Once again I have been making cards out of recycled materials. It is not that I write that many cards myself, but fortunately some lovely people buy some of the cards. The problem is that I can’t stop making cards. Every card is a small piece of ‘art’ by itself and it is always exciting … [Read more…]
You might have tried it, you buy a magazine full of gorgeous and inspirational pictures. When you have finished reading it, it can be difficult to get yourself to throw it in the paper bin. My solution to that problem is to make paper patchwork out of the magazine. The paper patchwork cards I made … [Read more…]
My oldest son has become a teenager. One of the consequences is that my homemade cards no longer can be used for his friends birthdays. I find it very difficult to buy birthday cards so instead I have been experimenting a bit. The cards on the picture has graciously been approved and used. The Simpson … [Read more…]
I’m very fond of paper – in a variety of colours, patterns and textures. This passion means that when I come across different types of papers I have to save them. The paper could be an envelope, a clipping from a magazine, a drawing from an old book or something completely different. All the different … [Read more…]
The recycled Christmas cards which I’m showing today are made in the same way as the ones I wrote about Monday. The only difference is that today’s cards are made in blue colours. The card with the tree in snowy weather has been accompanied by a drawing cut out of a Christmas card from last … [Read more…]
The blog will this week will be dominated by recycled Christmas cards made as shown here. Today’s Christmas cards are kept in red nuances with embroidery in matching colours. The embroideries are made on magazine cut-outs which I have tried to keep in dusty colours. The star on the card above is sewn with a … [Read more…]
Christmas is a wonderful occasion to write ‘old fashioned’ letters to friends and relatives. A lot of Christmas cards are needed in December so it is just a question of getting started. The cards which I will show you today are embroided Christmas cards with different fir twigs. All the motifs are embroided with green … [Read more…]