Fabric Flower Fun

This week's Tuesday Challenge at the Jacksonbelle Embellishments Blog is to create a card with the color palette of Brown, Blue & White (keyword JBE095 or link to the challenge post).  I knew I wanted to use these awesome Brown Mini papers from Jenni Bowlin (they're 30% off in the store together wtih Imaginisce, Pink Paislee & in-stock Stampavie ).  I think this is the first package of paper where I actually used every single sheet. Keyword JBEEMAIL at checkout will get you 10% off your entire order.

I tried several different blues and was struggling to get it right ... then I remembered some light blue fabric squares that my mother-in-law had given me on Saturday & the Everything But the KItchen Sink Challenge to use fabric.  I wondered if there were any easy ideas to make a fabric flower?  I found this wonderful Tutorial on the Wise Craft blog and decided to give it a try. 

Instead of cutting out the templates she provided, I punched one 2" & 1 1/2" scalloped circle from cardstock to use as my template.  For the large flower, I folded the fabric in half & held the template in place with my finger while I used a single cut for two flowers.  For the small flower, I folded it in fourths, so I only had to make one cut to get four scalloped circles. 

If you look close (click for larger), you can see the cutting was messy & imprecise, but I don't think it really mattered once all of the pieces were layered (it would be much easier if you had die cuts).  I omitted the pin backing in the tutorial; stitched the flower together; and attached the corduroy brad top with a glue dot (I snipped off the brad connectors).

I finished with a fun new bluebird sticker from SRM Stickers, who has a baby card challenge going on.  I'm thinking this little card would be perfect to welcome a new little one.  Caardvarks also has a sticker challenge that runs through tonight.

Make sure you pop over to see what all the Jacksonbelle Rockstars created for today's challenge:

Dawn Lusk

Julie Lacey

Heather Pulvirenti

Windy Robinson

Amy Tsuruta

Pam Varnell

Lynda Benden

Tobi Crawford

Jill Dunn

Heather Lee-Reppen

Shemaine Smith

Lindsey Botkin

Comments

[DawnL]

love it!! the flower is fab!!

[Kim Prince]

What an adorable card! I love blue and brown together, and your fabric flower is awesome!

[~amy~]

love the design...the flower and that sweet bird!

[Heather]

This is so cute. I love that little blue bird! Wonderful card!

[Bev]

I like the blue and brown colors together-neat flower you created. tfs

[Monika Reeck]

love your flower on blue...love that Bg Paper too...so adorable color combo...Very Lovely card for a new Baby Boy

[Helen F.]

Beautiful card, Stef. Love the gorgeous colors and the fabric flower-thanks for the tip on the tutorial.

[Courtney]

Oh my that flower is totally fabulous! Thanks for playing along with EBTKS!

[Tiffany]

Yummy! I really love this color combo!! Very sweet!

[Lindsey (jacksonbelle)]

How adorable! Love the flower you did, love this card, just darling!

[WIndy Robinson]

That flower rocks:) Awesome card Stef:)

[Dawn T]

Love the flower Steff... very cleverly done. Love the combo of the colours

[Amy]

Wonderful flower!! I love the colors and the cute little bird in the bottom corner. Great card!!

[NinaB]

What a sweet card, Stef. I love the brown and blue together.

[laurenb]

ok now *THAT* is unassailably awesome. seriously. WOW!!! ♥♥♥ i love everything about it, especially that fab fabric flower o'course! (which...to me...the slightly fraying ends...make it SO MUCH COOLER!!!!!!!) missus, you have ROCKED this challenge inna big, biiiiiiiiig way!!! ♥

[Laural-Lee]

Fantastic flower! Love the blue and brown combo

[Winter]

So pretty! I love that flower! :)

[Jo Westfoot]

Oh that's a lovely card

[Kathy Racoosin]

Absolutely precious! Love the updated look of the baby card and so happy you entered this in the SRM challenge.

[carole-ish]

so pretty!!
this is one of my fave colour combos ever!!

[Deana B]

Adorable... great flower, too! :-)