I love fabric and this week I was inspired by a gorgeous Fabric Fancies tag by Webster's Pages. It's a gorgeous light-weight printed fabric that is pre-cut and just beautiful. The fabric has been sized (lightly stiffened) so that it is extremely easy to work with. While I was getting inspired, I must have had my thumb over the Christmas tree as I couldn't wait to make it into a hope card. Next month is breast cancer awareness month and I always like to make a card or two. I was momentarily stumped when I noticed the Christmas tree (and yes it would be beautiful on a Christmas card) but came up with an idea on how to make it work. Being able to use product for occasions other than the one intended is a great way to make the most of your supplies. Don't be afraid to think outside the box.
I pulled together the papers and goodies that I wanted to work with. I love fancy brads and this new package of Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses Stitched Brads toned in perfectly. This is also a Christmas themed product but I chose out the dotted pink and red brad as it worked with the colors and wasn't Christmas-specific.The 6x6 papers are a mixture of patterns from the Magical Wishes & a Sweet Life paper pack and the Postcards from Paris & Sweet as Cherry Pie. Each paper pack consists of two lines of papers, 36 double sided papers in each. Card base is Neenah Classic Solar White.
To plan out my design, I cut the layers and decided on using another piece of gorgeous paper to fussy cut a floral embellishment. Fussy cutting is taking a printed element, usually on patterned paper and cutting it out. Webster's Pages papers are especially wonderful for this technique and I'm loving the smaller Petite Papers packs. You can see the corner detail on the green floral paper and how beautiful it would be to cut out.
To fussy cut your images simply cut around the edges with small sharp scissors. A great tip is to cut slowly and turn the paper rather than the scissors to get a really smooth edge.
The Tim Holtz Paper Distresser works great to give detail to the edge.
Another detail I added is stitching. While the design would have held up without it, I like the extra touch and wanted to see how the fabric tag would stitch. The answer: really well!
To create an awareness ribbon, simply twist one end over the front and fasten with the brad.
This tiny butterfly was also cut out of the patterned paper. I covered it with Ranger Glossy Accents and then sprinkled with Twinklets Diamond Dust. After allowing to dry, I adhered the butterfly and embellishments to complete the card.
Have a creative weekend and thanks for stopping by the CLASSroom!
