Jenny shows us how to make some pretty flowers....September Tutorial

Tutorial – Crumpled Flowers

by Jenny Svennson

 

I’m going to show you how to make these really cute flowers out of patterned papers. I got the idea from a colleague of mine, who made big flowers from tissue paper, which she rolled onto a pencil and then crumpled it to shape the petals. I’ve been thinking about this for a while, and I thought I’d give it a try with patterned paper too, and see if I somehow could adapt this technique to scrapbooking. And it worked perfectly.

 

To make these flowers, you need the following things: Patterned paper, cut into petal shapes, a piece of twine, a cardstock circle, a button and a knitting needle or something similar for rolling up your petal when you crumple it. You also need to soak your petals in water, using a mister or why not a bottle of Glimmer Mist, to add some sparkle too while you are at it.

 

 

So, take the wet petals and roll them onto the knitting needle.

 

 

Then you press them together to create the crumples. You can be pretty firm with this, because the Graphic 45 paper is very durable, even while wet.

 

Take the petals off the needle, roll them up, shape them a little and then leave them to dry.

 

 
Glue the petals onto a cardstock circle. I have used eight petals for this flower, but it all depends on the size and shape of the petals and what kind of flower you want to make, or how full you want it to be.

 

 
  
Add the button with the twine, and voila, there you have your flower.

 
I have made plenty of these flowers since I learned this technique. They are quick and easy to make, and they are great to use on layouts and cards. Here, I have used the flower in the tutorial for one card, and another one, with rounder petals, for another card. All of the patterned papers are from the Steampunk Debutante collection.

 

 

 

These are so fun, I cant wait to make some myself.  Thank you Jenny for sharing.

Keep an eye out on the blog for our monthly tutorials from our design team!  Also keep an eye out for our October Trick or Treat Bags.  I sent paper bags from Pennsylvania Bag Company to our design team and asked them to make trick or treat bags.  They got right on it and it will be fun to share with you next month!

 

Candy

Comments

[Judy Webb]

Loved the flowers

[Tammy Roberts]

Way cool Jenny! I can't wait to make some... thanks for sharing.

[Elaine Allen]

What a sweet looking flower Jenny! Great job!

Elaine Allen

[Donna]

Very cool! Thanks for sharing.

[Rhonda V.]

What a super cute and fun technique! Love this!!!

[NanaBeth]

I think I'll be making some of these today!

[Diane Schultz]

What a fabulous idea Jenny!

[Tonya Gibbs]

Very nice. I am going to try this with red paper for a poinsettia. thanks for the tip!

[Gloria Stengel]

These are fab! Always looking for new ways to make my own flowers! Your cards are fantastic, too!

[Laura De La Rosa]

Jenny this is AWSOME!!!
I will make sure to try them!!
Thanks for sharing
Hugs,
Laura

[Tracey Locher]

You know how I love flowers... can't wait to try this new technique!!! ;-)

[Ana Márquez]

It's great!! Thanks for sharing with us :-)

Greetings from Spain.

[Margareta at Paper Pile Kitten]

Wow! Beautiful!
Snyggt jobbat, Jenny! :)

[Andrea Amu]

Beautiful flower technique!
Thanks for sharing!!

[Artnova24]

Fantastyczny kursik. Ślicznie dziękuję. Przyda się bardzo!

[Jade Moore]

LOVE this Jenny!!!!

[Angela Meijer]

I love this tutorial!!! I had to run to the local scrapbook store, pick up some graphic 45 papers and try one! Thanks so much for the how-to!

[Susan]

As with everything you make, just awesome!!