Crepe Paper Flower Tutorial

Hi Everyone,

I have a quick crepe paper flower tutorial to share with you this morning. These are super easy to make and look beautiful on cards or scrapbook pages.

To begin, you must have a circle punch. It could be a scalloped punch, like the one shown here, or a just a regular circle punch would work as well.  I like the scallop punch because it gives the finished flower a more fancy edge to it. 

Once you have selected your punch, you will punch 4 circles out of crepe paper and one circle out of cardstock.  Just a quick note: I found crepe paper at my local thrift shop for .25 cents, Not bad huh?

Next, you will take your punched circles and fold them in half once and then fold them in half once again (as shown in this picture)  They should look like little pizza slices when folded correctly :)

Once your circles are folded,  you will put adhesive on the cardstock circle and attach the folded circles to the cardstock.

Here is what it will look like when all the folded circles are attached.

Lastly, you will want to use a button or a decorative brad to place in the center of your flower. You can use your imagination with the flower centers :)  And there you have a beautiful and simple crepe paper flower to use on your craft projects.  

I hope you enjoyed the tutorial today :) If you have any questions, feel free to ask me :) Have a great weekend everyone!

Hello Card

Hi Everyone,

I have a happy little project to share with you today :) I created this card for the new DigitalDoodles stamp release today. Kathy has worked so hard to bring such wonderful new stamp releases every week! I don't know how she does it, but each stamp gets cuter and cuter. The stamp for this week is called "Field Flowers" and it is so darn cute and versatile. Plus it is only .99 cents which is really a good deal considering you can use these stamps over and over again.

For this card, I used a bunch of left over scraps that I had. I don't know why, but it makes me feel so good when I can use up my scraps. I feel like I have accomplished some great task. I know its a little silly, but I can't help it :) I also used lots of 3-d dots to make the flowers pop out of the frame. I went for bold colors, because they make me feel happy. Have a great week everyone, I will be back tomorrow with some more projects :)

Card Supplies

Pattern Paper: "Bo Bunny" Back to Basics, "My Mind's Eye" So Sophie

Stamp: Digital Doodles

Font: "Mr & Mrs. Popsicle"

Alphabet: "October Afternoon"

Die Cut Circle: "My Mind's Eye"

Punches: EK Success mini butterfly

Mother's Day

Hi Everyone,

Happy Belated Mother's Day to all of you mom's out there. I am just dropping by quickly to share with all of you some projects that I made for all the mother's in my life this past weekend. My husband and I spent the weekend driving down to our hometown to see my mom and my mother-in-law. We had a great time just celebrating our moms and hanging out with family. I decided to create a little gift card holder purse for all the moms.

I used the cricut template from the cartridge "tags, bags, boxes, and more" to die cut the purse and the little tag.
I created a rose by layering die cut flowers and spraying with glimmer mist. I added a little bit of stickles around the edges to create some sparkle.
I added glossy accents to chipboard letters to finish the project off.
Thanks for taking a peek at my projects. I wish you all a very beautiful week :)