Fabric Flowers TLC230

Everywhere you look there are more and more projects that include fabric on cards and scrapbook pages. Let's face it, fabric on papercrafts is HOT! So today I have a technique that I'd love for you to try...not only is it easy, but it's a wonderful way to use up those bits and pieces of fabric scraps that you may have laying around the house. I called this TLC Fabric Flowers, (I had to call it something), but don't limit yourself to just flowers with this technique.

I saw THIS THREAD about printing digital images directly onto fabric and thought that some of these steps would work awesome with fabric scraps I already and so I thought I'd do a TLC that involved making flowers (or any embellishments) to be used on cards or layouts. For those of you who don't have any fabric scraps lying around, you can go to any fabric store and even Wal-Mart carries little bits of cotton fabric in a wide variety of patterns and colors. Another great resource for fabric pieces is Good Will, Salvation Army or any thrift store - just pick up a used shirt or skirt, take it home and start cutting. One of my favorite sources of fabric is the wallpaper store...yep, that's right. Wallpaper stores throw out old-outdated sample books and are happy to have you come and take one or two off their hands. Most of these sample books contain coordinating fabric samples in the back. These are great to use because they are already bound to a paper backing and are basically "ready to use" and best of all, they are FREE!

So pop on over to the TLC Challenge Thread and join in the fun!

{Supplies}

Stamps: Friendship Blooms

Paper: YoYo Yellow, Vellum (Paper Temptress)

Ink: Ripe Avocado

Accessories: Freezer Paper, Cotton Fabric (vintage), Corduroy Buttons (SU!), Stampin Dimensionals, Fence Border (MS), Vine Ribbon (IHP), Tags Trio