Posts by Ruth Morgan
Mothers’ Day Cards
Don’t forget Mothering Sunday is 31st March . . . So why not make a lovely personalised card to give your Mum and show her how creative you can be! Lutradur is ideal for card making as it can be painted, stitched, dyed and also printed. Our cards have been decorated with heart shapes cut out of Lutradur 70 and Lutradur 100. Pink acrylic paint was used to colour the Lutradur 70, while all the words and messages have been printed on to Lutradur 100 (which is slightly thicker) using an ink jet printer. Here’s how to make the card pictured below – […]
Mothers’ Day Cards using Lutradur
There’s still time to make a lovely personalised card for your Mum . . . Lutradur is ideal for card making as it can be painted, stitched, dyed and also printed. Our cards have been decorated with heart shapes cut out of Lutradur 70 and Lutradur 100. Pink acrylic paint was used to colour the Lutradur 70, while all the words and messages have been printed on to Lutradur 100 (which is slightly thicker) using an ink jet printer. So why not show your Mum just how creative you can be!
Mother’s Day – Lutradur Bows to Enhance your Gift
Gift wrap bows are so easy to make out of Lutradur, so why not give your gift that personal touch? Lutradur can be coloured with transfer paint to the shade and intensity of your choice and then, best of all, it holds its shape to allow for maximum creativity and impact. Here are just three examples of bows made from Lutradur 30gms and coloured to complement the flowers, plants and gift wrap. To see our entire range of Lutradur please visit our online shop.
Mothers Day Cards
A Mothers Day card for the ‘Best Mum in the World’ using Lutradur There’s still time to make a lovely personalised card to give to your mum this Mothering Sunday, using Lutradur 100, a few strands of ribbon and some paint! Here’s how to make this card – Use your computer to write your sentiment and your (ink jet) printer, to produce your message on to a piece of A4 Lutradur 100. (Remember to use the bold setting for maximum impact and clearer results) Cover the front of a blank DL card, leaving a narrow border. Hand cut a vase […]
How to use Zeelon to make Lavender Sachets
Zeelon Light – Transfer Painted Lavender Sachets I decided I would make some lavender sachets for gifts, but wanted to move away from the traditional cotton style of bags – fancying a different look. New to me was a material called Zeelon – which looked interesting. The lightest version was really strong and semi-transparent and I thought it might be novel to see the lavender through the material. There was no sewing involved, due to the simple design and the fact that Zeelon does not fray. Although only available in white, it colours very easily with transfer paints. Materials Zeelon Light Dried lavender […]
Gift Ideas for Mothers Day
Bunting – Acrylic Painted Lutradur 100 Lavender Sachets – Transfer Painted Zeelon Light and Lutradur 30 Brush or Pen Pot – Transfer Painted Lutradur 100 with Soldered Design Make-up Brush Holder – Transfer Painted Lutradur 100 (with soldering design) Transfer Painted Evolon Flowers Equipment – Empty Spice Jar and Pringle Box, Lutradur 100, Evolon, Transfer Paints, Brush and Soldering Iron.