fairy lights greeting card 2.0

a superior version of the previous fairy lights greeting card...reloaded, in the matter of speaking.

...no fabric and no sewing needed, just micro fairy lights.

the great thing about micro fairy lights is, that they can be twisted and shaped into nearly everything...especially into hearts.

to make them a little bit more special and to give the heart a little bit 3-dimensionality, i added some beaded wires, which are also easy to be twisted and shaped.

...the heart looks really stunning with the lights switched on but it also looks really beautiful when the lights are switched off...i am in love...!!!

this is what you need

- laminate sample

- two micro fairy lights

- two metalic beaded wire garlands

- alphabet stencil

- thin silver pen

- scissors

- kraftpaper

- glue

this is what you have to do

- get your beaded wires ready

- unwrap the wires

- twist and shape the wires into a heart shape

- add the second wire to the heart

- get the micro fairy lights ready

- unwrap the micro fairy lights

- add the micro fairy lights to the shaped heart

- get your laminate sample and your scissors ready

- make small cut above the pre-cut hole of the laminate sample

- pull the electric cord through the hole

- get yor stencil and your silver pen ready

- write down your wishes, using the stencils

- cover the battery pack at the backside of the greeting card with kraftpaper, please refer to:

http://silkerudat.blogspot.de/2016/05/wedding-anniversary-card-with-fairy.html

i hope you like the reoaded version of the fairy lights greeting card 2.0 ... thank you very much for your visit...best regards...silke

birthday card, straight from the heart - ladies edition

and one more "laminate sample - heart" birthday card...my last one to be published...i promise.

this one is sort of a mixture of my previous greeting cards...a sewn fabric heart and some sequins in black on a laminate sample.

basically it is a female, but not tacky version of the first one.

...black and a little bling bling...this is my thing...especially in a rustic combination with wood or faux wood.

this is what you need

- laminate sample

- black bling bling fabric

- heart template

- cotton balls

- bright touch-up pen

- scissors

- glue

- black sequins

- black paper

- yarn

- pins 

- sewing machine

 this is what you have to do

- place your heart template onto the backside of the fabric

- copy the outlines of the heart

- it could look like this

- get your scissors ready

- cut out the heart

- here we go

- cut out a second fabric heart

- get your pins ready

- pin the two hearts together, the outer side of the fabric on the outer side

- sew both pieces together

- leave an opening of a few centimeters

 - get you cotton balls ready, as you can see cotton pads will do as well

- insert the cotton balls

- close the opening with pins

- sew along the edges to seal the heart

- get your glue ready

- apply glue to the backside of the fabric heart

- press it firmly onto the right upper part of the laminate sample

- get you sequins ready

- sprinkle some sequins onto the laminate sample and adhere them with glue

- write your wishes onto the black paper

- adhere the paper onto the backside of the laminate sample

that's it a simple but cool and stylish birthday card for ladies or fashionable gentlemen is ready.

i hope you have enjoyed the tutorial...thank you very much for your visit...best regards...silke