Paper Pieced Apron

There's something about aprons that I just love. The homey feeling they give and the fun patterns are so cute. Karen Lockhart has created an adorable Vintage Apron. It's just like paper dolls for grown ups!!

To create my paper pieced apron, I stamped the apron image onto three pieces of October Afternoon patterned paper. I cut the pocket from one design, the trims from a second and the main apron piece from a third piece of patterned paper. I also used a grey Copic marker, I think a W2 or W3 to add some shading. Then I stamped the main image again onto white cardstock. I colored in a few trim pieces with a green Copic marker. Then I simply pieced the color portions onto the white apron with adhesive. So fun!! Jordan would love this cuz she's really into paper dolls right now. Here's my finished card. I used a base card of PTI Kraft with two pieces of Ocotober Afternoon. I stitched around the main image with my sewing machine and added a Lockhart birthday sentiment.

I needed a few embellishements so I punched some squares of scrap patterned paper and added some buttons on top.

For the inside of the card, I used the Lockhart *let's get cookin'* sentiment alnog with *it's your day* from Papertrey's Star Prints. I also stamped two Lockhart Itty Bitty Pie Slices and colored them with Copics to resemble Key Lime Pie....to match my snippet of patterned paper.

A perfect little card for my birthday stash. Do you have ideas for fun sentiments that would go with aprons? I have a fun idea that I'll have to save for another day but I'd love to hear what you think. Thanks for stopping by!