Saturday 4 April 2009

Lollipop flowers, daisies and cupcakes!



Making cards was one of the first crafty things that really got me hooked, and was the first time that I ever got paid to make something for someone else. I have made so many over the years, birth cards, wedding invites, Valentines and hundreds of greetings cards!


Although now I make nowhere near as many these days, as there are so many other things to make, I still have a regular supply of people who like to buy them. Today, I really needed to build up my depleted stock.





As I do more and more with fabric and my sewing machine, my cards seem to reflect this. I think part of it is that I'm such a hoarder. I can't seem to throw away fabric, no matter how small the piece is and have various boxes filled with scraps dotted around.


Making cards is such a perfect way to use up these tiny pieces, and I really like how today's cards have turned out. I didn't have chance to photograph them all as it's getting dark and the light is not so good, but here are some of the ones that I made.


5 comments:

  1. Love the cards!! Love the way you use all your scraps too!! I hate throwing scraps away.
    One thing I saw on craftster, is a person who makes cushions, purses, and bags from strips of selvedge she cuts off. They're pretty cool!!
    Why throw away things, when you can be innovative!!

    Happy crafting & sunshine : )

    Sharon xx

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  2. Those cards are absolutely beautiful, I love them!

    I've seen a lampshade made out of selvedges too, it was very cool :)

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  3. They're lovely! How do you get the printing on to the card? Feed the card through the printer, or print onto something else??? I'd love to know.

    x

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  4. love the cupcake one! very cute!

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