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Layered Stencils Tutorial

For last month's Inspiration Elevator reveal, I created a layout on which I had done a lot of layering with stencils. That layout actually followed the creation of this piece, and I have finally made the time to share the details of how I did it. These are inspired by something I saw on Ronda Palazzari's blog last fall, although I think I executed this differently than she did. 

Sarah went to the Kitchener ScrapFest with me and she got a free with purchase item of a chipboard album. She decided she wanted to use it for some birthday photos, but the front chipboard piece had a black flocked spider web on the upper left corner - not appropriate for a birthday book - so she asked me if I'd alter it. She didn't want to just cover it with patterned paper. I was happy to give it a go!

The first thing I did was apply a coat of white gesso to both covers, and allowed them to dry. The flocking was now white but still very obviously a spider web. Next, I started playing with my stencils and acrylic paints. I started with some larger, more open patterns. 
The photo above is the front cover, almost complete. Then I remembered to grab the camera. ;-)    Can you see how there are some large patterns over which are layered smaller patterns? I really took a close look at my templates - I have a large template of 3 houses, but the "smoke" coming out of the chimney of one of the houses is a little collection of hearts, so I smattered the hearts here and there on the top layer. 
OK, here is the back cover with a coat of gesso and 1 coat of acrylic layers. You can see a variety of colours and patterns, including some large patterns. 
Next, I started the second layer, painting right over the first layer, so the first layer peeks through the second layer. 

Once the second layer was done, I took my smallest patterns, a small dots pattern and painted on white acrylic through the template. 

I wanted to tone down the background white and seal the cover somewhat, so I decided to mist the covers. I used a Dylusions mist and it really covered the patterns in a bold manner. Although I was initially surprised at how not translucent it is (some watercolour inks, paints and mists are quite translucent), I don't mind, since this is a happy colour and the book is for a happy occasion. 

For this layout, I used a similar technique, but filled in some light spots with black acrylic paint, for symbolic reasons. I did not spray over it with any mists, so the colours pop against the black. 

Thanks for popping by! Next time you visit, I will be sharing this month's Inspiration Elevator reveal - I can't wait to show you! 

Blessings,

Ann

Tutorial: Tinted & Textured Background

I'm sharing this tutorial at the My Sketch World blog and thought I'd share it here, too. 

I created this layout for the May 1st layout sketch:

In this tutorial, I am going to show you how I created that background. 

You will need:

• A background stencil (lots of things work as stencils besides store bought templates, such as the bags produce is sold in, a leftover sheet where you've used all the chipboard or diecut pieces, something you created on a diecut machine, or the piece left when you use your punches, etc.)
• Modelling paste (this one is light paste - the difference between this paste and the heavy paste is like the difference between whipped butter and a block of butter; this goes on very smoothly and dries quite quickly without being heavy)
• something to spread with (this can be a hotel key, old credit or gift card, a spatula or putty knife, even a plastic knife from a take-out meal)
• gelatos or watercolour crayons
• sheet of cardstock, at least 80 lb (I like the white on white effect, but you could use a coloured piece)

1. Adhere your template to the cardstock using painter's tape or washi tape to prevent the template from moving.
2. Using your tool of choice, spread or scrape the modelling paste over the template, ensuring it is spread evenly. (You can see that I used this template on a previous project. If you are working with mists or watercolour paints with your templates, it's a good idea to clean them in between, because these are water activated and can taint your next project - if you're adventurous, ignore all that! In this case, I had used acrylic paint, and it's fixed there, so I don't worry about red paint contamination on the white modelling paste.)

3. Once you've filled in as much of the template as you'd like (remember you can do the whole template, or just part(s) - depending on your project), gently peel off the tape and carefully lift away the template. When I'm working with pastes, I wash the stencil right away, especially stencils with small cutouts, so they can't be ruined with dried up product.  4. Allow your page to dry. Work on another part of the layout for awhile. If you are in a rush, you can put the heat tool on it, but be warned! If you get too close you can cause the paste to bubble, an effect you might not want (I like it on clouds), and if you aren't moving the heat tool around at a distance, you can scorch the paste and turn it brown. I tend to apply the heat from the bottom side of the paper, and then just give it a last bit of heat from the top to finish it off. Wasn't that fun? You've created a unique raised effect on your background!

