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Wood You Please Stop Me Next Time

July 23, 2020 2 Comments

So this morning I sat down to create a panel for a paper carrier bag. Everything started out fine, I decided to create flowers using the Poppy Moments Dies. Then I pulled out the In Good Taste Designer Series Paper (DSP) pack for my background. And that’s when things took a detour. You see I got caught up in all the gorgeous wood patterns. I simply couldn’t choose which one I liked best. Before I knew it the wood paper wasn’t simply a background, or even an accent. With a marquetry firescreen made by my grandfather almost 50 years ago as my inspiration, the wood patterns became the whole design! Add to that the fact that I wanted the ‘picture’ to be a single layer, and I had my work cut out for me (pardon the pun).

Faux wood marquetry "Welcome" picture using the Poppy Moments Dies and In Good Taste patterned paper from Stampin' Up! #papercraftwithme

WOOD PATTERNS

It was only after I’d finished many hours later that it occurred to me that I should have taken lots of photos during the process. Sadly I didn’t.

So all I can say is that I chose a really dark wood piece for the mat layer, and a lighter one for the background. I also used the dark piece for the two poppy outlines.

I knew this was going to get complicated so before cutting anything I backed the DSP with some Adhesive Sheet. At least then I’d only have to remove the backing when I was ready to assemble my 41 piece puzzle.

I could have made my life a lot easier if I’d simply cut the two poppy outlines again from a lighter pattern then used those pieces for my inserts. Sadly for me I decided to have the grain of the wood going in different directions on the petals. That meant cutting a strip of the paper and cutting out every petal of the outline die separately.

When it came to the flower centres I took the outline flowers and cut the centres from them. Then I cut centres from lighter patterned paper so I could insert these pieces into the holes.

If that wasn’t enough I also wanted the leaves to look as if they were coming from ‘behind’ the flowers. That meant starting by cutting the leaves using the two layering dies. Then I cut the bottom of the assembled leaves using the edge of the flower dies so the pieces would fit together as a single layer.

Faux marquetry "Welcome" picture using the Poppy Moments Dies and In Good Taste patterned paper fromFaux wood marquetry "Welcome" picture using the Poppy Moments Dies and In Good Taste patterned paper from Stampin' Up! #papercraftwithme

WELCOME CONCLUSION

Once all the flower and leaf pieces were cut I then realised I hadn’t considered whether to include a sentiment. Looking through my stash I chose “welcome” from the Well Written Dies. It seemed appropriate and also fitted in the space I had available. So I cut that from one of the DSP sheets and I was finally ready to begin putting it all together.

The only piece of DSP that I’d forgotten to back with Adhesive Sheet was the main lighter layer. So for that I had to use Multipurpose Liquid Glue (Tombow) to mount it onto the dark mat layer.

Then piece by piece I removed the adhesive backing and pressed them into place. Some of those pieces were tiny so I was glad to have the putty tool on my Take Your Pick to help me.

Once everything was in place I sandwiched the completed layers between two new cutting pads and ran it through my die-cutting machine. The pressure from the machine would ensure all the pieces were firmly attached. With that done I put the assembled piece into a wooden picture frame and I was finally finished.

I am not going to lie, this project took hours and I’m not entirely happy with it. But considering it was my first attempt at marquetry it could have been a whole lot worse. All I can say is that I have even more respect for my Grandpa who created a firescreen picture using real wood veneer.

Wood marquetry inspiration for my "welcome" picture using the Poppy Moments Dies and In Good Taste patterned paper from Stampin' Up! #papercraftwithme

PRODUCT LIST

BUNDLE BONUS – I bought the Poppy Moments Dies in a bundle with the Peaceful Moments Stamp Set (not used today). Buying the two items using a single ‘bundle’ item number meant I saved 10% off the cost of buying them separately. I’ve included a link to the bundle in case you want to explore that option.

In Good Taste Designer Series Paper
In Good Taste Designer Series Paper
Poppy Moments Dies
Poppy Moments Dies
Peaceful Moments Bundle (English)
Peaceful Moments Bundle (English)
Well Written Dies
Well Written Dies
Paper Trimmer
Paper Trimmer
Take Your Pick
Take Your Pick
Adhesive Sheets
Adhesive Sheets
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Multipurpose Liquid Glue

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Filed Under: Home Decor Tagged With: flower, In Good Taste DSP, In Good Taste Suite, leaf, Poppy Moments Dies, Well Written Dies

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  1. Fiona Harris says

    July 23, 2020 at 6:15 pm

    This is absolutely stunning Tracy.

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    • Tracy Elsom says

      July 23, 2020 at 7:05 pm

      Thank you Fiona

      Reply

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