Quilt card

Last week's technique on SCS was a quilt card. I wanted to create one using the February Creative Crew color challenge: Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight and Early Espresso. I followed the pattern on SCS. The 2 DSPs I used are Greenhouse Gala and Jolly Holiday. After I adhered all of the pieces to a scrap of cardstock, I ran it through the Cuttlebug in the Finial Press embossing folder. That really gives it a quilted look in person. The tutorial can be found here.
Happy stamping!

Wine country revisited

Here's a photo of Kristen and me at the Maurice Carrie winery in Temecula. I took more pictures, but my camera has decided not to share them. I'll work on that!

Guess what else I did this weekend? I stamped! OK, there's no stamping on this card, but you know what I mean. I made 3 cards on Sunday, so that means I can do my usual 3 posts this week. Whoohoo!

I made this card for my friend Susie's WICKED challenge to create a paper quilt. I'll add a sentiment after I get home. This is an easy peasy project. I found 2 pieces of DSP that had patterns I liked on both sides. I cut 2 1 1/2" squares from each sheet. Then I cut each square in half diagonally and flipped one of the halves. The gray mat is 3 1/2", and the Concord Crush mat is 3 3/4".

Supplies (all SU): Stamps: none; Ink: Basic Gray marker; Paper: Lap of Luxury DSP, Pretty in Pink, Basic Gray, Concord Crush; Accessories: neutral buttons, very vanilla taffeta ribbon

Happy stamping!

Faux Paper Quilt

This is a super quick and easy card! I got the idea from my SCS friend Susie Nelson. Susie sent me a cute card, and the focal image looked like a paper quilt. However, as I looked closer, I saw that it was faux! I say it's faux because not all of the pieces were little squares. There were some squares, but they were adhered to a solid piece like pictured below. Susie had scored the big square to mark the pattern then attached smaller squares to every other spot.
For my card, I decided to use the retiring Parisian Summer DSP. I chose 2 patterns with a lot of contrast. I started with a 3 X 3 square of So Saffron dotted paper and scored every inch in both directions. I adhered that to a Bravo Burgundy mat. Then I cut 5 1" squares of striped DSP and adhered them to the So Saffron piece following the grid.
The card base is Pink Pirouette with Tres Chic stamped on it tone on tone. I used the horizontal slot punch to make a tiny slot in the fold of the card for the ribbon to go through. I tied on some Bravo Burgundy narrow grosgrain ribbon and tied pieces of Whisper White and Apricot Appeal (it looks saffron) ribbon on either side of the burgundy knot.


Supplies (all SU): Stamps: Tres Chic; Paper: Pink Pirouette, Bravo Burgundy, Parisian Summer DSP; Ink: Pink Pirouette; Accessories: horizontal slot punch, Bravo Burgundy, Apricot Appeal and Whisper White narrow grosgrain ribbons
Happy stamping!