Patchwork Picture Tutorial---Dino Create a Critter Card

Hi blogger :)

As I wrote about yesterday I put together a picture tutorial on the patchwork. I LOVE doing this because not only do you use up scrap paper (which I have alot of) it is so fun to make and the possibilities are endless!

So here we go....I have my completed project at the bottom of this post

 You need to start out with sticky shipping label. I got mine at Target but any office supply store will carry them. These sheets are 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" and there are 2 per sheet and 20 labels per pack.

 Take any combo of scraps and cut them into strips. Mine were 1" strips...my other 2 projects I cut them into 1 1/2" strips. It all depends on the size of the design you are cutting. My Dino is being cut at 3 1/2" so I wanted more pattern to show.

 Here is the squares cut again 1" x 1". My paper happened to be 2 sided pattern paper so I was able to get 10 different patterns with 5 sheets of paper. You can use as many different papers or as few papers as you want.

 Next peel the backing off the label and begin arranging your squares on the sticky paper. Start at one side work your way to the other and don't think too much about pattern! You will drive yourself crazy...just make sure there are not 2 of the same papers next to each other. This is what it will look like when it is all done.

 Then you get to decide what cut you are going to do. I did the Dino from Create A Critter. He is cut at 3 1/2. Just put your patchwork paper on the cutting mat and cut. Nothing needs to be done different than you would normally cut. It does help to have a newer/ sharper blade. I was just amazed that the cricut cut these so nicely :)

 Once you have everything cut it is time to add your stitching...I used a LePlume fine point black marker. I add stitching around EVERY piece of DIFFERENT paper. And this is how my Dino came out. When I cut him I used Layer 2 as my patchwork cut. I hid the eyes and mouth with my gypsy and added goggles instead. Then for layer 3 I used only the polka dots so I hid everything else again with my gypsy.

Here is my completed card. I hope you like him and this picture tutorial. If you have any questions I will be happy to answer them. These are so much fun and like I said before a GREAT way to use up scraps.

He will be entered into the following Challenges:
M.A.G Challenge By the Page- Challenge 19 Create a Critter -Page 50
365 Cards- PQR-Polka Dots, Quilting, Red
Paper Cutz Challenge- #84- 3 Patterns of Paper