan]

Love all of your projects, can't even pick a favourite, as they're all truly fantastic!

[Deborah Long]

Your projects are Fabulous! I'm crushing on these dies.

[Cis Volk]

Your strawberry is soooooo nice. I hope the receiver will save it and not throw away, it is so much work. I hope to win a die set in the hop.

[Marisela Delgado]

Hands down, the snow cap is my favorite! So pretty!

[Denise Bryant]

Sew pretty! I love these beautiful cards! Awesome colors and textures! Love the stitched strawberry, rainbow heart, and the adorable hat! These look really fun to create!

[Carla Hundley]

Oh how fun! I
love cross-stitching
and your designs are
so pretty!
Carla from Utah

[Kandice J]

The strawberry looks so good, I just want to take a bite out of it! Wonderful job. Thanks for sharing your creativity!

[Cherry Robinson]

Your cards are adorable Wanda! Thanks for the inspiration! 💗

[Carey Nusbaum]

Wanda, you are amazing! I simply ADORE your strawberry cross-stitch card! First off, I appreciate you sharing that you use three strands of thread to create your card. You saved me time there! Also, I love the way you add layers of color with paper to make your stitchable pop! Furthermore, I love to way you add more dimension by adding inking around the edge, as well as the enamel dots! Perfection! It is so cute!

And your second card, with not one, but a second stitched piece, was amazing! So cute! Thank you for your inspiration, ideas, and for the opportunity to win a gift certificate!

[Laurie Brown]

Love them all-such fun to stitch on cards!!!

[Juanita]

Great projects. Love the strawberry and stocking cap. TFS

[KellyKuharik]

These are all so adorable!!!

[sharon Gullikson]

The strawberries are so cute!!! I LOVE THIS

[Kathy Dippner]

Fabulous cards! I love your strawberry design and I'm adding the holiday ones to my wishlist.

[Scraporcraft]

Nice ideas for use. I like the layers created.

[Adrienne]

Love the 🍓. So great!

[Tina Dorrington]

Sew amazing that strawberry

[Marilyn M]

Love these, Wanda! But that strawberry has my heart. I must stitch that! Thanks for the link.