Heart on my Sleeve

Hearts are the theme on Sunday Stampers this week, in time for Valentines Day on Tuesday.

I cut my hearts out using my Sizzix primitive hearts from some Serendipity paper that I made a while ago - tutorial here. It was just perfect for the look I wanted to create. The paper itself contains stamping. I matted the hearts onto a grey bazil backing 

the dragonflies are stamped ........

I used a black pen to create the faux stitching - large & random

To finish I stamped the sentiment straight onto the card.

Serendipity square tutorial

This technique has been around for years but I hadn't got round to trying it. I had loads of scrap pieces of papers so decided to have a go .................................................

So firstly gather together your scraps of plain, patterned, textured papers anything goes ...
& in addition you will need :-
Backing paper - I used white 12 x 12 cardstock but any size or colour of your choice.
Glue - I used white craft glue but any glue that you are comfortable with
Stamps of your choice
Embellishments - eg. ribbon/fibres, embossing powders, punched shapes, mesh, glitter, foil, .............. the list goes on anything you fancy really




Start with your backing paper



Tear or cut the papers with plain or fancy edge scissors, variety helps the overall look, & stick down well with glue. It is important to make sure that the pieces are well stuck down or you will have problems at the end when you try to cut into the new paper you've made. Don't worry about overlapping the edges as you can trim later.


Keep on adding your random sized pieces ............................


Until the backing paper is covered.



Lastly go as wild or restrained as you like & add stamping & embellishments to the page.



These are the stamps I used.

Finally cut your paper into smaller squares/rectangles/circles & use them in your projects. You could also punch or die cut them I would imagaine - Let your inspiration flow .................

I'm off to play! :-)