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Friday, April 10, 2015

Surface design

I like to work with textiles and textile scraps especially. They inspire me in what to do with them.

Today I want to show you how I used the textile scraps to make cards.

I glued various textile patches, lace, etc. on a textile background and then I added some stitching with sewing machine for a better fit. Then I painted them with acrylic. Once dried, I add some decorative stitches. 

 (1)

(2)
Then I cut rectangular pieces which I have set and glued on cardboard.
From the (1) surface I made these postcards.





 From the second piece (2), I made this...I added some stitches, beads, Angelina fibers, or gauze.





I hope you liked them,
Carmina
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6 comments:

  1. elleApril 10, 2015 at 9:02 AM

    personal cards are a wonderful idea!

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  2. bumblebee53April 10, 2015 at 1:21 PM

    these are lovely and fun. i see so many possibilities with what you are doing.

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  3. SaskiaApril 10, 2015 at 5:01 PM

    Yes I like them. They are beautiful!

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  4. Cris WintersApril 11, 2015 at 9:58 AM

    Great idea! They are all lovely.

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  5. Watercolour and Textile Artist, Eileen GidmanApril 11, 2015 at 12:44 PM

    They look like fun to do. I bet a workshop making them would be fun. It could lead to sharing of materials too.

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  6. MaggiApril 16, 2015 at 2:25 PM

    Such a good idea for using up bits and pieces that are lying around

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