I've been working on eliminating my stash before buying anything new, and today I'm using lots of snippets of some retired BG Wisteria dsp to make the background for this birthday card. I glued all the 1" squares on a scrap of cardstock, then die cut the whole piece with a Top Note die. After it was cut, I ran it through the Big Shot with a CB decorative tiles ef to give it a quilt look. The final touch was to punch some flowers using SU! punches along with some pale plum, and plum pudding cardstock and attach them all with a purple brad. The sentiment is from SU!
I'm entering this into the MFP Speedy Fox & Friends challenge #262 - make a background with inchies.
I'm also sharing this over at the Snippets Playground #177 - to use snippets.
Thanks for stopping by today and I wish you a happy Sunday!
Carol
Love your patchwork card Carol and just adore your gorgeous card below. The cololurs are just stunning.xx{aNNie My Personal Blog}
ReplyDeleteLove your choice of embossing...really brings out the patchwork!
ReplyDeleteGreat use of snippets and love the colors you selected for this. Those inchies done that way are so pretty. Gorgeous flower too!
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A fabulous card Carol, brilliant patchwork background.
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I love your patchwork background. It's a great idea to piece the papers together and then emboss it, it looks really good and is a super way of using up some snippets.
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Ho Carol,
ReplyDeleteoh what a fab patchwork creation.
beautiful flower, and wonderful embossing.
Lovely design.
Lots of crafty love. jenny L.
You are doing great with your snippets cards. This one is so pretty!
ReplyDeleteI am currently trying to work through my UFO boxes. have far to many UFO boxes and would like to get it down to just one. Makes it easy to take to the lake as well, since most of the elements are in the card envelopes already!
Wow Carol, it's really genial your use of tiled snippets with embossing folders...!!! They look wonderful!
ReplyDeleteAs soon as I have my machine again I will try your technique!
The flower is so pretty and love top note diecut for the layout frame! Another stunning card by you!
You are doing a great job using up what you have Carol, I am loving these snippets gathered together on the top note die! It makes for a beautiful birthday card. And look at that flower, goes perfectly with those papers! Hugs, Brenda
ReplyDeleteBeautiful use of the inchies!! So glad you shared your beautiful card with us at Speedy Fox and Friends :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea to use up snippets! TOP MARKS xxx
ReplyDeleteOh what wonderful use of little snippets Carol! I adore the patchwork effect, looks very tactile - and the flower is such a perfect match!
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Di xx
love the embossed patch work tfs at mfp sff........lIS
ReplyDeleteMy hat's off to you for your discipline in using up some stash before you bring in anything else. I especially love your patchwork DP. It looks so pretty as a die cut and that gorgeous, bold flower. I liked the blue colors tucked in with the wisteria. The patterns in some of the paper motifs made me think of the crazy quilting stitch. Very pretty, Miss C. TFS & Hugs
ReplyDeleteGreat quilt bg and flower my friend. Pretty card. Hugz
ReplyDeleteBeautiful colors and card. Thank you for sharing with us at MFP Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge.
ReplyDeleteI love how you die cut your inchie background. Excellent! Thanks for joining us at MFP Speedy Fox & Friends challenge!
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Pam
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Beautiful card and in my favorite colors. Thank you for joining us at MFP Speedy Fox & Friends Challenge.
ReplyDeleteThis is just marvelous! Great colors in your inchies, and so neatly designed, Carol!
ReplyDeletePretty quilting. Now I understand your motivation for using us everything. Whatever the motivation, I still applaud you!!
ReplyDeleteI need to figure out small projects I can work on at work during the slow times. The semester ends tomorrow and the slow times are a'coming! Then maybe I'd actually make a thing or two during the week.
Such a pretty card! Love your choice of papers.
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us this week at MFP/SF&F challenge.
Great Patchwork card. I'm still trying to do what you are doing...Still have a long way to go...to use up those images Jim colored for me!
ReplyDeleteThe embossing on your patchwork looks so lovely, especially with the flower on top. Thanks for sharing with us on MFP's Speedy Fox and Friends.
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