So in preparation for my first workshop on Sunday, I have been working on a few embellishment techniques. One of the ones I really liked was the use of crumpled paper flowers on the front of the Tri-Shutter album. These flowers are beautiful. Just look!
It is a pretty simple tech-nique. All you do is cut out 8 - 10 scalloped circles in an appropriate size. They can be all the same size or graduated like these. These were cut out of Veranda paper between 1 3/4" and 2 1/2". I used my CriCut to cut the circles using the Serande cartridges. The next step is to stack them up and pierce them with a piercer. Stick a brad through the pierced hole or even use a button. Then you lightly spritz them with water and crumble each scallop individually to your taste. All you have to do then is let them dry.
On this particular flower, I inked distressed the edge of each scalloped circle with a matching color. When I spritzed the flower, the ink ran slightly giving it a muted look which I love. I can't wait to make more of these flowers. I would love to make some with buttons in the middle and try glitter gluing the edges of the flower too. I also thought about using markers to draw veins in the lighter colors. I think my next one will be all Creme Brulee papers with the edges inked with a pinker ink. Hope you like the technique!
