Tutorial - Delicate Detailed Paper Carnations

I wish I could remember where I first saw these flowers and how to put them together, I could have added the link in this post as well.  The flowers are really beautiful and they look to me exactly like carnations.  You can use one color or you can use two different colored papers to add dimension and shading to your flowers.
Here is a project sporting one of my paper Carnations

Supplies needed for this project:

• Scallop Circle Punch
• Brad (preferably one with long tongs)
• Paper Piercer
• Piercing Mat (so table surface isn't marked)
• Premium Quality cardstock - I used Stampin' Up!.  I would strongly recommend you use a good thick cardstock for this project for ease of splitting the paper.
• Crimper (helps break the paper down but isn't necessary)

So the basic idea is to wad the paper up to make it soft & pliable to where it starts to separate.  You can start by running your cardstock through a crimper (if you don't have or use a crimper, just keep wadding up your paper more)

And then once you've crimped the paper, start wadding it up to make it soft & pliable.

Once this has been done and you see where the paper is starting to separate within itself, wad the paper some more to make it even softer.  You need to make sure that every area of the cardstock is soft as you are going to separte the paper into two pieces.  If you start separating too early and you get to the middle of the cardstock, it'll either tear one way or another, it won't split if it's not soft & worked with enough.


As you start tearing the pieces apart, you'll notice that the inside pieces have more of a fuzzy-type texture.  This is the texture that is going to face the outside of the carnation.  The other side is shiny.


Now that the paper has been separated, you've just doubled the amount of carnations you can create!  :)
Once this is done, punch with a round scallop punch.  Each carnation needs four round scallop pieces.



You will need to pierce a hole through the middle of each circle scallop.  The thing that's so great about this split paper is when you bend it & shape it, it's really good at retaining it's shape.  Place a brad through the hole of the first circle scallop and bend / crumple the paper pretty tight so the brad isnt noticable.  You can use the tongs of the brad on the other side to hold on to while you shape your carnation.  You can flatten the tongs out once your finished with the whole thing.  (I really wish i had pictures of this, but it seems my husband was distracted when we got to this part of the tutorial.
Once you are satisfied with how the first circle is crumpled around the brad, add the next one.  Each one you add can be looser and not as tight.  just crumple and twist them until they look like a carnation.



Good luck and I can't wait to see your project!  (if you don't mind, I would like to share your work on my website for others to see as well!  If you forward me a picture of your project but DO NOT want me to share it on my website, please let me know and I will respect your privacy)  :)
Thanks for stopping by and I look forward to hearing your comments!
Blessings & Inky Hugs
~§hawnie B
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Birthday Celebrations

I have a lot of Birthday cards, but most of them are foo foo cards with pretties all over them.  I was running low on cards for every day or for men so I figured since I was in the mood, I'd better get some whipped out.  My Mojo for that only lasted for one card.  Sigh... beggers can't be choosers.  I need to listen and remember to go by my own advise.  Keep it simple.  I get myself all worried about embellishments, accents, extra's, etc... so much to the point where nothing is on the card at all!

Yeah, you don't want to be inside my head.  Trust me!

Items used for this card:
Stamp Set/s:  Upsy Daisy,  Happy Day, and Background Basics
Cardstock:  Tempting Turquoise, Bermuda Bay, Peach Parfait, Whisper White, and generic designer paper I had in my stash.
Ink Colors Used:  VersaMark (for embossing Powder), Cherry Cobbler, Bermuda Bay (inside sentiment)
Goodies used:  Punches:  Decorative Label, Scallop circle, circle.
Nesties Lacey Circle Die, Cupcake Embellishment, Glitter, Black embossing powder, Green Grossgrain ribon, Brad, Crop-a-dile, Big Shot, Circles Cuddlebug Embossing Folder

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God Bless you and thanks for stopping by!!

Inky Hugs

~Shawnie Bartron

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This card was Cased by Jean from Jean Stamps. I really liked the color combination that was used: Close to Cocoa, Barely Banana, & Sage Shadow. I used Stampin' Write markers to color the flower stamp and included the sentiment that came with the Watercolor Trio stamp set. Embossed the Barely Banana matt with the Elegant Flowers embossing folder and finished it off with a ribbon and a few large eyelets.

It's the Thought card was created with the It's the Thought stamp set that can be selected as a Free Hostess set. I added some butterfly buttons from the Itty Bitty Bit's stamp set, buttons, & shaped punch.

Thanks for stopping by!

~§hawnie®

Birdie Thanks

A thank you card with the sentiment on the bird's wing with the background embossed with the Manhattan Flower Embossing Folder.