Zebra in a Car

Operation Write Home Midweek Throwdown:  The challenge is transportation.

A2 sized card = 5.5" x 4.25"

Card Recipe:
Mat 1 (blue) = 5 3/8" x 4 1/8".  Mat embossed with Cuttlebug "Charles" folder.
Mat 2 (light green) = 5" x 3.75".
Mat 3 (chevron pattern) = 1.25" x 5".  Paper from My Mind's Eye Nutmeg pack.
Fence = 1" x 5".  Punch made by Martha Stewart.
Baker's Twine = from the Paper Studio.
White Brads = from Imaginisce.

Zebra from Cricut Paisley cartridge

Zebra in Car = cut at 2.5" from Cricut Paisley cartridge; found on page 71 of folder.  Pattern papers from My Mind's Eye Nutmeg pack.  Zebra and car mounted with foam tape.  Stitching around tires created with white gel pen.
Twine around neck of Zebra = Sew Easy twine.
Cloud = from Frisker's punch.  Paper from My Mind's Eye Nutmeg pack.  Edges inked with Tim Holtz Faded Jeans Distress Ink.  Cloud mounted with foam tape.

Bird on Sign Post from Cricut Songbird cartridge

Bird and Sign Post = cut at 1.5" using flip feature from Cricut Songbird cartridge; found on page 67 of folder.  Paper from My Mind's Eye Nutmeg pack.  Image mounted with foam tape.  Edges inked with Tim Holtz Faded Jeans Distress Ink.
Sentiment "Yippee!" = from Scrappy Mom's "Designer's Choice" stamp set.

Inside of Card

Inside of Card:
Mat 1 (brown pattern) = 5" x 3.75".  Paper from My Mind's Eye Nutmeg pack.
Mat 2 (white) = 4.5" x 3.5".
Cloud = m Frisker's punch. Paper from My Mind's Eye Nutmeg pack. Edges inked with Tim Holtz Faded Jeans Distress Ink.

Bird and Sign Post from Cricut Songbird cartridge

Bird and Sign Post = cut at 1.5" from Cricut Songbird cartridge; found on page 67 of folder. Paper from My Mind's Eye Nutmeg pack.  Stitching created with white gel pen.
 

Bargello Technique

One of the advantages of being on a design team is you get to see wonderful talent and new techniques.  Recently, I was viewing the entries on a Cards in Envy Challenge for using Paper Strips instead of Ribbon.  One entry in particular caught my eye.  Teresa from the Tayberrys blog site submitted a card with a background called Bargello Technique.   The technique involves cutting a series of patterned and solid papers, taping them in a row to another card stock, cutting that into yet another series of strips and manipulating them so that you end up with a weave pattern.   I made it sound much more difficult that it really is.  Teresa has a class section on her web site that explains it much better here.

Here is my card:

A2 sized card = 5.5" x 4.25"
Bargello Weave Pattern

Card recipe:

• Mat 1 (solid blue) = 5.5" x 4.25".
• Mat 2 (weave pattern) = 5" x 4". Mat 2 was embossed with Cuttlebug Daisy folder. Edges were inked with Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink.
• Twine = The Paper Studio.

One inch strips that will be used for the card.

 

Weave recipe:

• Cut 1" strips of solid card stock. I used three solids (dark blue, light blue and beige). I also used four patterns from DCWV the Crafty Stack.
• Cut one 5 x 7 card stock for background (won't be seen). Put tape all over this background piece then lay your 1" strips in order desired.

Strips have been taped to a 5" x 7" card stock

• Next trim the edges off leaving you with a 5" x 7" striped pattern.
• Cut this striped pattern into 1" strips.

Cut striped pattern into 1" strips

 

1" strips to be used as weave pattern

• Cut one 5" x 5" background piece (will not be seen).  Put tape all over it and lay your 1" strips in the desired pattern.

 

Layout I used. 
One inch strips have been taped to the background piece.

• Following this step, I cut my final piece down to 5" x 4" for use on the card.

Inside of card.  I had originally thought of putting
the button on the front of the card.

Inside card:

• Mat 1 (solid blue) = 5" x 3.75".
• Mat 2 (beige) = 4.75" x 3.5".
• Twine = The Paper Studio
• Button = Martha Stewart punch.