CFC47: Let the Hunt Begin! Clean And Simple projects featuring something you'd find in an Easter Basket
I'm also playing along with the beautiful color challenge at ColourQ:
And I used the sketch from Mojo Monday:
And I used the sketch from Mojo Monday:I wanted to use this adorable Easter stamp that I've had for awhile (and I don't think it's ever been inked). I thought it would be great for paper piecing. And now for the paper yummies:
I paper-pieced the Easter birdie using some yellow and white striped paper from Echo Park - actually all the patterned papers are Echo Park. I colored in his beak with a light peach marker to complete the color challenge. I kinda like how you can still see the stripes on his beak. I added a white scalloped strip down the side of the green paper for a subtle effect, as it is against white cardstock. I machine stitched a single line down the left edge of the green paper as well. Here's a close-up of the lil' cutie:
I'm playing along here:
I paper-pieced the Easter birdie using some yellow and white striped paper from Echo Park - actually all the patterned papers are Echo Park. I colored in his beak with a light peach marker to complete the color challenge. I kinda like how you can still see the stripes on his beak. I added a white scalloped strip down the side of the green paper for a subtle effect, as it is against white cardstock. I machine stitched a single line down the left edge of the green paper as well. Here's a close-up of the lil' cutie:
I'm playing along here:CAS-ual Fridays CFC47: Let the hunt begin!
ColourQ Challenge #131
Mojo Monday 235-Contest
Have a lovely Easter tomorrow! Thanks for looking!
Supplies: cardstock: Georgia Pacific; patterned papers: Echo Park; stamp: Hampton Art (Studio G); ink: Tsukineko; marker: Prismacolor; cutting die: Spellbinders; die cutting machine: Cuttlebug by Provocraft; edge punch: Martha Stewart; baker's twine: Divine Twine; button: craft supply; sewing machine: Kenmore; thread: Singer; dimensional adhesive: American Crafts
