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Itching to take on a stitchy project after visiting the amazing Festival of Quilts show recently, I was delighted when my daughter asked me to make a card for a friend who is moving house, as this presented the perfect opportunity.   This new home card combines sewing and cardmaking skills, but could just as easily be adapted to make a small cushion, bag panel or quilt block instead.  What I used: ·       A4 sheet of plain paper ·       Pencil ·       Ruler ·       Bondaweb ·       Iron and ironing board ·       Scissors ·       Fabric scraps ·       Embroidery thread ·       Hand sewing needle ·       Assorted colours of cardstock for layering ·       8x8 card blank 1....

Hello Crafters, This week we received an amazing gift from a family member and I set about making an appropriate card to say thank you. This needed to be something very special and what better way to say a special thank you than to use the gorgeous Sue Wilson dies for a card in the style of the wonderful Phill Martin.                   Despite looking rather elaborate, this 8x8 card is easy to achieve and uses relatively few supplies (as above). The first step in making this card is to get all of the die cutting out of the way. I find this much more time efficient than stopping to cut out the bits you need at each stage. Using the Sue Wilson Ornate Pierced Squares from the Noble Collection, cut out the ornate focal point for the centre of the card in cream cardstock. Then roughly cut a spare piece of cream card, which will sit behind this feature when the card is constructed. You will als...

Hello Crafters, When being commissioned to make a wedding card, I like to ask a few questions that will help steer my direction to ensure that I make a card the bride and groom are certain to love. I’ll ask what colours are being used (often given away by those that are used on the invite), the location of the reception and whether the couple have a preferred style (for example, contemporary, minimalist, vintage). All this information I take away with me and use it to create a ‘matching’ card. My latest request was for a young bride and groom with a passion for all things vintage and shabby chic, who are holding their wedding reception in a converted barn, and this is what I came up with.  This is a simple card, which doesn’t take a huge amount of time to make, and can be made with bits and bobs you already have in your craft stash. Here are the supplies you’ll need if you want to make one just like mine: The first step is to trace your butterfly card sha...