Strong

A woman of strength in a Renesaince inspired outfit on a black and white background showcases Unity stamps and paper piecing.

Supplies

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Putting It Together

When I was looking through my paper scraps for something to use for piecing, I found this lovely bit of Enchanted Forest by Graphic 45 and used it to build the card.

I stamped the whole image on watercolour cardstock and just the blouse area on the patterned paper.

I used Aged Mahogany and Oxide Fossilized Amber to add shadowing and highlights to the blouse and fussy cut it out.

I painted the other areas of the image with Distress ink using waterbrushes.

I glued the blouse into place over the image.

I  used a self-matting oval to cut out the image and added some Perfect Pearls and rhinestone bling.

I looked through my stash of paper for a background and this striking piece drew my eye. With this background I decided to use the sentiment about a strong woman to match the strong colours and geometrics.

I trimmed the patterned paper and adhered it to a card base without any margin. I used foam mounting tape to pop up the oval.

Inside I stamped another Unity sentiment and a butterfly.

Challenges

Unity {Show and Tell}: Paper Piecing

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge: A Bit of Sparkle

Crafty Hazelnut's Pattern Paper challenge: Anything Goes

Emerald Creek Dares: Dream a Little Dream

Penny's Paper-crafty: Anything Goes

Through the Craftroom Door: Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination: Anything Goes