Showing posts with label Flowers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Flowers. Show all posts

Thursday, May 7, 2020

Beautiful Paper Flowers for Mother's Day

Getting flowers for mom for Mother's Day is going to be a bit tougher this year. So to make it easier, I created these beautiful paper roses with the We R Memory Circle and Spin tool and beautiful papers from DCWV called Petal Paper. While these papers are specially made, you could follow the tutorial below and create these flowers with tissue paper, patterned paper, and even card stock. You know what, even magazine or newsprint would work too!

Start by placing your paper inside the Circle Spin and Trim tool. Cut a circle. The larger you made your circle, the larger your flower will be.

The Circle Spin and Trim tool has two blades stored in the top. (Love that!) Twist the blade into the slot that corresponds to the size you wish to cut. Place the paper inside, close the lid, and turn the knob. You will need to hold the tool down, like any other cutting tool.

Using a scissors, cut a spiral from your circle. Cut off the end to square it up, and trim up any other wonky edges that might appear.

Begin rolling the paper, starting from the outside and working your way in. Use your fingers to help keep the bottom paper level. The top is not a concern, as it spreads out, it will create more realistic looking petals.

Stop rolling once you reach the circle in the center of your paper.

Put glue on the bottom of your rolled up paper. I find that a sticky craft glue works best. 

Place the glue down into the circle left at the center of your paper. Hold in place for a few moments. And also, allow the roll of paper to loosen up slightly, once again, creating a flower that looks more real.
You can manipulate the paper how you see fit. Especially when working with a wet glue. There is time to arrange the paper as you see fit.

Make as many flowers as you desire. Don't forget to cut out some leaves from paper as well. They can also be folded and bent to add a realistic look.

Surprise mom with flowers for Mother's Day. No need to tell her how easy they were to make, all she will see is how beautiful they are!

Happy Mother's Day!

To those of you hurting this Mother's Day, you are near to my heart and in my prayers. <3 p="">

Sincerely Yours,
Supplies used. Shared with affiliate links. Thanks, as always, for the support!
DCWV Petal Papers can be found at JoAnn. Which is offering free curbside pick up for online orders. Coupons are also accepted online and online orders include sale prices as they occur.


Monday, February 3, 2020

Peony From My Garden - new Society6 products

YAY!
25% Off Everything
Start: Saturday, 2/1/20 at 12:00AM PT
End: Monday, 2/10/20 at 11:59PM PT
Details: 25% off everything (excludes digital gift cards.)

"Peony From My Garden" is my latest product launch in my Society6 shop. 

This peony was hand-drawn and water colored by me last summer. The inspiration for this flower came from a peony I cut from my own garden. This past summer we planted 4 new varieties in our yard. I cannot wait to see them bloom this year! Peonies have long been my favorite flower. My grandparents grew the most beautiful peonies. They truly had green thumbs. I spent many happy hours with them in their gardens.

These canvas bags come in 3 different sizes. You can choose one size, or you can buy all three.

Another tote bag. I am thinking this one would be perfect for the early farmer's markets. Oh boy, can you tell I am dreaming of spring and summer?!

There are several different prints available. Framed, unframed, canvas, and also mini sizes.

This one is a new product, it is a skin for your iPad or your latop! I am thinking that I need this for sure! Wouldn't it look cute at Starbucks or Panera sitting there? :D

You can view the entire collection of products here: Peony From My Garden

Thank you for all your orders and support of my new venture! Every order I see fills my heart with so.much.gratitude. I know how truly lucky I am to be surrounded by such generous and thoughtful friends and readers! Huge hugs to each of you!

 Sincerely Yours,

Saturday, February 27, 2016

creating a bouquet of flowers; MFT Stamps March Release Countdown



Welcome to the MFT Stamps Release Countdown! For the next few days we will be sharing projects featuring the new stamps, dies, stencils, and colors that will be releasing this month. You will be able to purchase any of the products you see over the next few days on Tuesday, March 1 at 9 pm Central.

My favorite part about Saturday morning farmer's markets is the flower stand that allows you to pick out your favorite fresh flower stems which they wrap in newspaper. My love of flowers goes back to my days of being a little girl playing in my grandparent's flower gardens. And then when I lived with them in college, I would find small bouquets of flowers in my room that my grandpa picked for me. That's why Beautiful Blooms and Beautiful Blooms Die-namics speaks to my heart. I can create and mix and match flowers to my heart's content!

After cutting Sweet Tooth card stock with Beautiful Blooms Die-namics, I stamped the various blooms. The stamps from Beautiful Blooms contain layered images, allowing you to add depth and interest to your flowers, and even the one leaf.

