I’m a little late getting my10 minute challenge posted this week. I made the project on Wednesday (early!!!) but with the blog tour I put off posting it.
The picture above was our challenge. We were told to look at this picture and create what came to mind from the picture. My mind was in wedding mode, due to the Blog Tour theme (see the last three posts) so my inspiration went in that direction. I saw that big fluffly flowery looking cushion and went from there.
Ready, Set, Go!
I’m ready! Did I happen to mention that the 10 minute challenge only pertains to cards? If you decide to make a scrapbook page you have 20 minutes and if you decide to make a 3-D item you have 30 minutes. I was headed for a 3-D item but didn’t want to spend anywhere near 30 minutes, 10 minutes was still sounding really good. Go!
Very Vanilla circles
I used the Stampin’ Up! 1″ Circle Punch to punch out a bunch of Very Vanilla circles and then the 1 1/4″ Circle Punch to punch out one circle. After I punched out the circles I wrapped the 1″ circles around a stylus to give them a curve as you see here.
Starting my flower
I put some Sticky Strip on the 1 1/4″ circle and started adhering the 1″ circles around the edges of the 1 1/4″ circle. After the first layer of petals were attached I added some more sticky strip and then another layer and so on.
Circle Punch Flower
Here’s the flower with all the layers on it. the next step was to add another little piece of sticky strip (or you could use some crystal effects, I didn’t have time for that!) and added a vanilla pearl from the Pretties Kit right in the center of the flower.
Cracker Barrel Syrup Bottle
I know someone who brings me her syrup bottles from Cracker Barrel. I wrapped a piece of Very Vanilla satin ribbon around the bottle and adhered it with Sticky Strip. Just a little more to go and the project will be finished. How long do you think it took??
Done!
Whew! Less than 10 minutes, just a little over 7 in fact! Do you want to see the finished project?
It's a bud vase!
I made a little bud vase! Did you notice that it matches the wedding favor I showed you the other day with the super elegant wedding invitation and stationary? I think this cute bud vase could be cute in the middle of a round table at a wedding reception with a single, beautiful flower in it. Another idea would be to have a neutral colored table cloth, put a table runner down the middle of the table, which matches the wedding colors, and then have some of these handmade paper flowers (not attached to anything) sprinkled along the runner.
Bud vase
Here’s a close up of the vase. I love these little syrup bottles because they have a cute design molded into them. (My husband loves them because they contain real Maple Syrup!!)
These flowers are so easy to make and you saw that they don’t take much time. Are you ready to try making one of your own? Thank you for stopping by to visit! I hope you’ll take a minute to leave a comment!
I had fun teaching the Scrap Club members how to make these lovely flowers last night. I wish I could have video taped some of their reactions. It was quite funny! I thought I would go ahead a make a quick tutorial for all of you.
Stampin' Up! Butterfly Punch
Start with the Stampin’ Up! Butterfly Punch and some Whisper White cardstock. You are going to need two butterflies per flower.
Stampin' Write Marker
Choose two shades of Stampin’ Write Markers for your flower. Use the lighter shade marker to color both butterflies entirely.
Darker shade Stampin' Write Marker
Use the darker shade Stampin’ Write marker to color just the edges of the butterflies.
Spritz with water
Use a small spritz bottle to wet them with water. You want to get them fairly wet with 2-3 spritzes. The water will make the colors run a little hopefully taking away some of the marker lines and making the difference in shade a little less pronounced.
Crumple
Yes, you read that correctly, you need to crumple up the butterflies. (Between getting the butterflies wet and crumpling them up, I thought I was going to have mutiny on my hands in class last night!)
Unfold
Unfold the butterflies, being very careful as they are fragile in the middle. As you flatten them you don’t want to take out all of the wrinkles, leave some, we want the texture. You can let the butterflies dry at this point or proceed gently.
Paper Piercer
Use a paper piercer or 1/16th inch circle punch to punch a hole in the center of each butterfly. Be gentle!
Vintage Brad
Use a brad to hold the butterflies together, each butterfly facing a different direction.
Butterfly punch flower
That’s it! You have a beautiful flower! If the flower isn’t quite full enough for your needs of course you can add a couple extra butterflies.
No, I did not come up with this idea myself, I only wish I was so creative! To be truthful though, I’m not sure who should receive the credit. So, suffice it to say, I’m happy to share this lovely flower with you that someone else brilliantly came up with and shared.
This is a remake of a tissue box that I showed you last week. I promised you a tutorial for the rose and it’s time!
Stampin' Up! Ornament Punch
I started with 25 ornament punches in Whisper White. The more punches you have the fuller your rose will be. The ornament punch was offered by Stampin’ Up! in the Holiday Mini Catalog but I have good news for you! The punch is not pictured in any of the current catalogs, however, it is still available! The item number is 116794 and it costs $15.95.
Sponging with Pretty in Pink
I want the rose to have two tones so I am sponging the edges of the punches with Pretty in Pink Classic ink.
Embossing Stylus
I used a stylus to curl the edges of each ornament punch (petal). You want about 1/3 of the petals to be curled slightly, 1/3 curled so they look like a U when you look from a side view, 1/3 curled considerably and 1 totally curled. Is that as clear as vellum for you? Let me give you a picture that will hopefully define that better.
