Quilts and Cards: February 2019

Monday, February 18, 2019

A New Year - 2019

Another new year - already into February and I have not posted anything yet!

Well I have actually been making cards this year and here is one that I did recently for one of my lovely neighbours.

I was very happy with the colours I used for this card. I made the card base from Slate cardstock and layered with Sorbet (both Close to my Heart base colours) and one of the patterned papers from Charlotte, a Close to my Heart set from a couple of years ago.

Finished the card off with the die cut from AliExpress and the stamped sentiment, also from CTMH. Pearls added the finishing touch.

The inspiration for this design was from Pinterest.

Stay posted for some more cards I have done recently!

Favourite Tips

If you need a brad of a particular colour and don't have one, check to see if you have some embossing powder of the colour you want . Rub embossing ink on the top of the brad, then dip it into the embossing powder then heat set it. Use tweezers or a clip peg to hold the brad while you heat it.
When you are stitching on cards, make sure you are not sewing over the top of DS tape! The needle gets gummed up and won't lock the threads underneath.
Use zip lock plastic envelopes for smaller pieces of card offcuts that accumulate when making cards. Have one envelope per colour and periodically go through and trim up so they are ready for use on another card.