Maybe that should be "several stars are born." A quilting friend gifted me with a fat quarter of Tilda Studios fabric featuring these pretty girls. She wasn't sure how she'd use the fabric and thought something might come to me for using it. Almost immediately the wheels started turning. And it seemed as if the girls were watching me every time I walked by them on my work table. I decided to back the fabric with Heat 'n Bond iron-on adhesive and then cut them apart to use them in collage-style greeting cards. A little corrugated cardboard, paint, lace, and ribbon... and Voila! Stars are born.
For this pretty blonde I used painted kraft cardstock for the background along with some linen and lace. I love how the designer used very few features and yet made these girls so expressive.
One row of girls had heads but no bodies. No problem. I gave this one a polka dot dress and added arms, legs, and hot pink shoes. She's ready to dance.
Lace plus bows plus pom-poms plus cardboard plus.... it's pretty endless what I'll throw into one of these cards. But they are so much fun to assemble.
This sweet girl is set on a painted background with a touch of lace.
There are a lot of girls in a fat quarter of fabric, so there are several more cards and maybe other projects in the offing. These girls are quite the fun distraction and I find myself drawn into making one when I planned to other things (like dust).