Ornament Punch Rose Petals
I hope that makes more sense now. For the tighter curls I grabbed a thin paint brushed to wrap the punches around.
1 3/4" Circle Punch
Punch a 1 3/4″ Circle and then start working around the circle to adhere the petals. Begin with the least curled petals. I am using Sticky Strip because I want to make sure once all the weight of the flower is added it’s going to stay in place.
Work in a circle
Continue working around the circle to attach the petals. Use up all of the least curled petals and then work to the next level saving the most curled for the end.
Ornament Punch Rose Coming into Shape
As you get closer to the center of the flower you’ll want to make the edges of your petals overlap more, this will help to lift them up and give the flower shape.
Paper Rose
There is just one more piece to insert, the most curled petal. You will know when it’s time to put in the last petal, it’ll be the last one you can possibly fit in there. I started with 25 petals and used 23 of them.
Paper Rose
The rose looks great but it is no complete without some leaves to frame it.
Ornament Punch Leaves
I punched out three of the ornament punches from Mellow Moss and then used an Always Artichoke Stampin’ Write marker to draw in the vein lines.
Creating a paper leaf
I sponged on some Always Artichoke Classic ink and then used paper snips to cut a zig zag edge on of the leaves.
Bottom of the flower
Tuck the leaves behind the flower. (This a view of the bottom of the finished project.)
Paper Rose made from the Stampin' Up! Ornament Punch
And here we are! What do you think? I know the tutorial is long and may seem like it would take a long time to make one of these but I can tell you that it really doesn’t take all that long. I spent way more time typing this tutorial than it takes to make one of these flowers!
Now obviously with all these layers you’re not going to be able to put this flower on a card and mail it. A rose like this one is meant for a good size 3-D project or at least a card you’re planning to hand deliver! I have seen some other versions of this flower, some of them with fewer petals making it less bulky. You may wish to check them out, the ladies offering them are: Chera Wiest (who originally inspired me) and Shawna MacKenzie.
If you have any questions or comments about making this flower please leave them in the form of a comment. Most likely if you have questions someone else has the same one so I’ll answer them there for you. Thank you for stopping by and for any and all comments!
I was asked a question about making the little snowman gift tags in my Gift Tag Boxes so I thought I’m just do up a quick little tutorial for you and try to answer any other questions out there. They’re easy to make once you have the hang of what to do.
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I used a bone folder to fold a piece of Whisper White cardstock in half. The bone folder gives a nice crisp fold which you really need for this since you’re going to be putting the folded cardstock into a punch.
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Insert the folded cardstock into the Stampin’ Up! Small Tag Punch making sure you can see the fold in the “hole” so you’re not punching on it.
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In other words, once you’ve punched the tag out, you want the remaining hole to look like this.
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And you want the tag you punched out to look like this.
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Stamp the outside as desired. You can do the stamping before punching as well but with the tag from the Two Cool Dudes Stamp Set I find it easier to stamp after punching.
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Punch another tag without any folds out of cardstock using the Stampin’ Up! Tag Punch (this one is larger than the other we used with the white.) You’ll notice I’m using Night of Navy Cardstock here, however, in the first picture you saw I used Whisper White, you can do whatever suits you and your style.
Layer the stamped tag onto the larger tag and then attach ribbon or cord as you desire and write a little message inside. It’s that easy! If you have further questions please don’t hesitate to ask by leaving a comment or using the Contact Me button here or at the top of the page.
Many of you asked for a tutorial for this box when I posted it on the Holiday Blog Tour. Your wish has been granted! I hope you’ll take the time to scroll down and see how this fun box is made! You will need the following (1) 9″ square piece of cardstock (mine is embossed [...]
I have had two people contact me this week about Heat and Stick powder. If it wasn’t for the fact that they’re from different states, I’d think they were working together! Here’s a quick tutorial for you. I’m sorry I don’t have a completed project using Heat and Stick Powder to show you at the [...]
Kim contacted me and asked how to make the onesie card like I posted a little while back. I thought perhaps others would like to know as well. It really is a fairly easy card to make and everyone loves it! The first step is to cut a piece of [...]
I was asked a question about making the little snowman gift tags in my 
I used a bone folder to fold a piece of Whisper White cardstock in half. The bone folder gives a nice crisp fold which you really need for this since you’re going to be putting the folded cardstock into a punch.
Insert the folded cardstock into the Stampin’ Up! Small Tag Punch making sure you can see the fold in the “hole” so you’re not punching on it.
In other words, once you’ve punched the tag out, you want the remaining hole to look like this.
And you want the tag you punched out to look like this.
Stamp the outside as desired. You can do the stamping before punching as well but with the tag from the Two Cool Dudes Stamp Set I find it easier to stamp after punching.
Punch another tag without any folds out of cardstock using the Stampin’ Up! Tag Punch (this one is larger than the other we used with the white.) You’ll notice I’m using Night of Navy Cardstock here, however, in the first picture you saw I used Whisper White, you can do whatever suits you and your style.
Layer the stamped tag onto the larger tag and then attach ribbon or cord as you desire and write a little message inside. It’s that easy! If you have further questions please don’t hesitate to ask by leaving a comment or using the 
