Paper Towels: Stamped, Punched then Collaged : : Tutorial

I've been a busy girl these days: quilting, appliqueing, shooting a few books and ... watching some great high school baseball games. I set deadlines and goals for myself and when I meet a deadline or reach a goal I treat myself to a little crafting time.

With the stained paper towels still sitting on my work table, I just grabbed a few pieces and got to work crafting this morning. I started by rubber stamping a few towels with a butterfly and honeycomb motifs.

These cards are so satisfying and quick, I love working on this smaller size collage.

Here's what you do:

Gather used paper towels that have been stained with paint and glitter and iron them flat. Stamp paper towels with desired images.

Cut the paper towel into 1" squares and arrange them on a rectangle panel and adhere with spray adhesive.

On the back, iron a panel of freezer paper to give the paper towel some stability, and punch out flower motifs.

Using spray adhesive, adhere the panel to a watercolor paper card and free motion stitch around the paper towels and the flowers. Doodle on the card with white and pink sparkle pens.

Happy Crafting!

Comments

[donna!ee]

oh happy day...how fun is that! AND an absolutely gorgeous addition to ANYTHING!! THANK YOU MUCH FOR SHARING ... :)

[Darcy Roy]

Hi Cynthia,
These are so beautiful and cloud like. More free motion goodness for me to try! Thanks for showing us how to put these together.
xo Darcy

[Susan Hosueman]

So beautiful, I know what I'll be doing soon. Just have the last 2 project to complete from your class. xx susan

[Helena]

So beautiful, Cynthia! Thanks for sharing the technique!

[stephanie]

lovely! thanks for sharing. hope to dirty up some paper towels to try this project.

[michelle ward]

omg! gorgeous! genius!

[Ellen]

Thank you Cynthia; I love the beauty of using what we have. These are really lovely~

[jenxo]

hey Cynthia i found these epinned on Pinterest, they are so beautiful.......