Have you been to the greeting card store lately? I was amazed at the prices, can you believe $7.95 for the inspired inscription “Wishing you a Happy Birthday”. And the sad thing is these store bought cards normally end up in the trash can.
I wanted to make the cards I sent a little more thoughtful and special. I started with a design from the Infinite Possibilities book.
This book is wonderful collaboration between BabyLock and Anita Goodesign.
Many BabyLock retailers have these books still available for purchase.
I created my first card following the recommended supply list and instructions in the book. Using standard cardstock which I cut down from 8 ½” x 11” to 7” x 10”, folded the cardstock in half to the new size 5” x 7”.
Stitched out the design and this is my handcrafted greeting card –
This card will definitely show the recipient that my card is truly unique and not one of many from the shelf at local card store.
After admiring my work for a little while I knew I want to do more. I stitched another card in exactly the same way with the same materials.
This time I added little more color, I used water color paint pens. In the tiny leaves I added some green paint, and the non-appliqued flowers I added yellow paint. I am not a painter and have limited experience with water color pens but this was a fun way to experiment and I like the addition of the color.
I really liked the card with the paint but I thought I could do more and I had a small piece of cork sitting on my table next to my other supplies.
So I used cork as my base fabric on my card front. I added fabric for the envelope to make it stand out. And I added yellow fabric under the yellow flower stitches. All thread used was the same as the first stitch out and the same fabric was used for the pink flowers. What a different look with just a change of base fabric and adding a couple more fabrics.
Oh, but wait there is piece of vinyl that ordered months ago and has stayed rolled up neatly in my supply closet. I tend to buy things like fabric and vinyl with no real plans but I always know that these things will find a home in a great project someday. Just sometimes those supplies like fabric and vinyl have to wait years for their perfect projects.
The only change this time is swapping out the cork for this great vinyl.
All cards made with the same thread and pink flower fabric. Not sure which is my favorite.
