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Tuesday 5 August 2008

Make great flowers!

for my Spoonful of Sugar 'Recycling' card I used some scraps to make my own flowers, these came out better than I anticipated so I thought I would share it with you!
First punch out your flower shapes.
Next stamp on them (I used a script stamp) and ink around the edges.
Snip into the middles (but not right into the centre) with a pair of scissors.

Sit your flower on a spongy surface, I use a soft stamping mat but a thick mouse mat would do.

Use an embossing tool and make circular movements on each petal to give the flower some dimension.

You can see there is quite a difference with not too much effort!


16 comments:

Romy said...

Hi! Nice blog you got. Please visit mine too.

Sharon said...

must try this. Gotta go in the cellar to find my punches now. They look really effective and a cheaper option to the prima ones too.

Anonymous said...

Oh nicely done Deb, will give this a crack.

:) Marcia

Victoria said...

Thanks for sharing this idea! Will definately be trying it!
Vicky x

Anonymous said...

ooh, that's a pretty nifty thing to have! thanks!

arlene,
University Place florist

Chris (catt871) said...

Neat-oh!!! Thanks for this tip!!! I'm gonna go try it!!

AmethystCat said...

neat tutorial and can't wait to try this. TFS!

craftyb said...

OOOOh fab Deb....thanks for sharing this amazing tip!! bx

Katharina Frei said...

This is lovely. Thanks for sharing Deb!! Have to try this!!

Bev said...

Oooh aren't you clever! I've been making mine like this for a while but bibmo here never ever thought to stamp on them doh! Thanks for the tut Deb

Bev said...

Just posting another comment Deb to say that I have tried this and it's fantastic. I have posted a card on my blog and have linked back to your brill tut. Thanks again

hugs Bev x

Rose Ann said...

Your flowers are awesome!! Thanks for the fab tutorial!!

mueppi said...

Eine wunderschöne Blume!
Danke Deb, für den tollen Tipp!!!
Hugs Gisela

Anonymous said...

good idea , I love how I can do stuff like this with my cricut. I am going to try this on a christmas page. Don't have a nembossing gun so mine will look different

Anonymous said...

`Beautiful` Deb..TFS:)

Kristine said...

LOVE THIS TUTORIAL DEB!! :) Thank you so much for taking the time to upload this tutorial and share with us. I'm gonna have to give this a try...when I get a flower punch that is! :) Looks sooo neat!