Happy International Scrapbook Day 2025!! I have a jam-packed-full-of-fun day happening over in my Happy Scrappy Place Facebook Group including 9 challenges & prizes, 2 giveaways, 9 free cut files, and a LIVE scrapbooking session with me at 3pm Pacific/6pm Eastern Time! To join in the fun, simply refresh the FB page every 30 minutes for new content! My challenge is to add hand stitching.
For this layout I used my new Happy Haven collection and embroidered the stitched hearts printed on one of the papers in the 12x12 Project Pad. I used all 6 strands of thread for the most thickness & texture. It took me about 9 hours to embroider this paper. Before stitching I trimmed the paper at an angle and cut out a little section so I could have an unstitched place to add photos.
Above are the DMC thread colors that I used to cross stitch the hearts printed on the patterned paper. I mostly stuck to tone-on-tone (pink thread on the same shade of pink heart) however, I wanted to use ALL the thread colors that match Happy Haven so sometimes I didn't stitch with the exact same thread color, but the same family - shades of blue thread on blue hearts, shades of yellow thread on yellow hearts, shades of pink thread on pink hearts, etc. Give me all the colors :)
Once the stitching was finished I adhered the pieces to a sheet of white cardstock and tucked two 3x4" photos into the bottom. I embellished every full stitched heart with a teeny tiny sticker tone-on-tone and I used icons from the mini puffy stickers, stickers in the 12x12 Project Pad, foam stickers, cardstock stickers, or stickers found in the boxed cards. I also fussy cut a few elements from the buttons patterned paper.
I created the title with a sticker from the 12x12 Project Pad stickers, wrote journaling above it with a pink pen, and clustered additional flowers around it. I simply love hand stitching and hope you'll give this challenge a try! Please post your challenge project in my Happy Scrappy Place Facebook Group by 11pm Pacific Time on Saturday May 17th 2025. Winners will be announced in my Facebook Group on Monday May 19th 2025. Open worldwide. I can't wait to see what you create!
SUPPLIES: Patterned paper, stickers, die cuts: HAPPY HAVEN; white cardstock; DMC threads: 602, 3806, 3689, 819, 3779, 3854, 728, 11, 834, 704, 964, 992, 162, 3325, 211, and 3810; foam mat; paper piercer; sewing needle; liquid glue; foam adhesive; 12" paper trimmer; scissors; journaling pen
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