It's time again for the Paper Girls Blog Hop! You should have come here from Jessica Arrant.
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If you haven't seen all the other wonderful projects, be sure to hop through. There is a prize to be won. More on that later.
Today's hop is all about the flowers. I love flowers. It is has been a wet Spring here. While the plants are loving all the water, it has been a little hard on all the petals. That's why I love the flowers everyone made for this hop. They will last and last!
For my project, I made a birthday tag.
To start, I used the EK Tools Doily Petals Dimensional Flower Punch and punched 2-12" strips. After gluing the strips together, I rolled them together. If you have ever made one of these rolled flowers, you may be looking at this and saying, "Wait, this is upside dow!" And you would be right. As I turned the flower over to roll the edges of the petals, I noticed how the rolled part made a great center for a flower, so I decided to use it that way. To me, it looks like a quilled piece. To highlight the petal edges and the center, I quickly brushed a Versamark ink pad across the tip of the petals and the center of the flower. A dusting of purple metallic embossing powder and a little heat from my heat gun and the flower was set to go.
Here is a close up of the flower so can see a little more detail:
Now, I did mention a little something about a prize, remember? Well, here is what you can win by commenting on the blog posts:
What do you have to do to
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Cheers!
Kristy
What a fantastic birthday tag!
ReplyDeleteCute flower - love how things turn out differently than expected - all the fun of paper!!! Thanks for the inspiration - love the tag too! :-)
ReplyDeleteLove the colors you used on the tag - perfect!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. I love your flower. What a great idea.
ReplyDeleteLove your tag, m'dear! The rolled flower IS a perfect center for that flower.
ReplyDeletevery pretty. :)
ReplyDeleteLoved learning about flower making on this hop.
ReplyDeleteso many fun ways to use flowers on this hop, I really loved the center of yours
ReplyDeleteI love the pink and purple and the edge of this flower. Thanks for sharing the tutorial, I can't wait to give it a try.
ReplyDeleteWonderful flower. Clever using the rolled center.
ReplyDeleteI love the effect of the rolled center. Very pretty flower. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteFabulous flower and tag!
ReplyDeleteThe tag and flower are adorable! Nice job.
ReplyDeleteOh that is so cute!!! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeletewow i love flowers ans this great.
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