Patchwork Ornate Garden Friendship Card

Today's card highlights the Ornate Garden Product Suite as well as the Good, Morning Magnolia stamp set. My favorite greeting from Good, Morning Magnolia, "The journey of life is best shared with a friend. We'll get through this together," is reassuring during these stressful times, especially when we are far apart from each other.

I used the Ornate Garden Specialty Designer Series Paper in a patchwork pattern with sashing between each square or a tile pattern with spacing or "grout" between each square.

Ornate Garden Friendship Card Measurements
	Paper	Dimensions
Card Base	Crumb Cake Cardstock	8-1/2” x 5-1/2”; scored at 4-1/4” & 4-1/4" x 5-1/2"
1st Mat	Old Olive Cardstock or Terracotta Tile Cardstock	4-3/8” x 3”
2nd Mat	Old Olive Cardstock or Terracotta Tile Cardstock	4-1/8”x 2-3/4”
Squares (cut 6)	Ornate Garden Specialty DSP	1-1/4” x 1-1/4”
Greeting	Whisper White Cardstock	2-3/4” x 1-1/4”
Inside Mat	Whisper White Cardstock	4” x 5-1/4”
DSP Inside Mat	Ornate Garden Specialty DSP	3/4" x 4"

This inside of the card is decorated with a strip of Ornate Garden Specialty Designer Series Paper with the same sweet daisy pattern, leaving room for a special message.

The card base is embossed with the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder. Let me tell you! This is my favorite texture embossing folder of all time! Yes, it's true! This is my all time favorite texture embossing folder!

It adds that little extra something special without detracting from the rest of the design. Plus, the texture looks beautiful whether this embossing folder is used horizontally or vertically and on the embossed side or the debossed side.

I embossed a separate 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" piece of Crumb Cake cardstock and adhered it to the front. You can emboss the whole card front instead too.

I enjoyed creating with the patterned paper with the small daisies on the Bumble Bee background so much that I made two different variations of this patchwork card. The card pictured below on the right has a patchwork of squares that together form a compete picture.

The card pictured below on the left has two different sides of the same patterned paper in a staggered pattern. The Terracotta Tile and the Old Olive cardstock orders are also switched on both cards. The "grout" on one card is Old Olive and Terracotta Tile on the other.

Which card do you like best - the card on the left with 2 patterned papers or the one on the right with 1 patterned paper? Let me know which card you like best in the comments below!

I hope you give this patchwork Designer Series Paper card a try. What patterned papers will you use? I would love to see what you create! Post a project photo on my Facebook page today! I can't wait to see what you create!

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

Ornate Garden Friendship Card Supply List
Stamps	#149298 Good, Morning Magnolia (Cling-Mount) or #151087 Good, Morning Magnolia BUNDLE
Paper	#100730 Whisper White Cardstock #120953 Crumb Cake Cardstock #100702 Old Olive Cardstock #150884 Terracotta Tile Cardstock #152488 Ornate Garden Specialty Designer Series Paper
Ink	#147090 Old Olive Ink Pad
Embellishments	#104430 Dimensionals
Tools	#152392 Stampin’ Trimmer #102300 Bone Folder #103579 Paper Snips #149658 3D Embossing Plate (Only if you have the NEW style of 3D Embossing Folders) Adhesive Die Cutting Machine Corresponding Clear Acrylic Blocks