Patchwork cards

Hey, it's time for another Valentine! And, guess what! For a change, I made a paper quilted card! Yeah, I know. I never do that, do I? Anyway, I thought a loving Valentine quilt would be cute and cozy. Not a really tough design, but I do like how it turned out. I used the Love Blossoms Designer Series Paper Stack on page 17 of the Occasions Catalog for my quilt strips. The strips are 1/4" wide. And the center square is made with the 3/4" Square Punch. The finished card doesn't have a whole…

The weather experts had been predicting arctic cold for our area for several days. I was so glad I could stay in my cozy house the first of the two days, Sunday and Monday. When I complained about these frigid predictions, my husband's response was, "Well, it IS winter." My response: "Yeah, but this is Wisconsin, not Siberia." This morning as I drove to work, the lovely temperature was -22 F. Brrr. On the way home, we were experiencing a heat wave: -5 F. But terribly windy. Definitely QUILT…

I finished my Quilt Card class last week and just want to post some photos very quickly. The class was a big hit, and a learning experience for all! Besides the cards I made, I also taught everyone how to make a fabric flower. Unfortunately, I was waiting for my fabric to arrive from Stampin' Up, so I ended up going to a LCS to buy a fabric bundle. Enjoy my photos! The cards and fabric flower we made. The card is a Very Vanilla Base, Pink Pirouette mat, and a collection of the Springtime…

Machine Embroidery Cross Stitch Set of 8 Designs

Here's another entry for the Geometric challenge going on over at the Winnie & Walter blog at the current Gossip column. This time I chose...

Faux quilt cards are a great way to showcase beautiful Designer Series Papers (DSPs). For these cards, I mostly used Lovely Linen. This first one was inspired by Bobby of Bits & Pieces Design Blog. To make it easier to line up the DSP blocks, I cut a Basic White cardstock panel that was slightly smaller than the cardbase and started by aligning the Designer Series Paper patterns to it at the corners first, before filling in the remaining spaces. Then, the entire panel was adhered to the…

This traditional pinwheel cards are so easy to make. You will want to have a stack of these on hand for any occasion. First, a birthday card using the Well Suited Designer Series Paper and a sentiment from the Handsomely Suited stamp set. There is a video at the end of this post if you want to see these being made. This cute card for kids uses the Whale of a Time Designer Series Paper and a sentiment from the Ridiculously Awesome stamp set. Lots more pinwheel cards to see - but first, let's…

Mass produce cards while making each one different! This Stack, Slice & Shuffle Technique makes easy quilt cards. These butterfly cards are made with the Butterfly Kisses Designer Series Paper. Since you are making three cards at a time, just change up the Designer Series Paper you are using for each set and they will all be unique. All of these cards use only the papers. These lovely flowers in the Hues of Happiness Designer Series Paper can be cut out with coordinating dies.. Celebrate tea…

Today's project is a Sunshine & Rainbows Patchwork Card featuring the Sunshine & Rainbows Designer Series Paper!

Here are 3 card ideas to use up your leftover paper scraps. In this video I show you how to make each card along with some other helpful tips.