Thursday, July 17, 2014

Fusion Challenge - Fake Paper Piecing


Hi Folks! Welcome to another fun Fusion Challenge! This card is a fusion of the photo (color scheme) and the sketch. To match the feel of the photo I white embossed the fox and butterfly, keeping everything light. The doily is actually from underneath my son's soup! He's so sweet, whenever we go to Biaggi's for their 1/2 and 1/2 lunch special he always lifts up his bowl of soup first thing and gives me the doily underneath to make something special.


I was set to do some paper piecing of the fox, but then wasn't happy with the papers I was pairing together. So I watercolored over the patterned paper on the spots I would have pieced. To me it kinda looks like another shade of the same patterned paper. And bonus that all the lines match up!

The fox ears and the butterfly wings are slightly bent upwards.
 

Here are some fabulous cards by our design team!

Winners: Will be chosen by all of our teammates in two weeks. We each will choose one favorite. The winners will be announced at 4 am (PST) in two weeks!


Thanks for looking!
-Kelly
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15 comments:

  1. LynnJuly 17, 2014 at 8:10 AM

    Love that your son knows to keep the doily! Adorable card Kelly.

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  2. ShellyJuly 17, 2014 at 8:46 AM

    This is so sweet!!! And I just love that doily!

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  3. Miriam PrantnerJuly 17, 2014 at 9:45 AM

    Love your fakeout! It really does look pieced and love the recycled doily!

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  4. Lisa EltonJuly 17, 2014 at 1:21 PM

    I LOVE this Kelly, so sweet!! Good boy that little fella of yours, the doily is so very pretty and worth keeping!!

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  5. Cornelia (fun stamping)July 17, 2014 at 1:33 PM

    Your son sounds really sweet - just like his mom! Gorgeous card, Kelly! Like that old typewriter font!

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  6. DeeptiJuly 17, 2014 at 3:02 PM

    This is so sweet and I love how u created shades when minx of pattern paper was not working for you :) I also love that little butterfly

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  7. Lisa LaraJuly 17, 2014 at 7:03 PM

    Adorable Kelly. I love that beautiful doily you used.

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  8. BobbyJuly 17, 2014 at 8:24 PM

    Such sweetness - your son that saves you doilies and the fox. Great idea to watercolor patterned paper.

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  9. LyndalJuly 17, 2014 at 9:46 PM

    SUPER gorgeous card Kelly - I LOVE the origins of your doily and your watercolouring over the patterned paper - just FABULOUS!

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  10. ~amy~July 17, 2014 at 10:16 PM

    Love this...that fox is just too cute. yay for your boy and saving the doily for you...so sweet:)

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  11. UnknownJuly 18, 2014 at 4:21 AM

    Fab idea about changing the tone of the pattern paper with watercolor. Such a sweet card and even sweeter that your son saves the doily for you. Even more thoughtful is him removing it before soup falls on it!

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  12. Julia AstonJuly 18, 2014 at 11:54 AM

    Wonderful papers and creative idea for coloring on your cute fox Kelly! The doily looks perfect behind him!

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  13. Anita in FranceJuly 19, 2014 at 5:22 AM

    So cute, Kelly, love the dimension from the ears and butterfly wings! So sweet that your son saves his non souped up doily for you! Anita :)

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  14. Happy DanceJuly 19, 2014 at 2:56 PM

    Well done you!!! That little fox all faux pieced is clever, clever and did I mention, clever! I love that your little fella automatically knows you need the doily for something special and saves it for you - so sweet. Super card; it just makes me happy to see it. Have a great weekend. Bev

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  15. Monika/BuzsyJuly 21, 2014 at 9:49 AM

    Such a sweet card Kelly. Love the faux paper-piercing and the colors. The doily looks great! I had to use it too. Thanks for the inspiration!

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I absolutely love reading comments. Thanks so much for stopping by and taking the time to leave one! - Kelly