Hi friends, Thank you so much for all the love showered on my
Altered KeyHolder posted earlier showcasing handmade flowers and Tutorials. Here is another altered project..this time a Tea-light holder dressed up in a fairy house style using lots of handmade flowers , vines and crystals!
I am so in love with the new Dress my Craft Papers...they are superb for die cutting as due to the thickness of the papers, the shapes hold so well.
The roses were made using Dress my Craft Floral Oriental paper and Spellbinders Rose Creations dies.
The tear drop crystals are gorgeous fillers I picked up from Crafters Corner. Love how they lend a magical touch to a project.
Propped up the dragon fly charm on floral wire to fly above the flowers!
The yellow and pink blooms were also made using the same Spellbinders Rose Creations die and
Dress my Craft papers! Dont you just love it when you can stretch your supplies and make so many different flowers using a single die / punch.
I had never been able to quite enjoy making the crushed flowers which are so popular...I think the problem was the paper I had been using. This time I used the
Dress my Craft papers and tools.I loved how easy it was to crunch up the papers without tearing them and the best thing was the shape held wonderfully!
Here are some of the flowers I made using
Dress my Craft papers and tools.
The rose is one of my favorite flowers to make and yes I agree its the toughest one to get right too!!
I love to find easier ways to do something and in the last Tutorial I showed you how to use an earbud to help shape the central bud of the rose...in this post I will show you how to use Dress my Craft tools to make your flower making quicker and easier.
Materials
- Dress my Craft Oriental Paper
- Groove Golf Tool Set: used the 2 large ones here
- Any 5 petal Flower die: Here I used the Spellbinders Rose Creations die and used the 2nd largest die
- Distress Inks /other inks
- Mister
- Towel
- Embossing Pad
- Adhesive of choice : I prefer the hot glue gun for its fast results.
- Dress my Craft Sparkling dust
Use any 5 petal flower shape and color whichever way you want.Use one color, ink only the edges or use 2 different shades. Just remember to color both surfaces of your flower as the rose is a 3 dimensional flower and you will see both sides on your final flower.
Mist lightly with water and blot gently with a towel.
To quickly and easily form the central bud , use the largest of the golf tools and roll your flower petal around it
This is so much quicker than embossing with tools and much easier than simply trying to roll the petal into a cone using your fingers alone!
Do the same with all the petals of your flower.
To form a nice pointed cone, now take the 2nd largest golf tool and wrap one petal around it...sliding it up to the tapering end and rolling into a tight cone.
What I loved about the
Dress my Craft paper is that not only is it super easy to shape by this method but also the shape stays nicely...see how the petal doesn't uncoil immediately but gives time to glue!
You need to do this with only one petal which will form the innermost core of your bud. Glue the other petals around this .
You can use hot glue if you are adept with it [meaning not prone to burning yourself and not using too much] or use a clear drying adhesive of your choice.
You can either glue the adjacent petals overlapping the edges or glue petals from opposite sides...it just slightly changes the look of your bud and gives a bit of variety!
Your bud is now ready ! Add a calyx and its ready to go on a project as it is!
For the layer immediately around the bud, again use the large golf tool and rather than emboss, simply wrap the petals around it like you did before.
Optionally, use the pointed tapered end of your 2nd largest or smaller golf tools and gently curve the edges of the petal outwards.
Glue around your bud
You can achieve a tight or loose look for your rose by choosing where you apply the glue:
apply glue only on the base of the bud and you will have a looser rose
apply glue on the base and on the lower half of the sides of the bud...you will get a tighter rose!
For the outer layers [you can add 2-3 depending on how full a flower you want] use the large golf tool to nicely cup and add subtle texture to the petals.
If any area looks stiff ,switch to a smaller golf tool and go over that area. Keep in mind that if you want more embossing anytime switch to the smaller size of the golf tool.
Invert the cup shaped flower and press the center with the round end of the largest golf tool.
Glue this under your rosebud
And so with just 3 die cuts you have made a cute little rose!
Add more layers if you want a fuller rose .
To jazz up your rose...apply adhesive medium [use spray adhesive, crackle paint, multi-medium matte, glossy accents etc] and sprinkle Dress my Craft sparkling dust or frosted sugar.
Doesn't the rose look beautiful !!!
And the best thing is it was not too hard to make too isnt it!!
The pink one below is the one I used in the tea light holder
And here is the tea light holder hanging from our miniature Orange tree!
I hope you found some of the tricks I have shared useful.Do tell me how it is.
