patchwork punches...

I guess you could say I'm sort of a country girl at heart, drawn to patchwork quilts and things from time gone by! I love the homespun patchwork look and even loves how it looks in scrapbooking!  I grabbed several of my favorite punches and decided to try making my punches look like patchwork as well. It's super simple!

I started out with a 1" scalloped circle punch by Martha Stewart and punched several of the same punches out of all different Soiree Mini Notes and Labels. I cut them up and placed them back together again. Then I added them to a card! You could also use larger ones to decorate your layouts.

I made a card with these patchwork circles...

...and one with patchwork stars.

Notice I used up one of the Mini Notes here that I punched the circle out of! Can't let it go to waste. It's popped up with pop dots and a Soiree sentiment is stamped inside. I used a Sweetness rub on under the Mini Note. Pin is from the Soiree Flags.

I decided I wanted to try this with a larger die cut using my Cricut machine.  The smaller pieces were a little difficult to work with. I cut several of this shape using the Provo Craft cartridge called "Accents Essentials Shapes Cartridge". They were cut at 2 1/2 " each using several Soiree papers and Daily Junque papers.

I placed a whole one and 2 halves on a piece of Parisian Anthology paper, then cut the others up into fours.

Next, I rearranged the pieces over the top and moved them around until it was pleasing to the eye with various colors and patterns. I tried to balance out the pinks, yellows and blues.

I adhered them down evenly, then machine stitched along the edges to make it look like a quilt.

I added a printed saying from my computer, "Hem your blessings with thankfulness" and a rub on heart from the Sweetness line.

Give this technique a try. You'll love putting your punches and die cut machine to good use again! Stop over to the Pink Paislee blog to see the full tutorial.