Patchwork technique on Birthday Card

Another CTMH consultant Kandi Gallegos-Garcia made a card using this technique. You can see hers here.  I loved hers so much, I had to try it.  Here is my attempt. 

 I made it using Blossom  B&T, and Pear and Sunset cardstock. I love the way the patchwork turned out. I was going to use one of our embossing folders, but I got excited and forgot. I used pear and sunset inks and the August SOTM and Artistry Cuts.

Patchwork pieces are cut at 1.5" x 1".  I laid my pattern out on a 6" square of White Daisy cardstock and glued it down.  After I was sure it was dry, I cut it down to 5.25"x4".  I layered it onto a Sunset piece of cardstock 5.5"x4.25".  I added a knotted piece of white ribbon and layered the entire thing onto White Daisy card.  Finished card size is A2.

August 2015 Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Welcome to my blog. This Blog Hop is a circle of around 50 consultants.  You probably arrived here from Lori's blog.    Isn't everyone's work amazing?  I love it.

I  used the August SOTM "Framed" as the finishing touch on my first attempts at the Bokeh technique.  This is done by putting watercolors onto White watercolor paper. (Coming in new Idea Book Sept. 1).  Once they dry, you add circles using White Daisy Pigment Ink (Z2163).  I made a stencil by cutting a variety of circles into cardstock and then rubbing the ink through them.  [There are many videos on this technique on YouTube.]   After dry, I cut them down to 5"x3.75".  They are matted onto New England Ivy Cardstock (1282),  Lagoon Cardstock (X5635), and Gypsy Cardstock (X 5757).  The mats are all centered on 4.25"x5.5" White Daisy Cards and Envelopes Value Pack (X254).

The Sentiments on each card were cut from the newest CTMH Cricut Cartridge called Artistry. There are images that match our stamps exactly.  You can tell which stamps have corresponding cuts by the red outline on the stamp image in the idea book.

 

Now please hop on over to Jean's blog and see what she has in store for you. This Blog Hop is a circle, so as you move from blog to blog, you'll see some nice artwork and eventually end up back where you began.