Elegant Birthday Wishes
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If you’ve had little or no experience sewing, this card is a great place to start. Th e simple handstitching technique used to embellish the card couldn’t be easier to learn, and it always yields
gorgeous results. Once you master this technique, you’ve opened the door to all kinds of crafting possibilities. For this birthday card, I embroidered cardstock with silk ribbon, giving the design a touch of elegance to complement the refi ned style of the decorative paper. Elegant Birthday Wishes.
MATERIALS AND TOOLS
1. Fold and trim card
Fold a piece of cardstock to make a card that opens from the side. Trim the card’s front panel in half, then trim again to give the top a rounded shape. Trim the back panel to give it a rounded shape as well. Trim the rounded edge of the front of the card with scallop shears.
2. Add image
Print or copy the image of your choice onto a sheet of cream cardstock.
(I used a Vintage Workshop CD-ROM and printed the image from my computer.) Trim the image
to fi t on the front panel of the card. Use paper glue to glue it just below the scallop edge.
3. Poke holes
Open the card and place it on a piece of foamcore board. Use a T-pin to poke evenly spaced
holes along the top edge of the front panel.
4. Embroider front panel
Thread a length of silk ribbon onto an embroidery needle. Make a running stitch through the holes,
anchoring each end of the ribbon with clear tape on the back of the panel.
5. Make greeting tag
Stamp a greeting of your choice onto a piece of cardstock. Trim the greeting, then use paper glue to mount it onto one or more pieces of solid and decorative cardstock to give the tag a framed look. Use a T-pin to poke a hole on either side of the stamped greeting, and tie a little French knot through each hole.
6. Line back panel
Cut a piece of decorative paper to cover the back panel of the card. Adhere the paper liner to the back
panel with paper glue. Cut the top edge of the back panel into a rounded shape with scallop shears
to match the front panel.
7. Attach tag to back panel
Glue the greeting tag to the back panel of the card, as shown.
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gorgeous results. Once you master this technique, you’ve opened the door to all kinds of crafting possibilities. For this birthday card, I embroidered cardstock with silk ribbon, giving the design a touch of elegance to complement the refi ned style of the decorative paper. Elegant Birthday Wishes.
MATERIALS AND TOOLS
- Image for card
- Solid-color cardstock (two colors)
- Decorative cardstock
- Decorative text-weight paper
- Foamcore board
- Silk ribbon
- Embroidery needle
- T-pin
- Scissors
- Scallop shears
- Paper glue
- Clear tape
- Loving birthday wishes (or greeting of your choice) rubber stamp
- Ink pad
1. Fold and trim card
Fold a piece of cardstock to make a card that opens from the side. Trim the card’s front panel in half, then trim again to give the top a rounded shape. Trim the back panel to give it a rounded shape as well. Trim the rounded edge of the front of the card with scallop shears.
Print or copy the image of your choice onto a sheet of cream cardstock.
(I used a Vintage Workshop CD-ROM and printed the image from my computer.) Trim the image
to fi t on the front panel of the card. Use paper glue to glue it just below the scallop edge.
3. Poke holes
Open the card and place it on a piece of foamcore board. Use a T-pin to poke evenly spaced
holes along the top edge of the front panel.
4. Embroider front panel
Thread a length of silk ribbon onto an embroidery needle. Make a running stitch through the holes,
anchoring each end of the ribbon with clear tape on the back of the panel.
5. Make greeting tag
Stamp a greeting of your choice onto a piece of cardstock. Trim the greeting, then use paper glue to mount it onto one or more pieces of solid and decorative cardstock to give the tag a framed look. Use a T-pin to poke a hole on either side of the stamped greeting, and tie a little French knot through each hole.
6. Line back panel
Cut a piece of decorative paper to cover the back panel of the card. Adhere the paper liner to the back
panel with paper glue. Cut the top edge of the back panel into a rounded shape with scallop shears
to match the front panel.
Glue the greeting tag to the back panel of the card, as shown.
