Using Stitches

I love using stitches on my digital scrapbooking layouts. I would never have used them on a traditional paper page because I could never get the stitches lined up as I wanted. But, with a digital kit, absolutely anything is possible. Take a look at this layout by Jenn. She used one of Chelle’s newer kits called In the Pool which includes several stitches and stitched elements. I love the corner stitches she used as frames, and one of the coolest things about these is that Chelle includes holes with her stitches as a separate element. Using Chelle’s holes as a separate layer means Jenn could use an appropriate shadow on the thread stitching layer without adding that same shadow to the holes.

Erica also made a page for us, but she chose to combine several stitched elements from multiple kits. She used Spic-N-Span for her main kit choice, but she made the title from Chelle’s Darling Stitched-A-Bet (available in bold or in Holiday colors in the store) and she created some additional stitched flowers from Chelle’s CU Stitched Blooms. She also used some stitches to attach her photo to the page completing the soft look. I love how her font choice coordinates so well with the stitched title.

Stitches are a nice addition to any scrapbook page, but they are especially fun in digital scrapbooking. I hope you’ll add some stitching to your next layout!