spring 5 postcard, originally uploaded by creativelenna. -Here are Fabric Postcards for an Alpha Stamps swap using Alpha Stamps Fabric collage images from the Victorian sheet: Court of Flora, and the Children's Illustration sheet called: Butterflies, May 2007. I used patterned tissue paper, lots of rubber stamps (some are Alpha Stamps) and VersaCraft ink which I heat set with my heat gun.
More details: First, I picked out some hand-dyed fabric in orangey-yellow, pinkish-orange and also purple-ish colors and cut them to size -- 2 pieces 4" x 6" for each postcard. First, I took my Tissue paper (greenish with pink flowers) ripped a section of it away from the main piece, brushed a light coat of matte medium to the back of this gift tissue paper & applied it to the front of my fabric postcard. I did that to all of my postcards so that by the time I got back to the first one, the tissue paper was just about dry and I could continue to work. Then I took the fabric image from the Butterflies sheet: or the Court of Flora sheet from Alpha Stamps, and cut the image out. I used a zig zag stitch to sew it onto the top of the fabric postcard, and sometimes just ½ of the image on top of the tissue paper. Then I used rubber stamps. Some of them are from Alpha Stamps, with VersaCraft ink. I stamped some on top of the tissue paper, some directly on the fabric. I heat set this ink with my heat gun – it is meant for stamping fabric and fine for paper too - it is permanent when heat set, which is important for this project.
I used Tacky glue to glue the lime green zig zag trim on and I sewed a thin ribbbon on some of the postcards.
On the other side (the address side) I used only rubber stamps with VersaCraft inks & heat set. I put a stabilizer in the middle – you could use batting, interfacing, Pellon, buckram, a thin piece of cardboard, leftover fabric . . . . whatever you like, and then stitched the 2 pieces together with my sewing machine. A self adhesive postage stamp works well.
(Thanks for asking, Karen!)
Hope you try this project too!
I used Tacky glue to glue the lime green zig zag trim on and I sewed a thin ribbbon on some of the postcards.
On the other side (the address side) I used only rubber stamps with VersaCraft inks & heat set. I put a stabilizer in the middle – you could use batting, interfacing, Pellon, buckram, a thin piece of cardboard, leftover fabric . . . . whatever you like, and then stitched the 2 pieces together with my sewing machine. A self adhesive postage stamp works well.
(Thanks for asking, Karen!)
Hope you try this project too!
5 Comments:
Sure hope one of these cards will come my way, Lenna!!
Absolutely fabulous Lenna! Thanks for the inspiration.
these are fabulous dear!!! and love all your new work and the class pics you are teaching are wonderful!!! I hope it's ok added your blog to mine!!! love your work and so happy we are in the fabric RR together will be thrilled to have a piece of your work in my book!!! Hugs Linda
Happy Mother's day!!!
Thank you, Frieda, Gunvor & Linda!
Of course it's ok you added my blog to yours, Linda - what a great idea. I will add your link to my list here too, you do such wonderful, varied art!
: ) lenna
How in hell did I miss these, Lenna. I must have been out of town or something. These are most excellent!
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