Soft Stitches & Sweet Details: A Handmade Card Tutorial by Sharon

Roll out the red carpet — today we’re welcoming a truly charming handmade card to the Crafty Stamp Co. blog!

Created by Design Team member Sharon, this sweet project is full of soft color, thoughtful layers, and those beautiful stitched details we all love. From the delicate background textures to the heartfelt sentiment, every element works together to create a card that feels warm, intentional, and joyfully handmade.

Sharon walks you through her entire creative process in her blog post, sharing tips, product details, and inspiration along the way. If you love stitched accents, gentle color palettes, and designs that feel both polished and approachable, you’re going to want to read every word.

✨ Let’s step inside Sharon’s creative process and see how this lovely card came together.

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Good Morning, Sharon here with a super cute card using January's Crafty Crew Kit. Stitched with love, Meadow is showing her latest project, a little patchwork bear. 

• Crafty Stamp Co Crafty Crew Kit:

• White Stamping Card
• White top folding card base
• Black Ink Pad
• Copic Markers:
  • Skin - E1, E4, E11, E21, R20;
  • Hair - RV09, RV06, RV02;
  • Shorts - B97, B95, B41, W02;
  • Shirt - G24, G21, G20, RV6;
  • Bear - R85, R83, R81, BG49, BG23, BG11;
  • Bag - B97, B95, B41, W2.
• White gel pen & Black gel glaze pen
  
• Wet Glue, Foam Squares

Step 1: Stamp your images onto white stamping card and cut out using the included cutting files.

Step 2: Color images with alcohol markers, use white gel pen on Meadow's eyes to make them sparkle, and black glaze pen on dear's eyes and nose. Put to one side.

Step 3: Cut 2 sheets of pattern paper - I like a fine border, so my first is cut to 5 3/8in x 4 1/8in, and the second is 51/4 x 4.

Step 4: Using wet glue, mat your base with the pattern papers.

Step 5: Die cut 2 different-sized rectangles of pattern paper using stitched dies and add to your card.

Step 6: Stamp your sentiment in the top left corner using black ink.

• Make sure this is dry, or it will smudge as you handle it.

Step 7: Add your images to the card using foam squares. I don't like everything square, so I have tilted the bag and fat quarters!

The January Crafty Crew is packed with crafty goodies and inspiration, but you can only get it for a short period of time!

Crafty Hugs
Sharon xx