Woven Heirloom Quilted Thank You Card

Yesterday my demonstrator team Purrfect Stampers and I met virtually for one of our twice weekly stamping sessions. We take turns choosing a project, technique, or theme for each stamping session. Candy, one of my friends and my downline team member, suggested creating quilted cards using designer series paper for the quilt blocks and embossing folders to mimic the stitching on a quilt.

What a great idea! Although this is not a new technique, it is a fabulous way to use our designer series paper scraps and to use our embossing folders in a different, unexpected way.

Essentially, you cut up squares of designer series paper and adhere them to a piece of cardstock in a staggered pattern. Then you run that through a die cutting machine with the embossing folder of your choice.

I used the Tufted 3D Embossing Folder to make diagonal quilted lines, but you could use any embossing folder you have! Doesn't that look like a cozy blanket!?

Since we all have different stamping supplies, we choose what stamp sets, designer series paper, embellishments, etc to use for the quilted card.

I chose the Woven Threads Product Suite. It was a product suite that featured the 2019-2021 In Colors. I won the Woven Heirlooms stamp set at the demonstrator convention OnStage last April. I am sorry to say that I haven't created with as much as I would like. The Woven Heirlooms product suite is a beautiful mix of all five of the 2019-2021 In Colors - Rococo Rose, Terracotta Tile, Pretty Peacock, Seaside Spray, and Purple Posy. The stamps and the designer series paper are very textured looking and reminder of woven rugs and cloth.

After I ran the quilted part through the die cutting machine, wrapped a piece of Seaside Spray Scalloped Linen around the bottom portion and adhered the ribbon ends to the back. Next, I adhered it to a piece of Terracotta Tile cardstock and then to the card front.

To embellish the card, I created a label using the Stitched Shapes dies and the Layering Oval Dies and stamped the "thank you so much" greeting as well as the decorative flourish stamp in the center. The decorative flourishes are stamped with Terracotta Tile ink stamped off (ink the stamp, stamp onto grid paper, and then stamp on your project). Terracotta Tile is so brilliant and saturated that I didn't want it to overtake the more subtle Seaside Spray ink on the greeting stamp.

There are so many possibilities with the quilted embossing folder technique! You can use more than 2 patterned papers, can arrange the squares differently, and more! My mom made this quilted card using 3 different patterns from the Garden Impressions Designer Series Paper. My mom also staggered her squares differently, so that they aren't all the same size on the top of and on the bottom of her quilt.

Changing the designer series paper completely changes the look and feel of the card too! My mom's color palette is bright, happy, and springlike.

I would love for you to join in on the fun of making a quilted card too! Below are the measurements to recreate this embossed quilted card.

Woven Heirlooms Quilted Embossed Thank You Card Measurements
	Paper	Dimensions
Card Base	Seaside Spray Cardstock	5-1/2” x 8-1/2”; scored at 4-1/4”
Quilt Base	Seaside Spray Cardstock	4” x 5-1/4”; then trim as needed
Quilt Blocks	Woven Threads DSP	1-1/4” x 1-1/4” (cut 6 squares of 1 patterned paper and 6 squares of another patterned paper for a total of 12 squares)
1st Mat	Terracotta Tile Cardstock	3-7/8” x 5-1/8”
Stitched Oval	Whisper White Cardstock	3” x 2” (die cut with the 2nd smallest stitched oval die)
Scalloped Oval	Terracotta Tile Cardstock	3” x 2”
Inside Mat	Whisper White Cardstock	4” x 5-1/4”

How will you create your own quilted card? I would love to see what you create! Post a project photo on my Facebook Page today!

If you would like to purchase the supplies I used to create this card, please use the supply list below to shop in my online store. I would love to be your Stampin' Up! demonstrator!

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

Woven Heirlooms Quilted Embossed Thank You Card Supply List
Stamps	#149306 Woven Heirlooms (Cling-Mount)
Paper	#100730 Whisper White Cardstock #150883 Seaside Spray Cardstock #150884 Terracotta Tile Cardstock #149497 Woven Threads Designer Series Paper
Ink	#150086 Terracotta Tile Ink Pad #150085 Seaside Spray Ink Pad
Embellishments	#149707 Seaside Spray Scalloped Linen Ribbon #104430 Dimensionals
Tools	#152392 Stampin’ Trimmer #102300 Bone Folder #103579 Paper Snips Adhesive Die Cutting Machine Corresponding Clear Acrylic Blocks #152323 Stitched Shapes Dies #151771 Layering Ovals Dies