Friday Night Fun #2 - Paper Flowers

 Hello Happy Scrappers

Hope you have had an awesome week.

Well with all the snow we have had in the UK over the last few months, I think we have had our fill - it has been amazing, but I think its time for Spring to show its face.

I was surfing the web and came accross tutorials for paper flowers and.... boy oh boy
I just had to try make them.

Sooo....  here are my flowers I made.

I have added the links from You tube to show you how its made.

Tutorial 1

so this tutorial is for Foamiran flower making (which is amazing) but I applied

the same concept to paper die cuts - just be gentle and use a little spritz of

water to soften the paper, but work carefully so as not to tear the paper.

Tutorial 2

Tutorial 3 

Mine may not look as pretty but it I was so inspired I just wanted to try. 

These are the metal dies I used 

Affiliated links - click on the images

I used Lindy's Starburst sprays to colour the paper  and 

Stamens for the centre of the flowers

 Thank you for stopping by and I hope you feel inspired to try something new this Friday night

Happy scrapping

Loves
Candace

Love is.......Forever

Hello Scrappin Friends

hope your week is going well.

I thought I would add some mid week inspiration  and leave you with thoughts for the weekend.





I wanted to try something different on this page and I don't usually ever , actually use round frames.
I saw a layout with oval frames and was quite inspired by it, but I didn't have any, so I created some round frames.



I used the  Spellbinders Shapeabilities Vintage lace metal dies and then used the Sizzix framelits die circles. I matched the two circles up that would create a border frame on the Vintage Lace die cut.
I die cut a few of the other elements from the Vintage lace range.

I die cut the butterflies from the #SaraSignature Flutterby range. I painted them all with black Gesso and dabbed with Gold and Bronze Gilders paste. There are many brands out there, so you can use any of them. I tried two different ones and they have the same effect.

I used the Gold and bronze gilders paste on the Resin "fence" pieces as well. (they were translucent).

I also used chippies and painted them with Ranger Patina Victorian Gold

In the patterned paper before I began, I painted it with a layer of clear Gesso. I then Stenciled Texture paste through the Mini Cell Theory stencil

I  used Lindy's Sunburst Spray - I'm late - slate and I used the Magicals - Mission bells brown

Love is.... Wonderful life with my Awesome Husband

Love is.... My two precious boys

Love is..... Having the time, opportunity and the goodies to Scrapbook.

Thank you for joining me and I hope you are inspired to make your very own creation.

Loves
Candace

Friday Night Fun #1

Hello Happy Scrappers

Hope you had an awesome week.

I had a little fun on friday night with a quick make I would love to share with you.

#1 Circles and Flowers Journal page:

These are the items I used to creat this page

Products used 

Journal page - which I tore out and will stick back in when i'm done

Embossing pen

Copper embossing powder

Circle template (you can cut one out with a punch or die cut depending on the size)

Script Stamp

Memento Tuxedo Black stamp pad (or any Black dye ink that is permanent when dries)

Silicone mould (or resin frame - I usually make a few with resin using this mould and keep a stash as                             it takes a few hours to dry)

Glue gun and stick ( to heat and fill the silicone mould - let cool and remove)

Lace cut offs

Metal die cuts - Flowers: Large petal / Thin petal - cut out about 2 of each size.

Spritzer bottle with water

Additional embellishments you want to add (little flowers, bird)

Black Gesso

White Gesso

Metallic Bronze paint - Ayeeda Paint

Tear off of some board from a box to get the corrogated section

Lindy's stamp gang sprays - Clam bake beige, Sea grass green & My Mojito green 

Click on the links above to see the product - Affiliate links

Method 

Stamp the journal page with your Script stamp and black dye ink. Cover the whole page

make sure the ink is dry before the next step.

Draw circles using your template with the embossing pen. Use your copper embossing 

powder to cover the circles and once dusted, heat emboss the copper. 

Using your Lindy's Clam bake beige and a paint brush, paint the inside of the circles. 

The embossed border should keep the ink inside the circle - Dry with heat gun.

Make your frame using the silicone mold and glue gun. Let it cool and remove it. 

Now we make the flowers: 

You will have two die cuts of each size of the flowers:

Big petal - 

Layer the petals from large to small. Finishing with the small petals at the top. Put a brad 

(splitpin) through the centre. 

Sprits the top layer of petals with water and scrunch the petals up (over the brad)

Then spray the second layer of petals now visible and scrunch them up over the first layer.

Once all the layers are done, it will look like a little bud (like photo above - last one

on the right)

Small Petals - 

Do the same as the above 

Once they are nearly dry, open up the flowers. Do it layer by layer and gently. 

Paint the frame and embellishments with black Gesso 

Use the three Lindy's sprays to spray and colour your flowers 

Use the My mojito green spray to colour the lace cut offs.

Using the White gesso, dab your finger in the gesso and wipe lightly over the edges of the petals 

and the corrogated board.

Using the Black gesso, dab your finger in the gesso and wipe lightly over the edges of the petals.

Chalk the edges of the corrogated board with black ink.

Dab your finger with some Metallic Bronze paint and lightly dab it over the Black embellishments

to highlite some of the sections. 

Arrange your flowers and embellishments on your journal page and glue them down. 

Voila!

I hope you give it a try and have fun. Remember you can use any colour (your favourites)

Thank you for joining me 

See ya soon 

Loves

Candace