This week's Daring Cardmaker's challenge was to make a card featuring felt. I made a couple using my mini sewing machine (£10! bargain!). The effect I was aiming for is "folksy", therefore the stitching is meant to be wonky, ahem.
I haven't used a sewing machine since 1983, when I attempted to attach a waistband to an electric-blue skirt in Mrs Davies' Home Economics class. It all ended rather badly, so all things considered I was reasonably pleased with these efforts.
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great cards....I love the eyelets on the first one and I love the burst of colour on the 2nd one.I tried one of those little sewing machines but boy I couldnt even get it to do anything,well,thats a lie as it did leave a load of holes over my card lol
OH WOW!!!!.... What amazing cards, just can't take my eye's off the first one, it's Brilliant!..and love the 2nd it's so striking!.. Well Done on your sewing, Beautiful, Beautiful work!!!...
now I have to go back and look at those cards again!!!
Love your cards - Wonky is a great look, I reckon!
Ooh, these are wonderful!!
Isn't that spotty felt just fab? The cards both look great and I reckon wonky is 'in' right now :)
Very lovely cards. They remind me of Elsie Flannigan. she is amazing & does cool things on the diagonal like this!!
Oooh these are funky felty! And you look like an old hand at this sewing lark!
Oh wow what wonderful cards, i have my eye on a sewing machine has i want to try it.
Andrea xx
Love both these cards,great colours.
oh both of these cards are fantastic- but I am soooo in love with that first one !! very shabby chic. just wonderful. very inspiring
BEAUTIFUL cards!!
Bety :)
OOOh how gorgeous....I love the eyelets on the first. They are fantastic. Well done!
xxSaffa
nowt wrong with wonky!
I love the colours you've used on the first one-so fresh, and the simplicity of the 2nd one is perfect
Love them both but the first one is just fabulous.
Well, they are rather spiffing arent they? nice one! I'm loving the wonky stitching & felt, very Elsie :)
germgirl xx
I love your use of colours, that spotty felt looks great with the papers you've chosen :)
I think Mrs Davis would be proud!
Now you knew Home Economics classes would come in useful one day didn't you? Where ever did you get a sewing machine for £10 and is it a children's one or one of those you used to see in the inserts in newspapers?
They are really good cards and the first one looks so intricate. Brilliant.
Beautiful cards. I especially love the first one. So bright, colorful, and pretty!
Yep that is White Nancy you have spied and I have done the oppositer of you. Am a Macc lass now (well nearly - hence my blogger name) but grew up in Bramhall and went to school in C Hulme.
Where's your craft class then, Stockport Hobbycraft? Sounds like Cheadle is a dangerous place to be - Crips and Bloods - never knew we northerners were so aggressive :-0.
Love your inchies and will go looking at your old blog (northerners are just plain nosey aren't we LOL).
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I love these cards! Amazing!
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