Another rainy day has given me a bit of time to make a card for another family birthday coming up this month. I've made it for the Make-it-Monday challenge over at Nicole Heady's PTI blog - 'creating backgrounds from paper scraps'.
When I first started papercrafting I collected a fair amount of "designer paper" but I've never really liked it on cards. I prefer to stamp my backgrounds. But recently I was inspired by Kelly's lovely patchwork bee card and I do love stitching patchwork .... so here is my paper patchwork background. Kelly hadn't been able to find a hexagon die but I found this one from Joy Crafts - the smallest die is a perfect size for cards. Strangely I couldn't find the dies on the Joy Crafts website - but it was available on ebay.
I left the card fairly simple as the background is so busy, and just added a birthday topper created with the Limitless Ovals dies and a sentiment from Damask Designs - both PTI. When I laid the card out I filled the front with patches but once I'd got most of them stuck down I rather liked the effect of leaving my patchwork quilt unfinished!
Supplies: Patterned paper from Stampin' Up
Beautiful card, Ann! CAS and trendy, it can't get any better :)
ReplyDeletewow... love this card!
ReplyDeleteI love it, Ann! I need to find myself a hexagon die or punch......this looks like so much fun!
ReplyDeleteI just love the pretty patchwork card that you made! Very chic.
ReplyDeleteOoohhhh loving this beauty! Those colors... soooo pretty!! Just exactly what my lazy mojo needs. :)))
ReplyDeleteThis is fabulous Ann, just the ticket for a grim rainy day. It's been terrible here too, so gloomy and dull. I do like this hexagon shape too, I must look out these dies.
ReplyDeleteLove your hexagons! Super cute card. :-)
ReplyDeleteI've been looking for a hexagon die too. Just came across one at Clear and Simple stamps (a little more pricey because it comes with a coordinating stamp set): http://www.clearandsimplestamps.com/store/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=142&idproduct=721
ReplyDeleteNice card!
This is such a great idea and way to use the scraps of paper. Love the papers on this one from SU, I think I might need these :) Sorry about all the rain, we have been blessed with much sun.. sorry!
ReplyDeleteLovely, I really like red and white combination.
ReplyDeleteLove the pattern paper hexagons!!!
ReplyDeleteLove what you have done with your papers, great card.
ReplyDeleteThis is AWESOME...I love your colors and the shape of the background papers! Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThe hexagons just caught my attention. Great card!
ReplyDeleteThis is a lovely card and would be perfect for a quilter too.
ReplyDeleteLinbyx
so very pretty and the unfinished patchwork is just perfect
ReplyDeleteI love this happy, bright card! the hexagons are a great way to incorporate the different patterns.
ReplyDeleteLove, love, love it! And I particularly like the fact that you didn't cover the entire background in hexagons. Nice!
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