Stampin' Up! Corporate Blog Post March - Needlepoint Nook

Good Day Crafty Friends,

I am super excited to share my first ever blog post for Stampin' Up!. As Artisan, one of the assignments the Design Team members are asked to complete is a corporate blog post which Stampin' Up! publish on their Facebook Page. You can find these inspirational posts from the Artisan Design Team in the notes section.

Here is my post that went live on the 15th of April ........

Needlepoint Spool Cards 

I was super excited when I saw all the elements in the Needlepoint Nook Suite, it instantly reminded me of my Oma and her love for crafts created with thread and wool. It conjured memories of my childhood, sitting in her “loom room” chatting while she spun wool or listening to the pedal shifts on the loom while I tried my hand at cross stitch or knitting.  I specifically remember the many drawers filled with old fashioned wooden spools wrapped tightly with embroidery thread. My Oma would have loved these spool shaped card projects I hope to inspire you with today. 

The Needle & Thread Stamp Set (item 148724) has such realistic embroidery stitched images, one could be fooled into thinking you have stitched some intricate patterns and floral arrangements right onto the card front.  Even more marvelous are the coordinating Needlepoint Elements Framelit Dies (item 148541), no fussy cutting required and four of the twelve framelits are embossing dies - how fabulous is that!

All four cards have the same card base design and showcase the fun patterns and colour combinations in the Needlepoint Nook Design Series Paper (item 148807).  The spool shape has been created using the Envelope Punch Board (item 133774) and a regular sized tent fold card that has been punched at 1 3/8" from the top and bottom on all sides, then using a Stampin' Trimmer (item 129722) to cut away the remaining section in between the two notches.

After creating the spool card bases, each of the four cards have been lined with a wood theme designer series paper either from the Wood Textures Designer Series Paper  (#144177) or  Floral Romance Specialty DSP (item 148632) . Over the top of the wood, a panel of the Needlepoint Nook DSP has been added before decorating with various ribbons and twines.  

The first card has a faux embroidery hoop created using the Layering Circles Framelits (item 141705) with the outer edge or hoop rim made from the Wood Textures DSP. Fussy cut images from the Needlepoint Nook DSP have been added to the inside of the hoop with Mini Stampin' Dimensionals (item 144108). Old Olive Linen Thread (item 148811) has been wrapped around the wooden peg image from the Crafting Forever Stamp Set (item 143958) The scissors are also from this stamp set, with both images coloured using Stampin' Blends and fussy cut. To finish the card a couple of wooden embellishments and a white bakers twine bow have been added. 

For the next card, the little cross stitch stamp from the Needle & Thread stamp set has been white heat embossed directly onto the Wood Textures DSP before adding the panel of Highland Heather Needlepoint Nook DSP. The pretty detail behind the DSP panel has been created from Sparkle Glimmer Paper (item 146957) with the border thinlit die from the Doily Builder Thinlit Dies (item 148553).  Old Olive Linen Thread has been wrapped around the centre of the card base to coordinate with the bow. The Needlepoint Nook Mini Buttons (item 148810) are soooo cute, I had to add one to the top of the bow.  I have added a few Glitter Enamel Dots (item 146934) to the centre of the stamped floral images.

The third card front has been embossed with the Needlepoint Elements Framelit Dies before the panel of Night of Navy Needlepoint Nook DSP has been adhered. Pineapple Punch 1/8” Grosgrain Ribbon (item 146953) has been used to decorate this card with simple knot ties exposed on the front. The sentiment has been heat embossed with White Stampin' Emboss Powder (item 109132) using a Heat Tool (item 129056)

The final card has been stacked with the stamped embroidery images and finished with a Happy Mothers Day sentiment from the Tea Together Stamp Set (item 148779) which has been die cut using the Stitched Labels Framelits (item 146828).  

Have fun and experiment with different types of ribbons and twines, varied widths, colours and textures. Or replace the ribbon/thread with paper trims. And try changing up how you wrap them – ombre colours, knots or bows, straight or angled etc. 

Thanks so much for letting me share my creations with you today. I hope I have inspired you to have a go at creating these Spool Cards. Thanks for stopping by today, until next time, stay crafty x