Paper-piecing fun...

 

I have a die that cuts this outline floral image from a larger piece of cardstock. I decided to make a couple of cards with it, but to paper-piece all the open areas in the flowers and leaves.

I used pink and purple cardstock for the flower pieces, along with a little bit of gold for the centers. I also used a dark green for the leaves. After seeing this color combination in the photo, I wished I had used all pastel colors.

The sentiment was stamped, punched out, matted and popped up on the card front.

I used a different die to cut a flower for the inside. I also stamped a sentiment to finish the card.

This time the colors were all pretty strong, except for the white. I didn't really like the plain white, so I added a tiny red dot to each "bud." I was much happier with it after doing that. 

Another difference with this card is that I applied the die-cut rectangle directly to the card front. If you look back at the first card, you can see that I applied it to a white rectangle first and then glued that to the card front.

I stamped and die-cut the sentiment and popped it up with a thin foam strip.

For the flower decoration on the inside of this card, I actually die-cut just a single flower portion of the entire die. I used a scissor to cut away the unnecessary parts, and then paper-pieced it the same as the flowers on the front.

I stamped the "Happy Birthday," and the card was done.

Paper-piecing is fun, but it definitely takes time and patience, especially when the pieces are tiny--like those that fill the leaves. I found it's helpful to leave the pieces in the die, add some glue to the back of each piece, lay the die over the die-cut and gently poke each piece into place.

Thanks so much for stopping by, and remember to laugh--a little or a lot--every day.

Cheryl