Paper Piecing

Oooh, I like this! Well this is the first time I've tried this technique although I've seen it around, it's called Paper Piecing. Basically, you stamp your image onto plain card, then stamp it onto patterned paper and cut out the bits you want. The bits you cut out are then stuck onto your plain image instead of colouring in the usual way. So for my card I've stamped Splashing Nellie (she's gorge) onto plain card, then I've used paper piecing with DP for her umbrella, coat and boots. I think it gives a lovely effect, and I'm sure I'll be doing more of this technique! I'm entering this card into the Spoonfull of Sugar Challenge this week, as the theme is paper piecing!


I used:

* Sugar Nellie stamp "Splashing Nellie"
* Studio G Clear "Hello" stamp
* Dovecraft DP Amethyst
* Nestabilities (plain & scalloped circles)
* Bazzil Basics card (purple)
* Ribbon & Buttons from stash

Hope this has inspired you to do some paper piecing, if like me you've never tried it!