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Paper Piecing Tutorial

Tutorials/Tips

2 Sep

So the word "piecing" does not even look like it is spelled right, I did the whole "i" before "e" except after "c" in my head too. Do you ever do that? You spell a word you have spelled your whole life and one day, you're like is that right? But spell checker says ok, so let's go for it.

I did another challenge from Splitcoast stampers the other day and I did a Hanna Stamps set and I did a bunch of paper piecing with it.  I love to paper piece and Hanna Stamps are perfect for it. Stampin' Up! had the cutest onesie set in a mini catalog, and it was fun to do too, oh and the old Cowboy Kid….ahhhh…he was fun too.  So a few of you commented on the paper piecing and I thought…what the heck…let's do a tutorial on it.

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I used a Hanna set, (you just want to use one that makes sense to be paper pieced), Stazon Ink pad, classic ink pads, paper snips, aqua painter, 2 way glue pen (I like the Quickie Glue Pen, pinpoint roller  – it gets the glue into the nooks and crannies), QuickStick (this makes picking up the paper pieces a snap), watercolor paper, Sweet Always DSP, Glue dots to put your card together at the end.

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Stamp your image on your watercolor paper.

 

 

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You also want to stamp your pieces that will be cut out.  So we have 5 shopping bags, well one could be a purse I mean how is she gonna buy all this stuff, but anyway, there are 5 so you have to stamp them that many times.  The bags that are 2 together – that needs to be stamped twice.  The bags that are 3 together need to be stamped three times.

You also need to stamp Hanna in her dress, you don't need to worry about cutting off her head and legs, that does not matter.

 

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Lets color Hanna first.  Add your Going Gray shadow lines.

 

 

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Color her hair, skin and shoes as well, it is easier to do it now.

 

 

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Cut out Hanna's dress. Doesn't this remind you of paper dolls?

 

 

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Using your aqua painter and some Pumpkin Pie ink, shade the dress a little bit, this will add a 3-D look to it. Sorry about the shadow in the picture!

 

 

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See around that one butt curve is a bit darker and around the bust area, and the hem. Now if it was my behind, there would be a few rolls there, but that is a whole other tutorial in itself…..hmmm….what would it be like stamp altering, modification?

 

 

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OK now please ignore that Hanna is not colored.  I forgot to do that before I took the picture and then I forgot to retake it…sorry!

Add glue to the dress area with your glue pen.

 

 

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Using your QuickStik, pick up your dress and lay it over the glue.

 

 

 

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There, aint that cute? Little summer dress!

 

 

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Cut the bag that is in the background so that you don't have many black edge lines where the front bag overlaps it.

When you cut out the front bag, you want all the black lines to be there, and it will be glued over top the background bag.

You also want Hanna's leg and dress to be more defined, and in front of the bag, so you will cut away some of those lines on the bag as well,  where the bag touches the leg and dress.

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Here is the bag in the background glued down.

 

 

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Here is the front bag glued down.

 

 

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Here are the pieces for the bags on the left side of Hanna, cut out the same way as I told you before.

Just keep telling yourself what bag is in the front when you cut them out

If you mess up, you just re-stamp and cut again, no biggie!

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Here is after the back two bags are glued down.

 

 

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Here she is with all her pieces glued down.

You can also add some more shadow lines with your aqua painter on the bags, just like I did on the dress.

This will add a little more definition to them.

 

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Here's the finished card.  I ran the DSP through the D'vine Swirl cuttlebug folder to add some oompf to the card.  I also used Chocolate Chip wide stitched grosgrain ribbon, a Pumpkin Pie flower fusion and a SS Button. 

By using the same DSP on the card as well as what I "dressed" Hanna up with, it makes it much more pleasing to the eye and it ties it all in. That's why I love Stampin' Up! cardstocks and DSP it all matches, there is no trying to figure out what goes with what.

 

Well I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and if anyone has any suggestions for future tutorials, let me know. My goal is to do one that takes only 5 pictures and not 20!

Thanks for stopping in!

