Great Big Stitched Postcard Swap Update

Well I should have posted this on Saturday when I received this but I've found myself caught up in ABSPD module 1 - more on this another time.

So Saturday lunchtime this beautiful postcard arrived. It took 9 days and had come all the way from Australia.  Its amazing really when you think about it.  It now sits next to my computer to help inspire me on those days when creating is more difficult.  You know the ones where you compare your beginning to other peoples middles.

On the reverse it had this quote

“Everything comes to us that belongs to us if we create the capacity to receive it.”

Rabindranath Tagore

Thank you Ramona 


This was my first time and I loved taking part in this and will be definitely doing it again

Great Big Stitched Postcard Swap

Well it must have been a quiet day or just the idea of sending something out to someone just for fun, but I signed up for this through the do what you love for life site.  This is the 7th year it has run but my first time and perfect way to combine two things I love sewing and design.  I will give you a hint that this one is destined for Australia.  I hadn't planned on it but it seems I was drawn to Australian colours of yellow and green so very appropriate.

So this is the process that was involved in making it.  On Monday my friend introduced me to print making - which I had never tried before.  I made a simple collage using this process, with one piece of yellow tissue paper and drew some fantastical flowers on the reverse allowing the black ink to create splodgy lines  - I guess spring is here -   I really was inspired by this very quick image.  I guess this is the bit where I was  innovative with paper within my postcard design.

 I scanned, traced and added texture gradient and transparency in illustrator and printed out on cream card.

I chose a font that looked like fingerpainting - fun and splodgy  I also added what create means to me - repeat being really important to me

I raided my stash of ribbons and buttons carefully selecting those that I thought added to the spring theme.  The crochet  was chosen to give it a celebratory bunting spring fair feel.  the silver to convey rain and dew.  the green reminds me of spring leaves on the trees and the purple/white is the crocus/snowdrop