Quilting

Ahhh, the quilt. I conjures up the same emotions, comfort and sense of 'home' that Grandma's Apron does. When you're sick, it's your go-to warmth, when you're playing 'fort', it's the perfect weight to make a great roof, and when your baby first starts playing on the floor, it's there to support them when they inevitably take a tumble.

I love quilts. I have so many of them in my house, all with different meanings. One of them was made by my grandmother's grandmother (and my grandmother is 90, so you can guess how old it is!). The newer ones are made by my mother, and she's a fabulous quilter.

This week's challenge at the Friday Mashup is to:

1. Make a project using the "Quilted Cards Technique".
2. Or Make a project using "Something that's been forgotten (sitting in your stash forever)".
3. Or "Mash it Up" and create a "Quilted card with something you've forgotten about".

My card today is an homage to my mom's craftsmanship; her incredible patience when creating, her eye for colours and patterns, and her never-ending attention to detail. I modeled this card after my favourite quilt she made (which is pictured below).

As for the "something that's been forgotten"! I have had a roll of Very Vanilla taffeta ribbon in my collection since October, and I used it once... the day I got it! It has sat unused since then, so I was so pleased to bring it back out again for this challenge!

For My Wonderful Mother

Love the tag-line for this challenge :)

When I first saw the DSP in the Sale-a-Bration brochure, it immediately made me think of this quilt. What are the chances that the Friday Mashup team would challenge us to create a quilted card? ;) One last Sale-a-Bration "hoorah!" before it's over. Can you believe there's only a week left!?

My mother's quilt

With all this talk of quilts, and the rainy/damp weather we have here today, I wish I could just wrap myself up in one! ... off to do housework instead :P

-Tara

xox

Let's go Regal!!

Wow, has it really been almost a week since I updated my blog?! Sick little kiddos and lots of prep going on in this house these days :) I just finished making 50 Thank You cards for my sister-in-law's friends baby shower! Anyways, back to making single cards for me!

This week over at the Play Date Cafe they have some gorgeous colours to work with - and I mean gorgeous! I love the Regals colour family - the jewel tons and rich colours are so very 'me'. I would have made a great Queen... ;) So, when I saw the palette over at the Play Date Cafe, I immediately thought of Cherry Cobbler, More Mustard and Cajun Craze (at least, that's how I interpreted them!)

I tried my hand at a new technique with this challenge as well. My mother is a quilter, and a fantastic one at that. She's made some gorgeous quilts over the years. The Bargello technique is taken from an old quilting technique, and I'm not sure why I never thought of trying it with paper instead of fabric!

For Everything you are to me

 (PDCC108)

For this card, I wanted to try a new technique!
1. Borrow from other types of crafts!: So many types of crafts can serve as inspiration - Quilting, Macrame, knitting, drawing, quilling, etc - Quilting is all about colour selection and design, which is very similar to cardmaking! Or how about those gorgeous Nordic sweaters your grandma used to knit you? ;) Or try creating an accent on your card using some inventive quilling shapes! The inspiration around us in the crafting world can be overwhelming... But in a good way! :)

2. Get your markers out!: With this colour combination, I wanted to use a More Mustard colour ribbon, but didn't have one on hand. I did, however, have a More Mustard marker! I coloured my white satin ribbon with my More Mustard marker to match my card. Maybe it turned out a little "More Gold" than "More Mustard", but that just adds to the "Regal" charm of it all! To give the feel of tassels, I frayed the ends of the ribbon a bit.

 

The supplies I used for this card were:
Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White
Paper: Regals DSP - More Mustard, Cherry Cobbler, Cajun Craze
Stamps: Petite Pairs
Ink: Cherry Cobbler, More Mustard marker
Embellishments: Whisper White Satin Ribbon - coloured More Mustard
Tools: Decorative Label punch

Off to find my crown and sit in my velvet chair...

Until next time - Happy Stamping! :)

-Tara