This week's Tuesday Challenge at the Jacksonbelle Embellishments Blog is to create a card with the color palette of Brown, Blue & White (keyword JBE095 or link to the challenge post). I knew I wanted to use these awesome Brown Mini papers from Jenni Bowlin (they're 30% off in the store together wtih Imaginisce, Pink Paislee & in-stock Stampavie ). I think this is the first package of paper where I actually used every single sheet. Keyword JBEEMAIL at checkout will get you 10% off your entire order.
I tried several different blues and was struggling to get it right … then I remembered some light blue fabric squares that my mother-in-law had given me on Saturday & the Everything But the KItchen Sink Challenge to use fabric. I wondered if there were any easy ideas to make a fabric flower? I found this wonderful Tutorial on the Wise Craft blog and decided to give it a try.
Instead of cutting out the templates she provided, I punched one 2" & 1 1/2" scalloped circle from cardstock to use as my template. For the large flower, I folded the fabric in half & held the template in place with my finger while I used a single cut for two flowers. For the small flower, I folded it in fourths, so I only had to make one cut to get four scalloped circles.
If you look close (click for larger), you can see the cutting was messy & imprecise, but I don't think it really mattered once all of the pieces were layered (it would be much easier if you had die cuts). I omitted the pin backing in the tutorial; stitched the flower together; and attached the corduroy brad top with a glue dot (I snipped off the brad connectors).
I finished with a fun new bluebird sticker from SRM Stickers, who has a baby card challenge going on. I'm thinking this little card would be perfect to welcome a new little one. Caardvarks also has a sticker challenge that runs through tonight.
Make sure you pop over to see what all the Jacksonbelle Rockstars created for today's challenge:
love it!! the flower is fab!!
What an adorable card! I love blue and brown together, and your fabric flower is awesome!
love the design…the flower and that sweet bird!
This is so cute. I love that little blue bird! Wonderful card!
I like the blue and brown colors together-neat flower you created. tfs
love your flower on blue…love that Bg Paper too…so adorable color combo…Very Lovely card for a new Baby Boy
Beautiful card, Stef. Love the gorgeous colors and the fabric flower-thanks for the tip on the tutorial.
Oh my that flower is totally fabulous! Thanks for playing along with EBTKS!
Yummy! I really love this color combo!! Very sweet!
How adorable! Love the flower you did, love this card, just darling!
That flower rocks:) Awesome card Stef:)
Love the flower Steff… very cleverly done. Love the combo of the colours
Wonderful flower!! I love the colors and the cute little bird in the bottom corner. Great card!!
What a sweet card, Stef. I love the brown and blue together.
ok now *THAT* is unassailably awesome. seriously. WOW!!! ♥♥♥ i love everything about it, especially that fab fabric flower o’course! (which…to me…the slightly fraying ends…make it SO MUCH COOLER!!!!!!!) missus, you have ROCKED this challenge inna big, biiiiiiiiig way!!! ♥
Fantastic flower! Love the blue and brown combo
So pretty! I love that flower! 🙂
Oh that’s a lovely card
Absolutely precious! Love the updated look of the baby card and so happy you entered this in the SRM challenge.
so pretty!!
this is one of my fave colour combos ever!!
Adorable… great flower, too! 🙂