12 Days of Stitchmas Advent Calendar | Day 11 with Kim Kesti

Welcome to day 11 of our 12 Days of Stitchmas 2023 Advent Calendar class! Join us and stitch your way through the season! We invited 12 guest artists to share inspiration with the 12 stitching surprises. Let’s welcome Kim Kesti as she shares inspiration with the Day 11 surprise!

Don't miss the other video tutorials from our free Youtube Class: Day 1 with Mindy Eggen | Day 2 with Sandi MacIver | Day 3 with Laura Bassen | Day 4 with Jaycee Gaspar | Day 5 with Yana Smakula | Day 6 Michelle Short | Day 7 with Nichol Spohr | Day 8 with Tina Smith | Day 9 with Annie Williams | Day 10 with Carissa Wiley .

Hello crafty friends! I am so excited to be featuring Day 11 of the 12 Days of Stitchmas boxed set I am sure you have seen so much amazing inspiration from Days 1 through 10 already!

Day 11 is an adorable sweater die that I know you are going to love creating with. I had a ball making several different versions of the sweater and even added a few dies to my projects from earlier days of Stitchmas. Watch video below or on our Youtube channel : My first project started out with a fun embossed card front – this Puff Dotty folder is one of my all-time favorites. I think it fits the vibe of the holiday sweater perfectly! I die cut one sweater from Peridot cardstock, then leveled up by making my own striped cardstock to really customize my second sweater. And, after adding a layer of pink floss, I also came back and added another layer of stitching with the gold Diamant thread. It’s the first time I have ever tried this technique and I love how it turned out! For another card, I followed the same theme by making a striped sweater, but this time I added it to a shaped card base which I created using the Notched Corner Frames die set. This is such a versatile set and with ten sizes of frames nested in one set, it’s also a great value! Adding the super sweet Comfort & Joy Sentiments glimmer set on this card really finished it off nicely.

There are SO many different sweaters you can create with the Day 11 stitch die, I could not resist one more card! Once again, I created two sweaters to layer up on my card front (which I covered with a patterned paper from the Make It Merry Paper Pad. Then, it was time to go crazy with elements for the front of the sweater! I used small dies from the Christmas Wonder die set, but you could choose any die from your collection. Use your imagination, I know you will have so much fun!

Thanks for taking a peek at my Day 11 Stitchmas projects! Be sure to check out all twelve of the videos created with this set. I am always amazed at the creativity of my fellow designers! Happy Stitchmas! Kim