Klaske's Kards

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Why not send a friend a card? On a cold winter day a card from a friend can warm the heart.

"A friend is one of the nicest things you can have, and one of the best things you can be. ~Douglas Pagels"

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Saturday, February 19, 2011

Believing in Dreams

Decided to make a few more cards today in between Scrapbooking. It's always fun to use up the little bits of paper that are left over from your 12 x 12 scrapbook pages. I really like this Spellbinders Nestabilities Label 4 as it lends itself so well to sayings or just simple words.

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Hope you like them. Remember all my cards can be purchased.

Saturday, January 29, 2011

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Embroidery on paper started in Holland

Dutch designer Erica Fortgens started writing books with instructions and patterns for making stitching cards in the early 1990s. In her book "Borduren op Papier", translated as "Embroidery on Paper" Erica explains how she got started designing stitching patterns. She made forty small dinner cards with gold embroidery to be used at a birthday party. The cards proved very popular and this encouraged her to make more patterns to embroider.

A thread and wool manufacturer called Madeira offered embroidery on paper kits for sale during the 1990s. They were sold under the trade name of Pickpoints. The pattern instructions for Madeira Pickpoints were published in Dutch. Only a few Pickpoints kits were produced.

With Valentine's Day around the corner this design is perfect. I used a border punch, embroidery thread and beads to create this card.

"Only the heart knows how to find what is precious."

Fyodor Dostoevsky

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Friday, January 14, 2011

Quilling

Quilling is the art of rolling thin strips of paper into different shapes and then creating designs. A friend of mine thought it might be interesting to learn so three of us took a class and from there we taught ourselves. We picked up books from the library and also purchased some and away we went. I really enjoy quilling and have since made many cards using this technique. Following are some sample cards.

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Thursday, December 30, 2010

Happy New Year!

We're soon to enter a New Year and hopefully 2011 will bring new beginnings or continue with good friends and a wonderful family. Remember to Live, Laugh & Love. A Thank You note or card is a great way of showing someone you care and appreciate what they have done for you or for just being there.

This card was made with copic markers and I love the end result!

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