For the love of parchment

Amy Stewart used various parchment techniques to create this pretty card.
The small hearts were pricked and embossed and a parchment pen used to trace the flowers and letters.

Amy Stewart used various parchment techniques to create this pretty card.
The small hearts were pricked and embossed and a parchment pen used to trace the flowers and letters.
This brightly-coloured card was sent in by Mrs Schofield. The pretty floral paper on the card front is bright and funky and the card flower decorated with glitter glue provides a great focal point.
Karen has written to Making Cards saying how beautiful she thought the papers were that were included in the April 2011 edition and sent in this card as an example of her work using the Maria Maidment papers from that issue.
This stunning art deco-themed card was sent in by Mrs Patterson.
Maureen Baines sent in this pretty card, the first she's ever sent in to Making Cards.
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