Have you had a chance to play with the June kit? There are some great papers in the Bigger than a Breadbox kit that are perfect for distressing. I used the Lily Bee papers to make some easy paper posies. Here's how I made them. ***This will be a picture heavy post.***
First, get your circle punches or circle dies, distressing tools and ink. For this tutorial, I used some Sizzix dies, a Heidi Swapp distressing tool and Ranger Distress (Vintage Photo) ink, a brad and Distress Stickles.
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Next, pick out your papers. I used some leftover scraps from the Lily Bee papers. Punch or die cut 3-4 circles (of gradually decreasing size) per flower. The Lily Bee papers are nice because they are two-sided, easy to get more coordinating circles for your posies.
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Distress the edges of your circles and then ink the edges.
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Crumple the flowers in your hand, unfold and then ink the tops lightly (I used a lighter shade of Distress Ink - Antique Linen).
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Layer your flowers largest to smallest, adhere with either a glue stick or tape runner in the center. (A tip... I've found using a glue dot makes it difficult to pierce, the tool gets stuck and it gets ugly.)
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Pierce your layered circles in the center.
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Slip in your brad, and you have one distressed paper Posey!
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For a different look, take a second set of layered circles and add a drop of glitter glue (I used Vintage Photo Distress Stickles) to the center.
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Have fun playing with different paper and embellishment combinations! I used Distress Stickles and the rhinestone button to embellish the posies from the June kit on my "Favorite. Photo. Ever" layout.
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Maria Swiatkowski
Apron Strings Sous Chef
1 comment:
I love making posies. Great tutorial! Can't wait for July's kit...
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