Paper Flower Tutorial & Giveaway!

Thought I would share with you all a cute little project I made yesterday. Using my left overs from the layout I created the other day I quickly assembled this project. However I did have to cut a few petals out from the SVG file "Elegant Florals" from Scraptastical Kreations to create the lovely flower.

She has a couple of different collections of cut files that she has created for flowers. Be sure to check her out on facebook too!

Here is how I assembled my flower:

First you will need to cut out 3 large petals measuring 3" and one small petal that measures 2.5"

Then you will need to spray them with glimmer mist ( I used Tattered Angels "Rouge")

After you spray the petals, use your heat gun to dry them. When you are drying the petals, right before they get stiff take your fingers and create an accordion fold on each petal.

Once they are dry you will want to slightly pull on the edges of each petal to open the fold up a bit. Then take a skewer and curl your petals under on each set of flowers.

They should look like this after you are finished.

I use the Tulip Puffy Paint to create a snow like texture no each petal. A small line goes a long way. Please don't put too much on the petals or you will have a mountain of snow..LOL

After you are finished putting the puffy paint on, you will want to heat up the paint with a heat gun. This will cause the paint to "puff" up. 

After every thing is dried you will assemble the petals by laying each one inside of the other. Start with your larger petals and don't forget to alternate them so they will not lay on top of one another.

Then embellish the middle with stamens, buttons, bling or a button.

Hope you enjoyed this super easy flower tutorial!

Now for some more exciting news!

I'm giving away all types of goodies today!

Here is how you can enter to win:

- Must be a  follower of my blog

-Must promote this giveaway on your blog OR  a public post on Facebook

-Leave me a comment below

International people are welcome to enter also :) 

I will randomly pick a winner on Dec. 26th and post the winner on my blog! Be sure to check back.

If the giveaway is unclaimed after 2 weeks I will draw another winner! Its up to you to make sure you check back and see if you are the winner.

Also, don't forget that I have two flower classes that you can sign up for that are coming up soon.

You can check them out HERE!

I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday!

Hugs, 

Anna 

Flower Home Decor Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Flower Home Decor Hop. We hope you will leave here super inspired today! If you just came from (Melissa Pinter) then you are on track. If you just stumbled upon my blog you may want to start at the beginning so you don't miss any of the gorgeous projects http://shannonleffew.blogspot.com .

We have 3 amazing sponsors today...

First up is Anna Fearer of More Paper Than Shoes she is offering a $20 gift certificate to her Etsy store here http://www.etsy.com/shop/morepaperthanshoes also please stop by her FB fan page and LIKE https://www.facebook.com/morepaperthanshoes

Next up is Creative Chaos that is offering a set of mixed holiday flowers you can stop by the Etsy store here www.etsy.com/shop/shannleffew2 and please stop by the FB fanpage and like here www.facebook.com/creativechaos

and last but not least is Scrapbook Stamp Society giving away 3 digi stamps

http://www.scrapbookstampsociety.com

Here is my project I created for this fab blog hop:

A lovely handmade paper flower wreath. Love working with purple.

I used several different style of cut files and punches to create these wonderful flowers. I have used some svg files that I have created along with some that Kristy Ashe from Scraptastical Kreations has created too. I have also used EK Success and Mcgill punches as well!

I created this project using a wreath I found at A.C. Moore's and the berries are from Michaels. The feather was from the Ashland collection last year when they had their Halloween line out. Love those feathers.

You can find some of these wonderful flowers in my Etsy shop if you wanted to create your wreath using some of my flowers. I can customize these in any color you would like.

Don't forget to check out my tutorial on how to make the filler flowers I created for this wreath. See the video below:

Thanks for stopping by my blog :) leave a comment and show some love!

I hope you enjoyed the projects so far but there is more!

Your next stop on this hop is: (http://scrappingjudy.blogspot.com/)

Here is the complete lineup in case you get lost along the way

Shannon - http://shannonleffew.blogspot.com/

Ashley - http://thebloghopprincess.blogspot.com

Maria - http://JoyfulStamper.blogspot.com

Amanda - http://a-prata-design.blogspot.com/

Melissa Pinter-http://pinkpolkadotscrapping.blogspot.com

Anna Fearer - http://www.annafearer.blogspot.com

Judy Dykes - http://scrappingjudy.blogspot.com/

Lisa Woodward ~ http://mycraftyspaces.blogspot.com

Beautiful Blooms and Tutorials

 

Thank you for hopping along with us! I'm super excited about this hop and I think you will enjoy it very much too. I love making flowers and love teaching others how to create some of these wonderful flowers.

If you are just now joining this blog hop you will need to start at the beginning!

Start Here -- Monica Edwards - http://scraps2treasure.blogspot.com/

I decided to demo how I emboss my petals for some of my flowers.

For example like these:

What you will need:

Large Retro Flower Punch - EKSuccess

Medium Retro Flower Punch - EKSuccess

Stylist

Rolling Ball Empressor - EKSuccess

Spray Bottle of Water

Mouse Pad

Glue

Punch out 5 petals with the large retro flower punch and three from the medium retro flower punch.

Spray each set of petals with water. Do not over mist with water you will tear the paper!!

Flip your mouse pad over and place the petals onto it for a soft surface.

Then take your stylist and roll along the outer edges of the petals.

Then take your rolling ball empressor and smooth the inner petals to soften the hard embossed line.

After you finish smoothing all the petals, it's time to bring them to life!

Take your empressor and roll it around in the middle until your petals raise up into a cup shape!

 

It's time to create the flower now!

Place each set of petals inside one another one at a time with some glue.

alternate the petals and it should start to look like this:

After you finish with the large petals you will want to do the same for the small petals to create the bud for the inside of the flower.

Now it's time to place the small bud in the center to finish off your flower!

Easy as pie..lol!

Now get out those punches and start creating some fab flowers!!

Next in line for the hop is Linn!

WAIT!

Before you move onto the next blog, leave a comment. I will pick a random person to receive a small gift from me! When I announce the winner I will show you the surprise!!

Winner will be announced on May 9th!