Rag Quilt Technique and Free Sketch

First order of business . . . .please join me in congratulating the winner of our (Inter)National Scrapbooking May 2014 Challenge 1 -- Ink Stained Roni! We will be in touch about getting you your prize.

My daughter's rag quilt.

I love my daughter's rag quilt that her grandmother made when she was little, and it got me thinking . . . could I recreate this effect in paper? I grabbed my handy Tonic paper distress tool and paper from the Dungarees kit and got to work on this card.

I also made a set of free instructions to go along with the May 2014 card sketch provided by my friend Anne Marie at the Coffeehouse forum and used it as the basis for my rag quilt card.

Follow the steps below to create the card.

1. Download the free cutting instructions and assemble your cards.

2. Trim twelve 1 x 15/16" pieces from a sheet of the Dark Blue Print from the Club Scrap Dungarees kit. Don't freak when you see the 15/16" measurement; it's just a little shy of 1". (The squares are not from the cutting instructions listed above.)

3. Fray the edges of each square with a Tonic paper distressing tool.

4. Rub Silver Gelatos along the edges of each square.

5. Adhere squares vertically onto to the Light Blue panel for a perfect fit, and attach the matted Dungarees Greeting quote during final card assembly.

Hope you will give this technique a try. Enjoy your freebie!

P.S. Stop by my Cape Cod Scrapper blog for a peek at three more cards created with the sketch.

Julie

Trees Club Stamp Paper Quilting

The Trees Club Stamp Kit has just shipped and, if you're a Club Stamp Member, it's on the way to you now. Are you ready for a fun little technique that can be done with the Trees text-weight paper?

Mini paper quilt featuring Trees Club Stamp paper.

Card and scrapbook page created with Trees Club Stamp papers.

I adore the quad small-scale print included in the Club Stamp paper assortment each month, and it's perfect for this mini paper quilting technique!

Trees Club Stamp Quad Print

Mini Paper Quilt
1. Punch 2" circles from lightweight print.
2. Use a scrap to cut out 1-3/8" square to use as a scoring template.
3. Place square in the center of circle and score on all four sides.
4. Fold on scored lines. Rubber stamp to embellish if desired.

5. Use grid ruler for centering, attach to card front as shown.

6. Continue to attach in grid pattern.

Greeting card featuring mini paper quilting technique.

Paper Quilt as a Page Embellishment
Arrange paper quilt squares to enhance your scrapbook page!

This is a very simple way to embellish this 8.5 x 11" layout; I don't think it needs much more than these three paper quilt diamonds.

Paper quilt diamonds on scrapbook page.

Layout featuring Trees Club Stamp paper with paper quilt embellishment.

To view another project done with this technique and paper, please pop over to KaysKeepsakes.

I can't wait for you receive your Trees Club Stamp kit, too! Enjoy!!!

If you're not a member and want info, click HERE.

Thanks again for stopping by.

Kay at Club Scrap