A Note From the Editor
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On an additional good note, the snow here is finally melting, the robins have returned from their winter homes and we have just a few more weeks before the weather really starts to warm up. Because this is a time of year that all of us on the CardMaker team look forward to, we thought we'd celebrate the arrival of spring by bringing you ideas for beautiful paper flowers to create for your greeting cards.
In a special expanded section, we've included 12 easy-to-follow tutorials for some of our favorite springtime paper blossoms along with eyecatching card designs. As we assembled this floral feature for you we couldn't resist trying out the various techniques, and I must say our results were beautiful! So, if you love flowers as much as we do, you're in for some serious card-making and flower-making fun.
If you live in a part of the country (or world) where the spring flowers haven't pushed their way up yet, why not practice your flower-making skills and create a bunch of these paper posies to brighten the day of a few friends? I can't think of a better way to dress up your springtime greeting cards.
Until next time,
Tanya Fox, editor
Tanya Fox has served as editor of CardMaker magazine and various craft publications since 2006.
She said, "I have enjoyed crafts of all kinds for all of my life. My earliest crafting memory is of sewing doll clothes with my mom and grandmother. I learned embroidery and cross-stitch from my great grandmother and really got into paper crafts when I started scrapbooking after the birth of my first daughter. One thing I enjoy about my job is the opportunity to share card ideas and information about new products and techniques with other card makers. There’s always something new to learn, and part of what makes crafting so enjoyable is sharing what we know and learning from others."
Tanya is a native of Indiana, and she and her husband, Jim, have six children.
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