Hi guys! It's Jen here with a super quick and easy tutorial on creating the flower I used on my 1 Year layout from this months Brooklyn Flea Gallery.
I love to use large embellishments on my page, and this is an easy way to create your own. The fun part is that you can use whatever paper you want and embellish it any way you want for endless possibilities.
To begin, you'll need to cut about 6 or 7 strips of 12x12 paper, more or less depending on how large you want your flower to be. I like to have varying widths, so I cut my strips anywhere from 1/4 inch to 1 inch wide.
Next, you'll take each strip and fold the ends in to the center so that they overlap a tiny bit. Do not crease the ends, just just gently fold. Then staple or adhere it in the center. I like to staple with my Tiny Attacher just because it's a little quicker.
Now I just layer one by one. I start by layering 2 at a right angle, staple those together. Then you just add them as you go, layering them at different intervals. Staple each one a few times just to be sure it's sturdy. Once you get to the last few strips it can be a little difficult to staple, just work with it and you'll get it.
Finally, I punch a circle and place 2 stacked American Crafts foam adhesive circles underneath and then place in the center of my flower. I then adhere the entire piece to the page with more foam adhesive.
Hope you guys enjoyed this tutorial!
Super cute layout! Thanks for sharing the tutorial!
Posted by: Melinda T | 12/21/2011 at 07:17 PM