So, this card is my first submission for 52 Christmas Card Throwdown Challenge. The current theme is Paper Piecing. When I first read that, I actually though it said Paper Piercing. So I spent a good hour looking up tutorials on Paper Piercing and trying to find cross-stitch patterns or something I could use as a template to sew a design on paper, before I realized what I needed was Paper Piecing.
As it turns out, Paper Piecing is similar to layering elements together and doesn’t actually require sewing at all. Just a tip for those of you who are reading challenged like me 😉
This Christmas card took a minute to put together as there were a lot of layers to piece together – but ultimately I’m exceedingly happy with the result.
I started out by doing some rudimentary ink blending on the card base. Then I embossed the card front, and die-cut the word sentiment Joy multiple times from various paper. Finally, I pieced all the elements together for the final card.
such lovely card, thank you for joining us at 52 christmas card throwdown
très jolie création Erica, moderne et festive, merci de jouer avec nous chez 52CCT, biz
What a great card. I love all of your cut-outs and the paper you chose to piece with each. Thanks for coming and creating with us over on the 52CCT challenge. Hope to see your creations again.