Paper Cuts

Happy Saturday!  I haven’t been feeling very witty lately so I have no “Just Sayin” post this week.  Hopefully by next weekend I’ll have my brain more focused.  Right now it’s kind of scattered.

Bitty Poppy

I recently went on a shopping spree and among my goodies were several new images from Stamping Bella.  I love these new little BittyBlooms!  This is Poppy.

I paper-pieced Poppy’s dress and the flowers, popping up the bottom of the skirt and the big flower in Poppy’s hand. The smaller flower on her hat is not raised but I bent up the petal’s edges for a bit more interest.

I used my scalloped Nestabilities to cut the scalloped frame, then used the straight-edged dies to cut the popped up frame. 

I first used the bigger die to cut the pink square.  Then, leaving the pink paper in the die, I centered the next smaller square over the paper, using temporary/removable tape to hold the pieces together.  I flipped over the pieces, ran them through my Cuttlebug, removed the tape, and I had a perfectly cut frame!  (I’m sure I’m not the first to discover this, but I was just excited to not use my craft blade or a punch.)

Next I adhered thin strips of foam tape to the sides of the frame and attached the frame over the image. 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a great weekend!

Stamps:  Stamping Bella “Poppy BittyBloom” and “Wildflower Trio”  Ink:  Adirondack Pitch Black   Cardstock:  Papertrey Ink (base), Prism Super Smooth White   Patterned Paper:  Basic Grey Eva   Accessories:  Copic markers, Martha Stewart punch, Spellbinders Nestabilities, May Arts Ribbon, white string (dyed with Copic marker), pop dots, foam tape.  Card size 5 ½” x 5 ½”.