Sunday 13 March 2011

Patchwork Mania

A good Sunday morning to you, and it's Jennie here again! This time I am going to share a small project I did as a workshop yesterday called Patchwork Mania.
I used lots of different techniques combined into a final piece which was stitched together using a hole punch and paper ribbon. I used a very large floor puzzle, and took 6 pieces of it, and sprayed all of them with Ranger Color Wash.



One of the Puzzle pieces was stencilled with more colour wash,stamped on with Botanical stamps 2, and I added a few mini roses.



The next piece has UTEE which I poured directly onto the puzzle piece. Don't be afraid just pour a small amount, and take your rubber stamp ( not clear) and stamp directly into it. Allow it to cool, and then lift off. Voila gorgeous deep etched stamping!



This piece was smooched with a thick layer of Terra, and then stamped into with a wet stamp. When dry spray with a contrasting Color Wash. gorgeous depth of colour appears.




The Puzzle piece below had stamping in Black archival, and some Crackle Accents highlighting the butterfly.




I used some Distress Stains on the last two pieces. These are due in this week from Ranger..Yippee! This piece was embossed with Clear embossing powder and the stain wiped over it, and then wiped away off the embossing! You get the colour of the background showing through, and still get a distressed look.



The final piece was stencilled over with Perfect Pearls Mists, and the rosette made from Tim's Lost and Found Paper stack, with added UTEE rose mould from Crafty Notions, and highlighted with a Distress Stain.




Finally I stitched all the pieces together using a hole punch and paper string which was from my stash. No sewing!!

I had great fun creating this workshop, and in the course of it, discovered a technique which I will blog on Monday on my own blog... keep an eye out!
Have a very Creative day!
Jennie x

20 comments:

Minxy said...

A fantastic project Jennie, looks amazing and i bet everyone who attended had a blast :D

Ann said...

Love the look of this Jennie....wish I wash neare to attend one of your fab workshops, looking forward to seeing your blog on Monday xxx

Jacqueline said...

THAT is gorgeous!!

Thanks for sharing, I may have a go at something similar! Love the look of that!

Jackie x

Kathy Eddy said...

What an awesome project! Great use of many techniques all puzzled together.

Kate said...

Loved it all Jennie, thanks again :)

Daniele said...

great piece of art, I love how you use utee, I'm still looking at my melt pot still in its wrapper....will pluck up the courage one day, in the meantime I get to see your lovel creations

Sid said...

Fab stitched jigsaw Jennie, lot's of techniques !!

Fliss said...

This is stunning Jennie, the colours and textures are just fabulous. Great to see so many techniques combined and your class must have really enjoyed it.
x

Helen said...

What fun!! I love these big jigsaw pieces & was only thinking the other day, I need to use them again... thanks for the inspiration.

Joanne said...

Amazing project. I wonder how hard that would be if ATC size?
Luv Joanne xx

Shazza said...

amazing!!!!

Anonymous said...

Absolutely stunning piece Jennie! I love the colours & stamping - brilliant! xx

Vee said...

At last!! At last!! I've now got the inspiration for using the puzzle stamps that I won some weeks ago on one of your challenges. I been PUZZLING (sorry) for ages over these stamps!

Meggymay said...

Wow, this is a stunning piece. Would love to come to one of your workshops, wish I lived closer.

Siobhan Brignull said...

that looks great fun and full of techniques

Von said...

Wow loveing the effects you got and the way it'd all stitched together
Von x

Gerrie Johnnic said...

Great project, I love how all the pieces just go together perfectly!

Silvia(Barnie) said...

Wow, this puzzle piece rocks.

inge said...

Hello Jennie,

we are doing a puzzle swap on the European ATT group so your example to assemble it is a great idea to use.

I love you puzzlepieces : I know you can stamp in UTEE but I haven't done it yet althoug I really, really like the result. Must give it a try this weekend;

We are coming again to the london craftshow in London ! I hope to see you and Hels again :)

greetings from belgium
Inge

Karen said...

Great food for thought amongst all those techniques: Love the result.