Sweet Stampin' ~ Patchwork Card Set

Hey crafty friends, we're having a 'Diecuts' theme at Sweet Stampin' this time around and we would love to see what that inspires you to create! I am sharing a set of cards I made as a gift for my lovely mother-in-law a short while ago. I picked up a very cool Starburst Die in a sale at C.C. Designs a little while back, which made me think of my mother-in-law's quilts. So I wanted to create her a set of cards using that lovely die. 

I've used stunning Maja Design papers for each card, mostly from their Denim and Girls Collection, but possibly a few from other collections too. I reached for my gorgeous Maja Design stash, so I could draw on coordinating pages and I absolutely love how these cards turned out. You can tell I really love my mother-in-law, because I don't cut into my Maja papers for just anyone! Hehe. 

The sentiments come from a beautiful Penny Black Stamp set called Faith. The one I used on the first card, I can't place, but is very likely a Unity Stamps sentiment as I have several loose rubber sentiments from their Grab Bags. I stamped the sentiments onto a lovely Maja Design page, incorporating different aspects of the design into each panel.

I finished the designs with some thread twisted and looped behind the sentiment panels, a few pearls on some of them and some butterfly vellum ephemera from my stash on the others. Each card was just over 5 inches square and made a lovely set of cards for my mother-in-law. 

I had great delight giving this lovely card set to my mother-in-law and happily it was very well received. She always appreciates the creativity that goes into my cards, because she too is a creative soul. So it's always a great joy sharing creations with her.

If you're creating with diecuts currently, do come and join our challenge. It runs for two weeks, so there's a good amount of time to get creative. The challenge is just for fun, but a wonderful place to share your creativity and gain inspiration. 

I'll be back again soon with another crafty adventure. Until then, I wish you a fabulous week and your own happy crafty adventures. Hugs, Wends xoxo

CC Designs Starburst Die Set Retired

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