Welcome to my challenge! This is my first-ever time hosting a challenge, so bear with me if I forget something. Also, because this is a new challenge, this posting will be kind of long, as I am explaining how do do this as well. I often look through my stash for the "perfect" accent for my pages. Many times, what I have in mind, I don't have or they don't make. So, I make my own. I have been paper piecing my own elements for years now, and it's remarkably easy. All you need is a pattern, scissors, paper, and adhesive. It's also nice to have a black pen as well, but not necessary. Here are some examples of paper piecings I've done. (Forgive my early-years scrapping style!)
This was my first one - I LOVE Roo from Winnie the Pooh, and I saw the drawing in a coloring book and had to add it to this page of my nephew. Here, I really think the black pen adds a lot.
Then I made this cute little phone toy from the 70s or so. He's playing with it in the photos.
I have also made paper piecings for characters at Disney and Nickelodeon. I've recreated signs and monuments. I absolutely love making these paper piecings.
Thanks for reading all of this so far! Here comes the challenge!
My challenge for you is to make your own paper piecing - only it does NOT need to be elaborate. In fact, the goal is to make a SIMPLE paper piecing - to give you just a taste of what you can do. (And what lies ahead in future challenges!) Do a ball, a flower, a jack-o-lantern, an ornament, a bucket, a leaf, a sun, etc. - something with a simple shape. Here are some examples:
Here's what you do: Find a coloring book page or a clip art image (or even a true-to-life image) and print it out. (You may want to print several copies if there is a lot of detail.)
Cut out each section of the image and then trace onto colored cardstock. (be aware that you should cut through the middle of thick black outlines so that the pieces fit together better. Some coloring pages have really thick black outlines.) When you get more comfortable, you may be able to cut out the cardstock while holding the pattern and cutting both at once - it saves a step.
Assemble the colored pieces together like a puzzle and adhere to a background (either your page or a separate paper). Outline if desired.
The Rules:
1. Create a layout, card, or project using a simple paper piecing as a page element.
1. You must have at least 3 pieces to your paper piecing. (On that phone above, the whites of the eyes are cut outs as well as the blues.)
2. Open to paper scrappers, card makers, crafters, and digital scrappers (must do it hybrid - after all, it's PAPER piecing)
3. You may enter as many times as you'd like.
4. You may combine with any July challenge that allows it.
5. You may not use a die cutter or machine or paper punches to cut out any pieces - all pieces must be hand-cut.
6. Due 11:59 pm on July 31, 2016.
Questions? Please ask! I can't wait to see what you make!
Christi
My name is Susan and I love to scrapbook!
