Welcome to the Everything ABC's Blog Hop!
For this hop we will be featuring the letter B. This may be the name of a paper, a stamp set or an embellishment. Whatever the crafter has chosen as their B element will be featured in their post.
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In keeping with my ABCs of techniques, I tried to try a cheat's version of the patchwork style Bargello Technique. This is a great way to use up strips of patterned paper left in your stash, and creates a bold background that can be bold, subtle or neutral depending on which colours and patterns you choose.
To start, cut strips of patterned paper to 6 x 3/4. These can coordinate or clash, depending on what finished look you want to achieve. Place each strip on a piece of thin paper or cardstock.
Cut this piece into strips. I did 1/2 inch strips but if you want wider pieces you can make them larger.
Stagger the strips to create the design you want- this is the fun part!
Adhere the strips in the desired pattern to a piece of cardstock and trim off any excess at the top and bottom.
Use as a background on your card!Your next stop on our Everything ABC'S blog Hop is Diana Saunders ~ Farmer Di Stamps.
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CTMH supplies used:
Cardstock: White Daisy
Inks: Glacier, Sunset
Paper: Cloud Nine, Free To Be Me, Pathfinding
Stamp set: Pathfinding Cardmaking WOTG
what a fab project - thankyou
ReplyDeleteOh my this is awesome! I am going to have to pin or bookmark all these so I can give these techniques a try. Thank you for the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteNeat technique! I haven't seen that before!
ReplyDeleteThis card is Wonderful! Bargello is such fun ~
ReplyDeleteI have seen this idea before I love what you did with it! FUN! I may have it use some scraps I have and give it a try!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool idea. I have seen this done with a quilt but never thought of it on a card! It turned out great.
ReplyDeleteCleaver technique; I've never seen it before; it's quite impressive. Great job and TFS
ReplyDeleteoh wow this is very very cool!!!
ReplyDeleteAWESOME!! I haven't heard of this technique. So excited to give this a try. Love what you have created!! TFS
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, I love this technique!! I had never heard of it, thanks for sharing it with us!!
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