If you came from Scrappin' with Shalana then you're on the right track!
On this blog you'll find P stands for Pieces. Technically the pieces being referred to are called scraps ... but since it doesn't start with P... well, I found a great substitute word. The good news is that letter S is just around the corner!!
Thank you to Atlantic Hearts for the sketch and Color My Heart for the color selection. You may not believe it when I say this little card came together quickly, but challenges really can make all of the difference!!
FIRST let's look at what made me call this post "pieces". It all started with a scrap pile, a scissors and a cup of coffee.Do you notice how there's a pile of lagoon paper? These are
It put the scissors to good use and cut up some of my "pieces" into even smaller pieces because I wanted squares!! When you hand cut it's less than perfect, which is my favorite kind of thing to work with because ... no one is perfect. You can see the actually scraps created in the process to the right ... these things actually go in the garbage.
A piece of white cardstock is covered in adhesive and then the squares are just stuck on. There's not method to that sort of madness. Just pick one up and stick it on. Then put the next one you pick up by the first one and so on. Pretty soon you have something like this ...
SO ... with a little trimming that piece winds up on a card looking like this. If you're checking this out from the Color Dare ... well today my neutral is pink! As if there wasn't enough going on here it just seemed to be asking for a tiny bit of pink! So, yes I broke the Color Dare rules. The good news is that when you're being creative there really aren't any rules!!
Thank you for looking. Now hop on to Janna Gray - The Creative Princess
I love the use of so many paper packets and it is a fun way to use scraps = "pieces"...Genius!! TFS
ReplyDeleteGreat use of "pieces". Love all the colors grouped together.
ReplyDeleteWOW! Fantastic technique for one of your background panels, a super way to showcase some fabulous papers :) Thanks so much for playing along with us at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge, we hope to see you back again soon!
ReplyDeleteI love it!!!!!! Great Idea!!!!!
ReplyDeleteLove using up those scraps! I recognize a few of those! Love the sentiment on the card too!
ReplyDeleteYou are the queen of using "pieces"! I look at that pile and see scraps and you see a card. Love that you can see beyond whats right in front of you! :)
ReplyDeleteYour card is fabulous! Nice tips of how to use up some scraps, definitely going try it out. Thanks for showing your card at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge, hope to see you soon again. Take care!
ReplyDeleteLove, love, love, that you use all those bits and pieces.........that's my motto(and the name of my page........LOL) Love your creativity and your card. Great job! Thanks for joining us over at AHSC !!!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea for using up those scraps! Lots of texture and detail. Thanks for playing along with us in the Color Dare.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant idea!
ReplyDeleteFabulous, I'm a big fan of using scraps. Love love love this. Thanks for playing along with Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.
ReplyDeleteSo cute, I love that you were using scraps, great way to not let anything go to waste!
ReplyDeletelove what you did. Awesome idea. Please go and post this idea and a picture of your card on The Craft Pad. We have a group there for scraps. Thanks so much for sharing with us at AHSC and may just have to case that idea. Never used scraps like that before.
ReplyDeleteGreat technique! Love the colors! Thanks for joining us at AHSC! :)
ReplyDeleteSuper fun card and a new technique for me to try in the future! Thank you for playing along with us at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.
ReplyDeleteLove your CRAZY QUILT technique! Very bright happy resulting card. Thanks for sharing with Color My Heart this week, Shelly.
ReplyDeleteGreat card! Thanks for joining us at Atlantic Hearts Sketches this week.Love the quilt pattern.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great way to use up all of those extra "pieces". Love it! So glad you joined us at AHSC this week!
ReplyDeleteGreat take on the sketch and colour challenge!! Live the flower beside the sentiment and lived the detail and texture if the lagoon piece!!
ReplyDeleteYour card is super fun. I love how you made your blue patterned background. Thank you for playing along with us at AHSC.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Mary Ellen
Great card! Thanks for the "how-to" too!
ReplyDeleteOh this is just way too much fun!
ReplyDeleteI really depend on you for these tips, you know! Pieces, scraps, whatever they are, they are magic in your hands! So fun...I forgive you for the pink! ;) Thanks so much for joining in again with us at the Color My Heart Color Dare!
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