Wow, it's only Tuesday and I've already made six cards for the MIM challenge on Papertrey's blog. Michelle shared her technique for creating patterns with small stamps to ground a larger focal point. I made a set of three cards stamping the same small flower and tiny dot in a square pattern but in varied colors. A layered die cut bird from the Songbirds set sits on the square and a Butterfly Hope sentiment is stamped below. Each panel was directly glued to a Noted: Scalloped A2 Vertical panel cut from coordinating Bitty Big pattern papers and taped to a top folding white card.
Fun, fun project!!
Card Details:
Stamps: Paper Clippings: Done in Love (flower/dot), Butterfly Hope (sentiment)
Dies: Noted: Scalloped A2 Vertical, Songbirds
Paper: Bitty Big Aqua Mist, Harvest Gold, Lilac Grace
Monday's set was so much fun that I got busy making a second set today. This time a petite pattern of Fancy Flourishes and butterflies in different colors but a different sentiment for each card. Each stitched rectangle panel was layered on a Basic Grey pattern paper before taping to a kraft card.
Card Details:
Stamps: Butterfly Hope, Fancy Flourishes, Keep It Simple: Praying for You and Sending Hugs, Meadow Greens, Paper Clippings: Done in Love
Dies: Butterfly Hope, Meadow Greens, Shape Shifters: Oval 1 (middle stitching)
Oh wow, you have been busy. These are all so adorable, but I think the first one is my favorite.
ReplyDeleteVikki, you not only nailed this technique, you NAILED a couple of gorgeous card designs. First I thought the birds were darling, then saw the butterfly card, and LOVED them! Beautifully done.
ReplyDeleteImpressive, and beautiful! Song Birds is one of my all time favorite sets!
ReplyDeleteTwo sets of cute cards! Love the colors you used on the bird cards and the added dimension on the butterfly cards.
ReplyDeleteTwo FABULOUS sets of cards Vikki!! Your Songbirds cards just couldn't be any sweeter (one of my all time favorite sets too!) and your butterfly set are absolutely BEAUTIFUL!! Lovely, lovely cards!! :0)
ReplyDeleteVikki, two awesome card sets! Love the Noted Scalloped layer PP with the stitched rectangle and your pretty Songbirds and petite pattern. Your butterflies and flourishes are also lovely. Keep cool down there in OR!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness--you've so inspired me, Vikki! I definitely need to try the technique again! Really love the bird cards & think I need to buy some of the bitty big papers--even though I've got too much patterned paper!
ReplyDeleteWOW Vikki! Both of your card sets are fabulous! I need to get a few more cards done with this fun technique :-)
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