To "wrap" up my stamped flowers, I adhered them to a banner I created with my Banner Punch board. A second banner was created to place over the top. I scored the top of the banner to add some realism. The top layer was inked with Grout Gray ink to create a more realistic newspaper look. Then I stamped Typewriter Text Background in the same ink. I tried black ink, but it was too strong of a look for my card.

The sentiment is from Spring Wreath, stamped in Lavender Fields ink. I love the mix of sans serif and scripted fonts! And how much do you love that patterned paper? Its a new one called, Thick & Thin Paper Pack. I adore stripes. Adore.

Visit the MFT Stamps blog for all the information you will need about the upcoming release. That includes product images, product videos, links to the design team projects, and more! Plus, there always seems to be a chance to win!

thanks for stopping by!

kimberly

Supplies available March 1:

Monday, September 14, 2015

Celebrating Cath Edvalson and Technique Tuesday! blog hop + prizes


The first time I met Cath Edvalson I was star struck. Having been a long time fan of Paper Crafts Magazine and recently having been published a few times, meeting her was truly an honor. Cath was genuine, warm, and sincere. Traits that truly define her, as I have learned having the privilege of spending so much time getting to know her since all those years ago. Cath has an eye for impeccable design. She finds the trendy, yet classy and timeless pieces. As Cath took a break from the paper crafting world, I found myself waiting for the day she would upload a new pin to Pinterest and fill my need for aesthetically beautiful things. Cath found a new hobby, which is a funny word because she always does things to the utmost of her ability, with paper cutting. Her intricate designs reflected her personality and left you in awe. 

As luck would have it, her designs did not go unnoticed. And luckily for us, her designs are now available as stamps and die templates from Technique Tuesday! Welcome to the blog hop celebrating this new collaboration and wait until you see the depth of thought that went into developing each of these stamp sets and die template sets. Your creativity will blossom!


When I first opened Garden Flowers DIY Die Set, my die-cutting loving heart skipped a beat or two. The flower is in a beautiful set with four images. It includes the detailed flower you see here, a solid outline of the flower and two words, which you will see later in this post.


I cut the intricate flower from solid patterned paper. When I first assembled this card, I did not keep the drop outs, but once I placed the flower on my card, it needed a little something more. So, I added back the inside petals. Brilliance of design by Cath. Think of the possibilities...you could replace all those insides with different colors...oooohhhh...


The sentiment is from Garden of Life clear stamps. I found the sentiments perfectly nestle up against the flowers and the leaves. The leaves were stamped onto card stock and then trimmed out by hand, but there is a gorgeous set of dies featuring the leaves only called, Garden Leaves.


I had to continue die cutting this gorgeous flower. Thinking about the paper cutting that inspired this image, I wanted to highlight the delicate look, so using a clear card base seemed like a great option.


On the inside of the acetate base, I added a panel of subtly patterned paper, stamped with the sentiment from Garden of Life. On the panel, I layered a die cut solid flower and a die cut detailed flower, in the same color. When you open the card, you want the inside to look as nice, so by adding that extra flower layer on the inside, I achieved that goal. A set of stamped and hand cut leaves from Garden of Life was also added.


On the front of the acetate base, I added a die cut white detailed flower. I love the look! Glue from a Fine Line bottle was how the flower was adhered to the card.


On this card, staying with the same idea of using an acetate base, I die cut a solid flower image from a trimmed panel of patterned paper. Then the panel was adhered to the base front.


More stamped and hand cut leaves were added, along with die cut words. Garden Flowers DIY Die set has the words "my" and "friend" in the set. These words also nestle around the flowers and leaves precisely.


And to the open space on the front, a die cut detailed flower was added. I think it looks so cool! These couple of cards is only a small look at these fantastic sets of stamps and dies. I knew I would be impressed, but I should have known I would be blown away when Cath was behind the inventiveness!

ETA: This contest is now closed. Thank you for your participation!
Now on to the PRIZES! Oh yes, there are prizes! There are three prizes up for grabs, one person will win all 5 of Cath's new designs, and two lucky winners will receive $25 gift certificates to Technique Tuesday! To be entered, leave a comment at any of the stops in this blog hop. The winners will be chosen from all the comments, so the more you leave, the better your chance. You have until midnight PST on September 16th to leave your comment. Winners will be announced on September 18th on the Technique Tuesday blog.

You should have arrived here from the amazing Daniela Dobson's blog. After you leave here, head to  the uber creative Jocelyn Olson's blog. If you get lost along the way, never fear! Visit the 
Technique Tuesday blog for all the details you need!

thanks for stopping by!

~kimberly


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