Well hello to everyone! This is my first Operation Write Home Blog hop so I hope you will bear with me. I am going to do my first tutorial on the Stampin UP! Top Note quilt card. I am not affiliated in any way with SU but I love a lot of the products. I have been with OWH for over six months and have made at least 300 cards for the soldiers. I have no family in the military but I was inspired from all the stories I've heard about the soldiers having little time to write home. Since I'm retired and a caretaker for my 91 year old Mother I have time to make lots of cards and I so enjoy making cards each and every day.So today I'm going to do a tutorial on the SU Top Note Quilt card. This can easily adapted to all of the Spellbinder dies also.
I start out by picking out paper that coordinates with my card stock. I find it easier to cut strips of DSP then cut them to 1" squares. I have a punch but its uses more paper and I think cutting strips is faster.
You need 20 squares for the completed Top Note make sure you piece it out before you glue it all down.
I know that it takes four squares up and five across so I try to line up the 1" squares with the notches so all the squares will be even on the cut.
I then put the quilt on the Top Note die and run it through the Big Shot.
As you can see the quilts come out pretty even if you match it up with the die cut outline.
Last step is to finish your card I used a Martha Stewart boarder punch, a computer generated greeting and SU ribbon.
Inside the card I used some of the Marcella K DSP and the large scallop Marvy punch with a Gina K design "Quilt Sampler" You can scroll down in my blog and see all the quilt cards I've made. Each time you make one its so different with colors and patterns you will find yourself returning to this pattern time and time again for the versatility of the card. If you need to contact me please email me at: AZGramTN@bellsouth.netIf you enjoyed the tutorial or my blog please leave a comment and at the end of the blog I will draw a name for some Blog Candy.
If you didn't start the Blog Hop at http://www.owhstarsandstamps.org/
you should go there now. Otherwise move onto your next stop in the OWH Blog Hop at Jann's, She's Gone Stampin, and the url to link to is http://jans-gonestampin.blogspot.com/
Have a blessed day.
Jeanine
108 comments:
Love the quilt look...thanks for the tutorial! I will be checking back to your blog in the future.
Beautiful card---I love the colors you picked for your quilt papers. The tutorial is well done, thank you!
And thanks for joining in the hop!
Great card and great tutorial. Congrats on your first blog hop!
Pretty! I've made quilt cards, but not with the top note.
Happy Blog hop!
Fabulous cards! Love the use of the top notes and that quilt is very pretty. Thanks for the tutorial! :)
Great job with the first card and WOW on the quilt! You make it look so easy...
Beautiful quilt card!! Thanks for supporting our troops!
The bright colors are great - really makes me think of spring. The tutorial you included was very informative and easy to follow. I hope you get alot of comments, Jeanine!
Beautiful spring colors. I enjoy using the top note also. I know some wonderful guys will enjoy sending these home to their girls!
Your cards are great. Thanks for the tutorial. I'm going to have to get that die.
Very nice tutorial. Great way to use up all my scraps. Happy hopping
Jeanine, these are both beautiful cards. I especially love the one done up in greens. Thank you for all you do for our soldiers!!
I've been loving your quilt cards for so long now. Each one turns out so different but is equally gorgeous. I've been sad because I don't have that die and can't do that technique, but Sandy recently pointed out that one of my Nestabilities dies is very similar, so I think I'm going to finally give it a go. Thank you for the terrific tutorial -- I'll let you know how it turns out. BIG HUGS! -- Deedee
very cute - love the bright happy colors
look easy enough that even I can do it - yippee!
Thanks for taking the time to put together the card tutorial. I really like how you cute out the sentiment on your first card. It really makes it stand out!
Jeanine-love your tutorial, very good explanations. You are right, quilting does always turn out so different. I love the card for the bloghop too. Debi Nicol yahoo
I've been eying up your quilt cards for a while now. Thanks for the tutorial. Now I have to get one of those Big Shots with dies. LOL!
robinski at yahoo dot com
Beautiful cards!! Thank you for your quilt card tutorial!! Congrats on your 1st bloghop!
It's great to learn how to make a quilted card. Your card is lovely. Thanks for the tutorial.
I love the brackets fun way to showcase them. This is my first bloghop too! Glad I'm not alone! TFS
Thank you for the wonderful tutorial and your card is beautiful! Love the patterned papers use went with!
What a wonderful card Jeannie and your tutorial was nice and easy to follow. Gotta try it now!
Wow What a work of art! I love all the colors you used. Beautiful!
What a beautiful card! Being a quilter myself, I loved this tutorial. What a great idea.
