Making cards with fabrics

First of all some example-cards from our first book (in dutch and german), for the specific explanation we refer to our first book which is for sale for €3,-. Click on the images to enlarge the card.

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Underneath are six examples from our second book (in dutch and german) which is for sale for €3,50. Click on the images to enlarge the card.

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General explanation

Most cards are made with only one layer (fabric on single-sided sticky-foil).To cut in the model and bend it you will get a nice 3-d look.Making a wishing card will cost you less time and less fabric because you use only one layer.

For making wishing-cards with fabrics you need:

▪ Single-sided sticky-foil (Aslan white), hard

▪ Double-sided sticky-foil (Aslan orange), soft

▪ Lurex / tulle-metal,gold, silver or coulored

▪ Stickless-glitterglue,gold, silver or coulored

▪ Stickers for borders etc.

▪ Foamtape or 3-D kit

First you cut globally the pattern out of the fabric, you do the same with the white hard Aslan and you glue the cut-out pattern on the Aslan. The protecting foil of the Aslan you can easily remove with the point of a needle. With a sharp-pointed 3D scissors you now cut-out the pattern precisely. Because the fabric is glued on the Aslan, it will not ravel out.Cut the pattern in so you can bend the pattern more easily. After putting a little 3D lute or a piece of Foamtape on the back you now glue it on the card.It works easily to use a tweezer. If you want you can finish off the wishing card with coloured glitter-glue, and stickers.You have made a whishing-card with one layer but the bended figure will give you a nice 3-D effect.If you want a card with two layers you can make one layer with double-sided sticky foil and then glue another layer on it with single-sided sticky foil.

Making passepartout cards you can glue some lurex/tulle behind the passepartout.Then you can put a piece of another card at the back.

If you have difficulties with cutting fabrics and Aslan-hard (sticky-foil), you can use a very sharp Fiskars-scissors with spring. We have them for sale. Click here for more information.

You'll almost regret sending your beatiful card.

We wish you good luck!

van Rooyen Hobby