Saturday, 2 February 2013

Paper piecing gone crazy!

This week, A Blog Named Hero has a challenge to use paper piecing.  Whenever I've done paper piecing (which is not often, actually), it is the focal image that is paper pieced, not the background. I decided to try to use a background stamp as the basis of the paper piecing, but keep the overall design very simple (because the background is busy enough as it is!!)  Here's what I came up with:


I used Hero Arts Looped Flower Pattern background stamp, a bunch of different papers from Basic Grey Hopscotch 6X6 paper pad, and the sentiment is from Hero Arts Year Round Sentiments.

I thought I'd also submit this card to Moxie Fab's "Make your own patterned paper" challenge.

 I hope you're having a lovely day :)

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26 comments:

  1. Cornelia (fun stamping)3 February 2013 at 02:29

    Cool, looks lit a lot of work!

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  2. Lin3 February 2013 at 02:36

    Wow, Michelle, you've achieved perfect balance here, giving lots of interest with the different papers without overwhelming us with pattern! Well done, love this!

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  3. conil3 February 2013 at 03:33

    Can you say AMAZING? I'm in awe. What a fabulous card.

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  4. Glenda J3 February 2013 at 04:49

    WOW! You have more patience than I do. That is an amazing paper pieced background. Well done!

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  5. Sarah G3 February 2013 at 09:28

    Another stunning card! It looks like it took ages to do but was definitely worth it :)

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  6. Susan3 February 2013 at 12:49

    WOW that looks like an unbelievable amount of work, in tiny pieces!

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  7. Michelle3 February 2013 at 15:30

    Amazing, Michelle! Love it!

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  8. CinnamonSally3 February 2013 at 22:42

    I just saw this card on the ABNH site and had to stop by. Its fabulous, what a creative card I love it!!

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  9. SeattleStamper4 February 2013 at 04:30

    So beautiful! I hope you give this to another cardmarker who will appreciate the work you put into this.

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  10. Wanda G (stampcat)4 February 2013 at 05:43

    WOWZA! Michelle, this is such a cool idea! So delicate and detailed. I love how this came out! Thanks for joining our challenge!

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  11. Karen Dunbrook4 February 2013 at 11:17

    Wow. Great card tfs....

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  12. Sue McRae4 February 2013 at 12:30

    Love the "artsy" feel of your background and the wonderful colours and patterns you've used. Thanks for playing along with us at ABNH.

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  13. Lyndal4 February 2013 at 17:21

    This looks FAB Michelle - LOVE the mix of papers :)

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  14. Unknown5 February 2013 at 00:28

    WOW!!! The attention to detail on this is utterly amazing. You have the patience of a Saint! Great card. Thank you for playing with us at A Blog Named Hero.

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  15. Paper Crafts & Scrapbooking Editor6 February 2013 at 04:14

    Hey Michelle! Thanks for linking this up to the Make Your Own Background Paper Challenge in the Moxie Fab World! I'm so glad you joined in on all the fun! :)

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  16. Virginia L.7 February 2013 at 02:14

    Stunning creation, Michelle! Way to use paper-piercing for this stamp to create such an intricate background! Congrats on your Moxie Fab Win! Well-deserved!

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  17. Unknown7 February 2013 at 04:31

    Wow, what a lot of work! Looks incredible.

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  18. My Paper Epiphany7 February 2013 at 09:26

    This card - leaves me speechless! Congrats - this is truly Moxie Fab!

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  19. Darnell9 February 2013 at 05:30

    Congratulations, Michelle, for the win from Moxie for this truly, truly FAB card!!!

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  20. mab8229 February 2013 at 17:25

    This is a great card. Oh,the time it must have taken!

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  21. Christine9 February 2013 at 21:48

    Wow Michelle, how long did that take? Impressive! Awesome!
    Thanks so much for joining us over at ABNH.
    Christine

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  22. Kirsten Corby13 February 2013 at 11:24

    Wow, there's no way I would have had the patience to do this! So you won? Well deserved I would say.

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  23. Nadège9 March 2013 at 04:07

    What a great job! I love paper piecing and you're right we hardly ever think about paper piecing a background.
    I've seen many of your project on the Pattern Play gallery, I'm excited to see what you come up with during the class.

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  24. Sara9 March 2013 at 17:16

    What a clever idea! It looks great :)

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  25. Lisa Lara16 March 2013 at 16:47

    This project makes me smile Michelle. See you in class on Monday.

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  26. Anonymous17 March 2013 at 23:02

    I love this michelle. A new way to look at paper-piecing, and an interesting use of a background stamp!

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