Hi Friends,
This card and tutorial was found on Pinterest, yes Pinterest again, it has a lot of fun information on how to try different things. I will also give you the link of the place I found this neat idea at. I tried it myself and tried a few twists and turns to see what would look prettier of course, keeping in the back of my mind I was making a card with it.
So what you need for this flower is any flower dies you have that has about 3 layers to play with. I will give you an awesome excuse to keep your Spellbinders plastic packaging if you have a package you were not sure what to do with it. Get it ready for this project. Cut out all the non flat edges and set aside. You need a Grand Calibur embossing machine or other machines but I can only tell you about the Grand Calibur as I have an Ebosser and refuse to try this in my Ebosser (too scared for now but I am sure it would work in this machine as well). You may need a metal plate to allow the dies to cut through the plastic if it is the Spellbinder plastic packaging you are using. If you don't have the Spellbinders wrapping plastic you can use acetate sheets you buy in packages of 5 or 10. You will need just one sheet letter size or A4. A metal shim may also be used but try without first. Not all machines are calibrated the same. Try it first and judge for yourself if your flowers are coming out all cut out without a fight. If not, pass it through again with the metal plate on top of the flower dies to get a deeper cut to perfection.
The other die you will need is a flower die similar or modified flower to layer between the transparent flower layers. This die cut will be used to make your paper flowers layering in between the acetate flowers after they are dry.
All of this will help you understand when you see the flowers and the tutorial. A black Sharpie (not fine point) rather fat ended but not the chiselled type. White opaque marker as seen in the pictures or something you have in your stash that is permanent ink will do.
So let's begin by showing you the finished card and I will take it from there:
I had fun experimenting on this transparent flower technique. Try your own you will enjoy the look in the flesh which is so stunning! It was hard to capture the glass effect of the flowers I hope you get a good idea on how it looks though.
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But first let's concentrate on the tutorial photos on how to:
Photos here from 1 to ...... Enjoy
If you will use the Spellbinder wrapping this is what it looks like
Once the curved edges are cut out, this is what you get. Two sheets to cut from.
These are the Spellbinder flowers I have used for this tutorial. Notice the plastic flowers once cut out to the left of the dies.
I have mistakenly left out the Sharpie marker that is used on the flower edge, all the way around. Then with the white marker (fat tip) I dotted the black line.
A look at the layered flowers, comprising paper flowers. Overall I have layered them in 3
More examples
I have used Micron 002 pen to dot the paper flower edges. Anything goes, all is needed is a little imagination, it will look really good. I am sure you are thinking about what if you want to make them in other colors? The Rangers Tim Holtz alcohol inks can be applied to the whole flower. This can be added to the back of your work. I also tried to color the back with colored Sharpies or anything called permanent marker but it tends to leave strokes. It's a matter of taste really.
This is what the thin metal sheet I use for heavier things to cut. I used it with my Grand Calibur without fear. It works great to cut out all the acetate material in one pass. My plate has seen better days lol.
This is a group of daisy flowers I made. This shows how much fun I was having making them.
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If you need detailed instructions
So your cutting machine is prepared, your die flowers facing up, acetate on top. Placing all to save the plastic as flowers can be displayed in a fashion that they are close enough without touching so you save the acetate to make more flowers if you like them after making one.
Next step after you have your flowers remove them from the acetate sheet or from the die cuts and on a piece of white copy paper and a Black Sharpie's fat pointy end, start going around all edges with the marker in a uniform line, try and apply yourself so it is looking like equal lines around all the petals. Leave aside to dry and go to the next size flower and do the same, until you have them all done.
Following step is to take your white opaque permanent ink and dot your black line on the same side with with dots until you are done with all of them. If you think you have messed up the inside of the flower at some point, take a Q-Tip and dip it in some Mineral spirit to then rub off the mistake. Do all of your layers and set aside to dry. Try not touching the freshly made white dots, it takes about 10 seconds to dry so knowing that you can prevent accidents by waiting if you need or prefer to do so.
I clean all of my transparent flowers when done with a dry clean rag just to make sure the dust from all the work done doesn't stick around when not needed.
Do the same with the paper flowers and when cut out shape them form them into nice little flowers you can dot your white flowers the way I did by using a black 002 Micron pen or other small tip pen you have handy.
I do layering of them and use a glue dot between each layer as the tacky glue is not giving me the certainty that it will stick permanently. A decorative brad can also be used. Many things can adorn the center of the flowers.
Once your flower is done to your liking you can add it to your scrapbooking page or better yet, add it to your project either a card, a box, envelope, the sky is the limit. In my case I was compelled to use it on a card, my favorite media. So I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and invite you to try your own flowers and send them to me in an email so I can see where your imagination took you!
Yes it can all be done with other permanent colored markers but you may see some extra lines because it is see through. This is why the black is perfect for this. I took a photo of the ones I made in pink so you be the judge.
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The link to get you to her blog for the flower tutorial is here: http://kayskreativekorner.blogspot.com/2011/03/glass-flower-tutorial.html I hope you enjoy the many other tutorials she has about flower making.
Thank you for dropping in for a visit and leaving a comment on your impressions, ideas or suggestions are always welcome. We all learn this way. So let's share the learning together.
Have a fabulous day!
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