Handmade Flowers on a Card

The challenge this month at Creative Accents is to use your own handmade flowers on a card. I just happen to have a few of those around because I love to make them! you can check my side bar to find more Plastic Flowers, Fabric Flowers and Paper Flowers :)
I made a fairly simple card because I wanted to showcase the lovely Faux Patina background--you can find the tutorial for this on Splitcoast Stampers--as well as my handmade dryer sheet flower. You just cut a used dryer sheet into whatever shape and add some stickles and a center, pretty easy peasy. I used all SU! cardstock, Cuttlebug folder, SU! ink and Distress Ink, ribbon and gems from my stash and my new die from Memory box.

And here are some more flowers I've recently made. I surf a lot, so I have found these on various sites.

These plastic flowers are made from the plastic containers that hold dies etc. I just cut them with a flower and leaf die or you can punch the thinner plastics. Use ventilation when you use your heat gun to melt these a little and you can carefully shape the leaves and petals while still quite warm. I used alcohol inks to colour. This flower is 2 1/2" across, it would be great on a canvas!

These ribbon flowers are made by folding a length of ribbon in half, stitch up to close, then snip the folded edge every quarter inch and then just pull your thread to gather and tie knot--wish I could remember who's blog this was on, hers looked really nice and I will add it here if I can find it again!

Thanks for stopping by today :) be sure to stop by Creative Accents to see other Flower cards!

***Just had to add a note, the dryer sheet flowers are also sprayed to add colour :)

Metal Flowers and Fabric Flowers

The fabric flowers are the ones I made last Tuesday.  I love making these things  :)

Then, here are some that I started about a year ago.  I put pins on the back so they could be worn.  

Then....I tried making metal ones  :)  Looooove these!  I found a tutorial an Artfully Yours (lovely blog),  here  http://yoursartfully.blogspot.com/2010/11/flower-powerday-1tattered-florals.html

Very easy to make.  The metal that I used is from Stampin Up!  It has a sticky back and next time I do them, I think I'll take off the paper backing and stick them to cardstock or printed paper (thinner) because as you work with them, the backing paper comes off. 

I used the Tim Holtz Tattered Florals die, then painted with black acrylic paint, swiped it off right away leaving an antique look and when dry, added alcohol inks---check out the site above for easy peasy directions and more flowers, or come back here in a few days, I'll probably have more made--addictive, lol. 

This is what it looks like after cutting out.  I used only my stylus, a pen top to make the centers and my little tool from Stampin Up! to score the large flower--being careful not to go through the metal!  

You can see the 'half' daisy that I practiced on  :)

I'd like to add that these are fairly soft so I wouldn't use them on a card or album, but they would be awesome on a canvas!  And having said that, I'm just thinking that if I back them with other paper, they may be strong enough for a card, hmmmm....



Thanks for stopping by, come again  :)

Tea on Tuesday and Making Flowers

I'm up early and getting right to it today.  The sun is shining, it's going to be a lovely day!

My tea is acai berry, I love the colour and aroma!  Goes perfectly with making flowers.

I'll have to finish my buttered-up raison cinnamon bagel first  :)

I spent a wee bit of time yesterday, cuting these out, but it took almost an hour to curl the edges over the candle--but I was talking on the phone, love multi-tasking  :)
I think I'll use pearls on most of them but I got out a bunch of brads, my bead container, Mom's old button box and needle and thread.  I'll post the results when finished.

   

There are many sites and you-tube videos on making flowers. But I saw them on Gabrielle's blog  http://gabriellepollacco.blogspot.com/   She does a tutorial for them and does a beautiful job of using them on her scrap pages!

Join us for Tea on Tuesday over at Kimmies blog  http://artinredwagons.blogspot.com/

Coffee on Tea Tuesday

It's coffee this morning  :)   gathering energy to get myself going and out of the house for half the day!

My treat is called Morning Glory Muffin.  They are so delicious! Carrots, raisons, almonds, coconut!  I will put the recipe up if anyone wants it.  Just don't have time this morning. 

I'm working this week on a couple of these little tea books.  I found the directions on the Zutter blog.  They are so quick, easy and sweet for a little gifty  :)

Well, yesterday I tried these organza/tafeta flowers that everyone is making--you know, the ones you hold close to/over a candle.  I have to say I charred the edges of a couple and had to trim, but all-in-all, I think they turned out very pretty and I may make more! 





Have a great day and if you'd like to see what happening  :)  check Kims blog  http://artinredwagons.blogspot.com/