welcome back for day five of the countdown to new stamps! realease day is tomorrow, and i've got another round of modern cross quilt projects to share. i decided to create three hello cards inspired by images from my cross cross swiss cross pinterest board. first up, a paper replica of modern crosses on wood, a home decor piece. as soon as i saw the crisp white crosses on weathered wood with a single pink one at the end, i knew i had to turn it into a card. since i don't have any wood stamps or the right shade of wood paper, i found a perfect weathered wood image on cg textures to print myself. using two copies at 80%, i cut four boards to size, assembed them with crosses just like the photo, and added a simple hello (from heart-2-heart #4) in pink to match. quick and easy, total love!
next, i wanted to replicate this blue and orange cross background. these are my girls' camp colors and i'm always drawn to them. i also really like the pattern of the inspiration piece - i think of it as controlled random. i'm sure there's a repeat somewhere, because it's a crib sheet, but there's no immediately obvious pattern. rather, a balanced mix of crosses in the two colors, spread across the sheet with somewhat of a diagonal movement and enough white space to make it feel loose. i had fun trying to make a puzzle of the pieces without them actually touching or fitting perfectly - easier said than done for this obsessive stamper, but i love the outcome. the die cut hello and arrow (from the new phrase play #3) plus friend (from modern basics), all in navy, were just the right finishing touch!
and last, using a few 3/4" punches of coordinating patterned papers plus a few stamped crosses, i created a quilted square similar in feel to this pillow, adding another hello from heart-2-heart #4. definitely a more frilly look for the stamps, especially compared to the other two cards today, but it just proves how versatile these crosses are! i still have so many cards in my head that i want to create, so even though the countdown is coming to an end, i will have more posts using modern cross quilt very soon - so be sure to check in every now and then! but first, it's group post day for nichole and the design team, so head on over to follow the links from there. lizzie's got another play with her new set too...
enjoy!
:) lexi
