Thursday, March 17, 2011

Layered Flower Tutorial

I have been using these layered flowers a lot lately, these are extremely easy to make.
To make something like this you will need:
  1. 3 die-cut/punched/hand-cut white scalloped flowers using heavy weight cardstock. They should be of 3 different sizes.
  2. Red ink (any kind is ok).
  3. Ink Dauber/make-up sponge.
  4. Any script/word background stamp (I have used Hero Arts Friend Definition stamp).
  5. Black archival dye ink.
  6. Perfect pearls (I've used bronze perfect pearls).
  7. Mini Mister.
  8. 3 half cut pearls for the flower center (buttons will also do).
1. Take the flowers and distressed them using an ink dauber/make-up sponge with red pigment ink. This is how they look after distressing. It doesn't have to be perfect as you can see I haven't done a very good job :P. Distress on both sides of the flowers as we are going to curl up the petals so the other side will also be partially visible.
 
 2. Stamp with your background stamp using black archival ink on one side of all the flowers. Let it dry or heat set it with a heat gun.
 3. Generously spray perfect pearls mixed with water on the flowers. Let it dry or heat set it with a heat gun.
 4. After they are completely dry curl the petals inwards. I've used the end of a paint brush.
 5. Now place the medium sized flower inside the biggest one such that the center of the petals of the smaller flower lie between 2 petals of the larger flower. Repeat this for the smallest flower.
 
6. Staple the layered flower together. Spray some more perfect pearls if you want some more glitter. Adhere 3 half cut pearls to the center making sure that the staple is hidden under them....and your flower is ready.
 



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  1. Sharada RameshMarch 17, 2011 at 11:07 PM

    Thanks sooo much for the tutorials!!! this is really.. really AWESOME!! :)

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  2. ShaliniMarch 17, 2011 at 11:15 PM

    thanks so so much for this tute Juhi... beautiful flowers adorning yr projects...

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  3. TeeMarch 17, 2011 at 11:32 PM

    Love those flowers and thanks for a super tutorial..it looks so easy when you show it!! Drop by my blog for some surprise!

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  4. SudhaMarch 17, 2011 at 11:44 PM

    Pretty creation. Thanks for sharing.

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  5. Priya Venkat DesignsMarch 18, 2011 at 12:22 AM

    Lovely flowers and now we can try and make some too. I bet the perfect pearls add a lot of shine to the flowers that the camera cant capture. Thanks much for the tutorial.

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  6. CrafterkhushMarch 18, 2011 at 1:14 AM

    This looks nice and easy.. I wanna try it out now in a card now..:-).. Thanks for sharing..

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  7. ShobanaMarch 18, 2011 at 3:48 AM

    This is great Juhi! Tks so much for the tutorial! Such a lovely technique. Way to go! :)

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  8. FLEUR de LoMarch 18, 2011 at 5:45 AM

    Thanks for the tutorial! Your flowers are gorgeous!!! I also love your roughed-up, bumpy background. I just love your style.

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  9. Deepti AggarwalMarch 18, 2011 at 7:32 AM

    Thank you so much juhi for this awesome tutorial...

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  10. UnknownMarch 18, 2011 at 7:18 PM

    Thank you so much for the tutorial ...its truly awesome and I am bookmarking this page .
    I do not have most of the things but I am going to get all of them and try this out for sure

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  11. Anita KejriwalMarch 18, 2011 at 8:53 PM

    thanks juhi, Now I know the secret!

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  12. Divya ShankarMarch 19, 2011 at 8:39 AM

    wowie .. I learnt something today .. smthing different from usually leaving a comment ;)

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  13. TejashreeMarch 20, 2011 at 11:15 AM

    thanks juhi! sharing with us. this is awesome !

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  14. Angela ToucanMay 3, 2011 at 10:17 AM

    great flowers

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  15. jayneMay 4, 2011 at 8:18 AM

    excellent tutorial - thanks!

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  16. AnonymousMay 16, 2011 at 3:13 AM

    i just love ur cards

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  17. AnonymousJune 3, 2011 at 3:51 AM

    FROM- SONELL MALIK HARYANA
    DIDI I AM A CLASS 8 GIRL AND YOUR BLOG IS THE ONLY SPOT I CAN LOOK UP FOR CARDS FOR MY PARENTS

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  18. AnonymousJune 3, 2011 at 3:52 AM

    THANKS AN AWFULL LOT
    SONELL

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  19. AnonymousDecember 21, 2011 at 12:07 PM

    these are SOOO cute!! the only thing i'd like to know is if you HAVE to use perfect pearls or whatever, because i have none and i'm broke..... PLEASE HELP ME!!!

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  20. AnonymousDecember 21, 2011 at 12:09 PM

    P.s. I LOOOOVEEE your cards. i hope to someday be as talented of a crafter as you. :D

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