This week’s card is called Happy Birthday and was made by Kat. This stunning card was made using the Form-A-Lines Fancy Flowers Roses Pattern.

Kat said: “I used gold metallic DMC thread on blue card and then put the finished blue card onto a white one. I added gold edging, a couple of gold hearts and gold lettering, and brushed gold eye shadow inside the roses”.

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This week’s card is called Golden Wedding Anniversary and was made by Capricorn. This attractive card was made using the Stitching Cards Happy Anniversary pattern.

Capricorn said: “I made this card for my dear brother and sister-in-law. For the stitched names I used font 340 from Stitching Cards. The gold thread I used is very sparkley and glistens under the light but it doesn’t show on the scanned picture”.

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This week’s card is called Lovely hamster and was made by Basteljeanny. This amusing card was made using the Stitching Cards Mouse/Hamster pattern.

Basteljeanny said: “I like hamster and today I stitched a hamster in his home with a lot of food”.

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This week’s card is called Happy Easter and was made by Nette. This attractive card was made using the Stitching Cards Bunny in a basket pattern.

A paper flower was added to the basket handle and “Happy Easter” words were added with a gold sticker. The border is decorative paper with an inner line added with a gold sticker.

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Two new stitching card patterns have been added to the Stitching Cards website. Both card designs feature pieces from a chess set. The first has the king and queen; the second has the bishop, knight, rook and pawn chess pieces. Each pattern can be stitched as two separate bookmarks or one double-sided bookmark.

These are great to give a book reading chess enthusiast. They could also be used as a greetings cards for birthdays and to send messages such as congratulations.

The patterns are available individually and in a value pack of all six designs. The pattern size is 152 mm x 104 mm (6 x 4½ inches). Bookmark size 152 mm x 52 mm (6 x 2¼ inches).

The patterns can be found on the following web page:
www.stitchingcards.com/product.php/435/
www.stitchingcards.com/product.php/436/

Form-A-Lines patterns are designed to look good in a single colour of thread. The reason for this is that one of the ways they are sold is in kits. Since a reel of metallic thread forms a substantial part of the cost of a kit it makes economic sense to design for one colour.

The card maker can choose to stitch the design in multi-colours if they wish. There is usually more than enough thread on a 50 meter reel of thread to stitch six cards. Therefore after purchasing a few Form-A-Lines kits you may have amassed a collection of threads of various colours. You can also add to your colour collection by purchasing more thread.

The illustration shows a design from the new Form-A-Lines Quilt Block Flowers set. The left-hand picture is stitched in confetti pink thread as supplied in the kit. This is a mixture of pinks, yellows and blue-greens. I really like the random colour effect produced by confetti thread.

The picture on the right is stitched in green, copper and purple thread. The card was made by my wife for her mother’s birthday. I think that it is a beautiful choice of colours.

The Quilt Block Flowers set is available form the Form-A-Lines download store and in printed booklets from stockists.

Two new sets of patterns have been added to the Form-A-Lines stitching cards range. They are available as downloads or as printed booklets.

The Quilt Block Flowers set was inspired by quilt block designs with the words Happy Birthday, With Love, Thinking of You plus a bonus greeting Thank You.

The Leisure set features a keyboard, a Lambretta scooter and bowling.

The pattern size is 152 mm x 104 mm (6 x 4½ inches).

The patterns are available as downloads from the Form-A-Lines website as sets of three patterns or as individual designs.
Quilt Block Flowers.
Leisure.

The patterns are available as printed booklets from the Card Inspirations website:
Form-A-Lines kits.
Form-A-Lines printed booklets.

This week’s card is called Kocham Cie means I love you and was made by Liken. This gorgeous card was made using the Form-A-Lines Heart and Key Pattern. Kocham cie is Polish for I love you.

Liken said: “I stitched a heart pattern from Form-A-Lines, cut it out and stick it on a red paper.”

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Six new stitching card patterns have been added to the Stitching Cards website. The prick and stitch designs feature a donkey, a foal, a mouse/hamster, a kitten, a Labrador puppy and a bunny in a basket. They make great birthday cards for animal lovers. They can also be used for congratulations, thank you and other messages. The bunny in a basket design would make a great Easter card.

The patterns are available individually and in a value pack of all six designs. The pattern size is 152 mm x 104 mm (6 x 4½ inches).

The Value Pack can be found on the following web page:
www.stitchingcards.com/product.php/428/

The individual animal patterns are in the animals and birds section at: www.stitchingcards.com/section.php/2/1/

This week’s card is called Ann’s 70th and was made by Nette. This dazzling card was made using the Form-A-Lines Vase of Flowers Pattern and the PinBroidery Free Star Border Pattern.

Nette said: “I used the star border from Pinbroidery and added the Form-A-Lines vase of flowers pattern in the middle.”

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