5. Now it's time to jazz it up a little! You could just mist over it, or splatter some paint, but I'm going to show you how I tinted the hexagons using gelatos. Gelatos are a watercolour product, packaged in a tube that rolls up like lipstick. They are soft and creamy when applied dry and they can be layered. They are also water activated, and you can create dreamy watercoloury effects using them. For this piece, I got right in there with my fingers. I simply dipped a finger in a nearby dish of water and dabbed my finger on the end of the gelato to pick up some colour and then dabbed the colour onto the raised image created with the paste. 6. Feel free to layer on more colour using the same method. I layered a teal first, followed by brown. 

7. I'm picturing this being the base for either a masculine page or a page with a vintage photo. Can you see some gray in the spaces between the paste? I applied the gray using the same technique, but not on the raise spaces but on the plain spaces instead. I didn't prep the page with gesso first, so the gelato doesn't move on the paper well. I'm fine with that for this page. I just wanted you to know that it will behave differently on plain cardstock versus pre-gesso'd cardstock. 

This is the finished technique, and the page is ready for more treatments, layers and photos!

For the hexagon background, I fussy cut that cluster of hexagons so that the page is no longer a square, but a funky shape ready for more layering. 

If you try this technique, please let me know. I'd love to see it.

Thanks for popping by!

Blessings,

Ann

 

Tutorial: Accordion Heart

It's February, and that means it's my month as a guest designer at Birds of a Feather kits! Yes, I'm  a little excited. The kit is well-thought out with beautiful Fancy Pants and Imaginisce papers, there are lots of beautiful elements, and I look forward to showing you what I created with it, but first up, I have a tutorial. 

Since it's February, the month of Valentine's Day, and the kit is very Valentines- themed, I thought I'd show you a fun heart embellishment you can easily make to add to your cards, layouts and other projects. My very talented friend, Jayne, took the accordion flower in its circle shape and tweaked it into a gorgeous heart, and I thank her for allowing me to share her idea with BOAF fans and readers of my blog. 

You will need:

- a scrap of cardstock, punched into a circle (a small chipboard circle works too)

- a piece or scrap of patterned paper that is 12" long

- hot glue gun or other strong adhesive (I used Beacon's 3 in 1)

- scoring board, or trimmer with scoring blade, or other scoring method

1. Choose the width for your 12" patterned paper. I used 1 1/4" wide. For a layout, you could go one larger, at 1 1/2". For cards, you could cut to 3/4" or 1" wide. Once you've trimmed your paper to width, score it at the 6" mark and fold it in half. Set aside.

2. Create a template by trimming the scrap cardstock to 6" x 1 1/4", or the width you chose. Then draw a sort-of wave shape on the cardstock rectangle, that resembles this: 

3. Use your scissors to cut the wave shape out of the cardstock.

4. Lay the template over the patterned paper, making sure the lower end of the wave buffs up against the folded end of the patterned paper:

5. Follow the template to cut out the patterned paper. Open the patterned paper. Using your preferred scoring method, score the patterned paper at 1 1/4". Bring the two ends together and adhere.

6. Gently press the accordion flat so that the straight side is in the centre (similar method as creating an accordion circle flower/medallion). Use a generous amount of adhesive on the cardstock circle and adhere your heart to it, to give the heart a secure base. 

7. Embellish the paper heart to suit the rest of your project. 

This tutorial uses products from the Birds of a Feather February kit and add-on kit: Pink Paislee Artisan Elements circles (which I've left white for now, but may alter), Imaginisce patterned paper, Maya Road Shot Through the Heart chipboard set, Pebbles candy dots. 

I'll be back later to show you what I use this amazing heart embellishment on.

Thanks for popping by!

Blessings,

Ann

 

 

Tempting Templates Tutorial

Hello Friends! I am up today with a Friendzy Friday how - to over at Two Scrapbook Friends.

Earlier this week I issued a challenge to get messy on your projects. One of the easiest ways to get messy is to incorporate the use of templates. Today, I am showing you a number of ways to use them. Templates are sometimes called stencils, depending on the brand, and come in a variety of sizes. Your favourite store carries a wonderful selection here.

For the most part (depending on the media you use), templates clean easily with a damp cloth or running water. Decide on the surface you are going to work on: light-weight paper will not support a "wet" medium like mists or paint, but may work for ink. Watercolour paper and canvas will withstand just about anything you throw at it.

To show you a variety of things to do with templates, I chose a small sheet of canvas that came as a blank page in a mini album.

