Thursday 31 August 2023

Holly Jolly

 

Good Morning
I'm working on getting some Christmas cards done and this one uses a technique called Bargello.
It is such a great way to use some of the paper strips we all have saved in our stash.
I went with some Christmas papers I had on hand.

So, here's what I did to create my card.
  • To do this technique, first, you cut scraps of paper into strips.  I cut my strips into 1/2".
  • Next, I glued the strips from top to bottom onto another piece of cardstock, placing them right beside one another.
  • After the glue was dry, I cut another piece of cardstock to use as the base for my finished strips.  I cut the strips panel into more strips again and glued them onto the cardstock, OFFSETTING them to create the look.  If that doesn't make sense go watch this video:  Bargello technique - YouTube
  • I added the finished panel to an A2 sized card base.
  • I die cut the sentiment from white cardstock, then glued that onto a red shadow base.  I used some foam tape to pop it over the finished background.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:
Simon Says WED.- ANYTHING GOES
Little Red Wagon- SMALL or BIG (big sentiment)

Supplies
Stamps- none
Inks- none
Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.); various scraps of Christmas paper
Accessories and Tools- die (Catherine Pooler)

5 comments:

Bkhaja said...

I love this card!!!

Pat said...

This bargello looks very pretty as a background to your 'Holly Jolly' die cut in complementary red and white Karen, and is a great way to use up scraps of patterned paper...a super card. x

kiwimeskreations said...

Great use of the bargello technique Karen - it needed the big bold sentiment and you nailed with this one.
Blessings
Maxine

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

What a fun and wonderful card.
Faith x

Imke said...

Great take with the LARGE sentiment die cut, Karen. Love also the back ground paper - so super matching.
Thanks for joining us @ Little Red Wagon this week and i hope to see you back again soon.

Imke ~ MY CRAFTY PLACE