Vintage Waistcoat Gents Card with Paper Piecing

A project from our live show CATCH UP with Toni for a FRIDAY LAUNCH in the HTCN studio broadcast 26th Nov 21 · 26/11/2021 · watch it from 47:15

Create a sophisticated gents card featuring three paper-pieced waistcoats in different vintage colourways, layered over a patterned background. Add sparkle with gems on the buttons of the focal waistcoat to create visual interest and dimension.

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Step by step

1. Cut a landscape card base and layer it with patterned paper from the Love Letter collection. ▶ watch 47:30
2. Add a piece of white cardstock on top as your working surface. ▶ watch 47:45
3. Apply stencil work to the background using tea-coloured ink to add texture and depth. ▶ watch 48:00
4. Stamp the waistcoat design three times in white ink on cardstock. ▶ watch 48:15
5. Cut out each stamped waistcoat carefully, removing the V-neckline and back sections to create openings. ▶ watch 48:30
6. Layer patterned paper from the Love Letter collection behind each waistcoat cutout so the pattern shows through the openings. ▶ watch 48:45
7. Glue the first two waistcoats flat to the card base in different positions. ▶ watch 49:00
8. Apply small gems or sparkles to the buttons of the focal waistcoat to add masculine sparkle. ▶ watch 50:30
9. Raise the focal waistcoat with gems on foam pads in the centre of the card for dimension. ▶ watch 51:00
10. Stamp a gentleman figure from the same set at an angle on a separate layer and position it tucked underneath the focal waistcoat. ▶ watch 52:00
11. Add ink blending to the background if desired to enhance the overall design. ▶ watch 53:00

Tips from the show

• Paper piecing the waistcoat with patterned paper creates the illusion that you have painted the design.
• You can add sparkles to all the buttons if you wish—there are no rules; make it your own.
• Layering the gentleman figure at an angle underneath the focal waistcoat creates a more dynamic composition.

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