The New Patchwork Papers in Action – Class Creations from This Week

 

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I’m sharing a couple of cards made over the last week — one from my workshop yesterday and one from our Canada session last night. I always love seeing how the same paper can look slightly different depending on the layout and finishing touches.

These designs were originally part of a class kit, but I’ve now released the main paper as a single download on the website so you can use it in your own way.

You can find it on the website here: https://shop.obyd.co.uk/b/aynSx

The below was printed onto photo paper to show you the vibrancy of the print

What I love about this paper is how versatile it is. You can print it and use it exactly as it is for a quick, impactful background — or you can cut it up for paper piecing techniques. You can enlarge or reduce the print size, cut out the individual tiles and rearrange them to create your own custom patchwork design.

And don’t forget how much the look can change just by switching your paper choice. Try printing onto photo paper for richness, matte paper for a softer finish, vellum for a delicate effect, or even watercolour or textured cardstock for added depth and character.

One of my favourite techniques is cutting around the florals and then re-adding them with foam pads so they look like they’re gently jumping off the page. It adds such lovely dimension and movement.

I hope you like this paper as much as I do — it’s such a fun one to experiment with.

This card design is based on a traditional Concertina Card style, but I’ve extended it to create six panels instead of the usual four, giving you extra space for decoration and detail.

If you’re new to concertina cards and would like to learn the basic construction first, I have a step-by-step YouTube tutorial that walks you through the standard four-panel version, along with a corresponding blog post for measurements and photos.

You can find my youtube video here you can find the corresponding blog post here

Once you’re comfortable with the basic structure, this six-panel version is very simple to achieve. Essentially, you just add one extra panel to the far right and one to the far left — it’s the same concept, just extended to give you more design possibilities.

This card is a Circular Easel Card (sometimes called a Round Easel Card), and there are lots of helpful tutorials on YouTube if you’d like to see the basic construction of this style.

The version I’ve made has a slight twist. It doesn’t fold completely flat because I’ve added a small “squashy” support box at the back of the base. When the top circular panel folds down, it rests partly on that hidden support and partly on the sentiment topper at the front.

This helps the card stand securely while also protecting dimensional elements — like the bow — so they don’t get crushed. It’s a simple little addition, but it makes a big difference if you’re working with bulkier embellishments.

this card is called “It’s All About the Angles” — or, as our Laura likes to say, the “On the Wonk” card, which always makes me smile.

I designed this style to demonstrate simple matting and layering techniques when you’re working with both subtle and more dramatic angles. It covers the same matting and layering challenges as a trifold card, but as we’ve already explored those, I wanted to share something a little different while still building on those skills.

I will, in time, put together a tutorial for a straight version of this design because it’s such a fun card to make — and it honestly looks far more complicated than it actually is.

In the meantime, if you’re curious to explore similar concepts, you might like to look up “tuck and fold reveal” cards on YouTube. They have a slightly different construction method, but they create a comparable pretty card and are well worth a peek.

While it’s not really possible to fit everything we covered in the full workshop and a class— from construction through to decorating multiple projects — into one blog post, I wanted to share a little of the story behind the cards and offer some inspiration/ names for the fold types and guidance so you can have a go at creating something similar until I’m able to film full tutorials for each design.

If you like the Quilted Companions patchwork style papers we have a lovely range on the website you can find them on the website Here

Here are just some of the samples made using them

Happy Crafting xo

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