Flower Tutorial Options

[Debbie]

I have received an overwhelming number of PM's and emails asking about the flowers I made recently. So I thought I should do a tutorial.

As some of you know, I ordered this ginormous flower punch from SB.com and when it arrived I about choked! The thing is seriously HUGE! When I checked the price of returning it, the postage was going to cost almost as much as the punch....so I kept it! And good thing to, because I gotta tell ya.... this thing is quickly becoming one of my favorite things!!

1. Punch out your flowers using the desired size punch. Using a Glue Stick, I glue 2 flower pieces together back to back. This gives the flower more stability & thickness. After you apply the glue, the paper becomes very pliable.

2. If you wish to doodle on your flower, it's much easier to do it now before you shape it!
3. I squish all the flower petals upward to form a cup shape like this.....
4. Then I curl each petal around a pen or pencil. Here I'm using the Basic Grey rub-on tool, but just use whatever you have handy.....
5. Once you have shaped your flowers, let them sit so the shape can 'set'.

TaDa!!!! Now you can make tons of flowers for your scrappy projects!! You can layer them or run them through your Cuttlebug using one of the embossing folders, the texture look amazing!!

Notes: I think the secret to getting these flowers to maintain their shape is the Glue Stick! I have made these using dry adhesive, but achieve a much better result using the Glue Stick. I think the Glue Stick works more like starch!

[Pam]

Debbie--thank you so much for this--- we all have wanted to know how you made those lovely flowers

great job

[Joy2Scrapbook]

Thank you Debbie for sharing your flower technique. I'm going to have to make some time to give this a try!

[jbonner]

Thanks Debbie - will definitely have to try this out

[Lynn]

Thanks Debbie, your blooms are always so pretty!

[KristineB]

Thank you so much for this wonderful tutorial!

[Julia]

Thanks Debbie. I hadn't thought about glueing two together but it does make sense. Thanks for sharing that with us1!!!!

[sandie]

Debbie what a fabulous tutorial, thank you for sharing this with us!

[Delusional1]

Awesome Presentation.... Thanks Debbie

[Guest_Meg_*]

I never thought to glue them back to back!! Great tutorial! Thanks!!
(I think you'll be seeing these on a future LO )

[meggiroux]

Thanks Debbie! Great tutorial!

[belladesigns]

thank you SO much for this, i have been trying to figure out these flowers for the longest time and couldn't get it from the descriptions...now i do...thanks again

[Robbie]

So that's how you get that great shape!!! I've been trying and trying and mine just didn't hold their shape! Now I need to buy glue sticks! Thank goodness that this time it's something cheap I need to buy! rofl! Of course, I still want that doorstopper, too! lol

Thanks Debbie!

[Gabrielle P]

Great tutorial Debbie!......although I've often used this punch on my l/o's.....maybe too many times? LOL!!....I've never tried glueing two of them together for more stability!! great tip....especially if you're using of of the lighter weight papers!!

I have a two sided sticky tape I get at my local Dollar store that has a really strong tack, that seems to work well for me when attaching the blooms, but I will definitely give the glue stick a try!

[8supermum]

Brilliant, thanks for sharing this with us, your flowers are so amazing, wonder if you can get the giant punch in the UK???

Hope Prima doesn't go out of business now???

[Julia]

Brilliant, thanks for sharing this with us, your flowers are so amazing, wonder if you can get the giant punch in the UK???

Hope Prima doesn't go out of business now???

I was wondering if we could get that punch in the UK. I haven't seen it anywhere yet!

[sabine]

Wow, thank you so much Debbie! Your flowers are phenomenal! I never thought of gluing two flowers together either, great idea! And I'll have to get me that huge punch now for sure!!!

[belladesigns]

i just ordered the punches...yahoo! I got them off of an ebay store.

Krista

[Jenny]

Thanks Debbie. This is great, I will be trying out your technique. Thanks for sharing!!

[Tanya Desmond]

great tips! Those flowers are super flashy- I love them!