Anyway it is currently 13:58, I'm blogging and I've finished my silhouette cards!
Shopping list:
14 count aida/ 28 count evenweave
Black stranded cotton
White stranded cotton (optional)
Seed Beads (optional)
Silhouette cross-stitch pattern
Gold mirri card (I recommend the hunkdory one as it's a nice, less garish gold)
C6 decal edge card blanks
Backing card: antique flowers adorable scorable in burgundy.
Vintage photo distress ink
Blender tool
Large oval and large scalloped oval Spellbinders dies
Rectangular label die (I used a Xcut large dies die)
I used a pattern from a vintage inspired pattern book that I got in a magazine at some point. There are many silhouette patterns available on the Internet, or just ask your friends. I have problems with French knots (I just can't seem to get them right!) so I decided to use seed beads instead to add extra interest and glamour. I just used some from a bag of bead waste my friend gave me a while ago, they're easy enough to find on the high street.
When it came to putting the cards together I decided to keep them very simple, no fuss, just the framed stitching on a nice background card. I chose a burgundy colour with a deep chocolate colour foiling but black goes with anything so you can just run with it.
I cut all the bits out first. When it came to doing the frames I used the inner die as a template (as Spellbinders have a good thick border on them) for trimming the stitching down and attached the stitching to the card frame with PVA glue (red liner tape would also work) then while I waited for the glue to dry I inked up the edges of my cards. I mounted the label shape with PVA glue again (photo glue or double sided tape would also work) before attaching the frames with foam pads.
Quick, simple, classy.
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