OESD Start Here 10pk Greeting Cards & Envelopes Size A7 Embroidery Blanks OESD857

Make it with OESD: Embroidered Greeting Cards for Every Occasion

A few stitches can turn a simple card into something worth keeping. Use these A7 greeting-card blanks to send birthday wishes, a heartfelt thank-you or a little Christmas cheer. With ten blank cards and matching envelopes in each pack, you can make a few favorites now and keep the rest ready for the next occasion.

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Birthday cards

You're Vintage Birthday Card

A retro telephone and a playful message for someone who enjoys a little birthday humor.

Christmas cards

Merry Christmas Card

Bright holiday lettering and festive ornaments make a cheerful start to your handmade Christmas cards.

Thank-you cards

Thanks! Card

Send a handmade thank-you after a thoughtful gift, a helping hand or a lovely day together.

New baby cards

Hello Baby! Card

Welcome a little one with a keepsake card to tuck alongside a baby shower or new-baby gift.

Sympathy cards

With Sympathy Card

A thoughtful stitched greeting for sharing your care when finding the right words feels difficult.

Pick one design or mix a few occasions — these are five separate choices, not a required bundle. Each featured file uses an A7 card-placement area of 5" × 7". The embroidery designs are purchased separately from the blank cards, and OESD links open in a new tab.

Bring your cardmaking supplies together

• A smooth start: OESD's method uses StabilStick TearAway to hold the card on an adhesive surface. Hoop the stabilizer, then position the card using the stitched placement guide; keep the unused half of the card clear of the needle. The Perfect Scoring Tool helps expose the adhesive, and the Grippy Grid helps with positioning. StabilStick Template Sheets and StabilStick CutAway are different products.
• Fabric and color: Have quilter's cotton and Applique Fuse and Fix ready for the fabric applique backgrounds. Choose your Isacord embroidery thread using the selected design's thread chart. The Christmas card guide also includes SoftWeb, colored cotton and Iridescent Vinyl among its materials, with Tear Away Tape to hold layers in place. Check your chosen file's fabric steps before shopping; you won't need the same palette or every collection supply for all five cards.
• A tidy finish: The guides use Fuse and Seal to attach a separate cardstock or scrapbook-paper liner over the stitching inside the card. Apply it after embroidery; it is not stitchable. Keep the Perfect Embroidery Press Cloth handy and follow the materials' pressing directions.

Make one, then make it your own

Start with the design you want to send first. Follow its guide to prepare the applique pieces, stitch the placement line, position the card and add the fabric details. Keep the card itself out of the hoop's clamping rings. When the embroidery is finished, carefully trim excess stabilizer rather than pulling hard against the cardstock, then add the inside liner and your handwritten message.

Keep the appropriate OESD guide beside your machine: Birthday card instructions, Christmas card instructions, or Heartfelt card instructions for Thanks!, Hello Baby! and With Sympathy. Use a sharp embroidery needle in size 75/11 as specified in the guides, compatible with your machine.