First up, a sympathy/thinking of you type card. I have some friends who are going through a challenging time right now so I made this with them in mind. Those of you who follow my blog know I do some quilting here and there, so I decided it would be fun to make a little felt quilt for my card.
To create the quilt, I started with the eyelet die and some chartreuse and raspberry felt. Once I cut a border strip of each, I trimmed them to get little felt doughnuts. (Keep the "holes" ... you'll see why in a minute!) Next up, stack your little doughnuts on a piece of white felt and stitch them down in a tic-tac-toe kind of way. Then trim the white felt with pinking shears and add a background layer of chartreuse. And then you have a clean and simple card with great impact. :-) Honestly, I want to make a bunch more of these little mini doughnut quilts! :-)Now, I mentioned saving those doughnut holes ... well, let's use them for a flower center! Just stitch them in place and its super cute. Here I stitched the chartreuse holes on a white felt flower and layered it on a paper flower, adding some freehand-cut felt leaves. Super fun, right?!
This is a bitty little card - just under 3.5 x 5 in size but I think that just adds to the cuteness.Well, that's all I've got for you today. I sure hope you "felt" welcome while here at my blog! :-) Thanks so much for stopping by! :-)
Supplies Used (all PTI unless noted):
Sending You Comfort:
Stamps: Quilters Sampler Sentiments
Ink: Raspberry Fizz
Paper: White
Accessories: Simply Chartreuse ribbon & felt; White and Raspberry Fizz felt; sewing machine/thread
Hello:
Stamps: Fillable Frames #1
Ink: Fresh Snow
Paper: White, Raspberry Fizz
Accessories: Simply Chartreuse ribbon & felt; White and Raspberry Fizz felt; thread
I love both cards!! The color combo is one of my favs
ReplyDeleteWOW Chrissy, these cards turned out beautiful. It was very creative of you to use the eyelet border die to create that quilt. I loved the color combo as well. Awesome.
ReplyDeletethese are fabulous! love the quilt!
ReplyDeleteBrilliant! I love the quilt, I didn't think I needed the eyelet border, but now I do! Both projects are amazing!
ReplyDeletewhat a beautiful card.. great idea!
ReplyDeleteThese are both so pretty! I love the color palette you chose! The quilt is such a cute idea, and I love how you used the centers for the flower - it is adorable!
ReplyDeleteSo cute! Such a yummy color combo.
ReplyDeleteTwo wonderful cards! I absolutely love the fresh color combo you used.
ReplyDeleteBoth cards are so cute, but I especially like the quilt. Great job!
ReplyDeleteWow! These are both darling! I love, love, LOVE that bright pink and green color combo--so fresh and pretty.
ReplyDeleteLove these both, just gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI love your cards! Both are absolutely adorable!! I like how you used the die-negatives on your second card - very clever and thrifty :)
ReplyDeleteBoth of these are so creative (and beautiful!!)
ReplyDeleteLove the colors! Both card are gorgeous. The first one simple but FABULOUS!! :)
ReplyDeleteOMGoodness!! This is adorable!!! LOVE the quilted center and the way you used the centers for the next card...so clever!!
ReplyDeleteBoth lovely cards, but I especially love the quilted look of the first one! Very soft and pretty!
ReplyDeleteWhat creative ways to use all of the felt bits. Love that fun border die as well.
ReplyDeleteIt's a good life!
Terri E.
Both cards are GREAT! But I really love the first one... it's so different! Wonderful Card!
ReplyDeletegreat cards!!!
ReplyDeleteLOVE both cards! The doughnuts are so FAB!
ReplyDeleteSo clever and very beautiful.
ReplyDeleteOkay, you're just too smart! I love the way you trimmed the eyelet die cut into "donuts". And then to make the quilt pattern with them - super. My mom, who quilts, will be blown away by this. Definitely going to have to make her one. And you win the "green" prize for finding a use for the donut holes!
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful!! I love the little quilt!
ReplyDeleteAdorable!! Creative, CAS I love it!!
ReplyDeleteAs a fan of quilting, myself, I just love your first card! And of course the second is perfect too!
ReplyDeleteLOVE both of these! I'll say that again...LOVE both of these!! They are both so pretty!
ReplyDeleteLove it - the quilt card really caught my eye, and the clever use of the left overs on the second card really give a different look to the blossom. TFS!
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful and creative cards! The colour combos are fantastic! The quilt one is especially amazing, the sentiment goes so well.
ReplyDeleteMy oh my, that quilt is just the cutest! I can't wait until I get the Chartreuse felt- it hasn't arrived yet!
ReplyDeleteBoth cards are just beautiful. I've seen several cards tonight that use the eyelet punch (it's going right in my cart now), but your use of the centers is just brilliant!
ReplyDeleteChrissy these are both adorable but the first one is TOO cute~! I love it!
ReplyDeleteChristy--these are fantastic! You have convinced me that I need to buy some felt!
ReplyDeleteSandye
Both are sweet, but I like the quilt idea so much!
ReplyDeleteYour quilt idea is so darn cute!! Love the fact that you didn't just throw away the felt centers....You repurposed them on another card as flower centers!
ReplyDeleteI love your cards!!! The quilt one, is amazing. great idea :)
ReplyDeleteBoth cards are sooo creative & fabulous!!!
ReplyDeleteOMGoodness, this is AMAZING love the little quilt;)
ReplyDeleteNice job on both of them. I especially like the one with the little quilt. The colors are great too!
ReplyDeleteBoth cards are fantastic! Love the quilt!
ReplyDeleteHow creative! LOVE both cards!
ReplyDeleteFabulous!! Great colors, and awesome use of felt!
ReplyDeleteOh my! These are adorable! Love what you did with the doughnut holes; so very creative! Of course, I like the doughnut holes that you can eat too....
ReplyDeleteThese are so cute! I love the pink and green combination.
ReplyDeleteTwo lovely cards. Striking color combo!
ReplyDeleteI love love love these cards!!
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