Today's Free 4 All challenge was to color block on our project. I decided to create a little paper quilt with some of my Stella & Rose scraps from My Mind's Eye. After laying them all out and adhering them to my cardstock base, I paper pierced around every single square. I then used an archival pen to make a faux zig zag stitch around the squares. I used several distress inks to ink up the edges of all of the papers. I used a nestie to die cut the frame and the sentiment is from Unity. I made a rolled paper rose and punched some leaves from other scraps of paper in this collection. I pleated some eyelet lace on the bottom and tied some pink, burlap string around it and made a loopy bow. An antique stick pin seemed to be the perfect embellishment to finish it off.
The clothes pins at the top actually hold on some thick butcher's twine to hang this from something. I plan on hanging it in my formal dining room on my antique pot cubbard.
This also will fit this month's fan club inspiration!
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Registered: January 29, 2006 Location: Mount Forest,Ontario Canada Posts: 11632
Fri, Sep 30, 2011 @ 4:47 PM
This is a gorgeous way to use up so many pretty papers, Emily. How wonderful and cozy. Just look at those little clothespins holding onto the top of your snuggly quilt. That eyelet is a sweet touch too.
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My God shall supply all your need…Philippians 4:19
Registered: September 12, 2007 Location: Wake Forest, NC Posts: 61357
Fri, Sep 30, 2011 @ 6:00 PM
I love all that stitching on your quilt~ wow, that must have taken some time. I really like your card ... it has just about everything on it that's made by you.
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This is beautiful. I love all your faux stitching, the papers you used, the lace at the bottom with the twine and your lovely rolled rose. This deserves to be showcased. A very lovely card.