1. Watercolour crayons 

Trace around the edges of this cloud template with a dry watercolour crayon. 

Then use a wet paintbrush (aquabrushes work as well) to trace the lines, wetting the crayon and smudging the lines to create a watercolour effect.

2. Ink

Apply ink using a sponge. Try mixing your ink colours for different effects.

3. Markers or specialty pens 

 

Trace the outline of your template with markers or specialty (metallic) pens.

I outlined some but not all of the rectangles, after ink had been sponged on.

4. Mists 

Apply mist to the paper or canvas by spraying through the template. This template is almost as big as my canvas surface, so to minimize the area, I tucked some scrap paper under the template and limit the misted area. Have fun playing with more than one colour of mist, to create fun effects. Or try misting through more than one template - just allow the mists to dry between coats. It is advisable to mist in a contained area. I keep an unused pizza box just for misting. I didn't do it on this project, but you can create a neat effect by: After you've misted through the template, flip it over and apply the mist to another part of the page, or a separate page for another project.

5. Texture Medium 

Use an old gift card to spread texture medium over the template. Carefully lift the template and allow the texture medium to dry. A heat tool can shorten the dry time. You can add colour, such as acrylic paint to the texture medium before applying it, if you do not want white. Once it is dry, texture medium will act as a resist, so you can apply colour around it, and the paper will take the ink or mist, while the texture medium doesn't.

6. Pearl Ex Powder 

Place the template over the paper, then smear a VersaMark ink pad over the place you want your image. While still sticky, use a brush and apply the Pearl Ex powder. You could use more than 1 colour for interest and effect. The VersaMark should seal the Pearl Ex, but you can apply a clear fixative to be sure.

7. Paint 

You can use a brush to apply gesso (which is a white acrylic primer), acrylic paint or watercolour paint using a template. For small holes, like on this template, a stipple brush works best. Acrylic paint will give a more dense colour, while watercolour paint will provide a lighter, more translucent effect. Do you want to see my final page, after all that messing around?

Next time you see the display of templates in the store, think about how you'd use them to enhance your next card, layout or art journal page!

 

 

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TSF Friendzy Friday: Fringe Scissors

 

Good morning! For my first Friendzy Friday I wanted to share with you some of my favourite things to do with fringe scissors.

These are hanging in the display at Two Scrapbook Friends and they have tons of potential for your papercrafting projects, so let me show you a few ideas!

The first thing you should know is these scissors have 5 pair of blades:

I found them easiest to use when I got the material I was cutting right up in the "v" of the open scissors, rather than trying to snip with the tips of the scissors. They are a little heavier than some scissors and this seemed to give the required strength to cut.

Idea #1


Fringe scissors are perfect for creating grass. You could snip into a strip of green cardstock, patterned paper or even felt. In this case, I snipped into a border sticker, to give it texture.
Naturally, anything made of grass, like hula skirts, could also be created in this same way. Wouldn't it be fun to add eyelashes to your diecut animals or snowmen?


Cut into other colours to create fringed borders to be layered on layouts and cards in a variety of colours and patterns.


Idea #2




Create a dimensional chrysanthemum-type of flower. Here's how:



Start with a patterned paper or tissue paper (I used a piece of sewing pattern tissue paper) and trim it to about 12 inches long by about 4 inches wide.

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Fold the paper in half lengthwise, and then fold in half lengthwise again. Your paper should now be about 12 inches long by 1 inch wide.


On the side with all the folds, use your fringe scissors to cut at even intervals from one end to the other. Do not cut right through, but try to get about 1/4 inch from the edge.


Once you've cut into the whole length, it should look something like this. Then, using a glue gun, or Beacon's 3-in-1 (my favourite!), apply a stream of glue along the non-fringed edge and begin rolling the flower. Once rolled, poof a little and you are done!

Idea #3


If you follow the above instructions, but cut into the opposite edge to the folds, you make a fun pompom. I used a whole sheet of tissue paper (I made folded in half three times, not two) to make a pompom big enough for this large gift.

Idea #4


Create a decorative medallion for your card or layout by create a fringed strip (idea #1) about 12" long and adhering it around the edge of a diecut or chipboard element. Again the Beacon's 3-in-1 or a glue gun is your friend here, because they hold fast and dry fast. Can you imagine making this with a Christmas diecut or chipboard element and a vintagey text paper? Or use a diecut with a number on it and apply the fringe to create a prize ribbon to go on a page about winning a contest or overcoming something.
The ideas are only limited by your imagination.