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I love your quilt card and the tutorial is so clear that it is easy to follow. Thank you.
love that green card at the top
and the quilt tutorial
Jeanine,
I am really impressed with your quilt card. Plus, thank you for providing the tutorial! I am going to try it and see how it works out for me!
Cute card! Love the Top Note. Thank you for the tutorial! Welcome to hopping!
Your quilt design is fantastic!
Wowwowwow. That is one amazing card, I love the look. There is not a mom around who will not go gaga over that card. Just a raving beauty.
sweet cards!
Awesome card. I love learning new techniques. Thanks!
jeanne706 at yahoo dot com
Great tutorial! I have the top note die so I will be trying this... I love quilts and this is just beautiful. Thanks for your involvement with OWH.
This is a very cute card. I love the tutorial on how to quilt the top note. Now if only I owned it it oh well. Thanks for sharing.
Oh my gosh what a wonderful tutorial! I love the quilted look! Your first card is beautiful too!
Love your spring card with the top note die and also your tutorial on quilting with the die!!! I LOVE that die!!! Thanks for sharing your talent with us!!!
Beautiful card and what a great tutorial! Thanks for sharing! And as a military wife I just wanted to say thank you for donating your time and talents to helping OWH.
beautiful quilted card.. it's spectacular!
Beautiful card; I love the colors. Thanks for the tutorial!!!
What a beautiful card - you have a wonderful sense of color as I would be so intimidated to select all the colors and patterns. Thank you for the tutorial. I want to try it, if for nothing else, my own personal amusement! Blessings, Louise
beautiful papers and thanks for the tip on cutting them. Thanks for supporting OWH
What a pretty card and great tutorial! Congrats on your first bloghop!
Jeanine,
Great quilted card. I haven't tried one of these yet. I can see where they would be addictive.
I like the quilt look!
AprilsL8@windstream.net
Jeanine, you did a terrific job on the tutorial! Thanks for sharing a fun idea!
Great job with the blog hop and the tutorial. You've inspired me to try doing a quilt card. Love the papers you chosen for your card also.
Thank you so much for the tutorial. The card is cute...love the papers.
Great job on the tutorial. I love using the quilt technique myself. Thanks for supporting OWH.
I love your quilt tutorial! Something about quilts say love and comfort. Your little bow on the inside of the card looks very good. Next blog hop a tutorial on them?
Beautiful card. I love the colors and the use of wide ribbon and flower. The tutorial is great and I am going to try the technique. Thanks for sharing.
TN Granny - Thank you for the tutorial for your quilt card. It was very informative and I can't wait to try it.Congrats on a successful blog hop. (I am a CA Granny.)
I love the spring card at the beginning of your post. It's so fresh and pretty. It just "says" spring.
Your tutorial is great. Thank you. The quilted top notes are beautiful. I can think of so many occasions they could be used for. The card you made is lovely. I like the scalloped border with the quilt.
Keep up the awesome work with OWH. Over 300 cards in 6 months is fabulous!!!!
wow, its amazing you have made so many cards! thanks for the tutorial!
fellsmeresun at bellsouth dot net
What wonderful cards and great job on the tutorial!!
Great card! Your tutorial is very easy to follow.
Thanks for the tutorial- i love the look of the quilted card
Your quilt cards are lovely and thank you for showing us how you make them! I love how you added the sentiment on the green card, and that little bow is to die for!!
Pretty card!! LOVE the quilt pattern!! Thanks for sharing your tutorial!
Darling card!!!
I am so going to CASE that card! Thanks for sharing it!
Love that quilt card...I've never seen that before.
Lovely card especially for anyone that likes quilting. We do alot of that here in the UK
God bless and kind regards Joan
love the "quilted" card idea!!! :) thanks for the turorial. :) god bless..
What a great idea! Will have to give that a try. I don't have the Top Note Die, but do have some Spellbinders that would work well. I can even see "quilting" it! What fun! Isn't OWH great? Love the thought of some hero picking one of my card to write to their loved ones! R/
I love the lime green! It is one of my favorite colors and it is so fun.
What a gorgeous card! I love the colors and the technique is really interesting. I can't wait to try this!
I love this card and the colors you used. The effect is wonderful and it reminded me of my Mom. Thanks for paritcipating in the Hop.
Very pretty card! Thank you for the tutorial, too. :)
I love this card! It reminds me of a quilt which is another one of my hobbies!
WOW Jeanine - I LOVE this card and the tutorial is fantastic! I don't believe I have ever seen something quite so clever. Your card is beautiful.
Looking at your bucket list - if you ever make it to Disney - just come a little further south to San Diego and we can stamp out a few cards together.
wonderful!
Love the quilt tutorial. I will be using that!!!
