This week’s card is called Motorbike and was made by Usannda. This attractive card was made using the Form-A-Lines Motorcycle Pattern.

Usannda said “I stitched this with a variety of thread and colours to make it more attractive for a 15 year old boy”…

Six new garden patterns have been added to the Stitching Cards collection.

There is an apple tree, a bird bath, a grapevine, a hanging basket, a rose bush and a scarecrow. These make beautiful greetings cards for birthdays and to send messages such as thank you, best wishes, good luck or invitation.

The patterns are available individually and in a value pack of all six designs. The pattern size is 152 mm x 104 mm (6 x 4½ inches).

The Value pack can be found on the following web page:
http://www.stitchingcards.com/product.php/410/

The individual garden patterns are in the flower section at:
http://www.stitchingcards.com/section.php/3/1/

This week’s card is called Fox in autumn and was made by Basteljeanny. This eye-catching card was made using the Stitching Cards Red fox pattern.

Basteljeanny said “The fox is stitched on a white oval card and the leaves are punched”…

This week’s card is called Football world championship and was made by Basteljeanny. This topical card was made using the Stitching Cards Football pattern.

Basteljeanny said “I stitched with the national colours from Germany – black, red and gold on a white card”…

Three garden gnome patterns and three fairy patterns have been added to the Stitching Cards collection.

There is a gnome fishing, a gnome sleeping and a gnome with wheelbarrow. These make amusing cards for garden enthusiasts and would be suitable for birthdays, retirements and other messages.

A fairy standing, a fairy kneeling and a fairy leaping are combined with Art Nouveau inspired roses. They make beautiful cards for many occasions, especially for young girls…

Stitching card enthusiast Ivy Crowhurst has sent me a picture of a cute card she made by combining the Stitching Cards Yorkshire terrier pattern with holly from the PinBroidery Happy Christmas pattern. To make it even more Christmassy she has added a Santa hat made from red and white felt. The words “Happy Christmas” are added with a gold peel-off sticker…

A design featuring four baubles hanging from a fir tree branch that spell the word Noel has been added to the Stitching Cards pattern collection. This beautiful Christmas prick and stitch pattern has baubles stitched in purple, bronze, blue and pink hanging from antique gold threads…

A design featuring two hedgehogs with mistletoe and holly above has been added to the Stitching Cards pattern collection. It is a reworking of the hedgehogs design found in the animals section and makes a great Christmas card for hedgehog enthusiasts.

The pattern was reworked following a request from Stitching Cards customer Ivy Crowhurst. She was keen to have a Christmas card featuring hedgehogs. I did not envisage hedgehogs as a traditional Christmas subject so I took the easy approach of adding the mistletoe and holly from the Pinbroidery candles pattern to the hedgehogs pattern from the Stitching Cards Animal lovers set…

A prick and stitch pattern featuring an apple, a honey jar, a star and the words “Happy New Year” has been added to the Stitching Cards web site. This will make a beautiful card to celebrate Rosh Hashanah, a Jewish holiday commonly referred to as the “Jewish New Year.” Rosh Hashanah meals often include apples and honey, to symbolize a sweet new year.

In 2009 Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown on Friday September 18 and ends at nightfall on Sunday September 20. The pattern was designed in response to a request from Stitching Cards forum member Jan…

A dreamcatcher prick and stitch design has been added to the pattern collection at Stitching Cards. The design is inspired by the traditional handmade Native American object. The dream catcher consists of a willow hoop, on which is woven a loose net or web. It is then decorated with personal and sacred items such as feathers and beads.

The dream-catcher is often hung above a bed as a charm to protect sleeping children from nightmares by trapping bad dreams…