I love paper-piecing images - it's one of my favourite techniques so I decided to join in the challenge at Kraftin Kimmie this week http://kraftinkimmiestamps.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/challenge-145-piece-out.html I used the colours from this weeks Paper Players challenge as my inspiration. http://thepaperplayers.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/paper-players-112-colours-from-lesley.html
I coloured the face and hands with copics and then using bits of paper from my scrap drawer (and hence entering Pixie's Snippet challenge this week too) in greys and blues I cut the head out of the hat and pieced it over the coloured image. I added grey bits to the dress and blue bits to the hat to match it all in - some of the bits were sooooo tiny I had to cut them 2 or 3 times as I kept losing them!
I added a tesatina die cut strip and a couple of blue gems for a bit of birthday sparkle and embossed a sentiment from Papertrey Ink Movers and Shakers Stamp Set in white onto the black base card.
So beautiful, Tara! Love the black background and how you used that border die!
ReplyDeleteI that my hat off to your paper piecing which is just incredible. (Or I would that my hat off except you'd probably paper piece it too!) Hugs Mrs A.
ReplyDeleteCrumbs Tara - what fabulous paper piecing - and such a great card too. Great stuff, hugs, Di xx
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card! Your piecing is fabulous and I love your simple layout! Thanks for playing along with Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!
ReplyDeleteBrilliant card, image and paper piecing.
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Sarn xxx
What an adorable image! I love the bling and the black background! Thanks for playing with The Paper Players!
ReplyDeleteWonderful job paper piecing. Great card.
ReplyDeleteFantastic paper piecing, Tara! My goodness, you've done such an awesome job with those teeny tiny bits!!
ReplyDeleteShe's gorgeous!! Thanks for playing along with Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!
ReplyDeleteSuch a fun card and I love your shading on the image! Thank you so much for joining us this week at the Paper Players! :)
ReplyDeleteShe's simply loverley and looks fab with that sentiment...great font and style :0)
ReplyDeleteJenny x
What a gorgeous card. So lovely design. This must be so easy for you to design for the Plastic card company if you want to join. I really appreciate your work.
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