Hugs, Di

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  1. Lyndsay says

    September 1, 2008 at 8:05 pm

    Oh my word, this card is so stinking cute! Thanks for the tutorial. I always wondered how people did that. You make it look so easy. I may have to give it a try!

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  2. kathleenh says

    September 1, 2008 at 8:06 pm

    Absolutely stunning card! I love how you tied all of the colors and papers together!

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  3. Cindy Lawrence says

    September 1, 2008 at 8:40 pm

    Gorgeous, gorgeous card, girlfriend!!! I love it sooooo much….just can't stop staring at it! She reminds me of me when I shop….hehehe… I mean all the shopping bags…not the dress and heals. Heck, I shop in jeans and a t-shirt! Hugs ~Cindy

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  4. bunny says

    September 1, 2008 at 8:53 pm

    Great tutorial! I loved your cute commentary 🙂

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  5. Tracy Altemose says

    September 1, 2008 at 9:32 pm

    Oh My Flippin LAND!!!! You are just "Somin Else Girly!!" You "HAD" me with the first photo with the dang simple shadowing around Ol' Hanna!! Great Job!!! No wonder you keep getting all those Blog Awards!!!
    Love Ya!!
    Da BFF
    Tracy

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  6. Laura Venvertloh says

    September 1, 2008 at 10:22 pm

    I say the same thing in my head with those words! (i before e, except after c) Your card is so creative and adorable! Thanks for sharing the tutorial! I will have to try this soon!

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  7. Kristie says

    September 2, 2008 at 1:14 am

    Awesome tutorial Di…as usual! And also very timely, as I just ordered this stamp set, so now when it comes I'll be cranking out gorgeous pieced Hannas all over the place 🙂

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  8. Nichole Gauthier says

    September 2, 2008 at 3:45 am

    Love, Love LOVE this tutorial! Thanks so much I am going to try it!

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  9. Michelle H says

    September 2, 2008 at 3:47 am

    I love your tutorials and, in part, by the pictures you put in! I'm a visual learner and it helps to see lots of pictures! I'm sure it's more work for you but, please, do know it's appreciated! Thank you!!

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  10. Shelly says

    September 2, 2008 at 3:50 am

    Nice tutorial Diana, very cute card!

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  11. Dale says

    September 2, 2008 at 5:11 am

    Oh my word…Fabulous Diana.
    I am lost for words on how beautiful this card is and the technique you used. Great tutorial too.
    I just happen to have this cute stamp may have to make time to make it today. TFS

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  12. Lori T. says

    September 2, 2008 at 5:40 am

    What a cute card! I love Hannah Stamps also. I got the softball girl and I'm still trying to figure out a card to make with it. Your tutorial was great! I love your website! I also wanted to let you know that I took your advice on the Bitten book and you got me hooked! I have read 3 of them now and I'm going today to get a few more. They are a little hard to find. Thanks again for all the great tips!

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  13. kathynruss says

    September 2, 2008 at 6:35 am

    This is an awesome card done with paper piecing and fussy cutting, two of my fave techniques! Now, I have to find this Hanna! Hey, that's the name of the next hurricane!

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  14. Ruth Norton says

    September 2, 2008 at 6:42 am

    Great card-LOVE IT!!! Love your blog!

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  15. Anita says

    September 2, 2008 at 7:35 am

    Wonderful tutorial. It helps a lot for me to see how some does something.

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  16. Kylah Marro says

    September 2, 2008 at 11:30 am

    This card is so cute!!! I think I will try it tonight with a Bella stamp!! Thanks for the great idea I always forget about this!!!
    ~Kylah

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  17. Gina says

    September 2, 2008 at 11:50 am

    AWESOME!! NOW I CAN DO PAPER PIECING….TFS…GINA

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  18. annabelle says

    September 2, 2008 at 12:16 pm

    love your tutorial, it looks so easy, I just might give it a try.

    Reply
  19. Susanna says

    September 2, 2008 at 1:32 pm

    You were the Tutorial of the Week at Card of the Week.com. You can see the original post here: http://www.cardoftheweek.com/2008/09/crafting-101-tu.html.

