Saturday 23 June 2012

Paperpiecing for LIM

This week's challenge at Less is More is right up my street - paper-piecing is probably my favourite technique after colouring.  So as I had a little time this morning as I've pulled out of the fair I should have been doing for St Luke's due to the horrendous weather and the fact that my gazebo wouldn't stay up in it, I had time to play along first thing.


I used the fabulous "well read" stamp set from MFT and paper-pieced the image with a selection of papers from My Minds Eye "on the bright-side one" which is full of chevrons, spots, denims and wood grains - I love this paper!  I used a few plain scraps too for flesh and cushions.  Finished with one of the sentiments form the set (it has 7 reading related) and a few more chevrons for carpet.  Simple but so effective.

I'm going on a Caribbean themed hen night tonight and I've made a little keepsake for everyone to wear (we're not doing the whole dressing up thing so I thought this was a nice tasteful and subtle thing for us all to wear)  I haven't played with shrink plastic in ages but once I got the technique right - producing a whole row of "hula Anya's" (greeting farm) was lots of fun.  I did each with different hair and flower colours.


Fingers crossed that the weather is bit drier this evening or we'll all be sporting a "just got out of the ocean look"!!!


40 comments:

  1. Wow, a fabulous example of paper piecing, gorgeous card.

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  2. fabby card , really fab papers and love the hula girls
    Nicky

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  3. fun card - lovely paper piecing

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  4. Spectacular paper piecing and love all your examples Great Card :)

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  5. Hi tara
    Love your card ....fabulous....
    Hugs sylvie xxxx

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  6. This is fab! Hope the weather improves for your evening! M x

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  7. Oh Tara, your card is amazing. Love all the papers you`ve used. Love your little Anya`s too
    Have a great night out and don`t let the weather your fun.
    Lynne xxx

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  8. Fab paper piecing - love the jazzy carper! Have a great night. x

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  9. Love your great paper designs and colors on this card.

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  10. This is great - love the spotty settee on the zigzag background!!

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  11. Oh, I've got some of that stuff and have never used it! I will now - they are soooo gorgeous!

    Shame about the fair - but I feel less guilty now as I only sent my parcel off to you on Friday! You should get it at your office next week!

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  12. This is fantastic paper piecing. The sofa looks as though it was upholstered that way! Great card. Have a fun hen night.

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  13. I love your paper piecing and that is a fab image. Love your little shrink plastic girls. Have not long brought myself some shrink plastic, have spent a few lovely hours shrinking everything hehe :)

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  14. Your paper piecing card is fabulous

    Kathyk

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  15. You have to get Ikea on board with that rug, luuuurve all the patterns Tara and now I'm going to look out that paper pad too as well as that stamp set!!!
    Hope the hen do was fun, the little hula girl badges are soooo cute :0)
    Jenny x

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  16. My goodness you must have got out of bed on the creative side this morning Tara! I ADORE your paper pieced image - you really are showing me how it's done! And your Hula Anyas are just fabulous. Hope you have a great evening and fingers crossed for the weather! Vicky x

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  17. Hola Tara.fantastic peicing card!!amaising card Tara, clever and great card and your caribbean girls are delicious.WELL DONE TARA!!!
    I hope better weather for the next fair:C
    A hug from Palma

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  18. Hi Tara - love, love this card! The papers are just super. Love the sweet hula girls too.

    Sorry to hear about the weather and the fair. I really hope that you get some decent weather soon.

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  19. Oh WOW Tara this is superb!
    How cool to have a top that matches your carpet lol
    Brilliant brilliant example of paper piecing
    Thanks so much
    mandi
    "Less is More"

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  20. Your card is just great, and the little caribien girls are stunning!

    Marrigje

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  21. What a brilliant image to paper pierce! This is simply stunning!

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  22. Wow! I love this card - I so want to be that girl.
    Hope you had a great night out, the little hula girls are just adorable. xx

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  23. Amazing paper piecing. Just a fabulous card! Love your hula girls, too. :) ann Y.

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  24. What a gorgeous stamp and perfect sentiment for it, love your card

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  25. I love your paper piecing. Great card.

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  26. Love your card. The image is fantastic and you've used great papers.

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  27. Your card is an absolute delight! You could never tell it was paper pieced! And your little keepsakes are such a fabulous idea; they will love it!!

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  28. I have always loved this couch image -- your paper piecing is brilliant! Awesome job with the challenge!

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  29. Awesome paper piecing! Definitely looks like a winner!

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  30. Greta paper piecing and fab card. Hope your hens night was a success.

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  31. Brillo Tara!
    Thanks so much
    Chrissie
    "Less is More"

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  32. Oh, I love the sofa card, perfect :)

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  33. lovely card, great paper piecing

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  34. Great design and colour. Fabulous work!

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  35. Hi Tara, Fabulous paper piecing on your card, it's the perfect image and very professionally done, love that sofa LOL Your little gifts are lots of fun and I'm sure everyone will love them. I hope you have fun, Gay xx

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  36. Wow Tara you're paper piecing is fabulous! The hula girls are so cool I bet the girls will love them, have a great night!
    Val x

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  37. Beautiful work with the paper piecing, congratulations on being show-cased, well-deserved ! Shirley

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  38. Fantastic paper piecing. Well done on being showcased, very well deserved.
    Linbyx

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