Sunday, April 13, 2008

Something Different....


I really like how paper piecing looks. I thought it would be neat to paper piece the butterfly from garden whimsy. Here's the problem - that's a solid stamp. I couldn't figure out how to do it since it was a solid image. So....I inked it in Versamark, stamped on SU! DP, and then lightly colored it with chalk so I could see where to cut. I used different size hole punches to punch out the circles in the butterfly. I went ahead and placed cameo coral paper behind the butterfly. Then I stamped the image in chocolate chip on cameo coral and placed the wings I had cut out on top of the image. I'm no sure what this technique is called, but it seemed to work out. This card is much prettier in person! Enjoy the rest of your weekend!!!

4 comments:

Lauri said...

This is so pretty! Paper piecing is one thing I have never tried! I will have to! Thanks for sharing!!

Charmaine (CharmWarm) said...

Julie, this is just gorgeous! WOW! I LOVE that idea!

Diane Gilbert said...

Julie this is beautiful! I love how the butterfly stands out!

Anonymous said...

Julie!

What an awesome card!! Thanks so much for sharing it!! It is uber cute!