Good morning everyone!!
What a blessed morning it is!! It is cold and snowy and gray outside, but my dear hubby is home all day long and that makes me very warm and happy inside!! I hope you have a ray of sunshine in your day wherever you may be!!!
I am excited to share this tutorial with you because it is very easy and cost effective and the results are fantastic!!! I just love making embellishments out of supplies I have around the house! I have collected a few vintage books over the years and I love using them in as many projects as I can!! Next time you are at a garage sale...check and see if you can find some old books...they will come in handy many times over!!!!
Supplies Needed:
Vintage book Paper or book paper that has been inked to appear vintage
Scallop Circle Punch
Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher
Distress Ink
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Punch 16 circles out of the book paper.
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Layer them together.
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Staple with the tiny attacher as shown.
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Begin crinkling the flower layers to the center one petal at a time.
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Continue crinkling the layers until you get to the last 4 layers. Those layers can be crinkled slightly to the back side of the flower to give it fullness.
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Add color to your flower with Distress Inks. I used Scattered Straw and Walnut Stain, but any colors will make this flower absolutely awesome!!!
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Here is the finished product. You may even want to add a button or other embellishment to the center for fun!!!
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If you have any questions, leave me a note or email me at klockart@msn.com and I will answer any questions you may have!!!
Enjoy!!
Kristii