Idea #5


Use the fringe scissors to cut strips, and then weave the strips to create a mat or element for layering.

Idea #6


Use the fringe scissors to cut strips, then gather them together and cut the opposite direction to create square confetti. I'm planning to make some confetti from my scraps of glittery paper!

I hope this gets your imagination going and that you'll look at your fringe scissors and see lots more ways to use them now! I can't wait to see what you make using fringe scissors!

 

 

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Practical Scrappers Feature: Titles

One of the things that defines my layouts is a long, multi-fonted title. In fact, when I have used a short title, my bff commented on it. 

Because I use such long titles, my title work cannot be an afterthought. More and more often, my title is planned as I choose the photo.

For this layout, once I selected the photo, I started my search for a title. I visited a few online quote sites to find a quote about music I knew would suit my page. 

Once I selected the photo, it was again time to start thinking about the title. This time, although the phrase may not be original, I did not purposely look for a quote. I simply looked at the photo of us, remembered the cakes in the background and went for the sweet line. 

Song lyrics and titles can make great titles, too, as they did on this sports page.

Although I often have the title decided upon early in my creative process, it is usually one of the last things to go on the page. So once most of the page has been created, and you've decided on the words to use for the title, some thought on how you'll put the words on the page is valuable. My titles are multi-fonted and multi-coloured. To do this, I draw the colours for the title from the main colours of the page. In the All-Star layout, the main colours are black, cream and a splash of dark red. To create my title, I picked up on the red and black, and pulled in some green since there is green in the photo. As I am deciding on which colours to use, I am also deciding on which fonts. Font size and shape are considered. Because I use such long titles, I need the emphasis to be on the meaningful words, so short connecting words are expressed with small tiny-type style letters. The words that add meaning to the layout are the ones that the large fonts are used for. I also consider whether I'm using a script or upright font, again for meaning. For instance, the word "all-star" would lose impact if it were in a scripty, cursive font. That upright block style is appropriate. The word "music" in the top layout suits a cursive font. And I love those chubby open letters for the word air, as if the word itself were made of air.

I know some people struggle with titles, so I hope these tips help you with your approach to titling.  I think these approaches will work whether you are a long title or short title scrapper! 

 

 

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The Robin's Nest: A Rose is a Rose

Hello and welcome! If you are here for the Two Scrapbook Friends Father's Day Blog Hop, please scroll down one post. 

Today, I am sharing a layout I made using some fabulous products from The Robin's Nest.

I fell in love with the dewdrops created by The Robin's Nest a long time ago and they make it out of my stash and onto my pages with some regularity. 

Because The Robin's Nest generously donated patterned paper packets to the crop I co-organize, our guests were recipients of a variety of papers. My daughter was a guest, so I fingered through her stash to find some papers to play with. Why was it important to find patterned papers from The Robin's Nest? Well, they are currently conducting a DT call, and I thought I'd throw my hat into the ring. I think with my willingness to try new things with products and techniques and my ability to explain my process as I go to my readers, that I have something to offer. So this layout was created especially for their call. You can read about the DT call on their blog. 

We had given Sarah a rose after her performance in the dance recital last weekend and she had displayed it in one of my Delft kegs for the week. I kind of like the juxtaposition of the delicate rose and the solid vase. When I found these blue papers in the collection, I knew what I would create for this call. 

In this shot, above, you can see the handmade banner I created by cutting and punching The Netherlands paper. Each piece is popped up on foam adhesive for more dimension, and stung together with embroidery floss.  The Delft tile pattern occupies about 2/3 of the page on The Netherlands Paper, and the other third is a solid periwinkle blue. I sliced that blue off and used it to fashion this paper rose.

To make the rose, I used a die and my Cuttlebug to cut out 4 identical 5-petalled flowers. Next, I applied some ink to the petal edges for visual dimension. 

I left 1 flower intact, made a slice in between 2 petals on a 2nd flower. Then I cut 1 petal off a 3rd flower, and 2 petals off the 4th flower. Do not discard the petals that have been trimmed off. Next, I started creating each layer of the flower, by folding the petal on the left over the petal on the right and adhering it using the Beacon's 3 in 1 glue (a hot glue gun would work too). So in the flower that I'm holding in the photo, where the petal had been trimmed out, I took that left petal and curved it over, closing the gap, and adhered it to the top of the petal on the right. Then I repeated that step for each of the other cut out blooms.

