Fabric Postcards

I get very bored on Saturdays,whenever that happens i make my way to the art room ,thats what happened yesterday !I really love to make postcards,so throwing a load of already dyed fabric pieces and felts etc,I began to get ideas,I first made a stamp out of Fun Foam of some ferns,my hands dont like me putting pressure on them due to RA, so the ferns were simple and quick...... No 1 the poppies are a section taken from an oil painting i finished last year,I transfered the image onto fabric through my printer,then added black beads for the poppy centres,,first i stamped the ferns over the top with Luminere paint,which drys very quickly.I layered onto stiff Vilene,was really pleased with the outcome. The next was just a matter of arranging and designing what i had to hand,felts and fabric images beads etc..the afternoon just flew ! hope you like, I was pleased to fill another day creating something from nothing as it were :))

Fabric Postcard

Havent been feeling to good lately this wet weather is playing havoc with my arthritis,have such a lot of swaps and stuff to do,thought i would make a start this morning,its just tipping it down out there ughhhh. So just finished No 1 swap this fabric postcard,fabric dye'd with Colour wash sprays,the heart i cut out on my diecut machine and backed with felt,I am now devastated as my printers packed in my own fault doing these transfered images through it on freezer paper,I think dust from the fabric has built up round the rollers so it keeps sticking,oooh well,puts thinking cap on,what to do next,it was doing such a good job with these images too ! There is beads hanging on the metal ring you cant see here !

Naughty but nice

Mixed Media Fabric Postcards 4"x6"
Loveee making these,the brown one is a little bit naughty,but as its a postcard i thought it worked lol.

The background is needlefelted then free stitched on my machine,the flower is sort of shabby, done with diecuts and the image is fabric transfered with freezer paper through my printer.

The pink and green one is much the same but i used rubbers stamps onto fabric which is hand dye'd...."Tempus Fugit "means Time Flees,I had to look it up lol,
This one is for a swap in my UK group,the theme being "Time " The backing is thick white Vilene.

If anyone is interested in doing a one to one swap please let me know,i just love making these in fabric though,would like to start a collection !

Fabric Postcards 2

Two more mixed media Fabric Postcards hopefully on the Abstract lines......
The materials i used are,dye'd fabrics,cotton,organza.lace,fibres,and beads, the bird is silk cut from an old scarf,I used Heat n Bond for the fibres,first time i have used that,brilliant for sticking down odds and ends.
I did struggle through these two cards,using materials and techniques i havent used before,I,m really pleased with the brown card with the fibres,well out of my comfort zone,but enjoyed playing.