where to buy cardstock for needlework?

They're very popular in the UK - I see ads for them most often in the BritStitch magazines. Check ebay.co.uk for "aperture cards" and there's a ton that may not be super-expensive. And amazon.co.uk has quite a selection if you search for "aperture card blanks".

Check local camera shops - they're most often used in the US by photographers.

Google under "window cards" and some will come up - but not many. They just don't appear to be as popular here as in the UK.

HTH, sue

The other thing in camera shops is a box. Mine carries really nice boxes with 5 x 7, 4 x 6 and 8 x 10 openings. You can easily put a needlework piece in, makes a nice gift.

I would have thought some of those shops which carry all the stamping/decoupage type stuff would have cards.

There is this link Sew and Sew are reliable

The cards are pretty nice, they are available in different shaped openings. I've also seen some recently that have perforated paper in some cut-out openings, ready to stitch.

Ellice

Try the Papersource -

Would that be Carsand-Mosher, Sheena? I'm looking for some boxes myself.

thanks, Mavia

It was Black's in the Halifax Shopping Centre, I bought a couple there. CM's have that huge store near the camera store in Bayers Lake and they have a myriad of stuff for paper crafts etc etc, quite possible they would have boxes too.

I did one 5 x 7 for a cousins 50th birthday, she was thrilled to bits with it and it really didn't involve much work lol

OK, that's good to know. When making a gift of needlework I prefer mounting it in a box also. Even if it's something that doesn't suit their taste to put on a wall a box is always useful. Any that I have given have always been well received.

Mavia

Also if you're planning to make a lot of these cards there are various size/shaped punches available that do a nice job. They too can be found where you buy stamping, scrap booking materials.

Mavia

Hi Martha,

We carry these on our website.