Eclectic Elements Card

I have a very special card to send to a couple of my favorite people in the craft world to say thanks. As you may know I got some of the new Tim Holtz fabric to play with and my first idea was to go back to a Seminole patchwork design I learned years ago, only this time I was going for a very shabby look.

So, out came the trusty sewing machine, dusted it off, and began. First step: cut even strips of fabric and sew them together. To get the shabby look I wanted, I kept the seams on the outside.

Step two: cut your long strip into sections the same width across to create squares.

Step three: sew these strips together offset to create the "diamond" effect

Step four: I sewed Kraft-Core Shattered paper onto the card base, and distressed the edges.

Step five: sew the strip onto the card in a few places, then fray the edges

Step six: use distress inks and water on a tag to create a background

Step seven: stamp the time traveler onto the tag with archival ink, then cut out

Step eight: pop the time traveler over the fabric, leave the loose threads, and the card is ready

The Seminole patchwork design is great with fabric, and I think I will try some of my new Eclectic Elements sewn in the traditional manner, but this design also works great with paper, as I will show you below.

Start with even strips of paper - great for scraps!

Adhere strips side by side to background paper

Cut apart, same width as each strip was

Lay out on the diagonal and adhere to card or paper

Card stock or fabric? Two very different looks with one technique.
I am also entering this into Simon Says Stamp Kraft challenge.

OK, time to get you in the envelope and send you on your travels with my good wishes.
Materials: all by Tim Holtz