I’ve been making these cards for a while, and when I saw PaperArtsy's
Flower Challenge, I knew this would be perfect for it.
I began this card by finding some red sparkly paper – left over
from Christmas – and on the back drew the shape for the petals. Then on the right side, I glued on some other
red scraps of paper and fabric. I made
sure that some of the shiny bits underneath showed through to give it a little ‘bling’.
This picture taken at an angle, to catch the light, shows the sparkle a little better.
Once the scraps were stuck down, I then did some rough
sewing with a shiny thread to attach the pieces to the paper. The petals shape was then cut out.
I repeated the same process for the leaves – but obviously,
in green! And I also cut a small
circular piece of gold ribbon for the centre of the flower.
Then began the construction stage. I layered the green leaves onto the beautiful
and translucent Japanese Watermark
Hemp Flower Paper, which in turn was layered on some purple fabric. Using a zig-zag stitch on my sewing machine,
with green thread, I sewed around the leaves.
When stitching curves, I make sure I stop regularly to turn the fabric
so there aren’t any awkward turns. At
the same point, I sewed the flower stalk.
The petals and flower centre were then layered and stitched
on in a similar way. The last step was
to use an aperture card to mount the picture to hide the messy edges!
I hope you like it, I’m thinking of selling similar cards on
PaperToots – please give
me your feedback as to whether you think they’ll sell!
Jane
