fleur de plumes Flower Tutorial

Happy Friday everyone! Once again I have the pleasure of being a part of this fabulous DT here at SOUS. I would like to show you a fun new flower I've created...come on, let's play!

To make this flower you will need:

Offray Garbo ribbon, measures 5/8in or 15.8mm (it is very important to use ribbon that has a satin center with a sheer edge to achieve the flower I am making today, this one is Offray's Garbo, I purchased it at WalMart).

brads

eyelet punch

something with the widths of 3 inches and 2 1/2 inches (I have used a ruler and a scrap of lightweight cardboard)

buttons, bling (anything you would like for flower centers)

scissors

First, I've wrapped ribbon around my ruler 4 times. One of the ribbons I've wrapped tightly and the other loosely. Second, I've wrapped ribbon around the cardboard 3 times. (you can tape the ribbon so that it is easier to handle when sliding off the ruler if you like)

Then punch each ribbon loop in the center and place on a brad from smallest to largest. (the loose ribbon would be considered the largest)

Now you should have something like this.

Fan out all the 'petals' like so.

Snip each 'petal' down the center as close to the brad as possible.

Can you see your flower taking shape?

Now the fun part...pull the fibers apart in the center of each petal.

I think it looks so heavenly!

All you have to do now is chose a center for your flower, I had an old necklace that I took this metal flower from. Viola...you have a flower that is so dreamy and feathery. I chose the name, fleur de plumes, because it means feather flower in french, I think it suits it perfectly!

So...you could stop here or...you know me...gotta add some more details!

If you chose to add some additional flair use a two inch circle as a base to add the fun. I've cut my circles with my cricut from some neutral card stock. For this flower I've added some tiny pearls and some feathers. Apply hot glue to the items, a bit to the circle and place you flower on top.

Just a bit more pizazz, don't you agree?

I'd like to share a few more of my flowers with you. For the green flower I've cut the 'loops' so the flower lays flat.

I had some really fun antique earrings and decided to use one for the flower center on this black flower.

For the orange flower I've cut a flower with my circut, water distressed the layers, added beads to the center and finally, glossy accents to hold them in place. The black flower is a loop wrapped 6 times around the 2 1/2 cardboard strip, I added a decorative brad to the center. (a great way to use up the left over bits of ribbon)

This pink one is my original prototype...LOL...I've added feathers, a button, a circle of tiny pearls and some white sequins.

This red flower has a pair of silver leaf earrings dangling from the bottom for a little twist. The beads on the purple flower are actually a snip from a beaded eyeglass cord.

I would like to mention that my items were very easy to come by. I live in a small town with limited shopping and I have to get creative so just a few notes. I purchased dream catchers from the $1 Tree and was able to get lots of feathers from them. Also from the $1 Tree, beaded eyeglass cords to use as accents. Thrift stores and flea markets are great for old jewelry. WalMart carries the ribbon in a variety of colors and also has the tiny pearls and sequins.

I hope I've inspired you to try this, it was so much fun playing around this week and coming up with this idea. Please stop by my blog Details by Sandy and let me know what you've made. I'd love to see what you come up with!

Thanx to the DT for having me again!

Have a blessed week...Hugs,

Sandy

Poinsettias -Christmas Tutorial

TGIF everyone.. and that means its another Tutorial reveal..

I hope you ladies get a good kick out of this Poinsettia for the holidays.. Its great for layouts, cards and anything else you can think of to stick it on.. I even thought about making a wreath with it..

I have made several different sizes with a little more added detail on the big one..

First of all.. I cut the leaves that I used for this flower with the "Stretch Your Imagination" cartridge..

This is the biggest of the poinsettias, which was the easiest to put to together..

Supplies needed:

Stretch your imagination cartridge "Autumn leaf stretched shadow cut"

and "Walk In My Garden" cartridge for the little star shaped flower centers.

red cardstock

green cardstock

yellow cardstock

red, green and yellow stickles

pop dots and glue pen

embossing tool (looks like a double ended pen)

Chalk: Green and Yellow

Ink: brown, black and green

First step:

Cut the GREEN cardstock: 3 X 3" leaves and 3 X 2" leaves (all shadow cut)

Then cut the little star shaped flower from "Walking in my Garden" cartridge also using the green cardstock at 1.5".(also shadow cut)

Then:

Cut the RED cardstock: 3 X 3" leaves and 3 X 2.5" leaves (all shadow cut)

and then using YELLOW cardstock cut the little star shaped flower from Walking in my Garden cartridge at 1"..(also shadow cut)

Now for creating a realistic look and assembly:

Using your embossing tool, run a straight line across the back of the leaves.. turn them back over and then bend at the seams. The little star looking flowers need their petals turned upright..

You can at this point add more lines to your leaves if you wish.. I added more detail to the bigger flower by using the embossing tool and running more lines to make the leaves seam more realistic..

Then:

Using the inks, rub the seems and edges of the leaves.. Green leaves should be rubbed with green ink, red leaves with black and then yellow star flowers edges with brown.. just slightly..

I made small soft circular movements so the ink didn't splot on, but instead added just enough shadow..

and then:

Using the chalks, add a little green chalk to the edges of the green leaves..just run in a circular motion for softness..

Not a big difference, but you can see it once its done.. You don't have to chalk then, but the leaves will look extra great if you do.!!

after wards you will be bending the leaves and petals..

