With the weather being really cold & windy so far these school holidays, there's been lots of time spent indoors. The Pool Table, Wii and Playstation are all getting a good workout BUT it's also been great to see the boys taking time to draw, play games with one another and to read! Speaking of reading - James is progressing well with his MS Readathon goals - many thanks to everyone who has offered to support his fundraising goals! It's great to see him with his head in a book - even if he does have a head cold as well!
Anyway - I've just got a quick post today to share another card that uses up a few more supplies that I've had sitting around.
As you can see, I couldn't resist adding a little hand stitching to this one! The quote and flower images are both Kaszazz rubons which were simply added directly onto the card background once the stitching was complete.
To create the ribbon trim, I took a length of ribbon and tied it into a knot (you end up with a circle). Then I carefully worked out where I wanted the knot to be on my card and cut the ribbon so that I had enough to take to the back of the card and secure it in place with a little tape.
I then chose two co-ordianting buttons and hand stitched them in place, one directly over the knot and the second just slightly off to one side!
The final step I always apply to my ribbons, aside from trimming them to size, is to add a little glossy accents to the cut edge to stop any fraying of the ribbon!
Time to get busy in the kitchen - Red Lentil & Ham Soup with Ciabatta Bread for dinner tonight AND Pea & Ham Soup to get cooked for tomorrow's lunch as we have visitors joining us and I don't want to be cooking that first thing tomorrow morning!