Kendra’s Card Challenge 12 - use six patterned papers to make 15 cards (Nov 2023)

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This post which includes a video shows how I make 15 cards(!) for Kendra’s Card Challenge 11 which runs for a quarter from 1st October to 31st December 2023. [You can officially enter up to 3 times (once per month in the quarter)].

This is a really cool challenge which requires you to pick six 6” by 6” patterned paper and make 15 cards following the 15 card sketches that Kendra provides. The sketches include measurements to cut your patterned paper, which is amazing. For someone who does not use much patterned paper in my cards, but loves accumulating patterned paper (don’t ask me why as it’s one of life’s mysteries) this is a great way to start using my patterned paper. All measurements are for A2 cards which measure 4.25” by 5.5”.

The trick is to choose six pieces of 6” by 6” patterned paper carefully so they will coordinate in colour, pattern, and orientation - thus it’s best to choose all six patterned papers from the same paper pad.

The paper pad that I chose for these 15 cards is from Catherine Pooler Potted 6” x 6” Patterned Paper - the colours of the patterned papers complemented each other which made compiling the cards easier. Once the patterned paper is chosen, then the matts need to be cut in accordance to the measurements given in the card sketches. There’s two ways to do this: Either (1) go through plain coloured card stock for colours that would match the patterned papers for matts, strips etc.; or (2) use ink to apply colour to edges of a white card cut to the size of the matt. I use Catherine Pooler inks that match the patterned paper, which were recommended on the front of the patterned paper pack.

As I love stitching very much, I have included a cross stitch image on each of the 15 cards.

Check out the video below.

Details of FREE sketches and cutting guides

Cut the six patterned paper using the cutting guide above, insert the cut patterned paper into a separate plastic pouch for each of the 15 card sketches, so as to not mix them up. Then follow the card sketches (see below) and cut out matts and strips as well as embellishments using complementary card colours.

GALLERY OF CARDS CREATED

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