Just in time for your Valentine’s Day cards, the Form-A-Lines Heart Set has been added to the Classic patterns collection. This beautiful set has three patterns: Flower hearts, Heart and roses, Heart lock with key. These heart patterns also make gorgeous cards for anniversaries and other special occasions. The patterns are also available individually.

This Classics store specialises in out of print patterns from the Form-A-Lines stitching card range. Patterns are supplied as PDF files. Download them to your computer on completion of purchase.

Two new pattern sets have been added to the Form-A-Lines printed booklet range. They are a flower set featuring three flower border patterns. The subjects are Congratulations, New Home and With Sympathy, plus alternative greetings Happy Birthday and Best Wishes.

Also a holiday set featuring beach huts, VW camper van and a VW Beetle with surf boards. They are available as part of a kit or as separate booklets.

When the pattern booklet is purchased as part of a kit you also get blank cards and envelopes, thread, beads, a pricking pin and sewing needle.

Alternatively you can purchase just the pattern booklet with its step-by-step instructions and pricking patterns.

The pattern booklets are available by mail order in the UK as part of a kit from the Card Inspirations UK shop.

The pattern booklets are also available on their own for world wide delivery (including the UK) from the Card Inspirations International shop.

Two new pattern sets have been added to the Form-A-Lines printed booklet range. They are a flower set featuring three herb patterns: sage, thyme and rosemary. Also a Christmas set featuring a snow covered house, candles and a reindeer. They are available as part of a kit or as separate booklets.

The suggested colours on the herbs design are green thread and light blue seed beads.

The suggested colours for the Christmas set are confetti thread, red and black seed beads…

Four sets of stitching card patterns have been added to the Form-A-Lines Classics collection. These are the Butterflies Set, Christmas 5 Set, Pond Life Set and Sport Set. The patterns can be purchased in sets of three or individually. They are delivered by download to your computer…

Narrow Boat Flowers is one of the latest pattern booklets to be added to the Form-A-Lines stitching card range. The booklet contains three patterns featuring roses, roses and a castle, and roses with a border. They are available as part of a kit or as a separate booklet…

Fanciful Cats is one of the latest pattern booklets to be added to the Form-A-Lines stitching card range. The booklet contains three patterns featuring a cat looking at a goldfish in a bowl, a cat chasing a butterfly and two cats sitting side by side. They are available as part of a kit or as a separate booklet…

Form-A-Lines stitching card kits are an excellent starting point for beginners in the craft of paper embroidery. They are also appreciated by those who do not have Internet access or the means to print downloadable patterns. However, for the benefit of our worldwide readership, I must state that the kits are only currently available in the British Isles and Australia.

If you are not in Britain or Australia, or if you do not want the kit, you can purchase the pattern booklets on their own and buy the materials locally…

Two new pattern booklets have been added to the Form-A-Lines stitching cards range. They are: Oriental flowers featuring birds on a vine, a flowering vine and a bird in a thorn bush; Nautical featuring a lighthouse, a porthole and a captain’s hat above a wheel…

I made this card using the free Christmas tree pattern available from the Form-A-Lines web site. The cut out tree is hinged on the front panel of the card so that it gives a 3D effect when the card is displayed open.

I started by stitching the Christmas tree on a sheet of hammered white card…

My Form-A-Lines forum has a number of enthusiastic greetings card stitchers among its members. I can recommend a visit to the new cards section of the gallery this week as it contains several beautiful stitching cards.

“Strawberry” by Eileen Scott is a gorgeous combination of stitching, decoupage and cutting…