The Picking Up the Pieces Challenge

Ready to pick up the pieces? The left-over pieces, that is? Paper piecing is all the rage these days, and in our March/April PC101 column (pp. 28-30), Paper Crafts Go-to Gal Betsy Veldman did an amazing job "piecing together" some moxie fab ways to incorporate paper piecing into paper crafted projects. Check it:

Use punches to create a flower.

Fussy-cut motifs from patterned paper to create a design.

Stamp images on multiple papers, then piece together.

Create a scene with punched and hand-cut pieces.

Piece a background with blocks of patterned paper.

Print downloadable coloring pages on several patterned papers, then piece the scene.

Cut apart punched shapes then piece together for a folk art look.

Create unique monograms by piecing on chipboard.

Die-cut the same image on different papers, then cut and piece together.

In this softly stunning card, Betsy paper pieced the flower and the monogram:

B is for Baby Card, p. 29

Here she pieced the background and created a scene with different scraps:

Easter Blessings Card, p. 29

Aren't these just stunning? Oh the pretty possibilities! I'd love to see your take on these techniques as well as see some of your own!

Here's the drill:

• Create a project (card, gift bag, tag, layout, home decor item, mini-book cover, etc.) whose background or focal point is paper pieced using one of these techniques or a technique of your own.
• Upload it to your blog, click on your blog's title, copy the URL, and add it to Mr. Linky below.
• If you don't have a blog, upload your project to this flickr gallery, copy the URL to your project, and add it to Mr. Linky below. Make sure you set the security on your photo so that I can copy it. If I can't copy the image, I won't be able to offer it as a winning entry.
  
• Upload your projects by midnight MDT on Monday, April 12.
• The winning entries will be shown on this blog on Wednesday, April 14 and will receive an "I'm Moxie Fab" challenge winner button and a moxie fab prize.

*Piece* out,

~Cath

PS Did you know? Our latest call for submissions has been posted! Click HERE for all the details you'll need for a chance to be published in Holiday Cards & More, Volume 5, the *hottest* holiday special issue in the realm. And for those of you who have submitted before, please note the new change to our process--make sure your submission photos do not include a watermark. Thanks in advance for your help on this!