Woven Paper Cards

Hi friends! It is Monday again and I hope you had a good weekend! We got even more snow. I don't know if I have ever seen a winter with this much snow.

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This week with have a Recycle theme at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge blog. Use strings, ribbons, fibers or something similar. Fun! I hope you will join us and don't miss the wonderful project by our guest designer. Don't miss the project by our guest designer Rox.

I made two cards this week, weaving paper for the background. I haven't done paper weaving for many years and it was a lot of fun. I tied twine around all the edges of the cards, as a frame. The twine was recycled from a parcel that I received and has a nice rugged texture. Other recycled parts of these cards are the old book and dictionary papers, as well as various small scrap papers. The little birds have nests of cheese cloth. I used an unusual die to for the background, namely Simon Says Stamp So Many Candles. I love to use dies in ways they might not have been intended for. 

Start by preparing the paper for the weave. Smear Distress Ink on a non-stick craft sheet in an ombré manner (dark to light), mist with water and press watercolor paper into the ink. Let dry and repeat. Finish with a tiny bit of Oxide Ink.

When the paper is dry, die cut with the Simon Says Stamp So Many Candles die. 

Use one of the die cuts as the loom and cut strips from another. Place the strips so that you keep the ombré pattern.

Continue until you have completed both weaves.

Tidy up the edges and add some glue if needed. Glue to cream paper. The edges might look a little messy, but that will be covered with the strings.

The Simon Says Stamp Layered Bird Bunch was die cut from left-over inky papers, old dictionary paper and kraft paper.

Ink the edges and assemble the birds. I also die cut the bodies from brown kraft stock paper. Add a dot of Glossy Accents to the eyes.

The blue and brown card. Mount the woven panel on kraft cardstock and then wrap string around the edges of the card. 

Make nests for the birds with a little cheese cloth or mummy cloth. 

The sentiments come from Tim Holtz Metallic Sticker Book.

The second little blue bird. The birds were adhered with Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Perfect Foam Tape.

The weave might not be completely perfect, but it also doesn't have to be.

The ombré effect shows best when you see the whole card. You can also turn the panel around and have the darker area on top or at the bottom. 

These Layered Bird Bunch birds are so cute. I love bird dies.

The twine forms a quick, but also dimensional border.

The lighter side of the background.

Adding Glossy Accents to the eye makes the bird look more alive.

I adhered the top panel with foam tape, partly to accommodate for the twine, but also to add dimension.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and that you will join us in the challenge. 

I hope you will join us this week in our Recycle challenge. You have a chance to win a $25 gift voucher to do some fun shopping at Simon Says Stamp. You have until Monday 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in.

Do you use Instagram? If so please add #sssmchallenge so we can see your entries there too.

Thank you so much for stopping by here today! 

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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