AEI♥U Challenge #20–Paper Piecing!

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Hello sweet friends!

It’s time for the next AEI♥U Challenge!!  YAY!!  I just know you all are going  to rock this one!  Here’s my sample for  the challenge:

Paper piecing is a super easy technique that adds that little extra sumpin’ sumpin’ to a project – the perfect finishing touch.  Right?!  My card features the Weather It Stamp Set and Weather It Elle-Ments.  Here’s how I made my card:

• Trim an A2 card base out of Pure White Cardstock.
• Trim a panel from Sea Glass Cardstock, and die cut the left and right edges using the straight line Dotted Borders Elle-Ment.
• Die cut the clouds from front image panel using the Weather It Elle-Ments.  Temporarily adhere the image panel to the card base and stamp the clouds inside the negative of the die cut using the Weather It Stamp Set.
• Stamp the raindrops under the clouds using Sea Glass Pigment Ink; stamp the sentiment using black dye ink.
• Stamp the top of the umbrella twice – once onto Pure White Cardstock, and once onto the rainbow dotted patterned paper from the Everyday Collection 6 x 6 Paper Pad.  Die cut the white umbrella, and fussy cut the rainbow dotted umbrella top.
• Adhere the rainbow patterned paper to the white umbrella die cut; stamp the lines for the umbrella; stamp the handle.
• Adhere the front image panel to the card base with foam tape; adhere the assembled umbrella to the image panel with foam tape.
• Tie a bow using some crochet cord and adhere to the umbrella using a glue dot; apply Glossy Accents to the raindrops.

I’d love for you to click on through to the AEI♥U Challenge Blog – my sweet teammates have created some gorgeous samples for your inspiration!  While you’re there, be sure and link up your own take on the new challenge – you’ll find the rules and regulations of the challenge there, as well as the InLinkz tool!  This challenge ends on January 26, and there are TWO $25 Avery Elle gift certificates up for grabs!

That’s it for me today, friends!  I’m dealing with a cold that I picked up, so I’ll be laying low for the rest of the weekend.  Hope you had a great New Year’s Eve celebration, and that the coming year blesses you beyond measure!  Thanks so much for stopping by!