I love my mother, she is the most amazing person in my world. She has done so much for me and continues to always be there for me in every way. I can truly say she is my best friend second to my husband (would not want to hurt his feelings). Needless to say I am already thinking of mothers day and all the things I could do for her. We both have the love of crafting and she was kind enough to share a little of her talent with me. So what better thing to give her than some homemade cards.
This card will be perfect because once again I will have everything done except the sentiment, and then she can stamp whatever she would like... as long as it fits on her banner.
Take a look at that awesome flower, can you believe it is paper? My up-line Julie Wadlinger showed me this awesome technique. I don't even know if there is a name for it so if you know of one comment so we can know.
I used the
Nacho Average Challenge #4l which was perfect for this flower, it just showcases it beautifully. Want to know how to make the flower?
This is how you do it.
- Punch your desired circular punch, I used the blossom punch for mine. I punched 4 but once again you can do as many as you like. Play around with it and see what you like best.
- Stack them together, punch a hole in center of them, then use a brad to attach them together. You can use a decorative brad. I used a boring one so I put a large rhinestone over it.
- Using a spray bottle on your mist setting spray a few times to moisten your top layer then scrunch and fold in, I usually fold around the brad using it as a guide. Continue doing each layer until all layers have been sprayed and scrunched.
- Then for the fun part, just un-scrunch and unfold off the brad, just play with it until you like the look of it.
- When you are all finished and like the look just set aside and let dry, it will be crunchy when dry.
I hope you like it, give it a try, it was a lot of fun. Thanks
Julie for sharing!!
Here is a
supply list:
- Color Scheme- Midnight Muse, Daffodil Delight, Pretty in Pink, Lucky Limeade and Crumb Cake for sponging
- Stamp sets- Delightful dozen
- Embellishments- Brads, Large Rhinestone, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon in Lucky Limeade
- Punches- Blossom