cards

I saw this idea for a card on Frugal Family Fun Blog, Valerie has created a lovely tutorial, showing children making the cards. I just like the clever way she has not only utilised the concertina effect but also the curve of the cupcake case, to such good effect.

I've had this cupcake card idea for a while. This time of year the shops are full of Christmas cards, birthday cards being squeezed, so a tutorial for a birthday card might be timely.

I wanted to use a real cupcake case for the card.

Cut a paper case into four, cutting away the base.

Using one of the quarters carefully apply glue to three edges, leaving the top glue free.

Position the paper case on prepared card, very carefully pressing down the glued edges. Now you have a pocket to put a 'cupcake' in.

After knitting the heart illusion sample on very fine needles yesterday, I decided to make a card for knitting lovers. I knitted a piece using machine knitting yarn on 2.5 mm (No.13) needles. Transferred this on to a cocktail stick. Added a bead to one end of the stick. Rolled up the yarn to make it look like a ball of wool. Stuck it onto a card. But then I decided it would be more interesting if the knitting trailed off the card. So I knitted one like a scarf.