OMG! What a beautiful card & an awesome tutorial! Your blog & projects are fabulous! Thanks for also being involved w/th hop & OWH!
What a great tut! I just love patchwork looking stuff. Your bright springy colors will definitely brighten someone's day! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for sharing with us your beautiful card....I have done this before but forgot all about it.....thank you for being such a wonderful caregiver and carehelper....
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That quilt front is amazing! Great job with the tutorial. Thanks
What a great technique!! Thanks for sharing the instructions on how to make the quilt look!! Beautiful!!!
As a military spouse and someone new to OWH, I thank you for taking part in this awesome blog hop and in OWH!
glad to see someone else loves paper quilt blocks... I make a lot of baby wall art using paper quilts... I'm looking forward to getting back to oyur blog when I";ve more time to read through. Thanks for sharing your talents with us.!
Snazzy quilt technique. And I love the idea from the previous commenter about baby wall art using paper quilts.
So dang cute!! This is a quilt that I could actually finish!! I'm so excited to try it. I also like that you said that you just cut the strips. I know you can do that, but I get caught up sometimes thinking I need the latest tool to make my cards. Thanks!!
I loved the quilt look. What a great idea for a Mother's Day Card.
Thanks for the tutorial - very helpful.
I love the quilt look of this card... thank you so much for sharing this tutorial!
I'm very excited to get started with OWH... I can't wait to start making cards & I'm very grateful to this blog hop for helping me find a wonderful project to be a part of!!
Thanks for Sharing!
xoxo
Ola
okj83 at live dot com
Wow, you make it look so easy. Will try this very soon. Thank you.
bepstein at sc.rr.com
As a quilter, once my SU demo showed me this technique, I absolutely fell in love - Your card is absolutely lovely! & Your Tutorial is fabulous - keep it up!
Great tips on your beautiful quilted cards! Thanks for sharing!
Love the quilted look! Thanks for the tutorial.
halewis1213 at yahoo dot com
Beautiful cards.. love the quilt look and TUT! thanks for sharing..
Hugs x
Thanks for the tutorial. I love the Top Note die and think the 'quilts' are so pretty.
Thank you for sharing this awesome tutorial!!! I love the beautiful papers you used for the card in our tut, and the quilting effect is fabulous!!! How very creative!! I love it!!!
Hugs!
Carolyn
I just joined an SU club and I love the card tutorial you did.. I'm going to come back and read more carefully and try it!
Thank you for kind words re my blog and the dog hospital post!
Your card is beautiful. Thanks so much for the tutorial. I have so many little squares & now I have a use for them. Just need to get a spellbinders die.
Love you cards and the tutorial. Thanks for sharing and supporting OWH. I appreciate you stopping by my blog during the hop and leaving your kind words. Good luck in my OWH giveaway!
Hi Jeanine - lovely cards!! Thank you so much for posting the quilt technique tutorial - I love it!! I will definitely be giving this a try - I love how you ran it through your Big Shot for a different shape - great added touch! I can't believe you've already made over 300 cards for OWH!! Good for you!! This is my first time visiting your blog and I will definitely be back! :)
Cheers, from Vancouver, BC!
What a fantastic technique and tutorial for it! Thanks for sharing it!!
Thank you for the tutorial on the quilt card. Can't wait to try this. Thank you for giving your time and talent in this mission for our heroes.
Fantastic tutorial, thanks so much for sharing it with us and for making cards for our troops.
CJ
What a beautiful "quilt"! It is a great idea and gorgeous colors you used.
the tutorial is fantastic cant wait to have a go - thanks.
great tutorial! Love that quilt, fabulous!
Beautiful cards and tutorial - Thank you!
Both of these cards are wonderful, I have bookmarked this page so i can come back for this wonderful tutorial (I only found out aboutt the blog hop today, so treying to save time) I want to join you all, what a wonderful idea OWH is is.
I have only even had a blog for ABOUT 2 months now.
I am now a follower of yours.
:)
Susan
What a great Top Note card and tutorial. Thx for sharing your talent and your support of OWH. Hugs, Loni (Stop #55)
Super cute card. Thank you for the Tutorial.
{hugs}
M.E.
Cute card. Thanks for the tutorial!! and the chance to win!
Pamela B.
Oh this looks like a ton of fun! I think that I will have to give it a go. :) Thanks for sharing this awesome tutorial! :)
This is a great way to use scrap too...I love these!! Thank you!!!
I especially like how you did the bottom edge with the punch. It adds a nice touch!
Corinna
www.myscrapbooklife.com
Great tutorial. I would have done it the hard way and cut up a bunch of top notes and hoped they matched up! LOL!
Great writing! You might want to follow up to this topic!?!
Alexis
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