12 Days of Stitchmas Advent Calendar – Day 5 with Yana Smakula
Posted by Spellbinders Team on September 14, 2023

12 Days of Stitchmas Advent Calendar – Day 5 with Yana Smakula

Welcome to day 5 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 Yana Smakula as she shares inspiration with the Day 5 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 .
Hello friends! I'm excited to explore Day 5 with you and some some inspiration with this fabulous stitching die. Day 5 is a beautiful snowflake die. I love the way this is designed, giving me several options. Watch video tutorial below or on our Youtube channel :
I die cut the snowflake shadow from Glacier cardstock and main snowflake part from white. My stitching was done using a combination of blue ombre thread and siver metallic, both included in the add-on kit.

12 Days of Stitchmas Advent Calendar – Day 5 with Yana Smakula

I used Brushed White cardstock from my stash, I die cut an oval shape using the Essential Arches die and foiled a sentiment in the bottom of the panel. The snowflake was foam mounted in the center and I added a foiled "Merry Christmas" across for a pop of red. Here are some close up images: For my second card I tried stretching the snowflake design to make it bigger. It was easy to do - I just added additional elements stitched in Gold thread.

12 Days of Stitchmas Advent Calendar – Day 5 with Yana Smakula

Be sure to watch my video tutorial to learn how I made both cards. Have fun stitching!

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2 comments

Wow both stunning, what a beautiful die! Thanks for sharing!

Cindy C.,

Beautiful creations by Yana. Can’t wait to get mine to start creating my Stitchmas cards/ ornaments.

Renee Eyzaguirre,

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