When I saw the Spellbinders stitching die kit for January I couldn’t wait to get the bee and stitch… however it took weeks before I got round to diecutting it and stitching it!
I die cut the yellow from cream card I added yellow ink too which gives it a more gradient finish.
I decided to use the same colour of thread for the whole of the bee 🐝
I then chose to die cut the wings from some shimmery cardstock rather than the usual cardstock. I also chose to use gold metallic thread for the wings. My goodness this metallic thread is so much more tricky to work with than normal silks.
Once I had stitched all the elements I then had to work out what to do with the bee. I decided to keep it really simple with a stitched frame and a black mat layer.
I didn’t add a sentiment and kept it as it was especially as the bee is so spectacular!
Happy crafting!
Catherine
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