Card of the week: Handmade string card

I’ve often been attracted to the lovely vibrant colours of this string/twine sold in hardware stores. It’s great to see a creative way of using it that doesn’t involve staking tomatoes…

• The blocks of colour give an attractive “rainbow” effect. You could just use all one colour (blue for a guy, pink for a female), alternate colours: blue/yellow/blue/yellow or use tonal colours like red and pink. 
• We love the 3 dimensional effect of the text on the string and the string on the card base. 
• The glittery text adds another lovely texture. 
• You could apply the string to any coloured base for a different effect. The white base is fresh, but black or red would also be striking. 
• You could experiment with wool, embroidery thread, ribbon – anything you can wrap around a card to create this look. 
• This is a very versatile look – apply this idea to any sized/shape card, gift tags, occasion, etc. 
• It’s simple – you don’t need to be “crafty” to nail this projects:-)