Kelly's Tutorial

Good morning!  It's Kelly here with your Tuesday Tutorial.  I created this layout for the Napa Valley gallery and wanted to share more about making paper accents.

Flowers, circles, pinwheels, bursts, whatever you'd like to call them... they're fun to make!  I used them as accents on that layout but also came up with an idea to create a banner out of them too.

It's an easy little decoration to help ring in the New Year.  I started by cutting strips of Jet Set paper into 1.5x12 strips. 

Punch one edge with a border punch.

Start to fold your paper accordian style.  I've found that the smaller the folds, the easier it is to adhere the flower together.

Once they're all folded, glue the two ends of the strip together so it forms a circle.  I also punched a circle out of scrap paper, added a glue dot in the center, and adhered it to the back of my flower.  This helps it keep it's shape and lay flat.

Once they were all assembled, I used the clock rub-ons on white cardstock and punched them out with a circle punch.  These got adhered to the centers of each flower.

I stamped my numbers with the Natalee stamp set then cut them out and adhered them to the centers of the clocks.  I turned the flowers into ribbons by adding some strips of Show Your Work paper.

I hope you can see how easy it is to create your own flowers.  They could be used as embellishments on your pages or banners, and if you're looking to do something for the holidays they'd make cute ornaments for the tree or toppers for your gifts!

Comments

[Barb in AK]

Thanks so much for the quick lesson! I'm going to give it a try! Love the banner :-)

[valerie]

I love these beautiful flowers !!
thanks very much for the tutorial !!!
Valérie

[Margrethe]

I've tried making these before, but I find it hard to adhere the circle and have it stay in place. Any advice?

[MichelleGB]

I love that LO! Thank you for the tutorial!

[Jill]

Thanks Kelly! I love your work and your blog. Very creative use of the clock rub-ons.

[Sasha Holloway]

@ Margrethe use a glue gun, or liquid adhesive and hold it there be sure as your holding it to slightly push it in so that is can be secure or you can use that strong sticky tape. HTH's

[joanne (spagirl)]

awesome! love how you embellished the centers too! thanks for sharing!

[Tea]

Very cute! I love the banner idea. I think I'll have my kids help me create a 2010/2011 banner, fun.

[Lynsey]

And this would be even easier if you get the Martha Stewart Score Board, too!

[alex]

awesome, soooo easy to make! no need to buy any expensives dies for your machine too :)

[true religion]

The great use of life is to spend it doing something that will outlast it

[birkenstock outlet]

if you get the Martha Stewart Score Board, too!