Using your fingers, bend the leaves and the petals so that they are shaped liked the photo above..

you can turn the very tip upwards.. I wrapped the leaves in between my two pointers and bent them that way..

Now for assembly:

I normally would not have assembled them onto a small circle, but for this tute I did.. The big flower is assembled right onto the layout.. it was much easier to guess the portions and how I wanted the leaves placed..not to cover photos, etc....

so, add you pop dots to the backs of the leaves..

and place them as follows.. and then take the red petals and add them next, in between the leaves..

Like this... and keep layering till your happy with your end result..

and then for the final touches:

add your star shaped flowers on top, layering green on the bottom and yellow on top..

and last but not not least, add your Stickles anyway you want..

I actually made two poinsettias with this flower that I made for the tutorial.. I really didnt' need so many layers..

Here is the bottom of the finished layout that I used the Poinsettias on..

These aren't very quick to make, but they sure do pack a punch!! LOL

You can click on the image to make it bigger.. You can see the difference in the leaves of the big flower and little flowers.. I wanted to show you how different a little bit of extra detail can make..

Ok then ladies... Hope you enjoyed this little tutorial on making Poinsettias using leaves from the Stretch Your Imagination cartridge..

We thank you so much for looking!!

Flower Tutorial

As promised the first of our tutorials for the holiday season. This flower is made with the leaf cut from A Child's Year. I used the 2 1/2 inch leaf stretched to 3 inches at the widest point in DS. I cut 12 leaves on double sided paper because I was not sure which side I wanted to use, I decided to use the patterned side. This is a Martha Stewart stack I purchased at WM....I loved the metallic papers for the holiday season.

Using Folkart metallic gold and a foam brush I dry brushed the edges and tips of each leaf.....

Using the dry brush technique I was able to achieve a look that I liked....

Using pop dots I attached 6 of the leaves to make the center of the flower....the pop dots are on the edge of the leaf and I simply made a circle with them.....

This is what your center will look like when all six leaves are in place.....

Now add a pop dot to the bottom of the 6 remaining leaves......

Place them behind the flower center.....

Using a wooden spoon or dowel curl the tip of each leaf under.....

I chose a snowflake button to accent the center of this flower as I plan to use it on a holiday layout....

These flowers are quite large and would make great accents for gifts as well....and could certainly be used on a layout afterword.....so when wrapping up your holiday packages think of your scrappy friends and add a flower instead of a bow for them to use on a special layout.....Hope you enjoyed this tutorial and are having a fabulous holiday season....and don't forget....we will be posting tutorials throughout the month of December!

I cut my leaves using my A Child's Year cart. I cut them in both 1 and 1/2 inches...chalk or ink...take a small piece of wire and glue it to the back of the leaf....fold the leaf to make sure it has good contact with the wire....let these dry.....

Begin adding the leaves to your branch by twisting the wire around the branch.

Glue the flowers to the leaves....at this point I added the smaller leaves by glueing them under the flower.

Cut some additional wire pieces at about 4 inches and spiral around a wooden sqewer.

Add these to your branches and you have created you own handmade floral stem....hope you have enjoyed this tutorial....can't wait to see how you use it!

Suprise post.. Second flower tutorial.

I made this sunflower using the shadow blackout cut from the Graphically Speaking cartridge and the leaves are cut from the A Childs Year Cartridge.
*Remember to click on the small photo and it will open up a bigger one..

Here is the side view of the what the flower will look like with all of the layers.


These are the chalks that I use.. but I don't see any difference in the brand name.. I also have the smaller packs of 4 colors by INKADINKADO..I actually think they are better, more softer..

First: Cut 2 x 4", 1 x 3.5" and 1 x 3" shadow blackout flowers. I know the photo has more, but once I started layering them, I noticed that it didn't need so many after all..
Once the flowers have been cut, I used my paper trimmer and the fold cutter to add seems to the pedals. I just turned the flowers around until all of the pedals had seems..
Then, using my fingers I bent the pedals at the seems. folding them upwards will add a darker seem once chalked and folding them downwards will give you a lighter seem. once I had them folded, I chalked around the edges and the seem with an orange chalk.
Next step is to use your fingers and push all of the pedals upwards towards the middle.
Then using a pen, pencil or in my case the chalk applicator handle, I bent the tips of the flowers downwards.. I did push them upwards a little with my fingers till I was happy with the end result.
I added my pop dots to the centers of the flowers. In this photo you can actually see the difference in the seem colors..one of the bigger flower is folded up and the other is folded down..
and assembled them making sure that the layering pedal was always in the middle of the bottom pedals.
I then cut my leaves using the A Childs Year Cartridge.. The smaller leaves are cut at 2" and the bigger are 2 1/4", but I wanted the bigger ones a bit wider, so I stretched the width a little using the design studio software.
I then chalked them, first with a light green and then with a darker one to give it more of a realistic look. I also bent the leaves a bit and scrunched them up, once again to just give them that little bit of a realistic appeal..
Please please please don't be afraid of bending and twisting your papers.. it is so much fun...
Finally I added a big brown button to the center of the flower and then added the leaves..
This is an over grown flower which would be excellent on the bottom corner of a layout or even as a card..
Thank you ladies so much for participating in our fun. We hope you get a lot of use out of this flower.. Using many different patterned and/or colored papers, your end results are endless.. You can for example make a daisy using white paper and a yellow button..