The inspiration for this card took quite a while to gel and mesh together. It started with Karen Barber's color challenge: use Cherry Cobbler, Calypso Coral and More Mustard - a combination that is way out of my comfort zone. I started working on it last Tuesday, but I was really struggling and couldn't come up with a good idea. I got as far as die cutting two shapes - one in cherry and one in coral, then cut strips of mustard, and that was it! All the things I tried to do with what I had was bleh... Then, on Friday, I saw WendyBell's Free for All challenge of crossing strips, and that was the catalyst. Saturday morning, I woke up and suddenly got the idea of braiding the strips of paper I had. It took some experimenting before I finally came up with this card (well, it's already Sunday, lol!). Thank you for the challenges, Karen and Wendy, because without them I wouldn't have come up with this idea!
BTW, if you want to know how to braid using more than 3 strips, this link really helped me: http://paperraindrops.blogspot.com/2...5-strands.html
I used 7 strips in my card - it's pretty much the same process as 5 strands. Also, the strips of paper I used are 1/4" wide then I run them through a crimper so that they would be more flexible and with more texture.
Date: Sunday, September 4, 2011 GMT Views: 16825
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Wed, Sep 07, 2011 @ 8:45 AM
Beautiful card. Love the braiding look. And those colors are so fabulous. Sentiment goes well with this weave. My favorite part is that the weave is unfinished, as is God's work in us.
Thanks for inspiring me.
------------------------------ Susie
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Wed, Sep 07, 2011 @ 11:10 AM
This turned out so awesome for all your struggles. Sometimes the card just has to take over and guide your fingers. At any rate, you've made the colors look great together and love the crimped paper braid that is the focus. Well-done!
------------------------------ Kathy Stamp n Sip with me
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Tue, Nov 07, 2017 @ 7:53 AM
Oh my goodness I have never seen this card and I am in love!!!! I am so delighted to see this fantastic card show up for the Thursday WTUI as a CASED favorite. Thank you so much for sharing your amazing talents with us for inspiration to encourage creativity in others.