Sunday, December 1, 2013

Fabric Card & Pastel Christmas Tree Set

One of my favourite Christmas stamps from this year is Shari's Tree No. 3. When I first saw it it made me think of a Christmas tree that could be appliquéd onto a quilt. So out came the fabrics and I ended up using them for the whole card front, with some card used as backing for a bit of firmness.

Fabric Christmas card
Stamp (Hero Arts) - Shari's Tree No. 3

I stamped the tree on fabric, added another layer of fabric at the back, and stitched the outline using a machine. After cutting out the tree I gently frayed the edges back to the stitching and added some buttons. For the background I used a white fabric with a white design and the "snow" is a piece of batting. A piece of red fabric was used for the card front. After die cutting both of these pieces I also gently frayed them around the edges to give a fuzzy look.

As I had the tree stamp out, I decided to go ahead and make another card by stamping on various pieces of pastel coloured card. In the end as I had to stamp four trees anyway, I made a set of cards changing the sentiments on each.

Pastel Christmas Trees
Stamps (Hero Arts) - Shari's Tree No. 3, Very Merry Christmas & Special Delivery

I die cut the kraft panel pieces, stamped the tree on them and then added some stitching.

Merry Pastel Christmas Tree

After that I embossed the sentiments and lightly applied white ink around the edges.

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I paper pieced the trunks and popped the branches up on foam pads for dimension.

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For the background I embossed snowflake panels.

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I can't believe I made five cards today - must be a record for me, lol! I'm submitting these cards into the current Hero Arts Challenge (A Few of my Favourite Things category as I love stamping on fabric and also love paper piecing) as well as Simon Says Stamp's Anything Goes Challenge.

9 comments:

CinnamonSally said...

You have been busy today Heather, love that tree stamp and you have used it to perfection!

Dawn T said...

absolutely gorgeous Heather. Love your fabric tree and your set of the pastel trees is lovely.

Deirdre said...

Fun - love it Heather.

Trinh said...

You do wonders with fabric, Heather! And the pastel cards are a fun change up from traditional colors.

Emily Leiphart said...

Super cute cards, Heather! I love the felt version as well as your entire set. Thanks so much for playing along with the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge!

Lorraine A said...

Gorgeous cards Heather :-) I love the fabric one especially , such a brilliant idea and so beautiful too :-)
Congratulations ! You have won the $50 voucher on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge ! :-)

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Trinh said...

Woo hoo, lucky girl, you get to go on a shopping spree at SSS! Congratulations & happy shopping!

Lin said...

Heather, just a little note to let you know you are the winner this week over at Simon Says Stamp! How on earth did I miss these lovelies! Love them all, but the one stamped on fabric is truly a winner - congrats!!

Linda W. (ScrappinBari) said...

Oh my goodness, Heather - just love what you've been doing with Shari's tree stamp, especially the fabric one! Such fun!!

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