When I got to the blooms that are only one petal and 2 petals wide (the ones trimmed from the other flowers), I used my bamboo skewer to fold the edges over and then adhered it. I also use the skewer to gently curve the petals of my blooms, including the remaining flat intact 5 petal flower. Then, using the 3 in 1 adhesive, I simply layer the flower together, starting from the bottom (largest) blooms and working my way up. Now, because this bloom is going on a scrapbook page that needs to go into a page protector, I need to lose a bit of dimension. For an altered project or canvas, or even a card that isn't going into the mail, this flower would be fine, but it is a little too bulky for a scrapbook page, so I just use the scissors and trim the "cone" of the blooms off, as I'm nestling and building the layers. 

This shot shows how I've been trimming down the "cones" that form as the flower is formed, after the petals have been adhered over each other. Those tubes created from rolling the single and double petals get layered inside each other to form the tight center of the  rose. Then I added a little more ink and some stickles to finish the bloom. 

The rose is nestled on a stitched-on pennant cut from the tile paper, and I added a dew drops flourish that leads the eye toward the doily and into the focal point, the photo and journaling.

One more shot to show the stitching used around the photo and over the doily - random circles, and some crazy zigzags in the upper right, where a delicate pink rose is added, for colour and that fun juxtaposition. 

 

Typical of my layouts, this page features a long, multi-font title - this one says, "A rose is a rose is a rose", a quote I found online. It kind of says the same thing as the one about  a rose by any other name is still a rose. 

For the journaling, I painted lightly with gesso directly onto the photo and then handwrote the text, explaining how fun it was to see the Delft used to hold her rose. 

I'd love your support as I try out for this exciting opportunity with The Robin's Nest, so if you have time, kindly leave a comment letting them know I'd be a great choice! Thanks!

 

 

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Instant Friends with Tutorial

My friend, Laura, a wonderful and prolific scrapbooker and cardmaker, is also the designer for ScrapMuch? where she posts a sketch every Friday. If you visit their blog today, you'll see a new sketch up, and they've been kind enough to post this layout I made, inspired by this sketch from March 16th. Here's the sketch:

And here is my layout:

 
I'm working with My Mind's Eye Miss Caroline papers on this one and I love how versatile the line is. The photos aren't perfect, taken at night in our family room, which is 1/2 below ground, with low lighting. I wanted to pick colours that wouldn't emphasize the low lighting and dark furniture, so I chose the floral as a background to pick up the pinkish skin tones in the photos. Then I layered on more patterns for the pennant elements.

I used foam adhesive on the pennants to build up lots of layers. I splattered gesso on the layout and used a sanding block on the papers and photos to give everything a bit of a worn-in feeling. You can see a simple lollipop flower embellishment there, too. To make the handwritten journaling pop a bit, I lightly brushed a coat of gesso on the patterned paper.

If you've not made this kind of embellishment before it's very simple.

1. Gather a variety of circle punches, a circle cutter, or put your die cut machine to work. OR, if you want a more rugged look, skip the tools and cut the circles by hand. I've done this on my Disney layout about a safari.

2. Choose some coordinating papers and then punch 2-3 (or more) circles in escalating sizes.

3. Crinkle the circles up. Scrunch them in your hand, gently.

4. Fold them flat and then apply ink to the creases and edges to give them additional visual texture.

5. Use a paper piercer to create a hole in the centre of each circle.

6. Layer the circles from largest to smallest, lining up the center holes and secure with a brad. Alternately, you could adhere the circles at the center and top with a button, chipboard, small paper flower etc. I have adorned the centers with a small handmade paper rose, too.

7. Attach to your layout or card with adhesive. I used foam adhesive for more dimension.

I hope this tutorial will remind you how simple it is to make your own embellishments, and how much $$ you can save, too!

I'll be back on Sunday with my first reveal for this term at My Sketch World. We're doing a blog hop. You won't want to miss the fun!

 

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Merry Christmas!

Here is the last card I created for Christmas this year.

This is a fun shaker card that I know the recipient is really going to enjoy! Assembling the shaker card is actually quite straight forward, thanks to the Shake It kits available at your lss through Impression Obsession. You can purchase the square or round plastic bubbles and the perfectly cut out cardstock pieces that fit over top separately. What I did underneath the shaker is a fun masking technique that I wanted to show you. I decided that the cute penguins needed a snowy environment, so I ran the white cardbase through the Cuttlebug using the Snowflakes folder. Stamping on top of the embossed surface would leave a very uneven impression and I had just one penguin stamp, the right facing one.

