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Free bookmark flower pattern added at Stitching Cards
A free bookmark flower pattern has been added at the Stitching Cards website.
This pattern is can be stitched as a bookmark or as a card with added words of your choice. The design features flowers and a bud. It is ideal for birthdays and to send messages such as congratulations, well done, thank you, with [...] Continue reading
60th Birthday Easel card – forum gallery stitching card of the week
This week’s card is called 60th Birthday Easel card and was made by Jasu. This fabulous card was made using the numbers 6 and 0 from the Pinbroidery number patterns.
Jasu said: “I stitched on cream card with green, garnet silk and gold metallic threads, then painted with gold metallic acrylic paint. It is mounted on lime green [...] Continue reading
Stitched bookmark cross for bible readers
A bookmark cross with flowers pattern has been added to the Stitching Cards collection.
This bookmark would make a great gift for a bible reader. It could also be used on a greetings card for religious occasions such as Easter.
The pattern size is 152… Continue reading
Colourful stitched bookmarks
Stitching Cards customer Angela has sent us pictures of some colourful bookmarks. They are made with Stitching Cards bookmark patterns.
Angela said: “My 13 year-old daughter is our primary stitcher. Last spring she and I made bookmarks for all the teachers our children have had in the local elementary school. It was our last year there, [...] Continue reading
Bookmark patterns added at Stitching Cards
Six bookmark patterns have been added to the Stitching Cards collection.
They are bookmark high healed boot, bookmark dress, bookmark flower bud, bookmark lamp post, bookmark thistle and bookmark tie. They can be stitched as bookmarks or as cards with added words of your choice. The patterns are ideal for birthdays and to send messages such [...] Continue reading
Valentine cupcake pattern added at Stitching Cards
A Valentine cupcake pattern has been added to the Stitching Cards collection.
The design features a cupcake with a heart and the words “Happy Valentine’s Day”. It could be used with different words for other occasions such as an anniversary…. Continue reading
Gold and bottle green – forum gallery stitching card of the week
This week’s card is called Gold and bottle green and was made by Eileen. This attractive card was made using the Form-A-Lines Narrow Boat Flowers Roses Pattern.
Eileen said: “It a lovely bottle green and gold but it hasn’t scanned very well.”
Would you like to enter your card as contender for “Forum gallery stitching card of [...] Continue reading
Drummer pattern added at Stitching Cards
A drummer has been added to the Stitching Cards collection.
This pattern makes a great birthday card for music lovers. It can also be used for congratulations, thank you and other messages.
The pattern size is 152 mm x 104 mm (6 x 4½ inches).
www.sti… Continue reading
Wedding Anniversary names
Lists of appropriate wedding anniversary gifts vary by country and the traditional list below is for the United Kingdom.
Wedding AnniversaryTraditional (UK)Modern1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
20th
25th
30th
35th
40th
45th
50th
55th
60th
65th
70thPaper
Cotton
Leather
Linen
Wood
Iron
Copper
Bronze
Pottery
Tin
Steel
Silk
Lace
Ivory
Crystal
China
Silver
Pearl
Coral
Ruby
Sapphire
Gold
Emerald
Diamond
Blue Sapphire
PlatinumClock
China
Crystal, Glass
Fruit/Flowers
Silverware
Sweet and Sugar
Desk sets
Linens, lace
Leather goods
Aluminium
Fashion jewellery
Pearls
Textiles, Fur
Gold Jewellery
Watches
Platinum
Silver
Diamond
Jade
Ruby
Sapphire
Gold
Emerald
Diamond
Blue Sapphire
Platinum
The earliest know references are to silver for the 25th wedding anniversary and gold for the 50th wedding anniversary. The tradition may have [...] Continue reading
Fundraiser – forum gallery stitching card of the week
This week’s card is called Breast Cancer Fundraiser and was made by Nedlnut. There are two beautiful cards made using the Stitching Cards Free Awareness Ribbon Pattern which has a choice of two sizes of ribbon.
Nedlnut said: “In October, we held a month-long breast cancer fundraiser. The owner of A Stamp Artist Place and I donated the supplies [...] Continue reading