Spring Flowers...

I love using flowers on my cards and creations and I am addicted to making shaped cards.  Today I have a card to share with you that doesn't just use flowers - it is a flower!

Step 1 - Cut out a flower shape from patterned paper, I used my Cricut but it would be very simple to freehand draw a flower shape.  Remember to create a flower suitable for the size of the envelopes you have.  My square envelopes are about 15 cms so my flower is 14 cms.  I used a paint dabber to squidge some whit paint around the edges.

Step 2 - Use a dry glue to adhere your flower onto a folded card blank.  Line up the fold of the card blank with a straight edge of the flower leaving a narrow border.

Step 3  - Use a craft knife or sharp scissors to cut around the wjole flower leaving a border the same width as the one on the fold of the card blank.  Now you have a flower shaped folded card.

Step 4 - Stitch around the edge using a sewing machine **Make sure you open up your card and only stitch on the front**

 

Step 5 - I created my own flower embellishment for the centre of my card, but there are oodles of ready manufactured flowers in the stores.  Mine is made with a felt flower cut with a sizzix die, I added a Making Memories metal grommet and a large enamelled brad. 

Step 6 - Create a tag with a bookplate, handwritten greeting and brads.  I made my bookplate with a sizix die and painted it white but you could easily use a metal or acrylic bookplate.  If you don't like your own handwriting use a small rubber stamp for the greeting.  I attached the bookplate with foam pads on the back because I wanted the brads to be for decoration only and didn't want their fastenings to show through on the inside of my card.

I hope you enjoy making shaped cards, I've found them extremely addictive!!

Love from Andrea xxxx 

Comments

[Paula - Buenos Aires]

I had to laugh at the **Make sure you open up your card and only stitch on the front** comment. :D
Super fun card and delicate at the same time. :)

[Andrea]

If only you knew how many cards I've sewn together (and then posted in forums without telling anyone) lol