I decided to use a transparency. Here's how I did it:

1. I measured and trimmed the transparency to be slightly larger than the square bubble, about 3.5" x 3.5". I stamped the penguin on the left, using StazOn ink, which is ideally suited for non-porous surfaces, and it dries quickly. I then flipped the transparency over, and stamped the penguin again. This time I inked the stamp using a Copic marker, omitting the fin that carries the gift, so this penguin could be the recipient.

Now there are 2 penguins facing each other.

 

 

 

2. Next, I stamped the penguin using ordinary dye ink on a scrap of paper, and cut it out. I then used temporary adhesive to stick it on top of the penguin. If you have post-it notes handy, you can stamp on the post-it note, right up at the top where the gummy stuff is, cut it out and stick it on top of the image.

 

 

 

 

 

3. Ink up the background stamp, in my case the Christmas tree, with StazOn ink and stamp the it, allowing yourself to go right over the covered penguin, but not going so far as to stamp on the uncovered penguin.

Now, remove the mask you made with the scrap paper or post-it note and flip the transparency over. Repeat your background stamping.

Alternatively, you could create 2 masks and adhere one wrong side down on the penguin on the right, but I find this just as easy.

Use Copic, Sharpie or other permanent markers to colour in your images.

 

4.With your stamping done, you are ready to assemble the card. I placed the diecut cardstock on my cardfront and used a pencil to make light lines to indicate where I needed the transparency and bubble to go.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. Using strong, clear adhesive, like Beacons 3 in 1, adhere the transparency to the cardfront. I find embossed surfaces sometimes don't adhere as well, so the Beacon's is good for ensuring the card won't fall apart. You can see my pencil lines under the transparency. Remember I made it bigger than the bubble, on purpose.

 

You can see the pile of "snow", about a teaspoon, piled in the centre of the transparency.

 

 

 

 

 

6. Remove the adhesive from the bubble and adhere it to the transparency (with all the transparent surfaces here, the photo is a little less than ideal, but I hope you can see how this is coming together).

 

Then adhere the cardstock panel to the front. Again, I used the Beacon's to ensure it adheres to the slick transparent surfaces and the embossed surfaces.

I stamped a sentiment, added a little bling and adhered it to the cardfront with double sided foam adhesive.

Have you made shaker cards? I'd love to see them! Leave me a link in the comments.

Merry Christmas, friends! May all the blessings of the season fill your heart and home with joy! - Ann

 

 

 

Poinsettia Flower Tutorial - Practical Scrappers

I was making Christmas cards a few weeks ago and wanted to add a paper poinsettia to the front of one. I went looking for a tutorial and couldn't find one, so it was time to make one of my own! I'm sharing this at Practical Scrappers too. Remember we've been sharing layout, card, altered item, and fun Christmas ideas since the middle of November and we'll be your Christmas idea central right up to Christmas, so check it out!

To make your paper poinsettia, you will need:

5 petal flower punch (preferable with sharp not rounded petals), or a diecut machine

scrap cardstock - green and whatever colour you'd like your poinsettia to be (I chose off-white)

ink

gem, dewdrop or microbeads

quick drying strong adhesive, like Beacon's

tools - scissors, bamboo skewer (a dry emboss tool or pencil should work too)

 

From the off-white cardstock scrap, punch 3 flowers. Then punch 2 flowers from the green scrap.

 

 

 

 

 

If desired, ink the edges of your flowers to add texture and dimension. I used green, since white poinsettias have a tinge of green throughout them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Snip one green flower by cutting between petals, so one of the pieces has 3 petals and the other has 2.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using a bamboo skewer (my favourite tool!), curl the petals downward.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using strong quick-dry adhesive, glue the 3 white flowers together, staggering how they line up. Then adhere the intact green flower on, which will be one level of leaves, and place the other 2 pieces in a pleasing way, for a second level of leaves.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Take the skewer one more time and ease the petals apart as the glue will stick them together  a little bit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Once the poinsettia is taking the desired shape and dimension , you can add some finishing touches. I used my finger to dab a little gold Stickles to the petals, and added a Robin’s Nest gold dew drop to the flower centre. You could use micro beads or a rhinestone, too.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use foam adhesive to attach the poinsettia to your project.

 

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial!