Toy's Haven

Good morning, Friends!

 

Today is my first official day as the Hostess of Splitcoaststampers Technique Lover’s Challenge!   I’m excited!  Are you???  🙂

 

I have a pretty good list of things for us to try out in the next few months.   I am adding to that list daily, too!   If you have any suggested techniques to try, please e-mail me or PM me on Splitcoaststampers.   I will entertain all ideas!

 

Have you ever noticed that a lot of paper crafters are also quilters?   Well, for today’s Technique Lover’s Challenge, we are going to do some paper quilting!   There are a couple of ways of doing this.

 

Option 1:   Take a piece of cardstock slightly larger than a die cut you choose.   For instance, let’s say you wish to use a label 8 nestie.  Cut your piece of cardstock (white is fine, but any scrap piece would work too as you will be covering it up.   Now, cut several 1 1/4″ x 1 1/4″ pieces of coordinating designer paper.   Draw a line across the center of your cardstock for a guide and begin lining up the pieces along the line, alternating patterns.   Then add more above that line, offsetting each piece as shown in this diagram:

 

 

When you have attached all the pieces, run the finished piece through your die cut machine with the nestie and you’re done!

 

Option #2:   Create a pattern with alternating pieces of designer paper and solid paper.   I did this one for my example.   I did a little research and you can find tons of quilt patterns online.   Here is one site that has a good variety.

 

I used this pattern for my ”quilt”:

 

 

Since it is a easy pattern, it was quick.   I cut one piece of white cardstock at 3 1/2″ square.   Then I took a ruler and drew lines from corner to corner, then across and down.   Then I did that again with each of the smaller square it created.   I chose several different patterned papers and solid papers and cut them into 3 1/2″ squares as well.   I cut them in triangular pieces by cutting from corner to corner and then cutting each piece in half until I had really small pieces.   Then I adhered them to the first piece that I had drawn the pattern on, creating a pattern.

 

 

There are so many options for this!   You can use squares and stamp “inchies” in them.  You can  do just about anything your imagination will allow!

 

 

Here are my deets:

 

Stamps:  Artful Inkables‘ Basic Sentiments

 

Colors: Regal Rose, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, GP White

 

Ink: Versafine Black Onyx

 

Accessories: ribbons, Candy dots,  dimensionals

 

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Thanks for stopping by!   I hope you’ll pop over to Splitcoaststampers and play along!   Have a blessed day!

 

~Holly~