Showing posts with label Greeting Cards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Greeting Cards. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Lavender Mist Kit leftovers - Two Cards and a Tag

Hi everyone, I'm back with my last video using my scraps, the pieced/quilted type scraps.  This time I've made two cards and a tag.  I'm not usually a tag maker so it was fun to try something new.  Please check out the video at the bottom of the post for process and walk-through of today's projects.



I'll be making this card start to finish on the video, sharing how I put it together and what tools I used.  I did add some ribbon from my stash but most everything else was included in the kit.


Here's a look at the inside.  I have a flip open element that houses the sentiment and room to write a personal message.  Both cards are A2 size.


This is card two, I premade it but do walk through the process with you so you'll be able to recreate it with your own papers and elements from your stash.


Here's the inside, which includes a belly band and a tuck in note card to either stamp a greeting pertinent to the occasion or write your own personal sentiment.


The final project is a tag, and as I said I'm not usually a tag maker but I had so much fun creating this one and love how it turned out.  Notice the lace across the bottom?  That's the strip I cut from the pieced scrap panel.  You can't see the back of the tag here but it's the remainder of that piece.  I thought this a great way to used up this pieced mat!

Come join me on the video and see how I put these two cards and a tag together.  Perhaps I'll share something that you might find useful in using up your scraps as well.  
Patti




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Monday, May 20, 2019

Lavender Mist Kit Scraps into Quilted/Pieced Mats

Hello everyone, I'm back today with another technique, it's not new, and it's not mine, it's been around for eons but I thought I'd share how I do it and in turn how I use it in my cards.  I took all the leftover Lavender Mist Kit scraps and pieced them into new mats that can be used whole or die cut, as I'll show you on the video (link at bottom of post).



I am totally in love with how this card turned out.  The die cut piece is all leftover bits that often get tossed in the garbage.  I ended up having six mats for use with just a small pile of my accumulated scraps.  I used an older Spellbinders die called CrissCross to cut my design.  I also cut a corner adornment, a paperclip and the most gorgeous lacy border, which I still haven't decided how I'm going to use.  I'll be back with examples later on with how these became renewed.  So please consider when you're about to toss those trimming repurposing them into something new and beautiful.  Yes it takes a few minutes but oh my the outcome is so worth the effort.


Here's the inside of the card, and yes that little paper clip (and it actually is just that paper) is cut from one of the pieced mats using a die.  I inked these papers with Wilted Violet Distress ink and used a standard A2 sized card, 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" when folded.  Everything shown was leftover from the kit except the stickpin and little snippet of ribbon which came from my stash.  I hope you'll join me on the video for the complete process of making the pieced mats and the card.



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Sunday, May 19, 2019

Dimensional Flower Card - Lavender Mist Kit Leftovers

Hi everyone.  I'm going to be posting some videos sharing the leftovers from the Lavender Mist Kit made into assorted cards, hopefully I'll give you a few ideas to use up your scraps as well.  This first card uses a decorative scrap of paper and assorted flowers that were included in the kit.  I have a process video with the link below if you'd like to see how the card was made. Thanks for joining me, Patti





Process Video Here -



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