i will be showing you how to make a rose wreath
Credit goes Tonya Dirk
I used double sided paper for this not too think though or it will be harder to cut
First off cut 3 squares i used 3″ (the smaller rose) 4″ 5″ and 6″
Fold the first square into a triangle and another triangle and another triangle (first pic)
Now cut the top off into a cone shape and snip a small bit off the bottom.
unfold your flower and start cutting the petals
taking the first flower cut 2 petals off, 2nd flower cut 3 petals, 3rd flower cut in half and on one of the half flowers cut one petal
so your petals should look like the 3rd image.
I inked the edges,now taking the larger flower that has 6 petals glue together to make the rose and do this to all except the ones that have one petal and two petals.
when dry take a tooth pick and roll the top edge of all, now roll the 1& 2 petals like a bud.
Now place and glue all the flowers inside each other
and presto your rose is completed.

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a very simple Christmas decoration

REQUIREMENTS:

1 x 12 x 12 double sided paper, cardstock, or glue two patterned papers together, ( I glued ‘doodlebug’ glitter & spotted patterned paper) paper trimmer or a ruler & craft knife, Strong Double sided tape or glue, scissors

INSTRUCTIONS:

Step 1. Cut 12 strips 2.5 x 30 cm ( 1″ x 12″)


Step 2. working with 6 strips only

find centre and adhere 2 strips to form a cross

Step 3. Adhere a strip either side of the centre strip

Step 4. weaving the strips under,over,under adhere either side of the horizontal centre strip

Step 5. take two outside strips & glue together to form a peak
on each corner

Step 6. Set aside & repeat the previous 5 steps , now you have a matching pair

Step 7. place wrong sides together on the diagonal forming an 8 peaked star shape

Step 8. thread the straight pieces through the star peaks, glue & trim, brads can be used to hold together

Step 9. decorate to your pleasure using kindy glitz, gems etc

punch a hole in top peak, thread a ribbon to hang

hope you enjoy making and hanging your Christmas star.

Hi girls!!

Recently I went to a class & discovered this fantastic technique!!  I loved it so much that I just have to share it with you, its a quick & easy way to change the look of your lace/ribbon & allows you to customize it to suit your project perfectly.

You will need…

* assorted lace/ribbon – white/light colours work best

* felt pens – non permenant

* water spritzer

* paint brush

& here’s how to do it…

Firstly cut you ribbon/lace to length you require, using a spritzer bottle dampen ribbon/lace (or wet it under the tap in the sink & gently squeeze excess water out)

Using felt-pens colour in all of wet ribbon/lace with choosen colours.  You colouring in doesn’t need to be perfectly to the edges of the ribbon/lace.

Using a wet paint brush, paint over coloured in lace/ribbon.  This will blend the colours & result in a  soft/muted finish.  *If your prefer your colours brighter don’t paint over with wet paint brush.

Blot finished lace/ribbon between to sheets of paper or old towel to remove excess water & ink.  You can also add more colour to the water painted ribbon if you feel you need to brighten the colour tones by simply colouring with the felt-pen again.

This is the ribbon as it was…

& the ribbon coloured…

I’ve used both foam centered ribbon & lace, both worked well.  I do suggest you try this technique on a small piece of your ribbon/lace before committing to colouring the entire length.

Try experimenting with the colours you use also, for example…

The centre of the flower I coloured pink, purple on the inner petals & then pink again on the outer petal.  See how the colours blend together perfectly, giving you a beautiful mix of colour.

The heart centres I coloured pink & outlined using red.

The possibilities are endless!!  Just imagine what you can do!!

So get out those felt-pens & some boring lace/ribbon & turn it into a beautiful custom piece!!  Give it a go…I assure you – you will LOVE it.

You will never look at a white piece of lace/ribbon the same again…

Happy colouring.

Kylie xx

Flocking had been a topic in the Question of the Day in the forum recently and we found that not many of you have ever tried flocking as you didn’t know how to use it.

Today I am going to show you a number of various ways of using flock – stamping, on chipboard and stickers.

You can also do the exact same using loose glitter too.

Flocking powder is made by a number of companies.  It is a very fine fiber medium available in a variety of colours.  I am going to be using the Doodlebug flocking assortment, which is available in the store.

These are just a few things you will need for this technique

I have above A4 sheet jac paper, doodlebug assortment flocking, Glue Pad, Doodlebug double-sided adhesive stickers.

The easiest way for applying flock is to have yourself the Glue Pad by Tusienko and following these steps.

1.  Using your glue pad just as you would an ink pad, stamp your image on your project.

2.  Sprinkle the flocking on the image

3.  Press lightly and let dry briefly

4.  Gently tap off excess flocking powder.

It is the same with all products being the glue pad, stickers and jac paper.

Flocking using double sided adhesive stickers.  These are offered by a number of different manufacturers too, today I’m using the Doodlebug double adhesive stickers which are available in the store.  They come with letters, shapes, phrases, flowers, flourishes and many more!

1.  Apply the double faced adhesive sticker direct to your project or peel off (one side only) leaving one side if you don’t know where you will be placing on your layout.

2. Sprinkle the flocking on the top of the sticker image

3. Press lightly

4. Gently tap off the excess flocking powder.

You can also use your Cricut machine, Sizzix, Big Shot etc to cut out lettering, shapes etc.  Here you can use jac paper and adhere to your cardstock prior to putting through your die cut machine so it cuts both at once.  Your cardstock shapes or letters will be ready to adhere to your project as you have just made it into a sticker.

Using the same principal as previously, stamp your shapes or letters with your glue pad and repeat the above steps.

1. Cut out desired accent with your die cut machine

2. Cover surface with glue using your glue pad

3. Sprinkle the flocking on the image

4. Press gently

5. Dry briefly

6. Tap off excess flocking

adhere to your layout or card.

As jac paper is double-sided adhesive in a A4 sheet you can use your punches and punch out and flock them exactly the same way as the steps above.

Ok, now lets try flock with chipboard.  As chipboard has a chunkier nature on a layout and with having so many shapes to choose from, sizes and words and the end product is a fantastic way to accent any layout or project.

Using the same simple steps as previously

1. Stamp your chipboard image with the glue pad

2. Sprinkle your flocking powder on the top

3. Press lightly

4. Dry briefly

5. Tap off excess

You can also mix your colours to get the colour that is just right for your project, as I have done below with the possum, I mixed black and white flock together to get the grey colour.

You don’t have to paint your chipboard first but if you do it will intensify the overall look.

You can also heat emboss which will also intesify the colour and coverage of the flocking by following these steps.

1. Stamp image or colour in image with embossing ink pad

2. Sprinkle embossing powder in the same colour as your flocking

3. Apply heat to melt the embossing powder

4.  When melted sprinkle the flocking onto the surface.

5. Wait for it to cool

6. tap off excess.

Now that I have shared all these various ways to use flocking you can now give all these different ways a try and add a different dimension to your layouts and projects.

You can purchase the flocking in the store doodlebug assortment, the doodlebug stickers, jac paper (add to the comments when going through checkout along with the glue pad).

Here is a layout I have done using the flocking products, glue pad, stickers, chipboard.  I have flocked the flourish stickers, alphabet title “always”, chipboard heart/flourish and bird.

Hope you enjoy!!

Love Ness