Crate Paper Pattern Paper Imagery w/Amy Parker

Hi Everyone!! Amy Parker here with a quick tutorial to share with you all! I don’t do altered projects/home décor pieces too often, but really have a great time when I do. So the other day when my daughter brought home some flowers that she and my cousin (who was babysitting her) had drawn for me, I knew automatically what I wanted to do with them! So, I created a little hanging that displays the flowers for us to always be able to see. It makes me very happy, and truly was very simple to make!

When I sat down and started gathering all the patterned papers I wanted to use, I started really noticing how some of the patterns were working perfectly for exactly what I had needed them for. Then I thought, why not make this out of those specific patterns and show you all how you can really use the patterns on all the Crate Papers to your advantage! This was lots of fun putting together, and I hope you all enjoy it!

 

So I knew I wanted my bouquet to look like planted flowers, and I began to design my project that way. I chose a blue paper (Farmhouse-Accent Cuts) for my background to be the sky . Then I chose two papers for my sun.  The pattern from the Textile paper from the Random collection was perfect for my sun, I just cut out one of the large circles and placed it on my paper, and then trimmed off the excess. Then I used the awesome lined paper strips from the Apple Pie paper from Farmhouse for the sun’s rays.

 

Next, I chose two papers for my grass: Cupboard from Farmhouse, and Mint from Peppermint. These two were great because their patterns work amazing for grass! I did some stitching on both papers to accent these patterns as well. Zig Zag machine stitching on the Mint paper, and some simple hand stitching over the leaf pattern on the Cupboard paper. I LOVE how they turned out!

 

After that, I knew I needed a few little accents to complete the hanging. I chose to cut out a couple specific flowers from the Countryside paper from Farmhouse, and turned them into a gorgeous butterfly! I also chose to use the Homemade paper from Farmhouse to make some cute little clouds. And as an accent on these, I used the cross-stitch pattern on the paper as a template for my own hand stitching.

 

I attached two journaling cards from the Random collection at the bottom to put my title and journaling on, and backed the whole thing with the Handpicked paper from Farmhouse. I attached some silk seam binding up at the top for it hang from. Almost everything got stitched down in some way or another, as I just can’t seem to do a layout anymore without needle and thread. Once I added my title and journaling, my project was all done!

I hope this inspires you to see Crate Paper's patterned papers from a slightly different perspective, and that you will play with their patterns a similar way when the time calls for it! Thanks for joining us today!! 

Comments

[Julie Tucker-Wolek]

This is BEAUTIFUL! I loveeeeeeee that sun and the bouquet is ADORABLE! :):):):):):):):):):):)

[Katherine]

Gorgeous :)

[Megan Smith]

This is super cute!

[Jessica reyes]

What a fun way to preserve you kids drawings! I love the idea and the use of CP being used to do all the background design elements & fun accents. TFS!