Making Machine Embroidered Cards: Part 1

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by Debbie Hicks of Too Cute Embroidery
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Stitching on paper is really fun and easy to do once you know the basics. To create this holiday card, I used thick mulberry paper. The fibers make it very strong and it holds stitches very well without any holes.

Materials:

-Embroidery design of your choosing

-Heavy weight cutaway stabilizer

-Thick mulberry paper

-Card stock to mount finished design on
(I used Stampin Up copper metallic paper and another gold metallic paper to layer this card. Your copper or card base should be cut to 6.5 x 11 and scored down the center (this will be shown later) and the gold piece should be cut to 6” x 5”. Holiday papers would be beautiful underneath, too.

-Ribbon

-Crystals, if desired, or other embellishments to add more decorations to your tree.

- E6000 adhesive, jewelry glue or crystal applicator to secure crystals onto card
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Let's Get Started!

The first thing you want to do is hoop your cutaway stabilizer. I used a heavyweight to be safe.

My particular card front/design filled the entire hoop, so I didn’t have to worry about centering the design.

Using a paper cutter, cut your mulberry paper to a 5x7" piece so that it will fit inside your hoop.

Place your hoop on the machine and lay your paper on top. Use spray adhesive on the back if you wish to hold it more securely.

Begin stitching design as you normally would.

I didn’t have any trouble with my paper shifting or moving.

Clip threads as needed between colors.

Here is our finished design. The metallic gold and silver look stunning on the card!

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Note from the SWAK Team:

Thank you, Debbie! Create that next card with some pizzaz and your embroidery machine! Fantastic! We are also happy to let you know that you can find a FREE Christmas ornament design, compliments of Too Cute Embroidery, in our free section at SWAKembroidery.com! This beautiful design will look stunning on any card as well!

Now, would you like to know how Debbie puts the finishing touches on this embroidered card? Go to "Making Machine Embroidered Cards: Part 2 in SWAK 101 to find out how! You're going to love how it all comes together!