Thursday 10 March 2016

Just Playing!

Good Afternoon and Welcome

Last evening at our craft club when we'd finished our demo there was a bit of time left so we decided to have a little play with some paper weaving.

When I emptied my bag out this morning I decided to make what I had done into a card.

I just trimmed the sides of the paper and decided to leave the bottom unstuck to give some movement to the card.

I painted scraps of white card with clear Wink of Stella then cut out the bow, using a plastic template.

I also diecut the Lawn Fawn sentiment three times to give a bit of height.

The heart was first punched from the pink flowery card but I felt I needed contrast so punched out a scrap of envelope instead.  Finally I added a few glittery dewdrops to add a bit more sparkle.

Ooops - didn't realise the bottom pink strip has slipped a bit!

I would like to enter my card into Craft Hazel's Patterned Paper Challenge for March


21 comments:

Dana M said...

Beautiful paper weaving and lovely card Barb! Love the bits of shine:)

Rainey's Craft Room said...

A pretty card and the paper weaving is very effective, love it.
Lorraine

KT Fit Kitty said...

Dear Barb, so sorry I haven't been around for the past week - I've been sick with a nasty flu. Still miserable but I finally did some crafting and I wanted to get caught up on your cards that I missed. This is an awesome technique! I've only tried it once and really should try it again - love how this turned out!

Jean said...

Lovely paper weaving Barb, I like your combination of patterns, they co-ordinate so well. The die cut "hello" and bow make it into a lovely card.
Jean x

Cara said...

Brilliant card, I love the way you left the bottom unstuck, very effective. The two patterned papers work really well together. Cara x

Valerija said...

Wow, great background.

Lisa Andersson said...

Very clever and beautiful, Barb!
Hugs, Lisa

Liz said...

Lovely design. Great weaving and the loose ends at the bottom are very effective. xx

Carol L said...

That's some great paper weaving, and I just brought my paper woven Easter basket out of storage and thought I should try doing that technique again soon! Great card Barb!

Alice (scrAPpamondo) said...

Wow!!! Another great idea here! Such a fab technique to use scraps! Love these weaved stripes and the unstuck bottom is just perfect to add movement and interest!

rachel said...

very clever Barb - I love the idea of the movement - fabulous! Hugs rachel x

Diane said...

Oh what a fun paper weaving design Barb, love the colors and fab bow.

Hugs Diane

ellyscard creatief said...

Lovely paperweaving card Babs.

Unknown said...

This is a lovely card Barb, love the colours and the font of the diecut sentiment. Really pretty :)
Hugs, Kaz x

Mrs A. said...

Your paper weaving looks fab and I like your idea of leaving the bottom free. love that gorgeous bow. Hugs Mrs A.

Greta said...

So fun to see paper weaving, which I love & haven't done in a long time--pretty card, Barb!

meg said...

Great idea to leave the bottom free, love the colours and papers

Erika said...

The weaving created a great effect and I too like how you've left the bottom free.
Have a lovely weekend, Barb, hugs Erika. x

AlisonC said...

Hey that's really clever and a great way to use up paper. It could be very bright or quite subtle. So many ideas....

Julieanne..aka pinkjools said...

Hi Barb....What a pretty card....love the weaving....Joolsx

Sand Lee said...

Love the look that you created with the weaving! So glad you played along with us over at Craftyhazelnut's Pattered Paper Challenge! Hope you will join us again soon! xx Sandi Lee DT