Paper Piecing Inspiration and Layout Strategies for Cards

Good morning, Lily Bee fans! Melissa here along with Andrea today to share even more fabulous Christmas card inspiration during Lily Bee's week-long focus on holiday cards. Andrea and I have distinctly different card styles and cardmaking processes, and it's amazing to see what different scrappers can make with the same supplies.

First up today is Andrea with a beautifully paper-pieced greeting. Here's what Andrea has to say about her card:

There is something so wonderful about crafting this time of year, for me that is creating a snowman.  From the first cut with the scissor to the last holly berry button, it keeps me smiling.  Each piece is hand cut for a handmade feel as with creating a snowman from snow.  To complete this card, create a special sentiment using a mix of stamps and ABC stickers.

Supplies: Christmas Cheer (Hot Cocoa - paper, Figgy Pudding - paper, Mrs. Claus - paper, ABC Cardstock Stickers, Index Journal Card, Clear Stamps), Autumn Spice (Brown Sugar - paper, All Spice - paper), Persnickety (Prim - paper, Finicky - paper, Prissy - paper, Snooty -  paper)

And now it's time to look at my own cards. As a confessed card-challenged scrapper, I've had to come up with ways of making card design easier for me. Sometime over the summer I decided to make card design feel more like assembling layouts, switching over from the standard A4 card size to a 6x6 square and adopting more of a layout feel in my designs. 

For this set of cards I even chose a photo as my focal point- something that works especially well if you have a more artistic photo in mind like my intentionally unfocused shot of a Christmas light display.

All three of these cards have the same basic design and feel a lot like one of my layouts would. I've also used some of the same embellishment and paper placement techhniques that I you see on my scrapbook pages- in fact, each of these cards is based on a layout that I've completed in the last few months!

Supplies: Christmas Cheer Paper (Santa's Sleigh, Christmas Wreath, Peppermint, North Pole, Reindeer Games, Mrs. Claus), Christmas Cheer Clear Stamps

Happy Christmas cardmaking to you all! We'll be back tomorrow with another round of fabulous Lily Bee Christmas cards to share with you!

Comments

[~amy~]

super fun cards!

[Julie Tucker-Wolek]

Wowwwwwwwwwwww!! These are both FABULOUS!! I loveeeeeeee the snowman!!!

[Becky Williams]

These are gorgeous!

[Nicole N.]

goregous cards ladies!

[ABudjack]

Love the variation in your cards Melissa! So cute!

[Gladys]

Love them! beautiful!

[Patricia]

That snowman is so adorable! Those photo cards are so clever! Looks like a store-bought card. <3