    I did use a picture from your post, with links back to the site and the original post. I hope that is OK. Please feel free to email me if you need me to change anything.

    I also have an “I was featured” on badge for you if you want it 😀

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  20. Dell says

    September 2, 2008 at 3:27 pm

    Hi
    Awesome tutorial, thanks for sharing.
    Regards from Australia
    Dell

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  21. Dell says

    September 2, 2008 at 3:29 pm

    Hi
    Awesome tutorial, thanks for sharing.
    Regards from Australia
    Dell

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  22. Dell says

    September 2, 2008 at 3:34 pm

    An awesome tutorial, thanks for sharing.
    Kindest regards,
    Dell from Australia

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  23. Lisa Trombitas says

    September 2, 2008 at 4:21 pm

    Great tutorial! Hanna's a little more classy than piecing the Sock Monkey! I'm in Tina's downline, too, under Jen Peel. You do great work!

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  24. Dina Anker says

    September 2, 2008 at 5:02 pm

    OMG that is so beautiful!

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  25. Diane S says

    September 2, 2008 at 7:31 pm

    Thank you so much for the great step by step tutorial…..this was so easy to follow.
    You are amazing!!!!

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  26. Lisa says

    September 2, 2008 at 8:31 pm

    Super cute! Nice job.

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  27. Katie Skiff says

    September 2, 2008 at 9:01 pm

    I love piecing and you really made this pop for Hanna! Awesome job!

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  28. PaperCutting Kind of Day says

    September 3, 2008 at 10:21 am

    You did absolutly the cutest job with this creation! I so used to do this and so you have reminded me of a fun look!

    Reply
  29. Kelly says

    September 4, 2008 at 3:44 am

    Love the card and love the tutorial even more! Thanks for sharing. 🙂

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  30. Tomi Jo says

    September 4, 2008 at 10:23 am

    DI, YOU ARE A HOOT AND I LOVE THAT. YOU DO SOME REAL GREAT CARDS. I LIKE YOUR PIECED CARD .
    I WAS THINKING THAT WE COULD USE SOME OF OUR LEAST FAVORITE (LIGHT WEIGHT) PAPERS FOR THE DIFFERENT PIECES. I CALL THIS PAPER MY "DOG" PAPER.
    JUST STAMP THE PIECE ON THE PAPER (PROBABLY A PRINT OF SOME KIND) AND CUT THAT OUT.
    YOUR COLORING WAS GREAT—-BUT LET'S GO GREEN AND USE THAT "DOG" PAPER.
    EXCUSE THE RAMBLE–MAY HAVE GOT THAT FROM YOU. HA
    YOUR STAMPING FRIEND, TOMI JO

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  31. Chelle says

    September 5, 2008 at 8:30 pm

    Thanks for the awesome tutorial and super cute card!!

    Reply
  32. Tomi Jo says

    September 6, 2008 at 10:33 am

    I HOPE ALL WHO READ MY SUGGESTION DIDN'T THINK I WAS TOTALLY CRAZY—FOR SOME REASON I THOUGHT DI HAD COLORED EACH OF THE PIECES.
    I JUST HAVE "OVER-LOAD". AND IT SHOWES THAT GREAT MINDS WORK ALIKE, HA.
    HAVE A GREAT DAY. TOMI JO

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  33. Theresa Forseth says

    September 7, 2008 at 12:51 am

    This is totally adorable! Thanks so much for sharing – I particularly love the button flower piece with the "stitched" piece behind the button!!

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  34. Michelle says

    September 10, 2008 at 8:18 am

    Beautiful card! That is a great tutorial! Thanks so much for sharing!!! I cant wait to try paper piecing. =)

    Reply
  35. Aimee Gandara says

    September 12, 2008 at 7:09 pm

    I hope that went to an extra special person! It's adorable! 🙂

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  36. Susie Walker says

    November 14, 2008 at 5:32 pm

    WOW!!! Thank you so much for posting how to do the paper piecing!!! I have seen so many beautiful cards but didn't know how to do it.

    LOVE YOUR WORK!!!

    Reply

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