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Card Patterns

“Going Batty” 3D Halloween Card

by Marie on October 8, 2009

This Halloween Bat card comes alive with tissue paper wings. He’s making his way to your house to give all a good SCARE!

Supplies for 3D Bat Card:

cardstock
paper cutter
black tissue paper – a 3×12 inch piece
black art paper
white crayon
letter stickers

Fold your cardstock piece in half to form a card. Then decide if you want to [...]

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Sew a Fabric Yo-Yo Stationary Card

by Marie on September 22, 2009

Guest Post by Lyndsey of The Stationary Place
I’ve always loved paper. Stationery, patterned paper, note cards, letterpress – I think paper is gorgeous and I love all of its different uses.
More recently, I’ve been on something of a crafting binge – and for my last birthday I asked for a sewing machine. Much to my [...]

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How-To Video: Hand-Stitched Cards

by Marie on September 1, 2009

These hand-stitched cards are simple and fun to make. I’ve been stitching them for quite a few years now and have shared many patterns in my Card Patterns category. Today I’ve taken a video of me stitching a Gift Box Greeting Card for you to see just how easy it is. You can follow right [...]

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Create a Fancy Flower Card

by Marie on May 4, 2009

I love the beautiful ‘flower girls’ from Elsa Mora, first seen at The Crafty Crow. Ever since I saw them, I couldn’t wait to make one of my own. So we’ve crafted a few of these fancy flower girls onto cards for Mother’s day, inspired by Elsa Mora.
Supplies for Fancy Flower Cards:

flowers – I didn’t [...]

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Easter Egg Stitched Greeting Card

by Marie on April 7, 2009

As Easter is on it’s way, stitch this sweet card to cheer on the Easter Bunny as he hides his eggs! This pattern is fun to stitch and easy to make. It would be great to display in your home or give as an Easter gift to a loved one.

Supplies: Everything is available at your [...]

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Sending Your Valentine a Card

by Marie on January 26, 2009

Here’s a few fun Valentine Cards I’ve made in the past for my sweetheart. These would be great to give to your loved ones too, both young and old.

Heart Hand-Stitched Card

Puzzling Valentine Card

Pop-up Heart Card

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Snowman Stitched Greeting Card

by Marie on January 8, 2009

I’m contributing over at Alpha Mom again today. Come on over to Alpha Mom’s – Once Upon a Holiday to see how I made these fun Snowman Stitched Cards. He’ll keep things frosty this Winter!

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Santa Hat Stitched Card

by Marie on November 25, 2008

Ho Ho Ho! Santa’s Sleigh is almost on it’s way. Here’s a fun Santa Hat holiday card to hand-stitch for your Season’s Greetings. Or check out the last year’s stitched card of the Christmas Tree. Either would be perfect to create for your family and friends.

Supplies: Everything is available at your local craft or fabric [...]

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Pumpkin Stitched Card Pattern

by Marie on October 6, 2008

This cheery pumpkin is a fun card for Fall time. Whether you’re having a party and need invitations or wanting to decorate your home with something homemade, stitch up this cute Pumpkin Greeting Card.

Supplies: Everything is available at your local craft or fabric store.

Punching Awl
Pattern for Pumpkin to punch: Download this pattern, then print it [...]

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Apple Stitched Card Pattern

by Marie on August 5, 2008

With the new school year coming soon, here’s a fun apple hand-stitched card pattern helping you get ready to learn. Stitch one of these cards to give to your child’s teacher, as they would love to receive a personal card from their student telling them how excited they are for the coming year. Or these [...]

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