3- Paper Pieces

As I sat down to work with our new Father Knows Best Collection. I started taking note of ways I use patterned.  I found that I like to use little pieces.  That is one of the reasons I enjoy having our 6×6 card maker’s scale available in all our patterns.  For today’s post I put together a collection of my top five sketches using paper pieces. 

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Sitting down with these sketches, a pack of our cut & scored white cards and a 6×6 pad of patterned paper (and a few spools of ribbon for good measure!) will bring you a stack of cards in only a matter of minutes!  I love keeping a huge stack of the pre-scored cards handy.  I almost always use white card bases and it is so much quicker to just grab these rather than stopping to cut & score yourself. 

All of these sketches are super easy to do. This first one  uses a block that measures 2.75 x 2.25 inches.  The easiest thing to do is cut a piece of cardstock according to your block dimensions and then just start covering it with random widths of patterned paper.  I like to leave each strip a little long so I can go back and trim them all perfectly even at the end.  This sketch uses a square card measuring 4.25 x 4.25, but you could also leave it as a standard size.

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One thing that I love about these types of projects is that they can change their look and style by just using different colors and patterns mixed together.  With all of my versions today I was looking for more of a masculine feel.

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This sketch is super fun too.  The Paper Pieces Block measures 4.25 inches wide and  2.5 inches tall.  (This is your standard card size of 4.25 x 5.5 inches.)You could make your strips of patterned paper cover the block going either horizontally, vertically or diagonally. 

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The contrast of the horizontal ribbons and vertical paper strips is visually balanced and appealing.

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This sketch uses the same type of strip as sketch 2, just flipped around so it is running vertically rather than horizontally.  This Paper Pieces Block measures 1.5 inches wide and 5.5 inches tall.

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All of the widths of ribbon that we carry accommodate the Word Window Punch from SU! beautifully when adding sentiments.

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One of the things I like so much about this sketch is that it uses such a large block.  The block measures 4.5 x 3.25 inches.  The strips become highlighted by a nice even frame of white.

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Because the block is so substantial, it really gives you the opportunity to use nice wide strips and showcase the patterned paper a bit more.

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This last sketch doesn’t utilize a block, but rather three small strips attached directly to the card.  Each strip having a different width.  (I have listed the widths beside each strip for you here.)

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I always like to add a bit of texture with simple cards like these, so I added the strip of ribbon at the top rather than using paper.

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One thing that I just LOVE to do with our satin ribbons is use the back.  It is really pretty, and the texture is more appropriate for masculine cards.  I also like to layer our ribbons.  In several of the above projects I layered the satin on top of the grosgrain.

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STAMPS: sentiment from Father Knows Best by Papertrey
INK: Burnt Umber Palette Ink
PAPER: Papertrey 6×6 Father Knows Best paper collection
OTHER: Papertrey Summer Sunrise grosgrain & satin ribbons, word window punch from SU!
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I am giving away a "Paper Pieces" prize package!  It will include the following items:

–Stamper’s select Card Set, which contains 20 white pre-scored cards & matching envelopes
-Summer Sunrise Grosgrain Ribbon
-Summer Sunrise Satin Ribbon
-6×6 Father Knows Best Patterned Paper Collection

Leave a comment letting me know what you plan to do with these Paper Pieces sketches and you will be eligible to win!  The contest will close on April 14th at noon!
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Don’t forget to check out what these talented ladies have done today with some of our new releases!!!
Lisa Johnson
Alli Miles