This time last year, we were packing to go to Glasgow for a wedding. The couple in question had a gift registry and I think I clicked the “add card” button. Oh how things have changed, I’d send a page of copier paper folded in two with a personal greeting scrawled on it before I’d use a department store gift card now! So I said I’d repent for my sins by making an anniversary card.
For this one, I used fabric roses (I got these as a gift but I’ve seen them in fabric stores many times). I measured the card to find the middle and then measured that line to find the best way to space out the roses.
I hand wrote (and it’s a bit obvious) “Happy Anniversary” and used a gold bead and a glue dot to dot the I. Calligraphy lessons are on my list for September, the handwriting on this card looks a bit childish!

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Really lovely idea, must get into cardmaking, I groan at the ones available in most shops.
By Yvonne on 06.24.08 10:38 am | Permalink
I love the card! A hand made card is so much nicer than mass brand ones.
By Grannymar on 06.24.08 12:28 pm | Permalink
Thanks Yvonne and Grannymar. They are so easy to make, it’s well worth getting a pack of blank cards and some pretty stick on flowers or other embellishments, works out much cheaper too!
By Marian on 06.24.08 12:33 pm | Permalink
I too appreciate a handmade card more than a bought one, but really any thought at all is appreciated. I make the effort to handwrite cards and letters when I can.
Love the roses Marian, very stylish indeed!
By Darragh on 06.24.08 4:17 pm | Permalink
Thanks Darragh, good to know I haven’t left my stylish roots behind!
By Marian on 06.24.08 8:02 pm | Permalink
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