Hello crafters! I’ve got two cards for you this week that use a great technique for crafting with scraps of DSP. I was inspired to revisit this “paper patchwork” technique after seeing a Sweet Symmetry DSP paper patchwork card made by Martin Stone, one of the very talented Artisan Design members.
Although these cards use the FREE SALE-a-bration Peaceful Prints DSP, you can use this design/layout with any DSP. The secret to getting great texture is to scrunch up each square of DSP before adhering it to the card base. When you adhere, use Multipurpose glue and don’t adhere right to the edge of each square – let the edges stick up.
I split the Peaceful Prints DSP into the reds and greens and cut 3x3cm squares using my paper trimmer. Each card also has one larger 6x6cm square of DSP which I stuck down first and then added the other squares around it.
This red card uses the DSP in Real Red, Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black, Sahara Sand and Basic White. The card base is half an A4 sheet of Cherry Cobbler and the deer from Peaceful Deer is stamped in Real Red.
I added a bow of linen thread to the deer.
The green card has exactly the same size and layout – I just flipped the card over to landscape before attaching my Garden Green Deer and bow of linen thread. The card base is Basic Black and the DSP is Garden Green, Sahara Sand, Basic Black and Basic White.
After photographing my cards and uploading them to my website I suddenly realised the deer and the trees on the DSP are adhered upside down on my card, whoops! Hopefully the elegance of the stamped and punched deer draws your eye away from noticing my mistakes!
Red or green? Which card is your favourite?
Now it’s time to hop on over to our next participant, the lovely Christine Blain. I can’t wait to see what Christine shares with us today!
If at any time you find a broken link please head to the blog of this week’s Host of the Heart of Christmas Blog Hop, Tina Gillespie, as she has the full list of links for everyone who is participating.
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Thanks for visiting my site. I’ll be back with another card on Wednesday.
In the meantime, wherever you are in the world, stay safe, stay calm … and keep on crafting xxx
I ordered this FREE Sale-a-bration paper Catherine, but I didn’t fall in love with it immediately. But I love how you have used the colours and the design of your cards really makes me miss my patchwork days. Such a great way to use up scraps too.
OH, what a great set of cards – I really love the effect of the patchwork, especially that the DSP has been crumpled before gluing. Very cool!
What a great way to use all of those scraps of DSP. I never even noticed some of it was upside down on the green version and I’m sure the recipient wont either
The Peaceful Prints DSP is perfect for your patchwork cards Catherine. I love how you have put them together to create some texture. The deer looks great dancing across your cards. And as to the green card being upside down. Only you would notice, as the rest of us are to busy looking at all the loveliness.
Cathy, that really does look like a patchwork quilt on a bed with the scrunched up squares! It adds great texture and I love the linen thread bow. Great way to show the different patterns of DSP in the pack.
What a great technique to show off all the great patterns in the DSP. I love this DSP and the Peaceful Deer! Love the linen thread bows they are just perfect! I was going to say the red one but I like green so how about both are my favourite!
I love the patchwork technique Cathy especially as a way to use scraps and different DSP. Definitely didn’t realise the mistake.
I love your patchwork cards. Great idea to split the peaceful prints DSP and make two different colour cards.
Great way to show off the different patterns of papers, Cathy. You needn’t have said anything about sticking your deer and trees upside down … creative licence, my dear! The linen thread bows are a lovely finishing touch to your cards.
Wow Cathy, your paper patchwork cards are delightful! Great concept!