Pokemon Selection Shadow Box Cross Stitch by Lord Libidan

 
Title: Pokemon Selection Shadow Box
Date Completed: November 2026
Design: Lord Libidan
Count: 14
Canvas: Plastic
Colors: 4
Pop Culture: Pokemon
 
I’m currently working on a bit of a white whale of a cross stitch, but I was waiting for some frames to test for an upcoming review, so I decided to just make something quick and plastic canvas based. Somehow that turned into two months of work and four different attempts though!
My aim was a relatively simple one; I wanted to try again at making a 3D box frame cross stitch after my Zelda one that I just feel wasn’t as good as it could have been. I figured just over 10 years of experience would make that a breeze! Oh was I wrong…

I started by picking my theme; like the last one, I wanted something overlapping, and for some crazy reason, I went back to my old faithful; Pokemon.
You see, this is FAR from the first time I’ve attempted a 3D Pokemon cross stitch. From a physically 3D character, to stereograph Pokemon, and even a 3D Pokemon cave, so naturally, if I attempted another 3D project; it would be Pokemon. Right?
The thing is, I didn’t even think about it until after I started, but I’d even stitched this very scene in 3D, with my 3D Pokemon Choice cross stitch too!

 
But, slightly overdone scene aside, this time I edged each of the plastic canvas parts to stop the jarring edges, removed the matting on the picture frame to make it more open and brighter, and stacked the different plates at an angle, so you almost see UP into the piece rather than straight.
I personally think it does look much better than my previous attempt!

 
Happy stitching,
Lord Libidan