Saturday, September 22, 2012

Anything But a Card Challenges #2- Texture

So glad you stopped in to visit my little ol' blog today!  We have a challenge going on at Anything But a Card Challenges to make anything but a card with TEXTURE!!  Think fabric, canvas, wire, fibers, embossing, layering, crimping, studs, jewels...you get the picture!  Now any of my regular followers will be shocked that my first thought was FABRIC. Yes... I know...don't faint on me!  It is true that I do not sew if I can help it, but for whatever irrational reason, I have quite a bit of Stampin' UP's fabric.  Some were give aways from my upline, others I bought thinking I would do something with them.  Not that the reason matters, what is important is I have this stuff just sitting in a container taking up space and taunting me.  So when I saw the new sticky rounds in the Holiday catalog, I knew that this could be the solution to my neglected fabric stash!

Here is what a non-sewing scrapbooker does with fabric (and ribbon)...


Now I have to give a small warning... These can be a bit frustrating until you get the hang of twisting and sticking as you go, but once you get the hang of it, they are a little addictive.  I had intended to make one or two out of fabric, but ended up making several, some made with seam binding ribbon as well!  Between the fabric flowers and the Vintage Flowers embellishments, there is quite a bit of texture on this page.  This might have posed a problem if I was going to put it in an album, but I decided this one will be going in a 12x12 shadowbox frame, so 'lumpiness' will not be an issue! Oh, it's not showing up in the picture, but my cardstock base is textured too!


You still have time to play along with us and link up your creation with texture!  Hope to see you there!!  

Page Recipe: Cardstock-Baja breeze, very vanilla, pear pizzazz, Springtime Vintage DSP (ret), Stamp Sets-Curly Cute, Reason To Smile, Accessories-Baja breeze & rose red seam binding, vintage flowers, bird builder punch, springtime vintage fabric, scallop trim border, jumbo sticky rounds


13 comments:

  1. What a beautiful layout Margaret. I do the same thing with my fabric pieces. Although I think I need to learn how to make some yo-yo's with it too.

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  2. Your twisty flowers are fabulous Margaret and what a lovely memory this will be in your shadow box.

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  3. So pretty! I will have to make some of these flowers- love them!

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  4. Fab layout - your twisty flower rosettes are a wonderful touch, and I love your colour combinations!
    Alison x

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  5. wow! your flowers are fantastic, Margaret! I keep wanting to make them but am a little fearful of messing up. Yours look superb! Great layout.

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  6. Love your layout - those flowers are gorgeous, I must give them a try as I keep seeing them on so many different projects. Beautiful colours too. xx

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  7. Love your new blog look!!! ;) And your LO is so pretty, those flowers are stunning!!

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  8. So Gorgeous, Margaret! Lovely page with so many wonderful colors and vibrant elements - paired with your photo as the focal point, it's perfect!

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  9. Sooo pretty!! I have some fabric to make some of those rolled flowers, but I haven't done it yet.

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  10. What a neat handmade touch Margaret, these are lovely. I love strong women because they keep the world going lol. Down south they are called Steel Magnolias and believe me they are tougher than any macho guy. {*wink*}

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  11. Love it!! Really love what you did with the fabric! adds a nice touch!

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  12. Everything about this project is absolutely lovely, Margaret ! I think once your sisters and mother see it, they will want one of their own =)

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  13. Keep going with this genre....you have a natural talent with it and I LOOOVE seeing this on your LO's! Got this in email form the other day and couldn't stop staring at it then!
    Beautiful work my friend and kudos to you for using those fabrics!!

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