Hi Friends
Oh I am having difficulty picking which card to show next as the choice is overwhelming. So I finally picked one I had great reviews from Hubby when he saw it. I don't show him all the cards but this one I was really happy with the work I had done I had to share it with him. So this is the one I picked for today folks.
Here it is:
This card is so much better in the flesh the photos are not giving it justice and sometimes we just can't help what the camera wants to give us...
Recipe
White CS for base, white linen texture for mat, beige CS, Just Because Sentiment from stash, a cut out pot for the flowers in some exotic pattern paper to look oriental, cut out a stand for the pot, any die cut of branches you have in your stash, tissue paper (white), Copic brown, picture frame was cut out from a Graphic 45 paper pack in my stash (Oriental theme), tacky glue, snail runner.
Only need to tell you about the flower. I was trying to make a flower I had never seen made before at least not on a card anyway. After looking into my closet full of handmade paper and gift paper and so on, I saw the tissue paper sitting on the shelf and got an idea.
This flower type is tiny so if you don't mind working on a small scale of things you will love this one. I ripped up a stripe of tissue paper about 6 inches long, and with a copic marker in brown or E37 Sepia, to color the base of the flower but these two are made separately. Flower first and then wrap the flower base with the brown. Copic or alcohol based markers are best because the flower at this point is still wet from the glue gathering and will grab the base easier while wet and won't smear on your white flower.
flower making I grabbed about 2 inches of the strip and pleated gathered as much as I could adding a dab of glue at the tips and middle. When I have more time I will add photos of this technique for you to understand better it is not easy to explain on here. So once your flower is complete just add a dab of glue behind it and adhere the flower to one end of the branch you have on the side. No need to make more than 5 flowers as I always say less is more and in this case it is so true.
Note: The gathering of the tissue paper can be done with the help of craft tweezers and if it is easier for you to make a longer flower and rip it in half do that! Make sure to gather the two opposite ends before tearing it up in half.
The rest of the card is easy to figure out. I will make more of this type of flower as I thought it was something I would want to go back to when I have more time. Then I will make a video or photos to explain it better. The advantage of this flower is that it is great on a meant to be flat card.
Have a fun and creative day!