Good Wednesday morning and welcome to the CLASSroom. I have been intrigued by all the different dies being released with stitching and piercing. I used to love adding faux stitching to my cards with a paper piercer and template when I first began paper crafting years ago. Now we can find a multitude of different dies that give us the same effect. I thought the stitched border around the frames, flowers and leaves would be a perfect combination to create a fun quilt pattern for my card front.
My project today was made using the Impression Obsession Patchwork Elements and My Favorite Things Mini Scallop Square STAX. The frame openings were cut using the We R Memory Keepers Nesting Squares. You can see all the parts and pieces below. The card base is 5.25” square and the raised layer is 4.50” square.
Attach thin strips of mounting tape to pop up the raised layer and attach to card base.
Cut the scalloped squares and then layer the nesting square die to cut the frame opening. Sorry for how bad my Precision Base Plate looks in these photos.
Cut and apply thin strips of mounting tape to the back of the scalloped frames and attach them to the card base.
Turn the flower and center circle face down and secure the center in place with a piece of double stick tape to create a solid base.
Turn the flower face up and attach the yellow flower center with a glue dot.
Apply small pieces of mounting tape to the back of each flower and attach them to the card base. I’m sorry I failed to get a picture.
Cut a small amount off of each leaf to fit under the flowers and gently bend them with your fingers to create dimension.
Apply glossy accents to the back edge of the leaves and tuck them under the flowers.
Purple, green and white is one of my favorite color combinations. I would love to have this pattern made into a patchwork quilt. I wasn’t sure that placing all the leaves in the exact position around the flowers worked but when I tried placing them in all different positions it look too unorganized.
Thanks for joining me in the CLASSroom and I hope you have a wonderful day.
Card size: 5.25” square
