I love mosaics and for this, I did a little mosaic like paper piecing for the ornament on my Swinging Z-Fold card. There is a tutorial for this here on Splitcoast Swinging Z-Fold.
My card started as a 4.5 x 12 piece of vanilla Bazzill. I made the main card fold 6 1/8 inches from the right side and the Z fold 2 7/8 inches from the left side. I added a red piece of dp to the left and a turquoise piece on the right. Per the tutorial, I opened the fold and die cut half of the ornament thru the left front. For the ornament itself, on coordinating dp, I stamped and embossed the ornament image then die cut using the new Spellbinders 2011 Heirloom Ornament die.
With a craft knife, I cut out little openings inside the embossing. I stamped another ornament on a patterned piece of the dp and cut out the patterned pieces from the ornament and attached them behind the embossed one.
Thanks so much for looking! I have several more pics of the inside and unfolded front on my blog if you'd like to see them: The Write Stuff
Date: Tuesday, November 1, 2011 GMT Views: 1686
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Registered: August 21, 2007 Location: Wayland MA Posts: 105268
Tue, Nov 01, 2011 @ 3:39 PM
VEry pretty Julie. I'll have to check out how to do it!
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Tue, Nov 01, 2011 @ 3:45 PM
Beautiful!! I love the colors and the pretty ornament in the Swinging Z fold!! The cut outs in the ornament with the pretty dp behind, also Beautiful!! This makes me want to try my hand at this technique!
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Registered: January 7, 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 42877
Tue, Nov 01, 2011 @ 3:55 PM
As always your card is gorgeous! I love the fancy fold and the way you used the design on the ornament for your mosaic component. Beautiful colors as well.
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Tue, Nov 01, 2011 @ 4:28 PM
Julie, a lovely card, with awesome colors and technique!!
------------------------------ Phyllis Young at heart, slightly older in other parts. We really never grow up, we just learn how to act in public!! What if you woke up today with only what you had thanked God for yesterday??
Registered: May 15, 2008 Location: Seacoast town in beautiful New England Posts: 2869
Tue, Nov 01, 2011 @ 6:44 PM
Oh, this is so pretty! Wonderful color combination and I really like that paper piecing mosaic on the ornament!! TFS
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Tue, Nov 01, 2011 @ 6:45 PM
Julie, your work is always fascinating to me, but this design is flabbergasting! Your colors flow and the heart can be felt in this. You are an amazing artist.
------------------------------ Pat Smethers "The Lord will guide you always; He will satisfy your needs in a sun scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden." Isaiah 58:11
Registered: March 11, 2008 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 39766
Tue, Nov 01, 2011 @ 7:28 PM
Julie, love your take on the mosaic. Your colors and card style here are so pretty. What a wonderful card! TFS :0)
------------------------------ Cathy B aka: Mutnik ....or is it Nutmeg?! I get so confused!
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Registered: April 23, 2006 Location: Looking For Teapots! Posts: 59742
Wed, Nov 02, 2011 @ 4:02 AM
Oh my goodness! What a beauty this is Julie! I am so tickled you are at the teaparty today! What an honor! I see you can still make one amazing and wonderful card! I love the rich beautiful colors, the amazing folds, and the photograph itself is outa this world! Very nicely done! Love it! Did you get a cookie? Follow me!